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Sponsorship describes the relationship between the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes and our incorporated ministries, namely Agnesian HealthCare, Marian University, and Monroe Clinic. Through mutual and collaborative relationships with governance and executive leadership, sponsorship ensures that the corporation's resources, people, services, and finances are used to continually deepen the mission of the Catholic Church, which is ultimately the mission of Jesus. Through sponsorship, CSA and CSA Sponsorship Ministry become both mentor and facilitator in the translation of the spirit and traditions of the church and of the congregation to the sponsored ministries.
CSA utilizes the civil law structure of the member corporation, with two classes of members, to steward the ministry of sponsorship. The general council of CSA serves as the Class A Corporate Member. They have ultimate stewardship responsibility for the sponsored ministries and carry out their canonical and civil responsibilities by retaining certain reserved powers.
The Class B Corporate Member is comprised of lay and vowed religious members who have delegated responsibility for stewardship of the mission, vision, services, strategic plans, and stable patrimony of the sponsored ministries. Often referred to as CSA Sponsorship Ministry, or CSASM, the Class B Member fulfills its responsibilities through the exercise of reserved powers delegated to them by Class A Members, strategic planning, and visioning for the future of sponsorship.
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