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This series contains volumes 1-50 of the newsletter “Bridging” spanning from 1991-2016 and produced by the Congregation’s Associate Core Team (ACT) members. Two volumes were published each year, usually in the winter and summer, but sometimes in the fall and spring. This newsletter was intended to inform people about the Associate relationship in the Congregation and to keep the Associates up to date with news about events. Each newsletter has its own theme, such as, service, relationship with the Divine, and longing for belonging. Common sections throughout the newsletters are poems, “mark your calendar” sections, suggestions for readings, news about events, fundraisers, and retreats, introduction of new members, and updates from various Associate communities. These communities include Maidstone, St. Thomas, Windsor, Chatham, Kingsville, Woodstock, Simcoe, London, Grand Bend, and Sarnia. Also included is a coloured drawing of a bridge that is crossing a small creek with trees and other flora surrounding it that was made for the newsletter.

This series includes correspondence about the Associates Program, including between Sr. Doreen Kraemer, Director of the Associates Program and Associates, and between Sr. Mary Diesbourg, General Superior and Associates, about the current state of their activities. The series also includes information about the vision for the Associates and the program. There are also meeting notes and reports, as well as drafts and final copies of speeches given about the charism and the Associates. This series also includes information about the Associates/Companion Prayer Project. Also found in this series are histories of the Canadian Associate Networking committee and the congregational Associate Program, event invitations, and a brochure for the Associates Program. There are newspaper clippings concerning the benefits of palliative care and efforts to halt the abuse of women. Finally, there are talking points for a video about spirituality in the modern world, and a speech linking charism and alcoholism recovery by Francis Ann Gilchrist.