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On Saturday, 7 June 2008, the Parish organised a seminar for the five Eucharistic Communities of Xaghra. This was to serve as an evaluation of the Pastoral Year which was coming to a close. It was held in the main hall of the Patri Mattew Sultana Primary School of Xaghra, There are five Eucharistic Communities in Xaghra with membership of over one hundred. The first to be established was over sixteen years ago among the Nazzarenu Community by Fr Ignatius Borg, the then Rector of Nazzarenu Church. The three who meet in the upper zone of the parish have Can. Michael Borg; Fr Joseph Bajada, Deputy Rector of the Gozo Seminary; and Fr Noel Saliba as their moderators and Spiritual Directors. Can Anthony Refalo Rapa, Rector of Nazzarenu Church and Fr Mark Demanuele act in the same capacity for the two Communities who are established in the Nazzarenu area. The theme of the seminar was INSIRU HBIEB TA; L-EVANGELJU GHALL-QADI TAL-KNISJA; (We will befriend the Gospel to serve the Church). Main themes for reflection were taken from the Diocesan Pastoral Plan. Mainly the topics for discussion were about the importance that lay Christians understand the importance and urgency of the call of the Laity to be of service to the Church and that for catechesis to be more effective it needs to be focused on small groupings. It started off at 4.00 p.m. with introduction by Archpriest Refalo followed by lecture and discussion which continued over the coffee break at 5.45 p.m. The seminar resumed with Can Anthony Refalo Rapa leading the group in Psalm singing. Fr Joseph Bajada;s lecture was next after which the group split up into six workshops. Over seventy members attended the seminar which ended at 8.00 p.m.
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