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In May 2002, the Bukal ng Tipan broached the idea of a BEC national assembly. A group made up of Estella Padilla (Bukal ng Tipan), Msgr. Manny Gabriel (Luzon), Fr. Jomari Delgado (Visayas) and Fr. Amado Picardal (Mindanao) met in Iloilo in June and September to plan the event . The CBCP president, Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, supported the idea and encouraged the various dioceses in the Philippines to attend the assembly.The BEC National Assembly 2002 From November 11 to 15, 2002, 183 participants coming from 51 dioceses responded to the invitation and gathered at the Holy Family Retreat House, Cebu City for the BEC national assembly. There were 119 lay people, 45 priests and 19 religious sisters. Besides the delegates from the dioceses, there were also participants from the Council of the Laity and guests from England and Brazil. There were six bishops who were present:
Bishop Gabriel Reyes - bishop of Aklan and chairman of the Episcopal Commission on the Laity
Bishop Antonio Palang - bishop of Mindoro
Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos - bishop of Butuan
Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle - bishop of Imus
Archbishop Angel Lagdameo - archbishop of Jaro
Archbishop Orlando Quevedo - archbishop of Cotabato and CBCP president.
Cardinal Ricardo Vidal presided at the opening liturgy and welcomed the participants.The steering committe was made up of Estella Padilla (overall facilitator for day 1 and day 5), Fr. Amado Picardal (overall facilitator for day 2), Msgr. Manny Gabriel (overall facilitator for day 3) and Engel Alaba (overall facilitator for day 4).
The Bukal ng Tipan and the Cebu BEC secretariat provided the staff and facilitators for the small group discussion.
Below is the timetable of the assembly:
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| 8:00am | Morning Liturgy | Morning Liturgy | Morning Liturgy | ||
| 8:30-10:00 am | Small
group sharing/ story telling: successful, failed, unstable BECs |
Workshops: BECs and 11 topics/grps | Keynote address: Archbishop Orlando Quevedo | Final Statement, resolutions | |
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| 10:30-12:00 | con't: significant learnings, challenges, prep for creative reporting | 11 am
Report/Reactions BEC & Political Action BEC & Economic Empowerment |
reaction & questions, dialogue with the Archbishop | Final Eucharistic Celebration | |
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| 2:00-4:00 pm | creative reporting | report & react: BEC & Ecclesial Management BEC & priestly life BEC & Mandated Orgs and Movements BEC & organizing approaches |
interdiocesan sharing: significant learnings, challenges, and resolutions | home sweet home | |
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Orientation Community building |
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| 4:30 | 5:00 pm Eucharistic Celebration (Cardinal Vidal) | Open Forum, Levelling off Surfacing BEC issues, concerns |
BEC &
Liturgy BEC & New Evangelization BEC & Ecumenism, Interfaith dialogue BEC & Family Life BEC & Alternative Youth Lifestyle |
Reporting of Interdioceses | |
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| 8:00-9:30 | Sharing: Ms. Lucia Ribeiro on Latin American BECs | BEC Ukay-ukay: Exchange of formation modules, consultations |
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smsmall group sharing/discussion
ccreative reporting
The reactors to the reports on the various areas of concerns:1. Mr. Conrado de Quiros - political analyst
2. Mr. Ross Quinn - organic farming technologist and grassroots economist
3. Bishop Chito Tagle - theologian
4. Msgr. Manny Gabriel - missiologist
5. Dr. Manny de Guzman - lay theologian
6. Fr. Albert Alejo, SJ - sociologist-anthropologist