ZONE : MATTHEW
MATER DEI
REPRESENTATIVE : JANE ANDRADE
OBJECTIVES
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To visit families in the Community on a regular basis and ensure they are informed about happenings in the Community/Parish.
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Give all a sense of caring and belonging by reaching out to the less fortunate, sick and home-bound in the community.
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To help ensure that our Parish continues to be vibrant by praying and working together for the good of all and greater glory of God.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
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Conducting prayer services at the homes of the deceased and visiting them to offer comfort and solace in their bereavement.
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Praying the Rosary with the home-bound during the months of May and October.
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Conduct the Rosary at the Mori Road Cross during the month of May.
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During Lent, Stations of the Cross are conducted at Piedade’s House.
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We celebrate the community feast every year in the month of January.
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A special programme for Seniors of our Community was organized for the first time this year in the Auditorium.
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The Mass was followed by an evening of Fun and Games with a sumptuous buffet dinner.
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Celebrated Parents Day with two other Communities in the Auditorium with games, dancing and lunch.
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Visiting the homebound on a regular basis.
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During the Coronavirus pandemic, daily provisions are being bought for the homebound.
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3 members of the Community are assisting the priests of our Parish with food distribution to the needy and homeless on a daily basis.
PLANNING AHEAD
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Increase the number of members, especially Youth, in our core team for better functioning.
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Encourage families to contribute to the Community Fund.
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Identify poor families in the community and try to help them to get rations / medical assistance.
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Identify and organize free tuitions for needy children of the lower classes.
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Working with the Civic and Political Cell to encourage people to form the ALM in our area so that we can keep it clean.