Our Lady of Lourdes Parish

Nature and Purpose

The Social Action Commission concerns itself with the Social Action Apostolate of the goals defined by the 2nd Plenary Council, the Commission must form the |“social conscience” of each parishioner in the light of the Social Doctrines of theChurch.

Its functions, therefore, are:

    a. to judiciously adapt with revisions or adopt in entirely an education program for
        the various sectoral groups in the parish (FAPA #73.1)
    b. to organize a Committee on Social Services composed of competent and skilled
        manpower (FAPA #73.3) which will be tasked to conduct the periodic surveys
        to determine the social pastoral needs of the parishioners (FAPA #73.2);
    c. to conduct community involvement project that will address the socio-economic
        concerns of the community;
    d. to coordinate with the different government and non-government agencies
        (FAPA #73) and serve as the local arm of the Social Action Center of the
        Archdiocese; and,
   

    e. to create an ecology desk which  will coordinate with barangay and municipal
        officials and the different government  and non-government  agencies insofar as
        this is practicable (FAPA #74).

Teresita Gonzales           Social Action Parish Coordinator

Social Action Commission

Our Lady of Loudes Parish

Calanipawan Rd, V& G Subd., Tacloban City, Leyte Philippines