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Churchgoers at the Holy Spirit Convent reflecting on the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ

The Crucifix as a sign of Salvation and Hope as raised by Fr. Alvin Parantar, MSP

Bro. Mike venerating at the foot of the cross to commemorate Jesus Christs love for mankind

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The HFCC Volunteers together with Fr. Alvin Parantar, MSP upon arrival at the Baeron Shrine

Sr. Rosa Casibang, OP sharing the importance of nourishment or Pagpapalago in our Catholic faith.

Sr Mikaela, SDB and Sr. Rosa, OP, are all smiles with some HFCC volunteers

With Baeron Church at the background. (L-R: Bro. Rogie, Sis. Precy, Doc Ems, & Sis. Ely)

The 13th Station of the Cross: Jesus' body is removed from the cross

The HFCC Volunteers with Fr. Alvin Parantar, MSP behind the tomb of early Korean priest.

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Fr. Alvin Parantar, MSP blessing the Paschal Candle at the Holy Spirit Convent garden.

A L L E L U I A !!! Rejoice, the Lord Jesus Christ has risen! A L L E L U I A !!!

HFCC volunteers having the traditional SALUBONG at the Holy Spirit Convent garden.

..continuation from last weeks CATHOLIC FAITH: Look Upon the World With Eyes of Love

ion of mutual rights and obligations". In this way, a real, if non-material form of consanguinity is established. The partners become in some After the bread, Jesus takes the chalice of wine. The Roman Canon way "brothers of the same flesh and the same bones". The covenant describes the chalice which the Lord gives to his disciples as brings about a fellowship that means peace (cf. ThWNT II, 105-137). "praeclarus calix" (the glorious cup), thereby alluding to Psalm 23 Can we now form at least an idea of what happened at the hour of the [22], the Psalm which speaks of God as the Good Shepherd, the strong Shepherd. There we read these words: "You have prepared a Last Supper, and what has been renewed ever since, whenever we celebrate the Eucharist? God, the living God, establishes a communbanquet for me in the sight of my foes My cup is overflowing" -- calix praeclarus. The Roman Canon interprets this passage from the Psalm ion of peace with us, or to put it more strongly, he creates "consanguinity" between himself and us. Through the incarnation of as a prophecy that is fulfilled in the Eucharist: yes, the Lord does indeed prepare a banquet for us in the midst of the threats of this world, Jesus, through the outpouring of his blood, we have been drawn into an utterly real consanguinity with Jesus and thus with God himself. and he gives us the glorious chalice -- the chalice of great joy, of the true feast, for which we all long -- the chalice filled with the wine of his The blood of Jesus is his love, in which divine life and human life have become one. Let us pray to the Lord, that we may come to underlove. The chalice signifies the wedding-feast: now the "hour" has stand ever more deeply the greatness of this mystery. Let us pray that come to which the wedding-feast of Cana had mysteriously alluded. in our innermost selves its transforming power will increase, so that Yes indeed, the Eucharist is more than a meal, it is a wedding-feast. we truly acquire consanguinity with Jesus, so that we are filled with And this wedding is rooted in God's gift of himself even to death. In the words of Jesus at the Last Supper and in the Church's Canon, the his peace and grow in communion with one another. solemn mystery of the wedding is concealed under the expression "novum Testamentum". This chalice is the new Testament -- "the new Now, however, a further question arises. In the Upper Room, Christ gives his Body and Blood to the disciples, that is, he gives himself in Covenant in my blood", as Saint Paul presents the words of Jesus over the chalice in today's second reading (1 Cor 11:25). The Roman the totality of his person. But can he do so? He is still physically present in their midst, he is standing in front of them! The answer is: at Canon adds: "of the new and everlasting covenant", in order to exthat hour, Jesus fulfils what he had previously proclaimed in the Good press the indissolubility of God's nuptial bond with humanity. The Shepherd discourse: "No one takes my life from me: I lay it down of reason why older translations of the Bible do not say Covenant, but my own accord. I have power to lay it down and I have power to take Testament, lies in the fact that this is no mere contract between two it again " (Jn 10:18). No one can take his life from him: he lays it down parties on the same level, but it brings into play the infinite distance by his own free decision. At that hour, he anticipates the crucifixion between God and man. What we call the new and the ancient Coveand resurrection. What is later to be fulfilled, as it were, physically in nant is not an agreement between two equal parties, but simply the gift of God who bequeaths to us his love -- himself. Certainly, through him, he already accomplishes in anticipation, in the freedom of his love. He gives his life and he takes it again in the resurrection, so as this gift of his love, he transcends all distance and makes us truly his to be able to share it for ever. "partners" -- the nuptial mystery of love is accomplished. In order to understand profoundly what is taking place here, we must pay even greater attention to the words of the Bible and their original meaning. Scholars tell us that in those ancient times of which the histories of Israel's forefathers speak, to "ratify a Covenant" means "to enter with others into a bond based on blood or to welcome the other into one's own covenant fellowship and thus to enter into a communLord, today you give us your life, you give us yourself. Enter deeply within us with your love. Make us live in your "today". Make us instruments of your peace! Amen. Copyright 2009 -- Libreria Editrice Vaticana

