Golden Jubilee For Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference It is important that the Word of God touches the lives of people of Zimbabwe. This task is carried out during liturgical gatherings as well as through readings done in Christian Communities. The Catholic Lectionary is guiding us through the scriptures and helping us to listen to the Word. The National Biblical Office collaborates with Diocesan Biblical Pastoral Ministry Coordinators on common projects. One of these is the National Bible Course that has been running since 1994. Over this period, more than 700 people have taken part in the course. It helps communities to know the Gospel that is read on the Sundays of the year. We have been celebrating Bible Sunday for the last 15 years. Since 2018, this has been upgraded to become Bible Month, which is celebrated in September. Celebration of the Bible Month helps to bring the Word of God to the daily life of communities and individuals. The Bible is loved by many people. They want to know it, understand it and apply it to their daily lives. Listening to and sharing the Word of God at the level of Christian communities is enriching and shows the faithful's deepening level of living by the Word of God. Reaching people in the midst of their lives is the goal of the Ministry of the Word. Looking into the future, we see new forms of mass media and technological advances giving us growing opportunities for bringing the message of the Word of God to many people, in wide ranging locations, at reduced cost. There is hunger for the Word out there, and we need to satisfy it by providing easy access to all who want to hear it. We are grateful for the gift of the Word of God, and for the Biblical Pastoral Ministry of the Bishops that makes access to it easier. 74