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.
Sister Arrianne Whittaker: ‘Providence led me here’
'I guess that is why I am called to be a Sister of Providence … the journey has certainly called me to place my faith in Providence.'
Sisters excursions from HOME (Helping Ourselves Meaningfully Engage)
Katie Harich, together with a team of dedicated volunteers, arranged the outings pictured here. These “field trips” are one part of Katie’s responsibilities in her role as the well-being coordinator for the Sisters of Providence HOME (Helping Ourselves Meaningfully Engage)…
Meditation on Creation
The life of humans is interconnected with the healthy life of the environment and all creation
90s Party 2018
For more than two decades, the Sisters of Providence have honored their elders with the annual “90s Party!” On Tuesday, Aug. 14, 36 sisters were honored, along with their companions, during the ceremony in the dining room at Providence Hall. Sisters…
A look at the life of Sister Mary Edwin Werner
Sister Mary Edwin was “remembered for not tolerating typing errors, erasures or ‘strike overs.’"
2018 Saint Anne Procession
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods conducted the annual Saint Anne Procession on Wednesday, July 25. Below are some photographs from the procession.
SP Annual Meeting 2018
Since the time of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Sisters of Providence have returned home to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods every summer to pray, connect, learn and make decisions. Here are some photos from this summer’s annual meeting.
Jubilee Celebration 2018
Five Sisters of Providence, Sisters Pat Linehan, Jan Craven, Kathleen Bernadette Smith, and Jody O’Neil and Marianne Ridgell celebrated their 25th and 50th Jubilees on Saturday, June 30. Visit this link to read more about these eleven sisters celebrating…
Reflections from the 2018 Golden/Silver Jubilee Celebration
Obedience in this day may mean to speak publicly about the ills of our society, to cast down the mighty from their thrones and lift up the lowly, to give the hungry good things and send the rich away empty-handed. To stand, as our Pope Francis suggests over and over again, with those on the margins. And if we are going to stand on the margins, we may have to move, to leave behind all that has become familiar and comfortable for the sake of the reign of God.
This is your life Sister Ann Casper
Enjoy this video biography on the life of Sister Ann Casper, S.P., on the occasion of her retirement as executive director of the Mission Advancement office for the Sisters of Providence.
Sisters of Providence core values
Trust in God, love, mercy, justice, care for creation, community. Do you share in some of our core values?
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.
