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Vol. 15 No. 15
July 18 - 31, 2011
Singles strengthen
stronghold for Christ
By Natalie M. Malayo
About 2,000 members of SFC and
other ministries of CFC from Metro Manila traveled all the way to Pangasinan
Province to be part of the 2011 Metro
Manila Conference (MMC).
The annual conference kicked off on
July 15 at the CSI Stadia in Dagupan.
With Stronghold as theme, this years
MMC aimed at providing SFC members
with a better understanding of the grace
of God. The events at the conference
By Allison Gozun
(MCCJ):
Fr. Randy Recalde (Peru)
2. Couples for Christ (CFC):
Mr. Rolly Zoleta (Ghana)
Ms. Leah Custodio (Ghana)
Mr. and Mrs. Ed and Bibeth
Villegas (Ghana)
Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio and
Radel Guinto (Nigeria)
Mr. and Mrs. Ronelle and
Princess Mayella Tolentino,
and daughter, Mikaelle Beatrix
Tolentino (Kenya)
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and
Allison Gozun (Seychelles)
3. Franciscan Missionaries of
Mary (FMM):
Sr. Daryl Lou de Guzman
(Mexico)
Sr.Janet Periquin (Pakistan)
4. Mission Society of the
Philippines (MSP):
Fr. Mark Louie Calo
(Netherlands)
Fr. Faustino Galo (Cook
Islands)
Fr. Percy Singco (Papua
New Guinea)
Fr. Roldan Zerna (Papua
New Guinea)
5. Missionaries of Jesus
(MJ):
Bro. Kirby Bagaslao (Papua
New Guinea)
6. Oblates of St. Joseph
(OSJ):
Fr. Jorge P. de Chaves, Jr.
(West Australia)
7. Religious Missionaries of
St. Dominic (OP):
Sr. Noemi Quiambao
(Cambodia)
(CSFN):
Sr. Mary Michael Banquil
(Israel)
10. Society of the Divine
Word (SVD):
Fr. Abraham Borja (Taiwan)
CFC missionaries, in their red CFC T-shirts, pose with their co-missionaries and Bishop de la Pena.
of Jesus (RCJ):
Fr. Rey Vilamonte (Papua
New Guinea)
Fr. Alfonso Heredia
(Vietnam)
9. Sisters of the Holy Family
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CBCP Monitor
Vol. 15 No. 15
BY Jo Anne Rentutar
Around 12,000 CFC members from all
over Cebu province gathered in Hoops
Dome, Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City to celebrate CFC Cebus 21st Anniversary.
The event started with a worship led
by Milger Pinote of Singles for Christ,
after which the 12 CFC Cebu sectors, the
different Family Ministries and ANCOP
paraded on stage while dancing to a
Sinulog beat.
The praise parade was followed
by a surprise number by CFC Cebus
Area Governance Team, namely Cebu
Provincial Area Director Arnel Sacris,
Frank Noob, Doeman Patigayon, Ric
Martinez and Vic Mayor.
Different competitions showcasing
the various talents of the members
followed. SOLD competed in the Song
Solo Competitions, HOLD in the Pop
Jazz Competitions, SFC in the Duet
Competitions, YFC in the HipHop
Competitions while KFC joined the
in the province.
The anniversary was also a fitting occasion to welcome the new CFC Cebu
Provincial Head, Hermie and Remy
Vargas, formerly PAH of Negros Occidental. Dong and Au Avila will be
moving on as PAH of this province,
replacing the Vargas couple.
The event culminated in a Praisefest
led by Frank Noob prior to the most
powerful praise of all, the celebration of
the Holy Eucharist, traditionally the last
activity of any CFC activity. The Mass
was celebrated by CFC Cebu Spiritual
Director, Msgr. Rommel Kintanar.
The Cebu brethren had even more
reason to celebrate as many of them
went home with door prizes ranging
from sacks of rice to hotdogs and wall
clocks. The main prizes were a computer showcase, a living room showcase
and one unit Multicab.
Event hosts were Sayong Letigio, his
daughter Angela Letigio, YFC fulltime
worker Princess Seoron and SFC
Chapter Head James Arela.
Josette Campo
Jaoei Jumao-as
Emmanuel Icaranom
CFC Brunei
NFP Teachers
Orientation
CFC Brunei members attended the NFP (Natural Family Planning) Teachers
Updating and Orientation at the Church of Our Lady of Assumption Parish Hall last July 13. The participants had previously attended the Billings
Ovulation Method sessions many years ago and are now practicing NFP
users. Charly Laiz, head of the Gift of Life Ministry, came all the way from
Manila to conduct the session.
