AMECEA has organized
a workshop for Strategic Pastoral Plan.
The workshop which started today, 22 October 2013, has representation
from all AMECEA countries except Eritrea and it is taking place in Nairobi, Limuru.
The participation of
the workshop has been drawn from Justice and Peace Commission, Pastoral and lay
apostolate, Social Communications commission, Caritas, the Secretaries General
and the Vice Chancellors of Catholic institutions of the AMECEA countries among others.
In his
welcome remarks, the Secretary General, Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo thanked the
participants for accepting to come and be part of the planning team for the Ten
Year Strategic Plan and invited everyone to be part of this noble task and
contribute generously.
“During the last
AMECEA Plenary, the Bishops charged the AMECEA Secretariat with the
responsibility of developing a comprehensive Ten Year Pastoral Plan.” The
Secretary General said. “The plan must
include a theological framework of addressing key issues and challenges of New
Evangelization in Solidarity in the AMECEA Countries.” He added.
The Secretary General said that he hoped a
copy of the draft Strategic Pastoral Plan shall be circulated to the entire
member Conferences and that after receiving feedback from them; the final Draft
shall be drawn and presented to the AMECEA Executive Board in March. When the
executive board approves, the document will be presented for approval to the 18th
AMECEA Plenary in July 2014 which will be held in Malawi.
The workshop will be concluded tomorrow, 23
October 2013, with a session of action plans.
