Church in the Philippines

Clergy

"The body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church."

New Evangelization

"designates pastoral outreach to those who no longer practice the Christian faith."

March 16, 1521

Christianity was brought to the Philippines by Spanish missionaries on this day

Ferdinand Magellan

Brought Christianity to the Philippines

Protestantism

Brought by the Americans into the Philippines. (Lutheran, the Church of Christ, Methodist, Baptist ) on 1898

51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu

Celebration of 2016: Year o the Eucharist and of the Family held in the Philippines

Missionary

Characteristic of the Disciple's Faith (PCP II) where "Go and make disciples of all nations."

Communitarian

Characteristic of the Disciple's Faith (PCP II) where "No man is an Island."

Informed

Characteristic of the Disciple's Faith (PCP II) where "You can share something you don't have."

Personal

Characteristic of the Disciple's Faith (PCP II) where faith is not simply knowing about Jesus, but knowing Jesus

Carlos

Christian name of Rajah Humabon

Felix Manalo

Founder of Iglesia ni Christo during 1914

Isabelo de los Reyes

Founder of the Aglipayan Church

'Non-evangelized' regions of the world (Asia). The poor and marginalized Former Catholics who have drifted from the Church. Young people and youth groups

Four Areas or Dimensions open for New Evangelization

Second Plenary Council of the Philippines ( PCP II)

Gathering of bishops, clergy, and laity to determine what kind of Church must the Philippines have to meet the challenges of our present day society

Simple Life

God should be the center of our lives

Juana

Harah Amihan

Community of Disciples / Church of the Poor

How can the church respond to the aforementioned challenge?

Yes.

Is the Church living in the country?

Aglipayan Church or Philippine Independent Church

It separated from the Catholic Church on 1902 because they wanted to create a Filipino church supervised by Filipino bishops and priests

Ecumenism

Its aim is to promote unity among the world's Christian churches

Anito

Lower gods, who were responsible for everyday affairs. ( Birth, death, sickness, war, weather, etc.)

Christian charity and involvement

Opening of hospitals and orphanages. Apostolate among the sick and the poor.

Year of Integral Faith Formation

Pastoral Priority in the year 2013 where the Church reaches out, during this year, to those who have drifted away from the Christian faith. Pastoral concern should be extended to those who don't apply faith in their personal lives

Year of the Laity

Pastoral Priority in the year 2014 where it is to be devoted to the renewal of the laity and their empowerment. The Church recognizes the invaluable contribution of lay people to the vitality of her life. Awareness of the ecological challenge of Climate Change.

Year of the Poor

Pastoral Priority in the year 2015 where it is dedicated to committing ourselves more firmly to our vision of becoming truly a Church of the Poor

Year of the Eucharist and of the Family

Pastoral Priority in the year 2016 where the Church focuses her pastoral action on making the Eucharist better appreciated and its missionary implication better lived by the Catholic faithful

Year the Parish as a Communion of Communities

Pastoral Priority in the year 2017 where the focus will be the building of a parish that is truly a faith community immersed in the lives of its people

Year of the Clergy and Religious

Pastoral Priority in the year 2018 where it is dedicated to the integral renewal of the values, mind-sets, behavior, and life-styles of the clergy and religious.

Year of the Youth

Pastoral Priority in the year 2019 where the Church shall invite the youth to discern deeply their vocation in the world and in the Church, especially the Lord's invitation to them to the priestly and religious life

Year of Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue

Pastoral Priority in the year 2020 where the year will be devoted to exploring new ways of being community through ecumenical and inter-religious relationships and action

Missio Ad Gentes

Pastoral Priority in the year 2021 where the year will be devoted on how to encourage everyone to be a missionary here and abroad. Parishes and dioceses will be encouraged to support our own Philippine-Mission Society

Inter-religious Dialogue

Refers to cooperative, constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions

Religious Instruction

Teaching of Christian doctrines. Establishment of Catholic Schools

Church for the Poor

The Church community is called to deepen its knowledge of the situation of the poor, to give special attention to both the material and spiritual needs of the poor, to share resources with the poor

Church in the Poor

The Church must be a poor church. God does not want material poverty but He asks everyone to be "poor in spirit."

Church with the Poor

The Church must be in solidarity with the poor and must be one with the poor in their struggle to uplift their human condition and denounce the sinful social structure which is the primary cause of poverty

Community of Disciples

The PCP II Vision of becoming a disciple of Christ (pupil or learner) means to become like Him and following Jesus is to look at what He did, the way He lived, and then imitate Him (Knowing - Loving - Doing)

(PCP II) deficiencies of Filipino faith

The faith of many Filipinos is impersonal, is not sufficiently informed, and is not sufficiently communitarian

March 31, 1521

The first mass was celebrated in Limasawa Island

Animalism

The reigning religion in the Philippines before the arrival of the Spaniards. Belief on the spirit of the world

Bathala

The supreme god who was very distant from humankind

Old Testament

The vision of the Church of the Poor where God chose Israel to be His people not because it was the greatest of the nations, but because Israel was the least of all peoples

New Testament

The vision of the Church of the Poor where Jesus was poor and lived with the poor of Israel.

Iglesia ni Cristo

They believe that they are the only church for whom Christ died

Nine Pastoral Priorities of the Church in the Philippines

This journey highlights the ______________ as the key themes over a nine-year period.

October 21, 2012 - March 16, 2021

This spiritual preparation started on ________ and will culminate on _________

Nine-year spiritual journey

To prepare the Church in our country for the great jubilee of 2021, there will be a _______.

"To live fully the Gospel Message"

What is the challenge to the church in our country?

Metanoia

change of one's heart and mind