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This research aimed to analyze the financial management of a non-profit entity at the Parish of Hati Tak Bernoda Santa Perawan Maria Tilang and its compliance with ISAK 35. The research used a descriptive qualitative approach through interviews, observations, and documentation. The results indicated that the parish’s financial recording was carried out both manually and using the MYOB application; however, the reports produced were still basic and oriented toward profit-oriented business entities. The financial statements presented only include the statement of financial position and the income statement, while the cash flow statement, statement of changes in net assets, and notes to the financial statements have not been fully implemented. The main challenges faced were a limited understanding of non-profit accounting and adapting MYOB to comply with ISAK 35 standards.  

Penelitian ini mengkaji pengalaman umat Stasi Ibu Teresa Sei Hanyu dalam membangun Gereja Sinodal, sebuah model gereja yang menekankan partisipasi aktif dan kolaborasi seluruh umat beriman. Melalui wawancara mendalam dan observasi partisipan selama tiga minggu, studi ini mengungkap bagaimana prinsip-prinsip sinodalitas diterapkan di tingkat akar rumput. Temuan utama menunjukkan bahwa Stasi Ibu Teresa telah mengimplementasikan berbagai inisiatif untuk mewujudkan Gereja Sinodal, termasuk dialog antar umat, pemberdayaan kelompok kategorial, dan peningkatan partisipasi dalam liturgi serta pelayanan sosial. Meskipun menghadapi tantangan seperti resistensi terhadap perubahan dan kesenjangan generasi, stasi ini berhasil menciptakan ruang dialog yang memungkinkan suara-suara beragam untuk didengar dan dihargai. Dampak penerapan prinsip Gereja Sinodal terlihat dalam peningkatan keterlibatan umat dalam pengambilan keputusan gereja dan penguatan relasi sosial antar umat. Kolaborasi antara Stasi Ibu Teresa dengan Paroki induk juga mengalami peningkatan, terutama dalam perencanaan pastoral dan pelaksanaan program pembinaan iman. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa transformasi menuju model gereja yang lebih partisipatif dan inklusif membutuhkan komitmen dan keterlibatan aktif dari seluruh umat. Stasi Ibu Teresa mendemonstrasikan bahwa prinsip-prinsip sinodalitas dapat diterapkan secara konkret di tingkat lokal, memberikan kontribusi pada visi Gereja Katolik universal yang lebih inklusif dan responsif.

Penelitian ini membahas penempatan Guru Pendidikan Agama Katolik di Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah, khususnya terkait distribusi yang belum merata antara wilayah perkotaan dan daerah. Fakta menunjukkan bahwa sejumlah kabupaten mengalami kekurangan guru, sementara di daerah lain justru terjadi kelebihan. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang melatarbelakangi keengganan guru ditempatkan di daerah, serta alternatif solusi pemenuhan kebutuhan tenaga pendidik. Metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian campuran (mixed methods) dengan penyebaran kuesioner kepada 348 responden guru Katolik dan wawancara mendalam dengan beberapa guru. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor utama keengganan guru ditempatkan di daerah adalah: kesejahteraan guru, keterikatan dengan keluarga dan lingkungan sosial (71,8%), keterbatasan aksesibilitas dan infrastruktur (10,6%), minimnya jaringan komunikasi (9,7%), serta tantangan sosial dan budaya (7,7%). Selain itu, kurangnya pemerataan pembangunan fasilitas pendidikan, rendahnya layanan pendidikan, serta terbatasnya distribusi guru berkualitas turut memperparah situasi pendidikan. Sebagai solusi, pemenuhan kebutuhan guru dapat dilakukan melalui kerja sama dengan Lembaga Keagamaan Katolik (keuskupan, kevikepan, dekenat, paroki, wilayah, dan stasi) sebagaimana diatur dalam ketentuan teknis Kementerian Agama. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah perlunya kebijakan afirmatif untuk pemerataan distribusi guru Agama Katolik dengan memperhatikan kesejahteraan, aksesibilitas, serta dukungan kelembagaan agar pendidikan agama Katolik dapat terselenggara secara merata di seluruh wilayah Kalimantan Tengah.

