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General Superiors
...communications and an instructor at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1984-1987); the Congregation’s director of communications (1987-1990), then director of communication and development (1990-1991) and director of the Mission Advancement office (1991-1996) at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She also ministered as communications and media coordinator for the Office of Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Chicago (1999-2004); communications and public relations director, Guerin College Preparatory School (2004-2005); and director of advancement, Guerin College Preparatory School (2005-2009). Sister Dawn ministers as an ex-officio member of the Saint...
The process of becoming a Providence Associate
...your desire to become a committed member of the Providence Community. You will also write a letter of commitment stating what your commitment as a Providence Associate will be. (Each associate creates a commitment that fits their calling and their life situation. Our commitments are as varied as we are. Some commitments others have chosen include daily prayer, caretaking of a family member, parish/church volunteering or being the face of Providence in their daily lives. 9. The Sisters of Providence...
What we do
...you looking for your community? You may find it as a Providence Associate! Community is key to the life of the Sisters of Providence. As Providence Associates, we don’t live in community with the sisters, but we do share in and become part of a spiritual community. We grow in community through yearly retreats, annual meetings and Providence Circles (small communities of associates and sisters). Weekly emails with prayer support, updates and opportunities support also help build community within our...
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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Story
...constantly. We have also a part of a garret [attic], where they had put eight ticks, filled with straw, on the floor. It is so crowded that we have to dress ourselves on the beds and make them up one after the other. This strange dormitory is directly under the roof which is made of shingles badly joined, thus letting in the wind and rain, making it very cold.” And so Saint Mother Theodore and her companions come to a...
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....
Answering a call to duty
On May 17, 1861, the Sisters of Providence took charge of of all “domestic arrangements” at City Hospital, Indianapolis. This hospital had been turned over to the federal government for the care of soldiers during the Civil War. Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton asked the sisters for their help. WoodsUp.com, our children’s Web site, documents the sisters’ service at this facility. From April to August 1861, 640 patients were registered in the hospital, with 430 of those inflicted with measles....
Sisters of Providence Traveling Roadshow presentation
...of Providence Congregation video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBGJgOLOfM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBGJgOLOfM Life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dELPn595CA4&t=1001s http://Life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dELPn595CA4&t=1001s Visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTRjC_hi7NI&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTRjC_hi7NI&t Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Shrine Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmTmps2Nq5U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmTmps2Nq5U White Violet Center Land Ethic Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5vaAj0GtY&t= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5vaAj0GtY&t= Spiritual Pilgrimage Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe4gh5k-meA&t=13s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe4gh5k-meA&t=13s Please provide feedback after your presentation. The Advancing the Mission Committee is looking for your feedback to make this presentation the best it can possibly be. Please complete our follow up survey here....
Introducing Providence Community Cemetery
...you honor your loved ones during a difficult time. It is now possible for people with a special connection to the Congregation to have cremains interred at the new Providence Community Cemetery columbarium at the Woods. You and your loved ones can have cremains interred in a naturally beautiful, serene environment that will encourage visitors and families to return time and again to pay their respects. Contents Frequently asked questions about the Providence Community Cemetery Who can be interred at...
Earth Day Every Day
...life changes can really make a difference. See what you can do and then take the first step by signing the Providence Climate Agreement Pledge. Get started Read all about it Be an Earth Defender As members of the human species, we are part of many communities. But at the same time, we all are part of one very important community: The Earth Community. All over the country and across the globe, there are numerous organizations where you can volunteer your...
Honoring you
...from 22 to 40, most had never ventured far from their birthplaces. They set out to this New World, not knowing the language, not knowing where Providence would take them. The Saint Mother Theodore Companions Award recognizes outstanding companions, who exhibit the best qualities of the five foundresses who companioned Mother Theodore from France to the United States. These persons ordinarily have a long relationship with the Sisters of Providence and remain faithful to advancing the mission. Those foundresses were:...
Our Providence Community 2025-26 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
...resilience and empowerment as well as environmentally friendly policies, we also are called to continue observing our commitments made in previous LSAP Plans. Each member of the Providence Community is called to continue to do even more than we have in previous years. Rooted in the mystery of Providence and in communion with Earth, we commit ourselves to walk with courage toward ecological conversion. We do so not alone, but in resilient, participatory communities grounded in love, mercy and justice....