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PAGNINILAY:
Rdo. P. David O. Reyes, Jr.

Noong nakaraang pagdiriwang ng Dakilang Hubileo 2000, pormal na itinadhana ni Papa Juan Pablo II ang pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng Banal na Awa tuwing Ikalawang Linggo ng Pagkabuhay. Ito ay naaayon sa paniniwala ng yumaong Santo Papa na maliban sa awa ng Diyos, wala nang iba pang pagkukunan ng pag-asa ang sangkatauhan. Maliban sa awa ng Diyos, wala nang pagkukunan ng pag-asa. Masasabi natin na ito rin ang karanasan ng mga alagad noong nagkatipon sila isang gabi ng Linggo ilang araw matapos inilibing ang pinaniniwalaan nilang Kristo. Nakapinid ang mga pinto ng bahay dahil, ayon kay Juan, takot sila sa mga Judio na tumutugis sa kanila. Sa kabila ng lahat ng ibinalita sa kanila ni Maria Magdalena na nabuhay si Jesus, hindi sapat ang kanyang balita upang mabuhayan sila ng pag-asa. Gayon na lamang ang kanilang kagalakan nang nagpakita sa kanilang piling si Jesus at ipinakita niya ang kanyang mga kamay at tagiliran, ang mga bakas at tanda ng awa ng Diyos. Tunay na nabuhay si Jesus at muling nabuhay ang pag-asa na hatid ng katuparan ng kanyang pangako noong Huling Hapunan: Nalulumbay kayo ngayon, ngunit muli akong makikipagkita sa inyo at mag-uumapaw sa puso ninyo ang kagalakang hindi maaagaw ninuman (Jn 16:22). Ang pagpapakita ng Panginoon sa kanyang mga alagad ay nagpapakilala sa atin sa tunay na kahulugan ng awa. Sa kultura ng Israel, ang awa ay magkahalong nangangahulugan ng habag (rahamn) at katapatan (eleos). Ipinapakita ni Jesus na ang awa ay mahabaging paglingap o pagkilos para sa nangangailangang

minamahal at pagiging tapat dito. Sa gitna ng takot at kawalan ng pag-asa, kumilos si Jesus para sa kanyang inaaring mga kaibigan (Jn 15:15). Nahabag siya sa kanyang mga alagad na parang mga tupang walang pastol (Mt 9:36); at ipinakita niya na siya ay nananatiling tapat sa kanila kahit na siya ay iniwan nila sa oras ng kanyang kagipitan at paghihirap. Ang mga naturingang mukhang kawawa ay nakasumpong sa Mukha ng awa. Ang pag-asa ng mga alagad kay Jesus ang nagdulot sa kanila na mapagtagumpayan ang hinaharap nilang suliranin (bas. 1 Jn 5:5). Ngayong panahon na ang mundo ay nakararanas ng krisis na pang-ekonomiya at patuloy na nakararanas ng ibat ibang suliranin, ang pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng Banal na Awa ay paanyaya sa atin upang tingnan si Jesusang awa ng Diyosbilang inspirasyon at halimbawa ng tunay na kahulugan ng habag at katapatan. Sabi nga ni Papa Benedicto XVI, Tunay nga, awa ang buod ng mensahe ng Ebanghelyo; ito ang pinaka-ngalan ng Diyos, ang Mukha na inihayag sa Lumang Tipan at nagkaroon ng kaganapan kay Jesu-Kristo, ang malikhain at nagliligtas na Pag-ibig (Regina coeli, 30 Marso 2008). Maging tulad nawa tayo ng mga unang Kristiyano na isinabuhay ang halimbawa ng habag at katapatan ni Jesus. Isinalin nila ang awa sa kanilang sariling gawa: Nagkaisa ang damdamit isipan ng lahat ng sumasampalataya at di itunuring ninuman na sarili niya ang kanyang mga ari-arian, kundi para sa lahat (Gawa 4:32). Walang krisis sa taong may awa! Walang mabigat na suliranin sa taong marunong mahabag! Walang kawalang pag-asa sa taong tapat sa Awa ng Diyos!

