ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Jennifer Gardner on behalf of NEXCO

NEXCO

Context Priorities Key Events Calls Thank you

CONTEXT (Sense of Place) We live in a deeply troubled world where personal peace is elusive. We are part of a struggling church where lay leadership and depth of spirituality is desperately needed. We have an aging membership in CLC. On the other hand … In CLC we are experiencing new groups and new life through FSE. We are part of a world community that offers strength and grace in that barriers fall away as we share our common charism.

Meeting Spanish CLC Leaders in 2015

Meeting with Mauritian CLC in 2017.

PRIORITIES (set in July 2016) To develop lay leadership & spiritual formation. – FSE To Care for creation. - individual and communal transformation, 12 reflections on Laudato Si, regional activities. To act against marginalisation and poverty - Kenya Project and refugees. To reach younger people.

Parish FSE Retreat WA

PRIORITIES (set in July 2016) To develop lay leadership & spiritual formation. – FSE To Care for creation. - individual and communal transformation, 12 reflections on Laudato Si, regional activities. To act against marginalisation and poverty - Kenya Project and refugees. To reach younger people.

Tree planting & beach clean ups

PRIORITIES (set in July 2016) To develop lay leadership & spiritual formation. – FSE To Care for creation. - individual and communal transformation, 12 reflections on Laudato Si, regional activities. To act against marginalisation and poverty - Kenya Project and refugees. To reach younger people.

Kenya Project

Palm Sunday March for Refugees 2017

PRIORITIES (set in July 2016) To develop lay leadership & spiritual formation. – FSE To Care for creation. - individual and communal transformation, 12 reflections on Laudato Si, regional activities. To act against marginalisation and poverty - Kenya Project and refugees. To reach younger people.

Asia Pacific Youth Celebration Jogjakarta July 2017

KEY EVENTS: Tertian/CLC Retreats May 2017. Ongoing. Asia Pacific Youth Events – July 2017. National Gathering - Aquinas College Adelaide. Thurs 18- Sun 21st January 2018 World Assembly July 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Projects 168)

Projects 168 (preparation)

CALLS Changing structure of our organisation-moving to a model of shared responsibility for tasks. Collaboration with Jesuits and other organisations. To tread ever more lightly as an organisation-being alert as to how we can show leadership in caring for our environment. Ongoing ‘God parenting’ role with NZ. Fr Iain Radvan’s offer of experience of full Spiritual Exercises to CLC members in 2018/19. Re-examining the role of a guide in the light of changes in the church and our society.

Thank you