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morning, accepted the

headship of the Ministry

this year. He has so farsucceeded in stirring the

After the Breakfast

fellowship on July 20,

2013, Jun Yap, the MMhead, inspired the mem-

bers of the Music Ministry.

He gave the two of the

four-module workshop to

the current members of

the ministry, including

those interested to join

and those who want to

know the stirrings within

the Music Ministry.

More than thirty chap-ter members attended the

workshop that was held at

the main ballroom of

the Crown Regency

Suites, Mactan.Jun Yap, an executive

in tangerine pants that

Music Ministry Head Conducts Workshop toMinistry Members

Mactan Couple Shares in Canada Toronto Outreach

Visiting their daughter in

Canada in route to the USA,

Cords and Pat Cordova did

not miss the opportunity to

serve the Lord. They werethe breakfast sharers of

BCBP Toronto Outreach on

July 13, 2013 that harvested

sixteen first timers.

BCBP Toronto Outreach

has breakfast once a month.

It is held every second Sat-

urday at Monte Carlo Inn

Toronto Outreach

just concluded their first

Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Mactan Chapter

August2013

Special points of

interest:

- Aug 3: Cebu Re-

gion Leaders

Meeting.

Inside this issue:

Bogo Update 3

Catholicism StudyProgram

2

Teaching 3

Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ

Dont count the things you think youve done for someone; instead, count the number of times youfelt better just because you made them happy.

Music Ministry Head, Jun Yap

Message for the

Month:

"I Am withyou, cherishMy presence.Those whobelieve in Me

will do greatthings."

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Cords and Pat Cordova Sharing in Toronto

7035 Edwards Blvd.,

Mississauga, Ontario.


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gious - providing the spark to a

Spirit filled praise and worship

during the assembly nights.

Jun or JY, as he is fondly

called by some brothers,

stressed that membership in the

ministry is about unselfish and

committed service. That the

focus should be in the Lord of

the service.

The Music Ministry has its

regular practice at 8 oclock in

the evening every Wednesday at

the BCBP Office, Indiana Univer-

sity, Kagodoy, Basak, Lapulapu

City. It invites non ministry

members to visit them during

their practice.

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Prayer is the best cleansing therapy of the heart and the most effective purifier of the soul.It converts hatred into love, changes anger into kindness.

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ministry members to new

heights of enthusiasm such that

the music ministry has accom-

plished its purpose of bringing

the community to the level of

worship where everybody par-

ticipates. Their music is conta-

Music Ministry ...(continued from page 1)

The attendees

Posing with former Mactan members now residing in Toronto Canada

Mactan Couple ...(continued from page 1)

BCLP last June and schedules

another BCLP in September

this year. Their first BCMR is

scheduled in October.

The outreach is blessed to

have very active members who

were formerly Cebu, Mandaue

and Mactan chapter members.

Shown in the picture are ourvery own Rey and Atit de

Guzman, Ernie and Tata

Punongbayan, Willy and Cleofe

Cornelio, Roel and Medith

Nasara. Also in the picture is

Frank Roma, Mactan member,

now visiting his son in Canada.


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Trials are like fire. It can destroy or strengthen you depending on your character and outlook in life.Remember that fire melts butter is the same fire that hardens steel.

The breakfast was blessed

with seven first timers.

With its renewed zeal of

evangelization, Bogo outreach,

is ready for chapterhood.

In its bid to become a chap-

ter this year, Bogo Outreach is

reinvigorated with the jointeffort of its mother chapter,

Mactan, and the rest of Metro

Cebu Chapters.

To bring in a good number

of candidates for its upcoming

BCLP, a grand Breakfast was

held on July 6, 2013 at Cebu

North Homes. Rod and Marivic

Ngo were the sharers. Rod,

ably supported by wife Marivic,

is serving as Chapter Head ofCebu South.

The grand breakfast had

eleven first timers, mostly com-

ing from the City government.

The second breakfast fellowship

for the month was on July 20.

Frank and Lydia Robles of Mac-

tan chapter were the sharers.

Cebu Chapters Support Bogos Bid for Chapterhood

Catholicism Study Program Continues

the teaching track on Prayers

which has been given for the

past two months.

Members are encourage to

come for the First Friday Mass

and watch this very enriching

film on prayer.

July 26, 2013, the fourth

Friday of July was set for the

film viewing of the last Episode

of the Catholicism Series. The

activity was held at the IAU

chapel.

