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  Email Correspondence from Phyllis Manda to Federation Governing Board, Regarding Lobbying to the UN for Non-violence

  A call to action to encourage Federation leadership to lobby the UN for a non-violent response to the September 11th attacks.
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  Federation Statement on Closing the School of the Americas, Renamed Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC)

  The Federation issued this official statement urging the President of the United States, George W. Bush, to close the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC), formerly known as the School of the Americas.
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  Email Correspondence from Phyllis Manda to Federation Governing Board, Regarding Their Public Statement in Response to the Tragic Events of September 11, 2001

  A public statement from the Federation calling for prayer, fasting, unity and reconciliation for the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
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  Email Correspondence from Phyllis Manda to Federation Governing Board, Regarding On-Going Saga With Rome

  An email regarding the process for the Federation to be formally recognized by the CICL in Rome, includes questionnaire attachments.
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  Email Correspondence from Phyllis Manda to St. Joseph Federation Governing Board, Regarding the Canonical Novitiate and Other News

  Congregational news regarding the location of the Canonical Novitiate and ongoing updates on Sisters in El Salvador.
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  Email Correspondence from Phyllis Manda to St. Joseph Federation Governing Board, Regarding Relief Funds Sent to El Salvador

  This email contains a forwarded account by Father Donald Bahlinger, a brother of one of the Medaille sisters who is in El Salvador. Father Donald received relief funds that were sent by the Federation's congregations and he coordinated their distribution.
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  Email Correspondence from Phyllis Manda to St. Joseph Federation Governing Board, Regarding El Salvador Funds

  An email thanking the congregation for the quick and generous contributions to the El Salvador earthquake victims.
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  Email Correspondence from Phyllis Manda to St. Joseph Federation Governing Board, Regarding El Salvador Aid

  Investigation of ways that the Federation Congregations would be able to send aid to El Salvador
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  Email Correspondence from Phyllis Manda to St. Joseph Federation Governing Board, Regarding 2001 Federation Canonical Novitiate

  Tentative Dates for the 2001 Federation Canonical Novitiate
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  Memo from Phyllis Manda to Formation/Vocation Directors, Regarding Federation Programs

  A memo sending out the pre-registration form for the Canonical Novitiate and the cover letter and registration form for the Formation/Vocation Workshop.
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  Memo from Phyllis Manda to Leadership Teams regarding New Committee Appointments, Includes Blank Statistical Survey for Congregations

  This memo contains new committee appointments for Selection, Finance and Public Image Committees and also includes a blank statistical update form used to collect congregational census data.
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  Memo from Donna Jo Loeper to Leadership Teams for the Sisters of St. Joseph about the Federation South Gathering

  Memo regarding the brochure and promotion of the annual gathering of the Federation South.
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  Memo from Phyllis Manda to Federation Leadership and Formation Personnel about Candidates Weekend and Temporary Commitment Program

  This memo contains information about Candidates Weekend and the Temporary Commitment Program for 1999.
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  Prayer for Unity and Reconciliation Memo, Prayer Vigil of the Founding of the Sisters of St. Joseph and Call to Action from Phyllis Manda to Leadership Teams

  In 1996 a rash of arson attacks against black churches and other houses of worship prompted President Bill Clinton to send out a call to take action to counteract this violence. The Executive Committee of the Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph sent this memo inviting their members to pray these prayers in solidarity with each other and to offer a day of fasting.
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  Federation Annual Update Form

  U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph Annual Update Form
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  Statistical Update Form From the Futuring Committee

  Annual statistical information form used by the Federation's Futuring Committee to collect census type data from each congregation.
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  Memo from Phyllis Manda to Major Superiors Regarding Mailing List Update

  Memo from Phyllis Manda reminding all major superiors that they are allowed to authorize additional people to receive mailings directed to them from the Federation.
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  Stand for Children Documents

  Stand for Children is an American education advocacy group. Founded in 1996 following a Children's Defense Fund rally, the non-profit helps to organize around changes in public education. These documents all relate to the Federation's involvement with Stand for Children and include correspondence, statement of purpose, Stand for Children Day information, participants, organizational endorsement, and sample proclamation.
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  Memos From Phyllis Manda to Congregational Leadership Regarding the Activation of the Organizational Review Task Force

  These memos from Phyllis Manda to Congregational Leadership discuss the activation of the Organizational Review Task Force. This task force was set up to review and assess the structure of the Federation as an organization in 1996. At this point the Federation was thirty years old, had grown in strength and size and needed to update their documentation and to redefine their focus as a unified group. The task force identified several aspects of the Federation's structure which needed revision or feedback from Federation leadership and sent out a questionnaire to facilitate conversation and aid in their future decision-making process.
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  Pastoral Letter from Federation Executive Leadership to all Sisters of St. Joseph to Take Pledge

  Pastoral letter from Federation Executive Leadership to all Sisters of St. Joseph encouraging them to take this three part pledge.
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  Report of the Executive Director, July-November, 1995

  Report of the Executive Director, July-November, 1995
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  United States Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph Public Statement on September 11, 2001

  Official public statement of the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, which calls for prayer, unity and reconciliation among its members and neighbors throughout the world in the face of the horribly tragic events that unfolded in our nation on September 11, 2001.
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  Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the United States of America: Bylaws of the Governing Board, 1997

  This official document of the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the United States of America contains the bylaws of the governing board, the organization's statement of identity and purpose and the Federation Handbook. This document was reviewed in November, 1997.
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  Bylaws of the Governing Board of the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the United States of America, 1992

  Bylaws of the Governing Board of the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the United States of America, adopted in September, 1985 and reviewed in September, 1992.
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  Draft of Federation's Statement of Identity and Purpose

  This draft of the Federation's Statement of Identity and Purpose was approved in August, 1982.