Winter 2013
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~ Christmas message from the Leadership Team
~ Three sisters are missioned to international experiences (El Salvador – Srs. Annette Seubert and Vilma Franco, Chile – Sr. Sue Orlowski)
~ Sr. Chauncey Boyle joins PH&S board of directors
~ Roncalli International Foundation board president (Guy Courchesne) visits MJP
~ A Cause To Dine For – speakers tell it like it is about women and homelessness
~ Annual appeal – Put women and children on your Christmas list
~ Four new board members join Providence Pariseau Corp., sponsor of Sojourner Place
~ Sr. Marita Capili professes first vows in Spokane
~ Sr. Kathryn Rutan accepts interim leadership post in Vermont
~ Sr. Anna Marie Koval is missioned to Seattle ~ Corporate stance: Sisters plan steps to bring end to death penalty ~ Vocation ad
~ Volunteer (Janelle Otterholt) finds dream job in Sisters of Providence Library
~ Jubilee donation benefits Sisters of Providence in Haiti
~ Obit: Wilma Louis Fitzgerald, SP ~ Please Remember in Prayer ~ Briefs
- Holy Family Hospital says farewell to Sister Annette Seubert
- New Providence Associate (Pat Koetter) welcomed in Seattle
- A gathering of special friends (Filipino sisters at Twin Lakes)
- Travels – Sr. Joyce Green at the beach in Oregon and Sr. Inez Arkell at Monarch, Mont.
- Sr. Suzette becomes chaplain in northeastern Washington
- Two Sisters of Providence renew vows (Srs. Rosa Sen Nguyen and Hong Nga Nguyen)
- Sr. Dolores Ellwart moves from DeSmet, Idaho, to Spokane
- PAs in Greater Seattle renew their commitment
~ Nun on campus (Sr. Rosa Sen Nguyen): reflections on her education
Fall 2013
Traditional PDF: Part 1 | Part 2 |Part 3 | Part 4 ~ (In California, Arizona/Mexico and Guatemala) Sisters give a voice and a hand to support those in need:
- Nuns on the Bus (Sr. Charlene Hudon)
- Guatemala (Sr. Kitsy Rutan)
- SOA Border Watch (Sr. Jo Ann Showalter)
~ 2013 Mother Joseph Award profile – Dr. Darin Neven, Spokane
~ Community Days/Provincial Chapter
~ Sisters adopt corporate stance to end the death penalty
~ 2013 Jubilee celebration photos ~ Passing the baton: Sr Joan Gallagher ends term as vocation director; succeed by Sr. Karen Hawkins
~ Sr Anna Loan Nguyen leads long-term retreat for Dominican sisters in Vietnam
~ Sr Margarita Hernandez professes perpetual vows in Seattle
~ Sr Sue Orlowski visits White Violet Center in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.
~ Obits: Maria Teresa Lopez, S,Keith Abrahams, PA ~ Please Remember in Prayer
~ Briefs
- Sisters present MJ statue to retiring PH&S Oregon Region CEO (Greg Van Pelt)
- Farewell celebration for Sr. Maribeth Carson in Everett
- Graduation photo – Srs Antony Tebitendwa, DM, and Maria Gorreth Nassali, DM
- VOCARE 2013 – Vocation retreat in Spokane draws 37 young women, including 18 returnees
- Sr Ana Dolores Orellana-Gamero leaps over another educational hurdle
- Sr Marie-Claire Soucy returns from Haiti
- Sr Vilma Franco graduates in early childhood education
- A student’s special project leads to a special tour (Jessica Rehmann at PAV)
- Blessing of historical marker remembering the Maryknoll Church and School (Srs Joan Campbell and Mary Clare Boland)
- Two sisters “graduate” from Institute of Law and Religious Life (Srs Judith Desmarais and Jo Ann Showalter)
- Susan Keyes, PA, retires from PH&S Ministry Leadership Formation
~ Women of Providence gather in Renton
~ Canonical novice arrives from Holy Angels Province in Edmonton, Alberta (Sr Mary Phillips)
~ Peace Community installs Peace Pole at Caritas Court
Summer 2013
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~ 2013 Mother Joseph Award recipients Teresa Bigelow, Seattle, and Dr. Darin Neven, Spokane
~ 2013 Jubilarians (12) ~ News from the Philippines:
Sr. Clare Lentz’s ministry; Sr. Lina Afinidad’s Jubilee celebration; visit from Provincial Superior Judith Desmarais
~ Two more Ugandan sisters graduate from Seattle University – Srs. Antony Tebitendwa and Maria Gorreth Nassali ~ News from El Salvador
Farewell celebration for Sr. Pauline Lemaire; visit from Sr. Karen Hawkins and Provincial Superior Judith Desmarais ~ UGF presents Manus Dei Medal Award to Sr. Mary Kaye Nealen ~ Ministry at Rod’s House in Yakima (Srs. Josie Ramac, Fidela Adriano and Roberta Rorke)
~ Obits
- Imelda Marie Flynn, SP
- June Anne (Hardy) McFaul, PA
- Lucy Margaret St. Hilaire, SP
- Father Neill R. Meany, SJ, PA
~ Please Remember in Prayer ~ Briefs ~ Briefs
- Sisters honored with Spirit of Marianwood award
- Sr. Rebecca Berghoff reads to children at The Mount
- Intercultural life experience by Sr. Sharon Fitzpatrick from Montreal
- Sr. Helen Brennan honored by IPJC
- SPs host WPC vocation, formation and leadership reps at SJR
- Mother’s Day Tea benefits Sojourner Place
~ Staff pilgrimage to Vancouver, Wash.
Spring 2013
Traditional PDF: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 ~ Sister Celia Chappell becomes new provincial councilor ~ Ritual marks closure of health-care unit at Mount St. Joseph ~ Thank you to donors and benefactors ~ Providence Pariseau board and corporate members adopt strategic plan ~ Congregational leader visits Providence Associate’s ministry in Cameroon ~ Obituaries
- Carole Marie Morin, SP
- Cecile Roux, SP
- Margaret Eileen Croghan, SP
- Mary Ann Shearer, SP
- Patricia Carole Vartanian, SP
~ Please Remember in Prayer ~ Briefs
- New PA in Burbank (Linda Wyatt)
- Sister comes from Philippines for cross-cultural experience (Lucy Vasquez, SP)
- Program at Spokane intercommunity ministry adds a greenhouse (New Leaf Bakery Café)
- Water damage at SJR
- Two artists meet (Dale Chihuly and Sr. Lucy Villanova)
- Sister Margarita (Hernandez) leads retreat
~ SHMC dedicates new children’s emergency center Annual benefit dinner and silent auction benefits Sojourner Place (ValenDine)
~ Who Are the Elderly? (Poem by Sr. Maria Reilly, SP)