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聖雲先會香港中央分會 通訊 Society of St Vincent De Paul Newsletter Central Council of Hong Kong 10/2014 聖雲先會香港中央分會 通訊 Society of St Vincent de Paul Newsletter Central Council of Hong Kong 10/2014 「我實在告訴你們；凡你們對我這些最小兄弟中的一個所做的，就是對我做的。」 (瑪 25 ：40) 會長的話 各位聖雲先會會友，我們繼續懷著一份「天主是愛」的心去侍奉窮人及有需要人士。 週年朝聖 - 福州長樂玫瑰山莊 今年中央分會為大家安排了三日兩夜的福州朝聖之旅，探訪聞名的福州之朝聖地 - 玫瑰山莊，亦參觀 福州聖多明我主教座堂、林則徐紀念館等。 玫瑰山莊 彌撒後拍攝 基層飯局、愛心飯局 本會共有八至九個協會與明愛或堂區組織推行基層飯局活動，照顧及關懷基層家庭。於七月初參加了 基督勞工堂協會與明愛向晴軒合辦的一個活動。 向睛軒 ( 一 ) 向睛軒 ( 二 ) 1 中央分會訊息 會長的話(續) 第一百五十一周年大會 2 中央分會訊息 會長的話(續) 第八屆泛亞大平洋區會議 本會共九個兄弟姊妹出席主題為「Thy Will Be Done – A Vincentian Response」的第八屆泛亞大平洋區會議。 第九屆泛亞大平洋區會議 第九屆泛亞大平洋區會議將於 2019 年由本會在香港舉行，我們需要各協會及會員全力支持及出席。我 們會儘快開展籌備工作。 3 中央分會訊息 會長的話(續) Who are Vincentians? 最後，與大家互相鼓勵，努力做好聖雲先會員的本份，回應天主的召叫。 聖雲先會香港中央分會會長 楊國良 2014年10月23日(聖週四) 4 堂區協會訊息 聖三小堂 Pilgrimage to The Maria Rosa Mystica Sanctuary, Fuzhou, 25th – 27th July, 2014 - Celina Wong This year’s pilgrimage was arranged to visit The Sanctuary of Rosa Mystica in Fuzhou, China. The day before our departure, Typhoon Matmo pounded Taiwan with fierce winds and heavy downpour. Praise be to God, there was not even a drop of rain during our three day visit in Fuzhou. In fact, the weather was so steamy hot that it wetted and dried our T-shirts and pants many times over! On 25th July, we were at the Airport for group check-in at 6:15am. Our tourist guide, after coaching all the way from Xiamen, had just arrived in the nick of time to meet us at the Fuzhou Airport. Our pilgrimage commenced with visiting St. Dominic’s Cathedral, erected in 1911, as the main Cathedral in Fuzhou and is also known as the Pan-ship Oura Catholic Church. It is now listed as one of the major cultural relics of the Fujian Province. We also visited the Fujian Museum situated near the West Lake Park and had the pleasure of going through the Park before heading for dinner on the first