Continuing Formation/ Community

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I am throwing this out to to get some ideas from forum friends:
Me and six other guys in my parish are going through the Exodus 90 program.
We are coming towards the end of our 90-day program & I’d like to propose some options to the group for continuing indefinitely a spiritual program/movement, as we like the community that has come from this time together.
Our small group is made up of seven men- we range in age, five of us are in our 40’s, one is in his early 30’s, and the other (our perm. Deacon) is in his late fifties.
Ideally I’d like to propose something (movement/program/organization) that already exists, with a formation apparatus, deepen the spiritual life, something readily available (we’re in Mississippi- not many Catholics), something ongoing. I’ve proposed the idea of a third order, but am interested in what others, on this board, have invested in and what has brought fruit to bear. I would prefer to avoid any program/movement/organization that has any baggage or controversy i.e. Regnum Christi or Neo Catecumenal Way (I mean no harm I know there are positive fruits from both- I just don’t want any of the guys in our group to hop on google and see that “such-n-such” group is in big trouble or too controversial…and causes our group to split or lose heart), obviously an organization that is loyal to the Magisterium. Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
 
I’ve belonged to a small Christian community for over a decade and it’s been a wonderful group for me. We meet weekly to pray, read the readings for the upcoming Sunday, and discuss them in a faith-sharing format. (By that I mean that the discussion isn’t like Scripture study. The questions last night included “What do you thirst for these days?” and “The woman at the well had to abandon her water jug. In order to accept God’s gift of living water, we must leave something behind, too. What do you need to leave behind?”)

The program we use is called Quest and it comes from the Archdiocese of Hartford. Unfortunately, they are closing down their small community operations so that will no longer be an option.

They recently sent a list of resources that may be useful for small Christian communities. I’m reproducing it below.

Sunday by Sunday. Information and availability at goodgroundpress.com

Seasons of Faith. Diocese of San Bernardino. Information and availability at evanaff.org

At Home with the Word. Information and availability at ltp.org

The Word Among Us. Information and availability at wau.org

Magnificat. Information and availability at us.magnificat.net/

Disciples on the Journey. (Lenten resource) Diocese of Victoria - calvarez@victoriadiocese.org

Archdiocese of Cincinnati: general resources at catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/evangelization-and-catechesis/evangelization/small-christian-community-resources/

Diocese of S. Petersburg: general resources at dosp.org/evangelization/scc-resources

Presentation Ministries: general resources at presentationministries.com/community/community.asp

Renew International: general resources at renewintl.org

The Small Christian Communities Global Collaborative (smallchristiancommunities.org) promotes a vision to establish a global networking website for Small Christian Communities (SCCs) worldwide. The purpose is to share SCC’s contact information, events, materials, and news for each of the six continents.
 
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