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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Kristen Kimery!
Four years ago, Kristen Kimery and her family moved to the Terre Haute area from Wyoming. The former teacher, who was raised in Colorado, was looking for something to do. And she had a keen interest in alpacas. “I was researching alpacas in the area,” Kristen said. “They are such unique animals.” Kristen Kimery volunteering at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice alpaca barn. Her online search led her to White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. So, Kristen set up an...
Plan to join us for our Volunteer Open House!
...be available to answer any questions and help folks apply right there and then. The application process is quick and easy! Volunteer opportunities range from administration support, I.T. programming, store assistance in the White Violet Farm Store and Linden Leaf Gifts, visiting healthcare residents, working in the gardens at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, researching and writing, or many one-time events like Fall Farm Days or the bi-annual book sales. Here are a few opportunities: White Violet Plant Sale Help...
Welcome Providence André Benjamin!
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are happy to announce the birth of the newest member of the alpaca herd at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Providence André Benjamin was born on Oct. 9, surrounded by White Violet Center staff, interns and six students from Creighton University who were on their alternative fall break. Providence André Benjamin’s mother is Providence Justice, and his father is Providence Raphael Anthony – also known...
We’re all connected: John-Michael’s story
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Donor Appreciation Dinner White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore has a lifelong connection to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. He shared these heartfelt reflections on his experiences growing up at The Woods in his keynote speech titled “Cultivating Sacred Ground” at the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Donor Appreciation Dinner on June 8. Living in the college guest house during the late 1970s, he developed a deep appreciation for the trees, forests and land that make this place...
Meet us at the Terre Haute Farmers Market!
...changes the face of the community. Promoting Change and Connection It is a pleasure for the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice to participate in that kind of change, in our way. It continues to show how connected we can be to one another, how God’s providence will always find a way, and how we can take care of each other, even through one small seed. If you ask John-Michael or anyone on the team at the White Violet Center for...
A Queen’s Perspective: The ‘Daily Life’ of our Alpacas
Note: Meet the Queen and president of the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Alpacas, as she shares about a day in her life. Did you know that Queen Basilide and our other alpaca friends are available for virtual adoption? That’s me! Basilide, the president and Queen of White Violet Center Alpacas! Greetings! My name is Basilide, pronounced Bass-uh-leed, named after the honored Sister Basilide Sénéchal, a founding Sister of Providence. Sister Basilide was described as a “lively, impetuous character” which...
White Violet Center teaming with ISU for month-long Earth Day Celebration
For 23 years, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have conducted the annual Earth Day Celebration on the campus at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a call to action to all members of the community. And for the past 19 years, the Office of Sustainability at Indiana State University (ISU) has offered Earth Day Celebrations as well. This year, WVC has teamed with ISU’s Office of Sustainability with the hope of...
Sister Catherine White
...is a story that her mom went down to her first-grade teacher, who was a Sister, and said, “If you call her Edith, she will not respond … her name is Cathy!” Edith Catherine White was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on April 15, 1947, to John E. and Frances McKee White. She was the oldest of four siblings: Francie, John and Sarah. We welcome her family via livestream … her sister Francie and her husband Toby, her brother John...
Marywood, Evanston, Illinois
...friends and classmates. Mary Salerno Minogue Obituary (August 2024) Rosemary White Class of 1955 Rosemary O’Connor White (Marywood 1955) and husband Phil are now in independent living at Villa St Benedict in Lisle, IL. I am kept too busy as a volunteer and Board member with Parenting for Non-Violence – supporting inner city families to minimize violence. Anyone or an offspring interested in helping? Great Board. This is a lovely opportunity to hear about and from others!!! (August 2024) Submit...
Sister Ann Sullivan
Current ministry: Director, White Violet Center for Eco Justice Years in the Congregation: 41 years Someday, I’d like to: return to Ireland Remember when you actually received something you sought and that queasy feeling of “what do I do now” came over you? Sister Ann Sullivan, director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, has experienced that feeling more than once in significant doses. The first came when she entered the...
Twenty-one Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Development, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1977-85), • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Professor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1987-98), • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Coordinator, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (1998-2002), and • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Assistant Director, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (2002-10). Sister Jean has also ministered in Illinois. Sister Alice Ann Rhinesmith is a native of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Currently, she ministers in health care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Alice Ann entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1955, from St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis. She professed perpetual...
2026 Spring Plant Sale
May 1 at 11:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT White Violet Center for Eco-Justice garden Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website Sisters of Providence Get a jump start on your gardening at the White Violet Farm Spring Plant Sale. Shop a beautiful selection of organically grown vegetable, flower and herb plants. The Plant Sale will be held on Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday, May 2, from...