We Care Because We Pray August 28, 2016 We Care Because We Pray 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time www.ssaparish.com Forbes Park, Makati SSAP Scholarship Program by Millete Ocampo Sometimes the first step we take is the beginning of a journey that leads us to a thousand miles. The SSAP Scholarship Program began that way in 1996 when our parish started a Scholarship Program with P400,000, funds earned from the previous year s FrancisFest. Twelve young boys from the poorest areas of Makati were chosen to learn a trade at Don Bosco Technical School. More and more applicants came each year, so that Monark Foundation, Inc., Punlaan School, and Manila (formerly Maligaya) Institute were added as partner schools for vocational/technical courses, opening scholarships to girls as well. When needy and promising applicants for college came knocking, the Scholarship The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step Lao Tze, Chinese philosopher committee widened its wings and accepted them to our program. Funds allocated to the SSAP Scholarship Program from FrancisFest support our technical/vocational scholars. Our budget for each scholar is approximately P50,000 a year to cover tuition, food and transportation allowance, continued on page 2 English Tutorial with Sir Renan Prado Santuario de San Antonio Parish Office Tel. nos. 8438830-31
SSAP Scholarship Program from page 1 Cluster groupings plus expenses for various Values Formation programs that help enhance the scholars personalities. This school year, the parish allotted P1.450 Million to the Scholarship Program, allowing us to take in 28 technical /vocational scholars. In addition, we have 19 college scholars who are funded separately by generous parishioners who answer our appeal for sponsorship in the Parish Bulletin before the beginning of each school year. They are not included in the budget allotted to us by the parish. Sponsored youth all have dreams of helping their parents uplift their lives. Most of them succeed, braving distance and traffic, heat and rain, and stringent living conditions away from home, to pursue their goals. We have gem graduates, achievers who excelled in school and in their jobs, who take pride in being able to help their families, send a sibling to school, and start their own families and homes. We have graduated almost a thousand scholars and lives have been changed! Walk with us and take the first step of a journey of a thousand miles. donate to FrancisFest 2016 for our vocational/technical scholars, sponsor a college scholar in full, or sponsor his/her tuition, or transportation, or food allowance. (For more information on how to sponsor a scholar, please call Jackie, our socio-pastoral worker, at Tel. No. 843-8830 Line 4, or visit us at the San Antonio Parish office.) 2 Christmas party & homecoming of past scholars
Granduation picnic at Miriam Mini Forest Values Formation Talk by Mariza del Rosario Chefs in the making at Maligaya Institute We have graduated almost a thousand scholars and lives have been changed! Santuario de San Antonio Pastoral Team Fr. Baltazar A. Obico, OFM - Guardian Fr. Reu Jose C. Galoy, OFM - Vicar Provincial, Parish Priest Fr. Mark Adame G. Bakari, OFM - Busar Fr. Jesus E. Galindo, OFM - Member Fr. Efren C. Jimenez, OFM - Member RDIP - PB Editorial Team & General Information Suzette H. Gatmaitan Head, RDIP-PB Marilou Consing Editor in Chief Javier Luis Gomez - Assistant Editor Earl Leonard Sebastian - Assistant Editor Hannah Roa - Assistant Editor Marie Tycangco - Assistant Editor Jeannie Bitanga Website Administrator Alexa Montinola - Assistant Website Administrator Edward Lu Art & Design Colorplus Production Group Corp. Production Santuario de San Antonio Parish Center Office Tel. nos. 8438830-31 Email: ssap_info@yahoo.com Website: www.ssaparish.com Website email: webi@ssaparish.com Foundation website: www.santuariodesanantonio.org Parish Pastoral Council Edmund Lim, KHS President Cristina Teehankee Vice President Suzette H. Gatmaitan Secretary 3
SANTUARIO DE SAN ANTONIO PARISH Presents F R A N C I S F E S T 2016 Featuring The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth and Brian Berino Pianist On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 7 o clock in the evening Conducted by MAESTRO OLIVIER OCHANINE For the benefit of Santuario de San Antonio Parish s Outreach Programs, For the Franciscan Priestly Formation (3 rd & 4 th year Theology Students OLAS), For the Franciscan mission in poor and rural parishes in Luzon, And for the preservation and improvement of our Parish Church. We invite families - parents and children - to share their blessings and store up treasures in heaven. Any amount, big or small, is most welcome. INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY DONATION PACKAGES ( ) DIAMOND - Php 600,000.00 & up ( ) BRONZE - Php 200,000.00 Acknowledgement in Parish Bulletin * Acknowledgement in Parish Bulletin 12 Complimentary Concert Tickets * 4 Complimentary Concert Tickets Acknowledgement in and Copy of * Acknowledgement in and Copy of ( ) PLATINUM - Php 500,000.00 ( ) PATRON - Php 100,000.00 Acknowledgement in Parish Bulletin * Acknowledgement in Parish Bulletin 10 Complimentary Concert Tickets * 3 Complimentary Concert Ticket Acknowledgement in and Copy of * Acknowledgement in and Copy of ( ) GOLD - Php 400,000.00 ( ) DONOR - Php 50,000.00 Acknowledgement in Parish Bulletin * Acknowledgement in Parish Bulletin 8 Complimentary Concert Tickets * 2 Complimentary Concert Tickets Acknowledgement in and Copy of * Acknowledgement in and Copy of ( ) SILVER - Php 300,000.00 ( ) FRIENDS OF ST. FRANCIS - Php5,000.00 to Php 20,000.00 Acknowledgement in Parish Bulletin 