Group Project Parish PriestsGroup Project Parish PriestsBasic Christian Communities In The ParishBasic Christian Communities In The Parish

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Fr.MartinFr.Martin

Fr.JohnFr.John

Fr.KarlushFr.Karlush

Fr.JosephFr.Joseph

Fr.AnthonyFanFr.AnthonyFan11

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GROUP PROJECTGROUP PROJECTPARISH PRIESTSPARISH PRIESTS

THE NEED OF THE NEED OF

BASIC CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIESBASIC CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIESIN THE PARISHIN THE PARISH

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WHAT WHAT

““The basic community forms the primary and The basic community forms the primary and fundamental core reality of the Church.fundamental core reality of the Church.

On her own level, she should take responsibility On her own level, she should take responsibility for the deposit of faith and its propagation, and for the deposit of faith and its propagation, and also for worship which expresses faith.also for worship which expresses faith.

She is the embryo of the Church’s structure, the She is the embryo of the Church’s structure, the focus of evangelisation and, in our own days, focus of evangelisation and, in our own days, nerve centre for human progress.” nerve centre for human progress.”

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HISTORY OF BECs/ BCCs

• Became Popular In the Years 1960 – 70’s

• THE TERM COMES FROM Spanish & Portuguese : ‘communidades de base’

• Started in Latin America

• In the country side

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PURPOSEPURPOSE

To Read and Discuss To Read and Discuss the Biblethe Bible

To PrayTo Pray

To CelebrateTo Celebrate

To Discuss and Plan for To Discuss and Plan for ActionAction

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ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICSESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS

CHRISTIANCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OR FELLOWSHIP OR KOINONIAKOINONIA

A CHURCH OF THE POORA CHURCH OF THE POOR

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LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

Is Primarily LayIs Primarily Lay

Priest or Sister serves as chaplain or Priest or Sister serves as chaplain or advisoradvisor

At the beginning Depends on Outside At the beginning Depends on Outside Leadership for Organizing Leadership for Organizing

Once Trained, Leadership Passes to the Once Trained, Leadership Passes to the Local community Local community

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IN NEW TESTAMENT

Acts 2:44 – 47 Those who believed shared all things in common; they would sell their property and goods, dividing

everything on the basis of each one’s need. They went to the temple area together every day, while

in their homes they broke bread .

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Continued……Continued……

With exultant and sincere hearts took their With exultant and sincere hearts took their

meals in common,meals in common,

praising God and winning the approval of praising God and winning the approval of all people. Day by day the Lord added to all people. Day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.their number those who were being saved.

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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

In 1968 the Latin American In 1968 the Latin American

Bishops Bishops Referred to the BECs as “the first Referred to the BECs as “the first

and fundamental ecclesial and fundamental ecclesial nucleus…. the initial nucleus…. the initial

cell of the ecclesial structures cell of the ecclesial structures and the and the

focus of evangelization.” focus of evangelization.”