CLCP

40 taon at 12 buwan

November 1967

General Council Meetings

General Assemblies

National Assemblies

Conventions

1967 – 68: years of renewal

1967 – 68: The GP set us on fire!

Unity of li

fe

Signs (sighs) of the times

Urgent and universal

With Christ poor and

humble

Way of lifeCommunity centered in the Eucharist

Our life is essentially apostolic.

Commitment

Service

Deepening and Integration of the Life of Christ

December 1971 – 3rd General Council Meeting

1971 – ZAMBOANGA STAND

The Philippine National Federation of Christian Life Communities

is called to the work of “liberating our people and

helping toward the total development of the nation.”

1.Carry out programs towards the formation of the authentic Christian.

2.Work and fight for the equitable distribution of goods and resources.

3.Work with the victims of oppression… and with those who oppress.

4.Help break the source of tyranny and injustice.

5.Call for an educational system that forms social consciousness in us Filipinos.

 1973 4th General Council Meeting 

The Role of CLC in the Liberation of the Whole

Man and of All Men 1974   5th General

Council Meeting

The Role of CLC in the Mission of the Church 

 1975 6th General Council Meeting

CLC Way of Life: Commitment to Christ in Service and Community 

 1976 7th General Council Meeting 

Poor with Christ for Better Service: The Call of CLC

in the Mission of the Church 

1977 

8th General Council Meeting 

Transition 

1978 9th General Council Meeting 

 Transition

1979 10th General Council Meeting

Towards a National Discerning Apostolic

Community1980 11th General

AssemblyTowards Growth in the

Sense of Mission1981 12th General

Assembly and 1st National

Convention

The Call of CLC in Philippine Society in the

80’s

1982 – DIWA NG TRECE

Formation Programs that emphasize the political and economic aspects

- Livelihood programs/micro-lending (PUNLAD)

Ideology based on the Gospel (ANV)

Human rights and dignity

Lifestyle rooted in Gospel values (simplicity, humility, generosity)

Solidarity with the Poor

1983 14th General Assembly and 2nd National Convention

The “Diwa ng Trece” as the Expression of the Philippine CLC: “To live justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly

with our God” (Micah 6:8)

August 21,

1983

1984 15th General Assembly

Living out the “Diwa ng Trece” in the Present Philippine Situation

1985 16th General Assembly and 3rd National Convention

Sa mga Dukha at sa Pagkadukha Nagmumula ang Kaligtasan ng Sambayanang Pilipino (From the Poor and in

Being Poor Comes the Salvation of the Filipino People

1986 Regional Assemblies (The

National Assembly was

called off due to EDSA I)

Mary, the Model of our Mission in the World and in

the Church: “Do whatever He tells you.” (John 2:5)

Sub-theme: “He deposed the mighty from their thrones

and raised the lowly to high places. The hungry he has

given every good thing, while the rich he has sent empty

away.” (Luke 1:52-53)1987 17th General

AssemblyBeyond EDSA—the Road to

Nazareth

1989  18th General Assembly 

 Isang Paglingon sa Pinanggalingan upang

Makarating sa Paroroonan   1990 19th General Assembly

and 4th National Convention 

CLC at the Service of the Kingdom

1991  20th General Assembly 

CLC at the Service of the Church: Walking with the

Philippine Church 

 1992 21st General Assembly and 5th

National Convention 

CLCP: 25 Years of Journeying … Towards a

Renewed Church 

Ano ang sinabi ni Lord sa ika-25 limang taon ng

CLCP?

January 1993: The Lord said something special.

The characteristic contribution of the CLCP

to Church and Country is FORMATION.

FORMATION became CLCP’s national apostolate.

 1994 23rd General

Assembly 

CLC: Community in Mission—”I have come to bring fire to the earth, and

how I wish it were blazing already.”

(Lk 12:49)

1994 – VISION AND MISSION

VISION A national, discerning, apostolic

community

MISSION CLCP 2000:

a spreading Ignatian Fire

PURPOSEWe, the Christian Life Community of the

Philippines, at the service of one world, envision ourselves as a national, discerning, apostolic community, composed of small self-propelled

and interdependent communities that draw strength from the Lord through the Spiritual

Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Imbued with a sense of the Church and rooted in the realities

of the times, we freely opt to creatively, fully, and joyfully participate in the transformation of

the Philippines toward a just and humane society, i.e., a Christ-centered community of

discerning disciples seeking, finding, and responding to God in all things according to

one’s particular circumstances. 

