The National Service Committee

A brief historic perspective.

The National Service Committee (NSC) is, on the national level, the principal coordinating body of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) in Malta. It was set up in 1975 with a mission to serve, promote and foster the charismatic renewal in the Catholic Church in Malta. At that time it was formed by recognized and gifted leaders from among those participating in the charismatic renewal.

In the early 1980’s the NSC established a central office for communication and administrative purposes. The role and mission of a Director of Office thus became essential for better organisation and to provide the necessary administrative structure to implement the decisions of the NSC.

In 1990 the NSC published its first mission statement after a wide consultation with a large spectrum of leaders, both from the charismatic renewal and others.

In pursuing its goals and objectives the NSC seeks to offer helpful service to the renewal in Malta and Gozo. It seeks to gather wisdom, insight and experience from different sources and in turn makes it available to all those who are interested.

In relating to the different expressions of charismatic renewal, the NSC desires to stress its commitment to its servant role among the assembly of Leaders within the Communion of Charismatic Groups and Communities, and within the different spheres of Charismatic realities in Malta and Gozo.

In the year 2000 the assembly of Leaders approved the introduction of a Statute that, among other things;

1.      expresses the mission and objectives of the CCR;

2.      establishes and regulates the assembly of leaders;

3.      establishes, expresses and regulates the role of Director of Office;

4.      establishes, expresses and regulates through proper norms the different roles within the NSC, the number of members, the duration of office and election of members;

5.      establishes and expresses the role of a group coordinator, within the communion..

After some years of trial, the statute (Statut tal-Komunjoni ta’ Gruppi u Komunitajiet ta’ Tiġdid Kariżmatiku) has now been presented to the Archbishop of the Diocese of Malta, Mons. Joseph Mercieca for his approval.

The present members of the NSC are:

Jude Muscat – National coordinator

Joe Borg – Assistant Coordinator

Gordon Fitz – Treasurer

Christine Baldacchino – Secretary

Members: Alession Darmanin, Andrew Cauchi, Doris Vassallo, George Schiro, Ingrid Parlatop Trigona.

Spiritual Consultant: Fr. Victor Degabriele S.J.

"Jew ma tafux li ġisimkom hu tempju ta' l-ispirtu s- Santu li jinsab jgħammar fikom, li għandkom minn Alla? Ma tafux li intom m'intomx tagħkom infuskom? Bil-għoli kontu mixtrija! Mela għatu ġieħ lil Alla permezz ta' Ġisimkom"

(Kor 6, 19-20 

Il-Kumitat Nazzjonali għas-Servizz.

Perpettiva storika fil-qosor. 

Il-Kumitat Nazzjonali għas-Servizz (National Service Committee) aktar magħruf bħala l-NSC huwa l-organu prinċipali għall-koordinatment tat-Tiġdid Kariżmatiku Kattoliku f’Malta.  Ġie mwaqqaf fl-1975 bil-ħsieb li jaqdi, jippromwovi u jġib il-quddiem it-Tiġdid Kariżmatiku fil-Knisja f’Malta.  Dak iż-żmien kienu msejħa numru ta’ persuni li kienu mexxejja rikonoxxuti u stabbiliti fi ħdan it-Tiġdid f’pajjiżna.

 Fil-bidu tas-snin tmenin l-NSC waqqaf uffiċċju ċentrali għall-fini ta’ komunikazzjoni u organizzazzjoni.  Minħabba f’hekk ġie mwaqqaf ukoll l-uffiċċju tad-Direttur bil-ħsieb li jmexxi l-uffiċċju u jipprovdi l-istruttura amministrattiva neċessarja għat-twettiq tad-deċiżjonijiet tal-NSC.

 Fl-1990 l-NSC ippubblika l-ewwel Mission Statement tiegħu wara konsultazzjoni wiesgħa ma’ numru ta’ mexxejja kemm fit-Tiġdid Kariżmatiku kif ukoll ma’ oħrajn.

 Fil-qadi ta’ dmiru u fit-twettiq tal-missjoni tiegħu, l-NSC jipprova joffri servizz u għajnuna lit-Tiġdid Kariżmatiku f’pajjiżna.  Jagħmel ħiltu biex jikseb għerf, għarfien u esperjenza minn rejaltajiet differenti u dak li jakkwista, jagħddih lil dawk li huma interessati. 

L-NSC ukoll jibqa’ mpenjat biex jaqdi l-missjoni tiegħu fir-rejaltà sħiħa ta’ Tiġdid Kariżmatiku f’pajjiżna, kemm dawk li huma direttament parti minna fl-assemblea tal-mexxejja kif ukoll kull ma’ espressjoni oħra ta’ Tiġdid Kariżmatiku f’Malta u f’Għawdex.

 Fis-sena 2000 l-assemblea tal-mexxejja approvat l-introduzzjoni ta’ statut li, fost affariejit oħra:

1. Ifisser il-missjoni u l-għanijiet tat-Tiġdid Kariżmatiku Kattoliku;
2. Iwaqqaf u jirregola l-assemblea tal-mexxejja;
3. Iwaqqaf, ifisser u jirregola l-għanijiet ta’ Direttur ta’ l-Uffiċċju;
4. Iwaqqaf, ifisser u jirregola l-membri u l-uffiċċji differenti ta’ l-NSC, in-numru ta’ membri, il-perjodu ta’ uffiċċju u l-għażla tal-membri;
5. Iwaqqaf u jfisser il-ħidma u l-għanijiet ta’ koordinatur ta’ grupp ta’ talb fi ħdan il-komunnjoni.

 Wara ftit snin ta’ prova, dan l-istatut (Statut tal-Komunjoni ta’ Gruppi u Komunitajiet ta’ Tiġdid Kariżmatiku) issa ġie ppreżentat lil Arċisqof tad-Djoċesi ta’ Malta, Mons. Ġużeppi Mercieca għall-approvazzjoni tiegħu.

 L-NSC illum huwa kompost minn:

 Jude Muscat – Koordinatur Nazzjonali.

Joe Borg – Vici Koordinatur

Gordon Fitz – Teżorir

Christine Baldacchino – Segretarja

Membri: Alession Darmanin, Andrew Cauchi, Doris Vassallo, George Schiro, Ingrid Parlato Trigona

Konsulent Spiritwali: Fr. Victor Degabriele S.J.

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