Taytayan Digital - May 2011

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Mactan and Marigondon.However, only four ofthe five schools re-sponded positively toour drive. These are

Sometime in Februarythis year an inspiration hitus to promote the BCBPHonesty advocacy. This

time we thought of givingThe Most Honest award

to public high school stu-dents .

And so after meetingwith our CH Kuya Martinand Ate Agnes, the PSDservant leaders, Kuya Boyand Ate Nene and KuyaEton and Ate Veron, wereached a decision to

award one student in fivepublic high schools duringtheir Recognition and

Graduation Rites.

A letter outlining theguidelines of the selec-

tion process was sent tothe school Principals ofBabag, Bankal, Gun-ob,

BCBP Mactan Gives Honesty Awards

Chapter Celebrates Lent

The chapter FormationDirectorate lined up vari-ous activities to help its

members be in tune withthe Lenten season.

In April 9, a half daychapter recollection washeld at Mactan BenitoEbuen Airbase chapel withno less than Fr. MarkYavarrone, OVM as facili-tator.

Early morning of HolyThursday, April 21, awell attended Way of

the Cross at the IndianaUniversity school cam-pus allowed the mem-bers to reflect on Jesus

passion. This was fol-lowed by a breakfast ofbudbod, sikwate, sagingmundo, and many morethat the kuyas and ates

Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and ProfessionalsMactan Chapter

May2011

Special points of

interest:

May 6-7 - 31st Na-tional Anniversary

Inside this issue:

Honesty Awards 2

California Breakfast 4

Mens Regnl Bfast 4

Lent Recollection 5

Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ

A smile is the best lighting system of the face, the best cooling system of the head and the bestwarming system of the heart. Keep smiling.

Message for theMonth:

" W h o e v e r

serves Mewholeheart -edly will beheard. Be still,I Am yourGod."

The Way of the Cross at IAU

Continued in page 2...

CH Martin Pusta and PSD Boy Tampus handing the award

Continued in page 3...

in attendance broughtalong.

After the breakfastbreak, a short teaching


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All things in life are temporary. If theyre going well, enjoy, they wont last forever. If they go bad,dont worry, they cant last long.

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Bankal, Gun-ob, Mactan,

and Marigondon.A cash gift of one thou-

sand pesos, a Be Honest T-shirt and a certificate ofrecognition made the fourawardees very happy. Theaward also encouragedmany students to emulatethose who live the virtueof honesty and aspire toreceive the same award in

the future.Inspired by the success

of the program, the chap-ter leadership plans tocontinue it next year andeven plan to include moreschools.

BCBP Mactan Gives...(continued from page 1)

Mactan National High School

Gun-ob High School

Bankal National High School

Riza S. CompuestoThird Year, 24 years old and supportsher schooling by working as a nanny.

Honesty in handling funds

Marigondon National High School

Hannah Jade O. Elumba

Graduating, ValedictorianHonesty during an exam

Hannah Jade O. ElumbaFirst Year

Found and returned a lost wallet

containing five thousand pesos

Joyful John E. TorreonGraduating

Honesty in checking exams and returning

lost items.


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on the topic Dependence

on God was given byKuya Nestor and Ate JudyGloria, the Mission Direc-tor of BCBP Consolacionchapter. It was a beautifultime of sharing, reflectionand prayer.

The following morning,Good Friday, a good num-ber of Kuyas and ates re-sponded to the call to help

decorate the carro of theSto. Entierro. This hasbeen an annual activitygiven to us by the SacredHeart of Jesus Parish forabout six years now. Lookat the pictures and seehow we enjoyed doing thetask.

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Be like a duck, cool and unruffled on the surface but paddling hard underneath. May we alwayshandle lifes pressures gracefully.

Chapter Celebrates (continued from page 1)

Kuya Nestor Gloria of BCBP Consola-cion giving the talk on Dependence onGod, assisted by Ate Judy, Holy Thurs-

day, April 21

Fr. Mark Yavarone facilitated

the recollection, April 9

Preparing the carro of the Santo Entierro, Good Friday, April 22

The Way of The Cross at IAU grounds, Holy Thursday, April 21

The group discussion


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government as the En-ergy Secretary. He iscontinuously pressuredby seemingly endlessproblems, getting criti-cisms and threats frompeople whose interestswere affected by his deci-sions. But he is enduringall of these for love andobedience to the Lord

and for the people.He needs our prayers

as well as our otherBCBP brothers and sis-ters now serving thegovernment in key posi-tions.

