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Join the Return to Human Rights Tour March 16-29
...United States and is buying from a company in Mexico that has an abusive human rights record. You are invited to join CIW in their tour, the longest protest action in the last 10 years of the Campaign for Fair Food, joining thousands of consumers in mobilizing for the national boycott. Other actions besides joining the tour to address this issue include: Sign an online petition, or Let your local Wendy’s know you are boycotting them and why. For more...
Visit the Woods
...will surely inspire and refresh your soul. Schedule a guided tour for your group. Let one of our passionate tour guides share the story of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and show you many of these beautiful and inspiring spaces. Come out on a whim and explore on your own with a self-guided tour. Plan to attend a retreat, program, workshop or event to reconnect with your spirit or just to have fun. Whatever it is that draws you here, plan to spend...
Seeking our Saint!
Have you ever wondered about the early lives of the saints? More specifically, have you ever wondered about our Saint Mother Theodore’s life as a child and young adult? Where did she play and pray in her village of Estables-sur-Mer? What spiritual values were instilled in her to join the newly formed Congregation of the Sisters of Providence? On July 12-22, Sister Janice Smith and I will lead a group of pilgrims on the tour In the Footsteps of Saint...
Docent of the Moment: Sister Barbara Bluntzer and Her Jubilee Year Ministry
Sisters Barbara Bluntzer and Novice Stephanie Rivas. Sister Barbara Bluntzer, SP, came home to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 2018. At the time, the Sister of Providence was unsure what her new ministry would be. She was certainly unaware she would end up involved in a ministry so important, particularly in 2025. For more than a year, Sister Barbara has served as a docent or, tour guide, meeting with visitors and guiding them through many of the indoor places at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods,...
Woods Core Class brings students, sisters together
Sister Donna Butler, SP Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College’s Woods Core 100 class uses the concept of communities, and how they have influenced societies, education and the world, to introduce the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) community and its particular values and ideas. The Sisters of Providence are honored to be a part of these classes. In my endeavors with SMWC students in these classes, I have accompanied the students to the guided tours of Saint Mother Theodore’s Shrine and other sites on...
Newsnotes
Fun at the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin FEST Approximately 200 people attended the 2015 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin FEST, which also coincided with the Sisters of Providence 175-year anniversary last October. Several activities took place during the two-day festival, including guided meditation, The Living Rosary, “To God Through Music,” and more. Several sisters and others offered historical re-enactments during a guided tour. FEST character actors, from left, Sister Rosemary Nudd as Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Sister Ann Casper as Sister...
WVC announces personnel changes
The times at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice have been “a changin'” in recent weeks. Tara Elmore Officials with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, ministry have announced some personnel changes within the ranks at White Violet Center (WVC) as John-Michael and Tara Elmore have come aboard and long-time employee Candace Minster has changed positions. Tara was recently hired to minister as WVC’s tour coordinator/farm projects assistant while John-Michael has taken the position of Garden Manager. In addition,...
Sister Sue Pietrus
...Carnegie Hall, New York, a 1999 tour in Germany and Austria, a 2001 performance with the National Chamber Orchestra in Washington, D.C., and 2003 and 2007 tours to Italy. Sue was proud of all of these accomplishments, and what you had to love about her was that whatever she was working on at that moment was always the best ever. Every Pop Concert was the best ever; you just had to come to this musical because it was the best...
Our trip to Ruillé sur Loir
...Carmel in Lisieux before heading to the Basilica, where St. Therese’s tomb is located. There I discovered a picture of another Guerin who was a member of the Carmel. Day 11 – An Election and a MAGNIFIT Tour of the Cathedral of Sees (Seez) Hello again friends! You would have thought it was our general superior who was being elected the way Jeanne and I tried to keep track of what was going on with the Ruillé sisters’ election this morning!...
Adopting Iggy
...in time for Christmas! Planning a visit Michelle with Iggy When Michelle saw the certificate, we started to joke about going to visit, and then we looked at each other and said we were 100 percent going to go visit Iggy. The White Violet Center for Eco-Justice is an extremely accommodating organization and easy to communicate and make plans with. The whole process of scheduling a tour time and asking for directions (out-of-towners) was pleasant and easy. Tara (Elmore) was...
Sister Sharon Richards
Current ministry: Teacher, Center for Correctional Concern, Joliet, Ill. Years in the Congregation: 55 Contact Sister Sharon at: 708-703-7014 or sisrichards@Comcast.net Q. What do you like best about Saint Mary-of-the-Woods? A. All of the opportunities to walk outdoors. Q. When I am not involved in ministry or officially at work, you are likely to see me … A. Grocery shopping or cleaning the house or something like that. On your days off you have to take care of things. Q....
Inspiring exercisers
...outdoors is still what motivates her to exercise today. “I exercise to enjoy the outdoors. If I see something while riding my bike I stop and look at it,” she said. “Do anything. Just get yourself out. Make up your mind to take care of your body. It should be fun and enjoyable.” I could’ve spent weeks trying to catch up with many more sisters who exercise regularly, but I decided my last stop would be a late afternoon yoga...