March 22, 2009

The Hyehwadong Filipino Catholic Community (HFCC) is organizing a pilgrimage to Baeron Shrine on Black Saturday, April 11, 2009. The participants shall leave Seoul at 8:00 am on the said date and be back at about 4:00pm. The assembly place is Hansung University Subway Station, Exit 5, near the Police Station. Everyone is invited to participate. Please submit your names to Ms. Ely Torres (010-8061-9143) or to any Council member or Chairperson. A certain amount shall be collected for the transportation and food. The following is a description of the Shrine: Baeron is located between two rough and rugged valleys and its name, meaning shaped like the bottom of a ship comes from the shape of this location. Like Noahs Ark, this place was one of the secluded shelters deep in the mountains where early Korean Catholics hid themselves from persecution and secretly formed communities of believers.
The facade of Baeron Shrine beside a mountain.

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Baeron is one of the most important shrines in Korea for three reasons: it is the place where Alexius Hwang Sa-yong wrote his Baek-so, The Silk Letter, it is the site of St. Josephs Seminary, the first seminary in Korea, and is also the burial site of Fr. Thomas Choi Yang-op, who was the second priest in Korea. Alexitus Hwang Sa-yongs Baek-so, The Silk Letter Alexius Hwang Sa-yong was one of the young leaders in the early Catholic church in Korea, escaped from persecution in 1801 (the shinyu persecution) in a dugout in Baeron. While in this dugout, he wrote an epistle on a silk scroll to Bishop Guvea of the Diocese of Peiping(now Peiking), pleading for the bishops help to rebuild the Catholic church in Korea which was devastated by religious oppression. With each line being permeated with Hwangs zealous efforts and yearnings for the evangelization of Korea, the letter records the causes of the persecutions, the lives of about thirty martyrs and the political situation in Korea. It also makes five suggestions to the Bishop for the freedom of faith in Korea. Before the letter was delivered, its messenger was apprehended and the scroll confiscated, Hwang was arrested for high treason and killed by dismemberment at the age of twenty-seven. The original Scroll was presented to Pope puis XI during the beatification of the seventy-nine Korean Catholics in 1925 and is now preserved in the Vatican Museum. The dungeon where Hwang wrote his Baekso is now restored. St. Josephs Seminary, the first in Korea. Korea. Then called Chosun, was made an apostolic vicariate in 1831, and the apostolic vicariate of Chosun was entrusted to the Paris Foreign Missions Society. No sooner had the missionaries of this society begun their work than they sent Korean seminarians to Macao or Penang to be educated.
However, because of numerous difficulties involved in sending Korean
(turn to page 7) The serene and majestic view of the shrine inside.

SHARE YOUR 3Ts... Be a VOLUNTEER

The Hyehwadong Filipino Catholic Community (HFCC) is inviting everyone to share their 3 Ts: TIME, TALENT, and TREASURE. Be a volunteer and experience a more meaningful life with God and with others. You may join any of these committees/ministries.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE Plans for enrichment seminars and trainings, spiritual activities such
as retreats and recollections, etc.; Acts as facilitator during the activities mentioned; Assists in the publication of the Newsletter; and Plans the needed formation of the community.

DIFFERENT COMMITTEES/MINISTRIES: LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY Gives Holy Communion during the Holy Mass;
Facilitates Bible sharing in some areas; Gives communion to the sick, in prison, etc.; and Visits factories and gives condolences to the bereaved Filipinos.

LABOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE Conducts labor counseling to Filipino workers who have laborrelated problems and concerns; Coordinates with other agencies and organizations who can assist in solving varied problems encountered by Filipinos; Disseminates labor-related issues and updates to the Community Coordinates with Justice and Peace Committee (JPC) on related activities and programs. ..continue to page 12..

WORSHIP COMMITTEE A. Lectors and Commentators Facilitate the flow of the Holy Mass;
Proclaim the Good News during the Mass; and Lead the Holy Rosary before the Holy Mass.

B. Altar Servers
Prepare the altar and all the things needed for the Mass; and Assist the celebrant during the Holy Mass.

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C. Choir Assist and sing in the Holy Mass;

Sing during special occasions; and Represent the community in some social functions

D. Church Stewards
Help in the collection of mass offerings; Assist the mass-goers before and after the Mass; Check the orderliness and cleanliness of the surroundings after the Mass; and Assists in food preparation and physical arrangement during some occasions.