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Difficulties and troubles have their value. The gem cannot be polished without friction nor manperfected without trials.

God is truly good for

giving us the privilege to bewith our brothers & sistershere in California. They wereextremely happy to see us. It'struly a home away fromhome. , declares Kuya Nel-

son and Ate Baby. Theyshared in BCBP Sothern Cali-fornia Chapter in April 24,2011, Easter Sunday!

The venue of the breakfast

was at Denny's Restau-rant, Van Nuys, 10 milesnorth of Los Angeles. Around25 members attended with 3first timers.

Kuya Nelson and Ate Babyare currently on vacation in

the U.S.A. with their chil-

dren, and grandchildren.They too are there for areunion with their relatives.

Kuya Nelson and Ate Baby Dauz Share in California

Sec. Rene Almendras Shares at Regional Mens Breakfast

He has been in thebanking industry at thestart of his professionalcareer, rapidly rose tothe top that he became avice president of a majorbank at the very youngage of 27. He then movedon to Real Estate then toUtilities industries occu-pying top executive posi-

tions before joining thegovernment service atthe pleading of his closefriend, college classmate,and now presidentNoynoy Aquino.

He shared the difficul-ties, sacrifices (financialand physical), and hard-ships in working with the

The men of CebuRegion gathered again asone for the RegionalMens Breakfast last April

30, this time at CasinoEspaol, hosted by CebuCentral chapter.

The sharer, Sec. ReneAlmendras of the De-partment of Energy. Bro.Rene is one of the early

members of BCBP Cebuthat pioneered BCBP inthe key cities and townsof the Visayas and Min-danao. He was a keyfigure in establishingBCBP Mactan being thenthe Life (Formation)Director of BCBP Cebu.

with some BCBP SouthernCalifornia Members

BCBP Southern California

Breakfasts, Sunday 7:00-10:00AM

1st Wk: Simultaneous (Men & Ladies)Maynila Restaurant, MaegansGrill, Southern California

2nd Wk: Joint (Men & Ladies)Maxs

Restaurant

3rd Wk: Joint (Men & Ladies)Maynila Restaurant, Maegans Grill,Southern California

4th Wk: Joint (Men & Ladies)Dennys Restaurant, 16575

Sherman Way, Van NuysContact Person: Ynion, Nelson

310-3579973

The sharing...

Sec. Rene Almendras

The fully packed venue


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Each day is ours to live and share, a word, a hand, a smile; and when we know that others care, itmakes life worthwhile.

Fr. Mark started the recollection with a little backgrounder about Lent. Lent

is a season of grace , said Fr. Mark. It is not just about fasting on food but more

on fasting from sin. He exhorted us to find the biggest area of sinful weakness inour life and turn away from it. He asked us to throw ourselves at the mercy ofGod for it is only with His grace that we can conquer sin. Instead of saying, Im

only human. We should say, Now I begin.

In preparation for confession Fr. Mark led us to a discussion on the SevenCapital Vices. They are:

Pride: Thinking that I am greater than I am.

Opposite virtue = Humility

Covetousness: Too much desire for possessions.

Opposite virtue = Generosity

Anger: Wanting punishment for someone who does notdeserve it, or wanting more than they deserve.

Opposite virtue = Meekness

Envy: Sadness at anothers good or joy at anothers sorrow.

Opposite virtue = Joy of love towards my neighbor

Gluttony: Too much desire for food, eating more than whatis reasonable.

Opposite virtue = Abstinence

Lust: Indulging in unlawful sexual pleasures.

Opposite virtue = Chastity

Sloth: Sorrow at things that are spiritually good; spirituallaziness.

Opposite virtue = Joy of love towards God

The second part of the recollection was a talk on Listening at Prayer.

* God speaks to us in all events of our lives and not just during timesof formal prayer. In order to listen to God, we have to want to hearHim.

*God is the broadcaster; our hearts are the receiving sets. In order tolisten to Him we have to:

1. Get rid of the background noise (coming to quiet)

2. Tune in (positively disposing ourselves to listen): gettingrid of sin, penance.

3. Listening itself.

The ultimate test of whether we are listening to God is thefruits in our life!

