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Exercising our Faith
Christian Life Community in the High School
◦ Hunger for personal identity
◦ Hunger for intimacy in relationships
◦ Hunger for life-giving spirituality
◦ Hunger for meaningful work
According to the USCCB Pastoral Plan for Ministry to
Young Adults “Sons and Daughters of the Light”
~Community ~ Spirituality ~ Mission ~
Identifying Real Needs
Strength
Challenge
Accountability
Comfort
Companionship
Hunger for COMMUNITY
Real experiences of
Jesuit tradition and
Ignatian Spiritulity
Personal encounters
with God
Felt knowledge
“sentir”
Deepen retreat
experiences
Hunger for SPIRITUALITY
More to Mission than acts of service
Discovering our deep desires and natural
giftedness
Awareness of the world’s greatest needs
Seeking the MAGIS
Hunger for MISSION
CLC
One Possible Means…
CLC stands for CHRISTIAN
LIFE COMMUNITY. It is a lay
world community of people
who meet weekly or biweekly
for prayer, discernment, and
sharing.
CLC groups are usually
comprised of 6-12 individuals
from a common geographical
locale, high school, university,
or cultural community.
What is CLC?
Community: we gather as a community of faith, as a
residence community (in some situations), as a
school community, as a larger CLC community
Spirituality: grounded in the Spiritual Exercises,
natural flow and continuation of Campus Ministry
retreat experiences, deepening engagement of
service experiences and immersion opportunities,
finding God in all things
Mission: we are not just about service acts, we are
about discerning how to best live and work and
challenge ourselves in this world. How do my
greatest gifts coincide with the world’s deep needs?
Key Components
Through weekly small
group meetings, cofacilitated by a
student coordinator
and an adult guide
Participation in a
variety of spiritual
and mission-oriented
events in the larger
community.
What does a CLC look like?
Opening Prayer
Check In
(how do you come?)
Formation Topic
(reflection, prayer,
discussion)
Evaluation and
Review of Prayer
(how do you leave?)
Closing Prayer
Sample Meeting
Many Involvements: a need to prioritize,
reflect, and discern
Ignatian means of sharing
faith
Non-threatening, welcoming
environment to explore
questions of life and faith
Why CLC on a Campus?
Explore one’s personal vocation- a sense
of being called uniquely by God
Introduction to the graces of the First
Week of the Spiritual Exercises
Exposure to various methods of prayer:
Awareness Examen, imaginative prayer,
meditation, contemplation, review of
prayer, colloquy, Sunday worship, annual
retreat/days of recollection
Student Growth in CLC
Young people and the
desire for relationships
with positive adult
influences
CLC structure of adult
guide, student
coordinator, and peer
sharing
Ignatian model of
companionship
Adult Guides and Student CLC
www.clcyya.org - national
Youth and Young Adult CLC
www.clc-usa.org - national
website for CLC in the USA
www.cvx-clc.net - worldwide
website for CLC
http://www.belenjesuit.org/stu
dentlife/christianlifecommunity/
CLCPAMPHLET.pdf
- Belen Jesuit Prep in Miami,
Florida has a number of
resources listed online for High
School CLC
Where to learn more…
Jen Horan, Western Region and National
CLC [email protected]
Christopher Nguyen SJ, Western Region
Ecclesial Assistant [email protected]
Jerry Hayes SJ, Loyola High Campus
Minister
CLC Contacts