Ongoing Formation
On-Going Formation is a standing committee of the SCL community. New members’ names are suggested by the committee and submitted to the Community Director and her Council for appointment. Appointments are for three years with the option for renewal for a second term.
We become Sisters of Charity
in the fullest sense
over a lifetime
by being Gospel-centered
by constant renewal in Christ
by spending our lives in service to others
by living up to the name we bear:
Sister of Charity.
(Constitution Norm 46)
The sisters and associates on the on-going formation committee “share the responsibility to promote cohesion, continuity and sequence in the lifetime process of growth.” (Norm 40)
Our Mission Statement as a Committee
On going formation provides opportunities for the sister [or associate] to grow and develop personally and spiritually, to be prepared professionally for her apostolic ministry, and to renew her energies. (Directive 6.16)
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Considering each Sister of Charity of Leavenworth as
a woman religious—
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called by God to live the Gospel
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enriched by vowed life in community
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drawn by Jesus and needs of his people
an ecclesial woman—
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committed to the global mission of the church
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blessed with gifts for ministry with the people of God
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baptized into and fed by the Body of Christ, confirmed in faith
a professional woman—
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model and partner in ministry with God’s people
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dedicated to learning what a ministry requires
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maturing in resources, social interaction, and personal taste
what does each calling and identity imply for formation and development—
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in liturgy, creative and participative, embracing cultures of contact
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in prayer, communal and personal, directed to contemplation
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in learning through study, reading, and conversation
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in community life and expectations as Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
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in meaning of vows to be lived as visible countercultural signs
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in personal counsel and spiritual direction
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in uses of leisure as relaxation, source of growth, contribution to community
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in relationships with family, friends, colleagues, ecclesial partners
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in ministry as participation in mission of God realized in Jesus
S. Marie Brinkman, SCL
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Click HERE for Resources on Spiritual Growth
Compiled by the Ongoing Formation Committee
