by Michael Hammond | Jul 15, 2016 | Liturgy News
The Motherhouse Chapel of Mary, Mother of Compassion features a rich and resonant organ. When the Royal Canadian College of Organists began planning their 2016 convention in Kingston, they ensured that the organ was on the program. Indeed, the organ was included three...
by Michael Hammond | Jul 15, 2016 | Liturgy News
Dr. Mark Sirett was first taught piano by a Sister of Providence – and he didn’t forget. Now a distinguished composer and the music director of the Cantabile Choirs of Kingston, every year he brings at least one of his choirs to perform for the Sisters at the...
by Michael Hammond | Jul 15, 2016 | Archives News
Sr. Mary Mercedes and the St. Michael’s Junior Band, Belleville, Ontario in 1938. BY VERONICA STIENBURG Music has a long history as an important ministry of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul. From the 1880s until today, Sisters of Providence have shared...
by Michael Hammond | Jul 15, 2016 | More Sisters at work
BY SISTER JEANNETTE FILTHAUT Since 2006 I have been involved with Changing Together Centre for Immigrant Women in Edmonton, working in research and teaching levels 3 and 4 of English as a Second Language. This year I had upwards of 12 – 16 women in my classes...
by Michael Hammond | Jul 15, 2016 | Liturgy News
As music teachers retired and local convents closed, many instruments made their way to the Motherhouse in Kingston. After a while, quite a collection accumulated made up of tambourines, drums, many recorders and more. There were a fair number of pitch pipes and...
