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Community Living

Community: a place for sharing, love, acceptance, support. A place to be challenged, to be strengthened. For Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, living in community and being part of a larger spiritual community are integral to life. Are you seeking community? Become a Sister of Providence. Or join the larger community as a Providence Associate.

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Sisters and interns: becoming a little bit of each other

“There’s no way either one of us could go without being touched by the other after we’ve come in contact,” Sister Ruth explained. “We become a little bit them and they become a little bit us."

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A dementia friendly HOME at the Woods

HOME is a culture change. Its intention is to make the entire Woods a dementia-friendly place for both those living with cognitive challenges and for their families and friends. HOME is an acronym for Helping Ourselves Meaningfully Engage.

Sister Denise Wilkinson
May 25, 2018
As seen in HOPE, Community Living, Contribute, Health & Wellness, Providence Health Care
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Sisters of Providence core values

Trust in God, love, mercy, justice, care for creation, community. Do you share in some of our core values?

Sisters of Providence
May 25, 2018
As seen in HOPE, Community Living, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality

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Keep on being sisterly: school children support sisters with cards and money

Several weeks ago we received a large envelope with cards, drawings and notes from the students and staff there. It also included a donation of $674 to support the Sisters of Providence! We are so grateful for the financial and moral support.

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Sisters enjoy cards from students at St. Paul School in Valparaiso, Indiana.

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Growing passion for sustainable agriculture

When I first moved to White Violet Center for my internship, I was so nervous. I’ve never been away from home, and never lived with anyone other than my family. I’ve never lived or worked on a farm, never handled chickens or alpacas, and never met a nun. There were a lot of unknowns, but something drew me to the Woods.

Olivia Charlton
February 20, 2018
Community Living, Internships, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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Life changing bonds that unite us

Bonds change us, love transforms us. When I arrived back at the Woods I could only thank God for our Saint Mother Theodore. She unites us – sister to sister, sister to associate, associate to associate.

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A new perspective on assisted living

"That the question of being in assisted living took me to a more profound level. Suddenly I realized that every one of us is in assisted living," writes Sister Donna Butler

Sister Donna Butler
January 19, 2018
As seen in HOPE, Community Living, Providence Family Services

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The bond of friendship leads to lives as sisters

"Before Anna and I were friends. Now we are family members of the Sisters of Providence, with a multi-year friendship base to help me live more freely in this family,” Teresa said.

Diane Weidenbenner
January 19, 2018
As seen in HOPE, Become a Sister, Community Living
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Blog, Features, Reflections

All of life is one holy family (New Year’s, 2018)

In the Catholic Church world this New Year’s Eve we will celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. This coincidence of the Feast of the Holy Family and New Year’s Eve got me thinking about my notions of family and…

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
December 31, 2017
Community Living, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn
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Every day is a gift

Many who have ever been in my office, have seen my little screen saver go around and around on my monitor and it reads, “EVERY DAY IS A GIFT”. Although some may consider this just a cliché, I have kept it there…

Sister Patricia Fillenwarth
November 23, 2017
Community Living, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry
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Blog, Reflections

2017 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Feast Day reflection

Happy Feast! I think Mother Theodore might agree that the best part of her being declared a saint is the opportunity it has given us as her beloved community to come together to pray, to sing, to enjoy each other’s…

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
October 4, 2017
Community Living, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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