• 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: 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)

• 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)

• 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 governance
• Teaching Ministries and personal witness
  • Universities, Academies and the Institute
• Healing and pastoral ministries

• Missio - continuing the mission of Jesus
• Communio - continuing in right relationships with the community of faith, and with the hierarchical church

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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.

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