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ATLANTIC REGION 
OUR LADY's CIRCLE
hosts inter-faith World Day of Prayer for the 
Care of Creation 
submitted by 
Karen Reeves 
CENTRAL REGION
JOINS RALLY

July 5th 2015, CLC members of Central Region participated in a rally at Queen's Park in support of Jobs, Justice and Climate.
(from left to right) 
Peter Nightingale, Elaine Regan-Nightingale, Noelle Hyun-Kyung, Maureen Teixeira and Pandora Khor (Carmencita Calma taking the photo)

UPDATE NEWS!!!

Join us as we Welcome 
Liz Garrett of Roses of Mary, Central Region to the Update Editorial Team

The next UPDATE DEADLINE for submissions is February 3,2016!
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A PRAYR TO CHRIST THE HEALER

  In the comfort of your  love, I pour out to you, my  Savior, the memories that haunt me, the fears that stifle me, the sickness that prevails upon me, and the frustration of all the pain that weaves about within me. Lord, help me to see your peace in my turmoil, your compassion in my sorrow, your forgiveness in my weakness, and your love in my need. Touch me, O Lord, with your healing and strength. To you, dear God, be all thanks and glory!  


LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
in a Jesuit Community


posted by John Perry, SJ
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PONDERING the COMING of the LORD

 Trevor Scott, SJ, NEA 
 

When I was preparing for an Advent day of meditation last year for the Edmundite community in Vermont one of my great discoveries... one of my great graces, to put it better...was encountering the thoughts of Fr. Alfred Delp, sj. During the weeks leading up to Advent last year, with thoughts of this day retreat foremost on my mind, I visited the Catholic bookstore in Halifax looking for a copy of the Advent edition of Living with Christ. Browsing through the store during my visit I discovered the Advent prison writings of Alfred Delp. It was entitled, 'Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings, 1941-1944.'


PRESIDENTIAL UPDATE 
 
Updating the National CLC on the work of the  
General Council
 
Dear Members of CLC Canada,
 
 In my letter to you in the September edition of "Update", the National Leadership Team was preparing to spend days together at the General Council's annual meeting and I indicated that my intention was to "update" the National Community as to the content and process of GC's face-to-face gathering.  read more
Leah Michaud, President

COMMON MISSION STATEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear CLC Brothers and Sisters,
 
By now, you have all received the newly revised Common Mission Statement circulated by your Regional Representative. The completion of this work took longer than anticipated but the desire to achieve a level of excellence necessitated taking extra time. We now reap the benefit of a task undertaken with such care and thoroughness.   read more

CANADIAN COMMON MISSION STATEMENT

"Rooted in the Trinity, and formed in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Christian Life Community Canada is called, as a body of lay apostolic leaders, to read the signs of the times and prayerfully discern prophetic action to set hearts on fire with Christ's transformative love and compassion. Through the grace of God, in solidarity with World CLC priorities, CLC collaborates with the Society of Jesus, the universal church and all people of good will, to work for justice on behalf of the environment,the marginalized,the oppressed and for people living in poverty."

MISSION IN ACTION - CENTRAL 
REGION
 
CLC 2015 Central Region 
                                   grows in its Spirit, 
                                                       its Community, 
                                                                            and its Mission
                                                                                                                     Greetings to all Members of CLC,

As Advent approaches, Central can truly reflect all of
the rich experiences of faith, hope and love we can recall from the past year.

 As we grow in our awareness of how often we meet the Lord in everyday life and how blest we are each and every day, our humility grows as we recognize how the Holy Spirit enters the picture and fills us with its wisdom and grace,  bringing us reconciliation and inspiration.
    Magee McGuire     Central Region has been on the move in 2015. Read More 
FRONTIERS IN ACTION
Tell Us About your Apostolic Work in the Four "Frontiers"

 As the Frontier Working Groups work towards completing the "gathering" phase, 
we would like to hear from you if you and/or your community have been involved in work at any time on any of these frontier areas, and if so, in what ways.
GLOBAL CATHOLIC CLIMATE MOVEMENT
For God's Creation, the Poor, and Future Generation

THE FRONTIER ECOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Article submitted by Gilles Michaud

ELDER WISDOM
A Day of Spiritual Renewal

As a response to declining CLC participation and increasing barriers, representatives from seven CLC groups from central region came together in Guelph for a day of spiritual renewal, where an inspiring talk by Jack Milan, recordings from Fr. John English, and communal conversation brought these members to a state of consolation and renewed purpose.
 
To read more about this journey and hear audio clips of the presentations, 

Article submitted by Peter Peloso
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