Pastoral funds

A few sundays ago I stumbled across an appeal for funds in a Church. The Church in Belgium is now paying the pseudo-clericalised elite that run it.

"Notre Eglise Evolue. De plus en plus nombreuses sont ces personnes qui notre Eveque confie une tache pastorale, aussi
bien dans les paroisses que dans des secteurs comme la catechese, l'animation des jeunes ou les visiteurs de malades, de prisons, ...
Our Church is evolving. More and more people have been given a pastoral task by our bishop; not only in the parishes as well as in areas such as catechesis, youth work or visiting the sick, prisoners...

Certains de ces animateurs pastoraux sont benevoles, d'autres doivent etre remuneres, mais tous doivent etre formes. C'est pour couvrir ces frais, qu'est constitue le fonds pour les animateurs pastoraux, et donc la collecte de ces 7 & 8 fevrier."
Some of the pastoral workers are voluntary, others must be paid, but all must be educated. It is to cover these costs that make up the funds for the pastoral workers that a collection will be made....



"That they should have life and have it in abundance".

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