Direction Statement

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Every six years the Sisters hold a General Chapter to review their mission and direction and to elect a Congregational Leader and a group of Councillors for the following six years.

The Chapter held in March 2021 adopted this Direction Statement:

We, Sisters of Charity, seeking God in all things,

commit to a culture of encounter and collaboration.

OUR WAY OF LIFE

We hear the call for us to be an inclusive community of presence

for each other, our church and our world.

We commit to deep listening and open-hearted, respectful encounters.

We will be ‘more’ for the greater glory of God.

WOMEN OF CHURCH

We are Ecclesial women who embrace the fullness of our baptismal identity

in a wounded and bruising church.

We will be courageous and prophetic risk-takers

in the search for healing and wholeness with and for the people of God.

OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COMMON HOME

We hear the cry of creation in living our 4th Vow.

In the face of climate emergency, we embrace a moral imperative,

and claim our responsibility to be informed, to educate, to advocate and to act.

In a spirit of deep listening and learning we commit to a more just future.

Elected at the 2021 General Chapter to lead the Sisters of Charity of Australia in the period 2o21 to 2027 were: (from left) Councillors Sister Libbey Byrne and Sister Teresita Marcelo, Congregational Leader, Sister Laureen Dixon, and Councillors Sister Adele Cottrell-Dormer and Sister Margaret Guy.

 

THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
When we have so much to praise the Lord for, we must not complain.
THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
True affection is to rejoice in the happiness of our dear ones. Never allow a sentiment of resentment to enter into our hearts.
THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
Pray, reflect and consult – and may the divine spirit direct all to God’s greater glory.
THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
May our dear Lord Jesus fill your hearts with His own love. Amen!
THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
We must have patience with others as He has patience with us.
THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
Under every difficulty try to pray fervently.
THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
We have much to thank Him for, even for those little drawbacks on our comforts and conveniences.
THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
Do pray that justice may be accomplished in peace and that truth may prevail.
THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
Go on now as steadily as you can, relying on the Divine assistance and fear not.
THE WISDOM OF MARY AIKENHEAD
What we do ought to be done well.

The Sisters of Charity acknowledge the First Peoples and traditional custodians of this land where we live. We respect, value and honour their history, culture and spirituality. We are committed to standing in solidarity and to actively working for justice, peace and harmony in this land.

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