BCBP Mactan Newsletter - Taytayan Dec2013

8/13/2019 BCBP Mactan Newsletter - Taytayan Dec2013

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of Mactan and Bogo Out-reach distributed 10pieces of GI sheets and 1kilo of nails to 72 Bogo-hanons deserving of the

The northern part ofCebu is one of the badlyhit areas as typhoonYolanda ravaged the

Visayas region.As relief operations

began, the chapter alsomade a monetary helpcampaign for our broth-ers and sisters affected bythe calamity particularly inBogo.

With P42K initial fundcoming from the nationaloffice, Mactan chapterraised P100K to buy GIsheets and umbrella nailsto help those whose

houses were totallywrecked.

And so, on November16, 2013, CH Guy Ce-niza with other membersof the governance team

Chapter Helps Yolanda Victims in Bogo

BCBP Sends Relief Goods to Leyte Typhoon Victims

Upon the availability oftransport to Tacloban,the chapters of Cebu

Region and chapters ofCatbalogan and Calbayogpromptly sent food packsto Tacloban City, thehardest hit by the supertyphoon Yolanda.

The relief goods fromCebu region were distrib-uted to residents ofbarangays Marasbaras,

Naga-Naga, and Sam-paguita, evacuees takingshelter in EasternVisayas State University

Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and ProfessionalsMactan Chapter

December2013

Inside this issue:

Christmas Messageof Pope John XXIII

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CH Message 5

Spiritan CatholicCenter Foundation

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Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ

If you learn something that improves you, youve made progress. If you learn something that im-proves others, youve helped change the world for the better.

Some of the recipients of GI sheets and nails

Message for theMonth:

"Have courage,do not fear, IAm with you

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Special points of

interest:

Dec 13Assembly

(EVSU) and UP Tacloban,and residents of V&Gsubdivision.

BCBP Tacloban PSD, Nonoy Gula, distributing food packs


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chez, Grace Plaza, Jojo/Titing

Matheu, Ram/Mina Loterte,Jun/Carol Pardico, PardicoUnit, Lozano AG, Edwin/Grace Casinillo, Elpie/JoyCalayag, Kiko/Inday Erediano,Linda Gastador, Nep Roble,Baby Dauzs sisters, Eddie/

Baby Ramirez, Rico/GlendaIlad, Vito/Nimfa Aballe, RetuyaAG, Inday Bahandi, Guy/EdenCeniza, Mon/Helen Figueroa,

Mario/Nene Tamidles, Leo/Elsie Legara, Frank/LydiaRobles, Guy Cenizas sister,

and love offering (assembly).

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Humility and inner peace go hand and hand. The less compelled we are to prove ourselves to others,the easier it is to feel peaceful inside.

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help.

The distribution was done atthe residence of BCBP BogoOutreach head Alex Mendoza. Itbecame a very touching occasionas recipients shed tears of joywhile looking at the GI sheetsand nails they were about toreceive. They expressed over-whelming gratitude to thosewho have made their burdenbearable.

A million thanks to the do-nors. You made God happy.

National Office, Nelson/BabyDauz, Orly/SarahManuel,Tex/Julie Bulambot, Rene/Precy Macasero, Gel/Glo San-

Chapter Helps (continued from page 1)

Distributing food packs

Bogo residents with what remained of theirhouses.

Preparing the GI sheets for distribution


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December 2013

Care should be in action from the heart and not just in words. Anger should be just in words and not inaction from the heart.

BCBP Sends ...(continued from page 1)

As of this time Tacloban resi-dents are still in need of our

help. Priority in their need listare blankets, mosquito nets andschool supplies. Some schoolswill open in January thus theneed for school supplies.

BCBP Tacloban also expressedtheir gratitude to the BCBPchapters who generously sup-ported them in their time ofneed.

Relief goods from Calbayogwere distributed to evacuees

staying in Phil. Science school,TESDA, Leyeco II, and residentsof barangays Fatima, Kalipayan,Sagkahan, and Sampaguita.

Relief goods from Catbaloganwere distributed to residents ofbarangays Diit and Abucay, townof Dulag, and evacuees in Phil.Science school.

BCBP members who are tyo-hoon victims were also recipientsof the relief goods.

The BCBP relief goods distribu-tion is led by BCBP TaclobanPSD, Rogelio Nonoy Gula.

Giving food packs to Tacloban residents along the to those in interior barangays.

to those

who cannot goto distribution

centers.

to those temporarily taking shelter in schools and

public buildings.


