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Saint Anne Shell Chapel
...Mother Mary Ephrem Glenn commissioned a stone chapel be built on the same site with the same dimensions. The new chapel was to be called the Shrine of Saint Anne, but is known as the Saint Anne Shell Chapel. It was consecrated on July 25, 1876. A rendering of the chapel. As the chapel was being built, Sister Mary Joseph Le Fer de la Motte came up with the idea to line the inner walls with iridescent river shells from...
St. Anne Shell Chapel
The walls of Saint Anne Shell Chapel are lined with beautiful shells. When you think of a church or a chapel, you might picture a big building with lots of space. But at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the Sisters of Providence have a tiny little chapel that’s probably even smaller than your bedroom! This chapel is called the St. Anne Shell Chapel. It’s called the Shell Chapel because the walls inside the chapel are completely covered in beautiful shells. There are also...
Must sees
...this stunning, sacred space Saint Anne Shell Chapel Completed in 1875, this chapel is the oldest structure on campus. In 1843, Mother Theodore had returned to France to secure funds when arson destroyed the sisters’ barns, farm implements, and harvest. On her return voyage, her ship was caught in a storm. Fearing that death was imminent, Mother Theodore prayed to Saint Anne, the patron saint of Breton sailors. Immediately the ship righted, and the sea calmed. Upon her safe return...
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
...Love. In the Catholic Church, perpetual adoration of the Eucharist is the adoration or worship of Jesus Christ present in the Holy Eucharist. Some churches have a special holder or monstrance where the Eucharist is displayed. Perpetual adoration refers to 24-hour worship or prayer before the Holy Eucharist or body of Christ. At one point, the Sisters of Providence practiced perpetual adoration of the Eucharist, starting first in the crypt of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and then in...
St. Anne Shell Chapel: holy ground
...St. Anne, patroness of her native Brittany in France. So at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1844, St. Anne Chapel was built of logs on a little hill next to a peaceful grove, a memorial to sacred stories. On its walls in several shells was inscribed the story of the miraculous rescue from death at sea, honoring Mother Theodore’s pledge. St. Anne teaching Mary statue from the Shell Chapel Another sacred artifact within the chapel is the small statue depicting St. Anne...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Story
...The vastness of the ocean compelled her to pray and contemplate God. When she was just ten years old here by the sea Anne-Therese first decided she would one day give herself totally to God as a religious sister. Tragedy at a Young Age The Guerins endured a devastating heartbreak when Anne-Therese was only two years old. Her oldest brother died in a house fire. He was just three years old. Several years later when Anne-Therese had turned 15, tragedy...
General Superiors
...the Congregation, St. Philip, which is now St. Mel, as well as the first mission to the East Coast (St. Rose in Chelsea, Mass.). Under Mother Euphrasie’s leadership, building of the Church of the Immaculate Conception began in 1886. The church was not completed until 1907. Despite asking to be relieved of her position due to failing health, Mother Euphrasie was re-elected in 1886. On Feb. 7, 1889, our Motherhouse burned down and Mother Euphrasie died mere months later –...
An unbreakable promise
...promise. Every Sister of Providence can tell you the story. The Breton shore The building of a chapel Saint Anne Shell Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Returning from a fundraising trip to France in 1843, Mother Theodore’s ship, the Nashville, ran into a terrible storm. Mother Theodore promised to build a chapel to Saint Anne. She also promised and to hold an annual procession in her honor if she would save the ship from the raging sea. Why Saint Anne? Mother...
Leadership & vision
...Dawn Tomaszewski Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp Sister Laura Parker Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein Sister Carole Kimes Goals for 2021-2026 Proclamation of Direction Mission of Religious Life Diversity Collaboration Resources/Sustainability Justice Focus: Racial Equality and Equity Special Justice Focus: Environment Laudato Si’ Platform Commitment Statement Sister Dawn Tomaszewski Sister Dawn Tomaszewski is a native of Chicago. She is a graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a Bachelor’s degree in communications. She also has a Master’s degree in Journalism from the University of North...
History Timeline 1840-1926
...The Academy opens on July 4, 1841. The sisters welcome eleven girls the first term. It costs four dollars per quarter to attend and live at the school. In 1846 the Academy is incorporated as the first Catholic school in Indiana to teach women at a higher level. The school later splits into two parts: a high school and a college. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College earns official accreditation in 1916. 1841 Academy welcomes first pupil and holds first commencement 1842 First...
What we do
...a Providence Associate are endless. You can decide where God is calling you as a Providence Associate. Spirituality “It is a spur to my spirituality, to not allow myself to rest on current accomplishments and beliefs, but to stretch myself to new contours, expanding my faith in an active way.” — Providence Associate Lori Strawn, Wichita, Kansas Providence Associates Barbara Cottrell and Bill Adams pause for prayer during a gathering of Providence Associates. Do you need a boost...
Our trip to Ruillé sur Loir
...you can meet the working groups with which Jeanne and I have been spending our time. Sister Jeanne with her consensus group. In the afternoon, Catherine Ryan, OSM, the facilitator for the Chapter, laid out the elements of the election process. Jeanne and I will pray with the sisters in the morning, stay for a discussion of their structures, but then excuse ourselves from the rest of the election discernment (except to pray for them!). We are planning a Zoom...