YOUTH MINISTRY
Plans and initiates programs for the youth; Encourages, recruits, and facilitates seminars for the members of the community; and Represents the community during invitational programs of the diocese.

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PAGNINILAY: Kilala ang mga Kristiyano, partikular na tayong mga Katoliko, sa Tanda ng Krus. Kung ating iisipin, sa maraming pagkakataon sa loob ng isang araw, tayong mga Katoliko ay nagaantanda ng Kruspagkagising at bago matulog, bago at pagkatapos kumain, bago at pagkatapos maglakbay, bago at pagkatapos magtrabaho, bago at matapos kumuha ng pagsusulit, kapag napadaan sa Simbahan, kapag natatakot, kapag nalulungkot, kapag natutuwa, at sa napakarami pang pagkakataon. Hindi maitatatwang bahagi na ng ating pang-araw-araw na buhay ang pag-aantanda ng krus. Kadalasan pang inilalapat natin ang Krus sa ating mga pasanin sa buhay at sa ating mga suliranin. Kung kaya ngat krus ang tawag natin sa ating mga problema. Niyayakap nating mga Katoliko ang krus, bagamat noong panahon ni Jesus ay labis itong kinamumuhian at kinatatakutan ng mga tao. Tanging ang mga lubhang makasalanan lamang ang hinahatulan ng pagkamatay sa krus kung kayat ang krus ay isang nakatatakot na bagay. Nakapagtataka kung bakit matapos mamatay ni Jesus sa krus, ito ay sinimulan nang yakapin ng mga Kristiyano. At hindi rin nakapagtataka kung bakit marami sa ating mga hindi kapanampalataya ang nagtatanong kung ano nga bang meron ang krus ni Jesus? Bagamat hindi tuwirang binanggit sa Mabuting Balita, pinatutungkulan dito ang krus. Sinabi ni Jesus kay Nicodemo, Kung paanong itinaas ni Moises ang ahas doon sa ilang, gayon din naman, kailangang itaas ang Anak ng Tao upang ang sinumang sumasampalataya sa kanya ay magkakaroon ng buhay na walang -hanggan. Ito ang ating patuloy na pagnilayan

Fr. Maxell Lowell C. Aranilla

Noong panahon ni Moises, ang sinumang tumingin sa ahas na itinaas ay gagaling mula sa kanilang karamdaman, gayundin ang sinumang mananampalataya kay Jesus na itinaas at nakabayubay sa krus ay gagaling, partikular na ang kagalingang pangispiritwal o pangkaluluwa. Ang paghilom ng ating mga pusong sugatan ay makakamtan sa krus na niyakap ni Jesus. Oo, niyakap ni Jesus ang krus bilang tanda ng kanyang dakilang pag-ibig sa kanyang dakilang gawain na pagligtas sa sanlibutan. Nilapatan ni Jesus ng pag-ibig ang krus at ito ang nagpabago sa dating nakatatakot na kahulugan nito. Kung kayat paghilom ang dulot ng krus na pinuno ng pag-ibig ni Jesus. Sa mga makasalanan, nalulumbay, nagdurusa, nalulungkot, nababalisa, nahahapis, nanlalamig sa pananampalataya, ang pagtutok sa Krus ni Jesus ang siyang kagalingan. Ang mga dugong dumanak sa katawan ni Jesus ang siyang hihilom sa ating mga sugat. Ito ang misteryo ng Krus at ng pag-ibig ni Jesus. Doon sa Krus tayo makatatagpo ng kagalingan. Doon maghihilom ang ating mga pusong-wasak. Doon mabubuo muli ang ating mga nasirang pangarap. Doon tayo muling aasa mula sa ating pagkabigo. Doon mapapawi ang ating galit at mapapalitan ng pag-ibig. Doon ang kadiliman ay magliliwanag. Sa kabalintunaang idinulot ni Jesus, nakatagpo ng bagong kahulugan ang krus. Hindi bat napakagandang isipin na lumalapit tayo sa isang Diyos na minsan ding nasugatan? Hindi bat ang mga sugat natin at ni Jesus ang higit na nakapagbubuklod sa atin sa kanya? At ang lahat ng ito ay magaganap doon sa Krus ni Jesus!

