RE 113: Pastoral Integration

Immersing oneself to a GKK/BEC

Rationale:
Marist Fellowship: Building a Christian Community
Religious Education Pastoral integration will engage students to different activities as
actual & relevant application of lessons learned in real life experiences – an experience
on integrating Faith and Life in the context of a Christian community.
It serves as an avenue for students in this new normal to actively participate in the life
and mission of the church in the light of their vocation as sharers in the three-fold mission
of Christ as prophet, priest, and king.
The Holy Father highlights how the present day pandemic affects not only the world’s
economy but also the entire human community, giving birth to the culture of indifference
along with the throw-away culture, thus, calling every faithful to turn outwards, to act as
neighbors, and to reach out to all those who are in need, to build a better, more just and
peaceful world, the world shattered by dark clouds.
In response to this, Religious Education 113 Pastoral Integration will give students an
opportunity to participate in liturgical activities in their respective Basic Ecclesial
Communities (BEC). The limitation of physical movement brought by the pandemic
cannot stop a grateful Christian to continue the mission of evangelization and
participation.
Guidelines:
a. Students within the class will be grouped. Each group will be composed of 5
members.
b. The group will attend the Mass/Bible Service in a GKK. They will observe and
integrate themselves with the community.
c. Prior to their integration, they will inform someone from the GKK and present
themselves and ask them what they can do/how can they participate in the
celebration.
d. Each group will submit a folder which contains the following:
a. Title Page
b. Rationale/introduction/objectives
c. Documentation
d. Creative reflection – each member will write their individual reflections.
e. The activity will be repeated during the final term.