Providence Associates gather and entertain

The past few days have been ones of joyful celebrations and reunions for Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence. On Saturday, June 25, 13 sisters celebrated their golden jubilee. Among them was Sister Diane Mason, director of Providence Associates. Then on Sunday afternoon and evening, nearly 60 Providence Associates met in LeFer Ballroom at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for their second Annual Gathering.

On Monday morning, associates and sisters joined one another in O’Shaughnessy Dining Room for the opening of the 2011 General Chapter. During the opening Eucharistic Liturgy the room was filled with great energy. Later that afternoon, the State of the Congregation reports were heard.

Last summer during the sisters’ Annual Meeting, four Providence Associates — Sheila Donis, Sharon Medicis Michaud, Diann Neu and Mel Marino Wolff — entertained sisters and associates during a social with their particular version of ABBA’s Dancing Queen. Back by popular demand and with an even larger number of dancing queens, the associates once again entertained everyone in the newly remodeled Providence Hall Dining Room.

Keep checking back for images from these events!