The Holy Family church in Kajang held it annual Parish Pastoral Assembly on Sunday, 23 October 2011. For this year, we have a new format for the assembly which is to have a sharing.
The assembly started off at around 11.15 am after the 9 am community mass and a good breakfast which was provided for all. Father Peter Bretaudeau, our resident priest led us in the opening prayer.
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| Father Peter during the opening prayer. |
Father George Harrison, our parish priest then gave his opening address and report.
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| Father George's speech. |
A briefing on the sharing was given by Robert Tan. A short explanations on the questions to be shared.
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| Robert Tan explaining. |
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| Some of the participants sharing |
The particpants were given almost 1 hour to share on 2 questions i.e. being Word rooted and Mission driven BECs. So, the particpants shared in their respective BECs and Zones.
From what I saw, the sharing were very good and while I felt sceptical at first, I think our community has grown tremendously and this made the sharing much more meaningful.
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| Deep in sharing. |
The reports by the PCC Chairperson, Deborah Gurdial, BECCOT Chairman, Jude Benjamin and PPC Chairman, Francis Ooi was then presented.
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| Deborah's speech. |
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| Jude giving his report |
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| Francis giving his report. |
This year's crowd was more than last year and there was a mark increase in the presence of our University and College students. I hope we can see more in the future. Thanks also to the hard work of our Sister Margaret Pereira.
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| A section of the crowd. |
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| Another section of the crowd. |
Robert Tan later delivered the report of the sharing. Unfortunately, I had to go off before the end of the report and the address by Rev Dr Clarence Dass who represented our Archbishop. It was unfortune that his Grace was unable to attend our assembly.
Overall, I think it was a successful assembly and hope that the numbers who come will increase further next year.
Until the next time, cheers.
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