Join us this Sunday

There are plenty of reasons to spend the day at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods this Sunday and experience the spirit of Christmas. We’ll have our Christmas open house from 1 to 3 p.m. in the center.

Enjoy weaving, spinning and needle felting demonstrations and delicious homemade treats. Handmade items such as alpaca scarves, hats, gloves, socks, ornaments, pins and teddy bears are available for purchase. An alpaca afghan ($300 value) and a teddy bear will be raffled on Dec. 12. Tickets may be purchased at the open house for $2 each or six for $10.

Please ask us about alpaca and bee hive adoption opportunities as Christmas gifts. And, the two youngest alpacas will make an appearance at the open house.

Christmas concert
At 3 p.m. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Chorale and Madrigals will offer their Christmas Concert in the Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Brunch and Gift Shop
Sunday Brunch also is available in O’Shaughnessy Dining Room from 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. And just steps from O’Shaughnessy will be the “Light Up for Christmas” sale in The Gift Shop at Providence Center. Pull a Christmas bulb from the bag to see what percentage is taken off your purchase. Sunday’s Gift Shop hours are 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Advent
Some may be interested in Advent Vespers at 4:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Chapel in Owens Hall. The vesper service is the evening prayer of the Church. It is an opportunity to pray the psalms in song in an ecumenical spirit and to reflect on the Advent season’s scripture readings.

And don’t forget the Eucharistic Liturgy for the Second Sunday of Advent will be offered at 11 a.m. in the Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Celebrate Fiber!

Sycamore Farm Bed and Breakfast Inn in Terre Haute is hosting "Celebrate Fiber!" a one-day fiber event this Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

We will have a booth and will be selling our alpaca yarn, roving and handmade alpaca hats and scarves. We'll also have socks, gloves and felted art wall hangings by Sister Ruth Johnson for sale.

We have many Sisters of Providence, staff and volunteers who knit and crochet hats and scarves that are sold to help offset the costs of the hands-on environmental education programs at White Violet Center. We look forward to catching up with friends and meeting new ones at this event, so we hope to see you there.

Sycamore Farm is on the East side of Terre Haute, 2.5 miles north of I-70, exit 11, and one mile south of U.S. Hwy 40. The address is 5001 East Poplar Drive, Terre Haute, IN 47803.
There will be workshops, vendors and artisans. You'll find rug hooking, spinning, weaving, knitting, jewelry, stitching and antiques. The event is sponsored by Riverwools and A CommonCloth.