Online Symposium on Consecrated Life

Fourth Session - October 14, 2012, 2pm ET

Karen Rose, OSB

Charism: Yesterday, Today and Forever

Charism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Using oral histories of sisters entering a Benedictine monastery in the early 20th century and interview data from women entering in the last 30 years, the paper will compare and contrast the call to religious life in the pre- and post-Vatican II eras. Discussion will focus on the lessons to be learned as we move into the future.

Presenter:
Sr. Karen entered religious life in 2007. A British citizen, she has a BA/MA in philosophy and theology from Oxford University. She holds an MSc in social anthropology, PhD in palliative care and has researched extensively on social aspects of health care. Currently, her research interest is in applying the lens of social science to the study of history.

Responder:
Sr. Juliet Mousseau teaches theology at Aquinas Institute in St. Louis, MO.

For more information or to register go to www.ahereford.org/symposium

All Social Security Payments to Come Electronically

In August, anyone who gets Social Security retirement or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits by mail should have received a notice with their monthly check that emphasized the need to switch to electronic payments by March 1, 2013.  If any of your community members are not receiving their Social Security or SSI payments electronically, they need to switch to electronic payments ahead of the deadline. If they don’t make the switch, they may see an interruption of benefits come March.

For more information see http://www.socialsecurity.gov/deposit/howtosign.htm.

 

Nonprofit Law Seminar

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Establishing and Running a Non-Profit: Part I

This popular seminar provides an overview of the legal basics for establishing and running a non-profit organization. Presented by Amy Hereford, an attorney and entrepreneur who speaks from her experience in working with non-profit start-ups. It includes practical tips, useful resources including the Non-profit, Tax-exempt Corporation Workbook (2012), an e-book (PDF) that presents the process of establishing a non- profit in a step-by-step format with ample space for notes, charts for gathering necessary information and tables for developing time-lines and assigning responsibilities. An excellent tool for assisting in non-profit formation, orienting new board members and non-profit directors.

NPAD:703 | $25

680 # 10am-12pm Saturday Sept. 29, 2012

Meramec-Bus. Admin., 205 (Meramec - 802 Couch Ave. Meramec Campus )

Establishing and Running a Non-Profit: Part II

This seminar builds on the previous session and provides more information. It will explore the legal requirements of operating a non- profit business organization, board responsibilities, business law for non- profits and legal compliance. It will also explore newer business models for non-profits, including fiscal sponsorship, nonprofit alliances, non- profit/for profit joint ventures and other collaborative structures.

NPAD:703 | $25

681 # 1pm-3pm Saturday Sept. 29, 2012

Meramec-Bus. Admin., 205 (Meramec - 802 Couch Ave. Meramec Campus )

Additional Information

Call: (314) 984-7777

Visit: www.stlcc.edu/Continuing_Education

Covenant Project Update

Registrations are still open for the Covenant Project Phase One workshops in September.

• September 8, 2012 in St. Louis MO
• September 4, 11, 18, 25 online.

Go to www.ahereford.org/covenant to register for either workshop by August 15.

2012 Group Ruling Letter Available

The 2012 Group Ruling letter has been posted on the USCCB website. You may access it here.

Mystics & Prophets

Announcing a new collaborative blog to share reflections on emerging religious life. The project grows out of conversations among younger women religious in the US and seeks to broaden the conversation. The recent series "Reimagining Nuns" has been quite popular. Read more....

Webcast: Social Media, Religious Life and the Law

August 21, 2012 - What could these topics possibly have in common? Whether you’re well on your way with social media or just exploring this new frontier, chances are you have questions. This one hour webcast will explore this new meeting place of law, life and culture, raise legal issues and propose policy statements. Read more...

FBAR Due June 30

The annual Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, Form TD F 90-22.1,  must be received by the Department of the Treasury on or before June 30.
Related link:

• Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)

Covenant Project

This newly launched project provides comprehensive service to religious institutes that wish to explore coming to their historical completion. In this difficult but grace-filled time, a community can live today's challenges with the same courage, fidelity and creativity that have marked its entire history. We assist communities in developing a time-line, in identifying the covenant(s) and/or partnership(s) that will be helpful along the way and in putting the necessary documents in place. Click here....

Online Symposium on Consecrated Life

Third Session - July 8, 2012, 2pm ET Sisters on the Cosmological Frontier

Frontier Sisters: From the time they arrived in the New World in 1727 up to today, the profound frontier spirit of Catholic sisters have shaped the social and cultural landscape of the nation. While we know that the wild frontier of the New World has long been tamed, Catholic sisters in the 21st century have entered an equally challenging and unexplored frontier, that of the cosmological which is giving rise to a new context for the theology of religious life and its lived expression in the world. Join us as we explore religious life on the evolutionary edge!
Gail Worcelo is the co-founder of Green Mountain Monastery, along with the late Passionist priest and cultural historian Thomas Berry. Gail is a liturgical dancer, clinical psychologist and retreat leader who is passionate about her own growth in Christ consciousness and in linking with others who as Chardin said, "are striving to unite in depth to support evolution's advance."To Register....