Workshop Pra Jabatan Pengurus Orang Muda Katolik diselenggarakan sebagai sarana pembekalan awal bagi para calon pengurus agar memiliki pemahaman, keterampilan, serta sikap dasar yang diperlukan dalam menjalankan tanggung jawab organisasi. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk memperkuat identitas OMK Paroki Katedral St. Yoseph Maumere dalam iman Katolik , menumbuhkan jiwa kepemimpinan yang berlandaskan nilai-nilai Kristiani, serta mengembangkan kemampuan manajerial dan komunikasi yang efektif. Melalui pendekatan partisipatif berupa diskusi, simulasi, dan kerja kelompok, OMK diajak untuk mengalami proses pembelajaran yang kontekstual sekaligus membangun kebersamaan. Hasil yang diharapkan adalah terciptanya pengurus Orang Muda Katolik Paroki Katedral St. Yoseph Maumere yang kompeten, berintegritas, serta siap mengemban misi pelayanan di tengah Gereja dan masyarakat. Workshop ini menjadi fondasi penting untuk mendukung keberlanjutan dan dinamika organisasi Orang Muda Katolik dalam menjawab tantangan zaman.

Indonesia's diversity is a necessity to be denied, the deep-rooted Plurality must be maintained. Bhinneka Tunggal Ika and Pancasila as the breath and pulse of the nation must be lived and live for the nation. Diversity as a gift of God is an extraordinary potential, but it is necessary to be aware of the potential for conflict, tearing the weaving of the golden thread of plurality. The Holy Father's apostolic trip to the UAE gave birth to a brotherhood document, an invitation to cooperation and interfaith dialogue with Imam Al Azhar Ahmad el-Tayeb. Similarly, what happened in Our Lady of Cirebon Parish as a research locus. According to the doctrinal teaching, the Church voices the placement of others as brothers. This qualitative method research aims to explore the relevance of Abu Dhabi documents to the services of Interfaith Relations and Parish Beliefs, the practice of religious moderation of the people, inhibiting factors, supporting factors, efforts to encourage supporting factors, and suppressing inhibiting factors. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews with fourteen informants consisting of Catholics, representatives of each religion in Cirebon, representatives of Sundanese Wiwitan believers, and cultural experts using purposive sampling, observation, and documentation techniques. The results of the data show that twelve focuses of the Abu Dhabi document brotherhood have been applied in the service of the Sie Interfaith Relations and Parish Beliefs but have not been maximized and continue to be sought to be intact. Fanaticism, lack of team cohesiveness, and fear of the people are inhibiting factors. The Church has supported since the Second Vatican Council echoed interfaith cooperation. The Pastoral Focus of the Diocese of Bandung is a supporter in this study. So the effort is to initiate activities with fraternal nuances, and the role of the parish pastor in his pastoral mutual aid is to introduce documents to the grassroots. The answer to this study proves that the people of Cirebon can live harmoniously side by side with different ones. In line with the manuscript of Serat Carub Kandha through a philological approach, as a collective memory of the ancestral heritage in building a harmonious Cirebon.    

As a multicultural country, Indonesia grows and develops with various cultural structures, ethnicities, religions and races. The diversity that occurs for a long time makes it possible for marriages with different religions to occur. Interfaith marriage in the Catholic Church is not allowed, but there is a dispensation so there are people who do it. As happened at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Simo Church, Boyolali, from the data for 2018-2023, there were 41 marriages and 9 of them were married to different religions (Cult Disparity). This phenomenon occurs due to several things including a lack of appreciation of faith, not enough socializing in the Church, pregnancy outside of marriage, a high sense of tolerance, many public schools in the village, places of worship that are close enough to allow the existence of many followers of other religions. The purpose of this research is to find out the nature of marriage of interfaith marriage couples, the application of children's faith education and the development of parents' faith from interfaith marriages. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method with interviews with informants. The results showed that the impact of interfaith marriage on the faith education of children under five is positive because since infancy they have been baptized in accordance with the nature of Catholic marriage. Based on the results of the study, each partner respects and supports the other's beliefs in the midst of differences. In educating children's faith in the golden age period, they can be baptized.    

