On Saturday, July 16,   sisters representing the various countries where the Columban Sisters live and work   gathered in St. Columban’s, Dalgan Park, Navan, Ireland for the opening of their Congregational  Assembly know as a General Chapter. This is a special meeting that takes place every six years.

This gathering was the final phase of a process that began over a year beoire when the sisters met in small local groups to pray and reflect together on their life and mission.  The results of these reflections coming from many different cultures and from a wide variety of social and religious realities formed the agenda for what was discussed during the Chapter. 

The task of the members of the Chapter, acting in the name of all the sisters, was to make decisions for the life and mission of the Congregation and set goals for the following six years.  During their time together the sisters  also elected the four person team that assumed leadership in the Congregation until the next General Chapter in 2011.

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