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CATHOLIC FAITH:
Pope's Homily for Easter Sunday

VATICAN CITY, APRIL 12, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is the homily Benedict XVI gave at Easter Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. *** Dear Brothers and Sisters, "Christ, our Paschal lamb, has been sacrificed!" (1 Cor 5:7). On this day, Saint Pauls triumphant words ring forth, words that we have just heard in the second reading, taken from his First Letter to the Corinthians. It is a text which originated barely twenty years after the death and resurrection of Jesus, and yet like many Pauline passages it already contains, in an impressive synthesis, a full awareness of the newness of life in Christ. The central symbol of salvation history the Paschal lamb is here identified with Jesus, who is called "our Paschal lamb". The Hebrew Passover, commemorating the liberation from slavery in Egypt, provided for the ritual sacrifice of a lamb every year, one for each family, as prescribed by the Mosaic Law. In his passion and death, Jesus reveals himself as the Lamb of God, "sacrificed" on the Cross, to take away the sins of the world. He was killed at the very hour when it was customary to sacrifice the lambs in the Temple of Jerusalem. The meaning of his sacrifice he himself had anticipated during the Last Supper, substituting himself under the signs of bread and wine for the ritual food of the Hebrew Passover meal. Thus we can truly say that Jesus brought to fulfilment the tradition of the ancient Passover, and transformed it into his Passover.

new. Now, Saint Paul explains, this ancient tradition likewise acquires a new meaning, once more derived from the new "Exodus", which is Jesus passage from death to eternal life. And since Christ, as the true Lamb, sacrificed himself for us, we too, his disciples thanks to him and through him can and must be the "new dough", the "unleavened bread", liberated from every residual element of the old yeast of sin: no more evil and wickedness in our heart. "Let us celebrate the feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth". This exhortation from Saint Paul, which concludes the short reading that was proclaimed a few moments ago, resounds even more powerfully in the context of the Pauline Year. Dear brothers and sisters, let us accept the Apostles invitation; let us open our spirit to Christ, who has died and is risen in order to renew us, in order to remove from our hearts the poison of sin and death, and to pour in the life-blood of the Holy Spirit: divine and eternal life. In the Easter Sequence, in what seems almost like a response to the Apostles words, we sang: "Scimus Christum surrexisse a mortuis vere" we know that Christ has truly risen from the dead. Yes, indeed! This is the fundamental core of our profession of faith; this is the cry of victory that unites us all today. And if Jesus is risen, and is therefore alive, who will ever be able to separate us from him? Who will ever be able to deprive us of the love of him who has conquered hatred and overcome death?

The Easter proclamation spreads throughout the world with the joyful song of the Alleluia. Let us sing it with our On the basis of this new meaning of the Paschal feast, we lips, and let us sing it above all with our hearts and our can also understand Saint Pauls interpretation of the lives, with a manner of life that is "unleavened", that is to "leaven". The Apostle is referring to an ancient Hebrew say, simple, humble, and fruitful in good works. "Surrexit usage: according to which, on the occasion of the Passover, Christus spes mea: precedet suos in Galileam" Christ my it was necessary to remove from the household every tiny hope is risen, and he goes before you into Galilee. The scrap of leavened bread. On the one hand, this served to Risen One goes before us and he accompanies us along the recall what had happened to their forefathers at the time of paths of the world. He is our hope, He is the true peace of the flight from Egypt: leaving the country in haste, they the world. Amen! had brought with them only unleavened bread. At the Copyright 2009 -- Libreria Editrice Vaticana same time, though, the "unleavened bread" was a symbol of purification: removing the old to make space for the Source: http://www.zenit.org/article-25643?l=english

