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Volunteer college students #Represent @theWoods!
...Sisters of Providence, through an online search. The farm piqued her interest and she applied to volunteer. While thinking about her time thus far at White Violet Center, Emma reflected “I really enjoy getting to work outside and learning about the sustainable practices they implement here.” Volunteering for the Sisters of Providence started off as a need for one of her classes, but Emma just applied and was accepted as one of the White Violet Center summer interns. Part of...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Illinois: Teacher, Corpus Christi, Galesburg (1959-62). In Indiana: Teacher, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville (1962-67); Dean of Students, Math, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1967-73); Vice President of Student Affairs, Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1973-77); Vice President for Development, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1977-85); Assistant Professor of Math, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1987-98); Coordinator of Natural Resources, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1998-2002); Assistant Director, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...
Jeanne Knoerle
...July 22, 1949. Her teaching ministries led her to schools in Illinois, Indiana and Washington, D.C., before returning to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College to join the faculty, where she taught for eight years. She was named president of the college in 1968 and stayed in this ministry until 1983. In 2008, she officially retired, but continued to minister at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. She was honored by the City of Cleveland in 1983 as they declared Sister Jeanne Knoerle Day....
Ann Kevin O’Connor
...Providence for 73 years. Sister Ann Kevin entered the Congregation in 1943. She professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1946 and 1951, respectively. Sister Ann Kevin ministered for more than 50 years in education as an elementary teacher and principal at schools in Indiana, Illinois, Texas, Missouri and California. She also ministered in our Mission Advancement office, Office of Records, White Violet Center and Residential Services. Sister Ann Kevin’s brother, Donal, invented the Morton salt shaker in 1960....
Ann Sullivan
...Currently, she ministers in prayer and health care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Prior to that, she ministered as a counselor and consultant, in addition to ministering as a Retreat and Workshop facilitator. Sister Ann has primarily ministered in education but she also directed a mental health center. She has a doctorate of ministry in pastoral counseling and teaches gerontology, theology and psychology. Sister Ann taught at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and was also the first director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice....
Emily TeKolste
...is in her apostolic novitiate and ministered as a high school teacher of theology and sociology at Bishop McNamara Catholic School in Kankakee, Illinois. Currently, Sister Emily ministers as a Grassroots Mobilization Coordinator for NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. During her postulancy, Sister Emily ministered in the Congregation’s Mission Advancement Department and at Providence Health Care. In addition, as a canonical novice, she ministered at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Sister Emily said she played and has refereed soccer....
Tried and true farming techniques benefit Earth
The best technology for the job isn’t always something from The Jetsons. Sometimes Little House on the Prairie methods still work best. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Garden Manager Candace Minster works in the high tunnel. The use of solar heat in the high tunnel allows carrots, greens and more to be grown all winter long. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, uses technology to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers offered in a Community...
Sadie Laing: My time at White Violet Center
Sadie Laing prepares water for the alpacas at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. For as long as she can remember, Sadie Laing has had an interest in sustainability and the arts. During a Google search for fiber arts, Sadie, 23, happened across White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) and was intrigued. The Rochester, Minnesota, native had finished her time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and spent a year at...
A more colorful existence as a fiber arts intern
Earlier last year, I decided to make a change in my life. As I told some people that I was quitting my job so I could go work on an alpaca farm for three months I got a lot of confused looks and many, many questions. It’s hard not to doubt your own decisions in those moments, but since coming here to White Violet, my three-month internship has turned into five months, and I know now that coming here was...
White Violet Wednesday: The story behind our cucumbers
“Picklers” and “slicers” for sale at the Farm Store Not to brag but our cucumbers are special The cucumbers we’ve been harvesting at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice are not your average cuke. They are specialty varieties, selected for their thin skins, small seed cavities, and crispy texture. They also have the added bonus of being “burpless,” for those of you who may have trouble with the not-so-friendly grocery-store cucumber. Cucumbers fall into broad categories like “picklers” and “slicers,” but...
Discovering the Woods: A visit from a fresh perspective
...out the signs that comprised a walking tour of this amazing place. There are maps available inside White Violet Center, at the alpaca pasture and at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. One of the walking tour signs at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Our alpacas are always a big draw to visitors but it was particularly fun to get to show off the four new crias that are just a few months old. Four new crias joined the alpaca herd...
From farming to teaching to counseling to care of Earth: Sister Ann Sullivan’s story
...a spirituality of hope and healing provided the framework for the Center’s planning and development in educating for a just, sustainable future. Thinking differently Sister Ann moved on from her ministry at White Violet Center in 2008. Today she continues to speak and to offer retreats focusing on the need to educate for a just and sustainable future — the same need that led her to form the foundation of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice in 1996. On the journey,...