6 Complimentary Concert Tickets * Acknowledgement in Parish Bulletin Acknowledgement in and Copy of * Acknowledgement in FrancisFest 2016 Souvenir Program ( ) YOUTH DONATIONS Any amount to support our benefiaries. We encourage the Youth in our Parish all ages to also be instruments of God s love by sharing a portion of their own savings with those who have less. Entitlements: Acknowledgement in Parish Bulletin Special page for YOUTH DONORS in Donor Information How You Can Help Individual/ Family Name: Address Tel # : Fax # : Mobile # : E-mail Address: Signatory: Title: Please sign over printed name Please make check payable to SSAP Foundation, Inc. PLS FAX THIS CONTRACT TO: SANTUARIO DE SAN ANTONIO PARISH Tel Nos. 843-8830 * Fax No. 843-9223 Edmund Lim Mobile No. 0917-525 5379 Email Add: elim@tri_isys.com Tina Teehankee Mobile No. 0917-819-1649, 0908-812-1753 Email Add: clteehankee@yahoo.com Office Address: McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati City 4
August 28, 2016 THE ABC s of catholic doctrine by Lianne Tiu S F taying aithful Most people start with the intention of being faithful to their vows, whether in marriage or in religious life. However, when the newness starts to wear off, when the road gets difficult because of boredom, weaknesses, and problems, it becomes more challenging to live fidelity. Here are some tips on how to stay faithful: Realize that many times, you will not be faithful. Make an effort to remain faithful. It is not easy but it is possible. It gets more difficult in a generation of instant gratification that does not consider long-term consequences. Stay away from occasions of sin: Avoid over-familiarity with someone of the opposite sex: Stay away from meeting with him/her alone behind closed doors, or from being physically or emotionally intimate. Guard your eyes: Avoid surfing off-limits websites, or watching indecent movies, or gazing at women s legs and cleavages or men s bodies. Be on guard at the workplace or on social network: Reject getting in touch with old flames, or making new friends on the internet. Everything starts as an innocent activity that becomes a potential threat to fidelity. Love and give unconditionally. Selflessness is a key to a healthy relationship. Forgive. Forgiveness will bring peace to your heart. Pray! Find quiet time everyday to converse with God; share with Him your joys and sorrows. Keep turning to Him. Be humble. Pride destroys relationships. Be sorry for your mistakes. Go to the Sacrament of Penance. Be faithful in big things as well as in small things. Blessed Mother Teresa said, Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. Aside from physical infidelity, other types of cheating which should be avoided are mental infidelity (the practice of fantasizing about other partners) and emotional infidelity (sharing your inner self with someone else). Receive Holy Communion often. Jesus will preserve you from unfaithfulness. Have devotion to the Blessed Virgin. No one was more faithful to Jesus than Mary. She is the royal road to live fidelity to your vows. Reference: Staying Faithful Everyday (myrealmariage.com); Teachings of St. Josemaria Escriva; www.sistersofmary. org; www.catholic.org; Commitment and Faithfulness in Relationships by Dr. Bill Strom 5
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August 28, 2016 PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS CALENDAR OF MINISTRIES FOR THE WEEK PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK SUNDAY - AUGUST 28 * 8:00AM - Thrift Shop * 9:00AM - CCD Religion Class * 4:00PM - CORO Practice MONDAY - AUGUST 29 Program at St. Francis *1:00PM - OFS Formation TUESDAY - AUGUST 30 Program at St.Francis *9:00AM - JPIC Hospital Ministry PGH Visitation *2:00PM - Health Care Ministry Dancercise Open to all Parishioners *4:00PM - Marian Cenacle Group Prayer Meeting WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 31 Program at St.Francis *8:00AM - JPIC-Scholars Committee Planning Meeting *4:00PM - CCD Religion Class THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 1 Program at St.Francis *9:00AM - Health Care Ministry Visitation at Rizal Medical Center, Pasig City *2:00PM - Health Care Ministry Dancercise Open to All Parishioners FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 2 Program at St. Francis *3:00PM - Health Care Ministry monthly healing mass *6:30PM - Men of the Sacred Heart Monthly Meeting *7:00PM - Household Help Charismatic Prayer Meeting *9:00PM - Tig-awit Choir Practice SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 3 * 7:30AM - JPIC Scholars Tutorial * 8:00AM - Thrift Shop * 9:00AM - JPIC Scholars Committee Meeting & Parish Involvement *4:00PM - VOSA Practice *4:00PM - LUKE 18 Prayer Meeting David Lu Connie Gomez Marilou Arteficio Victoria Kate de Venecia Ma. Pilar Oledan Philip Cuazon, Sr. Iggy Clavecilla Africa and Cecile 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 Shallouh Bancil Swinnerton Francisco Tankiang Cynthia Arms Felicisimo Alcantara Rosario de Leon Tobias Gloria Syjuco Raffy Chan Edric Co Peter Soo Chito San Jose Nancy Imperial Johnny Lopez Lisa Alvendia Letty Ligon Norma J. Carlos Sony Lopez Gonzalez Shaina Bhudhrani Gia Gonzalez Orlando Bernardo Rolando Sotaso Cecilio Hidalgo Victorina Leus Iya Ocampo Bernadette Gonzali Guillermo Profeta Dra. Ofelia Adapon Soldedad T. Consing Julius Cesar Samaniego Ramon Palanca * If you want a name added or deleted, contact Bernadette at the Parish office tel. nos. 8438830-32. HEALING MASS First Friday September 2, 2016 at 3PM Ground Floor, Parish Center...when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. Luke 14:1.7-14 7
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