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KARUNUNGAN:
Bro. Allan Rodriguez

Rape is violation. It is the taking by force of what, in itself,

in the right context and when freely given, is beautiful and unitive. Sexual rape is probably one of the most horrible possible ways of degrading and oppressing another human being. But there are many other kinds of rape. There is ecological rape and rape of the environment. There is psychological rape where a person is forced to accept points of view which may in themselves be valid, but which may at the moment be going against the grain for the person. This situation may produce an obedient child or a rebellious one. While society exalts the obedient one, psychologists say that the rebel and even the neurotic is often more healthy. The latter is still striving to be an authentic person while the former has surrendered his or her personality. Psychological rape happens in the family and in religious life when people are forced into choices - marriage, professions, responsibilities - which may in themselves be valid but which the person may not be able to own personally at this point in time. There can also be spiritual rape when a whole belief system is imposed on a culture or group or individual from outside. While this can produce the philosopho who argues against almost everything that others believe, it can also produce a kind of spiritual passivity where a person believes everything proposed without any struggle - and without any real conviction. According to the Spanish writer Unamuno: Those who believe they believe in God, But without passion in their heart, Without anguish of mind, Without uncertainty, Without doubt Even at times without despair Believe only in the idea of God Not in God himself. In today's Gospel we see a man who will not be spiritually raped. The other disciples have seen the Lord and are convinced but Thomas cannot accept that the Jesus who died is now alive. He is caught between fidelity to his inner
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sense of truth - he who has died cannot be alive - and his tendency to conform and accept the words of his group, his barkada. His sense of inner integrity demands that he does not give in just for the sake of peace, yet, he does not protest just for the sake of controversy. He had known Jesus who was crucified - and now the group say that Jesus had visited them. It just did not fit. We see the same demand for space in Mary when she tells the angel, "How can this be? I am a virgin." Then Jesus appears to Thomas. During his lifetime he had consistently refused to authenticate himself by marvelous doings, turning stones into bread, taking over power, jumping from the top of the temple, coming down from the cross. But now the risen Jesus volunteers to authenticate himself by showing his wounds. And Thomas is convinced. He is set free to accept the paradox. There is a gush of recognition and joy as he says "My Lord and my God!" Jesus responds, "blessed are those who have not seen but who believe." All of us have a desire to experience the extraordinary miracles and dancing suns - but the true Jesus is not to be found in these things. The paradox is that the greatness of Jesus is often discovered in poverty, suffering and weakness. Faith is ultimately in the graceful acceptance of paradox. It is in freely accepting what from a rational point of view makes no sense and yet is seen by the inner eye to be the ultimate sense. The prayer that seeks extraordinary intervention and proof of God's love and care does not help the vision of that inner eye. The inner eye is sharpened in stillness of heart where one can be present comfortably with paradox. This is the direction in which the twice daily practice of meditation takes one. It takes one like Thomas not to compromise or yield to violence, but to the graceful, joyful, acceptance of what is apparently contradictory.
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Bagong Buhay
DAKILA SI BRO
Michael Balba Amie Sison

Kaibigan, ikay huwag sanang magdamdam Kung sakaling ikaw ngayon ay luhaan Lahat tayo ay mayroong krus na pinapasan Kaya nararapat lamang na ikaw ay lumaban.

In the midst of the darkness.... I lay still,..as I close my eyes... Different thoughts keep passing by... Different colors keep me alive... Memories of you keep twirling in my mind...

Huwag mong iisiping natutulog si Bro Kung kayat di makamit ang ninanais mo Sana ay laging isipin, na mahal Niya tayo Sapagkat dakila Siya, tunay at totoo.

In my thoughts, you are so real...so alive... You come so swiftly, so gentle, so sweet and so true.... Could that be heaven?....Could that be paradise?.. Could that be Love?...Could that be the magic of life?

Minsan ay hindi lamang talaga maiwasan Mga naisin natiy tila kayhirap makamtn Sa bawat sandaling ikaw ay nasasaktan

Suddenly, things turn differently. .needs to Isipin na si Bro, karamay mot laging nariyan. say goodbye
Kung sakaling mahirap angkinin Lahat ng bagay na iyong nanaisin Huwag mong isipin na si Bro ay malupit Sapagkat di nagmamaliw, Kanyang pag-ibig.

