St Theresa’s Parish BECCOT holds a Family Day

Nov 02, 2018

By Christine Ong
The BEC Coordinating Team (BECCOT) of St Theresa’s Parish held a Family Day at the IJ Centre, Port Dickson, October 12. The theme for our BEC Family Day was A journey of Hope and Joy. Each person received a booklet and we recited the morning prayer, the Rosary and sang hymns on our journey.

When we arrived, everyone said that they liked the atmosphere and peaceful surroundings, with the sea close by. After breakfast, we gathered to listen and share the Word of God (Gal 3:7- 14). During the group sharing, we discovered that the Lord was giving us two words ie ‘Faith’ and ‘Blessed.’

The activities which followed were creative, interesting, fun and everyone participated enthusiastically. We sat in a circle and two parcels were passed simultaneously. When the music stopped, we could feel the excitement/tension in the participants, whether the parcel which he/she was holding had a gift (chocolates) inside or a piece of paper to tell a joke, dance or make a funny face. We were also put into groups according to the coloured clips we had to pick. We had to remember the names of the seven other persons in our groups. Each person drew the face of the person he/she had picked. It was really hilarious when we saw our faces drawn by another person (amateur artist) in our group.

The outdoor activities were carried out at the beach and those who could not participate watched the activities. In the afternoon, we had a formation session based on Luke 15, with the help of four short video clips.

The participants were then placed in groups to discuss what they had learned. Andrew Pang, the only young person present (he came with his parents), worked with another adult to make a poster in plasticine representing 4E Catholics — Encountered, Enlightened, Empowered and Evangelising and ‘Communion of Families.’

At 5.30pm, we left for the Church of the Immaculate Conception, PD to join the parishioners for vespers at 6.15pm, followed by the Eucharist celebrated by Fr Terrance Thomas. It was a time for everyone to give thanks and praise to God for the gift of Faith and His blessings in our lives. We left Port Dickson after Mass. Everyone said that they had enjoyed the day.