The AMECEA Workshop on Strategic Pastoral Planning was concluded on the 23rd October 2013 with the promise of making the first draft of the plan available by the end of the month.
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| Bishop Mulenga From Zambia giving a contribution |
In his concluding remarks at the end of the workshop, the AMECEA Secretary General Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo as he was commending the role played by the participants said that the objectives set at the beginning of the workshop were all met. “Our main objective of the workshop was to collect information from across the region through all of you present here so that the strategic plan reflects the face of AMECEA. All of us have done a great job,” he said.
“This is a strategic plan made by AMECEA for AMECEA; there was no expert from outside AMECEA who was involved. We have borrowed a lot and based so much from the expertise of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and through the Vice Chancellor Msgr. Pius Rutechura and all the CUEA Team, thank you for giving back and for leading this process,” he said.
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| Workshop Participants |
He also thanked the steering committee which for over a period of one month has committed itself to bring the work to completion adding that the work of the committee is not yet over until the time when the final document will be presented to the AMECEA Plenary in Malawi next year.
Not forgetting the partners who have supported the initiative from the beginning of the plan Fr. Lugonzo thanked CRS Regional office for support the initiatives and even giving its personnel to help realize the idea. “We could not do this alone and therefore we have partners who accompanied us and they are waiting to see what we have collected from this workshop and they are still making their contributions in terms on monetary contributions, technical advice and even the promise and commitment that they are ready to walk with us up to the implementation stage. On behalf of all the partners including those who are here with us today Mr. Patrick Markey and Fritz Zuger from USCCB, thank you for your support,” he said.
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| Bishop Pagani of Mongochi was among participants |
After all done well the draft is expected to be tabled to the AMECEA Executive Board sometimes in March next year for adoption. The document will be presented to the Plenary of AMECEA and likely be approved for Implementation from the year 2014 to the next ten years.
Source: AMECEA Social Communications