The ministry of Catechists is a vocation, Bishop Carlassare further said. He told the Catechists who participated in the monthlong training in Rumbek, “God has sent you to serve his people regardless of where they came from because all of them are created by God to be served by the people God sent to serve them.”
“As a Bishop, I have acknowledged the important role catechists play in the Catholic Church,” he said, and continued, “You are teachers of the word of God. This is because you preach the good news to the people of God.”
“The good news that you proclaim to the people in your different Chapels and Parishes within the Diocese is the one helping them to change their mind from doing bad things among themselves,” the Italian-born Catholic Bishop who has ministered in South Sudan since 2005 said during the June 28 event.
He urged the Catechists to make good use of what they gathered during the monthlong capacity building opportunity saying, “With this training, I want you to go out there and teach your communities to understand the word of God.”
On June 28, Bishop Carlassare announced a “Diocesan Week” to be realized at the end of July with representatives from the 16 Parishes of the Diocese, and the Diocesan coordination departments and offices focusing on the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality.
In his letter announcing the July 25-30 event that he addressed to “all secular clergy and members of the religious institutes working in the diocese of Rumbek”, the Bishop said, “The main focus will be on the theme of Synodality as proposed by the Universal Church and the three words or concepts: communion, participation and mission.”
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