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Faith is the basic attitude of man to welcome God who reveals Himself to man. SEKAMI faith building activity is an activity to build children's faith so that the child's faith is more firm and knows God better. SEKAMI companions are messengers of Allah to proclaim His word for SEKAMI children. The purpose of this paper is to find out how the role of SEKAMI companions in fostering children's faith at the Saint Romanus Sifaoroasi Simanaere Lolohowa Station. This study uses a qualitative method with an observation and interview approach. The data obtained will be analyzed and described narratively by referring to several books, related articles. The findings of this study are found that SEKAMI Companions play a very important role in fostering the faith of children at the Saint Romanus Sifaoroasi Simanaere Lolohowa Station. This is reflected in the personality of SEKAMI's companion who is close to Jesus and becomes a friend to SEKAMI's children.

This community service activity was conducted at the Catholic Church of Santu Petrus Pariti, Kupang Regency, involving 124 participants for blood type examinations and 69 participants for blood pressure and glucose level tests. The event began with a retreat by the Medical Laboratory Technology students aimed at raising community awareness about health. A positive response was observed through the enthusiasm of the community, who actively asked questions, indicating that they gained new knowledge related to health examinations. In blood type examinations conducted at TK Santa Maria Pariti and SEKAMI, it was found that among 18 female and 22 male children, 5 participants had blood type A, 15 had blood type B, 17 had blood type O, and 1 had blood type AB. Additionally, glucose level tests revealed that 4 participants had normal glucose levels, while 65 had abnormal levels. Blood pressure tests among the elderly showed 16 with abnormal readings and 53 with normal readings. The examination results provided an initial overview of the health status of the local community, highlighting variations in blood types, glucose levels, and blood pressure conditions. This activity is expected to enhance awareness of the importance of regular health check-ups among the community.

The activities of Dedication to the Society (PkM) with the aim of educating the children of Sekami in the Waitiu Parish of St. Alfonsus Maria de Liguori Lewotala are important activities for shaping the character of children of the Sekami. This is done because today many Sekami children are trapped in life behaviors that deviate from Christian teachings like stealing, making dirty words, disrespecting parents, teachers and peers, not engaging in spiritual activities and so on. The activity aims to cultivate and shape the character of the Sekami children in the Waitiu Parish of St. Alfonsus Maria de Liguori Lewotala through religious education activities. The method in this devotional activity is in the form of cultivation and education to the children of Sekami through presence, involvement and also sharing of faith. This dedication takes place every Saturday afternoon in May 2024. The result of this activity is the children of the Waitiu Parish of St. Alfonsus Maria de Liguori Lewotala.becoming increasingly aware and growing in himself the Christian character of life by engaging in various activities programmed by animators-animatrists in order to make himself a superior human being later on who is firmly attached to Christian teachings.

This study aims to describe the cooperation between catechist and parents in developing the faith of the child in the Stasi of Santo Joseph Batuah, the Parish of Santo Petrus and Paulus Ampah. The reason the researchers raised the title of this study is due to the lack of cooperation between parents and catechisms in developing the faith of children in Stasi Santo Yosef Batuah. This is descriptive qualitative research. Data obtained by interviews and documentation. The study was conducted on May 20 - June 2, 2021. The study was conducted at the Stasi of Saint Joseph Batuah Parish of St. Peter and Paul Ampah with a total of 13 informants. Data analysis techniques use Miles and Huberman's model of 3 stages, namely reduction, presentation of data, and conclusion withdrawal.

Dalam penulisan skripsi ini, penulis membahas tentang pentingnya penggunaan media audio visual dalam menciptakan semangat belajar anak sekami. Penulis melihat bahwa banyak anak sekami  yang tidak bersemangat dalam mengikuti kegiatan sekami karena mereka merasa bosan dan tidak tertarik dengan apa yang dilihat, didengar, dan dilakukan selama proses kegiatan berlangsung. Teristimewa anak-anak  sekami  yang  berada  di  stasi-stasi  yang  terpencil  atau  jarang  ada kegiatan SEKAMI. Hal ini terlihat dari jumlah keaktifan anak sekami yang kurang aktif. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode studi pustaka yang menelaah tentang teori-teori media, teori audio visual, teori semangat belajar dan SEKAMI. Penelitian ini juga memberikan usulan program yang dapat digunakan oleh para Pembina sekami dalam pembinaan menggunkan media audio visual. Media merupakan alat bantu yang dapat digunakan seorang Pembina SEKAMI untuk menyampaikan materi pembinaan untuk anak SEKAMI. Media yang efektif dalam pembinaan iman ialah media audio visual. Media audio visual merupakan media yang memadukan unsur gambar dan suara. Penggunaan media audio visual dalam kegiatan SEKAMI dapat membantu anak SEKAMI untuk lebih mengenal peristiwa-peristiwa masa lampau dan dapat meningkatkan semangat belajar anak SEKAMI

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dominasi pola asuh, kendala yang dihadapi, dan cara yang dilakukan oleh orang tua dalam mengembangkan iman anak di Paroki Santo Petrus dan Paulus Ampah. Permasalahan yang terjadi pada anak yang diduga karena lemahnya pola asuh orang tua. Hal-hal kecil tentang agama yang tidak secara benar ditanamkan oleh orang tua melalui pola asuh dapat menimbulkan permasalahan yang besar di kemudian hari. Penelitian ini mengunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Tempat pelaksanaan penelitian dilaksanakan di Paroki Santo Petrus dan Paulus Ampah.   dengan jumlah informan ada 13 orang yang terdiri dari pastor Paroki, Katekis, guru sekami, orang tua dan anak. Penelitian ini mengunakan teknik analisis data menggunakan model interaktif analisis data kualitatif model Miles dan Huberman. Hasil  penelitian  ini  menyimpulkan  bahwa  di  Paroki  St.  Petrus  dan     Ampah Khususnya di Stasi Wuran, Kalamus dan Tampa lebih banyak umat yang menerapkan pola asuh permisif. Kendala yang dihadapi oleh umat di Paroki St. Petrus dan  Ampah tua  untuk mengembangkan  iman  anak  yaitu  kurangnya  daya  tarik  anak  terhadap kegiatan  iman,  pengetahuan  iman  orang tua  yang masih  kurang,  orang tua  yang kurang   aktif   dalam   kegiatan   iman   dan   pekerjaan   orang   tua.   Faktor-faktor permasalahan tersebut diatasi dengan memperbanyak kegiatan yang berhubungan dengan gereja, memberikan pemahaman dan pengetahuan agama Katolik pada orang tua dan memperbanyak kegiatan yang berhubungan dengan aktivitas orang tua dan anak. Kontribusi pola asuh orang tua yang permissive membuka peluang bagi para pekerja   pastoral   dan   gereja   untuk   memberikan   cara-cara   yang   baik   bagi perkembangan iman anak-anak ditengah minimnya pengetahuan, kesibukan dan kurangnya dukungan orang tua.