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University of St. Michael's College, John M. Kelly Library, Special Collections Faith and Sharing Federation fonds File
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Histories of Regional Faith and Sharing Retreats

File consists of histories of:

1 Vancouver Island, BC
2 Orange County, CA
3 Oregon
4 Timmins, ON
5 Ottawa-Gatineau-Hull
6 St Augustine, FL
7 Winnipeg, MB
8 Quebec, QC
9 Rimouski, QC
10 Chicoutimi, QC
11 Sherbrooke, QC
12 St. Jean – Longueuil, QC
13 Gaspésie, QC
14 Atlantic Canada

Documents of the Secretary, North American Committee

The file consists of material gathered by the secretary of the North American Committee. Included in the file:

1 Original list of the Faith and Sharing Federation fonds produced by Madeleine Seguin, August 15, 1994
2 Documents relating to the deposit of records to Archives Deschalets, Ottawa, in 1993-1994 and the donation of the records to University of St. Michael’s College in 2004
3 List of Faith and Sharing North American Committee contacts, addresses and phone numbers, 2002

Correspondence and other documents related to first retreats

Files consists of correspondence and other documents related to first retreats
including:

Toronto, ON, August 1969
Ottawa, ON, November 1970
Lourdes, France, ‘Faith and Light’ Pilgrimage, April 1971
Montreal, QC, August 1971
Ottawa, ON, August 1971
Val Cartier, QC, August 1971
Edmundston, NB, 1972
Quebec, 1972
Cleveland, OH, 1972
Calgary, MB,1972
Val Morin, QC, 1972
Orleans, 1972
Marylake, ON, July – August 1972

Retreatant Lists

File consists of the retreatant lists for the following retreats:

Ottawa, Toronto, 1969
Mount-Rolland, Quebec, 1970
Ottawa, Val Morin, Val Cartier, 1971
Ottawa, Beauport, Edmundston, 1972
Montreal, 1973

Letters written by Jean Vanier about his work with L’Arche communities

File consists of correspondence and monographs written by Jean Vanier on his trips to L'Arche communities in India, Haiti, Honduras, Toronto and France. The letters are bundled by year and include correspondence written in or about the following locations:

1972: Calcutta, Quebec
1973: Canada, Bangalore
1974: United States, Canada
1975: Brasil, Bangalore, Haiti, Côte d’Ivoire, Honduras
1976: India, Côte d’Ivoire, Paris
1977: Calcutta, France, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso
1979: India

Séguin, Madeleine

Correspondence and other documents of the Regional Delegates

1972
Correspondence between Madeleine Séguin and Father Louis Raby
regarding details of retreats taking place in July and August 1972.
Includes a list of names of all Regional Delegates representing Faith
and Sharing throughout North America at that time.

1973
Documents for a meeting held at St. Joseph’s Shrine, Montreal,
2-5 February 1973. Includes agenda and list of Regional Delegates
who attended the meeting.
Correspondence from Madeleine Séguin to the Regional Delegates
re the organization of future retreats, 7 March 1973 and 9 May 1973.
Information Bulletins compiled by Madeleine Séguin, featuring news
of activities taking place in the districts, May 1973 and November 1973.
Letter to the Regional Delegates from Madeleine Séguin asking for
information to include in the next addition of the bulletin, 12 October 1973.
List of members of the North American Committee of Faith and Sharing.
Letter from Madeleine Séguin requesting for details of people who may be
interested in attending a retreat in Cleveland, Ohio between 15-17
February 1974, 23 November 1973.

1974
Documents re the retreat in Cleveland, Ohio, 15-17 February 1974.
Agenda, list of attendees, list of the regions and their representatives, list of
members of the North American Committee, list of people responsible
for the newsletter.
Typescript of a newsletter from March 1974 entitled ‘The Joy of the Risen Life’.

