16 March 2009

Capitular Memo: Travel
Arriving:

All participants in the General Chapter should be in Bandung/Pratista no later than Saturday, 25 July 2009. Additionally, members of the General Council should be in Bandung no later than 24 July 2009 so that they are available for a meeting on the next day (Saturday). And all members of the General Chapter Steering Committee must be in Bandung no later than 23 July 2009.

Departing:

All participants to the General Chapter should arrange to depart no earlier than Wednesday, 19 August 2009 (no sooner, please).

Send Travel Arrangements:

Please send your travel arrangements immediately to this email address or to the email address of confrere Heri Kartono, O.S.C. For those arriving at Jakarta airport (CGK) or at the airport in Bandung, we will arrange for a pick-up and transportation to Bandung and Pratista if we receive your travel arrangements.

Election Discernment - Reflections of the Chapter-Elected General Councilors

In view of the discernment for general councilor elections that is presently underway in the provinces, the two chapter-elected councilors were asked to describe what full time work as a staff member and general councilor at the generalate has been like: what they actually do, what their responsibilities have been, what the experience has been like for them personally, what adjustments it entailed, what they contributed, what they would want electors to know about the job description as they engage in discernment. The first article, by confrere Heri Kartono, O.S.C., has been posted (a second will follow): “This is the final year of my duties in Rome. Finalmente, as the Italians say! I thank God for the trust placed in me and for good and pleasant experiences. Visiting the places where the Order exists has been of great interest to me. My experience and knowledge of the Order and its concrete situation has increased…”
Click here to download full text of the Reflections of Heri Kartono, O.S.C.

Video Interview: Hopeful Outcomes
Laurentius Tarpin, O.S.C., discusses hopeful outcomes to the 2009 Crosier General Chapter in this video interview. He hopes that the General Chapter will have momentum for evaluating of life in the Order in the light of our Crosier Charism. [Editor’s Note: “Hopeful Outcomes to the General Chapter” Do you have a response to this? Contact us or send your video.

Background Reading Material

Perhaps, we already have enough to read to prepare ourselves for the General Chapter, but from time to time we hope to post some additional materials which provide background content and insights to critical issues and topics we will be discussing at the sessions of the General Chapter. In this issue of the Chapter Bulletin we want to highlight two articles which have been posted on the chapter website:

“Building a Healthy Community Ecosystem “ by Robert P. Maloney CM. Maloney writes of the critical need in religious life today for superiours who are real animators of their communities, and presents five moments that are essential for healthy local communities.
"Trends in Religious Life: where have we been and where are we going?" A presentation by Master General Glen Lewandowski, O.S.C. given to the ad hoc Commission for Formation, July-August 2006. This presentation will discuss recent trends in consecrated life: Beginning with the preparations for the Second Vatican Council up to the present. Studying trends might also be a way to talk about ‘reading the signs of the times’. Although I do not intend to be exhaustive or thorough, rather I wish to highlight the significant issues that impinge on our present circumstances and that give rise to serious thought among religious members themselves.

You can find this Background Reading Material here.

Bulletin suggestions are welcome.

Chapter Bulletins

Capitualars 2009 General Chapter

General Chapter Periti

General Chapter Staffing