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...2018, the college launched Woods Core 100, an 8-week campus program or 16-week online course, required of all students. Elaine Yaw, associate professor of media art, coordinates the team of eight who teach the class. In addition, a volunteer Sister of Providence companion is embedded with each group of students. The course takes students on tours of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, the...

...sisters told them to come by anytime they wished. And they did, enjoying every opportunity to spend time with the sisters and do little tasks for them. That next summer, Cel and Mary took a two-week vacation in southern Indiana to tour swimming pools and churches! They ended here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, where they experienced all the sisters home for the summer processing to the St. Anne Chapel. They were hooked! Six months later, both entered the Congregation as postulants,...

...best to come to your gathering. Might distance prevent our coming to you? Not to worry! We can send video, print materials, even speaking points to help you share the story. And don’t forget, we can also arrange a tour of Saint Mary’s if would like to come to the Woods! Contact Zach Pies at 812-535-2817 or zpies@spsmw.org to learn more. Share some HOPE Sign up to receive HOPE magazine by mail or in your inbox! Share some HOPE with...

...a tour for a representative of a Dutch company. Out of curiosity, Romey mentioned the World War II mission to his visitor in the hopes of discovering if in fact the aid had been helpful. The man was overcome and quickly told my uncle that he and his family were in the square that day and were the recipients of his bravery. They had been surviving on tulip bulbs. My uncle, my hero. The Military (City) Hospital in Indianapolis in...

Family members of Sister Terese Marie Havlik (RIP) tour the Havlik Center with Sister Dawn Tomaszewski (left) and Sister Mary Beth Klingel (third from left). The center was officially dedicated on July 7. A providential moment opened the flood gates for the latest ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Sister Mary Beth Klingel, general councilor for the Sisters of Providence, said that the cold winter two years ago froze some pipes in Providence Hall and one...

...who liked to talk. She added that this gentleman turned out to be a very rich old man who became such a staunch friend that he insisted on arranging for them a tour of any three European countries they chose. These turned out to be Ireland, France, and Germany, with a memorable stop at Dachau. It seems that no one place had a permanent attraction for Adrian Marie. The term “mobile ministerial lifestyle” was not yet in common use, but...

...into 2020 consider volunteering. And of course if you would like to volunteer here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods we’d be honored. We’re always looking for new friends to answer phones, visit residents in health care, work on the grounds, lead tours, help in the garden and assist at special events. Sister Rebecca Keller, director of Volunteer Services for the Sisters of Providence, will be happy to find the perfect situation for you. Email her at rkeller@spsmw.org or call her at 812-535-2878....

...included a one-hour presentation in the Cecilian Auditorium in the Conservatory of Music. Visitors were then invited to tour historic buildings on the grounds, including the Conservatory, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the Woodland Inn, the Saint Anne Shell Chapel, Le Fer Hall, Blessed Sacrament Chapel and the Rooney Library. This program was made possible through a Historic Preservation Education Grant from Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional support by the Terre...

...people who come for programs, retreats, tours, spiritual direction, workshops, or other events only gives me life … it never depletes my energy. I love to learn … and being a religious sister today, one cannot help but learn each and every step of the way from fellow journeyers … those on the same path of love, mercy and justice. Who are they? Anyone and everyone who believes in a God of love, mercy and justice and has that as...

...Christmas Fun at the Woods. I offer workshops on the Mystics for the Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. I sometimes lead tours of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and I enjoy welcoming visitors to the historic sites here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. On the eve of professing perpetual vows in 1972, I wrote a prayer in which I told the Christ, to lead me wherever Providence wished to take me: I want to be “adventure bound in you O...

...of the students. This gentleman was one of the most generous benefactors of the school. He and another father of a student wanted their sons to be granted early dismissal so that the boys could participate in a Pop Warned Tournament. These two grown men, both very successful business men, flipped a coin on their way to Christine’s office. The loser had to ask Christine for the permission. Formidable and fair – a great combination. Several of Christine’s friends and...

...National Volunteer Week and Earth Day are two that have always been very important to the Sisters of Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods and deserve recognition. Face painting is always a hit at our Earth Day Festival & Craft Fair which has always been largely staffed by volunteers. Volunteers are vital to our operations. They assist in healthcare, labor in the gardens, lead tours, answer phones, help at the food pantry and so much more. National Volunteer Week, which runs from April...