1975-1976
Newsletter, December 1974 – January 1975.
Letter re the newsletter, 19 February 1975
Letter from Jean-Marc Gauthier, Ottawa, to the Regions re the health of both
Father Louis Raby and Madeleine Séguin.
List of the regions and their representatives.
List of Resources Persons.
Letter re Christian Family Weekends organized by the Sharon Core Group,
1 April 1975.
Directions to the Fourth International Meeting held in Scarborough, Ontario,
4-6 April 1975. List of attendees and agenda.
Newsletter of the North American Faith and Sharing Community, April 1975.
List of dates for regional retreats and the contact details for each area.
International Faith and Sharing Bulletins for October 1975 and October 1976.
1975 includes a description by Father Bill Clarke on his time in Haiti.
Documents relating to the Fifth International Faith and Sharing Weekend
held in Edmonton, 23-25 April 1976, including travel information, proposed
schedule, mailing list and bulletin, 12 May 1976.
Typescript of a sermon entitled ‘As the Father has sent me so I send you’.
List of regional meetings taking place between May 1976 and March 1977.

Documents on the organizational structure of Faith and Sharing and a practical guide to retreats

File consists of:

1 Statement of the Grace of Faith and Sharing, July 1988
2 Preamble of essential elements of Faith and Sharing, 11 October 1981
3 Organizational Structure of Faith and Sharing, 2 July 1988
4 Organizational Structure of Faith and Sharing, 11 October 1981
5 Practical Guide for Faith and Sharing Retreats and other meetings, 1988
6 Practical Guide for Faith and Sharing Retreats, 11 October 1981

Region 1

File consists of annual reports for Region 1, June 1995 and 1996. Also includes pamphlet for a retreat held in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, 2-5 August 2001.

Biographical documents celebrating the lives of Father Louis Raby, the Bishop of Edmundston and Father Gaston Croteau

File consists of biographical documents celebrating the lives of Father Louis Raby, the Bishop of Edmundston and Father Gaston Croteau. Included in the file:

1 Faith and Sharing circular with a quote from Mgr Lacroix, Feburary 1994
2 Faith and Sharing circular with a message from the North American Committee
3 Memorial dossier regarding Father Louis Raby containing a service program, a note from Bernard Menard, biographical information about Raby and memories about Raby from various contacts including Sue Mosteller.
4 Funeral card for Mgr Fernand Lacroix
5 January-February-March 1994 edition of Signal containing an article about Lacroix
6 French and English handwritten drafts of 'The Fear of Christ the Poor.. Let it Simmer'. Article appeared in Winter 1994, Vol. 21 No.2 of the Bulletin
7 October 1995 edition of Revue de la Société Historique du Madawaska with Msr Fernand Lacroix on the cover.

Personal Reflections on Faith and Sharing Documents

File consists of documents written by members of the North American Committee on their personal reflections and experiences of Faith and Sharing including:

1)The Faith and Sharing Experience, Father Bill Clarke, 1974-75, French and English
2)Sustaining the Inner Spirit of Faith and Sharing, Father Bill Clarke, 1979, French and English
3)Letter written by Father Bill Clarke on his return from a world-wide pilgrimage, 24 March 1980, English.
4)Letter written by Father Bill Clarke following the annual meeting of the North American Committee in Autumn 1984. The letter is addressed to the Faith and Sharing community and is a statement about the continuing vision and future aims of the Faith and Sharing movement, 25 October 1982, French
5)A Convenant with Weakness, George Leach, 1978, French and English
6)A Growing Community, Marc Rioux, 1979, French and English
7)North American Committee Meeting of Faith and Sharing: A look at the end of the week and the future, Jean-Marie Cote, 1979, French
8)Foi et Partage, Gerard Desrochers, undated, French
9)The Faith and Sharing Community, Sr. Sue Mosteller, undated, English and French

Correspondence regarding the 20th anniversary of Faith and Sharing and choosing the new Co-ordinator

File consists of:

  1. Correspondence regarding the arrangement of meetings of the North American Committee and the 20th anniversary celebrations.
  2. Letters from Jim O’Donnell to members of the committee expressing his gratitude for their work and commitment to Faith and Sharing.
  3. Letters from Faith and Sharing communities and L’Arche groups requesting help and donations.
  4. Letters re the process of choosing the new Co-ordinator.
  5. Letter from Faith and Sharing in the UK, 28 September 1980.

