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The news page is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.

But remember, the website is only as good as the material it contains - so please submit articles, reports or anything to the webmaster.

Web Changes

New National Chaplain appointed.: More prayer requests

Material from National Assembly added.
CLC North West Region Newsletter added (see reports)
Reports from World CLC days in Midlands and North-West.

New National Chaplain Appointed

It is with great pleasure, following consultation with Fr Michael Holman sj, that we can now announce the appointment of our new Ecclesiastical Assistant who will replace Fr Tony Nye sj who is retiring in September. Our new EA is Brother Alan Harrison sj.

A full copy of the press release is available here.

Urgent appeal - Barmouth 12th - 19th April

A member of the planned Cooks Team for the retreat has had to pull out for personal reasons. It means that the Housekeeping Team is now down to 2. We desperately could do with a third person. We are appealing to you and to anyone you know (whether CLC member or not) to join our team and provide a service for up to 15 pilgrims and their guides participating in the retreat in the beautiful surroundings of Barmouth. If need be, we will be happy to help with travel expenses.

If you or someone you know is inclined to help please let us know via email.

Leadership in CLC

We have been making a journey of reflection about fostering "Leadership" in CLC. This has been triggered by the initiative of the World Executive, as part of their process of implementing the recommendations of the Nairobi World Assembly.

More information is available in the attached note.

Barmouth Management Team

The National Team are hoping to establish a management team to look after the running of the annual event at Barmouth. More information is in the attached document.

Live Simply 08

live it! is a celebration of all livesimply has achieved, and an opportunity to debate and plan the future direction of the Catholic Church's work on social justice - see www.livesimply.org.uk/event08. It's taking place in Manchester - and is very much a national event.

National Assembly 2007

The attached document are the notes Veronica's presentation at this years National Assembly.

Also attached are the two articles from July's Focus on the National Assembly. Page 1 (written by Maria Nethersole) and Page 2 (written by Margaret Dimambro).

An Ecumenical Gathering of Lay Groups, Stuttgart

David Formosa (National Treasurer) represented CLC at the recent ecumenical gathering of lay groups organised by the Focolare movement in Stuttgart. His full report from the gathering is available for download from here.

Live Simply

40 years ago in 1967, Pope Paul VI issued his encyclical 'On the Development of Peoples' ('Populorum Progressio'), one of the most important social documents issued since Vatican II. Its teaching about the growing poverty and injustice of the developing world is still loud and clear today as it was then.

A number of organisations and groups, including the Christian Life Community, have signed up to the livesimply project to re-visit this encyclical in its 40th anniversary year to celebrate, reflect and take action to work for justice.

CAFOD have produced an action pack of materials for communities, parishes and other groups to use.

We have produced our own booklet, using the reflections from the livesimply pack, so that CLC members can more easily have access to the material and participate in the project, if they wish to do so. The material may be used for individual prayer or for sharing at CLC group meetings.

The attached document is a briefing paper prepared giving some of the background to the Live Simply project.

Refreshing Springs

A report produced by CLC to encourage discernment on where CLC in England and Wales is going.

Issue 1 (184 kB) and Issue 2 (672 kB) are both available for download.