Team work

September 18, 2024: At Mass this morning, music and prayers were shared by the Sisters of the German Province. In his homily, Father Michael spoke of the importance of acceptance and forgiveness.

Conducting the General Chapter is a team effort. For many years, Professor Dr. Margret Nemann and Cathedral Provost Father Hans-Bernd Koeppen have been working with the Generalate as facilitators and moderators. Professor Father Dr. Dr. Michael Plattig O.Carm. serves as the Spiritual Director for the Generalate and the Chapter.

This Chapter also includes several guests. Young Sisters from the Polish, Japan, and Indian Provinces attend, along with the Motherhouse IT team, and the secretaries from the German Province and the Generalate, Mechthild Decker, Birgit Reinermann and Hildegard Benoelken. For the first time, employees who are not vowed religious also participate: Prof. Dr. Michael Moellmann, from the Generalate Board of Directors, Martin Krawinkel, Finance Director, and the media team: Claudia Berghorn/ Generalate, Brian Blasco/ U.S. Canonical House, and Michael Kestin/ photographer.