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Giving the gift of self: Sister Carol Meyers
...for the high school level. Sister Carol says that one of the most memorable moments of all her ministries was when “one of my youngest pupils asked me with great earnestness, ‘Are you Maria Montessori?’” Being Providence Sister Carol Meyers, in 2019, with Stephen Modde, a Providence Associate she companioned. Sister Carol holds a bachelor’s degree in education (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College), a master’s degree in early childhood development (Indiana State University), and a master’s in adult education (Indiana University-Purdue University...
Sister Lois Ann Stoiber
...the Sisters of Providence on Feb. 2, 1946, receiving the name of Sister Lois Ann. She professed first and perpetual vows on Aug. 15, in 1948 and 1953, respectively. She earned degrees in education: A bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree from Illinois State University. Of her 77 years as a Sister of Providence, she ministered in education for 38 years in schools in Indiana and Illinois. She had a reputation of being an excellent primary...
Sister Regina Ann Lynch
...she began 38 years of being a primary teacher. Of course, with that ministry, she taught more than 1,000 children to read and prepared many of them as well for First Communion. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, in the late 1960s she worked to complete a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. She eagerly brought many of the innovative methods she was learning in the summer into her teaching and helped...
A remarkable woman
...Mass after a 60-day voyage across a stormy Atlantic, she wrote: “While shedding an abundance of tears, we renewed the consecration of ourselves for the mission to which God had deigned to call us.” The mission given to her by her superiors in France was to establish a novitiate in the Diocese of Vincennes, Ind., and to open an academy for the education of young women and girls. Mother Theodore had not volunteered for the foreign mission because of her...
Honor Divine Providence
This article is reprinted from the winter 2009 issue of HOPE. Of the many gifts membership in the Congregation bestows on us, a commitment to life-long learning is among the most valuable. This commitment extends not only to professional education aiding us in our ministerial lives but also to on-going education in theology and spirituality. During the past several years, the Sisters of Providence have come to study and embrace the writings of theologian Thomas Berry, CP; astrophysicist Brian Swimme...
A look at the life and ministries of Sister Mary Raymond Schelkopf
...and Elizabeth Megan Schelkopf on Oct. 10, 1899, in Brimfield, Illinois, which is not too far from Peoria. She entered the Congregation on Sept. 8, 1924 from St. Joseph Academy in Galesburg, Illinois, after feeling “drawn” to the Sisters of Providence, who ministered as teachers at the school. This is a photo of Sister Mary Raymond taken in 1983. She received a bachelor’s degree in social studies from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, with a minor in education. She earned her master’s...
A beacon of hope
...not her work, that meets people’s needs. Sister Betty Hopf stands by a statue in the Hux Cancer Center titled “Light of Hope and Healing” created by Kentucky artist Meg White. Sister Betty has been chaplain at HCC for the past 3 ½ years. Prior to that, she served as a chaplain at St. Joseph Medical Center in South Bend, Ind. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, a master’s in elementary education from Indiana University...
Come O Wisdom: a reflection on our senior jubilarians
...mission call but hers took her Arequipa, Peru, and the language skills learned through that experience opened the way to many years of parish ministry with Spanish-speaking people. Sisters Barbara Bluntzer, Rita Clare Gerardot and Millie Giesler found their way to parish ministry after many successful years as teachers and administrators. Barbara’s work took her into the world of religious education; Rita Clare and Millie as pastoral associates and pastoral ministers. Sisters Margaret Norris and Miriam Clare Stoll’s ministry records...
Nearing the realization of a dream
...significant number of students will not hear about this truly impressive educational model, in which 100 percent of students nationwide are accepted for higher education by colleges, and 98 percent actually go to college. These students normally come from areas where 75 percent of the students are high school dropouts. “We’re looking for all venues possible to get in front of students and parents to let them know about the opportunity that opens doors for a lifetime,” Sister Jeanne noted....
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...
Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps
...Saint Mary Village School from 1961-63, and she ministered seven years at Saint Mary Child Center in Indianapolis. In 1976, she left classroom teaching and gave the next 11 years to serving as director of religious education – first in Lafayette and then at Saint Susanna Parish in Plainfield. In 1988, she became Coordinator of Reception Volunteers and Chaplain to AIDS patients at the Damien Center in Indianapolis. Retiring in 1992, she continued volunteering at the Damien Center as well...
Sister Anne Doherty dies; was 14th general superior of Sisters of Providence
...to the Sisters of Providence, 1 Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. About the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother...