From First Draft of History to Honoring the End of Life
Sr. Lynn Chappell, SP, first contributed to the Chronicles in 1966. She has been involved with them, in one way or another, ever since. Today, Sr. Lynn is…
Sr. Lynn Chappell, SP, first contributed to the Chronicles in 1966. She has been involved with them, in one way or another, ever since. Today, Sr. Lynn is…
Sr. Judith Desmaris, SP, first learned to sign for the deaf when some volunteers at the Washington School for the Deaf said they needed help to teach religion…
Sr. Pat Eley, SP, (right) needs to be meticulous. First, she searches through a book more than a century old for French names. The handwriting is penned in…
Sr. Charlotte Ann Van Dyke (Sr. Paulette) died on April 30, 2025 at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle, at 91 years of age and after 71 years as a…
The Sisters of Providence are saddened to announce that Sr. Barbara Schamber, SP, a Sister of Providence for 62 years, passed away yesterday, Sunday, March 23, 2025, at…
The island of La Pirraya is a twenty-minute boat ride from Puerta Parada through the Jiquilisco Bay in El Salvador. Boats motor past fishing villages and mangrove wetlands.…
The new governance model for the Sisters of Providence formally began on January 1, 2025. In the new configuration, there are three administrative centers – Canada, the United…
As the Sisters of Providence transition to a new leadership model, some exciting changes are taking place. Sr. Margarita Hernandez, SP, Elinor Alexander, and David Neisius are entering…
Sr. Roberta Rorke, (Sr. Mary of the Holy Trinity) age 91, a Sister of Providence for 67 years, died January 9, 2025 at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle. Sr.…
Sr. Elizabeth (Liz) Cole, age 76, a Sister of Providence for 35 years, died December 21, 2024, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Washington. Sr. Liz, as…
Sr. Rita Carmen Bergamini (Sr. Marie Carmen), age 103, a Sister of Providence for 81 years, died January 19, 2025 at St. Joseph Residence, Seattle. Sr. Rita was…
February 2, 1842 Today we remember an important part of Émilie Tavernier Gamelin’s spiritual journey. Since 1827, after the death of her husband and children, she had devoted…