Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and

Professionals Mactan Chapter

October 2013

Cebu Hosts Senior Leaders Retreat

Message for the Month: "What good is it to profess faith without practicing it?"
Special points of interest: 20th Chapter Anniversary - Oct 12. 120 senior leaders from BCBP chapters nationwide gathered in Cebu for the first ever Senior Leaders Retreat/Workshop at EcoTech Center, Lahug last September 13 to 15. The goal of the retreat/ workshop is to develop a policy frameworks for the roles of the Senior Leaders in helping the community develop its full potential. Senior leaders are past chapter heads who completed their tenure of

The Senior Leaders of BCBP

service and former Man -Com members. The Senior Leaders went through several reflections and focused

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Bogo Outreach Celebrates 12th Anniversary

On September 14, 2013 BCBP Bogo Outreach began its 12th anniversary celebration at St. Vincent Parish Church for the 8:30 Holy Eucharist with Fr. Divino Jurcales. From the Holy Mass, the members gathered at the Bogo and Mactan Leaders leading the toast for BCBP Bgo church grounds and released balloons and 12 sky lanterns The group then pro- Roger and sister Mila representing its 12 years of ceeded to North Lucmayon from Talisay existence as an outreach. Homes for the grand breakfast where Judge
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Inside this issue:

Chapter visits Gasa sa Gugma

20th Anniversary 3 Schedule of Activities Teaching

Charity is your investment in heaven. And what matters in this investment is not how much you give, but your attitude in giving.

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Cebu Hosts ...(continued from page 1)
were ably synthesized by Joey Abellana, director for leadership development. Louie Morales formally revealed that the senior leaders will now be addressed as Tatang which represents wisdom and keepers of tradition. A theme song composed for the Tatangs, adapted from a song of Florante, was sung by all. A specially designed logo for the Tatang was presented by Bro. Louie. All the Tatangs made the commitment to serve and were prayed over for empowerment at the end of the retreat. God bless to all the Tatangs!

The senior leaders in focused group discussion The logo of the Tatang (Senior Leaders)

Fr. Ramon Ofredo officiated the Mass for the Tatangs

Tatang Louie Morales

Mactan Music Ministry served during the Holy Mass

sults of the discussions were presented to the whole body by each groups representative. The ideas, concerns, recommendations, and action plans,

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City Chapter shared their life journey. After a sumptuous and lively lunch fellowship, part 2 of the program showcased the singing and dancing talents of Bogo Outreach members. Lady sharer Mila Lucmayon even shared her singing talent by rendering an upbeat number which the crowd sang along. Brothers and sisters from Mactan who graced the occasion, agreed that the outreach is living up to its 12th anniversary theme: Living a Joyful, Fulfilling and Challenging Community Life.

The anniversary theme The anniversary Breakast and shares (inset)

Sending off balloons and sky lanterns

Group photo after the Holy Mass

Each day is an offering of love, a gift only God can deliver, and the way we use each shining hour is our gift of thanks to the giver.

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Chapter Members Visit Gasa sa Gugma

A special social action activity gathered a good number of chapter members in the afternoon of September 7, 2013 to support AMD Nelson Dauz and other September birthday celebrants who celebrated their special day with the patients of Gasa sa Gugma. Gasa sa Gugma is an hospice for the elderly and abandoned located at Brgy. Panagdait, Mabolo, Cebu City. It is under the able management of the Sisters of Charity. While the patients enjoyed the delicious food served to them, members of the music ministry rendered OPM songs from the 50s and the 60s intended to bring back old memories.

BCBP Mactan members serving the patients

In return, a singer composer patient sung to the group songs which he composed while staying at the hospice.

Mactan Couples Serve in Consolacion BCMR

Servant leaders of Mactan had a great time orienting themselves to the new BCMR venue of Consolacion chapter where they serve as speakers for the weekend marriage retreat. The Santo Nino Spirituality Center situated at the hilltop of Tulo-tulo, Consolacion is a fitting venue for the activity. Far from the busy city life, the serene surroundings of the place offer the needed silence for participating couples to commune with each other and with God.

The participants

The venue: Sto. Nio Spirituality Center, Tolo-Tolo, Consolacion Happiness cant be found at the end of the road. Its truly experienced along the way. So take not for granted each moment of your life and find reasons to be happy each day .

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Worship and Music
Jun Yap - Music Minstry Head

Teaching

Jun Yap

3 Keys for an effective and successful WORSHIP 1. Understand what it means to worship Worship brings us into Gods presence When we worship, we are acknowledging : His power His dominion over all things (seen and unseen) He is worthy of our praises Worship is an act of surrender Worship is showing our devotion to Him Worship is also saying that we love Him Worship transforms us, empower us, liberates us, and renews us in the image of our creator. 2. Spiritual preparation for worship Starts with the way we live our day-to-day life Practicing stillness Staying alert to God In prayer, invite God to teach us to worship in spirit and truth Nurturing expectancy Creating time and space to prepare oneself for the worship experience. 3. Dynamic preparation in community worship Participate fully and joyfully in the singing and praising Focus on God Help and enable others to do the same Help maintain a worship atmosphere before and during the assembly Come to the worship with a thankful and a joyful heart Common Forms of Praise and Worship Singing Loud praising Singing in tongues Praying in tongues Soft praising Silence - adoration Worship singing Litany of praises

If what you see by the eye doesnt please you, then close your eyes and see from the heart. Because the heart can see beauty and love more than the eyes can ever wonder .