Indonesia's diversity is a necessity to be denied, the deep-rooted Plurality must be maintained. Bhinneka Tunggal Ika and Pancasila as the breath and pulse of the nation must be lived and live for the nation. Diversity as a gift of God is an extraordinary potential, but it is necessary to be aware of the potential for conflict, tearing the weaving of the golden thread of plurality. The Holy Father's apostolic trip to the UAE gave birth to a brotherhood document, an invitation to cooperation and interfaith dialogue with Imam Al Azhar Ahmad el-Tayeb. Similarly, what happened in Our Lady of Cirebon Parish as a research locus. According to the doctrinal teaching, the Church voices the placement of others as brothers. This qualitative method research aims to explore the relevance of Abu Dhabi documents to the services of Interfaith Relations and Parish Beliefs, the practice of religious moderation of the people, inhibiting factors, supporting factors, efforts to encourage supporting factors, and suppressing inhibiting factors. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews with fourteen informants consisting of Catholics, representatives of each religion in Cirebon, representatives of Sundanese Wiwitan believers, and cultural experts using purposive sampling, observation, and documentation techniques. The results of the data show that twelve focuses of the Abu Dhabi document brotherhood have been applied in the service of the Sie Interfaith Relations and Parish Beliefs but have not been maximized and continue to be sought to be intact. Fanaticism, lack of team cohesiveness, and fear of the people are inhibiting factors. The Church has supported since the Second Vatican Council echoed interfaith cooperation. The Pastoral Focus of the Diocese of Bandung is a supporter in this study. So the effort is to initiate activities with fraternal nuances, and the role of the parish pastor in his pastoral mutual aid is to introduce documents to the grassroots. The answer to this study proves that the people of Cirebon can live harmoniously side by side with different ones. In line with the manuscript of Serat Carub Kandha through a philological approach, as a collective memory of the ancestral heritage in building a harmonious Cirebon.    

As a multicultural country, Indonesia grows and develops with various cultural structures, ethnicities, religions and races. The diversity that occurs for a long time makes it possible for marriages with different religions to occur. Interfaith marriage in the Catholic Church is not allowed, but there is a dispensation so there are people who do it. As happened at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Simo Church, Boyolali, from the data for 2018-2023, there were 41 marriages and 9 of them were married to different religions (Cult Disparity). This phenomenon occurs due to several things including a lack of appreciation of faith, not enough socializing in the Church, pregnancy outside of marriage, a high sense of tolerance, many public schools in the village, places of worship that are close enough to allow the existence of many followers of other religions. The purpose of this research is to find out the nature of marriage of interfaith marriage couples, the application of children's faith education and the development of parents' faith from interfaith marriages. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method with interviews with informants. The results showed that the impact of interfaith marriage on the faith education of children under five is positive because since infancy they have been baptized in accordance with the nature of Catholic marriage. Based on the results of the study, each partner respects and supports the other's beliefs in the midst of differences. In educating children's faith in the golden age period, they can be baptized.    

The rapid development of technology in the current era of globalization has had a negative impact on the moral development of teenagers. There needs to be an effort made by the adult community to shape the character of the younger generation so that they can recognize their potential. For this reason, as scholars who play a role in the world of education, by looking at the development of the character of the young generation in the current era of globalization, we, the service team, are encouraged to also make our contribution through socialization and training to children, especially ST Station children. Yosep Suka Maju, Tanjung Selamat Parish, Medan, with the activity theme "Building Catholic Family Character (To Community Community) Stasi St. Yosep Likes to Move Forward, Tanjung Selamat Parish, Medan." Apart from the presentation of Leadership and Free Association material, discussions and training were also provided using the Community Education method. We really hope that every material provided can provide good education for children in particular and also students who are involved in service activities.

The research titled "Analysis of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Use of the Parish Budget of the Holy Spirit Nelle" aims to analyze the level of effectiveness and efficiency in the use of the budget at the Holy Spirit Nelle Parish during a specific reporting period. The analysis is conducted by comparing the activity targets and budget with the actual realization. The results show that the average effectiveness of activities is only 45.95%, indicating that most activities have not been optimally achieved. Meanwhile, the efficiency of budget utilization is recorded at 29.48%, which shows a low level of spending compared to the allocated funds. These findings indicate a gap between the planning and implementation of parish programs. Some programs have not been realized at all despite having a budget allocated. Therefore, improvements are needed in program planning, adjustments in budget allocations according to implementation capacity, as well as strengthening the monitoring and evaluation system to enhance accountability and financial performance of the parish moving forward.

Women continue to be victims of domestic violence, sexual harassment, and other forms of gender-based violence in various places. This research aims to deeply understand the synodality of the Church in shaping the congregation's understanding of gender. The meaning of synodality is closely related to the mission or service of the Church, which also involves women, thus requiring principles to further shape the understanding of gender from the perspective of Mulieris Dignitatem. The method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive method where the tools used for data collection are observation and interviews. The research results show that the community's understanding of gender is still limited to the equality of men and women. Understanding how to honor women as partners in God's creation and act like God in holiness has not yet been fully realized in real life. All congregants must comprehend gender understanding in the Church to prevent discrimination that can cause women to feel marginalized and perceive themselves as a weak, small, alienated, and useless group. However, on the contrary, women must always be taken into account, especially their role in responding to God's work of salvation. Synodality becomes a bridge to understanding gender and a key to further understanding gender in the perspective of Mulieris Dignitatem.

