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  WPC Luncheon Meeting in Atlanta The Women of  Provicence in Collaboration (WPC) Luncheon Meeting  was held in Atlanta on August 13, 2025, during the LCWR  Assembly. Sister Mary Stanco, HM, Director of WPC, presided over the meeting, where she inquired about the current status of WPC members and shared future plans. Sister Mary also took time to say farewell, as she will soon be stepping down from her position. We express our gratitude for her hard work and pray for God's blessings upon her!      

  2025 LCWR Annual Assembly The 2025 LCWR Annual Assembly was held in Atlanta, Georgia, from August 12 to 15. Under the theme “Hope Unbroken: in God's Promise,” the assembly provided an opportunity for the members of the LCWR who are living in this era to reflect on and discuss the various challenges they face. For more information, please visit the LCWR Facebook page.   https://www.facebook.com/lcwr.org

  Jesus’ transfiguration is a call to great hope. Image and more reading, go to:    https://wau.org/resources/article/our_destiny_in_christ    

    The CLT had the opportunity to meet with the newly appointed Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, and introduce our Congregation to him.   ................................................ Prayer for a Bishop "O God, you have chosen your servant, Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, to be a shepherd of your flock. Give him a spirit of courage and right judgment, a spirit of knowledge and love. By governing with fidelity those entrusted to his care, may he build your Church as a sign of salvation for the world. Amen." .............................................          

    "I reconize the guidance of heaven so evident in all things." -Mother Marie de la Roche - ............................ ............................ " Praise the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever; Praise the God of gods; for his mercy endures forever; Praise the Lord of lords; for his mercy endures forever;" (Psalm 136: 1-3)    

  Congregational Chapter 2026 Prayer As an international, intercultural community, let us pray together for God’s Spirit on the preparations for our 25th Congregational Chapter:   “Holy Adventure: The Path to Possibilities” Provident God, give us a sense of your Presence on our Holy Adventure together. Strengthen our trust in your providential love and care as we explore new paths for the future before us. Open us to see possibilities, give us the courage to embrace them, and to enter into this Congregational Chapter ready to embark on a Holy Adventure with You.  Amen.   (Sister Barbara McMullen, XVII Congregational Leader)  

            July 13, 2025 Dear Sisters, Happy Ketteler Day!  I call upon the spirits of both Bishop Ketteler and Mother Marie as I officially announce the Twenty-Fifth Congregational Chapter of the Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence.   The Chapter is scheduled to convene at St. Imbert Center in Seoul, South Korea from September 1-14, 2026.  The Chapter will officially open with a liturgy of the Holy Spirit, after which the Delegates will proceed to the meeting room to begin the opening session of the Chapter.  The Chapter will close on September 14 after the signing of the Acts of the Chapter and celebration of a closing Mass. The theme of the Chapter is Holy Adventure: The Path to Possibilities.  Undergirding this theme is the Scripture: “Behold I make all things new.”  (Revelations 21:5)  A holy adventure is a journey in trust and in hope that we will see together a new future for our Congregation.  We have been on this path for a few years now as we have pondered and shared ideas for our new governance structures, reviewed our Constitutions, participated in national and international meetings.  This “holy adventure” beckons us to come with an open spirit, a trusting heart, a far-sighted mission.  The “path to possibilities” offers us the opportunity to detach from our own preferences for the good of the whole, to energize us with hope to imagine new ways of being together and to listen to the workings of the Spirit in our midst for the transformation of our hearts.  The Chapter logo, designed by our own Sr. Bibiana, symbolizes this theme with the open circle, the path of possibilities from the present to our future, and the guidance of the Spirit leading us.   The three colors of green, blue and yellow speak of hope, peace, vitality, trust, wisdom, joy, faith, determination and creativity.  This adventurous path will challenge us to break down our boundaries and overcome obstacles.  This adventure will change us and give us the opportunity to experience a deep understanding and respect among our cultures as an international congregation in a new way as we open ourselves to new horizons.  Providence will lead us! The beginning day and a half of the Chapter will have a presentation by Sister Nancy Schreck, OSF who will open our hearts to the Gospel message of unity as we seek new directions for the Congregation’s future.  We will commit ourselves, once again, as an intercultural Congregation to deepen our relationships and interconnectedness with one another and our global world.  Much of the Chapter agenda will be informed from the work of the established Commissions, especially the Constitutions Commission, where we will be looking at and selecting a new governance model.  We will also be discerning and electing a new Congregational Leadership Team.  In preparation for this graced time in our history, I invite every Sister / local community to begin praying the enclosed Chapter prayer.  Let us call upon the Spirit’s guidance, as well as our founders and all the great women who have gone before us, to intercede for us before our Provident God for the courage to move in new and bold ways for the good of the whole.  We are on a” holy adventure” together, a special time of both grace, blessings and challenges.  Together we explore the “path to possibilities” that will lead us now and in the future years to come.  In God’s loving Providence, Sister Barbara McMullen, Congregational Leader   Acknowledgements:  Chapter Logo:  Sister Bibianna Jinah Whang                                        Chapter Prayer:  Sister Barbara McMullen, XVII General Superior

  "Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they?o " (Matthew 6:26)   "We pray in memory of our bishop Ketteler who, trusted in God’s Providence as he sought the guidance of the Spirit, read the signs of the times, and used his personal gifts, relationships, education and experience to be faithful to God’s call to service." (Adopted from, cdpgeneralate.org, 'Founders')

Global Connections                 Volume 9, Issue 3    We Are One! Sister Mary Francis Fletcher Our community, the Sisters of Divine Providence, is almost 175 years old!  Throughout our history, we have carried on the mission given to us by our founders in those early years.  We have been committed to loving witness in community and to social outreach and compassionate service in response to “the signs of the times”.  We have stretched ourselves as we expanded from our German foundation to new continents and countries, to new languages and cultures.  In that process we have sought, through our charism and spirituality, in fidelity to our founders’ legacy, to be unified and to celebrate our diversity.  As a community we recognize the fruits of new life, growth, healing and strength which others have experienced through our solidarity with them and in our commitment to truth and justice. More recently, over the past three decades, we have explored God’s call to mission today, as we continued to live our vows in community, in the midst of the changing realities of our world, and in response to the cries of the earth and people in need.  All of us have been tested in our vocation, in our ordinary daily lives, in our call “to live as Jesus did, striving always to do God’s will”.  We have celebrated our charism, lived into our mission, and grown in trust of God’s love and providence.  Today, we continue asking how we are called, all of us together, to be and to become, at this time of our shared journey.  Our world has become a global village and our understanding of the earth has broadened with recognition of our tiny space in this vast universe.  The developments and evolution around us, the growing social needs for justice and peace, and realties within our community, tell us – it is time again to change! .................... read the whole, please see the attachment ........................  

Intercultural Visioning Ministry Commission(IVMC)'s in Person meeting was held at Villa Mater Dei in Rome, from June 24 - 28, 2025.                    The commission focused on finalizing materials about developing and opening of the Congregational intercultural ministries. The commission members also had the opportunity to visit the ministries of the Saint'Egidio community and the Sisters of Kkottongne and participate in their ministries for two days during the meeting.