by: Benie Sy
A two day seminar about Alpha course was jointly sponsored by the Commission on Faith and Evangelization (Ad Intra ministries) under Rev. Fr.. Florencio P. Salvador, Jr., VG, SLD, SSJV; Alpha Course Philippines Foundation; Alpha Asia Pacific, and Ang Kahayag sa Diyos Community which served as the secretariat and facilitator, last March 9 and 10, 2010 at Pearlmont Hotel, this city.
The aim of the seminar is to use the Alpha Course as an evangelization tool in the parishes and to the different ministries of the Archdiocese. It also envisioned to use Alpha as basic seminar for new Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC) and as a tool to strengthen the existing BECs.
There were 108 priests and religious workers who attended, 80 of whom came from the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and the rest from the dioceses of
A praying over session for the clergy and religious workers, specifically for their empowerment, was witnessed in the seminar. It was concluded by a concelebrated mass where Rev. Fr. Florencio P. Salvador, Jr., VG, SLD, SSJV formally announced that Most Rev. Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ, DD, has approved the endorsement of the Alpha Course as a basic seminar for the BECs. Incoming Bishop of the Diocese of Malaybalay, Rev. Msgr. Jose A. Cabantan, who was also present during the occasion, also endorsed the course in his diocese.
As a result, a team was organized to oversee the Archdiocesan Alpha Course implementation. Rev. Fr. F. Salvador, Jr. was assigned as spiritual adviser and Dr. Benie A. Sy, the Regional Director of Alpha Course Philippine Foundation, Inc. as the Archdiocesan Coordinator for Alpha Course in the Catholic Context. Initially, Tess Rosete and Sonia Cagas were also asked to be part of the team.
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