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MEETING OF THE GENERAL 
AND PROVINCIAL GOVERMENT

 

Chronicle on Juitepec Meetings October 28-30, 2003

Tuesday, Oct. 28
Our work on the Constitutions has been completed.  The Chapter on Government was difficult, especially because of its length and the topics connected with it.
We also spent time on the Chapter on Finances and Formation.  As a guide for our study of Formation, a Project or Outline on Formation was presented to us.  Several sisters had been assigned to prepare this project.  A brief look was given to the first copy of the chapter on Fostering and Apostolic Organization which the EGC sent to the Provinces.
We were able to obtain a necessary consensus for the contents of the Constitutions.

Wednesday, Oct. 29 and Thursday Oct. 30
These two days were dedicated to several topics.  The morning of the 29th was as follows:
 •   Sr. Rosaria Ferrer informed us of the steps taken since the meeting in Paraguay for a greater knowledge of the functioning of the STJ Editorial, encouraging us to make use of the articles being published in the STJ Bulletin which clarified some doubts and which offered an opportunity for participation by those who wish to do so.
 •   The topic of Absence and Exclaustration took a great part of the morning, for the purpose of creating common criteria and to help work on the contents that will appear in the constitutions.
 •   Sr. Gloria Rodriguez made a broad presentation of the Teresian Educative Proposal: its origin, process and objectives, as well as its procedure until now through the Internet.  Her presentation was very clarifying and she urged us to become involved in the next step.
That afternoon, Srs. Norma Olaeta and Maruca Sansores, from the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe, introduced the topic Vocational Promotions from their eight-year experience in the field.  A very active dynamics helped each one of us to create a "picture" of our Province and also to plan for the future.

Within the topic of Finances, Sr. Encarna Autor reported on the Teresian ONG, the financing of projects and the change of the purpose of the Canonization Fund of the Generalate.  Before closing, we learned of Intercongregational Project CINTRA, in the slums of Raval in Barcelona.
The day closed with a shared prayer, and an emphasis on thanksgiving.  We advanced information on the haste of the last moments might impede
the communications we had hoped to send out.

Thursday, Oct. 30  
The proposed topic is the one of the next General Chapter: topic, possible dates, Intercapitular meeting, Provincial and Local Chapters, suggestions, etc.
After lunch we will bid farewell to Juitepec and returned to the different houses in Mexico City where we have been staying.  From there we will return to our respective countries.

With grateful hearts to God for all we have experienced, to all the sisters who have accompanied and helped us here and elsewhere, and also to those who have made this meeting possible, we say farewell.  "The Lord has been great to us and we are glad."

                                      Translated by Sr. Odette Daigle, stj

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