Even though both of us were hurt..a decision that was hard to do... you reach out for me.. and I want to reach out for you too.. but if I do,I couldn't forget you.. Trying to forget you is hard to do..I look out for you because my heart said so... but my mind kept saying that its not the right thing to do...

Lagi mo sanang pakatatandaan Siya ang tumubos sa ating mga kasalanan Hindi bat ibinuwis, sarili Niyang buhay Dahil sa laki ng pagmamahal na sa atin ay inialay.

I LOVE YOU AND YOU KNOW THAT.... But still there is something in between our lives that keeps us apart...A wall that reminds me that you could never be mine... Then and only then...I'll just treasure the memories that we had... For you have a special place in my heart....a place just for you..

Dakila si Bro! sa puso moy itanim Parangal at papuri, sa Kanyay ialay natin Huwag magsasawa at palaging manalangin Upang anumang pagsubok na darating, itoy kakayanin.

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uoY hcuoT dluoC I fI uoY hcuoT dluoC I fI uoY hcuoT dluoC I fI uoY hcuoT dluoC I fI
Edith Bartolo

Ang pagbabagong-buhay ay mahirap talaga Ngunit kung bibigyan lamang natin ng pag-asa At kung ang layunin ay nabubuklod sa iisa Tunay na makikita ang malaking diperensiya.

Sa mahal na araw na nakalipas Nakita mo ba ang Kanyang ipinamalas Pag-ibig Niyang di-magmamaliw, tunay at wagas Lalo na sa mga napapalihis ng landas.

Nagbago ang ilang mga makasalanan Na sa Kanya ay humingi ng kapatawaran Mga pagkakamaling nagawa ay napagnilyan Sa ating mga kalooban ay nagbibigay kagaanan.

Sa muling pagkabuhay ng ating Panginoon Tanda ng kakayahan ng ating pagbangon Sa mga pagkadapa na nagsilbing hamon Kayang-kaya bastat magtiwala sa Mahal na Poon.

Nawa ay lagi lamang nating pakakatandaan At ilagak ng malalim sa balon ng isipan Pagbabagong-buhay ay wala sa takbo ng orasan Kundi desisyon ng puso na dapat pakinggan.

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Miles Away
by: Lyn Carpio

But that was life The innovations of technology paved the way not only for the people who lived in distant and different lands, but it also made distance parenting possible. Though homesickness is still a disease we cannot avoid, but at least the intensity has been lessened. We no longer experience the difficulty in communicating with our family. There are many ways on how we can make it up for our absence.

A year had passed since I left my children under the paternal care of my husband. Leaving them wasnt that easy. It took me a lot of courage and determination before I finally settled on this decision. I thought that the problems I had experienced were the toughest ones, but I was wrong. I never thought that being separated from them would be very difficult For instance, I make sure that as much as possible I talk to for all of us and will be most painful too. Everything had them everyday, check if everything is okay or if there is somechanged abruptly and I didn't know how or where to begin. thing wrong. During those times that they are sick, I see to it that the communication line is always open so that I can moniThe first few months were very hard for me, every morning tor their condition. As a mother, it is one of my greatest fears. when I woke up was a totally different day, I missed the things And maybe I am over protective of my children but I think all I normally did everyday when we were together. I used to mothers are. Not a single moment did I miss calling or chatting cook and attend to their needs personally and my chil- with them via the internet. dren were accustomed to that. At the end of the day when all of them got home, we used to eat together, talked and Physically, I may be miles away from them and nothing can laughed together, and even made funny jokes on each other. compensate for those moments when we are together, but my Sometimes misunderstandings occurred just like in any normal family, but we didn't allow it to become serious. We patched thoughts and love are always with them. Little by little, they are things as soon as we could. Even at a young age my chil- learning to be independent and I'm proud to say that the disdren were very sensible. We were very dependent on each tance between us did not change or diminish their love and other. But the separation resulted to a lot of changes and ad- respect for me. Already, they are grown-ups but they are still my babies who seek my guidance, advise, and my opinion justments. before doing anything. Since I left, I no longer witnessed the important events in I am very thankful because God has blessed me with very their lives. How I wished I was there to comfort them when they were sick or when they had problemshow I wished I loving and thoughtful angels, my children. And I am looking could hug them tightly and kiss them the way I used to. Every forward to the daythe day of our reunion. secondevery minuteeveryday of my lifeI missed them.
God Has Nothing to Do With Our Poverty Bo Sanchez
Swahili. I wanted to explain myself but he wanted to ask me a very disturbing question...God Leaves The Choice To Us Whether To Be Rich Or Poor" Bo, why are you teaching us to become rich?" His tone of voice was sharp. Like he was asking me, "Why are you teaching us to murder people, burn their bodies, and eat their liver?" He continued, "If you're really a Christian, you should teach us to be content with where we are. Bo, aren't you content with where you are?" I laughed. for our homeowner's association dues. (A whopping P120 a month! Yes, I live in a happy third class subdivision.) But if I stop working and live on my interest, a few things will have to change... Life Isn't Just About You Today, I send a number of poor children to school. That has to stop. Today, I finance a few missionaries. That has to stop. Today, I provide capital for livelihood projects for the poor. That has to stop. Today, I finance my new ministry projects in its trial period. That has to stop. This is the reason why I've chosen to grow, to expand, to increase, and to become richer because I want to bless the world more. That's why I work very hard today! Here's what I learned: (1) To be content and (2) to want to grow can co-exist in your heart. That can only happen when love rules your heart.
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/god-hasnothing-to-do-with-our-poverty-607696.html