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CATHOLIC FAITH:
Last of two parts Q: What are appropriate activities for ordinary days during Lent? A: Giving up something we enjoy for Lent, doing of physical or spiritual acts of mercy for others, prayer, fasting, abstinence, going to confession, and other acts expressing repentance in general. Q: Is the custom of giving up something for Lent mandatory? A: No. However, it is a salutary custom, and parents or caretakers may choose to require it of their children to encourage their spiritual training, which is their prime responsibility in the raising of their children. Q: Since Sundays are not counted in the forty days of Lent, does the custom of giving up something apply to them? A: Customarily, no. However, since the giving up of something is voluntary to begin with, there is no official rule concerning this aspect of it. Nevertheless, since Sundays are days of celebration, it is appropriate to suspend the Lenten self-denial on them that, in a spiritual and non-excessive way, we may celebrate the day of Our Lord's resurrection so that that day and that event may be contrasted with the rest of the days of Lent and the rest of the events of history. This heightened contrast deepens the spiritual lessons taught by the rest of Lent. Q: Why is giving up something for Lent such a salutary custom? A: By denying ourselves something we enjoy, we discipline our wills so that we are not slaves to our pleasures. Just as indulging the pleasure of eating leads to physical flabbiness and, if this is great enough, an inability to perform in physically demanding situations, indulging in pleasure in general leads to spiritual flabbiness and, if this is great enough, an inability to perform in spiritual demanding situations, we when the demands of morality require us to sacrifice something pleasurable (such as sex before marriage or not within the confines of marriage) or endure hardship (such as being scorned or persecuted for the faith). By disciplining the will to refuse pleasures when they are not sinful, a habit is developed which allows the will to refuse pleasures when they are sinful. There are few better ways to keep one's priorities straight than by periodically denying ourselves things of lesser priority to show us that they are not necessary and focus our attention on what is necessary. Q: Is the denying of pleasure an end in itself? A: No. It is a only a means to an end. By training ourselves to resist temptations when they are not sinful, we train ourselves to reject temptations when they are sinful. We also express our sorrow over having failed to resist sinful temptations in the past. Q: Is there such a thing as denying ourselves too many pleasures? A: Most definitely. First, God made human life contingent on certain goods, such as food, and to refuse to enjoy enough of them has harmful consequences. For example, if we do not eat enough food it can cause physical damage or (in the extreme, even death). Just as there is a balance between eating too much
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food and not eating enough food, there is a balance involved in other goods. Second, if we do not strike the right balance and deny ourselves goods God meant us to have then it can generate resentment toward God, which is a spiritual sin just as much as those of engaging in excesses of good things. Thus one can be led into sin either by excess or by defect in the enjoyment of good things. Third, it can decrease our effectiveness in ministering to others. Fourth, it can deprive us of the goods God gave us in order that we might praise him. Fifth, it constitutes the sin of ingratitude by refusing to enjoy the things God wanted us to have because he loves us. If a child refused every gift his parent gave him, it would displease the parent, and if we refuse gifts God has given us, it displeases God because he loves us and wants us to have them. Q: Is that balance the same for all people? A: No. For example, with the good of food, people who are by nature physically larger need more food than people who are physically smaller. Similarly, people who have higher metabolisms or who do manual labor for a living need more food than people with slower metabolisms or who have less active lifestyles. The same is true with regard to other goods than food. The St. Paul speaks of this in regard to the good of married life: "I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own special gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do. But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion" (1 Corinthians 7:7-9). Thus some are given the gift of being able to live without the good of married life in order that they may pursue greater devotion to God (1 Cor. 7:32-34) or to pursue greater ministry for others (2 Timothy 2:3-4), as with priests, monks, and nuns. God gives these people special graces to live the life which they have embraced, just as he gives special graces to the married to live the life they have embraced. Q: Aside from Ash Wednesday, which begins Lent, what are its principal events? A: There are a variety of saints' days which fall during Lent, and some of these change from year to year since the dates of Lent itself change based on when Easter falls. However, the Sundays during the Lenten season commemorate special events in the life of Our Lord, such as his Transfiguration and his Triumphal Entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week. Holy week climaxes with Holy Thursday, on which Christ celebrated the first Mass, Good Friday, on which he was Crucified, and Holy Saturday -- the last day of Lent -- during which Our Lord lay in the Tomb before his Resurrection on Easter Sunday, the first day after Lent. http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/lent.htm

