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Family Concept |
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GOAL: |
Spiritual awakening
of families in the Archdiocese of
Ernakulam-Angamaly in the Year of Family 2006
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OBJECTIVES: |
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Find out the impact
of modern sociological trends and changes in the
family |
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2. |
Assess the pastoral
needs of the family today |
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3. |
Plan and execute
more target oriented programmes through
different Departments and Apostolates in the
Archdiocese |
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4. |
Help the
Archdiocese and parishes to address the
challenges that threaten the families today |
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5. |
Evaluate the
effects of activities of different Departments
in the Archdiocese
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BENEFICIARIES & BENEFITS: |
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Archdiocese in general: |
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The Archdiocese can
formulate pastoral policies and chart out
programmes during this Family Year and after,
based on the findings of the survey |
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Clarity on modern
trends regarding:
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Different status in
family life such as singles, separated, widow/ers
etc.
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Couples of
different age groups
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Strength and
weakness in the number of different
professionals and how their expertise and
services can be utilized in the pastoral field
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Number of faithful
migrated abroad and elsewhere in India for job
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Increase/decrease
in the number of those going out for studies
etc.
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Children of
different age groups, how do the total numbers
vary as time goes
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Number of unmarried
girls and boys even after the age of marriage
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Complete data on
the priests and religious who hail from but work
outside the Archdiocese |
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Comprehensive
statistics for the Archdiocesan Directory |
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Changing trends
will evoke further studies in various directions
so as to get more clarity on where the
Archdiocese is heading. |
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Family Apostolate: |
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Gets details of
couples of different age groups which will help
to organize programmes |
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Gets complete data
of those who are in special status such as
widow/ers, singles and separated, so that they
can be given better pastoral care and programmes
could be organized accordingly |
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Orientation
programmes could be organized for those who plan
to migrate to different places both in India and
abroad |
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Family Units: |
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Gets complete
picture of the age groups of Family Unit members |
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Helps to address
the problems of different sections and of those
belonging to various status of life such as
widow/ers, singles etc. who attend the Family
Unit meetings |
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Helps to analyze
the trends and interests in participating in the
Unit meetings and Unit programmes |
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Helps to analyze
the problems that affect the functioning of the
Department like the importance of children and
youth in the Family Units, proportion of male
and female etc. |
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Lay Apostolate: |
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Better idea about
the target groups, their needs and the need to
organize programmes accordingly |
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Clear picture about
groups engaged in different professions and how
their services can be better tapped as resource
persons etc. |
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Parishes: |
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Helps to update the
registers |
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Clear picture of
different age groups which would in turn help to
organize more specialized ministry |
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Helps utilize the
services of different professionals |
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Statistics of those
who are away from the parish |
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Helps to manage the
availability of time, charisms and services of
those who can afford more time for the parish |
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Better care for
children and youth of different age groups |
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Organize more
social and charitable programmes for those who
are in need of assistance |
