Day 6 · September 15, 2002

Day 6 · September 15, 2002

Schedule
6:30 a.m.	Mass
	Concelebrated Mass, CBCP ASSIST
8:30 a.m.	Session
	Second Reading of Proposals and Recommendations with no discussion
	Follow through on withdrawn proposals and recommendations
	Voting on General Chapter Matters
2:30 p.m.	Voting on Proposals and Recommendations
	Start of Process of Election of Major(CGS)/ Provincial (RGS) Councillors
6:00 p.m.	Evening Prayer

Sr. M. Joan Salamanca, RGS and Sr. Tarcila Abaño,
RGS of the Nominations Committee.

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General Chapter Matters

Sr. Guadalupe Bautista, General Councillor, facilitated the session on General Chapter matters, which consist of the proposed revision of Art. 1 of the Constitution, the Role of the CGS in Provincial Chapter and General Chapter and the right to vote for the Congregational leaders, and the delegated authority / participation of the Contemplatives in CGS Assembly and Provincial Chapter.

1.	There was a unanimous decision to approve the proposed Revision of Article 1 of the Constitution. (33 votes - RGS; 7 votes - CGS)
2.	On the role of CGS in Provincial Chapter and right to vote for a Provincial Coordinator (32 Yes, 1 No - RGS; 7 Yes votes - CGS)
	On the role of CGS in General Assembly and the right to vote for a Superior General and her Councillors ( 32 Yes votes/ 1 No - RGS; 7 votes - CGS)
3.	On delegated authority (32 Agreed, 1 missing ballot) (6 for CGS assembly, 1 disagreed)

How we voted on
Proposals and Recommendations

(From the 13 Proposals and 15 Recommendations presented for First Reading on Sept. 14, 2002, only 7 Proposals and 11 Recommendations merited Second Reading. The 33 RGS delegates and 7 CGS delegates after deliberations, discernment and prayers voted on these matters.)

RGS- 33 delegates
CGS- 7 delegates

PROPOSALS

RGS

CGS

Formation

1.	That an integrated lay formation program be designed and systematically implemented

33 Yes

7 Yes

Governance

1.	That this Provincial Chapter/Assembly approve the new Province Organigram

33 Yes

7 Yes

2.	That the Provincial/Chapter Assembly ask the General Council to allow all perpetually professed sisters, RGS and CGS of the Philippine Province elect the Provincial Coordinator in 2008

17 Yes
11 No
5 Abstain

4 Yes
3 No

3.	That the Good Shepherd Sisters give the Provincial Coordinator the mandate to make a corporate stand in the name of the Philippine Province of the Good Shepherd as the need for Transformational Action arises.

31 Yes
2 No

7 Yes

4.	That the Good Shepherd Sisters give Superior General the mandate to make a corporate stand in the name of the Congregation of the Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd as the need for transformational action arises.

31 Yes
2 No

7 Yes

MARTA

1.	That the Provincial Council shall establish a Trust Fund for the Poor

33 Yes

7 Yes

2.	That our General Government, inspired by the General Chapter’s theme, create a Trust Fund for the Poor of the World

33 Yes

7 Yes

RECOMMENDATIONS

RGS

CGS

Formation

1.	That a sustained common formation program for RGS-CGS as lifebearers journeying with the poor be designed and operationalized

33 Yes

7 Yes

Governance

1.	In the Spirit of the Good Shepherd, we desire to deepen our understanding and actualize the Feminist Mode of Transformational Leadership in all levels. A Formation Program should be set up to enshrine the core values of FMTL

33 Yes

7 Yes

2.	That a Mindanao JPIC-W (Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation-Women) Team be created composed of a representative from each Mindanao community

29 Yes
2 No
2 Abstain

7 Yes

3.	That the Provincial Council take steps towards implementing the option for an “Open Chapter” in 2008, the next Provincial Chapter/Assembly

31 Yes
2 No

7 Yes

MARTA

1.	That the Province Leadership Team develop some guidelines for accountability in the ministry in fund monitoring and supervision.

33 Yes

7 Yes

2.	That the Chapter adopt some policies on the Inheritance of Sisters.

33 Yes

7 Yes

Ministry

That the Provincial Council create a committee to conduct an in-depth study of all RGS Schools with recommendation: to have a paradigm shift towards being lifebearers for the poor, to reflect the JPICW thrust, to consider seriously the passing on of the Good Shepherd charism to our lay collaborators

33 Yes

7 Yes

2.	That the strategies be implemented by the Philippine Province to ensure that all our involvements are prophetic and effective in bringing about integral transformation in the Church and in society.

33 Yes

7 Yes

Complementarity/
Mutuality

1.	That the Congregation advance the CGS movement towards self determination and self governance already begun

32 Yes

1 Abstain

7 Yes

2.	Mutuality on formation

33 Yes

7 Yes

RECOMMENDATION- FOR CGS ONLY

CGS

1.	Reaffirmation of Directives # 2 and #3 of the 1997 General Assembly

7 Yes

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