CCF

Center for Christian Formation Office

Accomplishment Report

AY 2019– 2020

I. Introduction

The Catholic School

A. Religion as Core of the Curriculum (RCC)

In the Catholic school’s educational project there is no separation between time for learning and time for formation. between acquiring notions and growing in wisdom (The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium, No.14).

As an integral part of evangelization, catechesis aims “to make men’s faith become living, conscious, and active, through the light of instructions”. It studies the mystery of Christ in all its dimensions so that people are not only in touch but in communion, in intimacy with Jesus Christ.” Thus, “catechesis is nothing other than the process of transmitting the Gospel, as Christian community has received it, understand it, celebrate it, lives it and communicates it in many ways” (New National Catechetical Directory for Philippines, No. 102).

The Center for Christian Formation of the School provides religious education and it processes the experience, knowledge and shares the Christian Spirituality in the light of evangelization of the students and employees as well.

II. Activities and Programs Accomplished

1. Grand 15th years launching of Pondo ng Pinoy

The Pondo ng Pinoy was re-launched last July 26, 2019, wherein two sets of launching took place on that day, AM session for the Grades 7 & 9 (7:30 AM to 8:30 AM), and PM session for the Grades 8 & 10 (2:00 PM to 3:00 PM). The objectives of the activity were as follows:

– To increase the awareness of the Pondo ng Pinoy
– To help the poor live with dignity as their birth right being children of God.
– To intensify their sense of belongingness with caring people.
– To encourage the student in valuing twenty-five centavos and practice the spirit of giving and caring.

2. Opening and Recruitment of Munting Disipulo Club

The purpose of this program is to fundamentally continue the mission of Jesus Christ; to establish and strengthen the youth’s relationship with Christ; to provide programs that are not only appealing to the young but are also rooted in the Word and in the tradition of the Church; so that the students could apply their knowledge coming from the Scriptures and involvement in the life of the Church particularly in His Liturgy and His Sacraments; and to deepen every young person’s relationship with Jesus Christ.

The CL/VE teachers will have a room to room encounter and invitation to the students to be part of the Munting Disipulo club. The students, who are interested to become one, will be signing a form.

Every day the Munting Disipulo grew in number, up until the second semester of the school year, for the Munting Disipulo Club does not exclude students who wanted to join the club, because this might be their chance to and strengthen the “youth’s relationship with Christ”.

The meeting is scheduled every second Wednesday of the month per club.

3. Diagnostic Exam about our Catholic Faith

The Online Diagnostic Test about Faith of the employees the first day started on June 10, 2019 at 8:30 am to 11:30 am at CGMD Computer Lab for the College Department, while the Senior High School Department took it at 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

4. Liturgy Seminar and Commissioning for Munting Disipulo

The Munting Disipulo is a club whereas the main mission is to serve at the Eucharistic Celebration in our school and in the respective parishes; and to have an apostolate outside our community outside the school premises; and to have a deep relationship with Jesus Christ through the involvement of Church’s liturgy and sacraments.

Therefore, The Liturgy Seminar of the Munting Disipulo Club is held annually before Commissioning, so that the members of each ten clubs may know the true meaning of service and ministry.The Commissioning of Munting Disipulo was introduced by our beloved college president, Rev. Fr. Glenn William Z. Relucio before his installation as College President of Binangonan Catholic College. The said event was headed by the CCF, CL Teachers and Presidents of Munting Disipulo and participates by our beloved students. Now, we are blessed because the Commissioning is held again for its second time with its 800 commissioned members of the Munting Disipulo. The Commissioning Rites was presided by our dearest president, Fr. Glenn.

The Liturgy Seminar for Catechists
Speaker: Ms. Ramela Gene C. Seva
Catechist at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish/ CCF

Liturgy Seminar for Social Media and Communications

Speaker: Mr. Rismon Del Socorr

Socom at Sta. Ursula Parish

Knights of the Altar
Speaker: Bro. Argie Sarita and Paul Mejorada

Liturgy Seminar for Lectors
Speaker: Sis. Sally Pasco
Lector Head at Sta. Ursula Parish

Junior Butler Guild
Speaker: Sis. Lorenza Moog
MBG at Sta. Ursula Parish

5. Huwag Kang Magnanakaw Advocacy

The Binangonan Catholic College sent Mr. Christian Neo and two of our students to the Huwag Kang Magnakaw Advocacy with the CEAPNCR Team

The purpose of a this advocacy is to symbolize commitment to the word of God, to turn away from all forms of stealing and start living a life of honesty, integrity and generosity. May the word of God be imprinted in the heart of every Filipino just as what the words in the t-shirt convey.

