-
June 9, 2020
Catholic San Francisco
Sisters of Providence whose service included ministry in the Archdiocese of San Francisco are celebrating jubilee anniversaries as women religious.
Sister Nancy Reynolds, a canonist, entered the Sisters of Providence in 1960 professing first vows on Aug. 15, 1963, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1968.
Sister Nancy served as associate director of the Department of Canon Law of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 1987-2001.
Sister Nancy is a native of Indiana and holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She completed canon law studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
In 2001, she became a member of the Congregation’s Leadership Team serving for 10 years. Since 2013, Sister Nancy has been a canonical consultant to religious congregations.
Sister Edna Scheller is celebrating 70 years as a Sister of Providence.
She currently ministers in residential services at her congregation’s Providence Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Sister Edna is a former principal of Good Shepherd School in Pacifica.
Sister Edna entered the congregation in 1950 professing first vows on Aug. 15, 1952 and perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1957.
Sister Edna graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with an undergraduate degree in education later earning a graduate degree in education from Indiana University. In addition to Good Shepherd, she has taught at schools in states including Indiana, Illinois, and North Carolina.
The Sisters of Providence are a congregation of nearly 250 women religious. They have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sisters of Providence were founded by St. Mother Theodore Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840.