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Sister Elizabeth Meyer (formerly Sister Joseph Aloyse)
...a love of reading, especially poetry. In 1993, while at St. Joan of Arc School, she received the Outstanding Educator Award from the North Deanery Board when at St. Joan of Arc; again in 2002, she received the Blessed Mother Theodore Guerin Excellence in Education Award, selected by colleagues for her dedication, achievement, empathy, faith and responsibility. In retirement, she continued tutoring for several years for Educational Family Services. Through the years, Elizabeth was always very generous with her time....
PFS volunteer brings love for justice, education to her work
Sister Dorothy Gartland brings a love for education and justice to her work running the afterschool homework program at Providence Family Services. Students and volunteer tutors who come to Providence Family Services in Chicago may recognize Sister Dorothy Gartland as the no-nonsense supervisor of the afterschool homework program. They are directly impacted by her dedication to increasing education levels of local youth. What they may not recognize is the wealth of history and advocacy she represents. The 81-year-old Sister Dorothy...
Sister Agnes Clare Buckley
...a teacher for so long.” Sister Agnes Clare also supported others with cards and phone calls. Her brother and others noted that if you asked Agnes what she wanted, she would say stamps, and not books – rolls! Sister Mary Fran Keusal, a band member, noted that, “If Agnes knew that someone had an ingrown toenail, she sent that person a card. I know how many cards she sent because I made hundreds and hundreds of return address labels for...
Sisters Lucy and Mary Fran cook up a good time
...which the sale supports. “I think that this is a real service to the people in the area who can’t afford to go anywhere else for counseling and classes,” Sister Mary Fran said. Providence Family Services, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, offers affordable bi-lingual counseling services, English as a Second Language classes, computer classes, after school homework help, citizenship classes and more. It takes many, many hands to make the sale happen. And Sister Patty Fillenwarth, the director...
Sister Dorothy Gartland: neighborhood ministry making a difference
Fifteen of the best years of my life as a Sister of Providence were spent working as program director/supervisor of the after school homework program at Providence Family Services (PFS). I’ve had a wonderful life and maybe I’m a bit nostalgic, but truly Providence Family Services was and is an important part of our West Humboldt Park neighborhood here in Chicago. Sister Dorothy volunteers helping students with homework after school at Providence Family Services in Chicago. Sister Patty Fillenwarth’s dream...
Providence Family Services: support and welcome for the neighbor
Sister Patty Fillenwarth has welcomed her neighbors and helped serve their needs for the past 20 years as a counselor at and director of the Providence Family Services ministry in Chicago. “Is it OK if we don’t use my real name? There are some people who still think I have it all together,” she says with a laugh. “Delores” was in her early 30s when she first sought help from Sister Patty Fillenwarth, a counselor at Providence Family Services (PFS)...
Providence Family Services’ Annual Rummage Sale Breaks Records
Last year, Sister Patty Fillenwarth was quite pleased that the Providence Family Services annual rummage sale cracked $6,000 in proceeds. However, she couldn’t be happier with the results of this year’s sale, which took place at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Chicago, Oct. 3 and 4: $7,654.13 was raised to help fund the services provided to those living in Humboldt Park and the surrounding areas of Chicago. “I don’t know if we’ll get to $8,000 next...
Creating hope for the elderly and their family members in Taiwan
...and family members who care for the elderly. Many ways to serve Outdoor games for elders. Today, through collaboration with county and township governments, their services include homecare services, respite care, Meals on Wheels, daycare services, and community services for the elderly and those with disabilities. In 2017, the staff of social workers, nurses and caregivers provided 53,220 hours of homecare for approximately 275 elderly and/or disabled persons. Additionally, they provided respite care service to 87 people for over 27,670...
Giving others hope
...of Terre Haute, Ind. Sister Connie is director of St. Ann Dental Services. She also serves as director of St. Ann Community Outreach Services of Terre Haute and is parish life coordinator of St. Ann Parish. It’s all connected not only by programs and goals, but by the humanity served. But don’t think Sister Connie will take credit for all the good that has taken place within these walls. No, Sister Connie passes those accolades on to volunteers — the...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...told by some of her friends – stories known only to a few. Margaret talked Sister Barbara Bluntzer into getting her ears pierced. Sister Jean Fuqua felt honored that Margaret let her use the best sewing machine in the sewing room. Sisters Margaret Norris and Joseph Fillenwarth still can’t believe Margaret used the sewing machine to sew name labels on her clothes. As the youngest sister in a local community, band member Sister Joyce Brophy was given a pocket watch...
Sisters share message against ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
...removed places of worship from its sensitive locations list, allowing ICE agents to enter them for enforcement purposes. We have already witnessed a reduction in attendance at many of our religious services in our denominations, as the threat of enforcement has deterred many families from practicing their faith. Then Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson shares a moment with then Archbishop Joseph Tobin during a luncheon at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Moreover, the bill provides funding for a border wall...
Sister Patty pens a poem for Providence Family Services
Providence Family Services (PFS) Director Sister Patty Fillenwarth gets some help from her biological sister, Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, as the two Sisters of Providence help organize a mountain of toys and games for the PFS rummage sale. Providence Family Services (PFS) in Chicago held its annual rummage sale Oct. 6 and 7. Sister Patty Fillenwarth, director of Providence Family Services and rummage sale coordinator, penned the poem below to thank the countless friends and supporters who donate items and...