"Bo, you're wrong. Poverty is a matter of fate..."He came up to me right after I gave a talk on financial literacy. The man spoke to me with the gravity of a Supreme Court Justice, it scared me."Why do you say that, sir?" I asked."Because there are people who are born poor," the man said, "And there are people who are born rich. That's destiny. That's the will of "Oh, I'm very content." I never told God." I winced. this to him, but I'd like to tell you: Right now, if How could I tell him that I've been I choose to, I can stop working, deposit my working for years (no, decades) with the poor- money in a bank-and live on the interest. Sure, I and this was the exact kind of distorted thinking have to simplify my lifestyle even further, but that has trapped a lot of people in poverty. "God we'll still be very comfortable. With the interest made me poor," is an invisible placard written I'll earn from the bank, I can maintain my small on the foreheads of many poor people I've met. I house and simple car. And yes, I can still bring told him, "To be born rich or poor is not a out my wife for our weekly romantic dates. And choice, that's true. But to become rich or poor- I can still bring my kids for our twice-a-year vacations. No more Macau trips, that's for sure. that's a choice that God leaves up to us." But Tagaytay would be just fine. I can even pay He looked at me as though I spoke in

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MGA LIBRENG KONSULTA AT GAMOT Doty Hospital42-5 Eung-am-dong, Unpyeong-gu, Seoul 122- 906, tel. no. (02)385-1477 Joseph Clinic - 423 Yeungdongpo-dong, Yeung dongpo-gu, Seoul 150-030, Mon.-Fri. 1pm-9pm, No.(02)2634-1760 Raphael Clinic - inside Tong Song High School, every Sun. , 2-6 pm. National Medical Center Dongdaemun Tel. No. 2260-7062 to 7063 Seoul Medical Center Gangnam Tel. No. 3430-0200 MIRIAM COUNSELING CENTER For Migrant Women 50-17 Dongsoong Dong Chongrogu Seoul 110-809 near Maronnier Park. Tel #(02) 747-2086 E-mail: kcwc21@jinbo.net (KCWC) Office hours: MonFri. 11 am-5 pm Sat. day off Sun. 3 pm-6 pm Activities: Emotional/ spiritual counseling Womans rights and labor issues Korean language/culture study (men and women are welcome).
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)

KAILANGAN SA PAGPAPABINYAG

1) 2) 3) Tel.

Birth certificate ng batang bibinyagan 2X2 ID pictures (2 pcs) Application formipasa ito sa Catholic Center isang linggo bago dumating ang takdang araw ng binyag.

Katekismo sa binyag na ginaganap tuwing ika-10 ng umaga, araw ng linggo (mismong araw ng binyag). Tanging ang mga pangalan ng mga nakadalo ng katekismo ang mailalagay sa Baptismal Certificate. Ang bilang ng mga ninong at ninang ay hindi dapat lalabis sa dalawampu. Ang lahat ay pinakikiusapang isaisip ang angkop na pananamit para sa okasyon. KAILANGAN SA PAGPAPAKASAL
Birth Certificate ng mga ikakasal Status of singleness from Census (notarized) Parents consent as proof of singleness (notarized) Baptismal Certificate for marriage purposes Confirmation Certificate for marriage purposes Passport (xerox copy) Pre-Cana seminar na gaganapin bago ang takdang araw ng kasal. Makipagugnayan po lamang sa Catholic Center para sa schedule.