The purpose of the session was to prepare the teachers for the NFP Users
Training to be held the following day.
On July 14, 2011, CFC Brunei conducted the NFP Users Initial Training
for their members. Attending the training were young couples and engaged
members
of Singles for Christ. Charly Laiz, assisted by wife Mel, conducted the
session that dwelt on Responsible Parenthood and the Overview of the
Billings Ovulation Method. He also spoke about sexuality and fertility as
a gift coming from God.
A total of 15 persons attended the initial sessions, everyone enthusiastically responding to the invitation to come back one week after for the
follow-up training.
Joselito Padilla
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Mission Update:
By Emmanuel Asunto
Ever since CFC started in Timor
Leste in 2001, God has truly blessed
our community. The Holy Spirit has
captured many more hearts through
our Family Ministries. Our CLPs and
camps have been blessed with good
harvests and we have never stopped
bringing Christ even to the farthest
districts of the country. All these have
come about through Gods grace,
and also thanks to our empowered
local mission volunteers and fulltime
workers, with the full support of
our Filipino mission team to Timor
Leste, past and present, who shared
CFC QUEZON
By Nat Deveza
CFC Quezon trooped to the provincial center in Ikirin, Pagbilao,
QUEZON, for their echo conference last July 16 and 17. Almost
800 persons attended the retreat,
completely filling the huge
gym within the complex. CFC
Romblon, led by their Provincial
Area Director Luna Fajilagutan
and CFC Marinduque, with their
PAD Mel Lauresta, joined their
Quezon brethren in the retreat.
The opening mass was celebrated by Rev Father Dondon
Endiape, Spiritual Director of
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Seminary in Lucban, Que-
CFC
PAMPANGA
AND TARLAC
By Ric Miranda
to continue Gods work by evangelizing people during a daylong echo of CFCs Put On The
Full Armor of God Weekend
Retreat. The newly-appointed
Provincial Area Head of Pampanga, Lito Legaspi, and the
PAH of Tarlac, Omy Santos with
wife Fe, were also in attendance.
The retreat was held in Heroes
Hall of the provincial capitol in
San Fernando, Pampanga.
It was a spirit-filled retreat
given by Manila leaders, Mannix
Ocampo, Tony Gimenez, Hermie
Vargas, Romy Alfaro, Lito Tayag
and Lito Legazpi with the support of their respective spouses.
The activity started with the Holy
Mass officiated by Fr. Dane Lumabas of Society of St. Paul who, in
his homily, reminded everyone
that the field of battle also lies
within each ones heart.
The retreat was highlighted
with very powerful sharers from
the youth, who everyone believes will continue the work for
Couples for Christ for the next
30 years or more. Inspirational
songs of worship were rendered
by the Pampanga Band Music
Ministry. The retreat ended with
the very moving commissioning
of the leaders present who were
given God tags, symbol of
their commitment to proclaim
God to all areas of their respective provinces and in all aspects
of their lives.
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myself to be transformed, journeying with the CFC community. We embraced Christ with
courage, submitted to Gods plan
and moved forward continuing
to love one another with a love
flowing with the movement
of the Holy Spirit. The pains
of growth and separation enlightened and strengthened our
resolve to serve the Lord in our
work with the poor, Pro Life
and evangelization. We were
renewed in the image of Him
who created us. And Gods plan
unfolded. The many miracles of
transformation in CFC brought
us to the gift of pearl anniversary. Ang sarap! Its great to
be nurtured and cradled by the
Lord. The truth indeed set us
free. Thank you Lord.
During the IC election process,
when the nomination and voting
by the Elders Assembly resulted
in my becoming a member of
the IC, and later on as IC Chair
after the voting by the nine IC
members themselves, I was surprised. A strong fear enveloped
me. My first question was, Why
Lord? I doubted myself. Lord, I
am not worthy. Who am I? What
is my role?
I heard the voice, Do not
be afraid, God does not choose
the anointed, He anoints His
chosen. When I was reading
the scripture guide In His Steps
last Wednesday July 13, the
Three-Pronged Focus
Evangelization.
This is the very root of our
existence as an organization.
How can we strengthen our
evangelization? Although our
membership multiplied in the
last five years, it is not enough.
The harvest is rich and the need
is plentiful. We need passion
and zeal in our evangeliza-
Pastoral Care.
