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http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/i...Credit_Fr_Martin_We_en_PNG_CNA_9_4_14.jpgPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sep 5, 2014 / 09:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sep 5, 2014 / 09:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A religious sister from Texas who has been serving the people of Papua New Guinea since 1986 will soon complete a website to raise awareness about the Church’s apostolates to children in the Melanesian nation.
“The Catholic bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, at their annual general meeting in Madang, approved and created the Catholic Children’s Ministry PNG in April, 2013,” Fr. Giorgio Licini, P.I.M.E., head of the bishops’ conference’s social communications, told CNA Sept. 1.
It was at that meeting that the Papua New Guinean bishops asked Sister Mary Claude Gadd, of the Sacred Heart of Jesus congregation, to further develop children’s ministry in the country, securing the vision of a child-safe country. She has a background in both education and hospital ministry.
“Thus far I have identified close to twenty (20) special Programs being carried out across PNG by Catholic individuals or organizations on behalf of disadvantaged and needy children,” Sr. Mary Claude said in an interview with the media office of the bishops’ conference. “The plan is to allocate, on the website, a page or more to each of these activities and organizations.”
She added that “the website will also have a small space with contact information related to that particular organization or activity. People out there might be interested and wish to contact those concerned and even donate to support that activity.”
“On the other hand, the primary purpose of the website will not be fundraising as such, but awareness. I have written to those in charge of the various projects asking for information: how did it start, the purpose, goal, vision/mission… plus as many photos as possible.”
The website, catholicchildren’sministrypng.org.pg/, which is not yet online but should be operational by late October, will be updated regularly, “with opportunities for everyone to send in new stories and photos of recent activities.”
“Once this website is up and running all of us can make reference to it, where people can see what we are doing to help build a child-safe Papua New Guinea,” Sr. Mary Claude said.
“And by the way, we also hope to eventually link the website with Facebook and Twitter so many more can see what God is doing in PNG!”
She explained that she chose to build a website when commissioned to develop children’s ministry by the bishops because “if we want to evangelize the world, then we have to go where it is and most of it is on the internet!”
“I think it was Pope Francis who said we must go where the sheep are and we know that many sheep spend a lot of time on the internet.”
The website, she said, will “showcase to the world Catholic activities being carried out in PNG on behalf of our most vulnerable children … we hope to create something interesting, inspiring and hopefully beautiful as well for the world to view.”
Papua New Guinea is a Pacific island nation, consisting of the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, as well as numerous other, smaller, islands; it is located north of Australia and east of Indonesia.
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“The Catholic bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, at their annual general meeting in Madang, approved and created the Catholic Children’s Ministry PNG in April, 2013,” Fr. Giorgio Licini, P.I.M.E., head of the bishops’ conference’s social communications, told CNA Sept. 1.
It was at that meeting that the Papua New Guinean bishops asked Sister Mary Claude Gadd, of the Sacred Heart of Jesus congregation, to further develop children’s ministry in the country, securing the vision of a child-safe country. She has a background in both education and hospital ministry.
“Thus far I have identified close to twenty (20) special Programs being carried out across PNG by Catholic individuals or organizations on behalf of disadvantaged and needy children,” Sr. Mary Claude said in an interview with the media office of the bishops’ conference. “The plan is to allocate, on the website, a page or more to each of these activities and organizations.”
She added that “the website will also have a small space with contact information related to that particular organization or activity. People out there might be interested and wish to contact those concerned and even donate to support that activity.”
“On the other hand, the primary purpose of the website will not be fundraising as such, but awareness. I have written to those in charge of the various projects asking for information: how did it start, the purpose, goal, vision/mission… plus as many photos as possible.”
The website, catholicchildren’sministrypng.org.pg/, which is not yet online but should be operational by late October, will be updated regularly, “with opportunities for everyone to send in new stories and photos of recent activities.”
“Once this website is up and running all of us can make reference to it, where people can see what we are doing to help build a child-safe Papua New Guinea,” Sr. Mary Claude said.
“And by the way, we also hope to eventually link the website with Facebook and Twitter so many more can see what God is doing in PNG!”
She explained that she chose to build a website when commissioned to develop children’s ministry by the bishops because “if we want to evangelize the world, then we have to go where it is and most of it is on the internet!”
“I think it was Pope Francis who said we must go where the sheep are and we know that many sheep spend a lot of time on the internet.”
The website, she said, will “showcase to the world Catholic activities being carried out in PNG on behalf of our most vulnerable children … we hope to create something interesting, inspiring and hopefully beautiful as well for the world to view.”
Papua New Guinea is a Pacific island nation, consisting of the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, as well as numerous other, smaller, islands; it is located north of Australia and east of Indonesia.
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