Parish ministry members come together to strengthen bonds

The various ministries from Holy Redeemer Church (BECAT, BECCOT, KUBM, Tamil Apostolate, Family Life Ministry and PIHDM) came together for a teambuilding event on April 28 and 29 to foster collaboration and team spirit among the various ministries in the Church and BECs. As mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, “For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.” The teambuilding took place at the Golden Sands Baptist Assembly, Port Dickson. A total of 39 members attended this fun-filled teambuilding activity that consisted of ice-breakers, talks and interactive games.

Fr Clement Lim, the parish priest, sent everyone off with a blessing and made a surprise visit to the location to officiate the teambuilding session. The team building kicked off with an opening activity by Catherine Lim. This was then followed by a talk and activity from the Archdiocesan Family Life Commission members Joseph and Anita Pragasam. They presented about the different roles we play in each ministry and how to work with them.

Mass that evening was celebrated by Fr Andrew Kooi from the Visitation Church, Seremban. His homily was about love in the family and how we can use that in our love for church. He also spoke about encouraging young people into priesthood and religious ministry, the taboo against it and how to overcome this.

Mass was followed by evening prayers and supper before everyone adjourned for the night. The next morning was filled with teambuilding activities in which everyone was taught that the value of a team lies in how well we work together as a group, not as individual entities.

There was also a session conducted by the parish’s Family Life Ministry about the importance of God in our family life.

The session ended with a debriefing session by BECAT members. By the second day, everyone had developed a relationship which was the initial objective of the team building.

“It was truly a fun filled weekend and we got to know each other better. I think we have been together as Church for a while but only just begun to truly know each other,” a participant shared after the session. All in all, it was a fruitful weekend and one that will definitely be remembered by all.

Article reproduced from Herald Malaysia online