Formation to Mission
Schools of the Sacred Heart have a very specific mission expressed in the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Education. Formation to this mission is one of the most important charges Sacred Heart educators have today.
The aim of Formation to Mission is commitment to live out the values of Sacred Heart education and to integrate them into the fabric of personal and school life. Intentional formation empowers the adults to be bearers of this mission and to assume their responsibility to foster its transmission to the next generation.
The Formation to Mission Committee of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools offers school leadership the elements of a plan to educate the adults in the school community to this mission. The assumptions and essential elements apply to all schools in the Network. Each school community [adopts] models and strategies to shape its program in the context of its history and current institutional needs.
Rooted in the love of Jesus Christ, our Sacred Heart mission evolves through the experience of those who live it in the present and share it with succeeding generations. Relying on the grace of the Spirit, each school becomes a community where the presence of God is experienced and made known.
- From the Network of Sacred Heart Schools Formation to Mission Plan, 2008
The goal of the Formation to Mission Program at The Regis School of the Sacred Heart forms a community of educators and partners in education that are committed to living and teaching the ideals of the Society of Sacred Heart as expressed in the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Education through the development of programs and the sharing of resources that educate to its history, traditions, and values. Formation to Mission is an on-going process for all Sacred Heart Educators and is designed to meet the needs of each educator.
No two educators are on the same journey in their relationship with the mission of Sacred Heart Education. As such, the Formation to Mission Program seeks to meet the distinct needs of each educator. All educators are called to discern and seek out what they need, as well as to take full advantage of Formation to Mission programming and resources that are made available at Regis and through the Network of Sacred Heart Schools and the Society of the Sacred Heart.
Key to our employee’s success and sense of ownership of mission is a robust Formation to Mission program.
Sacred Heart Education
Annual Formation to Mission Opportunities
● Mission Moments – daily and monthly emails
● Faculty/Staff Fellowship such as Cup of Prayer
● Embracing Hearts: Sacred Heart Spirituality Series
- Busy Person’s Retreat: A “retreat in daily life” is coordinated by Sophie’s Well of the Society of the Sacred Heart. RSCJ spend a week on-site with a Sacred Heart school leading communal prayer services and meeting individually with employees during their free time to help guide prayer for the week.
● Faculty/Staff In-Service & Faculty Meetings
● Communications from the Formation to Mission Committee
● Network Meet-ups and Communications with Sacred Heart Educators
● Roots that Give Us Wings: Conference for educators in the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. Held annually at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Charles, Missouri. Educators are strongly encouraged to attend as soon as possible after their first year of employment, but an employee can attend after any length of time, even decades.