CLC - "A Discerning Community for Mission"

Our modern lives are busy, filled with many distractions and calls for our attention. Our family, work, church, neighborhood, friends, and our own personal needs all make legitimate demands on our energies. It is often difficult to keep our priorities centered on God's loving presence. The CLC way of life invites us to encounter God in all the various aspects of our everyday life, reflect on these experiences, become more aware of God's activity in these experiences, and respond in ever more authentic ways to God's desire within our individual lives and our communal lives.

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CLC is a way of life centered around three main elements:

1. Spirituality " In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God." Ephesians 2:21-22

CLC encourages members to:

seek and find God in all things explore different ways of praying make good decisions by being true to yourself believe that you're not alone have faith in yourself, in each other and in God find what you really want from life

2. Community Each CLC is made of a small group of people joined through their relationships and shared commitment.

CLC communities:

meet regularly have similar hopes, ideas, and sense of fun talk about things that matter support and encourage each other pray together and celebrate the Eucharist

3. Service "The CLC field of mission is unlimited. It extends to the Church and to the world, in the service of individuals and of society, in an effort to reach the heart of each individual and to change oppressive structures…"(CLC General Principles #8).

CLCs are not just prayer groups. CLC members have an Individual responsibility to:

make commitments within their own spheres of influence (family, work, parish, other communities) bring Christ to others seek opportunities to share the Ignatian vision accept and stand up to challenge

Ignatius of Loyola