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There are things in life that we question a lot. But little do we realize that sometimes answers comewhen we stop asking. Thats what we call faith.

Christmas Message of Pope John XXIIIDecember 23, 1959

Fr. Martin Okafor-Ilozue CSSp - BCBP Mactan BCLP19

Pope John XXIII

To urge the world to remove from the path of peacethe obstacles put there by the malice of men.

Christmas is with us, the second Christmas of our pontificate. Gazing at the scene from afar, united inspirit with Mary and Joseph on the road to Bethlehem, we taste a few days in advance the sweetnesswhich comes to us from the angelic hymn announcing the heavenly peace which is offered to all men ofgood will. And thus, from day to day, we reflect that the road to Bethlehem truly marks the path for theright approach to that peace which is on the lips, in the eager desires, and in the hearts of all.

We hear an unending invitation, then, to hasten our steps along the roads to Bethlehem, which are theroads of peace for us.

In the world of today, how many roads of peace have been proposed and imposed? And how manyroads have been suggested even to us, who rejoice indeed, with Mary and Joseph, in the sure knowledgeof our path and have no fear of the possibility of going astray?

From World War II right up to the present time, what a variety of utterances, what an abuse of thissacred word: "peace, peace" (Jer. 6:14).

We pay homage to the good will of the many guides and proclaimers of peace in the world: statesmen,experienced diplomats, and influential writers.

But human efforts in the matter of universal peace-making are still far from the point where heaven andearth meet.

The fact is that true peace cannot come save from God. It has only one name: the peace of Christ. It

has one aspect, that impressed on it by Christ who, as if to anticipate the counterfeits of man, emphasized:"Peace I leave you, My peace I give to you" (John 14:28).

The appearance of peace is threefold:

Peace of the heart:

Peace is before all else an interior thing, belonging to the spirit, and its fundamental condition is aloving and filial dependence on the will of God. "Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our heartis restless till it rests in Thee" (St. Augustine's Confessions, 1, I, 1, 1, P.L., 32, 661).

Social peace:

This is solidly based on the mutual and reciprocal respect for the personal dignity of man. The Sonof God was made man, and His redeeming act concerns not only the collectivity, but also the individualman.

International peace:

The basis of international peace is, above all, truth. For in international relations, too, the Christiansaying is valid: "The truth shall make you free" (John 8:32).

At all times, because true peace is indivisible in its various aspects, it will not succeed in establishingitself on the social and international planes unless it is also, and in the first place, an interior fact. This re-quires then before all else - it is necessary to repeat - "men of good will." These are precisely those towhom the angels of Bethlehem announced peace: "Peace among men of good will." (Luke 2:14). Indeedthey alone can give reality to the conditions contained in the definition of peace given by St. Thomas: Theordered harmony of citizens (Contra Gentiles 3, (III), CCC 146) and therefore order and harmony.


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December 2013

We can never go back and change what has been done but we can always earn the lesson learned tomake things better next time.

When Will You Decide to Become Disciples?

As I ponder for my message for this month, I am lead to a lot of things which lead

me to confusion and I ask which of these things Lord? Few nights had passed and

still nothing concrete came up and I dont want to end up empty month again from me

most especially December, a year end.

Sizing up the needs of our chapter, I was reminded by a very touching but striking

story which I receive from a pass on source in the internet that runs like this:

Pastor Jeremiah Steepek transformed himself into a homeless person and went

to the 10,000 member church that he was to be introduced as the head pastor that

morning. He walked around his soon to be church for 30 minutes while it was filling

with people for service, only 3 people out of the 7-10,000 people said hello to him.He asked people for change to buy food no one in the church gave him change.

He went into the sanctuary to sit down in the front of the church and was asked by

the ushers if he would please sit in the back. He greeted people to be greeted back

with stares and dirty looks, with people looking down on him and judging him. As

he sat in the back of the church, he listened to the church announcements and

such. When all that was done, the elders went up and were excited to introduce

the new pastor of the church to the congregation. We would like to introduce to

you Pastor Jeremiah Steepek. The congregation looked around clapping with joy

and anticipation. The homeless man sitting in the back stood up and started walk-

ing down the aisle. The clapping stopped with all eyes on him. He walked up the

altar and took the microphone from the elders (who were in on this) and pausedfor a moment then he recited, Then the King will say to those on his right, Come,

you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for

you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something

to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you

invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after

me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. Then the righteous will answer him,

Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something

to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and

clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you? The King

will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers

and sisters of mine, you did for me. After he recited this, he looked towards the

congregation and told them all what he had experienced that morning. Many began

to cry and many heads were bowed in shame. He then said, Today I see a gather-

ing of people, not a church of Jesus Christ. The world has enough people, but not

enough disciples. When will YOU decide to become disciples? He then dismissed

service until next week.

