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SISTERHOOD“I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.”
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MISSION
Gratia Plena Sister commit themselves to follow the call of Christ through Mary. To live as a handmaid of the Lord, “May it be done to me according to your word.”. As a member of the Newman Catholic Community, each sister brings her own talents, gifts and personality to the service of the Church and the world. As a sisterhood, we grow in authentic friendship and accompany one another in discerning our vocation through prayer, service, and the proclamation of the Gospel.
VISION
The Gratia Plena Sister is first and foremost a handmaid of the Lord, dedicated to the service of her fellow sister. Through ministry at church, education, athletics, academia, art and technology, the Gratia Plena Sister reaches out and identifies with the lives of her fellow sister, and is called to help them experience and respond to the love of Christ.The Gratia Plena Sister receives her mission from Jesus Christ and His Church. In doing this, she looks to Mary as Mediatrix on how best to live out her baptismal call.
VALUES
• Values service, especially to the poor and the marginalized, with a priority to women
• Recognizes the good and the value of all people
• Values study and work
• Values the dignity of the human person
• Values the fostering of prayer and sacramental life
• Values civic responsibility and communal life of the Church
• Values the life of charity
• Believes that community life is a path to God
• Values intellectual development and discussion
• Values Catholic tradition, faith, and morals
• Values the accountability that comes from shared discipleship
Gratia Plena Sister commit themselves to follow the call of Christ through Mary. To live as a handmaid of the Lord, “May it be done to me according to your word.”. As a member of the Newman Catholic Community, each sister brings her own talents, gifts and personality to the service of the Church and the world. As a sisterhood, we grow in authentic friendship and accompany one another in discerning our vocation through prayer, service, and the proclamation of the Gospel.
VISION
The Gratia Plena Sister is first and foremost a handmaid of the Lord, dedicated to the service of her fellow sister. Through ministry at church, education, athletics, academia, art and technology, the Gratia Plena Sister reaches out and identifies with the lives of her fellow sister, and is called to help them experience and respond to the love of Christ.The Gratia Plena Sister receives her mission from Jesus Christ and His Church. In doing this, she looks to Mary as Mediatrix on how best to live out her baptismal call.
VALUES
• Values service, especially to the poor and the marginalized, with a priority to women
• Recognizes the good and the value of all people
• Values study and work
• Values the dignity of the human person
• Values the fostering of prayer and sacramental life
• Values civic responsibility and communal life of the Church
• Values the life of charity
• Believes that community life is a path to God
• Values intellectual development and discussion
• Values Catholic tradition, faith, and morals
• Values the accountability that comes from shared discipleship