The process of renewal brought
many pains, sufferings, distrust
and broken relationships in the
community. Thus I would like
Pastoral Care to be the cornerstone of my leadership. I would
like to care genuinely for the
general membership and leader-
CFC ON FIRE!
We need to be on fire again,
for our hope is no longer an easy
hope.
We live in a culture of despair
within which Pentecost can no longer
be taken for granted.
Hence we must take upon ourselves the
burden of the times
and refuse to make the Holy Spirit a
piece of private property
but a spirit that matters.
- Mary Jo Leddy, Catholic
theologian and missionary
Our Couples for Christ expanded
vision declares, CFC is a global united community of family evangelizers
that sets the world on fire with the
fullness of Gods transforming love.
To be a light to the nations, spreading Gods salvation to the ends of the
earth, we in Couples for Christ need
to be a people always ON FIRE!
Even our Pearl Anniversary guest
speaker Christopher West enunciated
that if CFC were to set the world on
fire, then first, we ourselves need to
be truly ablaze.
Do we then consider ourselves
to be on fire today? To live constantly ablaze across nations in the
Spirits mighty flame, to be families
on fire with eternal hope so needed
in a darkened world, to serve with
Christ-like love that lights for the
poor a brighter path to God these
are challenges for Couples for Christ
and its ministries as we press on our
journey from Pearl to Gold. It will
not be an easy journey, for true gold
is purified only through the test of
fire, but it will be a most fulfilling
By Jun Uriarte
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Last June 27, right after the Elders Assembly voted for the nine members of
the International Council, they returned
to the polling booths to select 15 men
and women who will serve for the next
two years as members of the Board of
Elders.
Of the 15 selected, three are women.
Nine are first-termers, with two of
them coming from Mindanao and one
from Negros Occidental. They are a
mixed crew, the youngest being Shok
The Veterans:
AGUINALDO, Ding
RH Northeastern Luzon
A CPA, in private business
The First-Termers:
CUEVAS, BERNADETTE
(Bernie) 56
CFC Fulltime worker now
assigned to Cornerstone,
CFCs work in education
for the poor
HOLD Regional
Coordinator Bicol, HOLD
country coordinator
Japan, HOLD PFO
GALSIM, REMEDIOS
(Didi) 63
International HOLD
Coordinator
RESPICIO, Leonides
(Nides) (58)
STMA Natl Coordinator/
Core Group Gift of Life
Ministry/Country Coord
Guam
Practicing lawyer, estate
planner and real estate
broker/lecturer
ARJONILLO, Rabboni
(Bong) -- 52
SH Central C/Regl Coord
Greater Mekong Area/
PAH Iloilo
Senior VP and Chief Risk
Officer, China Bank
GIMENEZ, Zenaida
(Zeny) 63
Head, Ugnayan
Multimedia Center, Home
Office
Husband Tony is Regional
Head Western Visayas
Fulltime worker
PENALOSA, Ramon
(Mon) (57)
PAH Guimaras/
Provincial AGT and
ANCOP Head, Negros
Occ
Agri-preneur/agriscientist
By Joe Yamamoto
MEGUMI
RECENTLY, Couples for
Christ in Japan celebrated
its 15 years of existence. In
Japan, they refer to CFC
as Kamisama no Megumi,
Gods gift. This is an appropriate label because one
who experiences the joy of
transformation in life and
continues to enjoy it will
not miss out on the reality of
CFC as MEGUMI, i.e. gift or
blessing, being received.
The last fifteen years have
seen invigorating and progressive growth of the community from one prefecture
(Tokyo) to the present 14.
CFC Japan feels blessed,
and rightly so. They have received megumi, but they
do not stop there. They who
receive the megumi become
the givers of the same.
With the examples of their
daily lives, our CFC Japan
brethren are proving to be
a blessing to others. They
have become the models of
dedicated lives and demonstrate the way to pay
forward.
Two sisters in the com-
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Back: Carol Arjonillo, Bishop Dominic, Fr. Robin, Bishop Paul, Bro. Michel,
Bong Arjonillo Front: Topper Arjonillo, Robbie Arjonillo
to be set on fire.you
cannot give what you
do not have. That
kept ringing in our
ears. We heard this
many times before
but this time as it was
said by somebody declaring the Gospel of
Life, particularly the
Theology of the Body,
its message seemed
almost deafening and
was given with great
authority and conviction. We truly felt as if it were
God Himself speaking to our
whole being.
