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- 2022-02-07 (Creation)
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Kidwell, Joella, O.S.B.
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Papers on the Election Process: Introduction, Direction Setting, Discernment Process, Rituals/Images/Scripture/Music, Handout/Forms, Glossary of Terms, Bibliography
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Content for file: Discernment and election of a Prioress in the Benedictine Tradition
Typed page, DISCERNING TOGETHER, no date, no source
Typed pages, SOME THOUGHTS ON DISCERNMENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, no date, no source
Typed page, Direction Setting Process, St. Scholastica Monastery (Duluth, MN), June 7-11/12, 2021
Typed pages (3), Discernment/Election Process, St. Scholastica Monastery (Duluth, MN), June 7-11/12, 2021
Typed page (in plastic sleeve) "Questions for Nominees ( no date, no source)
Typed page (in plastic sleeve) "Responsibilities of Table Facilitators" and on back of page, "Responsibilities of Recorders/Reporters", no date, no source
Packet of typed pages (in plastic sleeve), beginning with DISCERNMENT, qualities desired on prioress, myths in communication, authority and obedience, needs of the community of Ft. Smith, clarifying the question
Packet of typed pages (in plastic sleeve), beginning with TASK AND SKILLS NEEDED, identifying Sisters who could serve as prioress, name five key skills/qualities need for prioress at this time in history, identification of Sisters to receive further communal consideration, preferential testing, consensus testing, evaluation
Cover page for booklet, "Discernment and Election of a Prioress in the Benedictine Tradition" prepared by the Conference of Benedictine Prioresses, 2004
Table of Contents for booklet (total of 65 pages), with introduction
Next section: Direction Setting: preliminary preparation, direction setting
Next section: Communal Discernment Process for Election of Prioress: introduction, preliminary activities, key elements, concluding tasks
Next section: Rituals/Images/Scriptures/Music
Next section: Handouts and Forms: Directional statements, preliminary activities, discernment quotes, forms used during the discernment process
Next section: Concepts and Glossary of Terms
Final section: Bibliography - end of booklet
Packet of typed pages (in protective sleeve): Committee Checklist in Preparation for Discernment/Election, Schedule for Election of Prioress St. Scholastica Monastery, Duluth, MN June 2-5, 2015
Packet of typed pages (in protective sleeve): Federation of St. Gertrude: Election of Prioress and the Law, by Sr. Ruth Fox (1996), Sr. Kathryn Huber (2004), Fr. Dan Ward (2004)
Typed pages (in protective sleeve): Direction Statement Focus Questions (no date, no source)
Photocopy of 2 pages of PowerPoint slides on Tasks and Skills of a Prioress, dated May 25, 2015, author unknown
Typed article (in protective sleeve) "Discernment and Election: Issues and Challenges" presented at Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana, by Sister Nancy Bauer, OSB, February 4, 2008
Packet of sample forms (in protective sleeve): Name Three Key Skills/Qualities need for Prioress at this time in history, preferential testing, convergence testing, evaluation
Typed paper, Come, O Wisdom (Wisdom 6:12-17) prayer to be used during discernment/election
Typed page, DISCERNMENT/ELECTION, no author, no date
Photocopy of pages (2) from Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation: Week Twenty-Two, An Evolving Faith, Letting Go of What Used to Be (Rohr, Richard, ESSENTIAL TEACHINGS ON LOVE, Orbis Books 2018, 132