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