Dear Members and Friends of Christian Life Community-USA,
 
I am very happy to welcome you to the new Christian Life Community-USA website.
 
I believe that you will find the site helpful in learning more about CLC-USA: who we are and what we do as members of a world-wide lay organization in the Church and the extended Ignatian family.
 
I hope that the news, narratives and photos featured will inspire and engage you.  We invite all members of the CLC body to share your stories: what your respective groups, regions and cultural groups are doing.  Please tell us about your different ministries, your works, and your journeys together, so that we may better understand and support your efforts as we – in our diversity – continue to grow into the “one body” that is Christian Life Community-USA.
 
“It takes a village…” as they say, and I want to thank members of our communications team, Barb, Bob, Carol, Helen, Hyun Ju, Nancy, George and Dorothy, for their labors thus far and for all the work they will continue to do as we “fine tune” the website and make it even more engaging for all who visit it.  We salute you, Pat, for your leadership in navigating the team through the initial launch of the site.
 
Finally, I would like to express our gratitude to the trustees of the Arrupe Fund.  Their generosity helped make this website a reality.  We are grateful indeed for their support.
 
Very Sincerely,
 
Ed Plocha
President,
Christian Life Community-USA