In Episode 10: World

Without End: The Last

Things, Fr. Barron journeys

to Florence, Ireland and Rometo illustrate how this life is a

preparation for an extraordi-

nary world yet to come.

The chapter governance

opted to give Episode 9: The

Fire of His Love: Prayer and

the Life of the Spirit as a

teaching on August 2, first

Friday. This is to supplement

The sharers with the first timers.

Fr. Robert Barron

Catholicism Study Program Kit


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God gives more grace when burdens grow greater. He gives more strength when labors increase,His love has no limit, His grace has no measure.

Jun Gula - BCBP Mactan BCLP1

The Perfect Prayer: The Lords PrayerTeaching

Jun Gula

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name

We commit ourselves to the lifestyle befitting Gods children honesty,

humility, truthfulness, justice .

This raises our awareness of our dignity as heaven-bound and decreases our

appetite for sin.

Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

We commit ourselves with zeal to the building of Gods kingdom on

earth.... in family workplace community

This raises our docility to Gods plan and our flexibility to Gods call.

Meanwhile it decreases the likelihood of disobeying the commandments and

increases our readiness to love .

Give us this day our daily bread

It is supposed to heighten faith in Gods capacity to provide and so detach

our hearts from the greedy desire for more than the bread we need for the

day.

This disposes us to store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor

rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal (Matt. 6:20)

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us

We commit our hearts to the work of reconciliation.

Do not bring us to the test but deliver us from evil

We commit ourselves to rejecting not just sin but even the slightest indica-

tion of it.

Reference:Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life ExperienceBy Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. de los Angeles, Jr., DM


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The darkest hour is the best time to see the stars. It is when life seems most harsh and painful thatthe most wonderful blessings arrive.

Fr. Martin Okafor-Ilozue CSSp - BCBP Mactan BCLP19

Money

The proverbial statement about money being the root of all evil is always

being taken seriously by some and laughed at by others. Those who made pursuit

of money their end goal in life are trapped in its insatiable lure. This group believe

that money is the root of all happiness.

In the first reading, the preacher, Qoheleth uses the popular idiomatic phrase,

vanity of vanities, all things are vanity to indicate the uselessness of seeking wealth

for itself. For him, the amount of energy and time spent pursuing it including sleep-

less nights is not worth it after all. Unless money is sought for its true purpose as

Christ would tell us, that is to use our earthly wealth to purchase the heavenly

inheritance.

St. Paul in his letter to the Colossians, echoed the very meaning of Christs

words when he wrote, think of what is above not of what is on earth. In the

gospel of Luke, God regarded as fools those who think they have accumulated

enough and put their security in wealth instead of in Him.

So one may ask, what is money for and how would it be understood in terms of

being a Christian? Money is a human invention of putting in monetary value to

properties or wealth that one accumulated. It is used to acquire properties, and

today it is used for compensation for work done. After the age of barter, money

became the purchasing power and its accumulation became the bane of everyone.

Since it is small and not bulky like properties, its accumulation could be addictive

and can blind anyone who pursues it with all aggressiveness. The greed of it is what

brings about all sorts of evil, like robbery, killing, lies, powerfulness and other vices.

As a Christian, money should be seen as a gift from God meant to serve thepurpose of humanity, in bringing about fulfillment, happiness and contentment

when rewarded justly. In this case, seeking money for its sake will constitute an

aberration. Hence in the BCBP, bringing Christ to the market place means preach-

ing about the proper use of money for the sake of the Kingdom No bribery, no

cheating of others, no wasteful spending. Rather, money should be used first and

foremost for the welfare of the family, taking care of the needs of the owner and

living the Christian principle of helping our brothers and sisters in need.

When we would have done these, we are no longer to be regarded as fools,but those that will inherit the kingdom prepared by Christ. May through the inter-

cession of St. John Mary Vianney, may we all receive this gift of God, wealth, and

be able to use it wisely for our own good here on earth and for the life of the

world to come. Amen

Fr. Martin

...the uselessness ofseeking wealth for

itself. ... the amountof energy and timespent pursuing itincluding sleeplessnights is not worth itafter all.

Teaching18th Sunday of the year. 4th August, 2013. Feast of St. John Mary Vianney

Readings: Eccle 1:2 and 2:2123, Col. 3: 1- 5, 9-11. Luke 12: 1321.

In the BCBP, bringingChrist to the marketplace means preachingabout the proper use ofmoney for the sake ofthe Kingdom. No brib-ery, no cheating of

others, no wastefulspending.


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prayer is needed on cer-

tain occasions.

