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Chapter Guidelines for Shepherds of Christ Associates

  1.     A primary purpose of the chapters of Shepherds of Christ Associates is to pray for all priests throughout the world in all their needs.   A coequal purpose is to provide a spiritual way of life for members of the chapters.  The chapters are to pray in a special way for the spiritual success of the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ.  Prayer for the acquisition of monetary funds to publish the letter is also in order.  The chapters are to meet on a regular basis, with the members of each chapter to determine the exact frequency of meetings.   All chapters are encouraged to meet on a weekly basis.  If for various other reasons certain chapters cannot meet weekly, they should meet at least once a month.

  2.     All persons--lay persons, diocesan clergy, and priests, brothers, and sisters in religious life--are invited to become members of Shepherds of Christ Associates.  Those who are already committed to a certain way of spiritual life may adapt the spirituality of the Shepherds of Christ Associates to their own particular activity.

  3.     In addition to the purpose of the chapters as put forth above, the members of each chapter are encouraged to help raise money to defray some of the newsletter publication costs and some of the financial needs of the Shepherds of Christ Associates movement.  One way for chapters to financially aid the newsletter is to pledge to pay for a certain number of newsletters each year.  Our Lord has asked that the newsletter be sent to the priests free of charge, although donations may be requested in the newsletter itself.

  4.     A further purpose of the chapters is to undertake those activities which Jesus, through the Spiritual Director, further reveals to be His will.

  5.     The formation of as many chapters as is reasonably possible is to be encouraged.  Multiple chapters may exist in the same city or area.   Each chapter is to have its own local coordinator, and each country its own national coordinator.

  6.     A periodic newsletter for associates will be published to help establish the desired bond or union between all chapters and all members.

  7.     Members of Shepherds of Christ Associates pledge their loyal support to the Holy Father, the Pope, and to the teaching authority of the Church.

  8.     Shepherds of Christ Associates exists under Church law as provided in canons 298 and 299.

  9.     The existence and activity of all chapters is to be placed under the special protection and guidance of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  Chapters exist so that they may, according to the mission of Shepherds of Christ Associates, help to establish the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the reign of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  All chapter members are strongly encouraged to consecrate themselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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