L'ACTUALITÉ - LES DERNIÈRES NOUVELLES
2011-11-18
Sister María Antonieta Trimpay, SP, General Councilor for the Sisters of Providence, began in September, 2011, a three-month internship program with UNANIMA International in New York City. As an intern at UNANIMA, Sister María Antonieta brings the Providence Charism and Mission to the objectives and commitment of UNANIMA on behalf of marginalized persons, in particular women and children, and for the protection of life on planet earth. Here she shares her experience in the first weeks of her internship:
2011-11-18
"An atom of humility is worth more than a mountain of good works."
(Quote of the Servant of God Bernarda Morin, Foundress of the Sisters of Providence in Chile). At the Bernarda Morin Center in Santiago, Chile, the figure of Mother Bernard projects itself like a timeless beam of light. With the closing of the diocesan process in 2010, the next step in her process is now opening in Rome.
2011-10-07
10th ANNIVERSARY - Beatification of Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin
Under bright sunshine, on October 7, 2001, thousands of pilgrims from around the world filled St. Peter Square in Rome to attend the beatification of seven persons, including the foundress of the Sisters of Providence, Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin, Montreal's first to be beatified.
2011-10-04
Sister Marie-Claire Soucy, SP, who was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.A., entered the sisters of Providence in 1961 after completing her nursing studies. Soon after her profession, Sister Marie-Claire and three other Sisters of Providence went to Cuernavaca, Mexico, to study Spanish. Without having made her perpetual vows, she left for her first mission assignment in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. Today, after spending years of ministry in Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, the United States and Chile, Sister Marie-Claire is serving in a clinic in the northern region of Haiti.
2011-10-04
From April 4 to July 15, 2011, the Sisters of Providence International Center in Montreal hosted the 2011 International Initial Formation Program. Fifteen temporary-vows sisters, three apostolic novices and four sisters of the formation team lived in community this rich time of learning and sharing and development.
2011-10-03
Providence Family, Somalia is calling us
In July 2011, the UN declared officially a state of famine in the Bakool and Lower Shebelle regions of southern Somalia. "A state of famine is usually declared when two adults or four children per 10,000 inhabitants of a given country die each day and when a third of those underage suffer from serious malnutrition. In the southern Somalia regions six persons die each day and serious malnutrition affects more than half of the children. » (Cf. el Periódico.com)
2011-06-17
In 2011, from the beginning of April through mid-July, fifteen temporary-vows Sisters, three apostolic novices and the four Sisters who make up Congregational Formation Team, have been living an International Formation Program at the Sisters of Providence International Centre in Montréal.
2011-06-11
Providence International Experience - Part II
"I wish to thank God and the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence for the opportunity which has been given to me to have this experience. All is richness and commitment at the same time; it has been good to live this time of grace." Marisol Avila, SP
Following the international experience that the sisters in formation have had prior to their 2011 International Formation Gathering, here is the second and last part of their testimonies.
2011-06-03
Bring forth and right our relationship with nature
The spirituality of creation is being aware of the environment, and that's everything that God created that is part of our world - the water, the plants, the air - the things that we take for granted that are natural and good.
2011-06-03
Step by step, Love, which enlivens everything, has worked out before our hope-filled eyes the miracle of transforming the part of our school that was destroyed in the earthquake of February 27, 2010.
2011-06-03
My awareness of the spirituality of creation was raised in the 1970s. Authors were writing about the topic and workshops were being offered that promoted looking at the world through new eyes.
2011-06-03
Since last January 25, Egypt and a large part of the Arab world have been living through times of instability. The Sisters of Providence, based in Agami near the Mediterranean coast, are direct witnesses to these great changes that are making history in Egypt. Here is their testimony.
2011-02-22
THEY’RE ENRICHED BY SIMPLICITY
A no-frills lifestyle has been a blessing for the Waldrefs, PA
Rita Amberg-Waldref and George Waldref were married 34 years ago. The vow they took at the beginning of their marriage is well expressed in the words on the plaque which hangs on the wall of their home in Spokane's North Side: "To live simply that others might simply live."
2011-02-22
“Going green” at Our Lady of Providence
At Our Lady of Providence, as the things that had been thrown away before are now being recycled, the wild flower and vegetable gardens, the pride and joy of the Sisters, are flourishing.
2011-02-22
A small gesture… but A GIANT LEAP!
Always attentive to the events that are occurring around us, the JPIC Committee members of Emilie-Gamelin Province are constantly evolving in their solidarity with organizations that are working to find solutions to environmental problems. For this reason, they entered into the Campaign of Development and Peace "Water for all, a justice issue", and have invited the Sisters of Providence and the Providence Associates to join in a personal and community commitment.
2011-02-17
Brief history of DeSmet, Idaho
This article is written in solidarity with Sr. Dolores Ellwart, SP, and the people of DeSmet, Idaho, as they grieve the loss of their historic school in the fire of February 4th, 2011. Since the building has close ties with the Sisters of Providence, we are sharing a bit of the history that Peter Schmid and Jennifer Roseman of Mother Joseph Province Archives and Communications departments have provided for us.
