Focus 2020-2026 – Kongregation der Franziskanerinnen von Sießen

Meet!

Listen!

Tell!

Discover!

Care!

Grow!

Be!

How?

Spiritual, attentive, trinitarian, together, as a missionary 24/7 with Franciscan DNA

Our constitutions state: It is a task of the General Chapter to lead the Congregation with the spirit of the Franciscan Charism courageously into the future and to respond to the chances and challenges of the time actively. The Chapter promotes the exchange among the Provinces, discusses current issues of the Consecrated life and gives necessary life and renewal impulses for the whole Congregation. The Chapter itself symbolically represents the unity of the Congregation and serves the unity among the Provinces. The many discussions and resolutions of the 2020 General Chapter resulted in the “Focus”, our homework until the next ordinary General Chapter in 2026.

Meet!

Engaging in conversation with one another about our understanding of vows and leadership. Developing together new forms of living our vows. Leadership training. Creation of a risk analysis and of a safeguarding policy to prevent abuse of power as far as possible.

Listen and tell!

Developing the Spiritual Part of the Order of Life through a narrative process and involving the Sisters of all Provinces in this process. Enabling everyone to participate.

Discover!

Bringing our community life into the conversation. Discovering Trinity as a model for our lives. Practicing fraternity, dialogue skills, communication, mindfulness, reconciliation, gratitude.

Care!

Addressing the theme of a holistic ecology on the ground of Franciscan spirituality. Developing and implementing concrete ecological projects. Linking the theme of responsibility for creation to our mission for the poor.

Grow!

Encouraging the Provinces to grow together. Promoting the common Congregational language English. Initiating a process to find a common mission sign in all Provinces.

Be!

Every Sister is missionary, and we are missionary together. Living the attitudes of fraternity and minority in the encounter with people. Promoting the creation of national and international prayer cells.