Carpooling
Centralize requests and offers of rides to masses, meetings, formations, pilgrimages and community events.
Católicos em Ennis Community
Hitchhiking
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Pastoral da Carona
Walking together is also evangelize
The Pastoral da Carona has the mission of centralizing and organizing carpooling to help people attending masses, meetings, training and events in Ennis and in nearby cities, such as Limerick, Gort, Galway and other locations.
A pastoral care that brings people closer to the community
The Pastoral da Carona was born to help those who want to participate in the life of the community, but finds it difficult to get to masses, groups, formations, pilgrimages and events held in Ennis or nearby towns.
In a reality where many Brazilians live in different cities, it is not always with easy access to public transport or compatible schedules, arrange carpooling it becomes a concrete form of welcome, solidarity and service.
Offering a ride can be much more than a commute: it can be the opportunity for someone to participate in the Mass, to meet the community and strengthen their walk with God.
Pastoral Mission
Organize paths for participation
The Pastoral da Carona helps connect people who need transportation with volunteers available to offer a ride, always with organization, responsibility and community spirit.
Connect cities
Help people from Ennis and nearby cities like Limerick, Gort, Galway and other regions, to participate in the activities.
Welcoming those in need
Supporting people who don't have a car, have difficulty with transportation or need help getting to community events.
Promote punctuality
Encourage the organization of schedules, meeting points and clear communication between drivers and passengers.
Serving with charity
Transform the availability to help into a concrete gesture of love, welcome and commitment to community life.
Facilitate participation
Help so that more people can be present at the celebrations, strengthen faith and walk together with the community.
Who can participate?
- 1Drivers who wish to offer rides to masses and community events.
- 2People who need a ride to participate in the celebrations and activities.
- 3Volunteers who can help organize orders, routes, schedules and contacts.
- 4People from Ennis, Limerick, Gort, Galway and other nearby cities.
- 5Who wants to collaborate so that no one fails to participate due to lack of transportation.
Organization with responsibility
The Pastoral da Carona does not replace professional transportation services. It is a community initiative of fraternal help, organized among volunteers and people who need support to participate in community activities.
Therefore, it is important that everyone acts with respect, punctuality, clarity In communication, care for safety and responsibility for the commitments made.
Hitchhiking Spirituality
The Pastoral da Carona is a simple and concrete way of serving. When someone offers your time, your car, and your availability to help someone else get to Mass or to a community event, this gesture becomes a sign of welcome, fraternity and Christian love.
How it works
Order, organization and confirmation
The ministry seeks to organize rides in advance, gathering information about who needs transportation, who can offer seats and what they will be the meeting times and points.
Important attitudes
- ✓Inform in advance if you need a ride or if you can offer seats.
- ✓Clearly agree on time, place of departure and place of return.
- ✓Be punctual and quickly notify in case of any change.
- ✓Respect drivers, passengers, routes, schedules and limits of each vehicle.
- ✓Always act with prudence, security, kindness and community spirit.
A bridge between cities
The Pastoral da Carona helps to unite people who live in different locations, bringing Brazilians closer to Ennis, Limerick, Gort, Galway and other cities of the life of faith of the community.
Each organized ride can help someone to participate in Holy Mass, of a formation, a prayer group, a pilgrimage or a special event.
Together, no one walks alone
The Pastoral da Carona da Comunidade Católicos em Ennis exists to facilitate the participation of people in the life of the Church, promoting organization, welcome, solidarity and communion among Brazilians living in Ireland.