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Cooper’s presents Embroidered Blankets to Sisters of Providence

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Local business celebrates Community’s 150th Year, supports SP-founded Providence Ministries for the Needy

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Three honors in three months for Sister Mary Caritas Geary

Three honors in three months for Sister Mary Caritas Geary

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IN HER 100TH YEAR: Sister Caritas’ career is nothing short of extraordordinary

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Sisters of Providence celebrate, honor five Jubilarians

Sisters of Providence celebrate, honor five Jubilarians

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Collectively, these five Sisters of Providence have dedicated 350 years of service to God and the Community

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Special gifts enable unique cancer care program

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Genesis foundress and cancer survivor, Sister Elizabeth Oleksak uses generous donations to benefit others.

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Emerging from COVID restrictions

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Spring is coming, temperatures are rising. Changes are uplifting the spirits of staff and residents at all Sisters of Providence facilities.

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New Leadership for SP Associates

New Leadership for SP Associates

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A special ritual to recognize the change in leadership for the SP Associates was held on September 27, 2020.

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Over 146 years of stories, headlines and photos

Over 146 years of stories, headlines and photos

Our pioneer Sisters came to Holyoke in 1873 as members of another community from Kingston, Ont., Canada. In 1892, we became incorporated as the Sisters of Providence, an independent congregation in the Springfield Diocese.

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We must never forget that the chief problem of any kind of renewal is how to balance the changing with the changeless, how to balance demands of contemporary life with the treasures of the past.

- Mother Mary Loretto Donovan