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Kapitel Umum 2010

 Kunjungi halaman ini informasi tentang Kapitel Umum untuk teman, rekan kerja dan mitra SND

 
 
 

As capitulares respondem com perguntas e  insights aos Relatórios Provinciais. Mais discussões esclarecem e definem como a Província está respondendo às necessidades reais do povo a quem servimos. O ouvido objetivo de quem escuta oferece novas soluções. 



Holy Father greets General Chapter Members

On Wednesday, November 17, the members of the General Chapter had the possibility to attend the General Audience with Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square. The Sisters were privileged to be seated near the Holy Father on the upper level, and were greeted with a "papal wave" in our direction when our group was mentioned. 


 In his English remarks the Holy Father acknowledged our group again: "I offer prayerful good wishes to the Sisters of Notre Dame of Coesfeld meeting in General Chapter." Because Sister Mary Sujita had gone to the Roman Delegation Center in Via Como to attend the funeral of Sister Maria Gerarda, Sister Mary Joell Overman, former Superior General, had the privilege of representing the Congregation and personally greeted the Holy Father at the end of the audience. 


The full text of the Holy Father's catechesis on the "Eucharistic Springtime" in the Church, as well as his remarks to the English-speaking pilgrims can be found here [http://www.zenit.org/article-30993?l=english] and on the Vatican website when the translations become available.
As delegadas do Capítulo ouvem líder da CJPI

O Pe. Gearoid Francisco O´Conaire, OFM falou com as delegadas na quinta-feira, dia 4 de novembro, 2010 sobre assuntos que dizem respeito a Justiça, paz e integridade da criação. Ele destacou que o assunto é muito mais amplo que qualquer um de nós e necessíta da colaboração com outros grupos para alcançar o objetivo da sustentabilidade do meio-ambiente.O cuidado do meio-ambiente é um assunto sério mas levará tempo para corrigir alguns dos danos já causados. Grupos religiosos precisam se juntar a outros grupos a fim de produzir um impacto positivo no mundo.
                                                                           
Na quinta-feira de tarde, a especialista em Direito Canônico, Ir. Mary Wright, IBVM falou para os membros do Capítulo sobre os tipos e a qualidade dos serviços disponíveis para religiosos, através da Congregação para Institutos de Vida Consagrada e Sociedades de Vida Apostólica. A irmã é responsável, em primeiro lugar, pela vida religiosa feminina.

A Day for Peace

Italy commemorated a Day for Peace today, November 14th. The Chapter members chose to make a journey out of Rome to Assisi to honor a special saint for peace, Francis of Assisi. The Sisters were able to visit his birthplace, the house where his family lived, the small cell where his father kept him chained because of Francis’ radical desires, and the church of San Damiano where he heard “The Voice” tell him to rebuild the church. Francis’ desire for adventure led him to consider joining a Crusade. “A Voice” told him to return to the city and he would be told what to do.The statue of Francis in armor and on his horse commemorates this turning point in Francis' life.

Misa Pembukaan Kapitel Umum 

Pada pukul 11:00 di hari pesta Orang Kudus, Pastor Antonio Pernia, SVD, Superior General Serikat Sabda Allah (SVD), mempersembahkan Liturgi Ekaristi untuk membuka Kapitel Umum 2010. Liturgi ini menggunakan nyanyian dan bacaan dalam berbagai bahasa yang digunakan oleh para suster di seluruh Kongregasi.  Misa diawali perarakan bendera nasional dari setiap negara tempat para suster berkarya.  

TBacaan Injil untuk pesta hari ini tentang Sabda Bahagia. Dalam kotbahnya, Pastor Pernia menantang para suster SND untuk menghidupi nilai-nilai Injil melalui kontemplasi, ketidakberdayaan, dan pelayanan.

Salah satu tujuan dari Kapitel Umum adalah untuk menguji dan menyesuaikan misi kongregasi kita dalam menghadapi realitas baru dunia kita saat ini. Oleh karena itu, mendengarkan Allah adalah hal yang penting bila kita berharap untuk mengetahui kehendak Tuhan dan hidup dalam kesederhanaan penuh kegembiraan.




Penjelasan Simbol di dalam
Logo Kapitel Umum 2010

Nyala api di dalam logo mengundang kita untuk tetap “berkobar” sebagai Suster-suster Notre Dame di tengah-tengah dunia sementara kita dengan berdoa mengkontemplasikan dan bertahan di dalam pesan Yesus.

Lambang Kongregasi ND dengan Salib mengingatkan identitas  dan keinginan kita untuk menghayati karisma, semangat dan misi profetis kita. Dengan keterbukaan hati dan kebebasan, kita menanggapi tantangan-tantangan panggilan kita menjadi wanita-wanita pembawa harapan dan hidup kepada semua orang.

Tepi hitam bumi di sebelah kiri melambangkan kemanusiaan yang menderita dan bumi yang sedang mengalami kekerasan bergerak menuju daerah yang lebih terang untuk menunjukkan transformasi menuju Terang yang dibawa Kristus ke dunia kita.

Berbagai macam jaring di dunia global mengingatkan banyaknya aneka nilai, budaya dan kepercayaan yang menantang kita untuk mengubah semuanya demi kemuliaan Allah. Hal ini ditunjukkan pada garis-garis yang menjadi semakin jelas ke sebelah kanan.

Tepi sebelah kiri yang di luar melambangkan belas kasih Allah yang membuai bumi dan menganugerahkan rahmat kepada kita yang diutus untuk ikut serta di dalam tindakan Roh yang mengubah, yang “membuat segala-galanya baru”.
Chapter Speaker Challenges Community to be Mystics and Prophets Today 

In  two sessions held on Tuesday and Wednesday,  Reverend Edward Mercieca, SJ, presented the challenge  for today’s women religious: to be mystics and prophets in the modern world. The foundress, Hilligonda Wolbring, and her close friend, Lisette Kuehling responded to an educational need in Germany in the nineteenth century,  education for poor children. From this point the grand network of ND education began.  Today, all religious communities are called to examine their mission and charism and renew their enthusiasm for service in the Church.

 Father also reflected on the congregational charism of God’s goodness and provident care in today’s world. In a western culture where much is made of planning, saving, and building for the future, serving the poor and abandoned who struggle to survive day to day is a challenge for the contemporary minister. For the modern skeptic God still provides for his people who trust in him.

 “Contemporary mindsets seek a different model of leadership,” says Father Mercieca. “Transformational leadership involves all the members to take responsibility for the group with all the members walking together side by side. Accompaniment is the model replacing an earlier follower-leader model.”

Father Mercieca currently serves as Secretary for the Promotion of Ignatian Spirituality for the Jesuits.

Historical Examination of Past Necessary for Future Decisions 

Wednesday, November 3, presented Notre Dame de Namur Sister Ellen Gielty exploring the factors of “Being in Mission Today.” Sister Gielty, an expert on the life and times of our Foundation and first sisters in 1850 has yielded new, interesting facts about persons and happenings of this era. “Researched information about a community’s foundation and growth is essential in order to make new, informed decisions for present and future ministries,”  Sister Ellen concluded.
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