Guwahati Nov 18: The 33rd Provincial Assembly of the Bethany Sisters in North East Province was held from 3rd to 5th November 2017 with the theme “Formation of Conscience for Transparency and Accountability”. All theSuperiors and formators, 39 participants in all, were present for the Assembly. The members were welcomed by Sr Sandhya, the Assistant Provincial Superior. Sr Joy, the Provincial Superior, in her opening message appreciated the Superiors who keep the wheels of the Province moving in the area and mission assigned to them. She called upon the participants to focus on the theme and urged the members to be the “change they wish to see in others”. Input sessions were by Br Abraham Anthony sdb, who focused on the topic: “The Challenges of Authentic Leadership in Religious Communities Today”. The Provincial Assembly became a booster to their consecrated life and mission. Superiors were very open in their participation during the Provincial Assembly and they were ever willing to learn and update themselves.
Provincial Assembly was followed by Annual meetings of Pastoral, Formation and Education ministries. Though the annual meetings were short, yet they were very powerful.