March Assembly
"Lean In Toward the Light"
Over the weekend of March 12, 80+ Sisters and Associates from the United States, Taiwan, the Philippines and Mexico gathered via Zoom for the annual March Assembly. In light of the pandemic, and keeping in mind the theme of "Lean In Toward the Light", the participants were able to share, reconnect and reflect on such topics as “How Far We’ve Come”, “Moving Toward Pentecost: “Things are not getting worse…they’re getting uncovered”, and “Where Do We Go From Here?” With candid discussions about the need “to hold each other tight and continue to pull back the veil that conceals needless suffering”, the participants agreed that it is important to strive to be a prophetic witness to the world, to live out our 2019 Chapter Direction Statement calling them to be “more conscious and conscientious” and a “disturbing presence.” Additionally, we are called to be determined innovators responding as the needs of our time emerge. The closing group discussion surrounding “hope” and “light” and how we effectively move forward was beautifully enhanced by the moving words of Amanda Gorman:
“The new dawn blooms as we free it.
For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