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for the years 1977 and 1978.

Included are French and English copies from:

February 1977 - Vol. 5
April 1977
May 1977
October 1977
December 1977

January 1978 - Vol. 6 No. 4
March 1978 - No. 5
October 1978 - No. 1
December 1978

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for 1987.

Included are French and English copies from:

February 1987 - Vol. 14
May 1987 - Vol. 14
October 1987 - Vol. 15
December 1987 - Vol. 15

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for 1988.

Included are French and English copies from:

February 1988 - Vol. 15 No. 3
May 1988 - Vol 15. No. 4
October 1988 - Vol. 16 No. 1
December 1988 - Vol. 16 No. 2

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Montreal, Quebec

9 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Montreal, Quebec. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier:

Box 15

112: #01 - Suis-moi
113: #02 - He looked at him and he loved him
114: #03 - La communauté, source de vie et de croissance
115: #04 - La communauté, lieu de souffrance et de pardon

Box 16

116: #05 - The poor, a path to unity
117: #06 - Community: a place of joy and celebration
118: #07 - Le pauvre, source d'espérance dans notre monde brisé
119: #08 - Annoncer la bonne nouvelle de la paix
120: #09 - The poor disturb and heal us

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for 1989.

Included are French and English copies from:

February 1989 - Vol. 16 No. 3
May 1989 - Vol. 16 No. 4
October 1989 - Vol. 17 No. 1
December 1989 - Vol. 17 No. 2

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Chicoutimi, Quebec

11 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Chicoutimi, Quebec. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier:

121: #1 - Jésus, espérance dans ce monde divisé
122: #2 - Je veux habiter chez toi, aujourd'hui
123: #4 - Le pauvre, source de vie
124: #6 - La vulnerabilité de Jésus
125: #7 - Les pauvres nous dérangent
126: #8 - La compassion de Marie
127: #10 - Vivre en famille et en communauté
128: #12 - Moi non plus, je ne te condamne pas
129: #13 - Le pardon au coeur de la communauté
130: #14 - Croire dans l'esprit-saint
131: #16 - Vivre l'amour dans le quotidien

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Trois-Rivières

11 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier, including one at the Basilique Notre-Dame du Cap:

Box 16

132: #1 - Une retraite, temps de joie et de souffrance
133: #2 - Jésus annonce sa Vision nouvelle: le pauvre au cœur de la société
134: #4 - Ne crains, pas je t'aime
135: #6 - La vie communautaire

Box 17

136: #7 - Le pardon
137: #8 - Se nourri pur Grandir
138: #11 - La compassion de la croix de Jésus
139: #12 - Moi non plus, je ne te condamne pas
140: #13 – [Untitled – Retraite Foi et Partage conférence du jeudi soir Basilique Notre-Dame du Cap]
141: #14 - Joseph époux de Marie, père de Jésus
142: #16 - Être humain

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for 1991.

Included are French and English copies from:

Winter 1991 - Vol. 18 No. 2
Spring-Summer 1991 - Vol. 18 No. 3
Fall 1991 - Vol. 19 No. 1

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Kansas City, Missouri

11 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Kansas City, Missouri. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier:

143: Good news to the poor
144: Our meeting with Jesus
145: Jesus meets the samaritan woman
146: To bear spirit, to be compassionate
147: Jesus' incredible love for us
148: Brighter than a thousand suns
149: The mystery of body and of community
150: The littleness of community
151: My mystery of being and of growth...
152: Jesus in the present and St Joseph
153: One hundredfold/Persecution/Resurrection

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for 1992.

