Closing of the IX VICE-PROVINCIAL CHAPTER

August 8, 2012

The Chapter was officially closed after the Eucharistic Celebration presided by Fr. Victor Sadaya, cmf together with the sisters in the Formation House. The Chapter community was very grateful for the accompanying support of the sisters in the whole Congregation with their prayers.  

Blessing of the new team

 

The chapter community with Fr. Victor Sadaya, cmf

With the Sisters in the Formation House

The Sisters with the flaglets of the  Countries under the Vice-Province

More Chapter Pictures

The chapter has ended last August 9,2012 . The sisters went back to their respective communities. Hopeful, that we do our part well and God will do the rest.  That we carry out what is possible . May God bless all our efforts as we embark to be NEW APOSTLES LIGHT FOR OTHERS .
We thank a lot of sisters for your prayers and greetings. More pictures below...

the chapter members with the President

We had fellowship night  after the day of election .

the New Government  ( 2012-2015 )

The August celebrants

the summer  Japanese dance

New Vice Provincial Government

CONGRATULATIONS !

August 6, 2012, on the feast of the Transfiguration  of  our Lord Jesus, the Election for the New Vice  Provincial Government was held . This morning we had finished the election and  the members of the  Vice Provincial Government for the year 2012-1015 ...

with them we embark towards  the path  of    NEW APOSTLES, LIGHT FOR OTHERS

Assumpta Hori - Vice Provincial Superior

Francisca Wakabayashi - 1st Councillor

Teresa Hashimoto - 2nd Councillor  , Vice Prov.Econome

Rizalyn Solitario - 3rd Councillor

, Vice Prov. Secretary

Anastasia Wio -  4th Councillor

                                         

         

  

some more chapter pictures

English group

English group

A day to dwell  on the working paper.  three groups were created. Two groups for English speaking  and one for Japanese speaking . We work to study  on the working paper .  Only few of our outline  differs but the big part were similar during the presentation.

Japanese group

The working commission  created last August 2  :

for the Administration

Commission to study the report of the  Government of the Organism - Sisters Marissa Amog , Teresita Buen and  Anastasia Wio

Commission to study the report of the  Administration of  the organism - Sisters Assumpta Hori , Teresita Noi and Marita Jovellanos

for the Government

Everdina Ruste

Editor Commission :

Maria Yovita Selifa Besia

Teresita Buen

CHAPTER EVENTS

The theme  : NEW APOSTLES , LIGHT FOR OTHERS !

with   21  chapter members from Korea, Japan, Philippines, East Timor ,Indonesia

August 1, the chapter was opened with a Recollection facilitated by Chapter President herself Maria Soledad Galeron on the topics "  Fill the Jars with water " Jn. 2,1-11,  certain numbers from the Constitutions  and 16th Chapter documents  and on the orientation of what a chapter is.

At 5:00 in the afternoon we all gathered in the chapter room for the invocation to the Holy Spirit, the election of the working commissions and the Chapter Secretary  for an hour before the  Eucharistic celebration  followed.

August 2, the  group were introduce to approve  the working paper we had.The presentation of the Government report  and  the Adminstration. In the afternoon we were set in groups to work -two groups for English and  1 for Japanese. In  the evening after dinner we took time to decorate our exhibit corners. it was really great fun.

August 3, we continued with the working group , afterwards we  went on with the sessions in the chapter room. The Priest presider of this day was the Provincial of  the Philippines Fr. Leo Dalmao, CMF. In his homily he said " the chapter time is  ABOUT GOD. WHAT GOD WANTS FROM US. It is also the moment were obedience is at its height" .

It was a good time to know , to carry those thoughts  as we  end the day  having been working on the pre-chapter document..

WE WOULD LIKE ALSO  TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT  GRATITUDE TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAD  SENT GREETINGS AND WITH US IN THEIR PRAYERS.

IX ASIA VICE PROVINCIAL CHAPTER

August 1-8,2012

Venue : Maria Antonia Paris , Retreat House
Quezon City , Philippines

Countries from :
East Timor, Indonesia, Japan ,    
        Korea  and Philippines.
Number of chapter members :
                        21 Capitular  members