The Committee on Committees helped coordinate the first committee system.

The term, "long-range planning" begins to appear in these documents. See also #2179-2186, 2188.

The Consortium was formed to bring together religious who accepted the DOCUMENTS OF VATICAN II regarding the renewal of religious life.

This task force was established for a three-year period--1985-1987. A final report was made in August 1988.

This committee grew out of the renewal committee structure.

Many of these minutes do not carry complete dates.

This survey represented one of the first evaluations of the community's committee system.

This committee dealt with the sisters' educational grants.

These minutes reflect interaction between several subcommittees of the Human Relations Committee.

Employee insurance programs may be found in the ADMINISTRATIVE HANDBOOKS.

This task force dealt with the celebrations of the sisters' jubilees.

Terms such as "justice and peace," "peace and justice," "social awareness," and "social responsibility" (2003) have been used interchangeably by the community through out several decades.

This committee began as the Motherhouse Committee and evolved into the Hospitality Committee.

The Mission Life Committee was a subcommittee of the Governance Commission.

As a renewal committee, this committee was first titled the Spiritual Life Committee.

There are no formal minutes for this committee. Father Thomas Dubay assisted the group with its study.

These papers seem to cover the work of two different groups.

These renew pieces were used in the community and by the diocese.

Sister Joella Kidwell directed the first Benedictine Renewal Program, approved by the Benedictine prioresses in 1994. See "Finding Aids for list of Ferdinand participants.

The Sight and Sound Committee was established to produce a virtual presentation for visitors to view instead of touring the monastery with the tour guide.

Minutes, memo, letter, Ferdinand, 1987-1992 of the Social Concerns Committee

Sister Maria Tasto, O.S.B., is a Ferdinand Benedictine. Her presentation is an historical overview of actions taken during the period from 1989 to 1998, to enhance the spiritual growth of the community through customs and practices. Topics covered are: Community, Prayer, Hospitality, Service.

Purpose of this committee was to device plans to assist sisters who needed help with personal housekeeping tasks.

There is also an approved budget proposal from the Budget and Finance Committee concerning vacations dated August 10, 1976 in this folder.

Because of their commitment to meaningful prayer , the sisters, since the committee structure began, have had some type of worhsip committee and/or liturgy committee.