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Honoring the Past, Supporting the Future: Our Educational Mission Today
So often, the Sisters of Providence receive notes from alumnae/i, thanking us for the excellent education and values formation that we provided them at the various schools and colleges where we taught and/or administered. Some of those schools were sponsored by the Sisters of Providence. We owned them (and eventually most were separately incorporated) and we had a presence in them for many, many years. Currently, we still sponsor two educational institutions: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, our first mission which was...
From farming to teaching to counseling to care of Earth: Sister Ann Sullivan’s story
...but also working with the families of the students. The sisters recognized both the skill and the passion that Sister Ann had for this work and suggested that she go back to school to study educational psychology. And so she went to get her master’s degree at Illinois State University, not in educational psychology, but in counseling psychology, to prepare herself to minister to the needs of the time. Finding the need As she was finishing her studies, her planned...
Sister Mary Regis O’Kane
...and professed first and perpetual vows March 1, 1932, and Aug. 15, 1937, respectively. Sister Mary Regis earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana University. Sister Mary Regis’ “ministry was focused unequivocally on the education of the child,” continued Sister Mary Roger. “She spent her entire ministerial life as an educator and from the time of her final vows taught only seventh- and/or eighth-grade students. Among her students, she...
Sister Marie (Marie Ralph) Benson
...name Sister Marie Ralph. Sister Marie professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1941, and 1947, 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 Marie began her ministry in education as a music teacher at St. Therese, Fayetteville, N.C., in 1941. She taught music the next 11 years in Indiana — St. Charles, Peru; Holy Trinity, New Albany; and St. John the Baptist, Whiting —...
Sister Regina Mary Wallace
...N.Y., and Most Holy Rosary, Syracuse, N.Y., and graduated secondary school from Most Holy Rosary. Sister Regina Mary entered the Congregation July 22, 1953, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1956, and Aug. 15, 1961, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Maryland. Sister Regina Mary began teaching at St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1956. Her other Indiana classroom...
Providential Connections
...sponsored institution of the Sisters of Providence, PCRHS is a shining example of how Providence is woven into the fabric of life. The school offers students who otherwise could not afford a private education the opportunity to have a high-quality, Catholic education and to pay for more than 70 percent of their tuition through corporate work-study experience. So, from freshman year, while they learn the fundamentals to make them successful in college, they also learn critical job skills to make...
Mary Kathleen Fleming: A Heart for Providence
...Providence school in Bloomington, Ind., where she served as principal. In fact, her 421/2 years in education were spent in schools staffed by the Sisters of Providence. “I could write a whole book on what I gained [from being in the Congregation],” continues Kathleen, who resides in Indianapolis. “I certainly got a sense of ministry and a tremendous love for education. I certainly learned how to use time well because we were busy. I was working full time plus going...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Therese Berry
...For this week, we will take a look at the life of Sister Therese Berry, formerly Sister David Jean Berry. Therese Ann Berry was born on February 1, 1930, in Indianapolis. She entered the Congregation in 1948 from St. John Academy, located in Indianapolis. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Her teaching ministry began in 1950 at St. Andrew, Chicago. She also taught at St....
Sister Norene Golly (formerly Sister Charlotte Ann)
...Margaret Quinlan in her commentary for Sister Norene Golly, who died July 22. Entering this world Jan. 12, 1932, in Chicago, Norene Frances Golly had one brother, Jerome. She was the daughter of Charles and Harriet (Bubacz) Golly. She attended St. Mark Grade School and graduated from Providence High School, both in Chicago. Entering the Congregation July 22, 1950, she received the religious name Sister Charlotte Ann. Sister Norene earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and...
Sister Eileen Ann Kelley
...Maryhurst in Rockville, Md., July 22, 1945. In 1946 she came to Saint Mary-of the-Woods to complete her novitiate. Jan. 23 was the date of profession of first vows and of perpetual vows, in 1948 and 1953 respectively. Sister Eileen Ann earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in religious studies from Providence College in Rhode Island. She served as teacher or school principal for 26 years in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland,...
Seven celebrate 70 years as Sisters of Providence
...in Indianapolis (1955-1956) and as Adult Education teacher in New Albany at Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries (1999-2002). She served in transportation at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2002-2010). Sister devotes time now to a special prayer ministry at the motherhouse. Sister Michaela Galvin ministered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in residential and health care services for 11 years, 2000 to 2011. Sister now devotes herself to a special prayer ministry at the motherhouse. Sister Francine McGriffin served in Indianapolis at St. Thomas Aquinas School (1950-1954);...
Sister Edna Scheller
...school from Providence Juniorate in January 1950, Edna Mae immediately entered the Sisters of Providence as a postulant. She was received into the novitiate August 15 that same year. She pronounced her first and perpetual profession of vows on August 15, in 1952 and 1957, respectively. Edna earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and her master’s degree in education from Indiana University. She also held certification in elementary administration and supervision, all of which served her...