Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Welcome, new Providence Associates!

Kay Lambert Smith (center) and her companions, Sisters Mary Ann McCauley (left) and Ann Matilda Holloran, pose for a photo before the Rite of Commitment and Renewal.

There was a lot of good energy in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, Nov. 12. That energy emanated from 15 Providence Candidate-Associates who made their first commitments as Providence Associates and from nearly 40 Providence Associates who renewed their commitments. Family, friends and many Sisters of Providence joined in this joyous day of celebration.

General Officer Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, liaison to the Providence Associate Relationship, welcomed everyone. General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson delivered the reflection and Sister Diane Mason, director, led the Rite of Commitment and Renewal. Providence Associate Father Daniel Hopcus presided at the Eucharistic Liturgy.

On Saturday another Rite of Renewal ceremony took place in Louisville, Ky. Providence Associates Margo Edwards-O’Toole, Joan Frisz and Maria Price renewed their commitments in an intimate setting with Sisters Brigid Ann and Eileen Rose Bonner.

This coming Saturday, Nov. 19, ceremonies are slated in the chapel at Guerin Convent, River Grove, Ill., and St. Malachy Catholic Church in Brownsburg, Ind.

Joan Frisz, Maria Price and Margo Edwards-O’Toole (left to right) pose for a photo before their renewal ceremony in Louisville, Ky.

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