The Archdiocese of Thare-Nongseng has proclaimed the years 2018-2022 for promote in the life of the children: “Christ's Disciples Living the New Evangelization”. The Archdiocese encourages the Missionary Childhood Movement to organize sessions to help children profound understanding the Bible and help them to apply it in their daily life and being Christ's Disciples Living the New Evangelization.
The following were four small projects/activities conducted by the director of The Missionary Childhood Movement of Thare-Nongseng Archdiocese:
1. Program in the peace and social justice for children
2. Young missionary’s empowerment
3. Formation-conference for the care-takers of young missionaries
4. Program of training young missionary groups.
The Activities of Missionary Childhood Movement:
1. Formation programmers for children and animators.
1.1 Program In the peace, social justice and faith for children.
1.2 Young Missionaries' Empowerment Day.
1.3 Educational Seminar for the animators of young missionaries.
1.4 Extension of training young missionary group.
1.5 Mobile young missionaries. (New project)
2. Scholarship for the poor children.
Moreover, The Missionary Childhood Movement of Thare-Nongseng Archdiocese encourages and provides program for children to practice their religious, such as Eucharistic Crusaders, monthly Mass is celebrated on the first Friday of the month. Annual retreat for children Is arranged in October, educational seminar for young missionary care-takers, activities to campaign peace and social justice, sharing the experience about missionary work among children, sharing the God's love experience among children, the act of charitable work-visiting the sick, the poor and aged.
These activities are done voluntarily by children under the care of their teachers, animators and their pastors.
The Missionary Childhood Movement of the Archdiocese of Thare-Nongseng saw the importance of the Universal Church, hence parishioners and children are encouraged to save and share money for the project sum of 57,821 THB/1,927 US$. Contribution for Universal Church is transferred through the Archdiocese at the PMS National.
Beneficiary: 2000 Children, both Catholics and Buddhists, and the animators in Thare-Nongseng Archdiocese.