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zue, Fr. Peter Nwanowanye and Fr. Raffy de Gracia concele- brating. The chapter anniver- sary celebration began with a special assembly night on October 11, 2013 with a very lively and powerful worship led by Music Ministry Head Jun Yap. During the assembly, former CH Jun Gula led the prayer for healing and deliverance. On the anniversary day, October 12, the commu- nity members, donning their assigned rainbow color, arrived early at the Crown Regency Metro Sports for the celebration that began with the Holy Mass. Bishop Emilio “Boy” Bataclan was the main celebrant with Fr. Martin O. Elo- BCBP Mactan Celebrates 20th Anniversary Chapter Gives Help to Zamboanga To love is to put the welfare of the other be- fore one’s own. That is what the chapter did dur- ing its 20th anniversary celebration. The chapter through CH Guy Ceniza endorsed to Boloy Mendoza of Zam- boanga the financial help intended for the people of Zamboanga City who were affected by the war boanga as an outreach in April 10, 1999, Boloy Mendoza was its first chapter head. Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals Mactan Chapter November 2013 Special points of interest: . Inside this issue: “Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ” Start your day with a smile and enjoy each passing moments cause you know everything that may happen today may never happen again tomorrow . The 3 sharers from the 3 outreaches of Mactan Message for the Month: " " Continued in page 2... Zamboanga Crisis between the MNLF and the military. To recall, Mactan started the BCBP Zam-

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z u e , F r . P e t e r

Nwanowanye and Fr.

Raffy de Gracia concele-

brating.

The chapter anniver-

sary celebration began

with a special assembly

night on October 11,

2013 with a very lively and

powerful worship led by

Music Ministry Head Jun

Yap. During the assembly,

former CH Jun Gula led

the prayer for healing and

deliverance.

On the anniversary day,

October 12, the commu-

nity members, donning

their assigned rainbow

color, arrived early at the

Crown Regency Metro

Sports for the celebration

that began with the

Holy Mass. Bishop

Emilio “Boy” Bataclan

was the main celebrant

with Fr. Martin O. Elo-

BCBP Mactan Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Chapter Gives Help to Zamboanga

To love is to put the

welfare of the other be-

fore one’s own. That is

what the chapter did dur-

ing its 20th anniversary

celebration.

The chapter through

CH Guy Ceniza endorsed

to Boloy Mendoza of Zam-

boanga the financial help

intended for the people of

Zamboanga City who

were affected by the war

boanga as an outreach in

April 10, 1999, Boloy

Mendoza was its first

chapter head.

Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Mactan Chapter

November

2013

Special points of

interest:

.

Inside this issue:

“Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ”

Start your day with a smile and enjoy each passing moments cause you know everything that may

happen today may never happen again tomorrow .

The 3 sharers from the 3 outreaches of Mactan

Message for the

Month:

" "

Continued in page 2...

Zamboanga Crisis

between the MNLF and

the military.

To recall, Mactan

started the BCBP Zam-

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from Cebu chapters who were

responsible for bringing the

brotherhood to Mactan. They

are Tatang Kit Garcia, Tony

Tagulao, Larry Veloso and Casi

Nadela.

The most prepared part of the

celebration were the presenta-

tions. The presenters, grouped

by BCLP number, danced to the

beat of the hit songs during their

CLP years. Ormoc’s Macarina

number was well applauded and

won a special prize. The BCLP11

-16 and the In-Formation Group

were also among the best pre-

senters.

Indeed twenty years in the

Brotherhood is life changing and

full of promise like the rainbow.

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Seeking help is not a sign of ignorance. It's an intellectual act that allows people to admit that some

situations are not meant to be handled alone.

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The big number of brothers

and sisters that attended the

celebration included a 26-

member delegation from Or-

moc Chapter, a good atten-

dance from Bogo Outreach and

brothers and sisters from Man-

daue and Cebu Chapters. It

was a reunion of sort. A happy

one at that.

The sharing proper came

after an early and sumptuous

lunch fellowship. Brother

Mayong Rodriguez from Or-

moc, Boloy Mendoza from

Zamboanga, (who made sure

he be in Cebu despite some

travel set-backs), and Alex

Mendoza from Bogo were the

sharers on that special day.

During the celebration the

chapter honored Brothers

BCBP Mactan ...(continued from page 1)

Fr. Martin and the scholars of their congregation pre-senting a dance number

BCBP Toronto-Canada members from Mactan sent their wishes thru a video clip

The group presentations

Honoring God’s instruments in establishing Mactan

chapter

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ing in the repacking of relief

goods, raising funds to rebuild

houses, giving financial and

material help and adopting

families.

This is the time to give and

show our love.

aptly delivered a very fitting mes-

sage to formally cap the whole

day activity.

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The Lord gives us each day enough reason to thank Him; our health, family, wisdom, even the very

breath we take, and our true friends who touch our lives giving us extra meaning.

Seventeen (17) BCBP Mactan

Associate members -undergoing

Formation program - attended

the BCBP Christians in Business

Retreat (BCBR) No. 20 which

was held at DepEd Ecotech Cen-

ter, Lahug, Cebu City last Satur-

day, October 26, 2013.

The retreat enabled the par-

ticipants to understand their

vocation as businessmen and

professionals in the context of

the Lord’s plan of salvation.

