[Discernment Committee]
Sandakan : Fr Thomas Makajil, the rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral and the Discernment Committee for the selection of the Cathedral Parish Pastoral Council members for the term of office 2009 – 2011 sat on Thursday, April 2, 2009 to screen and scrutinize the list of nominees who had indicated their desire to serve during the Workshop Session held on Saturday, March 28th.
The Parish Pastoral Council performs an important leadership role within the Parish and therefore a great deal of prayerful consideration should be given to discerning the candidates best suited to the task. Henry Solibun, Chairman of the Discernment Committee urged the members to consider the basic criteria in the process of the selection and suggested a number of qualities that councilors need to possess in order to enable the Parish Pastoral Council to be an effective and dynamic body within the Parish.
All members of the Committee were given the opportunity to share on the qualities and criteria of the nominees. After a period of silence and in prayerful reflection, the members listed the candidates in ranking order. The list of potential candidates was then handed to Fr Thomas who shall then make the final selection. The names of all selected candidates will then be announced in the Cathedral and all Churches in the Parish. The list will be posted in the Church Bulletin and in the official blog of the Diocese, sometime after Easter.