John Paul I Biblical Center is the Regional Center for the
Biblical Apostolate in Northern Luzon. It is a venue for biblical-pastoral
training and exchange of experiences. It is pastoral in nature and orientation,
owned by
and an agency of the Northern Luzon Bishops, Inc. for the promotion and
coordination of the Biblical Apostolate primarily
in their ecclesiastical jurisdictions;
regulated
by the resolutions of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
(CBCP)
concerning the Biblical Apostolate;
committed
in cooperation with the Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF) of which it
is an
Associate Member, to the implementation of
the directives of Vatican II and other
ecclesiastical documents concerning the pastoral
use of sacred scriptures.
The biblical-pastoral efforts of John Paul I Biblical Center aim in
particular at:
1. Evangelization through the scriptures
a. by making the Sacred Scriptures and other biblical
materials easily accessible to all
Christian faithful
b. in order
to strengthen
the faith of the individual believers as a response to the Word,
to build
truly Christian communities based on the Word of God and thus to
cooperate
towards a new surge of spiritual vitality in the Church from an
intensified veneration of God's Word.
2. Ongoing formation of
a. "Ministers of the Word" namely: Priests, religious,
seminarians, catechists, lay leaders,
youth leaders, teachers,
facilitators of Bible Sharing groups and all other pastoral agents are
in need of adequate and
continuous formation in order to be ever better prepared to
provide effectively the
nourishment of the Scriptures to the People of God.
b. "Gospel-inspired lay people" with a special attention
to the Youth, Indigenous peoples and
the Family. Only by being
deeply imbued themselves with Gospel values can they become
evangelized and at the same
time evangelizing. The temporal order / sphere of things can be
penetrated and made perfect
through the Spirit of the Gospel.
VISION
Impelled by the Living Word alive in us and by the intensifying, dehumanizing
conditions in the environment, we, the biblical promoters and animators
of Northern Luzon, envision a Community of Disciples rooted in the Word
of God.
MISSION
We commit ourselves to:
internalize
Gospel values for a more intense proclamation of the Living Word
raise the
quality of the integral formation and nourishment of Ecclesial Communities
strengthen
our networking with institutions, groups and individuals whose orientation
is similar
and supportive to that of Northern Luzon Biblical
Pastoral Ministry
promote
intercultural and inter religious dialogue on the Living Word in the light
of New
Evangelization.
THE JPIBC STAFF
Ms. Flordelis D. Dacquigan
Pamplona, Cagayan
Ms. Felicidad Perpetua J. Gines
Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur
Mr. Joel M. Bugtong
Toon, La Paz, Abra
Fr. Jaimelito Gaelan, SVD
