The Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province in Seattle, have been very busy these days. In this strange new world we’re navigating, we have no choice but to break out of our established patterns and look at what we do – how we connect, how we work, how we live – in different ways. It seems like forever since we…
The Sisters of Providence from Seattle, WA sent this statement on racial injustice and I want to share it with all of you. “We are heartbroken by the recent senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other black lives taken by policing gone wrong and other racial violence. We also acknowledge the unimaginable pain of all…
For our latest Collaboration issue we asked congregations to tell us how they are coping with the pandemic. The following article is excerpted from the submission from the Sisters of Providence in Mother Joseph province in Seattle, WA. For the 105 Sisters of Providence in Mother Joseph Province, the coronavirus pandemic has given the sisters an imposed contemplative period, become…
Four Sisters of Providence began a five-year term of leadership and service for Mother Joseph Province on Jan. 1, 2020: Sister Barbara Schamber, provincial leader, and Sisters Jacqueline Fernandes, Karen Hawkins and Margarita Hernandez as provincial councilors. In addition, two laypeople have been appointed to serve on the Leadership Team: David Neisius, provincial treasurer and Elinor Alexander, provincial secretary. The…
Sister Marie-Thérèse Gnamazo of Cameroon made first profession of vows as a Sister of Providence in a multicultural liturgy on Nov. 23, in the chapel at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle. The ceremony was attended by guests from the West Coast, Canada, El Salvador, the Philippines, Chile, France and Cameroon. Those from Cameroon who couldn’t attend in person celebrated virtually via…
Following the recent events that occurred in Chile and Haiti, the Sisters of Providence from Montreal would like to share with the WPC family the letters sent by the Provincial Superiors of Bernarda Morin Province and Émilie-Gamelin Province concerning the violent outbreaks in both countries. United in prayer for peace, asking that the voice of the poor may be heard,…
Sister Rosa Nguyen is a Sister of Providence from Mother Joseph Province in Seattle, WA. She ministers at Providence High School in Burbank, California. She has ministered there for more than four years but she is the only remaining Sister of Providence working there today. She grew up in a Catholic family in Viet Nam and entered the Sisters of…
In 1995, five Sisters of Providence took up residence in the village of La Papalota, in the Department of Usulután in El Salvador, ministering to rural communities in the Bajo Lempa region. Twenty-four years later, much has changed in this part of El Salvador, but the Sisters of Providence continue their work, inspired by the faith and courage of the…
Sister Rita Ferschweiler, the last Sister of Providence to serve as a hospital administrator in Portland, Oregon, celebrated her 100th birthday at a liturgy and luncheon in Seattle on March 16. This year she also marks her 75th year of religious life. Sister is pictured on the right. Celebrant for the Mass was Rev. James Eblen; Father William Treacy and…
Sister Silvia Troncoso (Sister Maria Silvia de Jesus) came to Washington State’s Yakima Valley from Bernarda Morin Province in Chile in 1992 as a missionary. Today, she is 86 years old, has been a Sister of Providence for 68 years, and has now returned to Chile. Pictured above: Sister Silvia Troncoso is surrounded by some of the Hispanic youth who…