Diocesan BEC Director/Priest-in-charge: Fr. Randel Marero / Fr. Gilbert Villas
Diocesan BEC Religious Coordinator: _______________________________
Is the formation of BECs a pastoral thrust/priority of the diocese? Yes
If Yes, when was the promotion/forming of BECs adopted as diocesan pastoral thrust/program? After the PCP II, the diocese have BEC called Tipanan in the lowland areas of Cavite and Damayan in the upland areas of Cavite. After the Diocesan Pastoral Planning in the year 1999, the diocese had a Diocesan Pastoral Priorities for Evangelization and the BEC became the diocesan pastoral thrust.
Is the BEC as pastoral thrust reflected in the vision-mission & policies of the diocese? Yes
Diocesan BEC formation team/commission/committee? Yes
Are there Vicariate BEC formation teams? No
Is there coordination and collaboration with other diocesan commission in BEC formation? Yes
If there is, which commissions? Catechist, Liturgy & Social Action
Number of Parishes in the diocese: 67
Number of Parishes-with- BECs: 28
Number of parishes with BEC formation/animation teams: 28
State of Development of these Parishes-with-BECs:
Number of parishes in initial/promotion or piloting stage: 28
Number of parishes where BECs are established in most part of the parish: 0
Number of parishes with BEC that are fully established and fully alive: 0
Number of parishes with BECs fully established but on maintenance mode & stagnating: 0
Location of parishes-with-BECs: rural & urban areas
Social classes where BECs are found: rural poor & urban poor
Shape/Form of BECs: chapel-centered & cells
Are the BECs considered part of the structure of these parishes? Yes
Are there intermediate structures for linking & coordinating the BECs? Yes
Barangay level & parish level
Are the BECs represented in the parish pastoral councils? Yes in some parishes & no in some parishes
BEC gathering/assembly: not yet happened
Programs/activities in BECs Related to Evangelization/Catechesis:
Weekly Bible/Gospel Sharing
Best Practices in Evangelization: _________________________________________
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Evangelization: ______________________
Program/Activities in BECs related to Worship/Prayer:
Regular BEC mass (monthly & bi-monthly)
Weekly Community Bible Service/Celebration of the Word
Prayer service for the dead
Block rosary & novena
Best Practices related to Worship/Prayer in BECs: prayer service for the dead & block rosary
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Worship/Prayer in BECs: ____________________
Number of parishes with BEC-based social action component/programs: 5
Program/activities in BECs related to social action:
IGP/Livelihood, cooperatives, sustainable agriculture & political education
Best Practices/Effective means in BEC-based social action program: livelihood
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern in BEC-based social action program: _______________________
Has the diocese adopted the modified-tithing sytem? No
Number of parishes with modified-tithing system/Spirituality of Stewardship (SoS) Program in BECs: _______________
Best practices in modified tithing/SoS in BEC: __________________________________
Weaknesses/areas of concern related to tithing/SoS: _______________________________
Summing –up: Type of BECs in the diocese:
Liturgical-evangelical (bible sharing & liturgical celebration only): Most
Holistic (bible-sharing, liturgical with social action component): Few
