CTK PREX Revival successfully Launched
Early in March 2019, a group of Parish Renewal Experience (PREX) graduates led by Rudy and Ira Reyes, both lectors and commentators, initiated a plan to revive the PREX Weekend Seminars for adults. They took note of the fact that the last Prex No. 93 was more than three years ago.
The initiative had a positive response from “kuya” and “ate” friends in the parish (how they fondly call each other in PREX), namely, Augie Soliman, Nito Tagle, Charito Barredo, Ruby Joaquin, Pepe and Billie Pilar, Louie Laudico, Ching and Bots Botero, and David Ong (then head of CTK Formation Ministry and the successful Coffee after Church project). Many other early PREX graduates were glad and supported the idea, citing the fact that the seminar had opened the door for them to serve in the various ministries in the parish.
The PREX movement was born in the 1970s as response by a group of priests and lay to Pope Paul VI’s apostolic exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi on Catholic evangelization. The weekend seminar leads the attendees to a “conversion experience that is oriented to the parish.”
With the approval of parish priest, Father Steve, PREX No. 94 came to reality on June 15 and 16, 2019 attended by nineteen candidates, out of thirty-one persons who were enlisted.
Ate Ira and Kuya Rudy Reyes took care of meeting with Diocesan Formation Ministry’s Kuya Mon and Ate Lina Cordova, who are also the diocese heads for PREX Formation. They introduced Ira and Rudy to the new PREX format that is being implemented in several parishes of Cubao. Thus, it was agreed to implement the new format in the forthcoming PREX 94 at CTK.
Accordingly, the Speakers Bureau was formed and Baby Mendigo, national vice president of the Apostles of Prayer (AP) was invited to help the group and be a speaker too. Ate Baby travels to regional AP chapters to speak and give lectures.
The newly organized PREX Secretariat lined up the speakers for the inter-related PREX topics, and everyone responded with gladness and enthusiasm. The initial list of speakers include our parish priest Fr. Steve Zabala, Drs. Doy and Estrelle Lopez, Kuya Augie Soliman, Ate Nini Ramos, Kuya Rene Montemayor, Kuya Louie Laudico, Ate Cita Pabillo, Kuya Pepe Pilar, and Fr. Louie Punzalan.
Father Steve gave the final talk on the topic of evangelizing our family and friends.
With the successful conclusion of PREX Weekend No.94, the group hopes that the next seminar will be attended by more parishioners.
The tentative date for PREX No. 95 is November 30 to Dec 1, 2019.
We pray that God will bless this work of love and make truly fruitful for our parish.