Included are French and English copies from:

Winter 1992 - Vol. 19 No. 2
Spring-Summer 1993 - Vol. 19 No. 3
Fall 1992 - Vol. 20 No. 1

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Maritimes

12 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in the Maritimes. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier:

154: 1. The division of our world
155: 2. Concern for our brother
156: 3. Our weakness and God's love
157: 4. The Living WORD - Listening
158: 5. Peter and John
159: 6. The gentleness of God
160: 7. Community
161: 8. The call of the spirit
162: 9. Love
163: 10. Suffering
164: 11. Come, follow me
165: 12. Our commitment to become like Jesus

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for 1993.

Included are French and English copies from:

Winter 1993 - Vol. 20 No. 2
Spring-Summer 1993 - Vol. 20 No. 3
Fall 1993 - Vol. 21 no. 1

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Guelph, Ontario

6 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Guelph, Ontario. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier and other Faith and Sharing members including Bill Clark, Maggie Conrad, Bishop Fernand Lacroix, Cathleen Corbett, Sue Mosteller, Gilles Beauchemin, Pierre Desroches, Marc Rioux and Claire Leblanc:

Box 18

166: The Grace of Faith and Sharing/La Grace de Foi et Partage (Jean Vanier, Maggie Conrad and Bill Clarke) - English
167: The Eucharist/L'Eucharistie (Cathleen Corbett and Bishop Lacroix) - English
168: Closing Eucharist (Bill Clarke and Sue Mosteller) - English
169: La Parole/The Word (Gilles Beauchemin, Pierre Desroches) – French/Traduction de La première conférence de Jean Vanier

Box 19

170: Les équipes/The Small Groups (Marc Rioux and Claire Leblanc)
171: La dernière conférence/The Last Conference (Jean Vanier)

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for 1994.

Included are French and English copies from:

Winter 1994 - Vol. 21 No. 2
Spring-Summer 1994 - Vol. 21 No. 3
Fall 1994 - Vol. 22 No. 1

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Toronto, Ontario

6 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Toronto, Ontario, containing talks given by Jean Vanier. The audio cassettes contain the following speeches:

172: Le cri du pauvre nous invite à grandir/La communauté dans la diversité est possible
173: La communauté dans la diversité est possible (suite)/Ne crains pas, le paraclet est avec nous
174: Ne crains pas, le paraclet est avec nous (suite)/Le pauvre, quelqu'un qui appelle quelqu'un
175: Le pauvre, quelqu'un qui appelle quelqu'un (suite)/L'Arbre Foi & Partage une semence qui grandit
176: L'Arbre Foi & Partage une semence qui grandit (suite)/La croissance, un Jésus qui dérange
177: La croissance, un Jésus qui dérange (suite)/Le bon samaritain

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Detroit, Michigan

12 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Detroit, Michigan. The cassettes contain the following talks, some introduced by an unidentified man, given by Jean Vanier:

178: 1A - Come to me...and I will give you rest/Accepting suffering
179: 1B - Mary/Accepting suffering
180: 2A - Wounds of childhood/The wolf inside us
181: 2B - The wolf inside us
182: 3A - Paternity
183: 3B - The fear of everydayness
184: 4A - St Joseph/Double messages
185: 4B - Double messages
186: 5A - Be centered in faith/Growth and the need for nourishment
187: 5B - Growth and the need for nourishment
188: 6A - Community/covenant relationships/Returning with compassion to a broken world
189: 6B - Returning with compassion to a broken world

Faith and Sharing Bulletin

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for 1996 to 2003 and October 2005.

