North American Region
CLC - USA
CLC Canada
CVX Canada
About the Conference:
- Introduction by the facilitator of the program
- The purpose of the program
- Basic outline of the conference
NEW!
Reflections on Water
A Communal Experience of the
18th Annotation with a focus on water
About the Conference
The Program
Friday, October 8, 2005
Pre-meeting Exercise
Lake Michigan is only about a 15-minute walk from the Cenacle. We hope that several of us can arrive early and wander to the lakefront and observe the preciousness of the Lake, the use and misuse of the Lake, how it adds a real human dimension to a large urban area, and anything else that draws your intention. How do you and god encounter each other with the water and the people you observe? No need to process intellectually, just return to the Cenacle and write your observations on the flip charts that will be provided.
Friday
Evening
Opening Session
This session will SET THE
CONTEXT. It will be a look at our graced history, both the lightness and the
darkness, within the context of the Universe Story. We are co-creating with God
in our specific place and time. Water is a symbol of the flow of salvation history,
like a river constantly flowing towards its destination, working around obstacles,
but always following its particular journey.
This session will include an opening prayer ritual which will include the combining of waters from the home areas of the participants. Each participant is requested to bring water from a natural source if possible (i.e. lake, river, ocean) from somewhere near their home. We also ask that the water be boiled and filtered before bringing to the conference so we don't bring un welcome organisms with us.
After prayer we will review together our sacred history of what brought us to this point, followed by quiet reflection on what gifts am I bringing to this gathering and this endeavor. The evening will close with an Examen and Social.
Saturday,
October 9, 2005
Morning Sessions
DEVELOPING
AN AUTHENTIC VISION FOR FORMATION
This session will look at the essential
elements of CLC Formation and how social analysis is an important tool in the
discernment process..
We will have time for silent reflection
STATING
AND SHARING OUR CURRENT REALITY RE FORMATION
Three Brief Summaries on
“Where are we on Formation in Our Communities?“
Click on the name
of the National Community below to read their Summary.
- CLC Canada
- CLC USA
- CVX Canada
We will then break into small groups for reflective sharing and reconvene in the large group before lunch to gather the wisdom from the small groups.
Lunch
and Sharing, Prayer
Afternoon Sessions
THE REALITY
OF WATER IN OUR LIVES AND THE LIFE OF THE PLANET
Ignatian
– We Know, Love and Serve God and Others in the Reality of Our Environment
– the Profound and the Quotidian; Water a Precious Resource! This session
will include:
A short presentation to build the bridge between the morning
on formation and using water as a concrete example of something we must form ourselves
to address individually and as community.
Action Oriented Presentation on Water – What CLC, other Faith Groups, and the UN are doing to solve or alleviate real problems.
Small
Groups will then gather to reflect on the issues using a process of theological
reflection followed by a reconvening of the large group to again gather the wisdom
from the small groups.
Dinner
Evening
Session
The National Communities will meet to reflect and share
together on what has been experienced and heard so far and its implications for
their national community.
Examen followed by Social
Sunday, October 9, 2005
WHERE
DO WE GO FROM HERE?
After Opening Prayer the National Communities will
share how they felt the Spirit calling them to respond to the signs of our times
in the areas of formation and collaboration on water.
We will open ourselves as individuals, national communities, and a regional community to formulate concrete responses to these areas and develop ways of collaborating as the North American Region.
PERIOD OF CONFIRMATION, DISCERNMENT SUPPORT AND EVALUATION
Where Does North American Region Go From Here? We will determine some concrete steps that will help develop a structure for the North American Region so that it can implement any decisions made.
Bilingual Mass of Sending – This liturgy will celebrate our work and send all of us, in a special way the team, to move forward with the Lord.
Lunch
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