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Karunungan:
Si Cathy, tatlong taong gulang at mayroong malubhang karamdaman. Kailangan niyang sumailalim sa pagsasalin ng dugo. Subalit sa kanilang pamilya, si Sebastian, ang kanyang limang taong gulang na kuya lamang ang mayroong dugo na ang tipo ay katulad ng sa kanya. Kinausap ito ng doktor at ipinaliwanag ng masinsinan ang kalagayan ng nakababata nitong kapatid. Sebastian, tanong ng doktor, mahal mo ba si Cathy? Tumugon ang bata, Opo. Matindi ang sakit ng iyong kapatid at kailangan mo siyang tulungan, paliwanag ng doktor, Kailangan siyang salinan ng dugo na nanggagaling sa iyo para gumaling siya. Bibigyan mo ba siya? Sandaling natahimik ang bata at nag-isip. Napatingin ito sa kanyang mga magulang at muling bumaling sa doktor sabay tango bilang tanda ng kanyang pagsang-ayon. Kayat kaagad na isinagawa ang pagsasalin. Makalipas ang ilang araw ay muli siyang isinama ng kanyang ama sa ospital upang dalawin si Cathy. Muli niyang nakatagpo ang doktor at nakangiting sinabi nito sa kanya, Nakatulong ng malaki ang dugo na ibinigay mo kay Cathy kaya gagaling na siya. Biglang nangilid ang luha sa mga mata ng bata. Tinanong siya ng doktor kung bakit siya umiiyak. Kailan naman ako mamamatay? ang inosenteng tanong ng bata. Dahil sa dugong kinuha sa kanya ay buong akala niyang mamamatay na rin siya.Ganunpaman, hindi niya ito ipinagkait para sa kanyang kapatid. Gayon na lamang ang pag-ibig ng Diyos sa sanlibutan, kaya ibinigay niya ang kanyang bugtong na Anak, upang ang sumampalataya sa kanya ay hindi mapahamak, kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan.(Juan 3:16) Maaaring hindi madali ang magkaroon ng pananampalataya. Lalo pat sa mundong ito na pinaghaharian ng ibat ibang uri ng kaguluhan, samot saring kalamidad at mga sakit. Ang pananampalataya ay isang biyaya. Bago makamtan ito ay kailangang dumaan muna sa tamang proseso. Kadalasan, masakit ang paraang daranasin ng sinumang nagnanais na magkamit nito. Maging sa sandali ng ating pag-iral bilang tao, ang sakit ay kakambal na ng pagtubo, pagbunga, pagsilang at pagbabago. Halimbawa, bago tutubo ang isang halaman ay kailangan munang mahulog at mamatay ang isang binhi. Ganoon din ang ubas,
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upang magkaroon ito ng maraming bunga ay kinakailangang putulin at bawasan muna ang mga sanga nito. Sa gabi, makikita lamang natin ang mga bituin sa sandaling mababalot na ng dilim ang buong kalangitan. Nagiging tao tayo sa pamamagitan ng masakit na pagluluwal sa atin ng ating ina. Kaya ngat maliwanag at masasabi nating Ang pinakamagandang biyaya ng Diyos ay kadalasang nababalot ng sakit. Gaano kasakit sa isang Ama ang ibigay upang patayin ang kanyang kaisa-isang Anak? Tumanggi ba ang Anak na ibigay ang kanyang buhay para sa katubusan ng lahat? Si Jesus bilang tao ay maaari rin naman sana siyang makaiwas upang hindi sapitin ang pagpapakasakit. Tayo din, bilang tao, maging ng hayop ay nasa kalikasan natin na mapanatili ang buhay sa pamamagitan ng pag-iwas sa anumang nakakasakit. At ang kalikasang ito ay sadyang nananalaytay sa anumang nilikha. Ngunit alam mo ba na anuman ang ating nararamdaman o nararanasan ay mainam itong pagkahunan ng pagninilay. Dapat nating malaman na tayo lamang mga tao ang may kakayahang pagnilayan at lampasan ang kadalasang iniiwasan ng lahat. Subalit hindi si Jesus, dahil hindi niya ninais na umiwas sa itinakda sa kanya ng Ama para maganap ang lahat. Naparito siya upang magbigay ng liwanag bagamat marami pa rin ang nais manatili sa kadiliman. Ngunit marami rin ng di hamak ang gustong mabuhay sa katotohanan at sa liwanag. Tiyak na hindi makikita ang sikat ng araw sa gitna ng bagyo. Ngunit hindi mahirap paniwalaang sa likod ng madilim na ulap ay nandoroon pa rin ang araw. Tila napakahirap ding paniwalaang nanatili ang pag-ibig ng Diyos maging sa gitna ng ating pagtitiis. Sa pamamagitan ng sinag na nagmumula sa Kanyang dakilang pag-ibig, kaya nating iwasan ang anino ng pagiging makasarili. Hindi nagatubiling ialay ng Panginoon ang kanyang buhay, para sa kanyang mga kaibigan, para sa kanyang mga minamahal. Katulad ni Sebastian, bagamat musmos, maging sa kanyang paniniwalang siya ay mamamatay. Sa pamamagitan ng Sinag ng Pag-ibig ng Diyos, ngayon, ang kaginhawahan at kasiyahan ay ipinagbubunyi habang ang sakit ay pinapawi.

