Table of Contents
St Joseph Educational Ministries
Introduction
Life and Mission of Jesus
Shepherd and Guardian
- Blessed and only Ruler (1 Tim. 6:15) -
- Guardian of God’s Creation (Rev. 3:14) -
- Ruler of the Kings of the Earth (Rev. 1:5) -
- King Eternal (1 Tim. 1:17) -
- King of Israel (John 1:49) -
- King of the Jews (Mt. 27:11) -
- King of kings (1 Tim 6:15; Rev. 19:16) -
- King of the Ages (Rev. 15:3) -
- Lord of All (Acts 10:36) -
- Lord of Glory (1 Cor. 2:8) -
- Lord of lords (Rev. 19:16)
Teacher
- Teacher: Rabbi (Mt. 26:25) -
- Truth (John 1:14; 14:6) -
- Way (John 14:6) -
- Wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1:24) -
- Word (John 1:1) -
- Word of God (Rev. 19:13) -
- Prophet (Acts 3:22) -
- Good Shepherd (John 10:11,14) -
- Faithful Witness (Rev. 1:5) -
- Faithful and True Witness (Rev. 3:14)
Healer and Sanctifier
- Our Great God and Savior (Titus 2:13) -
- Our Holiness (1 Cor. 1:30) -
- Resurrection and Life (John 11:25) -
- True Bread (John 6:32) -
- True Light (John 1:9) -
- True Vine (John 15:1) -
- Holy and True (Rev. 3:7) -
- Holy One (Acts 3:14) -
- Hope (1 Tim. 1:1) -
- Hope of Glory (Col. 1:27) –
- Healer (Mk. 1:34) –
- Reconciler (Rom. 5:10)
Life and Mission of the Church
- King
- Guide and shepherd the community of faith: Religious Institutes, Parishes, Dioceses
- Bring Gospel values to a world in need
- Systemic change
- Prophet
- Preaching and Teaching
- Teach and witness Gospel values in society
- Priest
- Prayer and the sacramental life of the Church
- Ministries of healing and reconciling
Life and Mission of the CSJs
- Life and governance
- Teaching Ministries and personal witness
- Universities, Academies and the Institute
- Healing and pastoral ministries
Historical Development
| Early 1900s | 1960s | 1970-80s | 1990s | 2000s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion | II Vatican Council | Strategic Coordination | Diminishing Presence | Transition |
| Presence | Rediscovery | Preservation & Control | Missio & Communio |
| 1990s | 2000s |
|---|---|
| Diminishing Presence | Transition |
| Preservation & Control | Missio & Communio |
| Reserve powers: people, purpose, property, paper | Critical Mass committed Jesus' Mission: ministry, justice, pastoral care, the poor |
- Missio - continuing the mission of Jesus
- Communio - continuing in right relationships with the community of faith, and with the hierarchical church
Public Juridic Person
- Canon 116
- §1. Public juridic persons are
- aggregates of persons (universitates personarum) or of things (universitates rerum)
- which are constituted by competent ecclesiastical authority so that,
- within the purposes set out for them,
- they fulfill in the name of the Church, according to the norm of the prescripts of the law, the proper function entrusted to them in view of the public good;
- other juridic persons are private.
- (Goods are ecclesiastical goods, subject to Canon Law book V)
- Examples of Public Juridic Persons are Dioceses, Parishes, Religious Congregations, Provinces, etc.
Ministerial PJP
- Since the 1990s in the US,
- Religious congregations established mPJPs for Healthcare Ministries
- Established by Religious Congregations
- Guided by Religious Congregations in their initial years
- In collaboration with laypersons
- Catholic Health Assn has many fine resources https://www.chausa.org/
- Since the early 2000s, in Australian
- Religious congregations established mPJPs for
- Healthcare
- Education
- Social Service
- Association of MPJPs: https://www.ampjp.org.au
St Joseph Educational Ministries
Congregational Statements
- 2007 - CSJ: Deepening Communion with and within the Church to involve more of the laity in the Sisters’ charism
- 2013 - CSJ: Partnering with New Eyes - examine commitments to strengthen, change, or relinquish them.
St. Louis Province
- 2002-04 - Began Theological Reflection and Discernment on Ministry and Sponsorship
- 2013 - Province Chapter Sponsorship is deemed a priority.
- 2014 - Province Leadership established the Task Force on Sponsorship
- 2015 - Recommendation by the Task Force
- 2015-16 - Sponsorship Collaborative
- 2017 - A Ministerial Public Juridic Person was selected and documents were drafted. This was approved by:
- Sponsorship Collaborative
- Province Leadership
- Congregational Leadership
- Province Assembly
- Local Bishops
- Education Institution Board of Trustees
- 2018
- Met with Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL)
- Submitted Proposal to CICLSAL and responded to request for changes in Jan 2019
- 2020
- Decree issued Jan 20, 2020
- SJEM Sponsorship Network organizing
- Sponsorship Collaborative completing
- 2021
- Spring 2021 Launch of SJEM
- Fall 2021 - Sponsorship Day presented by SJEM
- Spring 2022 - the formal transition of sponsorship
SJEM Sponsorship Network
- Gather candidates for SJEM membership
- Orientation
- to each other
- to sponsorship
- to SJEM
- Formation
- goals, research, program,
- Organization
- Steps needed for moving forward
- Possible Sponsorship Day in Fall 2021
Transition
- CSJs will continue to take a leadership role in sponsorship
- Communication plan will be very important moving forward
- Feb 2, 2021 - Communication Roll-out
- Continued communication plan through 2021
- Many legal details to work out by the CSJs and between CSJs and Ministries
- Formal transition is tentatively Spring 2022
- March 25, 2021 - Public Event, Installation of Members, Abp Rozanski present.
- Funding
- SJEM
- Sponsorship Network attending to orientation, formation, internal organization
- Be attentive to developments as the transition unfolds
- Prepare to take on sponsorship responsibilities.
- The CSJ community has been supporting and praying for this project and will be allies in its ongoing journey.
Definition Section
Definitions Roles and responsibilities Self-governance Q&A