Jessica Vitente’s journey to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (SP), Indiana, included God tugging at her heart in “many ways.” “The more I ran away from exploring the idea of becoming a religious sister, the more I was not at peace,” Jessica said. “The moment I gave God the consent to work with me and through me is [...]
The Sisters of Providence, daughters of Blessed Emilie Tavernier Gamelin, thank Providence while joyfully welcoming some women who are following the path of religious life with simplicity, humility and charity, for the good of the neediest in our society consistent with the wishes of our foundress. Entries in the prenovitiate: Serena Hope Chappell: August 8, 2018, in Edmonton, Canada Fabienne [...]
We joyfully and gratefully received the letter and the Decree of Approval of our revised Constitutions and Rules on July 20, 2018. The decree was signed by Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM, Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL). We give thanks to our Provident God for guiding us in this important journey [...]
Sister Karina Conrad, along with Sisters Ana Lydia Sonera Matos and Marise Hrabosky, organized our participation in Pittsburgh’s March for Our Lives event on March 24. An estimated 30,000 people took to the streets in downtown Pittsburgh. The event—created, inspired and led by students across the country—was in response to the February 14 mass shooting at a Florida high school [...]
Northeast Wilderness Trust (NWT), a conservation organization based in Vermont, announced the conservation of 305 acres of Pine Barrens habitat located on Bishop’s Highway/Route 80 in Kingston, MA. NWT purchased the 305 acres from the Sisters of Divine Providence. To purchase the property, NWT received a charitable donation of funds from Kingston-based L. Knife & Son, one of the Sheehan [...]
Sister Celine Maasen, found a way to help others and the environment in living a life of service. Sister Celine is a resident of Saint Clare’s Villa, located on the campus of OSF HealthCare Saint Clare’s Hospital, Alton, IL. She found many ways to serve people in her community over the years, and more recently took up crocheting—but not with [...]
The Congregational Leadership Team was invited to consider applying for participation in a program called Engaging our Diversity through Interculturality. We applied and were accepted. The program is in workshop style and will be held at the UISG facilities in Rome over the last two weeks in January, 2019. The purpose of the program is to assist a congregation in [...]
The Sisters of Providence have moved ahead with a number of major renovation/repair projects in recent months. de Paul Center: The second floor of the de Paul Center in West Springfield is being readied for occupancy by the building’s newest tenant, the Center for Human Development (CHD). The general contractor anticipates a November completion. The 78,000 square foot de Paul [...]
Sister Madeleine Joy is one of four area professionals facilitating Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center’s new program for grandparents raising grandchildren. She specializes in grief, loss, and mental health support groups, addiction care, and recovery spirituality. The new offering is called the “Healing Hearts Program” and its brochure states: The role of grandparents to enjoy grandchildren when they visit, [...]
On June 2, 2018, the Healing Violence Committee commemorated 20 years of work guided by their mandate. We gathered in McKinley Hall at Providence Motherhouse with invited guests to mark the occasion. Sister Sandra Shannon set the tone of the celebration with her welcome to all. Providence Associate Barbara Baker led a prayer ritual in which we welcomed the four [...]