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LIKHAAN
Ang Pakiusap Joel Tavarro Mga salitang magaspang ay dapat nang iwasan Sapagkat kung maririnig ito ng tenga ay di mainam Sa puso ay nakasusugat, pangit sa pakiramdam Nakakainis, hindi kaaya-ayang pakinggan.

Utamur ergo parcius, / verbis cibis et potibus, / somno, iocis et arctius / perstemus in custodia Let us use sparingly words, food and drink, sleep and amusements. May we be more alert in the custody of our senses. - Pope Benedict XVI
Pagdating ng Spring Amie Sison

Kung magpapayo naman ay daanin sa hinahon Tiyakin lamang na eksaktong lugar at nasa panahon Ang maayos na usapan ay nauuwi sa magandang pagtitipon Lahat ng paraan, lahat ng bagay ay may solusyon.

Sa pananalapi na tayo'y nahihirapan Dahil sa krisis na ating pinagdaraanan Na hindi alam kung ano ang dahilan

Subukan mong pabalagbag kung mangatwiran Tiyak na ang bagsak nito ay matinding balitaktakan Ang ganitong pagpupulong ay mauuwi sa tampuhan Sayang lamang ang panahon, hindi pa nagkaunawaan.

Ngunit buong mundo, sakdal sa kahirapan.

Lahat ng oras itinuon sa trabaho Upang pandagdag sa pangangailangan ko Kasama ang umaasa sa kakayahan ko

Kung may kaakibat itong lambing na parang nagbibiruan Masaya ang lahat kayat madaling masusulosyunan Bawat isay nalulugod, lumulutang na may pinag-aralan Dahil sa magandang usapan walang uuwing talunan.

Buti na lang bumubunga ang sakripisyo

Marami naman na dapat gawin Lalo na kung talento ay uunawain Mapapaikot ang perang kikitain

Yaring pakiusap huwag iwaglit, hindi dapat kaligtaan Itanim sa pinakamalalim na bahagi, sa rurok ng isipan Sa mahinahong pakiusap, malamang ikaw ay tutularan Isang mabuting huwaran na mayaman sa kaalaman.

Umasa na makakayanan natin.

Gaya ng pagdating ng spring Lumiliwanag ang ating pagtingin Sa sikat ng araw nakakasaya ng damdamin

There is no sin or wrong that gives a man a foretaste of hell in this life as anger and impatience. -- St.Catherine of Sienna

At gumagaan ang kasuotan natin.

Lahat ay mayroong pag-asa Kahit na naguguluhan ang bawat isa Basta huwag kakalimutang tumawag sa Kanya Tayo ang kikilos, awa ay nasa Kanya.

