05 March 2009

San Fabian Parish hosts Northern Luzon Commission on Biblical Apostolate Meeting

San Fabian - 5 March. The Parish of St. Fabian hosted the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Northern Luzon Commission on Biblical Apostolate last 2 March. The meeting formally opened at 2:00 in the afternoon. It was presided by Msgr. Renato P. Mayugba, DD, the Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, and the Regional Chairman of the Biblical Apostolate. It lasted until about 7:00 PM.

The Northern Luzon Commission on Biblical Apostolate is one of the many commissions established by the bishops of Northern Luzon. Northern Luzon is composed of three Archdioceses, and eleven dioceses. The NLCBA is the coordinating body of the biblical apostolate.

The meeting was attended by the different Biblical Directors of the dioceses together with their Lay Coordinators. Representatives from the Philippine Bible Society were also presetn. One of the things discussed was the program of the Episcopal Commission on Biblical Apostolate to give one bible to every Filipino family in the whole country.

Fr. Fidelis B. Layog is the Archdiocesan Biblical Apostolate Director. Sis. Silvana M. de Vera of the Archdiocesan Biblical Apostolate is a member of the Board of Directors of NLCBA.

The Northern Luzon Commission on Biblical Apostolate had their meeting at the hallway of the Catholic Rectory of the Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr