Sister Profile

Sister Laura Parker

Biography

Sister Laura entered the Congregation on September 18, 2003. Currently, she ministers on the Congregation’s Leadership Team. Prior to that, she was the Director of Spiritual Care at Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago.

Prior to joining the Congregation, Sister Laura had a career in nursing and also ministered as a hospice chaplain in Des Plaines, Illinois, where she helped multiple people deal with end of life issues, something she described as an “extremely personal process without any strict formulaic approach.”

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Photographs

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(from left) General Councilor Sister Laura Parker with Sister Jody O’Neil, Sister Joann Quinkert and Providence Associate Debbie Griffey at the Carrie Newcomer workshop.

General Councilor Sister Laura Parker welcoming those at the 2025 Foundation Day Mass.

General Councilors (from left) Sister Laura Parker and Sister Carole Kimes enjoy the luncheon with Sister Mary Morley (right).

Sisters of Providence who celebrated 75 years with the Congregation include (front, from left) Sister Joyce Brophy, Sister Lucille Nolan and Sister Margaret Heese. They are photographed with the General Council, including (back, from left) Sister Carole Kimes, Sister Laura Parker, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Vicar Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp and Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein

Sister Laura Parker speaking to parishioners during the 2022 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Feast Day Liturgy.