General Assembly June 24, 2023

General assembly 6-24-2023

SECTION 2 MEMBERSHIP AND ROLES OF SERVICE

PCP II 137 STATES:

"Our vision of the Church as communion, participation and mission, about the Church as a priestly, prophetic and kingly people as a Church of the poor- a Church that is renewed-is today finding expression in one ecclesial movement. This is the movement to foster Basic Ecclesial Communities."

•All GKK members are expected to be participatory and co-responsible for the growth of the GKK faith-life. All members together are the GKK. Some members are called to roles of service for the good of the GKK.

•Concretely, what is needed is a facilitation, coordination and animation to promote a truly participatory community. This calls for a servant leadership style that is evocative, enabling and facilitative. Therefore, leadership in the GKKS is for service, a leadership that is rooted in Jesus Christ "who came not to be served but to serve and as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45). It is a servant leadership, a leadership of service.

•GKK membership which includes a ministry of leadership should focus on living-out the values of communion, participation, co- responsibility and a sense of mission.

•MEMBERSHIP

• ARTICLE 5 MEMBERSHIP

•All persons baptized in the Catholic Church and those formally received into it residing within the GKK community are all members of the GKK.

• ARTICLE 6 PARTICIPATION IN OTHER COMMUNITIES

While all Catholics here in the Archdiocese of Davao are members of GKKS, some in addition are also members of different movements and other faith communities.

Membership in these faith communities is commendable because it helps their Catholic faith. It is highly encouraged and appreciated because they are first and foremost members of GKKs that are members of these other faith communities share their God-given talents and gifts for the building up of their GKK where they belong.

⚫ ARTICLE 7 GKK REGISTRY

•In to foster participation and communion in the community, the GKK shall have a current registry of all its members as individuals and as families within the territorial jurisdiction. The Archdiocese will provide the format for the registry.

ARTICLE 8 RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A GKK member has the right and responsibility:

•*To participate in the life and mission of the community;

**To get actively involved in the building up of the community;

•*To practice the threefold ministry: priestly (worshiping), prophetic (teaching) and kingly (service);

**To be evangelized and to receive Catholic formation;

**To receive the sacraments and sacramentals;

**To reach out to other communities such as other GKKs, other Christian communities, Lumads and other religions;

*To promote a sense of stewardship and integrity of creation.

• ARTICLE 9 ISSUANCE OF THE GKK INFORMATION DATA SHEET

By nature, the Information Data Sheet (IDS) is for information purposes. It is a tool to identify the GKK members. The issuance of the IDS is free of charge and must be given to any member who asks for it. It is freely issued to all members who intend to receive the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and marriage; those asking for parish recommendations; and certifications.

Issuance of the IDS is ordinarily based on the GKK Registry, if it is properly updated. It is prepared and released by the secretary. The Secretary is responsible for obtaining the signature of the Pangulo sa Katilingban (PSK). However, in the absence of the secretary, any member from the Social Communications Committee (SoCCom) may do the preparing, releasing and obtaining the signature of the IDS.

•The IDS shall be signed by the Pangulo sa Katilingban (PSK). In the absence of the PSK, anyone of these three leaders- Pangulo sa Liturhiya (PSL), Pangulo sa Alagad (PSA), Pangulo sa Panudlo (PSP)- may sign.

It is highly recommended that signing be done at the chapel after the celebration of the Liturgy of the Word or during a GKK meeting.

RED BOOK (Primer) 

ARTICLES INFANT BAPTISM: QUESTIONS

3. What are the requirements for Infant Baptism according to Church Law?

3.1 Consent of at least one parent.

3.2 In the case of temporary absence of the parents, the one who takes care of the child is required to have the consent of al least one of the parents.

.3.3 In case of death of the parents or abandonment of the child, the one who takes care of the child can give the consent

.3.4 There should be a well-founded hope that a child will be brought up into the Catholic faith (can. 868 par. 1 no. 2).

4. What documents can help facilitate Infant Baptism?

• In the Archdiocese of Davao, the following are asked for because of their practical and pastoral nature only:

a) A COPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE: In recording the Baptism in the Baptismal Registry, it is important to base the data of the child's birth information on the Birth Certificate for the purpose of consistency of data.

•In case of failure to produce the Birth Certificate, other documents that would contain the information on the birth certificate may be presented as long as the parents bear the accountability of the possible errors of the data.

•b) A COPY OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRUCT: It is only for purposes of verification and correct entries of the names of the parents in the registry.

c) INFORMATION DATA SHEET (IDS): this is only for purposes of information gathering so that the priest can give the proper pastoral guidance.

•ALL THESE THREE ARE NOT REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANT BAPTISM!!!

• ARTICLE 4

6. Can Baptism be celebrated in another parish?

6.1 The customary place of Baptism is the home parish, because that is the concrete Christian community that will nurture the faith received in Baptism (can. 857 par.2).

6.2 For practical reasons, having the Baptism at the parish where they reside makes it easier in the future to trace back where one was baptized in view of getting a Baptismal Certificate.

6.3 However, we have to safeguard the right of the parents to choose the parish for the celebration of the Baptism. In such a case, if the parishioner comes to the parish priest requesting baptism in another parish, he uses this opportunity to have contact with his parishioner. The parish priest will do all that he can to facilitate his parishioner for the Baptism to be celebrated in another parish.

•6.4 In the Archdiocese of Davao, the practice of a "WRITTEN PERMIT" to be secured by the candidate or the parents for "order and courtesy" is hereby ABOLISHED.