Conclusion of periodic training meetings for Christian education educators in the diocese

Conclusion of periodic training meetings for Christian education educators in the diocese

With the blessing and presence of His Excellency Bishop Julian Yacoub Murad, the highly respected shepherd of the diocese, the Diocesan Committee for Christian Education concluded its formative meetings for the current academic year.

Time: Morning – Friday, May 24, 2024 – before the start of summer and its various activities, including an education course, camps, and training gatherings for new educators.

The focus of the meeting: Ten priorities and challenges for Christian education educators today.

Lecturer: Father Tony Freij from the Maronite Diocese of Aleppo.

Host parish: Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Fayrouzeh.

features:
– A distinguished reception, warm hospitality and welcome from the Fayrouzeh Church family, with the joy of urban renewal and stone construction in the service of building human beings.

– Readiness and follow-up from the “Mar Elian Development and Relief Center” under the supervision of the diocese’s pastor to provide all the logistical requirements for the success of the education process in the diocese.

-The beginning prayer is inspired by the time of the blessed Resurrection and the beautiful Marian month.

-A first lecture in an interesting style about education, its goals, the identity of the educator, and his mission.

-A gathering of love and sharing between Christian education educators from various centers of the diocese.

-An interactive meeting led by Father Tony with ability and energy, with a distinguished response from the educators present, distributed in five-member teams, providing more participation and spaces for dialogue and enrichment.

– At the end of the meeting, after Father Alexander thanked God first and last for his abundant gifts; He also thanked all the participants for the blessing and presence of our father and master, the shepherd of the diocese. He thanked the lecturer for his clear efforts. And the host parish for its attentive preparation and loving reception. Afterwards, Father George Massouh presented, on behalf of the host parish, souvenirs to Father Lecturer Tony Freij, to Jerusalem Iskandar al-Turk, Chairman of the Diocesan Committee, to the Mar Elian Center for Relief and Development, and to all the priests of the parishes, present and absent, for their vigil over the message of conveyance. Good news.

– The educators returned with greater enthusiasm and more zeal to their parishes and centers to pursue the greatest message of evangelism and discipleship of Jesus the Redeemer and building the kingdom of love and peace.