day. The second day of our trip was spent entirely at The Sanctuary. It was constructed in 1993 and was ratified in 1996 by the Chinese Government as a legal religious site. Upon arrival, we started going uphill to the main church with the recital of the Way of the Cross. One of the sisters then showed us around the site and introduced the various points of interest to us. After lunch we attended the 3:00pm Mass celebrated specially for us and thereafter, we were greeted by the Sister-in-Charge, who continued to show us around the Library and the Memorial Hall of the Archbishop Joseph Zheng. On our last day, we attended the Sunday Mass in one of the local churches. In the afternoon, we briefly visited the Lin Ze Xu Museum in commemoration of our Opium War hero. After that we were dismissed for shopping in an area within walking distance of the Museum. We had an early dinner at a restaurant near the airport and shared our feelings and impressions of this trip before heading home. We are most grateful to members of the Spirituality Group for their efforts in organizing this trip and thank the Lord profusely for His blessings in having us join such an eye-opening and spiritually inspiring pilgrimage. In my own view, one can really feel the distinct contrast between the Sanctuary and the church where we attended the Sunday Mass, in that the former presents a picturesque environment amidst beautiful sculptures and clear waters for pilgrimage and tourism, while the latter denotes a strong sense of parishioners’ faith, zeal and enthusiasm in Catholicism which will undoubtedly flourish and produce seeds in hundredfold in the future. 5 堂區協會訊息 進教之佑堂 聖雲先會工作個案之抉擇 聖雲先會是以愛德服務有需要的人士，本著基督精神，對求助者給予援助，解決燃眉之急是首要工作。 先要了解求助者的需要，進行家訪及評定經濟狀況，有需要時可即時解決，或將個案在月會上討論及 跟進。 近期南亞裔人士家庭個案增加了，多了南亞裔人士前來聖堂求助，我們很樂意為他們提供服務，他們 有不同的背境，給我們的資料有限。他們來自不同國家，有不同背景情況，來到香港後，獲「聯合國 難民事務高級專員署香港辦事處」認可，獲發「難民証」，證明他們可暫留居香港，待有其他國家願 意收容，但不准在港工作，其居室租金由「香港國際社會服務社」直接支付有關業主，及兩星期一次 獲派發罐頭食品，不包括金錢。