parishworks! 1Vol. 08 No. 10 June 23, 2012

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Meek and kindBy Susan Amoroso

“Heart of Jesus meek and mild,’’ goes our song in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. That is truly how Jesus our Savior ‘s loving heart is, so meek, so mild, so kind, and so forgiving. During the ninth- day novena and feast day of the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus , Monsignor Vicente D. Bauson and Monsignor Hernando M. Coronel focused their talks on the mild , meek and forgiving heart of Jesus.

Because Jesus our Savior loved us with a gentle and forgiving heart, we as Catholic Christians are called to do the same. Today, amid news of sex and financial scandals , rifts and dissensions rocking the Vatican and Catholic Church , we as Catholics must realize that these are opportunities for forgiveness and openness of hearts and minds.

While there may be disagreements and dissensions of ideas among the nuns, bishops, priests and the lay, and even within the Vatican, we as members of the Body of the Catholic Church are called to be Christ-like. We must be patient, understanding, humble and meek, not at all judgmental, arrogant, proud and short-sighted. Christ said to the Jews who wanted to stone to death an adulterous

‘Social Services Livelihood program in full swing’by: Jennifer Reyes

It’s been a month since SSDM’s 14-Weeks Livelihood Program began. After completing four (4) consecutive Wednesday Nights formation sessions that focused on Self-appreciation, Values, Visioning and Basic Entrepreneurship, 20 shepherding members emerged to comprise the first batch of SAAP’s Livelihood Program beneficiaries.

Of the 20 participants, eight (8) will be engaging in Siomai production; five (5) will do meat processing; four (4) will be producing candles; and three (3) will concoct their own formulation of powdered detergent and fabric conditioner.

Just like any other business, a start-up fund is needed to commence production and selling. For this, SAAP through Ms. Wina de Vera of Kabuhayan ni San Andres program has granted loans at very low interest rate to fuel up the humble beginnings of these entrepreneurs in the making. The participants on their end have embraced the idea of sharing the responsibilities of doing business as a group and sharing accountability for the loan.

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Meek and Kind ... from page 1 FLOW - C Update!!!We thank you for fostering awareness on the need to

generously support our church in her various programs and projects thru FLOW-C.

We are pleased to inform you that offerings from June 6 to 15 amounted to Two Hundred Eighty Six Thousand Seven Hundred Pesos (Php 286,700.00).

The Statement of Receipts are as follows:

Day 1 - Php 14,350.00

2 - 6,850.00

3 - 70,000.00

4 - 60,400.00

5 - 7,000.00

6 - 13,100.00

7 - 8,000.00

8 - 25,450.00

9 - 39,950.00

10 - 41,600.00

We trust that you will continue to support the FLOW-C program.

woman, “Let one who is sinless cast the first stone.”

The pitfalls of some members are not the end but are considered opportunities for spiritual renewal. They are the growing pains of a Church still in the process of purification and development.

The heart of Jesus is forgiving. Thus we are called to humble ourselves, ask forgiveness for the hurts we have caused one another. Jesus is asking each one of us to have an understanding and forgiving heart, slow to anger and long in patience. His heart overflows with love and forgiveness. Let the love of Christ grows in our hearts so that His love radiates through our kindness, humility, and forgiving nature.

Jesus Christ embraced poverty and feels for the poor, the suffering, the sick, the sinners, the outcasts and the underprivileged. Christ said He did come for the just, but for the sinners. He has true compassion for the hurting and the least of His brethren. He did say that whatever we do for the least of His brethren, we do it to Him. Isn’t that what true compassion means?

Monsignor Dennis Odiver said in his homily during the June22-24 PREX Seminar for Batch 30-12, “Our God is a very forgiving God. Our God is not a God of wrath. He is a God of love. He is not a vindictive God. He is full of compassion and empathize with how we feel. Christ taught us to love even our enemies.”

Christ said that when we make an offering to God and remember we have a quarrel with a brother or sister, let us first postpone the offering, reconcile first with our brother or sister, then make the offering. That way, our heart is pure and worthy for the act of offering.

Christ also said that no man had greater love than the one who offers his life for another. That is what Jesus did for us. He offered His life for us on the cross. When He died, Christ’s love for us is beyond death. He instituted the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist so that He can be with us in body and spirit when we receive Him in holy communion.

This June we celebrated the solemnity of the Eucharist and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Let this month reminds us to follow the ways of Jesus, so forgiving, so generous , so meek and humble of heart.