In the gospel last Sun-

day, July 28, it explicitly

mentioned how prayer

when lived make ones life -

a life of fullness. No matter

how you are faced with

difficulties your disposition

would always be that of a

child giving up everything

with full dependence to

our Lord.

It is therefore worth

considering how is our

prayer life in relation to

our present lifes situation.

Has it propelled us to do

more for Gods kingdom?

The Gift of Voicetalks in the Brotherhood

is my way of thanking

God for the gift of voice.

While in my youth I

thought I could only sing

under a cover or in the

bathroom, now I use my

voice in a special way,

singing before Gods

assembly proclaiming Hiswords.

It is true that we can

only appreciate the value

of a thing when its gone.

That I learned first hand.

And so I thank the Lord

for opportunity to serve

Him through this gift of

voice.

throaty.

This lead me to reflect

on Gods gift of voice.

How He lovingly accompa-

nied me during the two

throat operations I had.

One in 1983 removing a

goiter. The other in 2009

removing two abnormal

growths - one below myright ear, the other on my

neck. On these two opera-

tions I kept my voice while

others were unfortunate

to lose it. Maybe because

God wants me to use it for

His glory.

Serving God as a Lector

and Psalmist and giving

Born from a singer

mother and a musician

father, music runs

through my bloodline.

However I was not given

the best of what my

parents had compared

to my other siblings. But

what I have I use to

serve God.Last week I was down

again with another bout

of very hard cough until I

lost my voice. It give me

vacation time as Psalmist

of our parish. It worried

me though for after

seven days of antibiotics

my voice was still

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The best way to walk each day is not by walking with nice shoes, but by walking with God. Walk notonly by feet but walk with faith in your heart.

of God often awakened by

the memory of the heart:

We must remember God

more than often than we

draw breath. But we can-

not pray at all times if

we do not pray at specific

times, consciously willing

it. These are the special

times of Christian prayer,

both in intensity and dura-

tion.

Similarly the only prayer

taught by Jesus, The Lords

Prayer, which is consid-

ered the Perfect Prayer

hasnt been given much

weight. Probably this is one

of the prayers often said in

a day BUT had not been

internally felt. Most likely

just as compliance as

What is Prayer? What

is Perfect Prayer? Bothhad been given in our 1st

Friday Teachings of June

and July respectively. But

how much did we get

from those talks?

Taken from Catechism

of the Catholic Church

(CCC 2697) it says;

Prayer is the life of the

new heart. It ought to

animate us at very mo-ment. But we tend to

forget him who is our

life and our all. This is

why the Fathers of the

spiritual life in the Deu-

teronomic and prophetic

traditions insist that

prayer is a remembrance

Chapter Heads Message

CH Guy and Eden Ceniza

Nery Gula

On Prayer


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If you feel Gods love in your heart, you are blessed, but when you show that love you feel in yourheart to others, you are a blessing from God.

"There are no borders, no limits: He sends us to everyone. Do not be afraid to go and to bring Christ into everyarea of life, to the fringes of society, even to those who

seem farthest away, most indifferent.Pope Francis, Brazil trip

- Los Angeles Times


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Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Mactan Chapter

God has a perfect plan for our lives, but He never reveals it all to us at once, just step by step be-cause He wants to teach us to walk by faith not by sight.

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

The BCBP is a community of like-minded Christian Businessmenand Professionals who have consciously decided to band together

to bring about the transformation of the marketplace.

July Breakfast Sharers

Dodong & Evie Bugtong(June 13)BCBP MactanI praise God for the grace He gave me to accept my daughter and love her forwhat she is.

Christopher & Lyn Buscato (July 6)BCBP MandaueI had a deep longing that cannot be satisfied, an emptiness that cannot be filled. Allalong I thought it was the absence of a father or hugs of a mother but no! Now I

know it is God a personal relationship with God.

BREAKFAST

Venue: Crown Regency Suites

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

1st Wk: Mens

2nd Wk: Joint (Mens & Ladies)

3rd Wk: Mens

4th Wk: Simultaneous (Mens & Ladies)

Contact Person: Leo Legara, Mobile: 09068876336

Chapter Head: Guy Ceniza

visit:

www.bcbpkapatiran.com

www.facebook.com/BCBPMactan

Greg & Beng Bersabal (July 20)BCBP Talisay My thoughts are not your thoughts, My ways are not your ways

Mon & Helen Figueroa (July 27)BCBP Mactan

My craving for hard drink and beer simply evaporated. Truly, Icannot faithfully serve my God by being a drunkard.
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