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Providence Associates
...Providence Associate Lori Strawn Wichita, Kansas “My purposeful connection with the Sisters of Providence has renewed my soul, deepened my spiritual connection and stirred hope for the future.” Providence Associate Tara Lane West Terre Haute, Indiana Who are the PAs? What do we do? As Providence Associates, we strive to live in our individual lives the Sisters of Providence vision of helping to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. Learn more about us...
What we do
...Providence family. Providence Associate Kaitlyn Willy (below in black) shares how she found her community as a Providence Associate. Providence Associates join hands in prayer during a gathering. Justice “The Providence community is welcoming, spiritually centered in Providence, and justice orientated.” — Providence Associate Diann Neu, Silver Spring, Maryland Providence Associates brainstorm ideas for caring for Earth after reflecting on the Sisters of Providence land ethic document. Being informed and working toward justice are important in our Providence community. You...
General Superiors
...Pope Benedict XVI; the opening of Providence Cristo Rey High School; the renovation of Lourdes Hall. A terrible occurrence was the threefold terrorist attack (World Trade Center, Pentagon, and hijacked jetliner) on September 11, 2001. Also, the war in Iraq began March 19, 2003 (it ended April 30, 2003). The Mission Advisory Board was inaugurated in 2004. 2006–2016 Sister Denise Wilkinson About her life and term For 15 years, Sister Denise Wilkinson served the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence...
Providence Associates Board
You’d be amazed at all the Providence Associate Board does to support, promote and provide vision for the Providence Associate relationship. This board, meets three times a year under the direction of the Providence Associate director Debbie Dillow, PA, and our General Officer Liaison from the Sisters of Providence, Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein. Each board member belongs to a committee that leads efforts in areas such as spirituality, strategic planning, advancing the mission, Providence Circles and more. Each board member...
The process of becoming a Providence Associate
...Providence Associate! Now what? In addition to living out your Providence Associate commitment you created, there are many opportunities for spiritual growth, community building, service and mission now available to you as a Providence Associate. Providence Associates are expected to join a Providence Circle. Providence Circles are small group gatherings of Providence Associates who meet regularly in person or virtually for prayer, faith sharing, learning or a theme the group decides to focus on. It is a great method for...
FAQ about Providence Associates
Sister Paula Damiano with Providence Associate Shawn Shamsaie. What do Providence Associates do? As a Providence Associate, you are asked to join the Sisters of Providence in our mission of collaborating with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. This may mean doing no more than what you already do in your everyday life. So many people are already giving within their community to help people in need. Some help at the...
Frequently Asked Questions
...of Providence were the first American women’s Congregation to establish a mission in China? We’ve also previously had missions in Peru and Antigua. Our motherhouse, our community’s home, is located at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, which is 77 miles southwest of Indianapolis. How many Sisters of Providence are there? Currently, there are more than 250 Sisters of Providence and 10 women in formation in the United States and Asia. Why don’t the Sisters of Providence wear habits anymore? When our foundress...
Coming home and going forth: Providence Associates annual meeting 2014
...environmental practices into their lives. Visiting during Sunday’s social with sisters and associates are from left: Sisters Claire Hanson, Jeanne Hagelskamp, Anji Fan and Providence Associate Gene Majewski. Sister Diane Mason, left, director of Providence Associates, visits with Providence Associates William Seth Adams and Amy Donohue-Adams during Sunday’s social. Gathered Providence Associates raise their hands during a prayer session on Sunday. Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence ministry partners gather for a photo after Mondays annual meeting....
Who are the Providence Associates?
...Providence Associate? We Providence Associates are a diverse group of people of faith (ages 18 and older) who choose to enter into deeper relationship with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Currently more than 300 Providence Associates hail from throughout the United States and from Taiwan. We come from many walks of life and from varying faith traditions. Our community welcomes members regardless of gender, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability or socioeconomic background. Some of...
Leadership & vision
...are passionate about our lives of prayer, education, service and advocacy. We dedicate ourselves to helping those who might otherwise be forgotten. With openness and audacity, we dream the possibilities of an emerging future, and, therefore, commit ourselves, companioned by our Providence Associates and other ministry partners, to respond to the call of Providence in these times through the following four directions: Mission of Religious Life Anchored in Providence spirituality, we will deepen and strengthen our prayer lives and create...
Annual gathering of Providence Associates 2014
...at Saint Mary-of the-Woods, to discern their call to a deeper commitment to the mission of love, mercy and justice in relationship with the Sisters of Providence. Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence ministry partners gather for a photo after Mondays annual meeting. Associates discuss around tables ideas for implementing positive environmental practices into their lives. Providence Associates gathered Saturday pose for a group photo. Debbie Dillow, associate director of Providence Associates, at left, greets candidate-associates arriving...
22 New Providence Associates
...as Providence Associates. From left, Providence Associates Tracy Biggs-Green and Duane Drake during the commitment ceremony. Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Sisters of Providence general officer relating to the Providence Associates, addresses those gathered during the commitment ceremony. The Rev. Rebecca Zelensky makes her commitments as a Providence Associate. From left, Sarah Wilson, Traci Tucker, Jennifer Calvert, Marsha Bialaszewski and Tara Lane make their first commitments as Providence Associates. Helen Flavin, center, during the commitment ceremony. Providence Associate Marilyn Rausch with her...