Small Christian Communities And Pastoral Council In Arch Diocese Of Trivandrum

Abstract

              The launching of the Small Christian Communities in the Arch diocese of Trivandrum is a milestone in the history of the diocese. The organization of Scc is the smallest cell of the church. It was originated in Phillippines in 1965. A similar system had been in vogue in Latine America years ago. The involvement of the bishops, priests, religious and laity was very thoroughly felt and they were understood  to have committed to its formation wholeheartedly. Consequently, the benefit went to all sections especially the laity. The entire SCC was concerned about the promotion of the pastoral mission of the church which is the temple of the Holy Spirit,Body of Christ, a Building of God and it was a sole and necessary gate way to reach the Christ. The study aims at estimating the value the laity possessed in the new set up. Since people themselves became their own rulers, focus was made on studying the structural changes that people the power, and thus fulfilling the norms of democracy .In those days parishes had barely 5% of the laity who was involved in the group apostolate. They belonged to one or several organizations like, Vincent De Paul, Legion of Mary, and Parish Council etc. What happened to the other 95% . The study also aims at bringing to the fore such people to participate in the building of SCCs . Animators and villagers were assigned with the task of collecting data and the obtained data was analyzed and made use of later.