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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College: Rooted to aspire higher
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College President Dottie King, right, with first-year student Sherlyn Towles at a gathering marking the beginning of the school year. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) President Dottie King wants the world to know that SMWC is moving forward. “We are a Catholic, liberal arts school with a tradition of empowering women,” King said. “There is no single program at this institution that defines us. You have to understand who you are as an institution. You have to recognize what...
New Providence Associate candidates share what brought them here
...here.” “I wanted to be part of this wonderful thing that Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded.” “I attended Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College for a short time many years ago, and I never forgot the kindness I saw here.” “I’ve worked for the Sisters of Providence for almost 20 years. And this is not just work. The sisters welcome you as a member of the family.” “I had the sisters as teachers in grade school. I became friends with and kept in...
Thirteen Sisters of Providence celebrate 60 years with SPs
...School in Bradenton, Fla. Sister John Mary Rifner taught at St. Anne School, New Castle (1966-1969); at St. Susanna School, Plainfield (1969-1981); St. Simon School, Indianapolis (1981-1985). She ministered at St. Mary-of-the-Woods in the Transportation Department (1985-2011). Sister currently volunteers at the motherhouse. Sister Martha Ann Rifner ministered at St. Michael School, Greenfield (1966-1968); at St. Margaret Mary School, Terre Haute (1968-1977); and served in the Transportation Department (1987-2001) at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She continues to serve there in residential services....
Seven celebrate 70 years as Sisters of Providence
...at the Aspirancy High School at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1963-1964); at Ladywood High School and Ladywood-St. Agnes High School (1966-1972); as an LPN at several Indianapolis facilities (1973-1976) and in Adult Education at United Southside Community Organization (1976-1981). When she returned to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1997 she served for 7 years on the residential services staff. Sister now has a special prayer ministry at the motherhouse. Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor taught at St. Charles School, Bloomington (1954-1955) and at St. Matthew...
General Superior summons foundress to support new SMWC president
Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, offered the following comments during the announcement of a new president for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Dr. Dottie King. Dr. King had served as interim president for about eight months. Sister Denise’s comments: “The General Council of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods unanimously approved the Board of Trustees’ recommendation to appoint Dr. Dottie King as the next president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Dr. King has consistently...
Foundation Day – Oct. 22, 2010
...never left St. Mary-of-the-Woods for another mission. Like Sister Mary Ligouri, Sister Mary Xavier Lereé entered the Sisters of Providence so that she could be a part of the Indiana mission. Sister Mary Xavier spent all her years of ministry as an accomplished seamstress. She served the Indiana mission for fifty-seven years. All but three or four of those years, she lived at St. Mary’s. However, it is thanks to Sister Mary Xavier’s brief mission experience at the orphanage in...
Honoring Foundation Day
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College students with Sister Marceline Mattingly. Students will take part in the college’s Foundation Day of Service on Tuesday, October 24. While the Sisters of Providence will be celebrating their Foundation Day with a special Mass on Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) will be getting into the spirit of Foundation Day with an event of their own. Because of their fall break, they will do so on...
Sister Carolyn Kessler (formerly Sister Ann Carolyn)
...Carolyn wanted to broaden her experience. She was not going to go to college in her hometown. Here was her opportunity to branch out, to explore, to grow. She gave much time sending for and reading brochures from Catholic women’s colleges in the United States. One college she applied to was Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC), and having been offered a full scholarship, that was where she went. At SMWC, she majored in French and Chemistry — a combination of the...
Saint Mother Theodore children’s book awarded
...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 Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice. More information about the Sisters of Providence and...
Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp receives Indiana Commission for Women’s Torchbearer Award
...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 Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice. More information about the Sisters of Providence and...
So many ways of honoring Mary at the Woods
...could well be our prayer today as we gaze on it. “O Mary, protect your children of the Woods! Protect thy house of the Woods …We owe you everything! Everything!” Our Lady of the Campus statue next to the Church of the Immaculate Conception The original Lourdes Grotto on North Campus This statue of a young Mary with her mother St. Anne is in the St. Anne Shell Chapel. The Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto The National Shrine of Our Lady...
2020 Sisters of Providence Annual Meeting Adventure
...groups at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, from left clockwise: Providence Associate Ryan Sheehy, Sister Ann Matilda Holloran, Providence Associate Stephanie Downing, Sisters Emily TeKolste and Denise Wilkinson Members of a virtual group from top left: Providence Assciates Ron Keller, Debbie Dillow, Sisters Jean Fuqua, Susanne Gallagher, Providence Associate Michelle Davis, Sisters Teresina Grasso and Regina Gallo, PA Cathy Keller Sister Diane Mason and Providence Associates Sara Bennett and Laura Dudkowski in a Chicago-area small group A group from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. From left:...