INAUGURAL LIGHT.SOUL.BREAKFAST Bro Mel B Libre, Lead Servant of TawagAwit, convened the

inaugural session of Light.Soul.Breakfast on 27 April 2013 in

Pinoy Grill, Henderson, Auckland. Twenty-seven (27)

attendees participated in the activity dubbed as “Deliciously

Uplifting”.

The program was divided into two parts, namely the Inspired Talks and

Contemporary Briefing. Bro Elmer Cerna delivered an intense sharing about Roderick Catuday,

whom he came to know from the time of the latter’s arrival in Auckland until his death. “He was like family to me,” Bro Elmer spoke, as he held

back his tears. Bro Mel B Libre expounded on his belief in miracles, narrating the account

on the miraculous Host in Buenos Aires in 1996. He said that “Miracles are badges of God’s love for His people. Hence, miracles are meant to be told, to be narrated, to be testified, to create awareness of God’s holiness, goodness

and justice. If we are to limit our testimonies to people who already believe, we have failed to accomplish the purpose of God’s miracles.” Asked to share

on miracles they’ve experienced during their lifetime, Bro Sammy Sia told on how he was left unharmed in a head-on collision; while Bro Oscar shared on witnessing the dancing sun outside St Patrick’s Cathedral in Auckland

during the visit of visionaries a few years ago. In the contemporary briefing, Mr Robert Sedano, International Property

Specialist of AyalaLand Philippines, reported about the positive economic outlook of the Philippines saying that “Today is the perfect time to invest especially in property.” He showed a comparative study that revealed

properties in the Philippines are undervalued compared to its neighbours like Hongkong and Singapore.

Bro Darrow Benito succeeded in getting people to laugh in Smilines, while Sis Tess Baclay perked up the audience with intriguing questions in BQQ

(Bible Quotient Quiz). TawagAwit members from Our Lady of Lourdes and Pope John Paull II

Chapters joined the event.

Most of the participants said that they liked the program and looked forward to another session in the future. Sponsors of the activity were AyalaLand and Pinoy Grill

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We Need You TawagAwit invites you to help in

spreading God’s Word through music

and other acts of love.

You can be a: (1) member; (2) supporter

or (3) organizer

A member is one who can attend to the regular activities of the Ministry. The

minimum participation are: attendance during

practice sessions of songs, usually once a

week or once every two weeks AND singing with the group during the assigned mass

usually once a month or once every two

months.

A supporter is one who can donate services or

resources to the Ministry. There are special

events that TawagAwit organizes and the

events need finances or helping hands.

An organizer is one who initiates the

formation of a chapter in a parish. The

Ministry will provide all the assistance within

its means to help in the vital task.

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May 2013

Our Vision:

Harmony in the World

Our Mission:

To spread God’s Word through

music and other acts of love.

Our Values:

Godliness

We believe in God and live His

Word.

Offering

We share our talents, time and

resources for God’s greater glory.

Devotion

We commit ourselves to the

mission of the Ministry.

Love

We love God with all of our heart

will all our soul, with all our

minds and with all our strength.

Originality

We promote artistry and creativity

to express our faith.

Victory over Sin

We fight Satan in each and every

moment of our lives.

Evangelization

We bring the Light of God to

those who are in the dark.

Sustainability

We contribute and manage our

resources effectively.

Unity

We are one with the Lord, one

with the Church, one with the

community, and one with the

Ministry.

For more information about

TawagAwit, please contact Bro Mel

Libre sl at librelaw@yahoo.com

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I Believe in Miracles (Excerpts taken from the Inspired Talk of Bro Mel B Libre delivered during the

inaugural Light Soul Breakfast on April 27, 2013 in Henderson, Auckland)

God does not make miracles simply to heal a defect. God does not

make miracles to dazzle people. God does not make miracles to

showoff that He is great and powerful. No.

I read this very long article about miracles, and one of the points

highlighted was that “A miracle is a factor in the Providence of

God over men. Hence the glory of God and the good of men are

the primary or supreme ends of every miracle.” Therefore the

miracle must be worthy the holiness, goodness, and justice of God,

and conducive to the true good of men.