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SANAYSAY atbp.
changed rapidly. Now, it is exactly the reverse. Now I am caught in a dilemma: shall I change Lessons Learned from or not? Should I be like Haw who faced his fears, took the risks, went out of Cheese Station WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? C, and joined the maze to find new cheese? Or, by Dr. Spencer Johnson should I be like Hem, stay in my comfort zone, blame others shouting who moved my Emely Dicolen-Abagat, Ph.D. cheese?, and wait until the cheese comes There are several lessons I learned from the back? Yes, this is a question yet to be answered. book Who Moved my Cheese and I want to I shared this story to some of my friends and share them with you. some of them said maybe the new cheese for The Cheese in the story symbolizes the them is another country called the C? Canada? things I really hold on to: my family, career, For a while I thought about it but is it really the relationships, job, and my faith in God. These new cheese for me? I am still in search for the are the things that are very precious to me. new cheese. Without them, my life will be incomplete. Anticipate change. Many times I get so enChange is constant. As the saying goes, grossed by the present that I forget the future. there is nothing permanent in this world except Never did this global economic crisis come to change. I have found my comfort zones. The my mind. As Haw wrote on the wall, Smell the cheese in my life are my comfort zones. cheese often so you know when it is getting Admittedly, I have found my security, comfort old. I admit that this is one of my weaknesses, and satisfaction in them just as Hem and Haw to read the signs of the times. Though I acin the book found comfort and security in cept that it is my weakness, I also realize that it Cheese Station C. Thats why it is very difficult is my strength because I am optimistic and to change, to undo and unlearn what has be- though difficult as it may seem, I still try to come a part of my system, my lifestyle. count my blessings. However, the book taught Could Korea be one of them? I would answer me to balance optimism and anticipation, not with a resounding YES! extreme pessimism.
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career, friends, the list can go on for a few days. But Haw managed to find a news cheese station by asking himself the question: What would you do if you werent afraid? and as he answered and imagined it, he gained the courage to move on and finally brought him to the new cheese station. Maybe I should ask myself the same question and imagine what could have I done minus these fears. Im pretty sure I can move on. My faith in the ONE, TRUE, POWERFUL GOD! In times like these we dont need a juicy fruit gum. Rather we say, in times like these, we need GOD! I still believe that there is SOMEONE up there who will make all these changes happening in our lives possible, that is GOD! Haw said: When you move beyond your fear, you will feel free! This Jesus who allowed himself to be nailed on the cross, to whom I offer all my fears, has taken away all my fears, doubts and troubles. He has freed me from all of them. Change is renewal. This season of Lent, Jesus invites me again to change, to be renewed, to be transformed, to be transfigured so that I can be better, more beautiful, more energetic, and more pleasing to His eyes.

He is inviting you, too. Come to Jesus and I came to Korea in 2004 when the economy Honestly, I have a lot of fears thats why I be renewed. Offer your fears and He will free of Korea was a boom. It was a WOW! When I am also hesitant to change. I usually say I am you from any bondage that is keeping you from received my first allowance, I could not even not that young, I dont want to leave my chil- being free. believe that it was that big. But times have dren, I cant manage without my work, my
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seminarians to Macao or Penang to be educated.

However, because of numerous difficulties involved in sending Korean seminarians abroad the missionaries felt the need to have a seminary in Korea, so Fr. Maistre, pro-vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Chosun founded in 1855 a seminary in a cottage which was donated by Jang ju-ki in Baeron. The seminary was named St. Josephs by Bishop Berneux in 1861 and had been entrusted to Fr. Pourtie(1856-1862) and Fr. Petitnicolas (1862-1866). In spite of poor educational facilities and bad sanitary conditions these two priests devoted themselves to the education of Korean Seminarians. The Fr. Choi was first of all intimately united with God, trusting in his school had six seminarians when opened, seven in 1859 and ten in merciful providence in periods of persecution. He believed that pro1863. The seminarians were taught Latin, rhetoric, philosophy and theology. Though small in size, St. Josephs Seminary was the first claiming the gospel was the surest way of enlightening and redeeming his native country. In this vision of faith he totally dedicated modern college in Korea which had a regular curriculum. himself to the evangelization of Korea. He demonstrated enthusiastic When its educational purpose was about to bear fruits, the ardor and resolute determination in his belief to shed (his) blood if Byongin 1866 persecution raided Baeron. Fr. Pourtie, Fr. Petitnicolas, it is necessary. three seminarians and others, including Jang Ju-ki (later canonized), Fr. Choi died of illness caused by overwork in 1861 and was burwere martyred. Other members in Baeron community were scattered ied in Baeron. As Bishop Berneux expressed: with his unwavering and the seminary was compelled to close. faith, his burning enthusiasm for saving souls, and most valuable, his The burial site of Fr. Thomas Choi Yang-op (1821-1861) Fr. good judgment Fr. Choi was precious to us. For twelve years he had Thomas Choi Yang-op inherited his faith from his parents, his father, incessantly converted and saved souls through his perfect accomSt. Francis Choi Kyoung-hwan, was a martyr and his mother, Lee plishment of all his priestly duties. Source: www.baeron.or.kr
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Seong-rye was also a martyr. With Kim Dae-geon (later the first Korean priest, also martyred and canonized) and choi Pang-jae (who died before ordination), young Choi Yang-op at sixteen (1836) went to Macao to get his seminary education. In 1849 he was an ordained priest and came back to Korea the same year. For the next twelve years Fr. Choi took care of more than four thousand believers in over a hundred Catholic communities which were scattered around Korea. While ministering to his congregations Fr. Choi translated catechism books in Chinese into Korean, and adapted the doctrine and instruction of the catholic faith into traditional Korean verse forms to make it easier for lay people to understand and remember.

