Seedy Saturday 2012

Seedy Saturday 2012

Cate Henderson, Sister Alda Brady and Kate Green from USC Canada Syrup, seeds and bees, oh my! The theme of this year’s Seedy Saturday, held on March 10, was Promoting Responsible Stewardship of Our Seed Heritage. It included guest speakers, seed savers, seed sellers,...
Sister Giovanni Burrowes

Sister Giovanni Burrowes

Sister Giovanni was born in Kingston, Jamaica on September 1, 1929 to Colin and Inez Burrowes. She came to Canada where she trained as a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal graduating in May 1953. She nursed on staff until she entered the novitiate of the Sisters...
Vocations Fair 2012

Vocations Fair 2012

Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates participated in a Vocations Fair at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish April 21-22.  The weekend event was a huge success with close to 25 exhibits highlighting opportunities in Ministry now and for the future. Representatives...
Sister Margaret McCallion

Sister Margaret McCallion

Sister Margaret McCallion of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul died peacefully at Providence Motherhouse, Kingston, Ontario on April 9, 2012 in the 65th year of religious life. Born on April 26, 1911 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland, she was the seventh...
Poverty Challenge 2012

Poverty Challenge 2012

left to right: Judi Wyatt, Alexandra Klepacki, Zaineb Zimmerman and Jamie Swift. Kingston’s Poverty Challenge is an intense one-day summit on poverty for high school students and teachers in the Kingston area. The 4th annual Challenge was held on March 28th at Duncan...