pastoral care for migrants and refugees
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Pastoral Care's vision, mission, programmes and actrivities!TRANSCRIPT
Pastoral care For
Migrants and refugees
Catholic Archdiocese
of Johannesburg
Brief History In 1998 the Scalabrinians Missionary Sisters, arrived in Johannesburg by invitation from the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, to coordinate the Department of Human Development and Refugees Department.
From 2000, the refugee department became independent and from this Pastoral Care opened
the doors to migrants and Refugees, focusing specifically with the Portuguese and French
community.
The reality of migration within our Archdiocese is a very complex one. Some of
migration is voluntary although many families/individuals are forced to migrate due to
economic, social and cultural challenges.
Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees opened in 2011, for all communities of migrants and refugees in the archdiocese, working together in the spirit of Communion, Participation and Integration.
In 2012 our office moved into
the chancery premises, which
is vital for the expansion of this
apostolate.
June 2013, the Scalabrinian Priest joined Pastoral Care to work as a Vicar for the department.
SOCIAL AND ECCLESIAL are the two main focuses within the department of Pastoral Care.
Our Aim is to promote a Catholic spirit of bringing people together from many different nationalities, languages, ethnicity and traditions.
Main Objective: To promote dialogue, to welcome and integrate migrants and refugees
within the local community, thereby
strengthening their faith in the spirit of the new
evangelization.
1. Formation agents/Coordinators
2. Direct Attention & Skills to
migrants/refugees
3. Pastoral Care in Parishes
4. Liturgy and Celebrations
5. Home visits
6. Empowering Mothers and their children
through intervention programmes.
7. Networking
Programmes:
Study of the social Doctrine of the Catholic Church (Erga Migrantes Caritas Christi, & others documents of the Church).
Providing training and support meetings to volunteers and Parish Coordinators.
Creating Material support.
Guidance and information for Migrants/Refugees on catechisms, liturgy, etc.
• Individual assessments
• Counseling and Spiritual support.
• Advocate for the rights of migrants and refugees.
• Data-base registering the needs and support provided for migrants, refugees and their families and or relatives.
Legal Assistance (DHA transport, LHR transport, translation & SAQA)
Health Assistance (transport to hospital , trauma clinic and others)
Education (uniforms, stationary and school fees)
Emergencies (food parcels, funeral transport, repatriation, small enterprises,
rent/accommodation)
Formation's Skills (Sewing, searching job opportunities and others)
Clothes, Shoes and blankets
• To animate and coordinate the Parishes already
existing Pastoral Care for migrants/Refugees (16
Parishes).
• To implement Pastoral Care in the Parishes on
request motivated by the Archbishop.
• Providing support to
Chaplaincies and
communities (Portuguese,
Nigerian, French, Korean,
Chinese, etc.)
• Pastoral Care of Welcoming.
• Participation of
Migrants/Refugees on
PPC’s.
• On going visits to various Parishes to dialogue with
the parish priest to fortify and motivate PC.
• Elaboration of orientation guide to support PC in the
Parishes.
•Celebration of Migrants’ and Refugees’ Day.
•Celebration of popular piety (Patron Saint from Country of Origin and other important dates).
•Retreats and religious activities.
•Support for prayer groups.
•Inter-religious prayer groups and dialogue.
Action taken by a group of Volunteers.
Support for the most Vulnerable families.
Visited more then 20 families on a monthly bases. Most of the families are directly connected to the Pastoral Care offices.
Pastoral Care supports the Social, Spiritual, psychological, educational and physical aspects of individuals needs.
Emotional needs Gross motor development Communication fine motor/cognative skills
Mothers and Children work together within the stimulation programme
Mothers meet together (support group) Empowerment to the Mother:
- How to work specifically with their own child dependent upon their needs. - Nutrition - How to recycle material to become environmentally friendly
• Dialogue with local, national and international Government (Home Affairs, Social Development, Migrants Help Desk, SAP’s, Clinics, LHR, UNHCR, City Hall, etc.)
• NGO’s & Organizations (Shelters, Congregations, CSVR, Sophia Town, Sunshine Association, etc.).
• Inter-religious dialogue.
• International Support to Mozambican migrants
(CEMIRDE – Bishop Adriano)
• Networking with Scalabrinian Sisters from
Mozambique, Angola and DRC.
The Department of Pastoral Care for Migrants
and Refugees, plays a fundamental part in
providing spiritual and social needs. The
merging challenges demand a constant
overview and openness to better understand
the reality of people on the move. The new
structure, provided by the Archdioceses
contributed to improve and to give priority to
their needs.
Seeds migrate on the wings of the wind, trees migrate from
continent to continent carried by currents of water, birds and all animals migrate, but more
than anything else people migrate...
In 2013 PASTORAL
CARE Will CELEBRATE
15 YEARS of serving the most
vulnerable.
Vicar for the Department: Fr. Ivaldo Bettin, cs Coordinator: Sr. Kadia A. Prigol, mscs Vice-coordinator: Sr. Therese Musao, mscs Volunteers: • Sr. Susanna Lee, Fmm • Ernest • Adrienne Matembatemba