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Photos: Welcome Emily! A new Sister of Providence postulant
...sisters in the formation community for a meaningful prayer ritual. Enjoy the photos! Learn more about Emily in this news release on her entrance. And in this blog post in which Emily introduces and tells a little bit about herself. The entrance ceremony started with a private prayer time in the chapel in Woodland Inn where Emily was joined by New Membership Director Sister Editha Ben and Emily’s discernment guide Sister Carole Kimes. (photos by Diane Weidenbenner) Emily in quiet...
New Postulant enters Sisters of Providence
...could just trust that God would reveal to me if I was on the wrong path. Emily TeKolste “So, we called Sister Editha Ben (director of vocations) and formally requested that I be able to start the process of working with a discernment guide.” Director of Postulants Sister Marsha Speth will now help coordinate Emily’s schedule and ministry. “She will be learning everything she can about the Sisters of Providence, and that includes learning about community practices, traditions and ministries,”...
Newsnotes from the Sisters of Providence fall 2021
...age of 88. They grow up so fast! Sister Ann Sullivan in the greenhouse during her years as director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice White Violet Center for Eco-Justice has been in existence for 25 years — a quarter of a century! During the Sisters of Providence 1991 General Chapter, the Congregation committed to eco-justice and eco-spirituality. Sister Ann Sullivan, SP, offered a proposal which resulted in creating White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. The ministry opened in 1996. Happy...
Providence Associate candidate orientation Oct 8, 2016
...walk. Providence Associates Assistant Director Debbie Dillow introduces General Officer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp. Providence Associates Assistant Director Debbie Dillow addresses those gathered. Providence Associate Candidate Cindy Montgomery speaks to others at her table. Providence Associate Candidate Cathy Dearing during a prayer time. Providence Associate Candidate Gail Smith and her companion Sister Cathy Campbell talk during orientation. Table sharing with Providence Associate Candidate Bonnie Wilson, center, and her companion Sister Martha Wessel. Providence Associates and companions bless each other during a...
Sister Jessica Vitente enters the novitiate
...her desire to enter the novitiate as Sister Dawn and her postulant director Sister Marsha Speth stand by in support Sister Carol Nolan joins the prayer service Sister Dawn blesses the new novice’s white cross held by Sister Marsha Speth that Jessica will receive Sister Dawn gives Sister Jessica her new novice’s cross. Sister Dawn hugs and congratulates Sister Jessica. Sister Dawn presents the new novice sister, Sister Jessica Vitente, to the Congregation. Her new novice director, Sister Janice Smith,...
Sister Regis McNulty
...31 years, she ministered at Beech Hill Hospital in Dublin, N.H., established in 1948 as a 140-bed alcohol and other addictions treatment hospital. A woman in recovery herself, she became an alcohol and drug specialist at Beech Hill. She held several positions in the Therapy Department: Assistant Director of Therapy, Clinical Supervisor, and Clinical Manager. She developed and implemented the Stress Management Program and focus groups for gambling addictions. Over time, she became a Certified Addiction Specialist. Outside of Beech...
Sisters Celebrate Volunteers
...and were recognized. Teen volunteers recognized at the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon included (front row, from left) Alexander Barroso Gutierrez, Daizey Beck, Teen Volunteer Co-Director Pia Carino, Eva Carino, Sherlyn Reyes Diaz, Chasteyn Reyes Diaz, Evangeline Hutson. (Back) Sheila Donis, Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Knoblock, Jocelynn Young, Delaney Thomas, Teen Volunteer Co-Director Madeleine Barroso Gutierrez, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Paola Morales-Diaz, Mea Tagett and Teen Volunteer Coordinator Sister Joni Luna. Celebrating your ‘Great Hearts’ General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski summed it...
A safe home community for those who lost everything
Sister Cathy Buster’s project, The Casa San Juan Bosco Community, provides safe, comfortable homes for migrant workers in Arcadia, Florida. In 2004, Sister Cathy Buster, SP, (formerly Sister Joseph Norene) was ministering in the Catholic Diocese of Venice, Florida, as director of the real estate department, when one of the worst disasters in Florida history hit. Hurricane Charley – a Category 4 Hurricane, terrorized the state for six days. It was the strongest hurricane to strike Florida since Hurricane...
Sisters of Providence respond to compelling need for health care
What brought Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions to Indiana? A compelling need — education. Education of children and adults has remained the primary ministry of the Sisters of Providence for most of our history. Less well known though is that, throughout our history, the Sisters of Providence have responded to the compelling need for health care. Providence Health Care Director of Nursing Kim Wright shows off a fall food craft activity with Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer. Moments in...
A reflection for Feast of Pentecost 2020
Very early on in my ministry as the director of communications of the Sisters of Providence, I overheard my “boss,” Sister Eileen Ann Kelley, say of me, “Oh, Dawn is so enthusiastic!” “Enthusiastic?” I said to myself. “Enthusiastic? What about creative? Or well-organized? Or a good writer? Or a good thinker? Or any of the attributes that might be thought of as necessary for a good director of communications? But enthusiastic?” Years later, I stumbled upon this definition of enthusiasm:...
Providence Food Pantry receives new cooler through grant monies
To put it one way, Sister Maureen Fallon, SP, indeed has the “Midas touch.” And to phrase it another way, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have seen Providence at work yet again. Sister Maureen became director of Providence Food Pantry, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, in 2022. Since then, she has relentlessly pursued grants for upgrades for the building. Living through the words of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Sister Maureen has “confidence in the Providence...
Newsnotes HOPE summer 2017
...expressing appreciation for the sisters’ many years of ministry there. Retired St. Jude principal Sister James Michael Kesterson, shown here, and Sister Ann Matilda Holloran represented the SPs in receiving the award. Sister Barbara on Mary’s Pence Board of Directors In October 2016, Sister Barbara Battista began a term on the board of directors for Mary’s Pence. The organization has been in existence for more than 25 years and has supported women’s organizations with grants tallying more than...