About Us
The Bukas Loob Sa Diyos (Open in Spirit to God) Covenant Community of Rochester or simply referred to as
"BLD Rochester", is a community of families and individuals called together to a relationship of faith, hope and love with God. Our local community was established in 1994 and is part of a global community with districts all over the Philippines, the United States and Canada.
Mission
As a communion of encountered families, we are called by the Lord to build communities of disciples of Jesus Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Our inter-parochial community will evangelize families and build communities of faith through Life in the Spirit Seminars, Encounters and Discipleship Formation; we will give formation on personal and family prayer, pro-life values, Catholic social teachings, and stewardship; we will actively participate in the life and mission of the Church in accord with our God-given gifts; and we will work on poverty alleviation through scholarships, housing for the poor, and advocacies for life, environment, and good governance.
Vision
We are a communion of families and a community of persons called together as one people through the moment of encounter and a process of renewal to a relationship of faith, hope and love with God. We are reconciled with the Father by our saving faith in Jesus Christ, by renewing trust in the Holy Spirit, and by our uniting compassion with one another. We are blessed with personal gifts – spiritual and natural, innate or acquired – which we yield to the Word and the Spirit. We give freely and fully of ourselves, love and serve one another as we seek and proclaim God’s Kingdom. We commit, as disciples of Jesus, to speak the words and do the deeds of Christ among the Filipino people and among others to whom we are called by the Lord.
Charism
We are the Lord’s under-shepherds. We will be witnesses to the Word that others may hear and understand. We will be counselors with the Spirit, that others may have healing and wholeness. We will be defenders in Christ of those who suffer injustice and oppression.