Lorca Planes visit the "House of El Raal" in Alhama de Murcia] | where Caritas Diocese of Cartagena is conducting its summer camp. |
The Bishop of Cartagena wanted to see first hand the educational and social work Caritas is carrying out with 52 children, aged between 6 and 11 years, who are in poverty or at risk of exclusion social and participate in these summer days summer camp organized by this institution.
Accompanied during his visit by the management team of Caritas, Mons. Lorca encouraged teachers and camp counselors to follow "in their work life offering the benefit of these children."
He also recalled that Caritas, year after year, works to "give a growth opportunity for these children who live very difficult situations to discover the best qualities that God has given them, living with other children, learn to be close and know our Lord. "
A task he stressed, must be promoted and encouraged.
This year, the camp, which runs until August 15, is composed of 6 groups of children.
Each of them enjoys, for 7 days, activities of coexistence and values ​​education, organized in the "House of El Raal" in Alhama de Murcia.
In particular, children involved this week and coincide with the visit of Mr. Bishop are the parish of Santa Maria de Gracia;
Peace;
San Andres;
Patino;
and San Benito.
The objective of summer camps is to give the children the opportunity to participate in leisure activities and free time, promoting healthy lifestyles and develop their socialization, becoming a living space for children and youth enriching .
2016 This camp has been organized around the theme of ecology and the environment.
All these activities are not punctual, but are the extension of the work that Caritas Diocese of Cartagena is being developed with children and young people throughout the year in the actions of attention to Children, within parishes Urban Vicariate of Murcia and other territorial Caritas.
The "House of El Raal," is a space provided by the Church of Saint Lazarus of the municipality of Alhama de Murcia, a proposal by the parish priest D. José Prior to the completion of summer camp Caritas.
Source: Obispado de Cartagena