Includes; talk on the importance of prayer.
Includes; reference to Vatican II and its call for congregations to re-examine their way of living and update and renew their religious life and the challenges this had set for the Presentation.
Includes; transcript of questions and answers meeting with the Archbishop concerning the Union of the Presentation including questions from Mother Thaddea, Mother Aloysius and Sister Lucy [Troy], reference to "commissions" formed to "… work on a particular aspect of the way of life of Presentation Sisters …", more in-depth explanations of what a Union would be, recommendation that two thirds of the Sisters support the Union before moving forward on it.
Includes; encouragement in the Presentation pursuit of Union.
Includes; chronology of events that initiated the movement towards the Union of the Presentation from July 1972 to January 1974.
Includes; details of "The special General Chapter of the Union of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary …", names and addresses of first leadership team.
Includes; letter addressed from "Presentation Generalate, Monasterevan, Co[unty] Kildare, Ireland" to "Dear Sister" which states "The following pages contain a relatively simple Report re Formation within the Congregation.", names of Sisters which formed the "Core group".
Includes entries under the headings; "Letter from Sister Lucy [Troy] to Congregation", "Assumptions about the Presentation Community", "Principles of Formation", "Vocation, Promotion and Development", "Candidacy", "Novitiate".
Includes entries under the headings; "Report on the Congregation to the General Chapter, Sister Lucy Troy", "Central service for Missions, 1976 - 1981, Sister Brendan Cronin", "Progress report on Nano Nagle Cause, Sister Brendan Cronin", "General statistics".
Includes; Novena for Presentation day.