St. Joseph Educational Ministries

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

Govern The organizational structures in the Church: Religious Institutes, Parishes, Dioceses Bring Gospel values to a world in need Systemic change Teach Preaching and Teaching Teach and witness Gospel values in society Sanctify Prayer and the sacramental life of the Church Ministries of healing and reconciling

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 PJPs 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 PJPs for

Healthcare

Education

Social Service

Association of MPJPs: www.ampjps.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 early 2019

2020

Three canonists report a decree is likely 'soon'

SJEM Sponsorship Network organized

Sponsorship Collaborative being updated

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