1995 6th National Convention

CLC in Mission—A Spreading Ignatian Fire

 1995 24th General Assembly 

CLC in Mission—A Continuing Journey 

1996 7th National Convention

With Christ in Service

1997 25th General Assembly and 8th

National Convention

CLCP: With Christ in His Public Life

1998 9th National Convention

CLC, a Letter from Christ, written by the Spirit, sent to

Today’s World

1999 26th General Assembly

CLCP—with Christ, the Prophet

of Justice and Hope

Buhayin ang SALITA.

Lagyan ng buto at laman.

Formation – rooted in the SPEX

Membership – increase and multiply

Internal networking /Community Bonding – strengthen organizational structures

Resource managementIntegration – Faith

that does Justice

Paano bubuhayin ang SALITA?

What have you done for Christ?

What are you doing for Christ?

What should you be doing for Christ?

2001

Continue participating in

the transformation of

the Philippines towards a just and

humane society

Break bread with the hungry

Labor with the weary.

Cry with

those

in pain.

Share life with the poor… see the world with their eyes…

hear with their ears …

be one with them in their joys

and hopes… be in

community with them…

Go beyond our comfort zones…

Journey on with the Risen Christ… and commit ourselves to labor with Him…

2003 – STRATEGIC PLAN

MISSION

To help build God’s Kingdom, manifested in the Philippine Church of the Poor, through the formation of CLC and other faith communities steeped in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.

Vision 

The Christian Life Community of the Philippinesis a discerning apostolic community

growing in union with Christthrough the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of

Loyola.Imbued with a sense of and love for the Church,

we participate in Christ’s missionspecifically in bringing about

maturity in faith and social justicewith a sense of urgency and disponibility.

 

2005 – SISID NA!

…plunge into the DEEP of our involvement with the

Church of the Poor so that the Beauty and Grandeur of the Church… may be

more distinctly and radiantly manifested.

2006 Communal Examen

in preparation for NA 2007

Question we asked ourselves:

Now that we are turning 40 as CLCP,

what is the MAGIS that God is asking of us?

2007 – THE CLCP MAGIS AT 40

“Love one another as I have loved you.”

…express this love by building up

the nation…

So that we can help bring about Christ’s promise of love:

“I came that you might have life and have it abundantly.”

Patuloy ang paglalakbay at pakikinig sa sasabihin pa ni Lord…

Ang bayan ko’y tanging ikawPilipinas kong mahalAng puso ko at buhay manSa iyo’y ibibigayTungkulin ko’y gagampananNa lagi kang paglingkuranAng laya’y mo’y babantayanPilipinas kong hirang.

THE CLCP MAGIS AT 40 CLCP General Assembly April28 – May 1, 2007 at H. dela Costa Formation Center,

• Trece Martires City, Cavite

In celebration of our 40th year as the Christian Life Community of the Philippines, at our 30th National Assembly, we, the members of the CLCP and of the Philippine Church of the Poor, want to respond and deepen our response to the Lord Jesus Christ’s command to “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). In union with Mary and like Mary, we wish to respond with the same :yes” to God’s call to nurture as special love for the poor.

We will express this love by building up the nation through the formation of guides, members and communities among and with the poor, grounded in and guided by the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the General Principles of the CLC. Conscious of the fact that this will only come about to the extent that we exercise Cura Personalis, we will make an effort to foster this spirit throughout the National Community.

By harnessing the energy and passion of our youth and uniting it with the wisdom and experience of our elders, we will strive to renew and develop our organizational structures, improve our communication, deepen our personal commitment and enhance the effectiveness of the CLC in carrying out the Magis that Christ has entrusted to us. We do all these, confident of Christ’s promise, “I came that you might have life and have it abundantly”

(John 10:10).

PRIORITIES

Mission Spirituality Community (Apostolic Life) (Formation) “Love one another as I have loved you”. (cura personalis) -Poor -Spiritual Exercises -Formation -Mary/Marian Character -Nation Building -General Principles - National Community

-Cura Personalis -Formation of Guides - Organizational

Structures -Communication, links

-Youth Empowerment -Personal Commitment

of each member