Also, the Church and Clergy
Integration Congress on June
24 allowed us to appreciate
more clearly the mission of being a consecrated celibate. The
CFC Cultural Night later in
the evening was a showcase of
talents well-preserved in each
CFC delegations culture and
tradition. The human spirit was
well entertained with songs and
dances inspired by the Holy
Spirit.
The grand celebration at Rizal
Park on June 26 was an awesome work of an awesome God.
Melo and Nini Villaroman, seated with Mon Santiago, pose with (standing left to right)
Abraham and Meskerem of Eritrea, Leslie and Muriel of Bangladesh, Edith So-Kargbo
of Sierra Leone, Nadeem Feroze of Pakistan, Moses Brainard of Sierra Leone
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ANCOP NEWS
munity Development
Program (CDP) Director;
Joe Yamamoto, CFC Executive Director and Ricky
Coronel, 2011 ANCOP
U.S.A. Walk Manager.
In his presentation,
Tony Ventura explained
the symbolisms behind
the new ANCOP logo,
which reflects the global
dimension of ANCOP
and its mission of bringing
Christs love to the poor by
proclaiming Him, uplift-
ing lives and transforming communities. The ANCOP U.S.A. President also
announced that the 12 ANCOP regions
around the U.S. will sponsor one community each composed of 30 houses. In
addition, Ventura said that the goal of
this years ANCOP Walk around the U.S.
is to raise $1 million for its projects.
Roger Santos informed the audience
that currently there are over 400 poor
children being sent to various schools
in the Philippines for free by ANCOP
U.S.A. under CSP. Elmer Pacia announced that a number of housing
communities for poor Filipinos will
be established soon in Rizal, Batangas
and Bataan.
Dr. Joe Yamamoto announced that
health is an integral part of CFC-ANCOPs
program for the poor. He said that henceforth, CFC-ANCOP will promote a qual-
ity health
care system
responsive
to the needs
of the poor
people living in CFCANCOP
communities.
R i c k y
Coronel,
in his talk,
announced
that the
ANCOP
U.S.A. Walk
will be held
on August
20, 2011
in t welve
Ricky Cuenca
By Alma Alvarez
delegates from all over the Philippines and the world. To date,
there are 18 Philippine provinces
that will stage the Walk in their
areas -- La Union, Pangasinan,
Isabela, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva
Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Batangas, Cavite, Camarines Sur,
Masbate, Iloilo, Bohol, Basilan,
Zamboanga City, Davao City
and South Cotabato.
In the international scene,
Canada, which has been staging
the Walk for 5 years, and the
United States, which is in their
2nd year, are walking alongside
Australia, Saudi Arabia, and
Europe, among others.
The CFC Family Ministries
Singles for Christ, Youth for Christ,
Kids for Christ, Handmaids of the
Lord, and Servants of the Lord
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suffering.
The permanent Filipino residents
in Japan imbibed the same spirit and
showed their genuine care for the
Japanese by quietly doing acts of kindness and generosity. To those who
have been touched, it is atarimae,
i.e. natural to help and to care. Goodness and kindness, as well as other
blessings, freely received must just as
well be freely shared. Times of hardships and difficulties are always the
opportune time to pay forward and
even pay back.
For us CFC, this kind of spirit must
also be atarimae. We are called, as
Christ-followers, to be the Megumi to
people in pain.
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By Kat Martin
What can creativity do?
This was the question posed to
the participants of the 2nd YCOM
Weekend, held last July 2-3, 2011 at
Methodist Retreat Center in Rizal.
The overnight training cum retreat
for YCOM (YFC Communications)
heads, members, and mission volunteers in Manila and nearby provinces
such as Rizal and Batangas, was
meant to empower YFCs creative
missionaries and prepare them for
the many challenges that lay ahead
of them this coming year. The theme
for this years YCOM Weekend was
taken from Romans 10:14 How
then shall they call on him in whom
they have not believed? And how
shall they believe in Him of whom
they have not heard? And how shall
they hear without a preacher? This
passage served to inspire all of those
presentattendees and service team
members alike.
On the first day of the two-day
event, the 38 participants were
welcomed by YCOM International
head Madel Solijon as she gave the
first session entitled You are Gods
and church.
Talk #3: The Pearl Attitudes
gave a new meaning to PEARL:
(P)ersonal covenant with Christ,
(E)vangelization, (A)nawim, (R)
esilience, and (L)ove. Hence,
this should be our mantra as we
move forward.
The afternoon concluded with
the entire community singing
the new CFC anniversary song,
The Pearl of Great Price and
reciting of the CFC Pearl Anniversary Prayer.