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Sisters of Providence ministry founders
...the Cassin Education Initiative Foundation. It was to conduct a feasibility study for beginning a Cristo Rey school within the Archdiocese. Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp The school model, created by Jesuits, offers classroom instruction to economically disadvantaged high school students. The cost of the private school education is offset through students’ participation in corporate work programs one day a week. The Archdiocese confirmed there was a need for a Cristo Rey model school and reached out to the Sisters of Providence...
Sister Judith Mangin
...she served coffee and peanut butter sandwiches to the vagrants who showed up daily at the back door,” shared Sister Alexa. After a brief stint with the religious education program at St. John, Loogootee, Ind., Sister Judith turned her attention to adult education. These ministries included United Southside Community Organization and Martin University, both in Indianapolis. She returned to the Woods in 1996 and volunteered in many different ways. “Among Sister Judith’s papers were some jottings, evidently from a workshop,...
Sister Elizabeth Rose Weisenbach
...professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1942, and 1948, respectively. Sister Elizabeth Rose earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. For more than three decades, Sister Elizabeth Rose ministered in education. She began teaching in 1942 at St. Mary in Lafayette, Ind. Her other Indiana classrooms included Assumption, Evansville; Holy Spirit, Cathedral Grade School, St. Andrew, St. Joseph, St. Joan of Arc and St. Philip Neri,...
Sister Raymond Hunter
...she thought her children could be assured of a good education and a career in America. Alas, at that time there was no living to made in coaching soccer; so the family soon returned to Scotland for a few years. A tragedy of the ocean voyage was the death of one of the sons, who was simply put overboard,” continued Sister Alexa. Margaret Veronica’s elementary school education was completed at St. John the Baptist in Uddington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Hunter...
Sister Elizabeth Ann Flori
...said Sister Mary Pat. Sister Elizabeth Ann entered the Congregation July 22, 1945, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1948, and 1953, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sister Elizabeth Ann’s first grade-school ministry was at St. Mel-Holy Ghost in Chicago in 1948. Her Indiana classrooms included St. Paul, Sellersburg; St. Jude and St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne; St. Anthony, Indianapolis;...
Sisters continue care for neighbors in need
...be leaving the food pantry at the end of this year. Sister Maureen Fallon, SP, will take over as director. For the past nine years, Sister Maureen has ministered as the assistant principal at Bishop McNamara High School in Kankakee, Illinois. She has ministered in Catholic education for 43 years. Sister Maureen said the routine of transitioning to the food pantry is very different from education. “This job is a lot more physical. But I get to interact with different...
Welcome Rochelle Madden!
...in graphic arts and a master’s degree in industrial technology, Rochelle worked in higher education in Missouri and Virginia. She also worked for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. During her time in Missouri, she earned an education specialist degree from the University of Central Missouri with a specialization in career and technology education. Since coming to the Woods earlier this year, Rochelle has already made her presence known as she ministers on the Helping Ourselves Meaningful Engage (HOME) Team and...
Sister Mary Louise O’Connor (formerly Sister James Margaret)
...physical education was required. Each sister student had to swim from one end of the pool to the other and back again, always staying in the middle lane. Mary Louise was the instructor, cheerleader and lifeguard. Thanks to her, many a Sister of Providence earned her physical education credit and thus graduated from college. During her teaching career, Mary Louise demonstrated powers of keen observation and maybe street smarts as well. While on recess guard, she noticed a group of...
Sister Ann Patrick McNulty
...1942, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1944, and 1949, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. From Indiana University she received a master’s degree in education administration and a doctorate in elementary education administration. Sister Ann Patrick commenced teaching in 1944 at Corpus Christi Grade School, Oklahoma City, Okla. She spent several years in California at St. Joseph, Hawthorne, and St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys. In Indiana, she ministered as either a teacher...
Sister Helen Therese Conway
...Providence. She graduated in 1944 and entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1948. She made first and perpetual profession of vows on Aug. 15, 1950, and 1955, respectively. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and her master’s in education at Indiana State University. She was granted permanent state certification in both elementary teaching and supervision. With these credentials, Sister Helen Therese spent a total of 37 years in education, with brief teaching stints in California...
Sister Mary Julia Cummings
...earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, a master’s degree in education administration from Indiana State University and another master’s degree in religious education from Spalding University in Louisville, Ky. Sister Mary Julia ministered more than three decades in primary education as either a teacher or principal. She commenced at St. Mel-Holy Ghost, Chicago, in 1941. In Chicago, she also taught at St. David. In Indiana, she ministered at St. Ann and St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute;...
Sister Wendy Workman
...Lutheran Church, but then grew interested in the Catholic Church and was baptized and confirmed in this church,” shared Sister Barbara. In addition to her bachelor’s degree in religion, Sister Wendy also earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education. She later earned a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Iowa. Sister Wendy entered the Congregation Aug. 23, 1975, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1978, and Aug. 19, 1984, respectively. “Sister Wendy loved sports and...