JASIKAN HOLDS PASTORAL ADMINISTRATION WORKSHOP
The Jasikan Diocese recently held its Annual Pastoral Administration Workshop at the Diocesan Formation and Counselling Centre, Nsuta, attended by hundred and twenty Pastoral Council Chairmen, Secretaries, Catechists and Priests.
The three-day programme was chaired by Most Rev. Gabriel A.A Mante, the Local Ordinary with Rev. Msgr. Seth Osei Agyemang a Lecturer at the Catholic University College at Fiapre near Sunyani as the Facilitator.
Topics treated included Vocation and Ministry, Parish Evaluation, Parish Pastoral Council: Commio in Action; a Paper to Stimulate Dialogue and Discussion, and Priests and Parishes: A Canonical Perspective”.
Msgr. Agyemang outlined Worship, Community Life, Leadership, Formation, Social Justice, Evangelization and Stewardship as the seven elements of a Parish Life, explaining worship as the expression of sacramental and prayer life at liturgies and other ritual forms of sacred celebration.
He said community life within a Parish means creating a welcoming, friendly, all inclusive and non-judgmental environment where everyone felt a sense of belonging.
He noted that the leadership of the Pastor, Pastoral Staff, Parish Council, and key organizations involved forming a vision for the Parish, planning for the future, and evaluating the success and challenges of the Parish.
On formation, Msgr. Agyeman said it included all aspects of the Parish’s life such as educating, informing, and forming the faithful in the Scripture, Church Teachings and Tradition, adding that it involved religious education sacramental preparation and adult formation programmes.
He explained that social justice and action included charity, advocacy, and all Parish work directed at advancing social concerns, adding that Evangelization meant witnessing to the Gospel and reaching out to the unchurched.
Stewardship, he explained, involved challenging Parishioners to share their time, talent, and treasures with the Parish by contributing voluntarily to the development of the church community.
The three-day programme was chaired by Most Rev. Gabriel A.A Mante, the Local Ordinary with Rev. Msgr. Seth Osei Agyemang a Lecturer at the Catholic University College at Fiapre near Sunyani as the Facilitator.
Topics treated included Vocation and Ministry, Parish Evaluation, Parish Pastoral Council: Commio in Action; a Paper to Stimulate Dialogue and Discussion, and Priests and Parishes: A Canonical Perspective”.
Msgr. Agyemang outlined Worship, Community Life, Leadership, Formation, Social Justice, Evangelization and Stewardship as the seven elements of a Parish Life, explaining worship as the expression of sacramental and prayer life at liturgies and other ritual forms of sacred celebration.
He said community life within a Parish means creating a welcoming, friendly, all inclusive and non-judgmental environment where everyone felt a sense of belonging.
He noted that the leadership of the Pastor, Pastoral Staff, Parish Council, and key organizations involved forming a vision for the Parish, planning for the future, and evaluating the success and challenges of the Parish.
On formation, Msgr. Agyeman said it included all aspects of the Parish’s life such as educating, informing, and forming the faithful in the Scripture, Church Teachings and Tradition, adding that it involved religious education sacramental preparation and adult formation programmes.
He explained that social justice and action included charity, advocacy, and all Parish work directed at advancing social concerns, adding that Evangelization meant witnessing to the Gospel and reaching out to the unchurched.
Stewardship, he explained, involved challenging Parishioners to share their time, talent, and treasures with the Parish by contributing voluntarily to the development of the church community.
Bishop Mante with some of the participants.
