Parapijos vaidmuo vietos bendruomenėje

Straipsnyje pateikiami tyrimų apie parapijos veiklos savitumą ir sąsajas su vietos bendruomene rezultatai. Paaiškėjo, kad visų amžiaus grupių respondentai pripažįsta Bažnyčios jtaką buriant žmones. Be to, atskleistos ir parapijos veikimo optimizavimo galimybės, siejamos su pozityviu Bažnyčios vaidmeniu formuojant socialinius saitus.

The aim of the article "the role of parish in local community" is to present certain results from the researches "local community 2005" and "local community 2006". These results disclosed the idiosyncrasy of parish behaviour, as well as the connections and relations of the parish with the local community. The researches revealed some important results. First of all, respondents of all age groups admitted the influence of the church, especially when getting people together. Moreover, respondents from the age group of sixty-one and older consider such influence to be unmitigated. The research also revealed the possibilities for optimisation of the activity of local community. These possibilities are, first of all, related to the positive role of church in Lithuania, especially when shaping social links. It is believed that such social links can and will be created more optimally if the leaders of every parish have proper educational and administrative preparation. To conclude it should be said that the researches "local community 2005" and "local community 2006" are very important and relevant in the following aspects: humanistic — value related (shows that the role of church in post-modernistic lithuania is very important in forming social ties), educative (certain educative knowledge is needed in order to act socially) and, finally, managerial (only systematic managerial actions help each parish to function effectively in the local community).