Providence Associates are a growing group in each of the WPC member congregations. The Associates from St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN are one example. See what's new with them in this article. Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence gathered March 11-13 for the Providence Community spring retreat. Thirty people participated in person at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and 47 participated virtually via livestream. All [...]
The Associates of the Sisters of Divine Providence of Melbourne, KY are very busy practicing the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Practice of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy are at the center of every CDP Associate’s commitment. Like the threads of a tapestry, each contributes to a richly embroidered, larger picture of God’s providence—alive, active, wrapping the [...]
The Sisters of Providence at St. Mary of the Woods, IN witnessed eighteen women and men make commitments as Providence Associates last Fall with plenty of others on the way! This article comes from Jason Moon, who works in their Mission Advancement Office. "Eighteen people recently deepened their relationships with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. On Saturday, [...]
The Associates of the Sisters of Providence in Montreal, who are from Chile, share with us some of their reflections on being an associate and what inspires them. The Providence Associates (PA) are people from different backgrounds and their Mission covers nine countries: Canada, the United States, El Salvador, Haiti, Chile, Argentina, the Philippines, Cameroon, and Egypt. All our members [...]
Since we finished the month of February celebrating consecrated life, I thought I would use the month of March to focus on the Associates of Providence from our various WPC congregations. “The Sisters of Providence welcomed a new Associate Director, Aida Gaouette, over the past few months. She had served Associate co-director and now has taken on full responsibilities as [...]
The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul and their Associates have been discussing their future. Barbara Baker, the Director of Associates, shares their process with us in this article. The Providence Associates have known since 2018 that sometime in the future we would need to move away from our dependence on the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent [...]
This is a continuation of Sr. Karin Dufault's presentation for their International Associate Gathering this past May on the four I's (International, Intercultural, Intergenerational, and Interdependent). Today's topic is Part Four: Interdependent. " We recognize that God created us to be in a relationship. The Trinity, Father, Son, and Spirit, or said another way, Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier is the perfect [...]
This is a continuation of Sr. Karin Dufault's presentation for their International Associate Gathering this past May on the four I's (International, Intercultural, Intergenerational, and Interdependent). Today's topic is Part Three: Intergenerational. "As Sisters of Providence, we are well aware that our community is blessed to be intergenerational as well as international and intercultural. We have sisters who are centenarians, [...]
This is a continuation of Sr. Karin Dufault's presentation for their International Associate Gathering this past May on the four I's (International, Intercultural, Intergenerational, and Interdependent). Today's topic is Part Two: Intercultural. "In the 1992 resolution, the term 'multicultural congregation' was used. The resolution called the community to conduct a theological and practical reflection process on the international and multicultural [...]
In May the Sisters of Providence from Montreal and their four provinces had their first international virtual experience with their Providence Associates. The complete theme of this gathering was: "Bearers of the Providence Flame in our International, Intercultural, Intergenerational and Interdependent World." At that meeting Sr. Karin Dufault, the Congregational Leader, gave a presentation on the history of the four [...]
