PLANNING STARTS FOR FRANCISFEST 2015

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1 July 26, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year of the Poor - Mercy and Compassion Forbes Park, Makati PLANNING STARTS FOR FRANCISFEST 2015 completely finalized. Beneficiaries of our Francisfest celebration have been asked to submit articles to our Parish Bulletin describing their invaluable community by Lourdes de Leon Mrs. Amelita D. Guevara, work. indefatigable founder and Amelita comes from several generations of Church head of our well-known involved families. Her grandmother Pacita Roxas de Coro de San Antonio, has Katigbak was a daily communicant and used to play the been named this year s organ in their Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Lipa. So was chairman of the yearly her mother, Imelda Katigbak Dayrit. She also was a daily F R A N C I S F E S T. S h e mass goer and was the official organist of Our Lady of immediately called an Lourdes Church. informal meeting on Friday, July 10 to announce the Amelita was commandeered by Diding Panlilio, then good news that the longhead of the Christian Family Movement, thus becoming awaited and world-known the unofficial conductor of the small choir of the then Cecil Licad had accepted Shrine of St. Anthony in It was then made up of a our invitation to be the spritely 10 or so volunteer members from CFM. The rest honoured guest performer is history. at our Francisfest Concert. Amelita then briefly mapped out ways and means, over-all strategies and other concerns to be taken up in greater detail at subsequent meetings to make this year s Francisfest a great success, since it fortunately coincides with our Parish s Ruby Anniversary. Present at this initial meeting were Fr. Reu Galoy, OFM, Parish Priest, Rosalinda Orosa, well-known music critic and columnist, members of the Parish Council Jaime Blanco, Edmund Lim, Dee Chan, Tina Teehankee, Girlie Sison and Lourdes de Leon. Also present was Suzette Gatmaitan, so generous about the printing needs of the parish and in charge of Souvenir Program. A second meeting was held on Thursday, July 16 and included Marilou Consing and Jeannie Bitanga of the Parish Bulletin, Menchu Bautista, Scholarship Committee, Carina Lebron and Lyn Rivilla. Taken up in greater detail were matters concerning program and production, publicity and promotion, sponsorship, tickets, souvenir program, technical and physical arrangements, traffic and security, and a host of other matters which will be ironed out in greater detail. The meeting also discussed important committees and their members, details of which will be published when Amelita has always been involved in the Francisfest since day 1 when it was conceived by Fr. Hugh Zurat, then Parish Priest, in She was mostly in charge of the program and has produced major choral works like Mozart s Coronation Mass, Mendelssohn s Oratorio of St. Paul and Elijah and many others. This year Francisfest will feature Cecile B. Licad, who is not only a world acclaimed pianist but happens to be also the niece of Cards Guevara, Amelita s husband. The Chairmanship of this year s Francisfest was first offered to two other probable Chairpersons, who first agreed and then regretted because of other commitments. What is God s message here, she asked Fr. Reu. Little did she realize that she has been divinely chosen. It is with great pride therefore that Amelita, in her stint as Chairperson for the first time in her long service to our Church that Francisfest presents such an outstanding artist. Santuario de San Antonio Parish Center Office Tel. nos

2 Parish Bulletin For five consecutive Sundays, starting today, we will read chapter 6 of the gospel of John the longest chapter of said gospel (71 verses) - about the Eucharist. This insertion of John s gospel is due to the fact that Mark s gospel is too short to cover all the Sundays of Year B. The multiplication of the loaves is the only miracle of Jesus recorded by all four gospels. This shows how important this event was and how deep an impression it made on the early Christian communities. In the gospel of John, the multiplication of the loaves is related to the holy Eucharist. After feeding the crowd with material bread, Jesus, as we will see, goes on to explain to the people about the bread of life that came down from heaven his own body. Perhaps this is the reason why John has omitted the account of the institution of the holy Eucharist during the Last Supper and has replaced it with this lengthy discourse. To begin with, Jesus shows compassion for the people, even though they follow him for the wrong reason not for the love of Jesus or his word, but for the love of themselves: because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Just the same, Jesus has pity on them and takes responsibility for them. Even though Jesus could solve the problem all by himself, nevertheless he sought help from his disciples: Where can we buy enough food for 2 SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION By Fr. Jesus Galindo, OFM 17th Sunday on Ordinary Time (B) Feeding the crowds by sharing. them? Obviously, the disciples were overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problem staring at them: Two hundred days wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little bit. Then a young boy offered his five barley loaves and two fish. Utterly insufficient, of course. But that is all that Jesus wanted: a gesture of solidarity, to let us know that all he needs is a gesture of good will, and then he will do the rest. Jesus seems to be telling us: When confronted with a problem or crisis situation, don t pass it all on to me; do whatever you can