Within a period of seven years (2014-2021), the HKM Advocacy aims to see a cultural transformation, a change in the mindset and way of living of every Filipino, a change from the culture of stealing to a culture of honesty, integrity and generosity.

BCCians wearing HKM shirts on October 2, 2019 during Dalaw Patrona

6. Cate-quiz

This activity of the CCF Department enhances and assesses the knowledge of the students about the Christian faith.

7. Birthday of Mama & Mary Rosary Month

The mission of the Roman Catholic Community of Nativity of Our Lady is to encourage and foster the spiritual growth and development of the individual in Christ, to strengthen the concept of parish family, and to serve the needs of the larger community through outreach ministries and service to others, while recognizing the diversity of those we serve.

The Image we used for the Celebration of the Nativity of Our Lady is the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage of Rev. Fr. Glenn William Z. Relucio.

8. Dalaw Patrona (School Edition)

Sta. Ursula is the patron saint of the school, therefore the CCF Coordinator on the year 2017, Bro. Ivan Joseph Fenequito considers to include the Binangonan Catholic College in the route of the Dalaw Patrona

Saint Ursula is being procession by the BCCians. Saint Ursula (Latin for ‘little female bear’) is a Romano-British Christian saint, died on October 21, 383. Her feast day in the pre-1970 General Roman Calendar is October 21.

9. Vocation Festival Santo / Santa Ko, Gaya ko

The route of the parade was shorter than the plan because the rain interrupts. It was followed by the Catechesis of Sr. Veronica L. Balajadia on what is Vocation, and next to it was presentation of saints per section the students were truly astonishing and like a real life saints as they walk into the stage and as we hear the story of whom they portray.

The festival won’t be complete if the booths aren’t there. Each organization of Munting Disipulo had their own booth, Karaoke Booth for BCC Choir, Jail Booth for Ministry of Altar Servers, and Marriage Booth for Lectors and commentators. The participants which are the students wear different colors of shirt depending on their status, yellow for single, pink for single blessedness, blue for discerning, red if you’re in a relationship, violet if it’s complicated, and black if you are taken for granted.

The second part of the vocation Festival was the Vocation Symposium where we gathered students who seems to have vocation in life from Gr. 6, Gr. 10 & Gr. 12. The program started with an invocation lead by the Glee Club headed by Mr. Nasser Pellas. We have invited Brother Gabriel from Alagad ni Maria; Sister Otilia Salas de Lira from the Hermanas Guadalupana de la Salle; Mrs. Mesyl Saligumba, the Vocation Coordinator of Sta. Ursula Parish and two Brothers in the St. John Paul II Minor Seminary of our Diocese with Rev. Fr. Jeffrey Santos to give their Vocation Story and why they are still in their vocation.

10. Bible Trivia

The basic call is for every Filipino to honor the Bible by reading, studying and living its precepts. This challenge, however, has been stepped up and now calls on all Bible-believing Filipino to proclaim God’s Word and to profess their faith. These times call for boldness and determination, for concerted and deliberate actin to draw our people back to God and his Word if we are to impact the whole nation for good.
In Binangonan Catholic College we are celebrating National Bible Week by having it as Bible Trivia, that every week, we post one question per year level and the students will by the ticket and they will write the correct answer on the space provided. It will be collected by their CL Teachers and the raffle draw will be every Fridays of January, before class.

11. Advent-Christmas Season

Based on the result of the evaluation, it is a good start to celebrate the advent season with this kind of activity, which helped the students to remember the true meaning of waiting. For some suggestions, the students are telling that it should have a little entertainment. One of the opportunity mentioned was “Bringing God in my life”, it may show that some of our students awaits this kind of spiritual activity. And this activity should flourish.

Lighting of BCC Belen

Binangonan Catholic College Family celebrates Agape or the Christmas Party of all employees, having the Belen as the background.

Lenten Season

The Stations of the Cross are representations of the path Jesus bore on his way to the crucifixion. They involve Jesus enduring suffering, insults, moments of support, and relay the intense sacrifice that Christians believe Jesus undertook for human salvation.

The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. Commonly, a series of 14 images will be arranged in numbered order along a path and the faithful travel from image to image, in order, stopping at each station to say the selected prayers and reflections. This will be done individually or in a procession most commonly during Lent, especially on Good Friday, in a spirit of reparation for the sufferings and insults that Jesus endured during his passion.