This community service program aimed to enhance the theological competence of novice catechists and community guides at Santo Krisologus BSB Parish Semarang, focusing on understanding and articulating Catholic Fundamental Beliefs, particularly the Credo. Based on observations from January-August 2024, a gap was identified between high enthusiasm for service and the competency readiness of novice faith proclaimers. The program employed an integrative methodological approach combining interactive lectures, question-and-answer sessions, and participatory observation, accompanied by multi-stage evaluation. Results showed significant improvements in participants' doctrinal understanding and pedagogical abilities, reflected in the quality of theological discussions and the formation of sustainable learning communities. The main challenge identified was the complexity of articulating Trinitarian dogma in contemporary pastoral contexts. This program produced a replicable catechist formation model while affirming the importance of an integrative approach in faith proclaimer development.

The management and care of wounds play a crucial role in the healing process. Improper wound management can lead to infections, slow down the healing process, and even cause post-healing disabilities. Therefore, increasing knowledge about wound care is essential, especially in initial treatment, by conducting wound care training to prevent infections.The training was provided to the administrative staff and youth of the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Tebet. It was conducted using two methods: theoretical and practical. Participants were given pre- and post-training tests to assess their understanding and knowledge before and after the training. A total of 22 participants attended the wound care training to prevent infections. There was a significant increase in the average test scores after the training. It can be concluded that the training improved participants' understanding and knowledge of wound care to prevent infections.

Sudden cardiac arrest is a condition that occurs quite frequently. This sudden cessation of heart function is caused by the loss of electrical activity in the heart, which results in the cessation of blood circulation throughout the body. Quick and proper handling of this condition can reduce the mortality rate due to cardiac arrest. Therefore, Basic Life Support (BLS) training needs to be conducted to educate the general public. The BLS training conducted for the management officers and youth of Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Tebet was carried out by providing theoretical and practical BLS lessons, as well as conducting pre-tests and post-tests to assess the participants' understanding of the material and practices provided. From the activity conducted, a total of 22 participants attended the BLS training, and there was a significant difference in the average pre-test and post-test scores. It can be concluded that the training provided was effective in increasing the participants' understanding and knowledge of BLS.

Community Service activities by the Yehezkiel group targeting Catholic students at SDI Lamanabi through religious character development activities need to be conducted in this digital era.This is important because students are trapped in the digital era and live far from religious activities, such as being less involved in spiritual activities, having an indifferent attitude, being lazy in studying, lacking discipline, not participating in prayers and youth activities, and showing a lack of politeness in social interactions. This activity aims to enhance the character of students at SDI Lamanabi, Paroki Waiklibang in the digital era through religious character education development activities. The method used in this community service activity is a training method through the provision of materials, question and answer sessions, and participation. This activity was conducted on November 15-17, 2024. The result of this activity is the awareness among the students at SDI Lamanabi-Tanjung Bunga to embody religious values or character in their lives amidst the advancement of digital technology. The result of this service certainly makes the students at SDI Lamanabi engage in religious activities to enhance their religious character in the digital era.

Marriage is a sacred vocation that signifies a profound commitment between husband and wife, rooted in love and faith. Many couples, however, lack the emotional and mental readiness to navigate marital challenges. This study examines the impact of Pre-Marriage Catechesis (KPP) on the emotional and mental readiness of Catholic couples in the Holy Spirit Cathedral Parish, Denpasar. Using a pretest- posttest experimental design, data were collected from 89 participants (44 males, 45 females) in November 2024, utilizing the Sukoon Marriage Readiness Scale. Before KPP, participants were categorized as "Highly Ready for Marriage" (20%, 18 individuals), "Moderately Ready" (50%, 45 individuals), and "Not Ready" (30%, 26 individuals). After completing KPP, the "Highly Ready" group increased to 65% (58 individuals), "Moderately Ready" remained at 30% (27 individuals), and "Not Ready" decreased to 5% (4 individuals). Pearson correlation analysis showed a strong relationship between KPP and readiness (r = 0.842, p = 0.000). Gender had no significant effect (p > 0.05), indicating KPP's universal applicability. The study concludes that KPP significantly enhances couples' readiness for marriage, contributing 98.7% to their emotional and mental preparedness. Recommendations include adapting KPP modules to address modern couples’ needs and increase program efficacy.