Diocesan BEC Director/Priest-in-charge: Fr. Niceas A. Abejuela
Diocesan BEC Program Coordinator (lay/religious): ____________________________
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? February 1990, Diocesan Pastoral Assembly
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? Yes
Is there coordination and collaboration with other diocesan commission in BEC formation? Yes
If there is, which commissions? SAC, Lay Formation, Health, Youth, FLA
Number of Parishes in the diocese: 35 parishes & 5 mission centers
Number of Parishes-with- BECs: 35 parishes & 5 mission centers
Number of parishes with BEC formation/animation teams: 30
State of Development of these Parishes-with-BECs:
Number of parishes in initial/promotion or piloting stage: 10
Number of parishes where BECs are established in most part of the parish: 10
Number of parishes with BEC that are fully established and fully alive: 10
Number of parishes with BECs fully established but on maintenance mode & stagnating: 5
Location of parishes-with-BECs: Both rural & urban areas
Social classes where BECs are found: Rural poor, Urban Poor & Middle-class
Shape/Form of BECs: chapel-centered with family groupings
Are the BECs considered part of the structure of these parishes? Yes
Are there intermediate structures for linking & coordinating the BECs? Yes, zone/district level, parish level & vicariate level
Are the BECs represented in the parish pastoral councils? Yes
BEC gathering/assembly:
Diocesan BEC assembly/exchange
Parish BEC assembly/exchange
Parish BEC day
Programs/activities in BECs Related to Evangelization/Catechesis:
Basic Orientation Seminar
Weekly Bible/Gospel-sharing
Occasional Evangelization Seminars
Pre-Jordan seminar & Pre-Cana seminar
Best Practices in Evangelization______________________________________________
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Evangelization: Lack of volunteer catechists
Program/Activities in BECs related to Worship/Prayer
Regular BEC mass (monthly or 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: ____________________________
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Worship/Prayer in BECs: Lack of participation among
the men, the youth from the age bracket of 17-25.
Number of parishes with BEC-based social action component/programs: 15
Program/activities in BECs related to social action:
IGP/Livelihood, Sustainable agriculture, governance, political education, ecology & peace- building
Best Practices/Effective means in BEC-based social action program: sustainable agriculture & health
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern in BEC-based social action program: mutual aid & cooperatives
Has the diocese adopted the modified-tithing system? No
Number of parishes with modified-tithing system/Spirituality of Stewardship (SoS) Program in BECs: None
Best practices in modified tithing/SoS in BEC: None
Weaknesses/areas of concern related to tithing/SoS: none
Summing –up: Type of BECs in the diocese:
Holistic (bible-sharing, liturgical with social action component): Most
