Diocesan BEC Profile

Diocese _____________________
Diocesan BEC Director/Priest-in-charge _____________________________________
Diocesan BEC Program Coordinator (lay/religious)_____________________________

Is the formation of BECs a pastoral thrust/priority of the diocese? Yes _ No__

If Yes, when was the promotion/forming of BECs adopted as diocesan pastoral
thrust/program? _____
Is the BEC as pastoral thrust reflected in the vision-mission & policies of the diocese?
Yes_ No__
Diocesan BEC formation team/commission/committee? Yes __ No__
Are there Vicariate BEC formation teams? Yes __ No __
Is there coordination and collaboration with other diocesan commission in BEC
formation? Yes _ No__
If there is , which commissions? ________________________________________

Number of Parishes in the diocese _____

Number of Parishes-with- BECs ____
Number of parishes with BEC formation/animation teams ___

State of Development of these Parishes-with-BECs:

Number of parishes in initial/promotion or piloting stage ___
Number of parishes where BECs are established in most part of the parish ______
Number of parishes with BEC that are fully established and fully alive _______
Number of parishes with BECs fully established but on maintenance mode &
stagnating ___

Location of parishes-with-BECs
Rural areas only ___ urban areas/cities only ___ both rural & urban areas __
Social classes where BECs are found
Rural poor __ Urban Poor ___ Middle-class ___ Upper Class ____
Shape/Form of BECs :
chapel-centered only___ chapel-centered with family groupings ____ cells only _____
others _____________________________________________
Are the BECs considered part of the structure of these parishes? Yes _ No__
Are there intermediate structures for linking & coordinating the BECs?
barangay level ___ zone/district level ___ parish level ___ vicariate level ____
Are the BECs represented in the parish pastoral councils? Yes___ No___
BEC gathering/assembly
Diocesan BEC assembly/exchange ___ Parish BEC assembly/exchange _____ Parish
BEC day ____ others __________________________________________________

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Programs/activities in BECs Related to Evangelization/Catechesis:
Basic Orientation Seminar ______
Weekly Bible/Gospel-sharing ___
Occasional Evangelization Seminars ___
Others __________________________________________
Best Practices in Evangelization______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Evangelization __________________________
________________________________________________________________________

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 _____________________________________________________________
Best Practices related to Worship/Prayer in BECs _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Worship/Prayer in BECs _________________
_______________________________________________________________________

Number of parishes with BEC-based social action component/programs _____

Program/activities in BECs related to social action:
Mutual aid _____ IGP/Livelihood ____ Cooperatives ___ Sustainable agriculture ___
good governance ____ political education ___ ecology ___ peace-building ____
Others _____________________________________________________________
Best Practices/Effective means in BEC-based social action program ________________
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern in BEC-based social action program ________________

Has the diocese adopted the modified-tithing sytem? Yes__ 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) all_ most__ a few__
Holistic (bible-sharing, liturgical with social action component) all__ most __ a few ___

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