Prayer Intention for September 2023
For people living on the margins
We pray for those persons living on the margins of society, in inhumane life conditions; may they not be overlooked by institutions and never considered of lesser importance.
Pope Francis' Message for Migrants and Refugees (2015)
Dear migrants and refugees! You have a special place in the heart of the Church, and you help her to enlarge her heart and to manifest her motherhood towards the entire human family. Do not lose your faith and hope! Let us think of the Holy Family during the flight in Egypt. Just as the maternal heart of the Blessed Virgin and the kind heart of Saint Joseph kept alive the confidence that God would never abandon them, so in you may the same hope in the Lord never be wanting. I entrust to their protection and I cordially impart to all of you my Apostolic Blessing.
Hebrews 13:2
“Remember to welcome strangers in your homes. There were some who did that and welcomed angels without knowing it.”
What we are called for?
To respond to our baptismal promises
Vision
As part of the Catholic Tokyo International Center (CTIC), we the members of the English Pastoral Ministry (EPM) make ourselves available to the sacramental, religious and pastoral needs of the English-speaking migrants, refugees and people on the move in the archdiocese of Tokyo.
Mission
That in the realization of the pastoral assistance offered by the local Church to the migrants, refugees and people on the move the EPM’s intervention is ascertained to be holistic and relevant.
Goals
+ To adhere to the guidelines for the pastoral care of migrants issued by the Catholic Church, the EPM creates and delivers relevant programs and activities that address holistically their various needs.
+ To be conscious with the sensitivity of the needs of the migrants, the EPM puts premium on the language that the former could understand in offering its programs and services.
+ To avoid duplication and competition in the work, the EPM networks with other existing groups and organizations that offer similar assistance to migrants, refugees and people on the move.
+ To achieve sustainability and relevance of the programs, the EPM constantly assesses their significance and comes up with much-improved ones.
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Programs and Services
To achieve English Pastoral Ministry’s Vision-Mission-Goals, the following are the current programs and activities:
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Sacramental
Eucharistic Celebration, Baptism, Anointing of the Sick, etc.
Education
Social, Health, Spiritual and Religious, Catechism, Retreats and Recollections, Seminars and Workshops
Lay Animation
Gathering of Filipino Groups and Communities (GFGC) supervision; Parish animation of english speaking foreigners
Pastoral
Home and hospital visitation, Counseling, Accompaniment, Detention visitation
Networking
Philippine Missionaries, St. Luke's University, and other NGOs
Publication
Kalakbay newsletter
Contact Information
Catholic Tokyo International Center
Find us at
4-6-22 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021 JAPAN
Give us a ring at
+81 (03) 5759-1061
