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A publication for the Sisters of Providence and Friends ● FALL 2012

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INSIDE: LCWR Assembly ● Rio +20 ● Perpetual vows

Welcome home

and farewell

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home and farewell...

Sisters of Providence

International choose:

Sr. Karin Dufault as general superior

Sr. Mary Kaye Nealen as general councilor

Participants affirmed the following resolutions:

• To commit ourselves, personally and communally, to contemplative listening, dialogue and discernment as our way of life;

• To explore Congregational structures that will free us to open ourselves and respond to the new and to emerging needs; and

• To ensure formation for Mission in light of the realities of our Congregation and to those of the world of today. ●

For more photos of local sisters at the General Chapter,

go to http://www.sistersofprovidence.net.

For more information on the General Chapter,

go to http://www.providenceintl.org/en

This was the 29th General Chapter of the Sisters of

Providence, held July 8-28 at the Sisters of Providence

International Centre in Montreal. And what a chapter it was!

Those following it from homes around the world were kept up to date by the exceptional efforts of the Communication Committee -- Sisters Alba Letelier, Claire Houde, Judith Desmarais and Karenn Moraga, Marie-Claude Béland and communication agent Nadia Bertoluci. They offered daily e-newsletters in three languages, photo galleries on the web and three videos of interviews with key players. The effort by all involved was awesome and was greatly appreciated.

There were 84 members of the General Chapter, with 10 temporary vowed participant observers. The gathering, which included contemplative listening, dialogue and discernment, was facilitated by Sister Pat Kozak, CSJ.

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A Prayer for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)

n this time of pain and promise,we call on Godʼ’s Spirit to bless the leadership of LCWR, of our Congregation, and all women religious who strive to live the gospel in these uncertain times.

We call on the Spirit of God to reveal the way forward that is faithful to Godʼ’s dream for us and our lives together.

May all who are called to engage in prayer and conversation come to the table with hearts that are open, transparent, and faith-filled. May their reflection be marked by a deep listening to the voice of the Spirit at work in our world.

May the holy ones who have gone before us inspire us by their courage and wisdom and affirm that we are not alone.

May we continue to faithfully live the questions of our time and witness to the people of God that we are women at home with mystery and filled with fierce hope for our shared future.Amen.

Chris Koellhoffer, IHM