It is with great happiness that we announce the provincial team's confirmation of the new leadershipp teams in the local Associate groups. After careful discernment and full participation by Associates and RSCJ, we now have teams of two or three to keep the Associates movement going forward.
This kind of collaboration is not new. From its organic beginning the Associates movement has relied on close work between RSCJ and lay women and men called to share our charism and mission. With the growth of the movement we have matured even further, so that now an Associate will join the RSCJ coordinators in each local area to fulfill the tasks of recruiting and orienting Associates, organizing retreats or prayer experiences, hold gatherings for ongoing "formation to mission", and participating on the national level as possible.
The new teams are:
Albany: Rosemary Serignese with Rose Marie Quilter, RSCJ
Boston: Kathryn Hannon with Mary Lyman, RSCJ
Chicago: Mary Burke-Peterson with Nancy Finn, RSCJ
Mary Burke has been serving in this capacity for a number of years.
Houston: Cathy Knapik with Sharon Karam, RSCJ and Ann Caire, RSCJ
New Orleans: Theresa Lutostanski with Anne Sturges, RSCJ
Omaha: Eileen McKinstra with Joanne Fitzpatrick, RSCJ
St Louis/St Charles: Noel Barrett with Elaine Abels, RSCJ
San Diego: Ardith (Ardie) Brownsberger with Anne Wente, RSCJ and Tita Lapeyre, RSCJ
Menlo/South Bay: Michelle Hogan with Ginny Dennehy, RSCJ and Mary Ann Foy, RSCJ
San Francisco: Lucy Garcia with Ginny Dennehy, RSCJ
Seattle: Sue Lane with Kathleen Sullivan, RSCJ
Count on our prayers and help as we move forward. If you have any questions about this very exciting movement toward Associate-RSCJ mutuality, please feel free to email the Associates National Committee at. Contact information can also be found on the Associates website at www.rscjassociatesusa.blogspot.com
