Moli Parish Commenced a Month HEY MUM Program.
St. Joseph, Moli Parish has initiated its HEY MUM Program across the parish zones. According to the parish media volunteer, Mr. Anthony Telovai, the program will continue until the end of this month.
FLA Complete 3 days Workshop on NOM
The Family Life Apostolate (FLA) has successfully completed its workshop on the Natural Ovulation Methods (NOM).
The workshop lasted for 3 days commenced on the 6th until 8th of April at Nila Mission station Shortland Island.
Facilitatated by Sr. Rita Pitavavini OP and Sr. Alice Salas from the Servant of the Visitation which they based their lectures on NOM. Both Sisters were Religious and they are nurses by professional and with Fr. Calistus Tavisibatu OP, a priest who took on the moral teaching of the Church.
The Family Life Apostolate (FLA) has successfully completed its workshop on the Natural Ovulation Methods (NOM).
The workshop lasted for 3 days commenced on the 6th until 8th of April at Nila Mission station Shortland Island.
Facilitatated by Sr. Rita Pitavavini OP and Sr. Alice Salas from the Servant of the Visitation which they based their lectures on NOM. Both Sisters were Religious and they are nurses by professional and with Fr. Calistus Tavisibatu OP, a priest who took on the moral teaching of the Church.
| Group presentation after a long discussion | Fr. Phil gives his message about issues affecting mothers |
“THE FUTURE OF EVANGELIZATION DEPENDS IN GREAT PART,
ON THE CHURCH OF THE HOME.” (fam. Con.52)
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Sr. Rita Pitavavine OP |
The Family, Center for Evangelization.
Lumen Grentivin calls the Domestic Church. (11).This expression is again taken up in Evangelii Nuntiandi meaning “in each Christian family the various elements of the whole church should be found in the family should be the place from whence the Gospel is transmitted and its message radiated.” (71). Familiaris Consortio calls upon the Christian family to be a “Sign of Unity…. And to exercise its prophetic role by bearing witness to the Kingdom and Peace of Christ….” (21, 48)
The Christian family is then more than an image of church. It is church by reason of its mission and Ministry. It is the centre where Christ is present, where the Gospel is lived, Celebrated and proclaimed.
The Christian Family as Evangelizers.
Families need to be enabled to live their Evangelizing role. They must be empowered to face the challenges of the gospel in all levels of life. Faith formation focusing on Conversion, repentance, and Christian patterns of relating needs to be planned and facilitated. Evangelization challenges the Christian family to recognize the implications of their baptismal call, to commit themselves to reconciliation, and to share their faith.
Marriage Enrichment Seminar En-lights More Couples
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In couple - During session |
Receiving Marriage Sacrament during the wedding ceremony is not enough or not the end of the wedding ceremony, but the beginning of the ceremony which is the everlasting wedding ceremony for life”, said many who attended the Marriage Enrichment Seminar at St Peter’s Cathedral, Gizo parish.
Marriage Enrichment Training & Commissioning Moli Pastoral Center
“WITNESSING THE LOVE OF GOD.”
From 13th – 18th October, 2009 a
training and Commissioning on “Marriage Enrichment” was conducted for 38 Family Life Apostolate Co-workers of the Catholic Diocese of Gizo at Moli formation centre, Choiseul Province. The Training commissioning was conducted by the Diocesan Family Life Apostolate Coordinator – Sr. Rita Pitavavini OP and was ably assisted by Jerome Kuibatu, Joseph Lalaubatu and Fr. Jeffery Puritau.
At the end of the week training on Sunday 18th Fr. Jacob Qetobatu – Parish Priest of Moli who represented the Bishop commissioned 13 couples during a special Eucharistic celebration led by the participants and presented them with certificates of recognition. The commissioning was witnessed by Parish leaders and invited quests from Moli Parish.
training and Commissioning on “Marriage Enrichment” was conducted for 38 Family Life Apostolate Co-workers of the Catholic Diocese of Gizo at Moli formation centre, Choiseul Province. The Training commissioning was conducted by the Diocesan Family Life Apostolate Coordinator – Sr. Rita Pitavavini OP and was ably assisted by Jerome Kuibatu, Joseph Lalaubatu and Fr. Jeffery Puritau. At the end of the week training on Sunday 18th Fr. Jacob Qetobatu – Parish Priest of Moli who represented the Bishop commissioned 13 couples during a special Eucharistic celebration led by the participants and presented them with certificates of recognition. The commissioning was witnessed by Parish leaders and invited quests from Moli Parish.
The Diocesan Family Life Apostolate Vision
The Diocesan Catholic Family life apostolate envisions contributing to the Evangelization process by making every effort towards the total development of Christian Families so that they become the domestic church alive in Christ.
It is our strong belief to contribute through this office to the evangelization process by way of reaching out to all the couples to see, know and acknowledge our being as Christian in the way we live and bear witness. It is our dream that we do the utmost we can to support our family unity through teaching to counter the social hills that interfere with the truth in evangelization
- We want all Families to be truly alive in Christ. As Catholics we understand this to mean: that couples are happy married, they have remained chaste before marriage and faithful in marriage, they participate fully in the Sacramental life of the church,beginning with the sacrament of marriage.
- A happy marriage also means one without violence, open to the gift of children and where couples communicate well.
Family Life Apostolate
VISION
The Diocesan Catholic Family life apostolate envisions contributing to the Evangelization process by making every effort towards the total development of Christian Families so the become the domestic church alive in Christ
It is our strong belief to contribute through this office to the evangelization process by way of reaching out to all the couples to see, know and acknowledge our being as Christians in the way we live and bear witness. It is our dream that we do the utmost we can to support our family unit through teaching to counter the social hills that interfere with the truth in evangelization
MISSION
We commit ourselves through the promulgation of the Christian values making families aware of essential issues through the preparation of community Christian Family leaders; organization of seminars, retreats and public events; publication of teaching materials; training of people win the associate fields and networking with the secretaries of the catholic bishops conference, other churches, Government agencies and NGO’s
Families alive in Christ
We are committed to implement the PNG-SI
Episcopal Conference Pastoral Plan 2006-2010