Setting the course for the future

September 19, 2024: For 180 years, the congregation has trusted the works of the Holy Spirit and the same can be said in this 21^st General Chapter. Within the Chapter of Affairs, two groups have been working on important documents that will be guiding the lives of the Sisters for the next six years.

1. Editorial Group: The Constitutions were revised with suggestions from members of the congregation and the Editorial Group was tasked with clarifying the wording so it can be understood in the various languages.

2. Closing Document Group: Before the General Chapter, all the Sisters were invited to submit suggestions for areas of focus for the future. The Closing Document Group integrated the proposals that were approved into a plan that will guide the new General Council.

Sister Margarete, General Superior, shared information about her new team’s responsibilities and the initiatives that will be undertaken. Sister M. Rita and Sister M. Hiltrud will be responsible for the International Formation. Sister M. Hiltrud will also co-ordinate public relations intitiatives. Sister Lima will serve as the General Secretary, with Sister M. Laetita as Assistant Secretary. Sister M. Beata was re-elected General Treasurer and will be assisted by General Councilor Sister M. Teresa, whose first task it will be to study English and German. Sister M. Beata will also be responsible for the General Archive. Both Sister M. Beata and Sister Christa Maria will remain in the Generalate House, with Sister Christa Maria as the Convent Superior.

Already, the new Generalate team is working closely with all the Provinces and the U.S. Cononical House as well as St. Francis Foundation and other partners to co-ordinate international help for the Sisters in Poland affected by the terrible floods.