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ULAT KOMUNIDAD
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, Tel. 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: Mon-Fri. 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).

KAILANGAN SA PAGPAPABINYAG 1) 2) 3) 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
1) 2) Birth Certificate ng mga ikakasal Status of singleness from Census (notarized)

3) Parents consent as proof of singleness (notarized) 4) Baptismal Certificate for marriage purposes 5) Confirmation Certificate for marriage purposes 6) 7) Passport (xerox copy) Pre-Cana seminar na gaganapin bago ang takdang araw ng kasal. Makipag-ugnayan 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 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 031-878-6926 031-593-6542

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: (010-2906-3109) o sa kahit na sinong miyembro ng Lay Ministers.
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MGA IMPORTANTENG PAALAALA

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

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 ; 1. KAYO AY DALAWANG BUWANG HINDI PINAPASAHOD 2. KAYO AY PISIKAL AT VERBAL NA SINASAKTAN, o di kayay 3. BANKRUPT O LUGI ANG KUMPANYA

40 Hours/Week (5 days) with 20 persons above Per Month Per Day Per Hour OT Per Hour ND Per Hour 836,000 won 29,857 won 3,732 won 5,598 won 1,866 won
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LENTEN ACTIVITIES
Stations of the Cross Lenten Recollection Palm Sunday/Senakulo Pabasa Washing of the Feet Veneration of the Cross Pilgrimage Easter Vigil & Salubong Easter Sunday March 8 (start) March 29, 8:00-6:00pm (Archdiocesan Pastoral Labor Center) April 5 (Hyehwadong Church) April 5 (start-Philippine Center) April 9, 8:00pm (Holy Spirit Convent) April 10, 8:00pm (Holy Spirit Convent) April 11, 8:00-5:00pm (Baeron Shrine) April 11, 8:00pm (Holy Spirit Convent) April 12, 11am (Tongsong Auditorium)

ADVERTISEMENT PARA SA SAMBAYANAN NEWSLETTER AT WEBSITE Sa lahat ng mga nais magpa-advertise ng negosyo o hanapbuhay sa ating newsletter at website, makipag-ugnayan lamang po kay Fr. Alvin B. Parantar, MSP, kay Emely Abagat o sa kahit na sinong staffer ng Newsletter o miyembro ng IT Committee. Maaari din kayong tumawag sa 010-5160-2928 o mag email sa emelyabagat@yahoo.com para sa iba pang mga detalye. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Ang Stations of the Cross ay sisimulan na sa susunod na linggo, ika 1 ng Marso 2009. Ang lahat ay inaanyayahang makiisa sa pagninilay at pagdarasal. Ito ay sisimulan sa Philippine Center, ganap na ika 12 ng hapon papunta sa Simbahan. 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! PILGRIMAGE Sa lahat ng mga nais sumama sa Pilgrimage na gaganapin sa April 11, 2009 sa Baeron Shrine, magpalista lamang kay Ms. Ely Torres (010-8061-9143), Chairman ng Worship Committee o sa kahit na sinong Council member. Mayroon pong babayaran na registration fee para sa transportation at pagkain. 12th BASKETBALL CONFERENCE
March 22 (after Mass) Meeting of Committee Members and Referees, Philippine Center March 29 Final Meeting Deadline of Submission of Line-up Deadline of payment of Registration Fee

(International Migrants Festival and Film Showing The Forgotten War)

COMELEC 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 mula April 12, 2009 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.

Taerim Raffle Draw Results Raffle Draw date: March 15, 2009 Raffle venue: Don Bosco Center, Tearim Dong
Major Prize Winners: 1st Prize: #1500 Jun Simon 2nd Prize: # 1385 Lewis Almodiel 3rd Prize: # 1369 Erika Lorcha Consolation Prize Winners: # 0649 Jerry Adriano # 0297 Ella Wagayen # 0446 Andrei Jimenez # 0156 Gu Min Ok # 1307 Emillo Vergara

PASASALAMAT SA MORTUARY ASSISTANCE International Migrants Festival at Film Showing

Thanks to everyone, who contributed to our 2nd collection

for mortuary assistance to the family of Marcelo Avides, who died at the National Medical Hospital last March 12, 2009. Hwehwadong Filipino Catholic Community: W 761,450 El Shaddai Prayer Partners: W 195,560 Taerim Community: W 90,000 TOTAL w1,047,010