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Teaching

20TH Year of Mission Service to the Family

27th Sunday in ordinary time. Luke 17, 5 - 10
Fr. Martin Okafor-Ilozue CSSp - BCBP Mactan BCLP19

Fr. Martin

Faith comes with struggles and temptations which try to deceive us thanks to the community (BCBP) we have remained steadfast and have outlived most of our trials.

SERVICES DONE FOR OTHERS SHOULD BE SEEN AS GRACE FOR THE ONE WHO SERVES, as we look back to the past twenty years almost every member of the BCBP would have served in one position or another and would have recognized the grace obtained from such service at work in our lives. Mission is service and it is evidenced in the Brotherhood, the call to service that we will hear on Sunday from our Lord Jesus Christ, reminds of who we are, servants not just to the Lord but to our brothers and sisters. This service is done in love and full of faith Faith is a gift of God, given freely for our holiness and salvation. With our services in the community and bringing Christ to the market places, our evil intentions are purified hence becoming holy as our heavenly Father is, in that way perfectly fitting into the attitude of those waiting for salvation of the Lord to come, for Faith grows when we act and live in faith. Those who have faith realize that everything they receive is grace. This is a fact of our life, not by our power but by the Lords doing that we grow in faith and prosper in life of holiness through service. Belonging to the Lord should humble us as we can only boast of the goodness of Christ, not our good deeds, for in themselves they are nothing, their meaning only come with Christ Jesus. Faith comes with struggles and temptations which try to deceive us. In the first reading, Prophet Habakkuk nearly faltered in his faith in Yahweh with the prevalence occurrence of violence and ruins in his days that he almost abandoned the Lord. You can recollect how many times we have come to that point in life believing that surely God is so distant from us because of the many trials and temptations that come our way. But thanks to the community (BCBP) we have remained steadfast and have outlived most of our trials. This cannot be possible without the faith that is within, a sustainable faith that makes us not to be coward as St. Paul tells Timothy in the second reading, the greatest gift of the Spirit to us. 20 years may be long, but a twenty year person is still young adult and lacks experience of the world and the desired wisdom to take on life. Let us be humble enough to continue in our BCBP family allowing ourselves to be open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, that will teach us everything and lead us to our heavenly Jerusalem. Ad multos annos mga kuyas ug ates!

Kind hearts are the garden, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. May you enjoy the beautiful garden of life.

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20th Chapter Anniversary Program of Activities
Friday - October 11, 2013 Praise and Worship Assembly Time : 7:30 pm Venue : St. Therese Chapel IAU, Lapu-Lapu City Saturday - October 12, 2013 Venue: Crown Regency Suites, Mactan 8:00 am - Registration 9:00 am - Holy Mass: Bishop Emilio Boy Bataclan 10:30 am - a. Sharing 1. Mayong Rodriguez, Ormoc Chapter 2. Boloy Mendoza, Zamboanga Chapter 3. Alex Mendoza, Bogo Outreach b. Giving of Award to Honest Employees 12:00 nn - L U N C H 1:30 pm - Fellowship and Presentations

Of Feasts and Celebrations

October is among the months of the year full of feasts and celebrations. The first week alone is packed with feast of popular saints and devotions. October begins with the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux, closely followed by the feast of the Guardian Angels, (Oct 2), St. Francis of Assisi (Oct 4) from whom Pope Francis got his Papal name and Oct. 7 the feast of the Lady of the Holy Rosary. For Mactan chapter October is a celebration month. It brings back the membership to the beginnings of the chapter. It was also in the month of October, October 28, 1995 to be exact, when Mactan crossed the seas to open its first outreach in Ormoc. Ormoc is on its 18th strong and blessed years of existence. As BCBP Mactan celebrates its anniversary year after year, many beautiful and happy memories are made, recalled and remembered. It also missed the many brothers and sisters who have come and left while acknowledging those who have come and stayed. While the chapter prepares for its 20th anniversary, members are bustling and engrossed with perfecting their presentations. Unity and friendship is built in the process. The same vigor and enthusiasm is what we need to see in our members as we forge ahead with the evangelization thrust of the Brotherhood. Happy Anniversary!

Nery Gula

Let us cherish the moment when were empty but happy, tired but inspired, down but smiling, feeling lost but living for a cause; Life is a gift.

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"An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth... Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them. Pope Francis

One great form of wealth is kindness. It cant be diminished no matter how much you give. It increases the more its shared.

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Our Vision: Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ
Mactan Chapter The BCBP is a community of like-minded Christian Businessmen and Professionals who have consciously decided to band together to bring about the transformation of the marketplace.

Chapter Head: Guy Ceniza

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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: Leo Legara, Mobile: 09068876336

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September Breakfast Sharers

Dodong Alde (September 7) BCBP Balamban

Sim & Emmie Lanaria (September 14) BCBP Mandaue the BCBP challenged my beliefs and priorities in life and opened my eyes on things that really mattered. Lindy Alfar (September 21) BCBP Talisay God is only a prayer away He manifests Himself by putting people in the right place at the right time.

Bill Granert (September 28) BCBP Cebu Central My only regret is that Eugene did not call us sooner so that we were members of the BCBP when our kids were still at home.

Vimla Condor (September 28) BCBP Cebu South I've seen what the Brotherhood did to Chads life and his relationship to our God. So without any hesitation I attended the breakfast fellowship at BCBP South

Some plants grow best in the sun; others do well in the shade. Remember that God puts us where we grow best and give us good people to grow with.