Sister Maria Fest, CDP, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Divine Providence, writes about their upcoming congregational chapter and the 170th anniversary of their founding in this article. We are preparing for our 24th Congregational (General) Chapter as well as celebrating the 170th Anniversary of our founding by Bishop Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler and Stephanie Fredericka Amalie de la Roche…
Sometimes amid the Covid 19 world we live in it is good to hear stories of how people have responded to the needs of this unprecedented event in our lifetimes. We need good stories and thoughts to give us hope. Sr. Maria Fest, CDP writes about an article she read and a workshop she attended that offer us a sign…
From the Generalate of the Sisters of Divine Providence in Rhode Island Sister Maria shares how they are dealing with the pandemic there. “The unfolding Covid-19 pandemic has affected most, if not all parts, of the World Community. Certainly, it is present in all parts of the international Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence. As the units of our…
The Sisters in Peru have been invited to accept a new corporate mission. The mission is located in Ayacucho, and more specifically, in the Victor Fajardo Province, in the village of Huancapi. Ayacucho is a department of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit by terrorism…
The Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence, in collaboration with La Roche University, has planned an experience entitled, Living the Legacy in a Global Modern Society: An Intercultural, Intergenerational Mission Experience. This experience will take place in Rome from June 10-21, 2019, at the site of La Roche University’s Study Abroad program, the Salvadorian Sisters’ property, Villa Maria. Pictured…
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…
A total of 21 sisters from seven German-speaking communities (Ribeauville, Portiux, St. Jean de Bassel, from France; Schönbrunn, Münster, Mainz, from Germany, and Baldegg from Switzerland) attended the meeting last September. Sisters Hildegard Ewald, Siegfrieda Wildner and Angelika Hufgard attended from our community. The topic, “Trusting in God’s Providence”, was looked at from different aspects and with different methods. In…