▁is ▁an ▁association ▁of ▁con greg ations ▁of ▁North ▁American ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁religious ▁sister s ▁with ▁" Pro v idence " ▁in ▁their ▁name . ▁It ▁initially ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁an ▁idea ▁by ▁Sister ▁Mich elle ▁Holland , ▁SP ▁( Sp ok ane , ▁Washington ), ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁event ▁for ▁religious ▁con greg ations ▁to ▁come ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁" expl oring ▁together ▁the ▁the ology ▁and ▁spiritual ity ▁of ▁Prov idence ." ▁This ▁event ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁Great ▁F alls , ▁Mont ana , ▁and ▁ 8 0 ▁sister s ▁from ▁varying ▁con greg ations ▁attended . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁another ▁event ▁occurred , ▁from ▁which ▁a ▁Women ▁of ▁Prov idence ▁in ▁Coll abor ation ▁ste ering ▁committee ▁was ▁formed . ▁This ▁committee ▁included ▁Mich elle ▁Holland , ▁SP ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ; ▁Barbara ▁D oh ert y , ▁SP ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mary - of - the - W ood s ; ▁Kath le en ▁Pop ko , ▁SP ▁of ▁Holy oke ; ▁Mary ▁Joan ▁Cou lt as , ▁CD P ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ; ▁and ▁An ita ▁Green , ▁CD P ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁con greg ations ▁have ▁continued ▁meeting ▁and ▁hosting ▁events ▁for ▁their ▁con greg ation ▁members . ▁These ▁members ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁Div ine ▁Prov idence , ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas ▁ ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of