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Sister Charles Van Hoy helps children find success at EFS
Sister Charles Van Hoy, SP, tutors twin girls as part of her full-time volunteer ministry at Educational/Family services in West Terre Haute. Educational/Family Services offers free tutoring to children and adults. To walk into Educational/Family Services in West Terre Haute on a Wednesday after school is to walk into a bustle of activity. It is a place to find masters at work. Volunteer tutors, mostly elderly Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, fill every available nook of the converted house,...
Sister Margaret “Peggy” Lynch (formerly Sister James Patrick)
...of Evansville, Evansville (1986-87); Director of Religious Education, St. Joan of Arc Religious Education Center, Kokomo (1987-92); Pastoral Associate for Adult Formation, St. Paul Parish, Marion (1993-94); Adult Education Teacher/Staff, Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries/Beechwood Center, New Albany (1994-97); Adult Education Teacher/Staff, Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries/Parkview Center, New Albany (1997-98); Parish Life Coordinator, St. Leonard (West Terre Haute), St. Mary Parish, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village (1998-2005); Ministry of Care Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2007-2012); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2012-2022). In Kentucky: Youth Retreat Consultant,...
Wisdom and the future of religious life
“You don’t have anyone coming in, do you?” “Pretty soon there won’t be any nuns, right?” Each Sister of Providence has heard these questions countless times. We Sisters of Providence don’t believe religious life is dead. Our lifestyle has changed over three centuries. None of us doubts it will continue to change. None of us doubts that what emerges as religious life may well be radically different from what it is now. That we cannot see how religious life will...
Sister Dorothy Gartland (formerly Sister Margaret Eugene)
...could be worse? The fur coat girl, as most of us know, was Laurette Bellamy. She and Dorothy became lifelong, fast friends. Dorothy often used this to prove opposites attract. So began her 78 years of mission and ministry as a Sister of Providence. Dorothy professed final vows in 1955. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from St. Mary of the Woods College and her Master of Science Degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University. For 24...
Sister Mary (Mary Agatha) Carlton
...11, 1948, receiving the religious name Sister Mary Agatha, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1950, and 1955, respectively. Sister Mary earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education administration from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. Sister Mary began ministering in elementary education in 1950 at Assumption, Evansville, Ind. In Indianapolis, she taught at St. Catherine and St. James. She spent four years at St. Ambrose, Hollywood, Calif. She taught...
Sisters celebrate 25-, 50-year Jubilarians
...in Indianapolis. Sister Mary Ann entered the Congregation on August 23, 1975, from St. Mary Parish, Griffith, Indiana. She professed first vows on August 15, 1978, and final vows on October 14, 1984. She has a bachelor’s degree in humanities theology from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Her ministries include: In New Hampshire: Teacher, Lady Isle (1977-79). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Alexander School, Palos Heights (1979-80); Coordinator of Religious Education, St. Alexander Parish, Palos Heights (1980-86); Pastoral Associate/Director of Religious Education, St....
Sister Florence Norton (formerly Sister Thomas Ann)
...in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. For variety’s sake, she earned her master of science degree in education from Indiana State University Florence entered the Congregation in 1944; was given the religious name of Sister Thomas Ann, professed first vows in 1946 and made final profession in 1951. Florence taught in Sister of Providence grade schools in Indiana, Illinois, New Hampshire and Missouri. Her life took a dramatic turn when she asked to study Spanish in Cochabamba, Bolivia, so she...
On policing and Providence
Sister Pat Mahoney outside the District 22 police station in Chicago where she volunteers. From the way Sister Pat Mahoney greets the receptionist and walks right through the gate labeled “POLICE USE ONLY,” it is apparent that she feels right at home. Still, Sister Pat laughs, she never guessed she would volunteer at a police station. “But I never thought I’d leave teaching or stop wearing the habit when I entered religious life, either.” Sister Pat, a volunteer with the...
Sister Constance Kramer (formerly Sister Marita)
...Constance “Connie” Kramer (formerly Sister Marita) Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, Costa Catholic High School, Galesburg (1968-70). In Indiana: Teacher, Aspirancy, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1964-65); Treasury Office, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1966-68); Teacher/Business Officer, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville (1970-73); Teacher/Business Officer, Ladywood-St. Agnes, Indianapolis (1973-74); Teacher/Business Officer/Development Director, Ladywood-St. Agnes, Indianapolis (1974-75); Clinical Pastoral Educator/Pastoral Minister, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis (1978-79); Group/Individual Counselor, Jackson Clinic, Anderson (1979-80); Director of Religious Education, St. Simon, Indianapolis (1980-81); Director of Religious Education/Pastoral...
Sister Mary Lee Mettler (formerly Sister Irma)
...Greenwood, Greenwood (1959); Teacher, Cathedral, Fort Wayne (1962-66); Teacher, St. Jude, Fort Wayne (1966-68); Teacher, Terre Haute Schulte High School, Terre Haute (1968-69); Teacher, St. Agnes Academy, Indianapolis (1969-70); Teacher, Ladywood-St. Agnes, Indianapolis (1970-73); Clerical Assistant, St. Gabriel Province Office, Indianapolis (1973-75); Director of Religious Education, St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh (1976-78); Assistant Printer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods/Director of Religious Education, St. Mary’s, Sullivan (1979-80); Printer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Director of Religious Education, St. Mary’s, Sullivan (1980-83); Coordinator of Parish Ministries, St....
Marie McCarthy
...also ministered in pastoral theology, working as a pastoral psychotherapist. She was also a member of the Congregation Leadership Team for 15 years, while also ministering as the program director for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Currently, Sister Marie ministers as a consultant and spiritual companion at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Prior to that, she ministered as the Associate Director of Programs for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. She said she enjoys cooking and entertaining “when I have the time.”...
Barbara Doherty
Sister Barbara, formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer, entered the Congregation on February 2, 1951. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Barbara was inspired at the age of 7 to become a Sister of Providence by an aunt who had also joined the Congregation. Many of Sister Barbara’s ministries were in education, including many years as President of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and the director of the Institute of Religious Formation at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Here is...