June 2, 2012. during the Parish Pastoral Council meeting, where Msgr. Dennis Odiver showed to the group the Schedule of Activities for the month of June at the same time explained the importance of the Flow-C to our parish and its projects. Msgr Dennis also explained in general the meaning of tithing and how it is to the Catholic Church.

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Social Services ... in full swing ... from page 1

It is the objective of this Livelihood Program to empower beneficiaries not only with management and production skills but more importantly with values and vision that will drive the business onto higher grounds. From July to December of 2012, the four groups will be guided through production, selling, managing not only of the business but more importantly of their finances.

Some people may think that four weeks of formation is too long but for those who have experienced how to set-up and manage their own businesses, four weeks are not enough. Businesses do not come about to succeed overnight. It takes a lifetime of learning and actual experience to gear up towards success and everything starts with appreciating one’s self for the kind of “human package” that the Lord has designed one with. Unfortunately, not everyone is aware of his or her distinct “human package” that is rich with God-given gifts of talents, skills, values, experiences and inclinations.

On Saturday – June 30, the livelihood participants will be dipping their hands into production and shall commence selling same day and the following day. Every week thereafter with the permission and support of SAAP’s Parish Priest Monsignor Dennis Odiver and the SSDM, this same group together with their facilitator shall together produce products and sell in the Parish every Saturday and Sunday.

It is a common vision of the volunteer facilitator and livelihood participants to turn this program into a social enterprise that will not only provide a regular source of income that would uplift the lives of beneficiaries but would generate jobs for other Shepherding members. With the commitment of participants, hope is bright that all four enterprises will be legally registered by January 2013.

We look forward to the support of Parishioners by patronizing the products of the Livelihood groups.

St Thomas MoreFeastday: June 22Patron of Lawyers

St. Thomas More, Martyr (Patron of Lawyers) St. Thomas More was born at London in 1478. After a thorough grounding in religion and the classics, he entered Oxford to study law. Upon leaving the university he embarked on a legal career which took him to Parliament. In 1505, he married his beloved Jane Colt who bore him four children, andwhen she died at a young age, he married a widow, Alice Middleton, to be a mother for his young children. A wit and a reformer, this learned man numbered Bishops and scholars among his friends, and by 1516 wrote his world-famous book “Utopia”. He attracted the attention of Henry VIII who appointed him to a succession of high posts and missions, and finally

made him Lord Chancellor in 1529. However, he resigned in 1532, at the height of his career and reputation, when Henry persisted in holding his own opinions regarding marriage and the supremacy of the Pope. The rest of his life was spent in writing mostly in defense of the Church. In 1534, with his close friend, St. John Fisher, he refused to render allegiance to the King as the Head of the Church of England and was confined to the Tower. Fifteen months later, and nine days after St. John Fisher’s execution, he was tried and convicted of treason. He told the court that he could not go against his conscience and wished his judges that “we may yet hereafter in heaven merrily all meet together to everlasting salvation.” And on the scaffold, he told the crowd of spectators that he was dying as “the King’s good servant-but God’s first.” He was beheaded on July 6, 1535. His feast day is June 22nd.

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Puzzle CornerJune 24, 2012 – Solemnity of the Birth

of John the Baptist. Readings: Isaiah

49:1-6 / Psalm 139 / Acts 13:22-26 /

Luke 1:57-66, 80By: Karen Ann Phoa

1. “I will make you a _ _ _ _ _ G T H L I to the nations that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”

2. “John heralded his coming by proclaiming a baptism of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E E E N N T C R P A to all the people of Israel.”

3. “When they came on the eigth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A A E I Z C H H R after his father, but his mother said in reply, ‘No. He will be called John.’”

4. “He asked for a _ _ _ _ _ _ T E A B L T and wrote, ‘John is his name,’ and all were amazed.”

5. “The child grew and became _ _ _ _ _ _ G N R S T O in spirit, and he was in the _ _ _ _ _ _ T E E S D R until the day of his manifestation to Israel.”

• A Kumpisalang Bayan will be held on June 29, Friday, 5pm onwards.

• July 14 Saturday, PARISH LEADERS’ CONFERENCE with Rev. Fr. Nolan A. Que, “A Primer on the Catechism of the Catholic Church” 8:00 pm

• Be a sponsor and help our young be in school. Support Paeskwela ni San Andres, an Educational Assistance Program. Sponsorship forms are still availableattheParishOfficeoryoumaydrop your donations at the donation box beside the statue of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary.

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