Community History
Guide Questions
One of
the important suggestions that came up from various communities was the writing
of the community’s history. The members of the Research and Documentation
Committee in collaboration with the Spirituality Committee therefore suggest
the following guidelines as each community writes and submits the history:
a. When
was the community founded? Who asked for the foundation? What were they
considered to answer?
b. Who
were the foundresses? Can you recall some personal vignettes about them? Who
were the sisters assigned there through the years? Who were the coordinators?
c. What
were the early years like for the community, the ministry?
d. How
did the ministry develop through the years? Were there shifts, adaptations,
changes? What factors brought these about?
e. What
were the significant events and who were the significant people? Why are they
considered significant?
f. Describe
the impact of the ministry on the people. What were the big problems
encountered and surmounted, the victories?
g. Do
you have human interest stories, experiences, letters, documents, that will
give the narrative, life and authenticity?
h. What
were the striking divine interventions in the history of the foundation?
i. How
did the sisters experience and communicate the charism, of compassion and
reconciliation in that particular setting?
j. What
title would you give the community and ministry stories?
Please
submit the written history (three pages, single-spaced, 10 pts. Arial, on 81/2”
x 11” paper) on or before December 16. If possible send it as an attachment to
your email to Sr. Gina Kuizon: regina.kuizon@gssweb.org