Membership in LCWR

Membership in LCWR

Instructions for Completion of Membership Application/Renewal Form
LCWR Membership Application/Renewal Form

Associate Membership in LCWR

Instructions for Completion of Associate Membership Application/Renewal Form
LCWR Associate Membership Application Renewal Form

Transfer of Leadership Form
Please complete when there is a change in leadership in your congregation

Membership in LCWR is open to Roman Catholic women religious who are the principal administrators of their religious institutes (orders) in the United States. Membership is renewable on an annual basis. Members receive many benefits including:

• the monthly LCWR newsletter, Update
• the LCWR journal, Occasional Papers
• attendance at the annual assembly
• inclusion in the LCWR messaging system (World Merge) for immediate updates
• access to the LCWR website, including a password-protected area for members
  access to the LCWR Resource Sharing Forum
• timely written communication regarding issues important to leaders of religious congregations
• an e-mail contact list for justice and peace alerts
• representation as an organization of women religious leaders on many Catholic church, healthcare and justice working groups.
  

In addition, the conference offers a variety of activities and programs to support leaders and to strengthen the relationship of LCWR members with other significant groups. Some examples are:

• an annual workshop for new leaders
• an annual retreat for leaders
• availability of Leading from Within, a manual for leaders to use in developing their leadership skills through group supervision and/or one-on-one mentoring
• the annual trip to Rome during which the LCWR delegation engages significant Vatican offices in conversation about issues of concern to women religious in the United States.

LCWR membership covers one calendar year (January 1 -- December 31). The dues structure for LCWR membership is based on congregational census. Each congregation and/or congregational unit is assessed based on its census as of November 1 of the previous year.

Religious institutes are asked to keep the LCWR national office informed of changes in membership information. (Please use the attached form when a change occurs.)

Associate Membership
This status is available to major superiors who reside outside of the United States, but have members in the United States, to prioresses of contemplative communities of sisters, and to major offices of related national organizations. Dues for associate members are $250 for persons who reside within the United States, and $275 for those who reside outside of the United States..

Subscribers
Anyone can become an LCWR subscriber. Subscribers receive the LCWR journal, Occasional Papers; the social justice publication, Resolutions to Action; and the monthly newsletter, Update. Annual subscription rates are $135 within the United States, and $160 outside of the United States.