We welcome five more candidate-associates

Kris Beck (right) and her companion, Sister Ann Sullivan, begin their Providence journey together.

On Saturday, Oct. 29, Sister Diane Mason, director of Providence Associates, welcomed Kris Beck, Michelle Davis, Lori Strawn, Maria Varela, Tracy Wilson and their companions to the second orientation for 2011-2012 candidate-associates at the Woods. While most of the candidates came from the Wabash Valley or the Indianapolis area, Lori traveled from Wichita, Kan.

During the Eucharistic Liturgy at the orientation, 2010-2011 Providence Candidate-Associate Mary Kay Powell made her first commitment as an associate. Her companion is her sister, Sister Rita Black.

This was the second of two orientations held at the Woods. The first gathering occurred on Saturday, Oct. 15. Other orientations will take place in California and Texas.

The 2010-2011 Providence Candidate-Associates will be making their first commitments during the Eucharistic Liturgy in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 1:30 p.m. (EST). The public is invited to share in this day.

The Providence Associate pin for Mary Kay Powell is blessed by Father Daniel Hopcus.