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Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs)
Basic Ecclesial Communities
Church of St Francis Xavier developed and encourage 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) unless they choose not to.
BECs are giving me permission to say ‘hello’ to people. It helped me realise that the church is about reaching out to people. It’s given me a freedom to approach others and get to know them which is something Catholics don’t do very easily. It’s made me more confident to say ‘hello’ and as you hear more people’s stories and find out more about them, you can ask about how things are going in their lives.
The whole parish is subdivided into neighbourhood communities where Catholics can meet and get to know each other on their ‘own patch’. Each neighbourhood has a team of people who:
- Nurture the network of relationships in the neighbourhood through
- visiting and neighbourhood gatherings
- Visit 10-12 other households in friendship several times each year
- Link the people with the wider parish community
- Gather together for support and faith reflection
The whole parish is subdivided into neighbourhood communities where Catholics can meet and get to know each other on their ‘own patch’. Each neighbourhood has a team of people who:
- Nurture the network of relationships in
- the neighbourhood through visiting and
- neighbourhood gatherings
- Visit 10-12 other households in
- friendship several times each year
- Link the people with the wider parish
- community
- Gather together for support and faith
- reflection
BEC - Zone 1
| BEC Section | Chief Coordinator | Mobile Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Sec 5 - St Francis of Assisi | Robert Lazar | 012-3915913 |
| Sec 5 - St Therese of Lisieux | Shoba Vias | 012-9737376 |
| Sec 5 - The Good Shepherd | Angela Vincent | 012-6509098 |
BEC - Zone 2
| BEC Section | Chief Coordinator | Mobile Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Sec 12 - St Jude | Anthony Narayanan | 016-2212244 |
|
Sec 10 - St Peter & St Paul
| Magdalene Simon | 019-3388473 |
| Sec 11 - St Francis of Assisi | Jasseca Anthonysamy | 019-3191086 |
BEC - Zone 3
| BEC Section | Chief Coordinator | Mobile Contact |
|---|---|---|
|
SS2 - St John
| Ronnie Koh | 012-6429862 |
|
SS2 - St Anne
| Grace Ooi | 012-6785542 |
|
SS2 - St Michael
| David Lee | 012-3089189 |
|
Sec 14 - Sacred Heart
| Billy Teoh Guan Leng | 016-2126769 |
BEC - Zone 4
| BEC Section | Chief Coordinator | Mobile Contact |
|---|---|---|
|
Sec 16/17B - St Ignatius
| Irene Goh | 016-9969823 |
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Sec17A St Jude & St Luke
| Flora George (St Jude); Brendan Pereira (St Luke) | 012-274 7926 (Flora); 012-3290452 (Brendan) |
|
Sec 17C/19 - St Patrick
| Joyce Tan | 012-3062512 |
BEC - Zone 5
| BEC Section | Chief Coordinator | Mobile Contact |
|---|---|---|
|
Sec 20A - St Ambrose
| Heather Boudville | 016-2021721 |
| Sec 20C - All Saints | Peter Wong | 019-2311017 |
| Sec 21A - St Peter | Justin Dass | 012-2015566 |
| Sec 21B - St Philomena | Justin Lim | 019-3816799 |
|
Sec 21C - St Rita
| Elizabeth Foo | 012-2882605 |