by Michael Hammond | Aug 18, 2015 | Associates News
Interpreter Susana Beitman helps Fernanda Ruiz (left) and Carmen Guía (right) participate in the opening ritual of Chapter 2015 Two Providence Associates from Peru journeyed to Kingston in April for the Associates meetings connected to the Sisters’ Chapter...
by Michael Hammond | Aug 17, 2015 | Chapter
Everybody wants to see the plans! We have a long way to go first. This is a mockup only. Every four years, the Sisters of Providence hold decision-making meetings the Church calls “Chapter.” In April of this year, big decisions were made that direct the future of the...
by Michael Hammond | Aug 17, 2015 | Heirloom Seed Sanctuary stories
BY CATE HENDERSON Train up a child in the way s/he should go: and when s/he is old, s/he will not depart from it.Proverbs 22:6 The Heirloom Seed Sanctuary gets a Queen’s student for community practicum most years and it’s such a pleasure to work with educators who see...
by Michael Hammond | Aug 17, 2015 | About Us News
For the day of the congregational celebration, the Jubilarians choose a Sister to speak for them. This year, Sister Dianne McNamara, who marks 50 years as a Sister of Providence, gave a speech about change. Here is an excerpt: It is because God first called us that we...
by Michael Hammond | Aug 10, 2015 | Friday Silent Vigil, Justice
1995: Two Sisters hold up a sign they had just made at the planning meeting for the first vigil BY SISTER SHIRLEY MORRIS, SP As a Sister of Providence, I would like to express my gratitude to the many vigil keepers (“vigilantes!”) who participated and...
