At the end of the Providence Event in June, that has since been cancelled due to Covid 19, there was to be a Gathering of the Sisters under 55 on that last Sunday afternoon. I know that the Board and I were both really happy that our younger, newer members would have the opportunity to gather together and form relationships…
Women of Providence Spring 2020 newsletter features wonderful stories of how Providence Sisters and their Associates have been responding to the needs of people during the pandemic. Not at all surprising because when it comes to meeting the needs of the day and its people—Providence Sisters are there! Whether it is through prayer, making masks or stocking food pantries, we…
Friends, family, alums, staff and other supporters of the Sisters of Providence have described Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a peaceful, holy place. They have cherished relationships with the Congregation and our beautiful, sacred grounds in Indiana. Because of this, the Congregation has been asked periodically about the possibility of having loved ones buried at the Woods. The leadership team of the…
The Providence Event, entitled “Providence ~ Where Justice and Radical Hope Meet!” originally planned by the Women of Providence in Collaboration to take place June 12-14, 2020 at the Kearns Spirituality Center in Allison Park, Pennsylvania, has been rescheduled for February of 2021. The members of the WPC Governing Board also have decided to recreate the event in a new…
Lent kind of snuck up on me this year, probably because of my roommate’s passing to her eternal reward and my life being turned upside down a bit. Perhaps things in your own life have had some twists and turns. Well Lent might just be the time to slow down a bit, take stock of ourselves and our spiritual lives.…
In this latest issue of Collaboration there is much to celebrate! Women of Providence are definitely on the move in some new and exciting ways. Some congregations are taking on new missions, as the CDPs in Peru tell us in their story; others are celebrating anniversaries of ministries over the years. While some congregations are coming to completion and turning…
It is with a sad heart that I share with all of the Women of Providence readers that my roommate, Beverly Camper, one of our CDP associates, passed away on January 17 of fungal pneumonia. As many of you know, Bev had been through chemo and radiation treatments for a tumor in her lung and at the end of November…
EVENT BROCHURE > ONLINE REGISTRATION > Join the Call! June 12-14, 2020 at the Kearns Spirituality Center, Allison Park, PA “Providence—Where Justice and Radical Hope Meet” is the theme of this year’s Providence Event. We are a planetary community whose call is to imagine a world where Providence People find the courage to speak out for justice and live…
Advent season—the time of waiting, anticipation, awe and joy. Each year the liturgical cycle calls us to delve deeply into the wondrous mystery of Advent. Our Provident God asks us to consider anew what the Word made flesh really means for us today. For the Sisters and Associates of the Women of Providence we know this Advent time is a…
As this newsletter comes to you, we are in the season of Fall, where the colors of the leaves are beautiful, striking, refreshing, and even exhilarating! The squirrels are scampering about, and creation becomes a treasure box for us to enjoy its gifts.