Miracles are badges of God’s love for His people. Hence, miracles

are meant to be told, to be narrated, to be testified, to create

awareness of God’s holiness, goodness and justice. If we are to

limit our testimonies to people who already believe, we have failed

to accomplish the purpose of God’s miracles.

Such was the fault of the Jews who believed that they were the

Chosen People, believing that the miracles of God were meant

only for them. In Mark 5 Jesus healed a non-Jew possessed by a

demon called Legion in Gadarenes. The message Jesus was telling

his disciples: miracles like the gospel are meant for all, not just for

a select race or people.

Thus St Paul wrote “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it

is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who

believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” (Romans 1:16)

In the Gospel of Matthew, he says, “And this gospel of the

kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all

nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14)

For believers, it is our duty, our responsibility, our mission to bear

witness to the Word of God, to tell unbelievers of God’s teachings,

of God’s love, of God’s miracles.

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Papal Intentions May 2013: General. That administrators of

justice may act always with integrity and right conscience.

Missionary: That seminaries, especially those of mission churches,

may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to

proclaiming the Gospel…Going to confession isn't like heading

off to be tortured or punished, nor is it like going to the dry

cleaners to get out a stain, Pope Francis said in a morning

Mass homily. "It's an encounter with Jesus" who is patiently

waiting "and takes us as we are," offering penitents his tender

mercy and forgiveness, he said April 29. "God is light, and in him

there is no darkness at all," the pope said, quoting from the First

Letter of John. While everyone experiences moments of darkness

in life, the verse refers to the darkness of living in error, "being

satisfied with oneself, being convinced of not needing salvation,"

he said. As John continues, the pope said, "If we say, 'We are

without sin,' we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."

People have to start out with the humility of realizing "we are all

sinners, all of us," he said…In his homily April 18 at an early

morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus

Sanctae Marthae, Pope Francis said many people say they

believe in God, but what kind of God do they believe in

exactly? God is a real person -- a father -- and faith springs forth

from a tangible experience of an encounter with him, the pope told

his listeners. "We believe in God who is Father, who is Son, who

is Holy Spirit," Pope Francis said. "We believe in persons and

when we talk to God we speak with persons" who are concrete and

tangible, not some misty, diffused god-like "'god-spray,' that's a

little bit everywhere but who knows what it is." This faith in the

real presence of Jesus is a gift from God himself, the pope said,

and when he gives this gift of faith "we must continue on this

path," rejoicing...A Christian isn't a person who simply follows

some commandments, but is a person who tries to think like

Christ, "act like him, love like him," Pope Francis said at his

weekly general audience. More than 30,000 people gathered in

St. Peter's Square for the audience April 10; the crowd included a

group whose presence Pope Francis described -- with a smile -- as

"very important": directors of Argentina's San Lorenzo de

Almagro soccer team, which has been his favorite team since he

was a child…When hundreds of thousands of young Catholics

gather with Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro in the summer,

reflections on safeguarding the environment will be part of the

program. "From the beginning of planning -- under Pope

Benedict XVI -- we thought that a major theme in Brazil, known as 'the lungs of the world,' would have to be the environment,"

said Marcello Bedeschi, president of the John Paul II Foundation

for Youth, a Rome-based organization that assists with World

Youth Day planning. "We did not know that there would be a new

pope and that in his first three major addresses, he would speak

about safeguarding creation, not in political or ideological terms,

but as a Christian obligation," Bedeschi said. (Catholic News

Service)

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So Laff :-) “Heed your parents they may have been in a

worst situation than you’re in.”

Invitation:

+TawagAwit invites everyone to join the ministry:

(1) St Mary’s Church, Northcote

(2) St Thomas More Church, Glenfield

(3) Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Glen Eden

(4) St Mark’s Church, Pakuranga

(5) St Patrick’s Church, Taupo

(6) Blessed John Paul II Mass Centre, Albany

(7) Mount Saint Mary Church Titirangi

+Should you be in another area in New Zealand or

other parts of the world, TawagAwit will help organize

a chapter. Existing music groups or choirs can also

affiliate as a chapter. Email: librelaw@yahoo.com

Photo at right: Fr Sam Pulanco, supporter of TawagAwit,

had a catch up with parishioners of Pope John Paul II on 28

April 2013.

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