Past C.L.I participants all agree that this experience defies description! Our week is packed with learning, prayer, affirmation and fun.
Some daily sessions focus on the art of leadership; communication skills, leadership styles, group dynamics, and planning skills. Other sessions explore various aspects of Catholic Christian discipleship, and how that is embodied through prayer and liturgy, moral decision making, sacramental living and service. C.L.I. participants are challenged to use their skills and talents in planning sessions for specific portions of the daily program; morning wake-up, morning and night prayer, meal blessings, daily liturgy and evening socials. Despite this full schedule, there is still time for relaxation and recreation on the grounds of the diocesan retreat facility, Cathedral Camp, East Freetown.
To ensure that CLI graduates don’t get “lost in the shuffle” of parish and school life, as well as to reap the benefits of their being trained for collaborative planning, this year the team will sponsor a follow-up after the C.L.I. experience . This follow-up will provide the C.L.I. graduates with the opportunity to plan and evaluate the Diocesan Youth Convention which is held in October. Thus, besides providing an opportunity to continue to build Christian community, the C.L.I. graduates will also be held responsible for what they have learned during the week-long program. The Saturday session is a required part of the CLI experience.
Who will be facilitating CLI?
Director - Frank Lucca - Frank is a youth minister at St Dominic’s in Swansea and has served as a team member and/or director of YES! Retreats for 15 years. He has also served on CLI teams for six years and served as director of CLI 2004 - 2011. He has served on teams for Cursillo Weekends and was the lay director of the Cursillo Movement for 3+ years. He has been a team member on an Emmaus weekend.
Team Members
Crystal Medeiros, Daniel Nunes, Amanda Tarantelli, Christine Creighton, Brendan James, Rose Mary Saraiva, Fr David Frederici, Fr Jeff Cabral, Margaret French, Nathan Domingue.
What is the application process?
Each parish and Catholic high school of the Diocese is invited to submit applications for any interested youth.
All applications and non-refundable deposits ($80.00 per applicant) should be received by Friday, June 11, 2011. When the completed application and deposit are received, your two applicants will be placed on the C.L.I. registration list. Because of the past popularity of this program, we will not be able to reserve spaces prior to receiving an application and deposit. A sponsor form must accompany each application. This assists the C.L.I. team in their preparation.
After the registration and deposit are received, the C.L.I. candidate will be sent the necessary permission and health forms. Further information concerning the C.L.I. program will also be sent. Applications received after June 11 will be charged a $20.00 late fee. The balance of payment , as well as the permission and health forms are due on or before June 18 .
Correspondence and Questions
The candidates’ applications, sponsor forms, as well as a check payable to “Office of Faith Formation ” should be mailed to Office of Faith Formation . Please be sure to include your candidates’ names and/or parish/school on the check.
Mail to: Office of Faith Formation, 423 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts , 02720 , ATTN: C.L.I. Registration