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Marianne McGriffin
...15, 1946 and 1951, respectively. Her teaching ministry began in 1946 at St. Mary Carmelite, Joliet, Ill. She taught in many other Illinois schools as well as Indiana. In the 1970s, Sister Marianne ministered in religious education at many parishes, and in 1989, she founded Open SPaces, a center where body, mind and spirit could come together in creativity, reflection, prayer and praise. Sister Marianne’s book, “Reflections in Clay: Mirror of Truth,” documented the workshops and wisdom of Open SPaces....
Janice Smith
...University. She taught in the public school system in Ohio for eight years before moving to Southern California, changing her career path and working as a technology instructor at Hewlett-Packard for seven years before becoming the district manager of Customer Education for Southern California and the Rocky Mountain States for an additional seven years. During that time, Sister Janice decided to “change my life path once again and entered religious life as a Sister of Providence.” She entered the Congregation...
Mary Morley
...high school mathematics. She taught at Indianapolis Public Schools, Saint Mary’s Village Parish at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, and at schools in Lafayette and Loogootee in Indiana, and in Cincinnati. She has also ministered as a Director of Religious Education in Linton, Bloomfield and Jasonville, all in Indiana, and as a director of girls’ and summer camps in Cincinnati and at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Mary said she enjoys watching Notre Dame athletics and has climbed Mt. Sinai twice. She added her favorite...
Mary Maxine Teipen
...Providence High School, Clarksville (1965-69); Provincial Treasurer, St. Gabriel Province House, Indianapolis (1969-70); Provincial, St. Gabriel Province House, Indianapolis (1970-78); First Councilor/General Administration, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1981-91); Alumnae(i) Relations Manager, Office of Congregational Advancement, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1992); Alumnae(i) Relations Manager, Office of Congregational Advancement, Indianapolis (1992-2001); Ministry to the elderly, Indianapolis (2001-12); Volunteer, Providence Center and Woods Day Care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2012-14); Residential Service, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2014-17); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017-2020). In Kentucky: Vicar for Religious, Diocese of Covington, Covington (1980-81)....
Anna (Tsai Ping) Fan
Sister Anna (Tsai Ping) was born in Hsinchu, Hsien, Taiwan. Sister Anna entered the Congregation on Nov. 10, 2014, from Sacred Heart Church, Chupei, Hsinchu Hsien, Taiwan. She professed perpetual vows in 2023. She graduated from Fu Jen University with a degree in religious studies. Currently, she ministers as the warehouse manager of Shuhguana Education and Nursing Institute in Taiwan, which cares for people with severe developmental challenges....
Katherine Francis French
...grade six. She graduated from St. Anthony’s High School, and was taught by the Glen Riddle Franciscans, who are now the Sisters of Saint Francis in Aston, Pennsylvania. Her first encounter with the Sisters of Providence was in 1966 when she attended Immaculata College in Washington, D.C. She has a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in theology from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She has ministered as a teacher, a director of religious education, a geriatric nurse, pastoral associate and...
Sister Rosemary Eyler (formerly Sister Mary Luke)
...in 1948, she entered the Congregation Feb. 2,1949, and was received into the novitiate Aug. 15 that same year. She was given the religious name of Sister Mary Luke, later returning to her baptismal name. She made her first profession of vows in 1951 and her perpetual vows on the same date in 1956. Sister Rosemary graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor degree in education and then earned two Master degrees at Indiana State University, the first a...
Reflections from our Golden Jubilees
...country conducting workshops for our sisters sprung from the renewal called for by Vatican II. It was a privilege for me to meet almost all of our 1,400-plus members at that time. It was also a time of personal growth in spirituality and theology building upon my years of formal education (1964-69) when we had Sisters of Providence theologians and scripture scholars as teachers. Religious life keeps evolving; it’s wonderful and challenging to be a part of this ever-changing vocation....
Sister Joni Luna professes first vows
...have not yet professed vows as a member of the Congregation. In the past year, Sister Joni ministered as the assistant principal at St. Patrick School, located in Terre Haute. In the coming year, she will again minister at St. Patrick, teaching physical education and religion while also serving as the school athletic director. During the June 26 ceremony, Sister Joni was presented the symbol that the Sisters of Providence wear as a sign of religious profession, her love of...
Three Sisters of Providence arrested in Georgia for participation in non-violent protest at Army base
...Anne Parish, St. Elizabeth Parish, New Castle, Ind. (1979-1980); pastoral associate, St. Anne Parish, New Castle (1980-1982); pastoral associate, St. Martin de Porres Parish, Syracuse, Ind. (1982-1987); Congregation’s director of development, Saint Mary-of-the-the-Woods (1987-1990); pastoral associate, St. Anthony Parish, Evansville, Ind. (1990-1993); director of religious education, Sacred Heart Parish, Terre Haute, Ind. (1993-1998); wellness ministry staff and Congregation ministries’ volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-2002). Sister Rita Clare Gerardot Personal: Native of New Haven, Ind. Entered the Congregation July 21, 1944, from...
SPs through the years
...of the Immaculate Conception. Prior to 1964, young women who were entering the novitiate dressed in wedding dresses and received the holy habit during the liturgy of entrance. Opening of New Dining Room in Providence Hall, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Left to right: Sisters Marie Angela Bannon, Francis Eileen Bannon, Agnes Carolyn Willwerth, Ann Healy. Sister Martha Rojo ministers as a director of religious education in a parish in San Antonio, Texas (1984). Mother Mary Pius Regnier and Sister Loretta Schafer, both...
Oral History: Sister Carol Nolan
...her. But she is a teacher, first and foremost. After three years in Taiwan she returned to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and went on sabbatical in Texas and Mexico for Spanish immersion. At the age of 69 Sister Carol drove West to California. She intended to teach, the ministry which she loves. “Education changes people as nothing else does,” Sister Carol has said. “Think about how your education has changed you and your life.” And for the next 15 years Carol changed...