12. Recollection / Retreat

Recollection is either the process of remembering something or a specific memory.
Retreat withdraws from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.

13. Eucharistic Celebration

The school offers Eucharistic Celebrations such as:
1. Mass of the Holy Spirit
2. Curriculum Masses every Sunday
3. 1st Friday Masses
4. Pananagutan Masses or Daily Masses
5. Confirmation
6. Confession
7. First Communion
8. Rosary Month
9. Advent Celebration
10. Recognition Masses
11. Graduation/ Baccalaureate Masses

14. Volunteer Catechist

SHS Program for the HUMM Strand
The Theology Department of the Senior High School, initiated that the graduating students whom wanted to be a teacher someday could experience teaching Catechism in different public schools near Binangonan Catholic College and the Parishes in the Vicariate of St. Jerome. This will be their immersion experience for the school year. The students whom wanted to be part of this program undergone a Basic Orientation Course from the Catechists and before they deployed, all of them undertaken the Demo Teaching as if they are teaching already.

15. What can I give to the King

Gift Giving

This activity encourages our brothers and sisters in Christ, that the situation of their lives is not obstacle to celebrate and commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ our savior. And to enliven up the mission – vision of Binangonan Catholic College in searching for truth to transform communities for service to God and country, likewise committing us to be the servant leaders to enhance the holistic development of empowered communities thru Christ-centered programs and services.

The Parents of the Talim Campus Students were the recipients of the goods offered in the celebration of the Holy Masses by the students in BCC main Campus. The Corporal Works of Mercy are found in the Teaching of Jesus and give us a model for how we should treat others, as if they were Christ in disguise. These Works of Mercy are charitable actions by which we help our neighbors who are in need likewise, they respond to the basic needs of humanity as we journey together through this life. The Binangonan Catholic College CCF/Pastoral Program Activities are aligned in the teachings of Jesus, through the graces of the Holy Spirit. The programs have been successfully executed with the help and cooperation of advisers, volunteer teachers, staff and students.

16. Celebration of the Class Patron Saint / Feast Day / Damayan/ Ecology Week

G-7 & G-8 in our partner community (Hinayon Calumpang Binangonan, Rizal)
G-9 & G-11 in the Blue Whale Mission of Our Lady Inc. Home the Aged (Kalawan Darangan Binangonan, Rizal)
G-10 & G-12 Tree Planting (Area: Sister of the Poor Mambog Binangonan, Rizal)

Our Students really experience to serve those who are in need in our community.They also served as stewards of God’s Creation while having the said Fesat Day Celebration

17. Parolees

These are person released on parole is a parolee. A Parole permits the convict to serve the remainder of his/her term outside the confines of the prison as long as he abides by certain preset conditions. In this regard we adopted the community of the Parolees who were also taken care of by the Social Service Ministry of Sta. Ursula.

18. Gawarasal/ Bibliyarasal

By nature, GAWARASAL resembles to a para-liturgical activity or prayer service.

The Non-Teaching Personnel while having Gawarasal

19. Agape

“ BCC Religious Formation” is one of the integral part of being in a Catholic school and as an institution . One of the services we offer is the “Agape” this program aims to strengthen the spirit of communion and fellowship among BCC Family. Every Department was assigned every third Friday of the Month. Here is the following program of the Agape.

I. Eucharistic Celebration
Faith Sharing during Mass
II. Updates by Rev. Fr. Glenn William Z. Relucio
III. Birthday Celebrants for the Month
IV. Games prepared by the Assigned Department or School in the cluster
V. Agape (Simple Snacks)

III. Conclusion
Catechetical Life: The Teacher in the Catholic School

Let teachers recognize that the Catholic school depends upon them almost entirely for the accomplishment of its goals and programs. They should therefore be very carefully prepared so that both in secular and religious knowledge they are equipped with suitable qualifications and also with a pedagogical skill that is in keeping with the findings of the contemporary world (Gravissimum Edcationis No. 8 & 3).

Catholic Teachers, regardless of subjects they teach, are the best shapers of authentic Catholic worldview. Day in and day out they interact with the students or pupils in a classroom or outside, “in season or out of season.”

Top priority must therefore begin to their ongoing integral evangelization formation program which touches and influences their spiritual, professional, and communal development and formation. In particular, the Religion teachers must get the best academic and professional training, integrated formation, and renewal.

At the same time, all other faculty members will have to go through similar integral evangelization formation programs so that they become not only effective witness but also value formations of their students.

Prepared by:

Ms. Ramela Gene C. Seva