Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul
1200 Princess Street K7L 4W4 Kingston, ON, Canada

The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul served in Perth from 1892 to 2010. Pictured is St. John’s Convent, Perth which was built in 1905. This building served as the Sisters’ home from 1905 to 1986. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Sr. Mary Claudia and Sr. Mary Bertille were blood sisters who entered the congregation a few months apart in 1913. Sr. Mary Claudia served most of her life at St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville. Sr. Mary Bertille died young, at age 33. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

World Book Day is April 23! Here is a photograph of Sr. Mary Matthew Kelly enjoying a good book in Belleville, Ontario in 1963. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Sister Rose Marie Scanlan standing in the first Our Lady of Providence Convent in Brantford, Ontario as it was being demolished in April 1966. The cornerstone of the new convent was blessed in May 1966. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

April 11th is National Pet Day. In this photo Sr. Mary Gregory Kennedy, Sr. Mary Raphael McCann and Sr. Mary Raymond Moore watch Pearl Dumont getting her dog to perform a trick outside of Providence Hospital, Daysland, Alberta in 1912. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

January 24th is the International Day of Education. Here is a photo of Sister Mary Rodriguez with her class at St. Peter’s School, Trenton, Ontario in 1928. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Local authors released a collection of poetry honouring the lives and legacy of the Sisters of Providence.

In December, a ceremony was held for the transfer of the St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in Brockville, giving the land new purpose. Sister Sandra Shannon spoke on behalf of the Sisters at this ceremony. https://www.providence.ca//transfer-of-st-vincent-de-pau/

Blessing of the new church in 1987, Cristo Luz del Mundo, El Progresso, Peru. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Novices having fun ice skating at Providence Motherhouse in Kingston, Ontario, in 1956-1957. Notice their black knitted hats that fit over their white veils. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Students looking at a nativity scene at St. Peter's School, Edmonton, Alberta. The sisters of Providence taught at St. Peter’s School from 1952 to 1975. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Sister Sara and Providence Associate Carmen live in Peru. In this article, they describe some of the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought and what they are doing to support their communities. https://www.providence.ca//campaign-for-oxygen-in-caraba/

November 21 is World Television Day. Sr. Mary Hildegarde Rushman turning on the television for the residents at the House of Providence, Kingston ON in the late 1950s. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

St. Mary’s Hospital in Camrose Alberta opened on October 24th, 1924. The Sisters of Providence administered St. Mary’s Hospital from 1924 to 2002. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

This evening's Climate Emergency Workshop, hosted by JPIC's Jeremy Milloy, has been rescheduled for December 3, at 6:30 PM. Here is the link for the updated event: https://calendar.kfpl.ca/event/4695841

St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kingston Ontario, ca. 1906 #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

A hand tinted postcard of Princess Street, Kingston, ON, ca. 1908 #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

St. Anthony’s Home in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Sisters of Providence ran St. Anthony’s Home, a long term care home for the elderly from 1939 until 1995. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Jeremy Milloy of our Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Office is co-hosting these free climate workshops with the public library. Please sign up and share!

Sr. Wilhelmina O'Hearn, Sr. M. Frances Teresa, Sr. Mary Lenore Carter, and Sr. Mary Laboure at St. Cathagh’s Convent in Tweed on October 27th, 1967. The Sisters of Providence served in Tweed from 1917 to 1999. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

October 8 1994, Mass in Providence Motherhouse Chapel, Kingston, Ontario. A part of the 1994 Providence Event hosted by the Women of Providence in Collaboration, which is an association of religious congregations bearing the name and charism of Providence. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Turning of the sod for an addition at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital, Kingston on October 6, 1971. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

A postcard of St. Carthagh’s Church in Tweed, Ontario. The Sisters of Providence arrived in Tweeed in September 1917 to teach in St. Carthagh’s School. They continued to teach in the school until 1986, and be present in Tweed until 1999. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Five Sisters of Providence moved to Brantford in late August 1961 to teach at St. Bernard’s School and Providence College. That September there was a reception in the garden to celebrate their coming and the opening of Our Lady of Providence Convent. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Grade Ten Boys of St. Michael’s Academy, Belleville in 1943. The Sisters of Providence taught at St. Michael’s Academy from 1909 to 1974. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Teacher’s go to school too! The Sisters of Providence sent Sisters to Normal School in Ottawa and Toronto for teacher training from the late 1800s to the 1940s. Here is a postcard of the Normal School in Ottawa. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

The Sisters enjoying recreation time on the grounds of Providence Hospital, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

Sr. Mary Bernard Sr. Rose Collins enjoying a trip in a row boat with another Sister. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt

A hand tinted postcard of St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in Brockville, Ontario, postmarked August 1911. The Sisters of Providence ran the hospital from 1887 to 2006. The hospital moved to this location on Garden Street in 1892. #ThrowBackThursday #tbt