Basic Ecclesial Community
Promoting communion and participation in the church
BEC
The Church of St Anthony encourages a sense of belonging through Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs). Each parish maps smaller neighbourhood areas where all the Catholics are then given opportunities to get to know each other and form stronger community relationships. Every baptised Catholic belongs to their neighbourhood area (BEC).
The BECs gives us the opportunity to say 'hello' to everyone and to remember that the church is about reaching out to people. Here we can approach others and get to know them
The whole parish is subdivided into neighbourhood communities where Catholics can meet and get to know each other on their ‘own patch’. In the BEC, we do the following:
visit 10-12 other households in friendship several times each year;
nurture the network of relationships in the neighbourhood through visiting and neighbourhood gatherings;
gather together for support and faith reflection; and
link the people with the wider parish community.
If you are not sure as to which BEC you belong to, please click here to see the ArchKL Boundary Map.
