Rationale - Introduction on Look at Jesus Formation

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)EPISCOPAL COMMISSION ON SOCIAL ACTION, JUSTICE AND PEACE (ECSA-JP)

NATIONAL SECRETARIAT FOR SOCIAL ACTION (NASSA)

1521-2021 (500 years)5th Centenary of the First Mass & Baptism

in the Philippines

July 9, 2012

ERA OF NEW EVANGELIZATION

Live Christ, Share ChristLooking forward to our five hundredth

2013: YEAR OF FAITHEpiscopal Commission on Catechesis and

Catholic Education (ECCCE)“Live Christ, Share Christ”

• The APOSTLE’S CREED

• The 12 ARTICLES OF FAITH

2014: YEAR OF THE LAITYEpiscopal Commission on the Laity (ECLA)

“Called to be Saints… sent forth as Heroes”

• Sacrament of Baptism & Confirmation

• Blessed Virgin Mary

• Values of Holiness and Heroism

• Holy and Heroic Communities

FORMATIONTestimony combined with proclamation

CELEBRATIONNew in its ardor, methods and expressions

LEGACYBear long-lasting fruit

Write a formation programfor the YEAR OF THE POOR 2015

(December 2014 – November 2015)

1) THE POOR

The formation program shouldreach out particularly to:

2) THOSE WHO HAVE DRIFTED FROM THE CHURCH

The formation program shouldreach out particularly to:

3) THE YOUTH

The formation program shouldreach out particularly to:

YEAR OF THE POOR 2015

LOOK at JESUS“The gaze of love, mercy and compassion”

Anawim – The Poor of God

TOPICS in the Formation Manual

Catholic Social Teachings

TOPICS in the Formation Manual

Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs)

TOPICS in the Formation Manual

Sacrament of Reconciliation

TOPICS in the Formation Manual

Communities of Integrity

TOPICS in the Formation Manual

INTRODUCTORY

GatheringExercise

MODULE 1

Looking through…

The Welcoming

Heart

MODULE 2

Looking through…

The Justice, Peace and Integrity of

Creation (JPIC)for God’s Kingdom

Arrangement of the MODULES

MODULE 3

Looking through…

The Gifts and Talents

for the Blessed

Ones

MODULE 4

Looking through…

The Eyes of Love,

Mercy &Forgiveness

MODULE 5

Looking through…

The Church of the Poor

FACILITATOR’S GUIDE

INTRODUCTORY

Come, Have Breakfast

MODULE 1

Anawim

2015 Year of the Poor –

CBCP PastoralExhortation

Self SpiralPastoral Spiral

MODULE 2

Catholic Social

Teachings – Social

Encyclicals

MODULE 3

Basic Ecclesial Communities

(BECs)

Skills Training-Facilitators

Training

MODULE 4

Sacrament of

Recon-ciliation

MODULE 5

Planning / Communities of Integrity

FACILITATOR’S GUIDE

Arrangement of Topics

Feb. 2 -4 / NCR - TagaytayFeb 26-27 / Northern Luzon - ViganMar 2-4 / Central Visayas - Cebu CityMar 9-11 / Bicol Region - Naga CityMar 18-20 / Panay & Negros - Iloilo CityApr 6-8 / DaDiTaMa & KidMaCo - Davao CityApr 9-10 / Zambo, Basilan, Sulu, Ipil – Zamboanga CityApr 16-18 / CaBuSTaM & DOPIM – Cagayan de OroApr 27-29 / Samar-Leyte - Catarman

‘Look at Jesus’ Seminar 2015