2010-12-23
Providence International Experience
The International Centre - Sisters of Providence, in Montreal, Canada, will receive the Sisters in Formation for the 2011 International Formation Program.
Sisters who will participate in the 2011 International Formation Program have been invited to carry out their international experiences in the different provinces of the Congregation during the year 2010 and early 2011. By living in a province other than their own, they enjoy an opportunity to know another cultural reality of the Congregation and, at the same time, to take up the challenge of learning a second, or even a third language thus enabling them to live more easily in the cultural environment that welcomes them.
2010-12-21
Provincial Chapter - Our Lady of Providence Vice Province
On November 19-21, 2010, the Sisters of Our Lady of Providence Vice-province gathered in Tagaytay, Philippines, for their Provincial Chapter of election.
2010-12-21
On November 13, 2010, a large group of Sisters of Providence of Emilie-Gamelin Province gathered together to bid farewell to the Maison de la Providence on Fullum Street in Montreal.
2010-09-01
30th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Oscar Romero
Sisters from Mother Joseph Province join the commemoration events in El Salvador.
2010-09-01
Mother Joseph Province sisters walk "In the Footsteps of Emilie..."
When the opportunity to visit Montreal for the first time and to walk in the Footsteps of Mother Emilie Tavernier Gamelin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence, was offered to the sisters of Mother Joseph Province, a number of them excitedly signed up for the pilgrimage.
2010-09-01
Midnapore Cycle blends theatre, history, risk
The play portrays the Blackfoot, John Glenn, Father Lacombe, Samuel Shaw, Pat Burns, and the Sisters of Providence.
2010-05-26
On April 27, 2010, the Sisters of Providence of Chile celebrated with great joy a thanksgiving Eucharist presided over by Archbishop Francisco Javier Errázuriz of Santiago, Chile, in order to close the diocesan process for the Cause of Beatification of the servant of God, Mother Bernarda Morin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence in Chile.
2010-05-26
The 40th General Conference, which gathers all the provincial leadership teams of the Congregation, was held April 11-15, 2010, at the Sisters of Providence International Centre, in Montreal.
2010-05-26
50th anniversary of the Emilie Tavernier Gamelin Cause
Fifty years ago, the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence set up an office that would be responsible for working toward the beatification and canonization of their foundress Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin.
2010-04-19
VOCATIONS/FORMATION/LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
The purpose of the conference was to reflect more deeply on Providence spirituality.
2010-01-19
HAITI: the Sisters of Providence survive earthquake!
The Sisters of Providence serving in Haiti are all alive. At the time of the earthquake on January 12, 2010, four missionary sisters from Quebec, four Haitian sisters and two Haitian pre-novices were living in two initial formation houses in the center of Port-Au-Prince. The houses sustained damage but are still standing. "So far, we are sleeping with people from the street and we sleep well, close to each other to keep warmer, under the open sky. It's special!" S. Diane Sarrasin
2010-01-01
Election of the New Provincial Leadership Team of Mother Joseph Province
Four Sisters of Providence have been named to provide leadership for Mother Joseph Province for 2010-2014.
2009-12-07
Election of the New Provincial Leadership Team of Bernard Morin Province
The election of the new Provincial Leadership team of Bernard Morin Province for 2009 - 2012 took place on October 23-24, 2009.
2009-12-01
New items at the Boutique of Emilie Gamelin Center
We now have for sale new rosary beads made by a Sister of Providence:
2009-11-02
The Providence Associates Bulletin now online!
The history of our community resonates more and more with lay persons who recognize in themselves and in their experience the grace of the same Providence Charism. There are more than 1000 Providence Associates across the world!
2009-08-20
Sister Suzette Hilaria Bautista transfers her perpetual vows
The Sisters of Providence are pleased to present Sister Suzette Hilaria Bautista, aged 55, who canonically transferred her perpetual vows to the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence on June 19, 2009.
2009-08-19
Sister Mary Grace Valdez takes her perpetual vows
The Sisters of Providence are pleased to present Sister Mary Grace Valdez, aged 34, who pronounced her perpetual vows on May 9, 2009.
2009-08-17
The General Administration employees go on a pilgrimage “In the footsteps of Emilie”.
On May 27, 2009, the employees of the General Administration made the "Footsteps of Emilie Gamelin Pilgrimage" through the city of Montreal, visiting the places that were familiar to Blessed Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin, the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence, whose process of canonization is underway.
2009-07-02
The Providence Associates Bulletin now online!
The history of our community resonates more and more with lay persons who recognize in themselves and in their experience the grace of the same Providence Charism. There are more than 1000 Providence Associates across the world!
2009-06-19
Summer 2009: The Émilie-Gamelin Centre joins the circuit of Montreal’s religious heritage
The Émilie Gamelin Centre is proud to join in the initiative of the Regroupement du patrimoine religieux montréalais (Montreal's Religious Heritage Coalition), which invites you to discover the museums of Montreal's religious communities.
2009-05-25
Freeing the Treasure - Thematic Exhibition of the Émilie-Gamelin Center
Extension of the thematic exhibition.