What groups have already been formed promoting Jesuit and Lay collaboration?

The Colleagues of the Maryland Province (COMP) is a group of lay women and men with a desire to help further the Ignatian mission in the Maryland Province . They are active in many projects around the province. Click here for more information about COMP or contact Ann Marie Jursca at ajursca@sju.edu or Debbe Cotter at dcotter@blakefield.loyola.edu.

The Magis Project, established in 2001 for lay colleagues of the Maryland Province, offers participants a two-year formative and systematic experience of Ignatian apostolic life. Magis provides participants with a broad introduction and deeper insight into what characterizes a commitment to a Jesuit apostolate. For more information, contact kobrien@mdsj.org.

Ignatian Companions of North Carolina are men and women, religious and lay, who have gathered in friendship and faith to advance the apostolate of the Spiritual Exercises in North Carolina. They believe that the Exercises give new life and meaning to all the aspects of their lives. They are engaged in the following ministries:

• directing prayer groups based on the Spiritual Exercises in parishes, the workplace, college campuses, and home settings; • directing individuals and groups in The Spiritual Exercises in everyday life; • giving weekend retreats, parish missions, days of recollection and ecumenical retreats; • giving evenings of reflection for groups and Bible study circles; • participating in youth gatherings, RCIA programs, and Christian Life Communities; • teaching adult educational sessions on Ignatius and Ignatian prayer. For further information, contact Barbara Gaddy at barbgaddy@aol.com.

Washington's Hunger for God Group is made up of Lay and Jesuit Colleagues experienced in accompanying people on their spiritual journey who have banded together to provide opportunities for people wishing to explore their faith through Ignatian spirituality. For more information, contact Carol Corgan at teach4j@aol.com or (301) 990-2645.