The Journey that Was

and Now
 Dec 9, 1989
 Creation of the Local Church of Libmanan as
territorial Prelature from Archdiocese of
Caceres
1989 2022
 11 towns 11 towns
 1 district 2 congressional districts
 16 parishes 31 parishes & 3 Mission
Stations
 19 priests 52 priests incuding Bishop
 R.O R.O. & 4325 + SKK
 Jan. 20- Feb. 17, 1991
 PCP II - 2nd Plenary Council of the Philippines
 Provided the Pastoral and Ecclesiological Vision

 Community of Disciples
 Church of the poor
 The formation of Basic Ecclesial Community
(BEC/SKK)
 BEC/SKK (PCP II # 138-139)
 Small Communities of Christian
 Gather around the word of God and the
Eucharist
 United with their pastor and ministered
regularly by lay leaders
 Members know each other by name and share
not only the word of God and the Eucharist but
also their concern both material and spiritual
 Strong sense of belongingness and
responsibility for one another
 BEC/SKK (PCP II # 138-139)
 Strive to integrate faith and their daily life
 Guided and encourage by regular catechesis
 Poverty and Faith urge their members towards
 Solidarity with one another
 Action for Justice
 Vibrant celebration of life in the liturgy
 September 6-10, 1992
PAPL I – the crafting of the Prelature Vision and
Mission Statement (ecclesiological identity)
“a renewed Church characterized by an evangelized
and evangelizing Community of Disciples,
journeying with Christ in the Poor, for the total
transformation of creation.”
- Integral Evangelization
- Participative Ministry
- Stewardship of Creation
 1993
Creation of Prelature pastoral Office (PPO) later
called PLDFI at present CDL

 Result:
- Prelature-wide Community Baseline Survey
 March 15-18, 1994
PAPL II – christened the small Christian
communities formed and organized as the Saradit
na Kristyanong Komunidad (SKK), becoming the
concrete face of the renewed Church of Libmanan
SKK officially recognized program
- Renewed Agents of Change
- Renewed Integral Evangelization
- Renewed Integral Social Ministry
Adapting of PCP II decrees into local applications
 1994
Formation of Community Organizing Volunteers,
Part 1 (FCOV 1)

Result:
 COV’s recruited and screened

 Piloting of SKK ( North District )

 - SKK as a separatist movement from BCC-CO
 Sorsogon City
 1995
Formation of Community Volunteers Part II
(FCOV II)
Result:
- Piloting of Barangays in selected parishes
in
the North and Central Districts
 1999-2000

Piloting of Cabusao
 Cluster catechism Thematic cluster prayer meeting and
devotion
Burabod – Ordinaryong Panahon
Pasyon sa Komunidad – Kuaresma
Cluster Flores de Mayo – May
Local Peñafrancia - September
Block Rosary – October
All Souls & Saints’ Devotion –
November
Advent Wreath Celebration -
Christmas
SKK YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES
PAGSUNGKO KAN PATRON KAN PAROKYA
SA BARANGAY
PAGSUNGKO KAN PATRON KAN
BARANGAY SA CLUSTER
CLUSTER LEADER’S RECOMMENDATION
REGULAR BPCR CLUSTER VISITATION
 September 4-7, 2000
PAPL III - afforded a sincere examination and a
decisive conversion, especially among the
apathetic priests, that the SKK was truly the locus
and focus for the new evangelization, and that
the SKK was the life and hope for a renewed
Church. This resulted to the phenomenal growth
of SKK clusters
- Bishop’s Decree: Organizing of SKK in all parishes
Promulgation of Decrees towards establishing BECs
PAPL III
 2001-2007

ASI: Accompaniment Program

-Rigorous Training of Priests and Lay Leaders
(Pastoral Workers 612)

-Massive Clustering of Households

Diocesan SKK Fellowship
Manuals, Booklets and other materials for BEC
 July 2, 2008
 Most Rev. Jose R. Rojas D.D. became the
second bishop of the Prelature of Libmanan

 - Discovered active participation of the Laity

 March 25, 2009

Elevation into Diocese

- Need for new Identity and Direction

 April 9 – May 31 2010
Parish Consultation
To study parish situation
 June 10, 2010
 LDPA I ( First Libmanan Diocese Pastoral
Assembly) – refining the sense of identity of
the local Church as a communion of small
Christian communities that is, “sarong local na
Simbahan (a local Church) na nagtatalubo
pasiring sa Kaboronyogan (striving to grow
towards greater communion and solidarity)
asin buhay na pagsaksi sa Kahadean (and a living
witness to the Kingdom).”
Vision that defines the identity of the local
Church
 February 18, 2011

Ad limina Visit
 The bishop reported to Pope Benedict XVI the
impact to the life of the diocese of the ecclesial
events ( becoming a Diocese and the first
Diocese of Libmanan Pastoral Assembly LDPA
I)
 was told to hold a diocesan synod to solidify
the grains thus far achieved
 2012 -2014
Pastoral Visit
Bishop’s six points agenda
1. Wholistic On-going formation of Priests, Seminarians
and Lay Leaders
2. Promotion of SKK Culture
3. Mission of Religious Congregations, Mandated
Religious Organizations and Movements, Youth
Ministry and Social Action
4. Liturgical Renewal
5. Financial Stability
6. Infrastructure support for programs
 Dec 9, 2013 - Dec. 9, 2014

Silver Jubilee (25 years) of

the local church
First Diocesan Synod
 July 31 – August 2, 2018

Bicol Priest Congress II

CONCRETE AND PARTICULAR CHALLENGES
THAT THE PRIESTS FACE IN BUILDING THE
BASIC ECCLESIAL COMMUNITIES

Configuring SKK-Committed Priest

Cultivating Presbyteral Unity and Communion
Developing BEC Culture as a way of life
Empowering the Lay Leaders
Encouraging all BEC Members to Participate
 SKK- RFP
Skk -Renewal Formation For Priest

November 21-23, 2018

CaffePrimo
Caceres Heights, Resort Subdivision
Km. 9 Brgy Pacol, Naga City
 2019 - 2021

Pastoral Visit
Bishop’s six points agenda
1. Wholistic On-going formation of Priests, Seminarians
and Lay Leaders
2. Promotion of SKK Culture
3. Mission of Religious Congregations, Mandated
Religious Organizations and Movements, Youth
Ministry and Social Action
4. Liturgical Renewal
5. Financial Stability
6. Infrastructure support for programs
 Nov. 7-11, 2022

Priest annual
Salamat Po!