Ang International Migrants Festival ay gaganapin sa April 12, 2009. Ang Banal na Misa ay isasagawa sa Tongsong Auditorium, 11:00 ng umaga. Susunod dito ang Food Festival na gaganapin sa Tongsong High School Grounds. Sa ganap na ika 3:00 ng hapon ay ipapalabas ang documentary movie na The Forgotten War sa Tongsong Auditorium. Binibigyang diin ng pelikulang ito ang mga mahahalagang papel na ginampanan ng mga Pilipinong sundalo sa naganap na digmaan sa Korea.
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APPLICATION FORM
Name ______________________________________ Date of Birth ___________________________ Address (Korea) ________________________

LABOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE

vices; Writes proposals for funding assistance; Form pool of translators composed of Filipinos and other nationals, and experts who can take charge of interpretation and translation needs; Creates a directory of contact persons, support groups and institutions; Informs OFWs regarding proper contacts; Conduct dialogues and forum information sharing; Participates in supportive groups activities; Establish contact and coordinate with Philbased agencies for assistance; Recommends individuals/groups/ organizations for community recognition; and Coordinates with Justice and Peace Committee.

Conducts labor counseling to Filipino workers who have labor-related problems and concerns; Coordinates with other agencies and organizations who can assist in solving varied problems encountered by Filipinos;

______________________________________ Disseminates labor-related issues and updates to the Community ______________________________________ Contact No/s ___________________________ Coordinates with Justice and Peace Committee (JPC) on related activities and proEmail Address _________________________ grams. Address (Philippines) ____________________ ______________________________________ JUSTICE & PEACE COMMITTEE ______________________________________ Coordinates with Filipino migrant workers organizations/association leaders, Philippine Embassy, NGOs and other related I want to join this Committee: agencies; (please check only one (1) desired Helps conduct seminars/meetings/fora reCommittee) garding migrant issues and concerns; _____ Lay Eucharistic Ministry Disseminate information concerning migrant and conduct signature campaigns; and _____ Worship Committee Help in the documentation of activities and in processing cases. _____ Lectors and Commentators _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Knights of the Altar Choir Church Stewards

FIL-MISSION AUXILIARY ASSN. (FMAA)

Assists the missionary apostolate of the Ro Propagates missionary consciousness; Visits the sick, imprisoned, etc.; Promotes missionary vocation; and

man Catholic Church through the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP);

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Designs, installs, and maintains website

Coordinates with Edcom and other committees Organizes community files and important documents Upgrades and maintains PC, LCD etc Takes charge of the technical aspect of the newsletter Documents all community activities such as photos, videos, etc Takes charge of sounds, and other audio visual needs; and

Organizes annual celebration of Fil-Mission Sunday.

Youth Ministry Education Committee Temporalities Sports and Recreation Justice and Peace Committee Information Technology Committee Public Relations Committee Labor Relation Committee Fil-Mission Auxiliary Association Committee on Women Issues

SPORTS AND RECREATION

Plans sports and recreation activities;

Represents the community in other sports, cultural, and special activities; Coordinates with other communities; and Prepares special numbers such as cultural songs and dances for some social functions.

Provides data/information requested by other COMMITTEE ON WOMEN ISSUES organizations, when needed. Initiates advocacy and education programs for women;

TEMPORALITIES
Facilitate the disbursement of stipend to priests, nuns and other guest celebrants and speakers; Prepare the financial statement of the community for the Archdiocese and for publication on the Newsletter; Coordinate with other committees as regards financial matters;

I want to be a volunteer because/Nais kong maging volunteer dahil

Performs debriefing and counseling to women in general, particularly to the victims of physical, psychological and emotional abuses; and Refers concerned women to different agencies and organizations that may provide professional help.

____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

If you are interested to join in any of the committees, please fill in the form on this page and submit it to any of the volunteers Purchases all resources needed during special with your passport size ID picture. You may programs and events. also log on to www.sambayanan.org, download the form, fill it in and email it to Pakibalik ang bahaging ito sa kahit na emelyabagat@yahoo.com or fax it to 02-765 sinong volunteer at maglakip ng passport PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE -0871. Thank you and welcome to the comsize na ID picture. Salamat po! Collaborates with hospitals, Immigration Office, Embassies, Police offices, busimunity. ness groups, etc for assistance and ser Count, record and report all collections during Holy Masses; and
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