Lent Recollection with Fr. Mark Yavaronne

Fr. Mark Yavarone


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Happiness always looks small if you hold it in your hands, but when you learn to share it youwill realize how big and precious it is.

When we learned thatDumaguete will host the31st BCBP National An-niversary, we were ex-cited and decided wewere going with the chil-dren. And so we regis-tered as early as Novem-ber last year.

On the week of theanniversary, we wereready. We already hadour tickets. The kids hadstarted packing theirthings, excitedly lookingforward to the weekend.

Wednesday that week,while having breakfastwith Jun my sister textedme informing the deathof my aunt, my mothers

sister. She too is mybaptism and wedding

Ninang. She had been verysick even before my

mother died and I prom-ised that I will be in Ka-patagan should she die.

To keep that promise, Itook the boat that eveningfor Ozamis. I also had withme my return trip ticket toCebu the following eve-ning.

I arrived Cebu May 6 inthe morning feeling verytired but excited to go toDumaguete in the after-noon via Oceanjet. When Ireached home my 2nd girl,Monica, told me their com-pany doctor advised herfor hospital confinementdue to Pneumonia.

I felt so confused. So werushed to see another

doctor for a secondopinion. I too had myself

checked for I had coughand was feeling ill. PraiseGod Monica did nothave to be admitted.We were given lots ofmedicine to buy and totake.

After lunch I felt coldand had fever. It wasthen that I called Juncancelling my trip to

Dumaguete. I could notrisk travelling alone withfever. And so I acceptedthe fact that I could notbe with Jun and thechildren.

If God wills it so, thenso be it. He knows best.

Nery Gula

If God wills it so,

then so be it

God wills it so.

Why can't priests hear confessions through electronic media such as telephone,e-mail, or Internet?

Confession on the telephone or by e-mail is not permitted by the Church for a couple of reasons.

First, the sacrament of confession is a personal encounterwith Jesus in which he personally ad-dresses every sinner: "My son, your sins are forgiven." He is the physician tending each one of thesick who need him to cure them. He raises them up and reintegrates them into fraternal commun-ion. Personal confession is thus the form most expressive of reconciliation with God and with the

Church. (CCC 1484)Second, maintaining secrecy is essential. The "Church declares that every priest who hears con-

fessions is bound under very severe penalties to keep absolute secrecy regarding the sins that hispenitents have confessed to him" (CCC 1467). E-mail, the Internet, and telephones are never com-pletely private.

The Pontifical Council on Social Communications on The Church and Internetsays:

Virtual reality is no substitute for the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, the sacramental real-ity of the other sacraments, and shared worship in a flesh-and-blood human community. There areno sacraments on the Internet; and even the religious experiences possible there by the grace ofGod are insufficient apart from real-world interaction with other persons of faith. (9 ) (Peggy Frye)

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Joy or misery is a choice we have to make daily. If we are busy being grateful, well have no time tobe miserable.


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Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Mactan Chapter BREAKFAST

Venue: Crown Regency Suites

Weekly Schedule: Saturday 7:30 - 10:00 AM

1st Wk: Mens

2nd Wk: Joint (Mens & Ladies)

3rd Wk: Mens4th Wk: Simultaneous (Mens & Ladies)

Contact Person: Doxie Cabasagan CP# 0920 4766218

Chapter Head:

Martin B. Pusta

visit:

www.bcbp-phil.com

Keep working with a good heart. You are worth not for what you have, not even for who you are.But for what others have become because of you.

Our Vision: Bringing Christ into the Marketplace andWinning the Marketplace for Christ

The BCBP is a community of like-minded Christian Businessmen

and Professionals who have consciously decided to band togetherto bring about the transformation of the marketplace.

Terry Aleman

BCBP South

Behind the dark clouds ther must be light

April Breakfast Sharers

Ramon and Gail Tadle

BCBP Cebu-Central

Our service is our way of showing our love for Him

Mon and Gail Tadle were members of the group thatstarted the Ang Lingkod ng Panginoon

Pasky Tabuac

BCBP ConsolacionBreakfast HeadLife is a gift from God that has to be protected

Pasky is a former priest and is now working with an NGO

that helps farmers.

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