Following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ should be more than just talk. It ought to

be a lifestyle that others around you can love about you and share in.

Chapter Heads Message

CH Guy and Eden Ceniza


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CH Guy Ceniza with

wife Eden, Roland/ LinTampus and Family,Kiko and Inday Eredianowere among those whosupported the activity.

A film showing of theCenters activity, pres-

entation of the childrenbeneficiaries, and musi-cal presentation fromthe children of the cen-

ter completed thenights fellowship.

Fr. Martin closed thedinner fellowship thank-ing the people who con-stantly support this min-istry.

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Hardships are one way of proving ones strength. So, if your problem is extra big, be extra flatteredbecause thats how much the Lord believes in you.

Chapter Members Supports Spiritans Program

Children of Spiritan Catholic Center Foundationperforming for the guests

The Spiritan Catholic

Center Foundation withits Chaplain Fr. MartinOkafor-Ilozue invited themembers of the chapterto a Dinner For a Causeat the Castle Peak Hotel,Mabolo, Cebu City onNovember 28, 2013,

The proceeds of thedinner will be used in theannual running cost of

the center that caters tothe poor children ofBarangay T. Padilla, CebuCity.

To recall, some of thescholars of the centerare sponsored by BCBPMactan members.

Family Matters

Nery Gula

hopes high. We trustedin the mighty love of Godand the unceasing protec-tion Mama Mary providesfor those who believe inher Son.

Praise God! we ex-claimed, as tears of joycame falling when weheard Juns neice on the

phone after two days anda half of trying to reachthem.

Praise God! Hail Mary!All of Juns relatives are

accounted for. Seven ofthem are now living in arented house frontingours. Great time to prac-tice love of neighbor.

the next chapel. And sothe Virgins image only

stayed for an hour with us.It was the shortest but themost intimate time withher. Before we prayed theHoly Rosary, one of myprayer intentions is forMama Mary to cover ourcountry with her protec-

tion, especially the familyof Jun who are in theSamar and Leyte area par-ticularly Tacloban City.

Looking at the devasta-tion brought about by thetyphoon the following day,we were anxious of theircondition. But with peacein our hearts we kept our

When the strongesttyphoon Yolanda was

about to hit our country,we were warned to beprepared. And we did.

But there was anotherpreparation that occu-pied me the day beforethe typhoon. The pa-tronal visit of the image

of Virgin de la Regla wasscheduled to be at ourchapel from 7pm, (Nov.7) to 1am (Nov8). An-ticipating a heavy rainfallthat evening I asked ourparish priest that we willshorten the time of thevisit to facilitate thetransfer of the image to


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Our faith does not lie in trusting God to stop the storm, but in trusting Him to enable us to walk thruthe storm. For in the midst of it, we begin to see His grace.

"I have been close to your people, I have seen how greatthe pain has been but also how strong the people havebeen. Faith emerged from the ruins, it came from solidar-ity in the moment of hardship.

Pope Francis to Filipinos


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Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Mactan Chapter

From every wound there's a scar and every scar tells a story. A story that says "I've been through itall and I made it."

Our Vision: Bringing Christ into the Marketplace andWinning the Marketplace for Christ

The BCBP is a community of like-minded Christian Businessmenand Professionals who have consciously decided to band together

to bring about the transformation of the marketplace.

Gad & Carmen Macasero (November 16)BCBP MactanI learned to forgive my mother, my father, and those who had inflicted me hurts

and pains.

November Breakfast Sharers

BREAKFAST

Venue: Crown Regency Suites

Weekly Schedule: Saturday 7:30 - 10:00 AM

1st Wk: Mens

2nd Wk: Joint (Mens & Ladies)

3rd Wk: Mens

4th Wk: Simultaneous (Mens & Ladies)

Contact Person: Willy Lozano, Mobile: 09173114367

Chapter Head:

Guy Ceniza

Tommy Young (November 23)BCBP Cebu South I did not panic, the Brotherhood taught me not to worry...

Edgar Batiquin (November 30)

BCBP Cebu NorthI found peace with the Lord

www.facebook.com/BCBPMactan

Luz Balbuena (November 30)BCBP Cebu SouthGod again and again showed me His mercy and

goodness.
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