傢具是義工團體 / 機構送的，或從別處拾回家自用，環境惡劣，尤其 有嬰孩照顧的家庭，更見物資缺乏。這等家庭個案長期存在，我們不能作看不見，但長貧難顧，長期 支援個案不是本會宗旨，不用爭拗，雖有憐憫之心，但無奈最後還須決定個案終止支援，這是個痛苦 決定，這情況常在每月例會上商討，是否繼續支援，爭論不休。祈求上主賜與會員智慧、能力，幫助 會員能聰明抉擇，以主保聖雲先精神，發揚基督的愛，幫助社會上有需要的弟兄姊妹。 聖母領報堂 Philip Yuen 我們協會的神師宋雲龍執事於 8 月 26 日因病辭世了。堂區教友、他的親友及學生都感到十分哀痛和惋 惜。宋執事樂於助人，處事態度認真，教友們都很敬重他。他日常負責堂區的行政工作，協助神父主 持彌撒和出席大大小小的會議，還會探訪在囚人士，以愛恕之心彰顯天主的救恩。我們協會每個月舉 行的例會，他都盡量抽時間出席為我們作神師訓導。在訓導中，他常引用日常生活裏他所遇到的事件 來講道理，從而啟發我們的思維，體驗天主的臨在，使我們獲益良多。此外，他亦是多間學校的校監， 要付出的精力也不少。現在，宋執事不需要再勞碌了。他在天國與天主共享永遠的福樂。 6 堂區協會訊息 聖雅各伯堂 愛心同行 光陰飛逝，轉眼間聖雅各伯堂協會已成立兩周年，會員人數亦已增加至十 位。在過去這段時間，我們積極參與堂區事務，透過探訪獨居／雙居長者 及貧困家庭、舉辨長者專題講、長者旅行及探訪區內安老院，讓教友慢慢 地認識聖雲先會的工作。 本協會於去年開始參與由東九龍總鐸各堂區及明愛牛頭角社區中心合辨的 「愛心同行 - 關懷蝸居」計劃，整個計劃是由明愛資深社工負責統籌，而 來自九龍東鐸區的堂區關社組及聖雲先會攜手推動計劃。 計劃第一階段於 2013 年 5 月 19 日正式展開，一眾協會會員及堂區教友約六十多人出席計劃簡介會， 讓我們明白有一群居住在環境惡劣的街坊朋友，極需要我們關懷及支援。於 6 月 23 日，一百多位教友 及街坊出席了在觀塘聖約翰堂舉行的聚會，雖然大家是首次會面，但是透過集體遊戲及小組分享，彼 此間開始建立一份友誼及關懷。這次聚會後，我們便展開為期六個月的探訪及跟進工作。在 7 月至 11 月期間，我們分別探訪來自獨居長者、新來港家庭及單親家庭，居住在觀塘的住屋困難戶，小小的房 間內，已是他們日常起居飲食的地方。而這些劏房的租金，更佔去他們家庭入息的一半。當中有一位 獨居長者李伯伯，雖然已七十四歲，但仍然堅持工作，用勞力賺取每月微薄的六千餘元，他住的一個 七十呎的劏房，業主再次加租，由二千五百元加至三千一百元，令他生活更覺困難。另一個四口家庭 居住在一個一百多呎的劏房內，小朋友的活動空間及做功課的地方都在上格床上，可是租金卻動輒數 千元，我們深深感受到他們所居住的地方是何等擠迫及惡劣。由於他們多是基層家庭，經濟條件比較 差，所以只好默默忍受，希望終有一天獲派心儀公屋單位。11 月 22 日，參與「愛心同行」計劃的街坊 及教友相聚於觀塘瑪利諾神父書院，出席愛心飯局，作為第一階段的總結。我們一同分享大家預備的 食物，彼此有說有笑，共同渡過一個溫馨又愉快旳晚上。 第二階段的愛心同行計劃亦於 2014 年 3 月展開，本協會會員繼續積極參與該計劃。 透過參與計劃，使我們得知他們雖然貧困，生活艱苦，但最可怕並不是來 自金錢或物質的貧窮，而是人與人之間的「關係貧窮」。他們生活圈子小， 沒有多餘金錢可供家庭娛樂，慢慢地自我孤立及不想外出，沒有朋友社交。 作為基督徒，我們時常會在祈禱中，感謝天主賜與我們的幸福及所擁有的， 我們有沒有效法耶穌基督，將所領授的分送給我們身邊的人呢？陳志明副 主教曾經勸勉我們：我們在窮人身上看到「受苦的基督」，並需要為他們 服務，而窮人卻在我們身上看到「希望的基督」。 7 堂區協會訊息 聖母堂 聖母堂聖雲先協會由 97 年開始至今已有十七個年頭了，會員曾探訪過不 同的個案，當中有些印象較為深刻的，這些經驗也深深地影響了她們對 人生的看法。 會員譚麗英姊妹進行探訪已有九年，但對於某些個案有時會使她感到無 奈和唏噓，吳婆婆是個例子，她是七十多歲的獨居長者，無親無故，曾 為家傭，自跌倒後就入住老人院經由聖堂轉介給我們跟進，婆婆十分抗 拒住院舍，經常不停大聲叫嚷，活得不開心且要人帶她回家，結果手被 縛和吃藥物，人變得經常昏睡，初期尚可一起唸玫瑰經，但到現在已不能交談，不能自己吃東西，沒 能力回應。