Providence Volunteer Ministry was a long-term lay volunteer ministry program for women and men that started in 1988. The program closed Aug. 31, 2010.

Thank you to all who gave service to Providence Volunteer Ministry and to those who provided sites for volunteers. We celebrate a program that has changed the lives of so many.

The Sisters of Providence General Council stated, “The decision is based both on current finances and challenges faced in regard to housing and other amenities offered to our volunteers. The decision in no way reflects any dissatisfaction with the quality of our past and present volunteer ministers, ministry site personnel, Sisters of Providence local communities who hosted volunteers or past and present program directors and support staff. Rather, it is the extraordinary goodness and capabilities of these persons that made this decision a wrenching one.”

Sisters of Providence Volunteer Services

Sisters of Providence Volunteer Services offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for those 18 and older at the Sisters of Providence motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Special arrangements can be made for groups under 18. Volunteers can donate time year-round, for a short period of time, seasonally or for a one-time event. To learn more, visit Sisters of Providence Volunteer Services.

Other programs

For other faith-based volunteer program opportunities, please go to the Catholic Network of Volunteer Services Web site at www.CNVS.org.