MIGRANT CENTERS
Guri Pastoral Center Ansan Galilea Center Suwon Emmaus Center Friends Without Borders Counseling Office Gasan, Song-uri International Community Uijungbu, Nokyangdong Migrant Center 878-6926 Masok Chonmasan Migrant Center Bomun, Seoul Foreign Workers Labor Counseling Office 02-928-2049/924-2706 031-566-1141 031-494-8411 031-257-8501 032-345-6734/5 031-543-5296 031031-593-6542

PANAWAGAN PARA SA MGA NAGPAPABINYAG Tinatawagan ang pansin ng lahat ng mga di pa nakakakuha ng Baptismal Certificates ng kanilang mga anak. Maaari na ninyong kunin ang mga ito sa Catholic Center tuwing linggo sa ganap na alas 9:00 ng umaga hanggang ika 12:00 ng tanghali, at sa ganap na ika 4:00 hanggang ika 5:00 ng hapon. Maliban po lamang sa tuwing ikadalawang linggo. Ng bawat buwan. Makipagugnayan po kay Rebeck Beltran (010-8671-2761) o kay Edison Pinlac:

MGA IMPORTANTENG PAALAALA

BAGONG TALAAN NG SAHOD PARA SA MGA EPS JANUARY 1, 2009-DECEMBER 31, 2009 44 Hours/week (6 days) with 19 persons below Per Month Per Day Per Hour OT Per Hour ND Per Hour 904,000 won 32,000 won 4,000 won 6,000 won 2,000 won

Mga kailangang dokumento sa paga-asikaso ng mga reklamo tungkol sa sahod: 1. Pay Slip or any other proof of payment of salary 2. Daily Time Record (DTR) if available, or self-made record of daily work attendance specifying Regular Working hours, Overtime, and Night Differential. 3. Labor Contract 4. Bank Book/ Passbook 5. Alien Card and Passport

40 Hours/Week (5 days) with 20 persons above Per Month 836,000 won 29,857 won 3,732 won 5,598 won

SA LAHAT NG MAY E-9 VISA PARA PO SA LAHAT NA MAY E-9 VISA, MAY TATLO PONG TANGING DAHILAN UPANG PAYAGAN KAYONG MAKALIPAT NG KUMPANYA. ITO PO AY ;

Per Day Per Hour OT Per Hour

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2009 BAGONG BAYANI AWARDS The Bagong Bayani Foundation, Inc (BBFI) wishes to inform you that the search for the 2009 Bagong bayani Awardees is now open in the following categories: 1. Bagong Bayani Award for Outstanding Employees 2. Bagong Bayani Award for Community and Social Service 3. Bagong Bayani Award for Culture and the Arts 4. Bagong abyani Award para sa Natatanging Bagong Bayani For the official nomination forms and inquiries, please contact the Philippine Labor Office (POLO) at the Philippine Embassy in Korea through Atty. Delmer Cruz or OWWA Officer Pat Cobarrubias (02-3785-3634 or 02-3785-3624), or you may download the form from this site: http:// www.philembassy-seoul.com or http://www.poea.gov.ph/ bba/2009BBA.pdf

Nomination for HFCC Vice President Eligibility Requirements: The following are the eligibility requirements for Vice President (HFCC Constitution and by-Laws, Article VI, Section 2, Paragraph 2.1):

Must have a strong faith in God; Must be in good moral standing; Must be an active volunteer for the past 2 years; Must be an active committee chairperson/sub-committee chairperson/sub-community officer at the time of the nomination; Must be willing to serve and commit himself/herself to volunteer work; Must be willing to perform the duties and responsibilities of the President in his/her absence. Must be willing to assume the duties and responsibilities delegated to him/her by the President and the Council; and Must have favorable leadership skills.

