Wednesday, October 29, 2014

2014 CBAP 15th Annual Convention

The Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines (CBAP) held its fifteenth (15th) annual convention last July 19, 2014, Saturday at the Institute of Preaching, San Pio V Building, Santo Domingo Church Compound, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, reflecting on the Theme: "Blessed are the poor... (Mt 5:3).

Towards the end of the Convention, the election of the new set of BOT Members was done; this was followed by the appointment of the new CBAP Officers.

Elected Members of the Board of Trustees (2014-2015):
President: Maria Anicia Co, RVM
Vice President: Rene Repole, SJ
Secretary: Maria Gemma Victorino, PDDM
Treasurer: Clarc Marquez, OP

Members:
Randy Flores, SVD
Miriam Alejandrino, OSB
Fruto Ramirez, SJ
Gil Alinsangan, SSP
Vic Nicdao





P R O G R A M M E

7:00 – 8:00 am Registration
8:00 – 9:00 am Opening Rites
Liturgy of the Word/Enthronement of the Bible
Welcome Remarks – Fr. Clarence Marquez, OP
President’s Report – Fr. Leander Barrot, OAR
Elections – Sr. Bernardita Dianzon, FSP

9:00 – 10:00 am First Paper – “BUT YOU ARE THE GOD OF THE LOWLY, HELPER OF THE OPPRESSED…” GOD IN THE PRAYER OF JUDITH- SR. HELEN GRAHAM, MM

Open Forum

10:00 – 10:30 am Snacks

10:30 – 11:30 am Second Paper – “LUKE’S GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR. AMBIGUITIES AND CHALLENGES” -  SR. ANICIA CO, RVM

Open Forum

11:30 – 12:30 pm Third Paper – “The Poor in Wisdom Literature” -FR. RANDOLF FLORES, SVD

Open Forum

12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 pm       Fourth Paper – “Pauline Variations on the Theme 'Woman”
SR. GEMMA VICTORINO, PDDM
Open Forum

2:30 – 3:30 pm Fifth Paper – ‘The Poor in Prophetic Texts”  SR. MIRIAM ALEJANDRINO, OSB
Open Forum

3:30 – 4:30 pm Snacks
Meeting of Old Testament Group, New Testament Group

4:30 – 5:00 pm Closing Rites
Short Plenary Reports from OT/NT Groups
Announcements
Convention conclusion – representative from the new CBAP Board