South Australia

CLC in South Australia

There are currently seven groups meeting in South Australia with around fifty members. Most groups operate in the Adelaide eastern suburbs, with one group in Victor Harbor, one in the Mt. Gambier/Millicent area, and in the Adelaide Hills. A new group is also forming near the beach, meeting in Glenelg.

Members meet every fortnight for prayer and sharing about the presence and action of God in their lives. They use the Ignatian tools of spirituality based on the Spiritual Exercises; such as the daily Awareness Examen, tools of discernment and a range of prayer experiences aiming to deepen an awareness of God’s presence in daily life. The desire to seek a more intimate relationship with our loving God helps a growing awareness to serve others.

Our members are active in the daily life mission, which is an authenticity of being as a result of an awareness of God in all things. Some of the large number of activities, outside our family and paid work, with which our members are involved are: advocating for and walking with refugees, various services in our parishes, hospital chaplaincy and visiting the sick, social justice action groups, nature conservation, support for and participation in Retreat in Daily Life, giving the First Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius, support for alienated families and minority groups, and working with the deaf.

The South Australian Executive Council (CLC SA ExCo) plans events and activities for the members such as retreats, guide training and gatherings.
CLC SA elected members CLC SA ExCo 2023-2026 are:
Chair: Petranel Ferrao.
Treasurer: Judy Foster.
Ordinary Members: Paris Huffman, Geraldine McAskill.
Ex Officio: Fr Chris Horvat SJ, Chris Hogan.

CLC SA ExCo communicates closely with other EXCOs of the other states and with the NEXCO, who have the responsibility for the national community. Our national community is linked to the World CLC Community.

Please contact CLC SA ExCo for any information about CLC SA or details about events via email:  clcsa.exco@gmail.com