Included are French and English copies from:

October 1996
April 1997 - Vol. 23 No. 2
October 1997 - Vol. 24 No. 1
April 1998 - Vol. 24 No. 2
October 1998 - Vol. 25 No. 1
April 1999 - Vol. 25 No. 2
October 1999 - Vol. 26 No. 1
April 2000 - Vol. 26 No. 2
October 2000 - Vol. 27 No. 1
April 2001 - Vol. 27 No. 2
October 2001 - Vol. 28 No. 1
April 2002 - Vol. 28 No. 2
April 2003 - Vol. 29 No. 2
October 2003 - Vol. 30 No. 1
October 2005 - Vol. 32 No. 1

Retreatant Lists

File consists of the retreatant list for the following retreats:

Toronto, ON, 1968
Toronto, ON, 1969
Saskatoon, SK, 1970
Marylake, ON, 1970
Marylake, ON, Edmonton, AL, Acadia Valley, AL, Warrenville, IL, 1971
Edmonton, AL, Toronto, ON, Chestermere, AL, Orleans, ON, 1972
Naramata, BC, Chicago, Toronto, Gimli, MN, Birmingham, AL, 1973
Cleveland, OH, Vancouver, BC, Bolton, ON, Nelson, BC, 1974
Winnipeg, MN, Regis Col. Toronto, 1975
Erie, PA, 1977
Marylake, ON, 1978
Marylake, ON, 1979
London, ON, Tacoma, WA, 1982
Erie, PA, 14-19 August 1984
A program of events for the retreat in Erie is enclosed.

Documents on the organizational structure of Faith and Sharing and a practical guide to retreats

File consists of:

1 Statement of the Grace of Faith and Sharing, July 1988
2 Preamble of essential elements of Faith and Sharing, 11 October 1981
3 Organizational Structure of Faith and Sharing, 2 July 1988
4 Organizational Structure of Faith and Sharing, 11 October 1981
5 Practical Guide for Faith and Sharing Retreats and other meetings, 1988
6 Practical Guide for Faith and Sharing Retreats, 11 October 1981

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins for 1979.

Included are French and English copies from:

January 1979 - Vol. 7
March 1979 - Vol. 7
May 1979 - Vol. 7
August 1979 - Vol. 7
October 1979 - Vol. 7
December 1979 - Vol. 7

Region 2

File consists of annual reports for Region 2:

June 1995
February 1997
June 1998
March 1998
February, 1999
January 2000
May 2000
September 2000
April 2001
April 2002

Also included is a booklet celebrating 30 years (1971-2001) of the Faith and Sharing community based in the diocese of Quebec, featuring poems, songs and stories written by members of the community; leaflets regarding meetings for 1999-2000 and 2001-2002; statement of expenses, February 2001 to January 2002; a leaflet regarding L’Arche, Faith and Sharing and Faith and Light and handwritten notes with contact information for people within the region.

Documents related to the structure of the Association

The file consists of:

  1. Charter of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Lay Associations (in French).
  2. Bulletins for the years 1990, 1991 and 1992.
  3. Proposed expenses for the year 1992-1993.
  4. Letters regarding meetings of the General Assembly and the Finance Committee and their structure.
  5. Flyer for a conference entitled ‘The Future of Humanity Passes through the Family’ 1991.
  6. Agendas for meetings, balance sheets, budgets, updates on developments, orientation questionnaire.

Documents related to Jean Vanier’s work

File consists of:

  1. Copy of a letter from Madeleine Séguin to the Royal Bank, Montreal submitting Jean Vanier as a candidate for a medal or prize of $50,000 to pay for the annual conferences of Faith and Sharing, February 1972. Included is a description of Jean Vanier’s work to date.

  2. Report of a visit to the House of Jonquière near Chicoutimi, written by Gisèle Renaud and Madeleine Séguin, February 1973.

  3. Reflections of my visit to the House of Commons by Father Michael Legault, January 1973.

Séguin, Madeleine

Faith and Sharing Bulletins

The file consists of Faith and Sharing bulletins from 2003 to 2005.

Included are French and English copies from:

October 2003 - Vol. 30 No. 1
April 2004 - Vol. 30 No. 2
October 2004 - Vol. 31 No. 1
April 2005 - Vol. 31 No. 2
October 2005 - Vol. 32 No. 1

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