Sisters of Providence recognizes 2021 jubilarians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 19, 2021 This summer Sisters of Providence will celebrate the anniversaries of members who have served in the Renton, Wash., based congregation for 50, 60,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 19, 2021 This summer Sisters of Providence will celebrate the anniversaries of members who have served in the Renton, Wash., based congregation for 50, 60,…
The Sisters of Providence celebrated two 100th birthdays this year: Sister Cecilia Paganessi on July 9 and Sister Irene Charron on October 4. The centenarians enjoyed cake and…
The Provincial Administration offices in Renton will remain formally closed until October, and the offices in Spokane will be closed until September. Conservative measures have been adopted in…
Sister Lina Sister Felina (Lina) Afinidad, age 90, a Sister of Providence for 56 years, died July 9, 2020, at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle, Wash. Lina Afinidad was…
For the 104 Sisters of Providence in Mother Joseph Province, the coronavirus pandemic has given the sisters an imposed contemplative period, become a catalyst for rapid change, and…
Sister Mary Laureen Sister Rita Marie Ferschweiler, SP, age 102, a Sister of Providence for 76 years, died April 25, 2020, at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle, Wash. Sister…
This isn’t the first time the Sisters of Providence congregation has weathered a pandemic. From 1918 to 1919, more than 21 million people worldwide were killed by an…
“Say their names!” “Black lives matter!” “I can’t breathe!” These were some of the chants that could be heard in the upswell of the demonstration in West Seattle…
This year Sisters of Providence recognizes nine jubilarians: Sister Margaret (Maggie) Pastro, celebrating her 50th, and Sisters Chauncey Boyle, Karin Dufault, Mary Hawkins, Carla Montante, Jean Schultz, Katherine…
We are heartbroken by the recent senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black lives taken by policing gone wrong and other racial…
By Sister Rosalie Locati The seed of gratitude nestles in the deepest recesses of the heart. From our birth it begins to bud forth triggered by the love,…
March 4, 2020 – This year we welcome a new Leadership Team to the Sisters of Providence Provincial Administration office in Renton, Wash. The image above shows the…