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Thanks, Jack
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Louis Regional CLC
Fall Meeting Brief
Your regional representatives met on October 6th at Jesuit Hall remembering in prayer our former delegate from Philipine DuChesne, Fr. Bill Stauder, SJ. Our condolences go out to the community of Philipine DuChesne and all Bill’s many other family and friends. We welcomed our newest regional CLC group Sacred Circle and explored with Avery Sanger the possibility of CLC in Springfield Mo. The November pot luck gathering was planned (and executed...thanks to all who were able to come and to the DeHart’s for their hospitality). Mary Ann Mennemeyer (314-524-4647) and Pat Carter (314-664-1863) agreed to work with a committee to organize World CLC Day 2003. To volunteer to help call Mary Ann or Pat. The regional reps heard reports on conferences attended, national CLC meetings, and the status of individual local communities.
Your representatives are working to bring our region closer together. Please continue to share your ideas with your community’s representatives as we implement the fruits of our discernment process.
The position of regional representative to National CLC will become vacant in July. We are grateful to Yvonne Dehart for filling the position on an interim basis.
All CLC members are asked to consider their ability to serve our community in one of two positions: Regional Secretary or Regional Representative to the National Board . Call Peggy at 314-522-8687 if you wish to be considered. Please pray for our region as representatives discern who will fill these important positions.
I am sad to report that Jack Mitchell will no longer be able to serve the region as regional Secretary. Jack has done a marvelous job in the position for the last three years. We wish much joy and good health for both he and Jackie in the years to come. We look forward to their joining us whenever they can.
Jack’s “retirement” does leave us without a regional secretary. This is an issue we will address at the next regional board meeting. At this time I would ask for anyone who would feel called to perform this vital service for the region to give me a call or mention their interest to their communities regional representative.
A special appeal to all the regional representatives to consider this call. Pat Carter has agreed to keep the roster and provide mailing labels for our events. This will decrease the demands of the position. Jack has graciously offered to donate his tape recorder to the new regional secretary to assist in the maintaining of the minutes. Our meetings are quarterly including World CLC day which has no formal recording of the process.
Again, Thanks to Jack for his many years of dedication to this position. We will truly miss you.
Please consider offering your gifts to the region as Regional Secretary.
Group Guides Explore Project 120
Group Guides meet approximately every six to eight weeks to assist those facilitating CLC communities in the joys and frustrations of the movements of the Spirit! Over the last few meetings guides took a look at Projects 120 and the concept of “mission” within CLC. The publication is available in its entirety from your group guide. Please take the time to review the document. We’ve been asked to reflect on the document at the regional and local community levels.
The group guides led by Lynn McLaughlin and Yvonne DeHart took the initiative and introduced us to related key points coming out of the National CLC conference held in here in St. Louis last July. The following is a summary (of a summary !) of this discussion at the National level…..let it lead you as you consider the implications of this project within your own community.
What is meant by common Mission?
- It may or may not be a common activity
- It is not just a common frame of mind among individuals,
- But it is a shared RESPONSIBILITY
How do we share responsibility in our mission……..
We Discern, Send, Support and Reflect!
The individual discerns and shares/includes other group members in his/her discernment process to either choose or continue their mission. This is aided by daily use of the Examen and by each member sharing a single sentence identifying what God is revealing to them or moving them towards.
The group members
then send or commission the individual in the discerned ministry-just
as Jesus sent out his disciples. This “ministry” might be a
doctor caring for ill patients or a mother caring for her children.
Group members actively support each other in their ministry. For example,
visiting with the member “on the job” for just a cup of coffee
can witness that this individual is not alone!
Periodically individuals will reflect on their mission experiences with group members to evaluate where God is present in their current ministry or directing them to move in the future.
One last question for reflection: How will this change CLC as we know it today?