WABI 2008

The John Paul I Biblical Center (JPIBC) is the regional center of the Biblical Apostolate in Northern Luzon, Philippines. Every summer, JPIBC holds a three-week seminar for Lay Ministers of the Word called the "Word Alive Biblical Institute" or WABI. This is the third summer that the JPIBC chose LFC as the venue of WABI.

Thanks to the wonderful staff led by Fr. Director Doms Ramos, SVD for making LFC alive with the WORD. LFC becomes truly a "Lay Formation Center" because of these events like WABI.


The WABIns of 2008 with Bishop Rene Mayugba, the Regional Biblical Director.

The biggest contingent from the Diocese of Urdaneta with Msgr. Larry Hortaleza.



The Updating Group (3rd year/level) with the Staff.


The Level 2 Group with the Staff.


The Level 1 Group with the Staff


The Bibliorama participants, mostly from the Diocese of Ilagan.

LFC STAFF 2008

JUN LOZADA at LFC!

The Lay Formation Center played host to Engr. Rodolfo Noel "Jun" Lozada who came with a group of nuns led by Sr. Mary Mananzan, OSB, some lay faithful from different movements, led by Ms. Leah Navarro of the Black and White Movement, and NGOs, and the youth.

The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan served by our bishops, Oscar V. Cruz, DD and Renato P. Mayugba and the entire Clergy, joined by the laity of the Archdiocese celebrated a "Mass for Truth, Justice, and Peace" at the Dagupan City Astrodome, today First Friday, 3 April 2008.







Jun Lozada with (L-R) Fr. Fidelis B. Layog, Director of ALD Biblical Apostolate, Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, Director of Social Action Apostolate, Jun Lozada, and Fr. Mario DC Sanchez, Director of LFC.

FORMATION OF LAY MINISTERS

Since LFC opened in 2005, it has always been the home of the Lay Ministers in the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. In 2006, all the Lay Ministers were given conferences on the Social Doctrine of the Church. In 2007, they had been lectured a uniform syllabus on the Liturgy, Scriptures, Doctrines and Spirituality. This 2008, there will be a program being developed for them by th Archdiocesan Biblical Apostolate, the John Paul II Biblical Center.

During this Lent 2008, the OLD Lay Ministers (meaning those who have already been commissioned in the past), had their Annual Lenten Recollection. Fr. Manuel Bravo, Fr. Jerry Cera and Fr. Mario Morales were the speakers during the conferences. Mrs. Susan Aoanan, a Lay Leader at St. Ildefonse Parish, Malasiqui, acted as the Facilitator of the Recollection. The Eucharist, the Stations of the Cross and the Reconciliation were presided over by Fr. Mario DC. Sanchez.

These pictures below were taken at the end of the Formation of the NEW Lay Ministers (both Lectors and Lay Eucharistic Ministers). Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz, Bishop Renato P. Mayugba and Msgr. Luis B. Ungson were invited to give talks. Fr. Mario DC. Sanchez gave the conferences on the Liturgy, Doctrines and Spirituality. Mrs. Susan Aoanan acted as the dean of the formation this year.

The Commissioning of the New Lectors as well as the Recommissioning of the Old Lay Eucharistic Ministers are held during the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday at 9AM at the St. John Parish Church, Dagupan City.

Graduating High School Students

The graduating students of many schools in the province are coming to LFC for recollections during this time of the year. Recent groups are the Seniors from the 7 sections of the Binmaley Catholic School and the very nice graduating students of FQD Special Science High School of Lyceum Northwestern. They all had memorable experiences here at LFC....





These are from FQD High School

Binmaley Catholic School, Inc.

LFC hosts the Recollection of the graduating HS and Elem. students again this year. The overwhelmingly good feedbacks and the unforgetable experiences of the select students (not everybody then "volunteered" to "try" having a Reco at LFC) last year, made them ALL come in full force this year.
Since LFC has only 190 beds, the more than 340 students in HS and 80 in Elem. were separated into 4 groups.

ALD-CLERGY MEETINGS

Every month, the priests of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan meet for recollections or updating at LFC. This February, Archbishop Cruz and Bishop Mayugba invited Bishop Mylo Vergara of the Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija (a suffragan of the Archdiocese) to give a Conference on the Ongoing Formation of Priests.