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Sister Ann Brendan Burget
...and Mildred Rassel Burget. She was baptized Mary Caroline, and educated at St. Benedict Grade School and St. Patrick High School in Terre Haute. She entered the community in 1953, made her first profession in January 1956, and final profession in January 1961. She taught first at St. Leo in Chicago, and then at five schools in Indianapolis. The fifth school in Indianapolis was Holy Cross School, where she taught first-grade from 1974-80. Then, in 1980, she organized a kindergarten...
A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...were demobilized following Napoleon’s defeat, was attacked and assassinated by highwaymen. This news left her mother Isabelle broken in body and spirit. Anne-Therese was now not only companion and consolation but also nurse and support of her widowed mother and her young sister. We know it would be 10 years before her mother felt strong enough to let Anne-Therese leave home to follow her heart’s desire to be a religious. Students from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College performing during the Feast Day...
Owens Hall organ donated to area church
...“It is such a beautiful instrument. We had thoughts of bringing it home.” After they secured the organ through the auction, they started examining their home to see if they had room for the musical instrument. The organ wouldn’t fit in their garage because of the 10-foot pipes. They would also need additional storage space. “Reality set in,” Amy said. She said her son Tobias – who will attend Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in the fall, and is also an organ...
Providence Associates retreat with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
“It has been more than I expected. I am just blown away,” said Tara Lane of her first Providence Associate retreat at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Since October, Tara has been studying elements of the spirituality of the Sisters of Providence as a candidate-associate. She joined 47 other Providence Associates, candidate-associates and Sisters of Providence in attending the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin spring retreat from March 7-9, 2014. Below are some photos from the weekend retreat. The Providence Associate relationship is open...
Gifts to Foley Legacy Fund support the underserved, SP mission
...Fund went to the Sisters of Providence sponsored ministry Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College to help refurbish and make more easily handicap accessible the Cecilian Auditorium in the Conservatory of Music. Closer to home, a junior at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College remarked: “I love the transformation of the Cecilian Auditorium. It feels good to see the College taking care of this important space with this much-needed refresh. I remember a guest needing special assistance because we did not have ADA accommodations as she...
Sister Cecilia Ann Miller
...be the first one of them. In her winter box, she still had many postcards of the sites in Europe that she was privileged to see during that year, Sister Rosemary continued. Having completed this degree, Sister Cecilia Ann was assigned to teach at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). She had two stints teaching at SMWC, from 1957- 1968 and from 1971-1977. In between she was music coordinator for the SP Congregation. During her second assignment at SMWC, she was asked...
What can these Woods offer you?
The Jubilee Year of Mercy began Dec. 8, 2015, the 50th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council. What will you do this year to grow in your faith? To strengthen both charitable works and social justice at home and as part of your faith community? What about making a pilgrimage to the motherhouse grounds of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana? The motherhouse is nestled among 1,200 beautiful, peaceful acres of gardens and forest. The...
The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping
...developed lifelong friendships and identified us with Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a place of shared experiences and shared community. By the mid-1970s the practice of having everyone come home to Saint Mary’s for six weeks in the summer had come to an end. Newer members have not experienced this extended time during summer months sharing their lives with a large number of community members. Thus their sense of the Woods as home has been formed differently. They may call it home...
Newsnotes from fall 2022 HOPE magazine
...director of marketing. Prior to that, she worked at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham for more than 30 years. In her new position, Jody will help lead the strategy for the ministries of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center and White Violet Center for EcoJustice. “Everything that happens at Saint Mary-of-theWoods supports the Ministry of the Woods,” Jody said. “This is an evolving position and I’m looking forward to it. The opportunity to work with existing teams to help advance...
Sister Emily TeKolste professes first vows with Sisters of Providence
Sister Emily TeKolste proudly display the symbol of her commitment as a Sister of Providence, the white cross of gladness, after professing first vows as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. “I love being a Sister of Providence! I love being a young sister in the world today,” says Sister Emily TeKolste. Sister Emily professed first vows with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, on Sunday, June 30, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint...
Sister Rita Lerner (formerly Sister Edward Clare)
...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in 1961, and a master’s of education from Ball State University in 1971. In a brief autobiography, Sister Rita tells of the love she experienced growing up in a close family during the years of the Great Depression. Her father owned a grocery store but lost it because he gave so much credit to people who were then not able to pay their bills. To make ends meet, the family began making baskets to sell, causing her...
Guerin Outreach Ministries: Catholic religious sisters offer English classes, friendship to residents of St. Anthy Trailer Park in rural Mecca, Calif.
...states, the District of Columbia, Taiwan and China. For more information about any of the ministries of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, visit the Congregation’s Web site at www.SistersofProvidence.org. 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...