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Angels of mercy: Civil War service of the sisters
...before the possibility of war would make it too dangerous to return. Four days later, on April 12, war erupted when Fort Sumter was attacked. Shortly after this first taste of battle, President Lincoln called men to arms and governors scrambled to get their states ready for war. Part of those plans included federalizing hospitals into military hospitals. One such hospital was the disorganized and filthy City Hospital (later known as Military Hospital) in Indianapolis. Indiana Gov. Oliver Perry Morton...
Social services
...SP ministries provide social services in the United States and Asia: West Terre Haute Services in West Terre Haute include Providence Food Pantry with a focus to providing a nutritious supply of food to families in need and The Connecting Link, which assists individuals in need of food, money, furniture, clothing and basic services or needing information and referrals to and from other not-for-profit organizations. Learn more about services available in West Terre Haute Mission in Asia Our mission in...
A Gracious Ceremony: New Building for Miracle Home
...years. Begun as a daycare, home care services office and community-based services for the elderly. Through the efforts of Sister Rose, director since 2013, it now provides critical services for the elderly and those with disabilities and dementia. Miracle Home’s services include daycare, home care, respite care, Meals on Wheels, case management, services for caregivers and transportation services. These services aid more than 800 individuals and families each year. With their continued growth and expansion of services, lack of space...
Surgeons’ report at Indy Military Hospital
The SIsters of Providence cared for soldiers at the Indianapolis Military Hospital. A report by Dr. John M. Kitchen and Dr. Patrick H. Jameson, hospital surgeons at the Military Hospital in Indianapolis, provided the following information in a report to Inspector-General Miles Murphy. The report was published by the Indianapolis Daily Journal. The report was dated Friday, August 16, 1861. The hospital began accepting soldiers April 29, 1861, with the Sisters of Providence arriving May 17, 1861, to take over...
Tribute to Sister Athanasius
...Home for Invalids from August 1865 until August 1868. Again, as [a] teacher in our orphanages for 13 consecutive years. … “In after years when Sister Athanasius on her bed of suffering petitioned Congress for an allowance in recognition of her service in the military hospital during the Civil War, her claim was strongly endorsed by Dr. Kitchin [sic] and Dr. Fletcher who witnessed her devotion and charitable services to the wounded and dying soldiers. To every duty, this dear...
Sisters of Providence Serving Our Country
...conflict or in some branch of the military. The purpose of this holiday has not changed. It is a day to remember and honor those who have died in our nation’s service. Placing flags and/or flowers on their graves ritualizes our gratitude and honors their memory. Another way to commemorate this holiday is to aid the widows, widowers and children of those who died during military service or support disabled veterans by responding to one or more of their needs....
Three Sisters of Providence to stand trial Jan. 27 for crossing government line during non-violent protest
Three Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., will stand trial Jan. 27 in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ga., for their arrest in November 2002 during a non-violent protest against the School of the Americas (SOA) at Fort Benning, Ga. The SOA, now known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC), trains Latin American military in anti-insurgency tactics. For decades, numerous SOA graduates have been linked directly by the United Nations and human rights groups to the...
Catherine Buster
...in Missouri, Illinois and Florida. Sister Cathy also established Casa San Juan Bosco in response to Hurricane Charley in 2004. Here is her complete ministry: Sister Catherine Buster (formerly Sister Joseph Norine) Complete Ministry In Indiana: Cook, Ladywood, Indianapolis (1960-67); Express Hall/Kitchen, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1967-70); Saga Food Service/Express Hall, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1970-78); Maintenance Coordinator/Saga Liaison, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1978-86); Food Service Director for Marriott Corporation, Riverview Hospital, Noblesville (1988-89); Residential Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2020-2022). In Missouri: Food Service Director for Marriott...
Bittersweet news from Educational/Family Services
...Educational/Family Services in the summer of 2000. Providence Associate Judi Collins helps run a bake sale to raise funds for Educational/Family Services in 2013. Sister Mary Pat Peacock (RIP) helps a little girl with her reading in 2011. A clipping from the local newspaper in 1999 shows some of the Educational/Family Services volunteers (then under the umbrella ministry of Providence Self-Sufficiency Ministries) at a Tutor Appreciation Dinner. Educational/Family Services Director Penny Sullivan works with an adult student in 2008. EFS...
Rosemary Ward
...School, New Lenox (1975-76); Chemist, Silliker Laboratories, Chicago Heights (1976-77); Teacher, St. Joseph High School, Chicago (1977-78); Office Supervisor, Putman Publishing Company, Chicago (1978-80); Computer Programmer/Analyst, Household Finance Corporation, Prospect Heights (1980-87); Parish Business Manager, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Wilmette (1987-88); Assistant Manager for Religious Medical Programs, Christian Brothers Services, Romeoville (1988-96); Systems/Services Manager, Christian Brothers Services, Romeoville (1996-99); Director of Systems/Services, Christian Brothers Services, Romeoville (1999-2009); Peace and Justice Activities, Bolingbrook (2010-14); Peace and Justice Activities/Director of English as...
Marie David Schroeder
...(1965-66); Teacher, St. John, Vincennes (1966-69); Teacher, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1969-71); Teacher, Catholic Central, New Albany (1971-72); Teacher, Sacred Heart, Whiting (1973-81); Assistant, Providence Medicare Service SHP, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1988-89); Medicare, Central Business Office, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1989-92); Retired/Providence Center Gift Shop Service, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1993); Retired/Gift Shop Service/Owens Hall Local Treasurer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1994-2004); Residential Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2005-2017); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017-2020). In California: Teacher, St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys (1962-65); Teacher, St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys (1981-88)....
New Miracle Home building to serve more elders in need
...to all whose perseverance and service have brought this project to fruition.” The Miracle Home expansion will enable the ministry to serve 86 people compared to 24 the older building allowed. Miracle Home’s ministry offers service to low-income clients who are elderly or with disabilities in the Taishan and Wugu townships through collaboration with county and township governments. It houses a senior service center with on-site services daily as well as Meals on Wheels and many social services. The ministry...