Sisters of the Presentation of Mary

Leadership

Building God`s Kingdom by being a Servant of God!

Jesus is the model for Christian leader's. What is revealed in his teachings and his life speaks to all believers who serve as leader's; it shapes the way in which they understand their roles and act as people who can transform the world. In Jesus they see the focus, characteristics and behavior that are needed to build God`s kingdom. In any Religious congregation, the leader is above all the servant of others.   It is an impossible responsibility unless they realize that this is not their work, but God’s.

Authority in our Congregation is essentially spiritual. At the Presentation of Mary, the “top” leadership is the General Chapter. A General Chapter is a meeting of Sisters whose main purpose is to elect a General Superior and deal with questions of interest to the whole Congregation. The General Chapters occur every six years. The next General chapter will be held in the year 2017.

Our Superior General, Mother Angèle Dion, has authority over all the provinces, regions and missions of our Congregation. Her role is to keep the Congregation strongly united in a dynamic faithfulness to the charism of our foundation. She is the visible bond of the very diverse parts of the Congregation, the sign of the gathering of its members in one large family, that of Mother Rivier (Rule of Life - C155).

Mother Angèle Dion and her General Council, work together as a team. They pray, reflect, discern and act in the service of the whole Congregation. S. Claudette Casavant, a sister from the Prince Albert province, is a member of our General Council.  

The  whole Congregation  is divided into provinces  and  regions, each having  its own superior.  Our Provincial Superior for the Prince Albert province is S. Lise Paquette. She is responsible for the unity and fidelity to the spirit of  our Foundress, Marie Rivier, and to its mission in the Church. S. Lise also works with a team called the Provincial Council. S. Priscilla Houde (our Provincial  Assistant), S. Rita Bisson, S. Diane Lajeunesse and S. Viviane Gareau serve on our Provincial Council. 

Provincial Council (L-R) S. Lise Paquette, Provincial Superior  S. Diane Lajeunesse, S. Priscilla Houde, S. Viviane Gareau, S. Rita Bisson

Thank-you for your generous service to our congregation, our church and our world.  You are making a difference in so many people's lives.  May God continue to bless you and may the Holy Spirit continue to inspire your leadership.