有時自己會問 :「如婆婆初期不抗拒住院，情況會改寫嗎 ? 」縱使婆婆現時失去溝通能力， 她也不會放棄繼續去探望她。另一個探訪個案則相反，一個因交通意外弄致下肢癱瘓的受助者，接受 了自己不幸的事實，沒有放棄自己，願意積極尋求援助，且在自己能力範圍內，盡心幫助其他有需要 的人，她這樣堅強地面對逆境的態度，也對自己起了激勵作用。 生命影響生命，這些不同的探訪體驗，著實讓她有不同的得著，了解到 幸福不是必然的事，學習積極樂觀地面對每一天。即使探訪人數眾多的 老人院活動，雖未能和她們深入地逐一傾談，但看見她們開心的面容， 心底的喜悅比她們更甚。 除此之外，最近我們有新的會員 Vincent 及 Lily 加入，他們也參加了 9 月 6 日的派月餅給獨居長者的活動，感覺與社會有了連繫，能關心有需 要的人，十分有意義。 聖伯多祿堂 李瑞琼 六年會長退下來了，感謝天主。過去六年，工作並不太忙，探獨居長者、長期病患者、其中有長者亦 已返回天鄉回歸父家。多年來，探聖瑪利安老院，希望能繼續。因為有幾位老人家，未入安老院前， 都是石排灣的居民，同時是聖雲先會的探訪者。 今年年初開始輕鬆飯局，聖伯多祿堂、露德聖母堂和明愛社區中心，與及聖伯多祿堂關社組合作，每 月最後一個星期日晚上，為基層家庭，大約五十位（包括長幼）共聚一起。分享四餸一湯的豐富晚餐。 每次飯局從烹煮、接待、清潔動員了幾拾位義工，分成三組，大家都享受服務過程，並積極給予意見， 作出改善，希望把飯局弄得更似家中晚飯般貼心溫馨，而每次食飯前，神父或修士都帶領祈禱。參加 者都配合，並沒有反對而不想參與。 八月份飯局會加多一圍枱，本來是六圍， 現在會是七圍枱。有參加者希望每月多加 一日，每月兩次，要看看我們的義工人手 了。最後，請大家為我們協會祈禱，因為 會員年紀大了，有幾位會員在安老院，有 一位會病重了，一切都托付在主的手中。 8 堂區協會訊息 聖愛德華堂 有感而發 - 鄧海華 我是一位已加入天主教會二十多年的教友，之前沒有參加堂區任何善會， 因為未找到自己理念的服務團體。 得知前幾年堂區在張明德神父帶領下，成立了聖雲先會，在這善會成立 初期，本人因工作關係尚未能抽時間參與。 直至去年退休才可加入聖雲先會，參與她的活動，實踐自己的理念，關 懷弱小，幫助有需要的近人。 在善會的活動中，很感謝各會員的帶領，才有機會向他們學習，如何探 訪獨居長者、安老院、弱勢家庭等，給予他們一些物資及關懷，讓他們 感受到是有同行者而得喜樂，那我們真正發揮愛德，彰顯聖雲先會的宗 旨。 在服務中，有一次特別的經歷就是幫助一個年邁婆婆，為她在家中浴室 安裝扶手棒，方便她使用以防滑倒。完成安裝後，婆婆拿出弍佰圓給我， 我說材料及安裝工是免費的，著她安心使用，那時看到婆婆兩眼熱淚盈 眶，感激之情溢於言表，「你們對我真是關懷」她說。 為此，讓我們各自發揮自己的理念，幫助身邊弱小的兄弟姊妹，正如耶 穌說﹕「凡你們對我這些最小兄弟中的一個所做的，就是對我做的。」(瑪 25:40) 主佑！ 9 堂區協會訊息 贖世主堂 我們該作甚麼﹖ 在八月中的某一天，收到位於屯門良景邨的家庭服務中心社工的電話，她表示有一戶低收入的家庭需 要洗衣機及雪櫃，詢問聖雲先會可否提供協助。就是因着這個電話，我知道天主正召叫我們為祂工作 的時候。 在家訪時，我們了解到他們的經濟狀況不大理想，生活足襟見肘，未能撥出金錢更換洗衣機及雪櫃。 雖然我們明白聖雲先會能為他們購買全新的洗衣機及雪櫃，但是這未必是最佳的方法。若我們遇到有 需要的家庭，便立即以經濟支援的方法解決，可能並未盡發揮聖雲先的精神。因此，我們與明愛的社 工及該家庭商議，給予我們數星期的時間，讓我們找尋合適的二手電器。 感謝天主﹗透過聖雲先會大家庭的聯繫網絡，經過廣傳該家庭的需要後，我們收到不同的協會表示有 合適的洗衣機提供。最後，二手洗衣機是由一位中央分會的幹事幫忙找到的，他更親自由西貢運送至 屯門；而二手雪櫃則由協會會員送贈。運送的安排更是由數名的協會會員親自將電器送到他們的家中。 這個個案的處理充分發揮了我們聖雲先會大家庭的力量。我們明白天主派遺我的的工作不只是為有需 要的家庭提供經濟支援，我們更應以身體力行為有需要的朋友送上關懷。 通訊處 通訊地址 : 香港中央郵政總局信箱 143 號 電話 : 2778 5288 傳真 : 2319 5677 綱址 : www.svp.org.hk 電郵 : [email protected] 10.
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