no matter how little or how inadequate. Then I will come in. I am here, not to work miracles for you, but to work miracles with you. Hunger is still one of the plagues of our time. We are confronted, not with five thousand but with hundreds of millions of hungry people. Over 800 million people across the world suffer from hunger. More than 16,000 children die of hunger or undernutrition every day one child every five seconds. Hunger is a man-made problem. According to the Food Aid Organization (FAO), the earth can feed 36 billion people six or seven times the present world population. Developed countries blame the plague of hunger on the fast growth of the world population which needs to be curbed. And so, instead of giving aid to increase food production, to create jobs, to improve the infrastructures, they send to the poor countries birth control gadgets and contraceptive programs. Meantime, rich countries spend huge amounts of money in arms production (used to kill), and throw away or destroy large amounts of surplus food in order to maintain high prices. Hunger is indeed a man-made problem, brought about, not so much by lack of food as by lack of solidarity. Pope Francis has something to say in this regard: Instead of resolving the problems of the poor and thinking of how the world can be different, some can only propose a reduction in the birth rate. At times, developing countries face forms of international pressure which make economic assistance contingent on certain policies of reproductive health To blame population growth instead of extreme and selective consumerism on the part of some, is one way of refusing to face the issues. Besides, we know that approximately a third of all food produced is discarded, and whenever food is thrown out it is as if it were stolen from the table of the poor. (Encyclical letter Laudato si, n. 50). You can say it more loudly, but you can t say it more clearly. Like the disciples of Jesus in today s gospel, we feel sorely inadequate to tackle this enormous problem of hunger; however, let us resolve to do our little something. Let us share our five loaves and our two fish. Only then have we the right to ask the Lord to do the rest. Fr. Jesús Galindo, OFM INTRODUCTION TO CENTERING PRAYER AND LECTIO DIVINA RETREAT August 14, 15 and 16, 2015 (Fri Sun) Carmelite Missionaries Center of Spirituality Kabangan Road, Iruhin West, Tagaytay City For more information, contact Betty ; Anna Marie ; Herbie and/or the COP Secretariat at or cop.secretariat@gmail.com Editorial Team & General Information Marilou Consing Editor in Chief Jeannie Bitanga Assistant Editor/Website Administrator Jojo Avila Montenegro Art & Design Colorplus Production Group Corp. Production Submit articles, pictures, announcements, notices to: ssappb@yahoo.com Deadline for submission is every Tuesday of the week. The Parish Bulletin reserves the right to edit articles for clarity and space. Santuario de San Antonio Pastoral Team Fr. Reu Jose C. Galoy, OFM Parish Priest Fr. Baltazar Obico, OFM Guardian Fr. Efren Jimenez, OFM Fr. Jesus Galindo, OFM Makati Medical Center Chaplain Fr. Serge Santos, OFM. Santuario de San Antonio Parish Center Office Tel. nos ssap_info@yahoo.com Website: Website webi@ssaparish.com Foundation website: Parish Pastoral Council Jayme Blanco President Edmund Lim Vice President Cristina Teehankee Secretary To submit articles/pictures to the Parish Bulletin/Website Please submit photos with your articles, if at all possible. Submit them by (not in paper form) with photos in.jpg format and a minimum photo file size of at least 80 KB (800 x 530 pixels). Articles submitted should be a minimum of 150 words and not more than 300 words. to: ssappb@yahoo.com

3 RANDOM THOUGHTS Voices from yesterday and today By: Peachy Maramba ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA: Patron of Retreats and Spiritual Exercises July 31 God truly works in strange and mysterious ways. Just think... because a young noble soldier was wounded in the leg and had to be confined for a long time to a convalescent bed, a strange series of events known as the Society of Jesus, more simply and popularly known as the Jesuits, was formed. Ignatius Loyola was wounded at the battle of Pamplona in Spain was To relieve his boredom, he read books that dealt with the lives of saints. He so admired them that he resolved to imitate them. Having recovered, Ignatius made a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Our Lady of Montserrat where he hung up his sword and dagger at the feet of Our Lady. Determined to become a valuable soldier for Christ Ignatius decided that he should get fit mentally fit. He left for Manresa where he found a cave suitable for his needs. It was during these days that God gave him valuable knowledge of (1) himself; (2) Jesus Christ and; and (3) His Church. Ignatius decided to put down in writing all his religious and inner spiritual experiences. Out of all his notes was born his famous book Spiritual Exercises which Pius XI described as the wisest and most universal spiritual code for guiding the soul on the path to salvation. More than being a collection of spiritual insights and pious meditations it is the best how-to save your soul book. It is a manual for training the soul to grow The Church does not hate gay people. When the Church states that marriage is the union between one man and one woman, she is not teaching it out of hatred or discrimination. The Church never hates gay people. In fact, she has great compassion for people who are struggling with their sexuality and gender identity. