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Sister Helen Vinton (formerly Sister Helen Jean)
...because they were studying a microscopic mite that lives in our eyebrows. I was astounded that she would shave her eyebrows all in the name of science. This is an example of her commitment to learning and discovering the complex nuances of creatures that live among us without our awareness.” Another student, Mary Ellen Wieland shared, “She really opened up a whole new world to us city girls. In the spring of 1971, Sister Helen Jean encouraged us to participate...
Sister Adele Beacham (formerly Sister Joseph Therese)
...had been a Sister of Providence for 77 years. Sister Betty continued: The prayerful home into which Flora Adele was born March 9, 1926, was that of Joseph and Vera Brown Beacham, in Toronto, Canada. Her sisters Marilyn and Anita joined the family a few years later, making her the eldest of three children. Many nieces and nephews, their offspring, remained close during the years and, as you have heard, many are with us this evening. The family is noted...
An Associate’s Associate
...Our Lady of Mercy School in Chicago when she became aware of a subconscious calling to join the Providence community. She elected to attend a high school for girls aspiring to become Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana. My mother would make two trips a year to take Mel to the Woods. One in late summer and bring her back home in late spring. I still take great pride in the fact that I was the only one...
Sister Linda Kaliker (formerly Sister Marie Theodore)
...My dad was always telling jokes and I got a lot of my interest in clowns from him.” Linda enrolled in the 10-week training course at “Clown Heaven,” and learned about clown make-up, behavior and ethics. She chose the name SPeckles, offspring of SPookles and SPAckles, a costume of big red hair, a bright yellow shirt and a polka dotted bowtie, and proudly graduated on August 24, 2003. Her certificate declares she is a lifetime member of the society of...
Monthly prayer with the Sisters of Providence
...include: Tuesday, Nov. 7 – Sister Jane Iannaccone, SP, leading prayer on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Dec. 7 – Sister Donna Butler, SP, leading prayer on Christmas, Sunday, Jan. 7 – Sister Barbara Bluntzer, SP, leading prayer on Martin Luther King Jr., Wednesday, Feb. 7 – Sister Evelyn Ovalles, SP, leading prayer on St. Valentine’s Day, Thursday, March 7 – Sister Barbara Sheehan, SP, leading prayer on Women’s History Month, Sunday, April 7 – Sister Patty Wallace, SP, leading prayer on spring,...
We are supported with so much love
...Tomaszewski, Robert Birgen, Marty Birgen, Ben Birgen, Brian Birgen and Sister Judith (Judy) Birgen, SP. In her letter thanking the Birgen offspring for their parent’s gift, Sister Dawn Tomaszewski wrote, “I wonder when your Dad was going to school in that one room schoolhouse in South Dakota, if he ever dreamed that someday he and his wife would be in a position to give such a gift and make such a difference in the lives of others.” Virgil and Donna...
Come out to the Fall Volunteer Open House
...hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Volunteer Services works with individuals and volunteer groups! Do you have a sports team, club or organization, work committee, bible study, or another group that would like to volunteer? We have many group opportunities year-round! The Sisters of Providence also host college alternative fall and spring break service trips. As the Volunteer Coordinator, I will be available to answer any questions and help potential volunteers apply right there and then. The application process...
Welcome Providence Jack Francis!
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are happy to announce the birth of the newest member of our alpaca herd at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Providence Jack Francis was born on Sept. 18. His mother, Spring, is an alpaca the Congregation acquired a few years ago from a nearby farm. His father is Providence Pere. Staff members arrived at the barn in the morning of Sept. 18, to find Providence...
November monthly prayer with the Sisters of Providence
...leading prayer on Christmas, Sunday, Jan. 7 – Sister Barbara Bluntzer, SP, leading prayer on Martin Luther King Jr., Wednesday, Feb. 7 – Sister Evelyn Ovalles, SP, leading prayer on St. Valentine’s Day, Thursday, March 7 – Sister Barbara Sheehan, SP, leading prayer on Women’s History Month, Sunday, April 7 – Sister Patty Wallace, SP, leading prayer on spring, Thursday, May 7 – Sister Mary Montgomery, SP, leading prayer on Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and Friday, June 7 –...
Remembering who we are and why we are here!
...missionary Sisters of Providence from Ruille, France, led by Sister St. Theodore Guerin, arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to establish a school and a novitiate. That’s the short version. General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. The slightly longer version actually started in the Spring of 1830, when Bishop Simon Brute of Vincennes sent his vicar general Father Celestin de la Hailandiere to Europe to seek missionaries. Following Bishop Brute’s death that June, de la Hailandiere, while he was still in Europe,...
Monthly prayer with the Sisters of Providence on Dec. 7
...– Sister Barbara Bluntzer, SP, leading prayer on Martin Luther King Jr., Wednesday, Feb. 7 – Sister Evelyn Ovalles, SP, leading prayer on St. Valentine’s Day, Thursday, March 7 – Sister Barbara Sheehan, SP, leading prayer on Women’s History Month, Sunday, April 7 – Sister Patty Wallace, SP, leading prayer on spring, Thursday, May 7 – Sister Mary Montgomery, SP, leading prayer on Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and Friday, June 7 – Sister Betty Hopf, SP, leading prayer on...
Sisters of Providence celebrate 2023 Senior Jubilarians
...F. Kennedy High School, St. Louis (1973-74), Assistant Dean of Resident, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1974-75), Dean of Residency, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1975-79), Director, Pilot House, Our Lady of Hope Parish, Rosemont, Ill. (1979-80), Director, Pilot House, St. Cornelius Parish, Chicago (1980-82), Chicago Liaison-Development Officer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1980-82), Vice President of Student Affairs, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1982-89), Preparation for Formation Ministry, Aquinas Institute, St. Louis (1989-90), Preparation for Formation Ministry, Wellspring House, Gloucester, Mass. (1990), Preparation for Formation Ministry, Saint...