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An unexpected blessing
...responded with: “That people will respect each other and get along with each other.” I am grateful even for those who allowed me to make answering machine requests because it allowed me to express my concern for what this year has been like for you. Also, 43 percent of our phonathon donations usually come from our answering machine requests. My heart is filled and overflowing for your sharing your stories as well as for your donations when that is possible....
Appreciating Our Volunteers during Volunteer Appreciation Month
...and, goodness, does the world need it! Throughout the year, nearly 200 volunteers help in almost every Sisters of Providence ministry from one-time events like Christmas Fun at the Woods, the annual Phonathon, and the Book Sale to ongoing efforts like helping at the White Violet Farm, Administrative Office, or the I.T. Department. Nonprofit organizations, like the Sisters of Providence, rely on volunteers to continue their ministries and assist in fundraising efforts that provide vital resources. Feedback I asked some...
Recognizing our volunteers!
...She explained how 50 non-sisters help regularly and 50-75 offer services during special events. Many Sisters of Providence also take part in the volunteer program. For example, Sarah said 72 people volunteered more than 320 hours for our 2023 Christmas Fun at the Woods event. During our annual Phonathon earlier this year, 59 people volunteered more than 340 hours and 68 people offered more than 380 volunteer hours for our 2024 Earth Day Festival! Sarah explained that in 2023, many...
Volunteers Make the Difference
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. For the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, volunteers make a big difference in the community. More than 200 volunteers help in almost every Sisters of Providence ministry from one-time events like the Earth Day Festival, Phonathon, Used Book Sales and Christmas Fun at the Woods, to ongoing efforts like helping at White Violet Farm, Administrative Office, Mission Advancement, Providence Teen Ministry, Providence Healthcare, or the I.T. Department. Rely on Volunteers Nonprofit organizations, like...
Sisters Celebrate Volunteers
...Knoblock. During a short presentation, Sarah broke down how vital the volunteers for the Congregation really are. She explained how volunteers help with many events. Among them Christmas Fun at the Woods, the Congregation’s Phonathon, the Winter and Summer Used Book sales, the Earth Day Festival and more. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice is one of the most popular places for volunteers, Sarah said. Six to 12 people volunteer with the ministry monthly, equaling nearly 160 hours per month! Special...
Let the Sisters of Providence pray for you!
...Other options You can also request prayer from an individual sister, add your request in the books of intentions in our shrines, add your request to our prayer box at events we attend, request prayers during our phonathon and more. We’re always honored to bring your petition to God and pray for you. Did you know: many of our elderly infirm sisters dedicate their ministry to prayer? we post “elevator lists” in sisters’ residences at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods noting special dates...
Did you know? An award named after the late Sister Dorothy Drobis
...is based on academic excellence and leadership. Each recipient receives $1,000. Nineteen students have received the award since its inception. In 2021, Julia Starzycka received the award. She is a junior honors student majoring in teaching mathematics. Karen said she always shared the biography of the recipient of the award with Sister Dorothy. She was unable to do so this year because Sister Dorothy passed away on Oct. 16, 2020. Sister Dorothy Drobis participating in Phonathon ‘So dear to her...
Celebrating our Volunteers!
...making phone calls for the Congregation’s annual Phonathon for the past several years,” Stacy added. “This year was a little bit different because I didn’t get to gather with the sisters at Providence Hall and make the calls. I missed being with many of the sisters this past year.” (Editor’s Note: Stacy and Penny are Superstar Callers!) Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stacy and Penny also helped each year during the White Violet Center Earth Day festival, as well as...
Sister Francis Edwards (formerly Sister Francis Bernard)
...needed to pursue her studies as a nurse. In her file is a message from a former student, the kind of message we get during the phonathon. It says, “Sister Francis Bernard taught me at St. Agnes. She was always nice to me.” My guess is that this donor was not the school’s best math student. Her ministry records show that her first 17 years of teaching mathematics were in high schools for girls. So when she was sent to...
Volunteers help the Woods run smoothly
...at Family Day and Christmas Fun at the Woods, been a caller and/or clerk for the annual phonathon, and mapped out the donor bricks in front of the main church. “I was also asked to help decorate the Providence Center Lobby for Christmas this past December. It was a lot of fun!” Carl said he enjoys volunteering particularly as a way of giving back to the sisters, who helped foster his early childhood education. Why volunteer? “I happily volunteer to...
HOPE summer 2017 — I’ll meet you in the field
...deep joy of contributing to the common good. Online exclusive: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Sisters of Providence seek more collaboration Trustee Alice Shelton said the retreat was very important. “The public tends to view Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and the Sisters of Providence as being very close together.” Survey, legacy fund, phonathon and more! News from the Mission Advancement office Thank you so much for your sharing. It is such a blessing to learn about your connections to our mission and...
Volunteer spotlight – Peggy Balensuela
...at the Book Sales, helped out at Family Day and Christmas Fun at the Woods, been a caller and/or clerk for the annual Phonathon, and mapped out the donor bricks in front of the main church. I was also asked to help decorate the Providence Center Lobby for Christmas this past December. It was a lot of fun! What would you tell people who are thinking about volunteering? If you’ve been considering volunteering with the Sisters of Providence, hesitate no...