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that any sign of unjust discrimination toward homosexual people is to be avoided. Jesus, who heads the Church, loves all people especially those whom society scorns, including people who are attracted to the same sex. For Catholics, marriage is not only about intimate association and the hope of companionship, but it is also linked intrinsically to the procreation and education of children. Today, this concept seems foreign to many people. The contraceptive culture has made us believe that the main function of our reproductive systems is not for reproduction, but for the pursuit of pleasure or intimacy. Pope Paul VI s encyclical Humanae Vitae teaches that daily nearer to God. Thus it becomes the manual devised by our saint for the spiritual formation of his followers and as the basis of the Rule for his future Jesuit order. In reading this book one is struck by how the book guides the reader through what today we call a retreat. While Ignatius did not invent the idea of a retreat which is as old as St. Paul, what he did was to show us how powerful a retreat can be in the training of bad Christians into good and good Christians into better. The Exercises which is designed to be completed in the course of a thirtyday retreat is centered around a series The ABC s of Catholic Doctrine by Lianne Tiu July 26, 2015 sex within marriage has two purposes: the unitive and procreative. If we remove one of these purposes or both, we are left with a physical union of bodies, without any transcendent meaning. Sex and babies are so separated in the modern mind that it is difficult to explain why and how marriage is more than two people who love each other; but that it is a conjugal union that exists in part for the creation and education of children. The Church cannot change the definition of marriage. She continues to teach that marriage is not for two men or two women; because such relationships do not result in the birth of children or allow a child to be raised by his/her biological mother and father. This is not at all a reflection of hatred or bigotry for gay people. (Reference: com - What the Catholic Church does (and does not) teach about same-sex marriage by Jennifer Manning; Catechism of the Catholic Church #2358) of guided meditation. These focuses on such themes as (1) The Creation of the World; (2) The life and ministry of Jesus; and (3) His death and resurrection. It is no wonder that when Ignatius was canonized a saint in 1622 he was proclaimed a patron of retreats and spiritual exercises by Pope Pius XI. SOURCES of REFERENCE: The Way of the Saints pp ; Saints pp ; Servants of God pp ; and others. Today many retreat houses throughout the world successfully pump new energy into people s spiritual lives by having them perform exercises modeled on those Ignatius wrote about in his book. Read more on St. Ignatius of Loyola in our website com 3

4 Parish Bulletin CONTINUING CATHOLIC DEVELOPMENT (CCD) Parish Office, Santuario de San Antonio Parish, Forbes Park, Makati City Enrollment is ongoing for SY August May 2016! We are accepting applicants in the following levels: RECEPTION: for 5-6 year olds LEVEL 1 - PRE-FIRST COMMUNION: for 6-7 year olds LEVEL 2 - FIRST COMMUNION: for 7-8 year olds LEVEL 3: for 8-9 year olds LEVEL 4: for 9-10 year olds LEVEL 5: for year olds LEVEL 6 - PRE-CONFIRMATION: for year olds LEVEL 7 - CONFIRMATION: for year olds LEVEL 8 - Youth Group: for year olds CCD Youth Club 8+ (13-18 year olds) - More Info TBA The Continuing Catholic Development (CCD) is an internationally recognized parochial religious education program for children. In the Philippines, it has been officially assigned as a ministry of the Santuario de San Antonio Parish (SSAP) in Forbes Park. As such, it is committed to educate its students with the basic teachings and fundamental truths of the Church. It also prepares students for the reception of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. CCD is currently offered to children who study in non-catholic schools that do not provide Catechism as part of its curriculum nor as an extra-curricular activity. For inquiries, please call or visit LEAH AZARCON at the CCD Office: Tel # (July: Mon-Fri, Aug onwards: Tue to Sat) - ccd.office.ssap@gmail.com Meldy Cojuangco Connie Gomez Marilou Arteficio Ma. Pilar Oledan Iggy Clavecilla Cecille Reynoso Maxima Amah Sy Aurora Gonzalez Tommy Dy Buncio Naning Bagabaldo Remedios Maceda Berris Cedric Castro Pilar del Gallego Nena Jalandoni Victoriano Chung Erlinda Miranda-Oledan Zwei Lopez Gadi 4 Please Pray for the Sick Shallouh Bancil Swinnerton Tony Boy Floirendo Jr. Francisco Tankiang Cynthia Arms Felicisimo Alcantara Rosario de Leon Tobias Gloria Syjuco Raffy Chan Edric Co Peter Soo Chito San Jose Ron Jacobs Nancy Imperial Johnny Lopez Lisa Alvendia Letty Ligon Norma J. Carlos Sony Lopez Gonzalez Shaina Budhrani Gia Gonzalez Daniel Lao Orlando Bernardo Rolando Sotaso Cecilio Hidalgo Victorina Leus Iya Ocampo Bernadette Gozali Guillermo Profeta Dra. Ofelia Adapon Soledad T. Consing If you want a name added or deleted, contact Bernadette at the Parish office tel. nos ANNOUNCEMENT The Friends of St. Anthony (FOSA) in partnership with Balik Buhay Services Cooperative will hold a Training- Seminar on HAIR STYLING AND BEAUTYCARE to be facilitated by hairstylist Stephen Kate Sebetero, The training seminar will run from August 1 until September 20, 2015 every Saturday from 1 to 4PM and Sunday from 9AM - 4PM. Training fee is P5, Registration will be on Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26 from 9AM TO 7PM at St. Clare Conference room of the Convento. This Training Seminar aims to offer another opportunity to develop and enhance the giftedness and skills of our KASAMBAHAY. For details kindly look for Divine or Kate.

