Who we are: Consecrated Women in Ecclesial Community

We are contemporary Christian women gathering together to manifest our commitment to Christ within a new pattern of the consecrated life, as a prophetic ecclesial community.

Where we are:
Ocean to Ocean

 

Wherever there is need for love and community witness, we seek to be present, permeating the world.

Our primary apostolic goal is to promote and witness Christian Community. To concur with Vatican II that the period of concentration of works is ending and the Era of Penetration is here, we will determine our own ministry individually on the basis of our time, training, and temperament. We will be yeast for Christian Community in whatever work or living structure we penetrate and permeate.

We each create the contents of our commitment formula and decide the length of time of special service according to our own vocation charisms. We may formalize our dedication with our bishop or spiritual counselor in a public or private liturgical celebration. The traditional vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience will be freshly expressed in terms of serving, loving, and listening. Poverty in the contemporary, free-form community is concerned with the quality of Christ-like living and serving it facilitates. Poverty in SFCC is loving availability, simplicity, and the recognition of the equality of all before God. We are self-supporting, We give witness to Christian community through celibate love. Obedience is listening to the guidance of the Holy Spirit toward the common good. We are collegial in any decision that affects the whole community.

We live in freeform contemporary unity, alone or with others. Community is effected through personal contacts, local hub meetings, regional and international gatherings and newsletters. Community transcends distance. It is the warmth and security we experience from shared love-in-Christ, shared confidence, shared concern, shared risks for Christ.

We recognize from the Gospel that Christ gathered together a community of believers whose charisms would be mutual love and helpfulness. However, through the centuries the Church slowly moved into the pyramidal mode of organization. Therefore, as urged by Vatican II, our goal, as stated simply in our title, is to witness everywhere to community and service through the collegial process. By design, we are a freeform Community-in-Christ. Rather than by rules and constitution, we are united by mutual concern, communication, and common commitment to promoting the growth of Christian Community, the People of God/the Church Radiant.

Our Goal:
That All May Be One

We strive through all means available to forward the realization of Christ's prayer, ". . . that all may be ONE," that they may be community. To achieve this goal we seek to draw together Christ-committed women afire with the mission of building up the Body of Christ through helping to build dynamic Christian Community wherever we live out our calling.