BasicChristianCommunities 1

BasicChristianCommunities 1

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  Group Project ParishPriests Basic Christian Communities In The Parish By: Fr.Martin Fr.John Fr.Karlush Fr.Joseph Fr.AnthonyFan
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  GROUP PROJECT PARISHPRIESTS THE NEED OF BASIC CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE PARISH
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  WHAT “The basic community forms the primary and fundamental core reality of the Church. On her own level, she should take responsibility for the deposit of faith and its propagation, and also for worship which expresses faith. She is the embryo of the Church’s structure, the focus of evangelisation and, in our own days, 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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  PURPOSE To Readand Discuss the Bible To Pray To Celebrate To Discuss and Plan for Action
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  ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OR KOINONIA A CHURCH OF THE POOR
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  LEADERSHIP Is PrimarilyLay Priest or Sister serves as chaplain or advisor At the beginning Depends on Outside Leadership for Organizing Once Trained, Leadership Passes to the Local community
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  IN NEW TESTAMENTActs 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 . continued………
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  Continued…… With exultantand sincere hearts took their meals in common, praising God and winning the approval of all people. Day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
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  CONCLUSION In 1968the Latin American Bishops Referred to the BECs as “the first and fundamental ecclesial nucleus…. the initial cell of the ecclesial structures and the focus of evangelization.”