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Planned gifts
...already included a gift through your will, IRA, Charitable Gift Annuity or Charitable Remainder Trust for the benefit of the Sisters of Providence, or are just now creating your estate plan, contact the Sisters of Providence gift planning professionals to take the first step and start a conversation. We will work with you and your financial advisors in designing a plan that gives your investment the greatest impact. Finding the right fit To achieve your gift plan goals, choose the...
From Backyard Gardening to Small-Scale Farming: What a Difference a Team Makes!
...in comparison to the 2.5 acres of active growing space on the White Violet Farm (by more than 50 times!). While 2,000 square feet in my backyard produced more food than we could handle, the garden was a hobby that we could balance between two people and our full-time jobs. On our evening stroll through the plants, we could get eyes on nearly everything growing to see how the plants were doing, what beneficial insects and pests were visiting, and...
General Superiors
...long-range plan for formation; formation of a committee to research alternate uses for Foley Hall; a committee to begin planning for the Sesquicentennial celebration; the establishment of the Development Council; Mother Theodore’s Cause moved forward in the approval of the Positio written by Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan. After completing her term, Sister Anne served the Diocese of Monterey, California as marriage tribunal advocate and psychologist from 1986 to 1990. From 1990 to 1995 she worked as tribunal advocate for the...
The Gift of Being Teachable: Lessons in Being Wonderfully Made in Taiwan
My third volunteer mission experience led me to St. Theresa Opportunity Center in Tainan City, Taiwan, founded by Maryknoll Rev. Brendan O’Connell in 1988. Sister Joan McCarthy, SP, served as the first director of the center. It was first established as a daycare center for people with disabilities in the rural parts of Southern Taiwan. Today, Charity has been the director for more than 20 years to continue the legacy. Preparing for a play performance. In the early stages of...
A historical look at our Greenhouses
...leave the greenhouse. As White Violet Center’s foundress, Sister Ann Sullivan, would tell, Sister Agnes would sneak over in the night to tend to her violets and geraniums. Little did she know that Sister Ann Sullivan and others were sowing the seeds that would become White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Sister Ann knew a farm had to be at the heart of this eco-justice center, and farms need plants and plants need a greenhouse. By 1994, Sister Agnes’ health had...
Earth Day Every Day
Every day is a new chance to do something good for our planet. Each year on April 22 the world celebrates Earth Day. But taking care of our planet should be every day. We hope this page serves as an inspiration and a resource to help you no matter where you are on your journey. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Additional Resources Social Media Learn about the Providence Climate Agreement Make a difference It can all seem overwhelming but simple...
Oral history: Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer
...had also encouraged her to take piano lessons, which she did while at the Bluntzer School. But at Grandmother’s it was dance. Barbara Ann’s year of school in Corpus Christi occurred during World War II. Located on the Gulf of Mexico, Corpus Christi has been home to the United States Naval Air Station since 1941. It had six different airfields with planes everywhere, PBY-4 planes – ‘patrol bomber’ amphibian planes – and Sister Barbara Ann remembers them always overhead as...
Voice lessons in discernment
“You have to trust … Pay attention to each breath … Don’t be afraid … Let go of control.” Me stretching my vocal chords at the closing mass of our Annual Meeting this summer. I narrowed my eyes, sizing up my voice teacher. This was not what I expected to hear during my first voice lesson of all time. Had she been talking to my novice director? Was this some conspiracy to inundate all aspects of my life with discernment...
Alumnae/i hub
...– Reunion View Calendar Submit an alumni event Other event notes If you would like to plan an event or create a reunion planning committee, please contact Cami Pritchett, Constituent Engagement and Planned Giving Manager, at cpritchett@spsmw.org or (812) 535-2807. Mother Theodore Guerin, Class of ’76 If you are interested in helping to plan your 50 year reunion, please contact Beth Janowski Damascus at bjdamascus@aol.com Members of the first class at Providence High School, Clarksville, Indiana, confer with Sister Marian...
Life lessons from the Sisters of Providence
...with the sisters and nursing staff. They all had something to teach me and, although I had a somewhat distracted listening ear, I did hear them. I remember lessons of love, the value of relationships, appreciation in the little things and putting stress and worry in the hands of Providence. While this knowledge was contained in my brain, it got buried in everyday life. After I graduated from ISU, I left the area to begin my new job. Life got...
Music lessons with Sister Regina Marie
Sister Regina Marie McIntyre, right, gives music lessons to Sister Joni Luna who is in formation with the sisters. Sister Joni Luna feels better about her singing voice these days. Sister Regina Marie McIntyre has a lot to do with building that voice and confidence. As a new Sister of Providence, Sister Joni saw how important music was to her sisters. She wanted to make sure she honored the rich history of music that dates back to Saint Mother Theodore’s...
WVC to host Spring Plant Sale
Plan to come out to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to get a head start on your spring planting by shopping at the upcoming Spring Plant Sale. The event will be hosted by White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. The sale will take place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., on Friday, May 1, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m., on Saturday, May 2, at the White Violet Center Greenhouse, located off Pomeroy Avenue at Saint...