1st 18 DECEMBER AWARDS The Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) for the celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos, chaired by the Philippine Migrants Rights Watch and co-chaired by the Commission on Filipino Overseas is pleased to inform you that the nominations are now open for the 1st 18 December Awards for the Individual and Organization categories. For the official nomination forms and inquiries, please contact Consul Sylvia Marasigan of the Philippine Embassy in Korea or you may download the form from these sites: http://www.philembassy-seoul.com, http://www.pmrw.org or http://www.cfo.gov.ph.

Who can nominate? Any member of the Community who has been an active member for the past three (3) months can nominate candidates for the positions of President, Vice President and Secretary. (HFCC Constitution and by-Laws, Article 6, Section 1, Paragraph 1.2)

Deadline of nomination is on Friday, April 24, 2009. Please get the nomination forms from the Education Committee Chairperson.
RECRUITMENT OF NEW VOLUNTEERS Ang HFCC ay muling nanghihikayat sa mga nais maglingkod sa sambayanan bilang volunteers. Magsisimula na po ang ating recruitment. Makipag-ugnayan lamang sa kahit na sinong Council member o Committee Chairperson sa mga karagdagang impormasyon. Humingi din po ng application form at pakibalik lamang, kalakip ang inyong larawan, sa mga kinauukulan. Maraming salamat po! PAALAALA TUNGKOL SA BINYAG Hindi maaaring ilagay ang pangalan ng mga ninong at ninang sa Baptismal Certificate ng batang bininyagan kapag hindi nakaattend ng baptism seminar (Cathecism)na isinasagawa sa umaga sa mismong araw ng binyag. Ang mga nag-seminar lamang ang ituCOMELEC ADVISORY OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING (OAV) Tuloy pa rin ang registration para sa Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) para sa gaganaping election sa May 2010. Magsadya lamang sa Philippine Embassy para sa registration. Dalhin ang kopya ng inyong Passport o Travel Document. Gaganapin ang registration sa Hyehwadong Church tuwing 2nd at 4th Sunday ng buwan hanggang August 2009. Ang mga nakarehistro sa loob ng OAV na hindi nakaboto ng dalawang beses ay tatanggalin na sa listahan kung kaya kinakailangan pa nilang magpa-rehistrong muli. Para sa mga karagdagang impormasyon, tumawag o magsadya lamang sa tanggapan ng Philippine Embassy, o mag email lamang sa 2010elections@philembassy-seoul.com.

NEWSLETTER ARTICLES Inaanyayahan po ang lahat na magsulat, gumawa, o kumatha ng balita o ulat-komunidad, sanaysay, pagninilay, tula o magpadala ng angkop na larawan at ibahagi ito sa ating newsletter na SAMBAYANAN. Pwede po ang English o Tagalog. Ipadala lamang po sa email address na ito:

sambayanan-edboard@yahoogroups.com
GENERAL ASSEMBLY HFCC Volunteers General Assembly and Election of Vice President, April 26, after mass at the coffee shop. Attedance is a must!

LABOR UPDATES FORUM A forum on Labor Updates organized by the Philippine Labor Office (POLO) in coordination with the Labor Relations Committee (LRC) of HFCC shall be held on May 3, 2009, 3:00 pm at the Coffee Shop to discuss some issues concerning the Filipino workers in Korea. All JPC member organizations, ALL-K member organizations and church-goers are enjoined to attend .

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Fr. Alvin Parantar, MSP with other concelebrating priests during the Easter Mass at Tongsong.

Members of the Hyehwadong Choir as they sing during the Easter Mass at Tongsong Auditorium.

The main celebrant as he delivers his homily during the International Migrants Easter Mass.

The Mass attendees representing different international migrants communities.

The HFCC volunteers as they gladly share the food they have prepared.

HFCC volunteers and community members with Fr. Ho and the Bishop.

The HFCC volunteers take a pose after sharing everything the prepared for everyone.

The Korean volunteers share the gifts to all the migrants who attended the Holy Mass.

The Forgotten War casts and crew L-R: Script Writer, Line Producer, Dir. Carlo Cruz, McCoy Fundales, Kayla Lapuz and Lance Raymundo.

L-R: Amb. L. Cruz, Carlo Cruz, Fr. Alvin, Kayla, Doc Emely, Lance, and McCoy.

The Filipino Community while waiting for the start of the movie inside the Tongsong Auditorium

A clip from the movie showing former Pres. Ramos as one of the Korean volunteer soldiers.

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