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…
Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province – We, the Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province, continue to advocate for immigration reform and support those who are doing direct service, We work for an end to human trafficking through advocacy and support for those directly involved in offering services, as well as participate in a monthly vigil to end human trafficking;…
In a joyous celebration in Seattle on December 12, Marie-Thérèse Gnamazo of Cameroon officially became Sister Marie-Thérèse, SP. The Sisters of Providence who first met her when she came to Seattle for a “Come and See” experience in 2008-09 were thrilled to welcome her into Mother Joseph Province. Marie-Thérèse had returned to Cameroon as a Providence Associate inspired by the…