Vision – Families in the Holy Spirit Renewing the Face of the Earth

Mission –Building the Church of the HOME Building the Church of the POOR

KIDS FOR CHRIST YOUTH FOR CHRIST SINGLES FOR CHRIST HANDMAIDS OF THE LORD (HOLD)

SERVANTS OF THE LORD (SOLD)

F A M I L Y MINISTRIES

2000 – CFC was granted Vatican recognition as a private lay association of Pontifical right.

The recognition by Vatican of an association constitutes a declaration of ecclesiastical authority stating that the association is REALLY IN CHURCH, that everything in it is in AGREEMENT with nature of the CHURCH. Our ONENESS with the CATHOLIC CHURCH is expressed in CFC Vision Statement. CFC is Parish-based.

Couples for Christ is Parish-based

Family Renewal –To strengthen and defend the family as a basic unit of society and of the Church in accordance with God’s plan.

Christian Life Program (CLP) – Seminar – An integrated course intended to lead the participants into a renewed understanding of God’s call to them.

Purposes of CLP – 1) Evangelization2) Spiritual Renewal

1.Building the Church of the HOME

For the FAMILY – CLP brings married couples to a renewed commitment to Christian Family Life and it starts to build-up a community of committed Christian families.

For the CHURCH – It brings people within a particular PARISH to a fuller experience of Life in the Spirit. Consequently, it strengthens and revitalizes community life in the PARISH.

What does CLP do?

Couples are grouped into Households of 5 couples each Household

Unit – composed of 5 Households Chapter – composed of 5 Units They meet regularly (weekly) with Bible as

spiritual base. Chapter Assembly – Monthly

After the Christian Life Program –

Established in 1981 and now, in more than 100 countries all over the world

Moved with the Holy Spirit, one with the Catholic Church, blessed to witness to Christ’s love and service, CFC is a united global community of family evangelizers that sets the world on fire with the fullness of God’s transforming LOVE.

Couples for Christ

CFC shall pursue Total Christian Liberation through social justice, respect for life and work with the poor.

ANCOP – Answering the Cry of the POOR is a juridical entity established by CFC and mandated with the marketing and fund-raising for the Church of the Poor Programs.

The Foundation enters into contracts, global partnerships with both CFC and non-CFC groups, monitor program delivery and standardization.

ANCOP Foundation has been established in the Philippines, Canada, USA, Australia, Europe and other countries that support the various under the CHURCH OF THE POOR.

2.BUILDING THE CHURCH OF THE POOR

The program under ANCOP are to be implemented based on the

core values of CFC –◦ Pro-GOD

◦ Pro- Family◦ Pro – Life◦ Pro-Poor

◦ With the key principle that Christ is the center of the work and must be proclaimed in word and deed.

◦ All Ancop programs are implemented through the CFC structure.

Ancop has two major programs -

1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

2. EDUCATION

What are the programs of ANCOP?

The program ORGANIZES, DEVELOPS and EMPOWERS a community where a poor child and his family can live in decent surroundings to experience life grounded on Christian values, respect and practices.

a) SHELTER – Builds ANCOP communities by providing housing and common facilities for the poor through multi-sectoral partnerships.

1. Community Development

b.) LIVELIHOOD – Provides the necessary training and/or economic opportunities to become employees, producers, contractors, business partners, savers and investors through sustainable livelihood program

c) HEALTH – Ancop Health aims to support and promote a culture of health consciousness in poor communities by advocating and implementing good health practices such as hygiene, nutrition and preventive health care leading to a healthy lifestyle for the whole family.

Education aims to educate poor children. ANCOP believes that education of the poor child and his family is key to poverty alleviation.

ANCOP’s Focus of Work –Ancop’s efforts revolve around transforming, materially and spiritually the –

C-hild F-amily C-ommunity

2. E D U C A T I O N

ANCOP GLOBAL WALK

ANCOP – Answering the Cry of the POOR

Mt. 25:40 – “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brethren of mine, you did for me.”