5 July 26, 2015 Where Are They Now? (conclusion) SSAP JPIC Socio-Pastoral Worker Jackielyn Macasias of the SSAP-JPIC Scholarship Program has tracked the whereabouts of some JPIC Scholars who are now gainfully employed in various parts of the country and the world: The scholar graduates extend their sincerest gratitude to the SSAP-JPIC Scholarship Program facilitators, parishioners, and sponsors for their educational skills and vocational training that have allowed them to hold responsible positions, empowering them to improve their quality of life. We also salute our partner schools for the specific skills they provide the scholars/graduates that enhance the quality of the industrial workforce performance, keeping pace with the changing needs of the labor market. The SSAP-JPIC SCHOlarship Committee / JRC NOTE: The Santuario de San Antonio JPIC SCHOlarship Program is THANKFUL for the continuing help and support of our parishioners and churchgoers, and WELCOME DONATIONS of any amount, at any time of the year. Checks may be made out to SSAP FOUNDATION, INC / FAO JPIC SCHOlarship. For inquiries and donations please contact JPIC Socio-Pastoral Worker Ms. Jackie in the Santuario de San Antonio Parish office Extension 4. Thank you and may the Good Lord and the Blessed Mother continue to bless and keep your families! 5

6 Parish Bulletin 30-Jul-15 Eduardo Teofilo A. Ochoa & Maria Carmela M. Delos Reyes WEDDING BANNS 05-Sep-15 Reagan Charloon C. Tapia & Jennie G. Joven 08-Sep Aug-15 Arnold Rañez Acesor & Josephine Pascual Ramos & Karen Joy Nadera Hervera Victor San Juan Salazar 13-Sep Aug-15 Bryan Jan Ang & Robert Andrew Sim & Micheleen Pua Subia Rowena Briz Kyamko 18-Sep Aug-15 Jerome Sinjian Estrada II & Giovanni Bondan Bejarasco Criselle Santos Mendoza & Katrina Angela N. Lopez 19-Sep Aug-15 Karis Liam Johann Zandro Lacson Dacumos & Napa & Maria Isabel Shylah Karen Ann Gaviola Francesca Jalbuena, Manila Salvador Metropolitan CathedralBasilica, Beaterio cor. 29-Aug-15 Cabildo St. Intramuros, Manuel Javier Coromina Manila & Patricia Angelique E. Del Rosario, Villa San 20-Sep-15 Miguel Chapel, Shaw Blvd, Wayne Patrick Hsu & cor Jaime Cardinal Sin St, Sandra T. Go Mandaluyong 21-Sep Sep-15 Soi Kitaguchi & Catherine Mario V. Mercado Jr & Andal Michelle Marie Z. Meneses 25-Sep Sep-15 Cyrus Angelo Alon Castillo Lew Carlo C. Lopez & & April Nerona Cubillan Maria Paz Geraldine J. Campos 6 CALENDAR OF MINISTRIES FOR THE WEEK 27-Sep-15 Mikhail Lew Perez Ver & Giselle Marie Santos Tioleco SUNDAY - JULY 26 * 4:00PM - CORO Practice 07-Oct-15 Ashok Kumar Parmanand & Ma. Cristina Enriquez MONDAY - JULY 27 * 8:00AM -Thrift Shop * 3:00PM - OFS Formation 12-Oct-15 Marlon Ong Olivan & Angela Cecilia G. Nibungco, Lady of All Nations, Bali, Indonesia TUESDAY - JULY 28 * 9:00AM - CWL FREE Clinic * 9:00AM - JPIC Hospital Ministry PGH Visitation * 2:00PM - Health Care Ministry Dancersize Open to All Parishioners * 4:00PM - Marian Cenacle Group Prayer Meeting 15-Nov-15 David Ignacio C. Estacio & Bryna Joan M. Guevarra 21-Nov-15 Gabriel Ramirez & Diana Maria Natalia Domingo Pineda 23-Nov-15 Matthew Aaron Vail & Jade Ann Serafin THURSDAY - JULY 30 * 9:00AM - Health Care Ministry Visitation at Rizal Medical Center, Pasig City * 7:00PM - SYA Prayer meeting WEDNESDAY - JULY Nov-15 Juan Antonio M. Maningat & Ana Patricia K. Cortes 27-Jul-15 Jaime Pineda Louvalyn Teodoro Raffy Suarez Erwin Janssen Co 28-Nov-15 Andrew P. Agunod Jr & Margarita Christina M. Ruiz 28-Jul-15 Tony Alindogan Peachy Concepcion Vina Mercado Camille