2009-2010 Providence Volunteer Ministers front row, from left, Rachel Andrepont, and Kaitlin Ramsey; back row, from left, Jessie Light, Kate Sullivan, Arrianne Whittaker and Nancy Morales.

Providence Volunteer Ministers gather four times a year for Sabbath Days.

The Hebrew word for Sabbath means "a day of rest, tranquillity, peace and refreshment." In this spirit, the PVM Sabbath Days were created to provide opportunities for the volunteers to take a break occasionally from their service work and come together for prayer, reflection, friendship, and a meal to renew themselves to go forth and carry on the mission of love, mercy and justice in their service settings.

The following are links to reflections from past Sabbath Days.

• The presenter for Sept. 6, 2008 was Katy Stallings. The theme for the day was Praying and Telling our Stories. Read a Sabbath Day reflection by Providence Volunteer Minister Alice Liu.
• The May 2008 Sabbath Day took place at Chicago, led by Sister of Providence Jan Craven. Read a reflection of the day by Nicole Engels, 2008 Providence Volunteer Minister from Phoenix.
• The March 14, 2008 Sabbath Day took place at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., led by Sister of Providence Rosemary Schmalz. See photos from the day. Read a brief reflection from Emily Weber, 2008 Providence Volunteer Minister from Milwaukee.
• The Dec. 7, 2007 Sabbath Day was led by Katy Stallings in Indianapolis. See photos from the day. Read a reflection from one of the PVMs about the day.
• The Sept. 14, 2007 Sabbath Day was led by Sister Mary Montgomery at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Read a reflection by 2007-2008 PVM Laura Perticara.

For more information about Providence Volunteer Ministry, contact:

Julie Szolek-Van Valkenburgh, director
7425 N. Irvington Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-695-4634
pvm@spsmw.org