Inception of St Monica BEC began in 2006, under the leadership of Ms Lisha Kok, who was our first BEC Leader. It covers the residential areas of SS4 and SS4A. Prior to 2006, all Catholic families came under a single BEC known as SS4, which covered areas of SS4, SS4A, SS4B, SS4C & SS4D.
PATRON SAINT
Why was St Monica chosen as SS4/4A patron saint? Back then according to our first BEC Leader, the community was found to be not so prayerful and thus she chose St. Monica to help all families in the community to become more prayerful since she felt Saint Monica could teach us proper priorities for our lives and that includes prayer, alms, and sacrifice for others. St Monica is a reminder to all of us that we should be seeking the Kingdom of God and bringing others to Christ by our prayers and our example. The fruit of this patronage resulted in members becoming more willing to attend physical gatherings and end of year celebrations, as well as engaging in outreach activities to the needy.
STATISTICS
➢ BEC households are 31.
➢ Active BEC households are about 4.
➢ Active BEC individuals about 10.
➢ Youths/children is about 6.
ACTIVITIES
- 🤝 BEC Online Gathering using the Archdiocese KL BEC Reflection paper via Zoom on 3rd Wednesday of the month.
- 🤝 BEC Physical Gathering every 2-3 months, started up again in March of 2023 (aimed at members who were active participants prior to the pandemic and to have the gathering at their homes) at 8.15 pm.
- 🚶Daily morning walk – several BEC members meet up regularly to walk together to stay healthy.
- Community Outreach to the needy and the sickly both internally and externally.
- Communion for Homebound and sickly members provided by our own BEC designated Home Communion Minister on Sundays.
- Rosary Months – May and October – community prays twice a week online via Google Meet ever since the pandemic.
- 🙏Support for the bereaved in the BEC.
We hope more families will come forward and participate in the BEC activities in future to help our community grow in numbers and in the faith.
AD HOC ACTIVITIES
- We’ve celebrated our Patron Saint – St Monica during her feast month of August, by organising a community get-together, movie night about the life of St Monica and prayernights.
- To foster increased community ties and collaboration with other SS4 BECs to encourage greater involvement among members. In 2024, representatives from each SS4 BEC carried the Cross during Good Friday & CCs attended each other’s BEC Homemass.