Another year has started, and today there was the annual meeting for Cathechists in my church. This year I would be moving up, taking on Primary Six kids from the previous three years in Primary Five, which means I would most likely be taking back the same batch of children from last year.
It was a fulfilling meeting. After all the hoo ha about the scandals in Rome, our revered Pope filtered down a rule to every (Catholic) church in the world, that those who are involved with faith formation of children have to sign a declaration.
Hence this year, anyone involved in ministries involving children, like Cathechism, Children's Ministry, Children's Choir, etc, have to sign the declaration. The declaration is a document outlining the "Appropriate Standard Behaviour" to follow where children are involved. By signing the declaration, we are binding ourselves to the promise that we will uphold the best and most appropriate behaviour when dealing with children.
I am not sure if this is even necessary. No doubt there had been some black sheep, but I believe generally most of us are there to serve. If we are there to serve, the higher calling is that God is watching us, and we are kind of doing God's work by evangelising to the children. So would any of us even think of harming those innocent kids? Still, I guess to have a peace of mind, we just need to sign and be bound to that.
In any case, I am looking forward to another year of journey with these kids. Hopefully they do not give me more trouble this year than last year!
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