History

 
The Opening

The Good Shepherd Church Communications Centre was officially opened by Rev. Fr. Simon Tang on the 18th December 1988.  It was a project initiated by the Parish Co-ordinating Council, managed by the Young Shepherds.

A protem committee headed by Bro. John Fernandez, with the help of members  from the Young Shepherds and a few parish councillors, took the responsibility of setting up this centre.

After 2 months of intensive work, the centre was successfully opened and the management was then handed over to the new Young Shepherds committee. It was called the Communications Centre with just one area of work - the Library.
 
 

The Idea

The idea behind the set up of the Communication Centre was that it would act as a medium of communication to the Parishioners of the Church in spreading the Word of God. The media, being a powerful instrument of progress profoundly affects the way man LIVE and THINK.
 
 

Objective

The objective of the centre was to provide a wide range of Christian orientated material such as videotapes, audio cassettes, books, etc, as a medium of christian entertainment for the Parishioners. This is with the aim of helping Parishioners to fully understand what they SEE, HEAR, and READ in their daily lives; in the process build Christian Faith, Unity and Brotherhood among the parishioners.
 
 

The Transformation

In 1989, the centre was transformed into a full-fledged Ministry. The management of the Ministry was handed to a Parish Pastoral Council member - the Co-ordinator of the Ministry. This change came about due to the need to provide other types of services that reached out to the Parishioners.

With the transformation, 5 new departments were created and they were:

  • Library
  • Graphics
  • Counter
  • Publications
  • Finance
A new department, Research and Development was set up with the objective to create awareness on media through the screening of effective video shows, talks, seminars, etc.
 
 
Projects

Many activities and projects had been successfully carried out such as:
 

Mini Eucharistic Congress Poster 
for the Parish		 - 02 June 1991
Breakfast Sales - 06 Oct & 10 Nov 1991
Media Awareness Camp - Oct 1991
Painting of Kindergarten - Nov 1991
Play for the 3rd Anniversary Celebration - Dec 1991
Video Shows for Catechism Classes - Dec 1991
Video Shows for RCIA Students - whenever required

After 3 years, as the Ministry widened its horizon, and became more involved in Parish activities such as the selling of religious materials, production of the weekly bulletin, etc.
 
 

Change in Set-up

In late 1990, a treasurer and a secretary was appointed to manage financial and secretarial responsibilities.
 
 

Plan of the Year 1991

The thrust of the Committee for the next two years was focussed on Media Awareness. A two-year plan was scheduled to head towards this new direction.
 

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