L. Ocampo FRIDAY - JULY 31 *11:00AM - Adoration Chapel Monthly mass * 2:00PM - Health Care Ministry Dancersize Open to All Parishioners * 7:00PM - Household Help Charismatic Prayer meeting * 7:00PM - SYA Payday Prayer * 9:00PM - Tig-Awit Choir Practice SATURDAY - AUGUST 1 * 9:00AM - Seminar on Adult Lay Spirituality * 4:00PM - VOSA Choir Practice * 4:00PM - LUKE 18 Prayer meeting BIRTHDAYS 29-Jul-15 Winnie Monsod Peter Kawsek Paul Kawsek Jitty Sison Crystal Meer Anievas Venus Manaloto 30-Jul-15 Jippy Tantoco Ito Velhagen Julie Jalbuena Rey Asuncion 31-Jul-15 Marilyn Tiangco Bianca P. Bautista 01-Aug-15 Donnie Tantoco Angela Magsaysay Charlotte de Mesa Sharley Sakhrani Bianca Romero Salas Isabel Montelibano Alphonsus Castañeda 02-Aug-15 Marilou Arteficio Stevie Tambunting Gabby Tripan Erika Ty For corrections and additions to this list, contact Susan at the parish office.

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8 ADULT LAY SPIRITUALITY SEMINAR Every time I mention the name of Father Phil Estrella, I keep hearing things like Uy, Magaling yan, or He really gave me a lot to think about. So I was really excited when Grace Padilla and the Contemplative Ministry told me that they had invited him to give his Adult Lay Spirituality Program here at San Antonio. On August 1, from 9am to 4pm, Fr. Phil will share with us the fruits of his long reflections on the laity and their role in the Church. You don t need to look very hard to see that the lay people make up most of the people of God. Probably 99.95% of all baptized are the laity. Father Phil wishes that the laity reclaim their rightful role in the Church and that the clergy support the laity in doing that. That s what the Adult Lay Spirituality Program is for. It is Father Phil s effort to guide the laity in bearing the fruits of their lay calling and stepping up to their role in the Church. The Adult Lay Spirituality Program normally takes place over three days. But for San Antonio s parishioners, Father Phil is going to compress the essentials into a single day seminar. It will begin with an introduction to Lay Spirituality and the trials that lay people face what Father Phil calls the Thorns of the Human Heart. Then there is an invitation to embrace life and all its challenges with a mature faith. He will describe what it means to be an adult in your faith life. Finally, he will talk about the stages of faith. This will help each person see different landmarks in their faith journey and the role of spirituality amidst all of this. If you feel like your faith has stopped growing, or if you feel like you may be called to greater things by the Lord, this seminar would be a good place to start. Each of us is called to grow in our faith and take responsibility for the gift we have received. I am reminded of the verse in Corinthians where Saint Paul says When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. It s possible to treat one s faith in a mature way, and Father Phil will gladly share with us his thoughts on how do to it. The seminar will be free of charge on August 1, Saturday from 9am to 4pm in the Santuario de San Antonio Parish Center. For any questions, please text By Javier Luis Gomez URGENT NOTICE We invite everyone to an open dialogue session with our pastoral team regarding the recent changes to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions on Wednesdays and our First Friday Holy Hour. This Dialogue will be held on July 31st Friday after the 6pm mass at St. Bonaventure Conference Room. turn to page 5