by Michael Hammond | Oct 25, 1999 | Sisters News
Preparing oneself for service to God involves a long journey of self-discovery, according to a vibrant young woman exploring life as a Sister of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul. In the summer of 1999, after an intensive period of self-growth, Charlene Thacker made...
by Michael Hammond | Aug 29, 1999 | Obituaries
After a long and fruitful life, Sister Mary Annette died August 29, 1999 at Providence Motherhouse. She was eighty-eight years old. Anne Mary, daughter of John Kennedy and Mary Elizabeth (Williams), was born in Belleville, Ontario, November 14, 1910. Her father, a...
by Michael Hammond | Aug 25, 1999 | Obituaries
Sister Mary Joanna died August 25, 1999 at St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital, Edmonton AB. In accordance with her wishes, Sister was waked and buried in Edmonton. Amelia Voytechek was born on Easter Sunday, April 23, 1916 in Mountain Park, AB. Her parents Michael and...
by Michael Hammond | Jul 29, 1999 | Obituaries
Although small in stature like Zaccheus of old, Sister Olive Gibbons, formerly Sister Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, was a great friend of Jesus and some would say a giant in the spiritual life. In her 94th year, the last surviving member of her immediate family, Sister...
by Michael Hammond | Jun 7, 1999 | Obituaries
Out of this life I shall never takeThings of silver and gold, I make.…Shall the Great Judge learnWhen my task is throughthat my spirit has gathered some riches too? These lines are part of a poem composed and left behind by Sister Mary Joseph’s mother, Mary Agnes, who...
