Women Conference Conducted in Malakal
The Catholic Diocese of Malakal conducted a women conference to recognise women in the Church and in the society. 24 March 2013 The participants at the conference in Malakal. [Ariik Atekdit] By Ariik Atekdit MALAKAL, 24 March 2013 [Gurtong] - Ustaza Sarah Joshua Okwachi, the Chairperson of the Catholic Women Forum said they conducted the conference in the parish attended by members from all centres that belong to the Parish and some representatives from other Parishes in the Diocese. The conference was celebrated under the theme: “Catholic Woman Searches Her Rights.” Sarah said women in South Sudan have been robbed their rights and they need to search for them because those rights belong to them and cannot be shared or taken away. She said that women should be given good opportunities to participate in the country whether being in the social, political or economical life. “If our women get informed and aware of their rights they will need to search their rights. The rights are good for everybody but there are no people who are left to take rights from other people. Women should be left to participate equally like men in this country so that we get rapid development,” Sarah said. Apostolic Administrator, Monsignor Roko Taban Musa said the Church conducts the women conference because they are aware of the responsibilities women have in the society as well as in the Church. “We know women are the centre of our unity. It is women that protect peace in the society. At the end if men make problems in the society it is women that care for peace and bring everybody together. We made this conference to form a strong women foundation in our Diocese of Malakal,” Roko said. Roko said that for the next three years the Diocese will be in a position to have a concrete women organization in the church. Adding that, “Women must be helped spiritually in order to make people benefit from their talents and experience.” “We made a decision in our Parish Council meeting that women issues must be addressed and must be among our priorities in the parish. And this can be considered by all the parishes of the Catholic Church in the Diocese,” Roko added. He encouraged women to continue with their activities in the church by promoting peace and preach the Gospel of the Lord. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
