Diocesan BEC Director/Priest-in-charge: Fr. Felix B. Abadies
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? 1971
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? No
If there is, which commissions? _____________________________
Number of Parishes in the diocese: 53
Number of Parishes-with- BECs: 53
Number of parishes with BEC formation/animation teams: 53
State of Development of these Parishes-with-BECs:
Number of parishes in initial/promotion or piloting stage: 5
Number of parishes where BECs are established in most part of the parish: 45
Number of parishes with BEC that are fully established and fully alive: 45
Number of parishes with BECs fully established but on maintenance mode & stagnating: 30
Location of parishes-with-BECs: both rural & urban areas
Social classes where BECs are found: Rural 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, parish 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
Selda, Zone & Chapel BEC Fiestas
Programs/activities in BECs Related to Evangelization/Catechesis:
Basic Orientation Seminar
Weekly Bible/Gospel-sharing
Occasional Evangelization Seminars
Others: Bible seminars, BEC Day w/ evangelization, on-going formation
Best Practices in Evangelization: BOS, Bible seminar, short catechism during BEC Week prayer sessions, Sunday Bible service in chapels.
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Evangelization: Lack of BEC catechists, members are busy, men seldom participates.
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
Others: Patronal fiestas (zone, chapel, seldas)
Best Practices related to Worship/Prayer in BECs: Weekly Selda BEC Prayer Session
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Worship/Prayer in BECs: members are busy, men seldom participates.
Number of parishes with BEC-based social action component/programs _____
Program/activities in BECs related to social action: Governance, political education, ecology ( BEC in our Diocese has weak link with Social Action Commission).
Best Practices/Effective means in BEC-based social action program: still has to coordinate w/ Social Action Commission
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern in BEC-based social action program: _______________
Has the diocese adopted the modified-tithing system? Yes, in few parishes
Number of parishes with modified-tithing system/Spirituality of Stewardship (SoS) Program in BECs: 20
Best practices in modified tithing/SoS in BEC: Gasa Balik sa Diyos (Bp. Mondejar Model).
Weaknesses/areas of concern related to tithing/SoS: no uniform system in the Diocese.
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
