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WVC to host Beginning Spinning

Join White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for the upcoming “Beginning Spinning” workshop. The workshop is scheduled to take place from 1-5 p.m., on Saturday, April 25, at White Violet Center. Fiber artist John Salamone will show you how to spin your own yarn for crocheting, knitting, weaving and more by using sheep’s wool roving. The class is designed for beginners and those who may want to brush up on...

WVC to host Spring Plant Sale

Plan to come out to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to get a head start on your spring planting by shopping at the upcoming Spring Plant Sale. The event will be hosted by White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. The sale will take place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., on Friday, May 1, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m., on Saturday, May 2, at the White Violet Center Greenhouse, located off Pomeroy Avenue at Saint...

WVC to host Alpaca Yoga May 24

Join the staff of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and others as they host the upcoming Alpaca Yoga, scheduled to take place from 11 a.m.-noon on Sunday, May 24. Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Director for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga Instructor at Common Ground in Terre Haute, will lead this unique experience along with the alpacas in the alpaca pasture. Participants must be 18 years old or older...

Event participants do yoga in the alpaca pasture

WVC to host Alpaca Yoga June 28

Join the staff of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and others as they host the upcoming Alpaca Yoga, scheduled to take place from 11 a.m.-noon on Sunday, June 28. Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Director for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga Instructor at Common Ground in Terre Haute, will lead this unique experience along with the alpacas in the alpaca pasture. Participants must be 18 years old or older...

WVC to host Alpaca Yoga July 26

Join the staff of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and others as they host the upcoming Alpaca Yoga, scheduled to take place from 11 a.m.-noon on Sunday, July 26. Students and others at one of our recent Alpaca Yoga sessions. Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Director for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga Instructor at Common Ground in Terre Haute, will lead this unique experience along with the alpacas in...

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Growing at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

Brandon Query has been nurtured and allowed to grow during his time at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Being an important part of the Sisters of Providence eco-justice ministry as an intern or volunteer can be life-changing. Brandon Query was an AmeriCorps volunteer and a seasonal garden staff member at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) for about 18 months in 2014 and 2015. “While at White Violet Center, I completely changed myself as a person,” he said. “The education...

Come on out for ‘Alpaca Yoga’

...exercises and you’ve got a whole lot of natural, health self-care! Always looking for ways to give folks in our community an opportunity to disconnect from the daily grind and improve mental and physical health, we were curious at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to see if there was any interest in trying yoga with alpacas. So, in October 2024, we partnered with one of the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...

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...hurting and in need of basic human services. See our justice priorities Spirituality & Prayer Living deeply and intentionally with our God is the root of who we are. Let us support you through prayer and inspiration. Explore our prayers and inspiration White Violet Center for Eco-Justice You’ll find encouragement for living more sustainably through this ministry, while learning more about alpacas, organic food and other educational opportunities. Learn more about our eco-justice center In need of prayer? Let us...

Climate justice: Laudato Si’

...in responding to Pope Francis’ appeal to participate in a seven-year journey toward sustainability and integral ecology by developing a Laudato Si’ Action Platform. This commitment is made in love, mercy and justice, knowing that we are participating in God’s Providential work of transformation, and trusting in “that Providence that so far has never failed us.” The action platform names seven goals, including: Response to the cry of the Earth, Response to the cry of the Poor, Ecological Economics, Adoption...

Care of Earth attracts new members

...she made a point of learning more about WVC. “I wanted to learn more about how the roots of this center were growing out of the spirituality of the SPs.” Sister Arrianne Whitaker, foreground, then a novice sister, joins other volunteers in planting spring crops at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice in 2012. Called to eco-justice For Sister Corbin Hannah, also a sister still in her early years with the Congregation, a White Violet Center for Eco-Justice banner at the...