Philippine Catholic Church adopts official theme and logo for

2017 Year of the Parish

October 27, 2016News

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Committee on Basic Ecclesial

Communities released today the official theme and logo of the 2017 Year of the
Parish as Communion of Communities.

The logo: The circles of people whose hands are intertwined symbolize the
communion within the BECs. These communities are linked together and make
up the parish as communion of communities. It also includes other faith
communities and organizations that are in the parish that although transparochial in nature are called to actively take part in the life of the parish and
BECs.

The outline of the cross symbolize the vertical and horizontal dimension of
communion communion with the Triune God and with each other. The bread
and chalice at the center symbolize the Eucharist which is the sacrament and
celebration of this communion. The bible which is also at the center symbolizes
the Word of God that is shared and proclaimed which is the source of faith and
basis of communion and which nourishes and build up communion. The sun rays
symbolize the light of Christ that shines in the life of the members of parish and
these communities.
The theme: Forming BECs as agents of communion, participation and
communion is a call to action for all the members of the parish, the BECs and
the trans-parochial faith communities and organizations to work together to
build up the BECs where communion is experienced and that actively participate
in the prophetic mission of evangelization, in sanctification and liturgical
celebration, and in the mission of social transformation and making the kingdom
of God a kingdom of justice, peace, harmony and freedom a reality.
The logo for 2017 Year of the Parish as Communion of Communities. was created
by Fr Cecil Lobrigas (Sisiw Lobrigas).