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CLC Latvia
ABOUT pre-CLC LATVIA
Our situation, needs and hopes
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Look there we are
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Confessional environment in Latvia
• Latvia is a multi-confessional country;
• 3 largest by number of believers confessions are :– Catholics– Lutherans– Orthodox
• Ecumenical dialogue is ongoing;
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Ecumenism
• People from different confessions participate in retreats, pro-life activities
• The consecration of our new Archbishop took place in Lutheran Cathedral
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Some facts about us
• 2 active groups (10 people) meeting for 6 years;
• 2 groups (15 people) meeting about 1 year;• 3 people have SpEx experience;• About 10 people have 8 day retreat
experience;• 6 of us have taken temporary commitment
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Our way
• 2004 – first group started;• 2006 – 3 more groups started;• June, 2006 – Fr. Alberto Brito SJ visits us;• 2007 – ongoing formation work;• July, 2008 – our activities approved and
blessed by the Cardinal Janis Pujats;• August, 2008 – Fr. Adolfo Nicholas SJ visits
Latvia;• Autumn, 2008 – about 10 people start in city
Liepaja• Spring, 2010 – Fr. Luke Rodrigues visits Riga
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Our way - continued
2004, first group started!
06.2006,Fr.Alberto SJ visit –
new impulse 2007,small group started
08.2008,Fr.Adolfo SJ visit
10 people group started
2007-8,formation going on
1 group left with 2 members
Coming to Europe CLC Assembly
2006, 3 more groups started!
2009,materials received from Germany, UK
2007 – 1 group quit
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What we look like
Our community with Fr. Luke and Fr. Algimantas
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Our companions
• The Society of Jesus, the Province of Lithuania and Latvia – has initiated first groups, directs retreats, organizes workshops;
• Sisters of Eucharistic Jesus – organizes retreats and events;
• CLC Lithuania – common meetings;• Sisters of Mother Teresa – collaboration with the
youth centre• CLC Germany, CLC England&Wales – helped with
formation materials
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Our mission
• Still looking for our well-defined mission;
• BUT involved in different activities in the Church or charity;
• Also, try to live out CLC approach in our families and workplaces
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Our activities
Internal activities : preparing formation materials,
working on documents, etc.
Parish: all kind of work
Hospital: Visiting the sick
Catholic literature publishing
Leading prayer groups Helping
Mother Teresa sisters
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Our worries are about
• How to involve young people? (most of us are over 50);
• How to initiate new groups? (need guidance of priests or religious);
• How to respond to the current economic situation? (preference for the poor)
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Our hopes
• To feel a real sense of a wide community;• To get an advice from more experienced
members;• To get a new insight into the common CLC
vision;• To meet new friends in Christ and
companions for our journey
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from
the whole LATVIAN
COMMUNITY!