Six (6) relevant talks were ably

delivered by select BCBP speak-

ers who unselfishly shared their

respective experiences and chal-

lenges encountered in the work-

place and in the real business

world. With dedicated guidance

of Unit Information Action

Group Leaders (AGLs), each of

BCLP20 Members-In-Formation Attend BCBR

BCLP20 Members-In-Formation with their AGLs and UL

Visayas Hit by Super Typhoon

While still trying to recover

from the 7.2 magnitude earth-

quake that hit Cebu and Bohol,

the Visayas is hit by a super ty-

phoon, Yolanda, with 315 Km/h

max wind.

Very badly hit are the areas of

Samar and Leyte, Northern Cebu

and NorthWest Visayas. In these

areas the BCBP Chapters chap-

ters affected are Tacloban, Bay-

bay, Ormoc and Naval outreach,

Bogo Outreach, and Roxas

Chapter.

Due to massive evacuation of

typhoon survivors from Samar

and Leyte, BCBP Cebu is helping

in the feeding of evacuees, assist-

the talks were immediately fol-

lowed by very lively group dis-

cussion on the topic at hand.

BCBR attendees were greatly

inspired with the presence of

Mactan Chapter’s very own

AMD Kuya Nelson Dauz who

The Devastation

315 km/hour Super Typhoon Yolanda

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mation. The activity was joined in

by Consolacion Chapter. The

activity was held at Montebello

Villa Hotel in Cebu City with

Brother Fred Lanticse serving as

Course Leader. Most of the

speakers are the senior leaders

of Cebu Region.

In the new directive, the BCLP

graduates can now commit to

the Brotherhood after taking the

culture talks.

Mactan chapter is preparing to

have the same activity for its

members in Formation.

a time. Those who came did so as

their time and personal schedules

allowed them. Yet, there were

those who started from the reci-

tation of the first 100 beads until

the 2000nth bead, to complete it,

interrupted only shortly by a

healthy wellness food preparation

at lunch and light snacks at mid

afternoon and dinner as each one took his/her turn to have his fill.

A specially-made candle stand

that held 5 rows of 8 vigil candles

per row was used as the pair of

leaders came to the front to light

a candle.

The activity ended at about 9

o’clock in the evening with the

last batch of attendees joyfully

celebrating the completion and

posed for the photos.

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When we do what we can, God will do what we can’t. Our job is to take care of the possible and trust

God with the impossible.

unique rosaries of 100 beads

available to the attendees, which

was accompanied by a prayer

guide, encouraged those present

to write petitions which were to

be dropped into a basket in front

of the magnificent altar which was

lavished with fresh and colorful

gerberas. The attendees paired

themselves so that 100 Hail Mary’s could be led by one pair at

The Intercessory Ministry

successfully conducted the an-

nual 2000 Hail Mary Devotion

hosted by Bro. Vito and Sis.

Nimfa Aballe in their home last

Oct. 26, 2013, Saturday. It is

held every October for 7

straight years now.

The activity started at 10

o’clock in the morning with Sis.

Nimfa herself, after making the

Intercessory Ministry Prays 2000 Hail Mary

BCBP Reintroduces Culture Talks in Formation Program

In adherence to the new direc-

tive from ManCom to include the

culture talks in the new BCLP

Program, Mandue chapter con-

ducted a one day Culture Talks

session for the members in For-

Members-in-formation of Man-

daue and Consolacion Attending the Culture Talks

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“Let Them Find Rest From Their Labor”

Revelation 14:13

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Real life is not outside ourselves but within. The real possessions are not what the hand can grasp

but what the heart may hold.

Fr. Martin Okafor-Ilozue CSSp - BCBP Mactan BCLP19

I heard a voice from Heaven say, “write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from

now on.” “yes,” said the spirit, “let them find rest from their labors, for their works accompany

them.”

Death is always seen as the last event in the life of every human being. When this hap-

pens, it brings about two things, one, the living being turns into non living, and secondly the

person will be physically separated from those that are still alive. These are the two re-

markable characteristics of dying that made it undesirable and in most part fearful, portray-

ing death as a painful exercise to be avoided at all cost.

Spiritually, we talk about death as the departure of the soul from the body, leaving the

body to go back to its origin, the dust, and the soul is also expected to go back to its source, the ruac (spirit). This religious idea goes back to the creation of Adam in the book

of Genesis where God molded Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed into the

nostril to give him life, from that instant human being obtained its dual nature of body and

soul.

Our experiences of death on earth are not in any way desirable and fearful, but the text

above brings in a spiritually and heavenly understanding of what happens after death. Here

on earth we toil and labor, hence the idea of rest as reward makes sense, this time not

temporary but permanent. For the so called rest to be nice and valuable, one has to merit

it with good works on earth,…to die in the Lord.

As fearful as death appears to be, Christ in His ministry on earth tried to assure us of a

better life with Him in heaven when He will come to take us in His glory. He used different

human language to do that; “in My Fathers’ house, there are many rooms”, “I will come

back to take you so that where I Am you too shall be”, “welcome to the heavenly kingdom prepared for you before the creation of the world”. All these words are meant to give us

hope for eternal life with God which in turn supposed to allay of our fear of death.

But despite all these assurances, we are still afraid. Does it mean that we do not trust

Christ, or we so much like it here on earth that we do not want to die, or simply because

of our sins which we know very well are obstacles for our resting in peace with the Lord?

Our involvements in ministry of the Lord here on earth, serving our brothers and sisters,

and doing our best in keeping the commandments are all it takes to be prepared for the

inevitable end that will happen to all flesh. This is where we go soul searching, by asking

ourselves; am I keeping the commandments of God? Do I serve my brothers and sisters?

Do I live the life of love Jesus asked us to live? Our answers to these questions will defi-

nitely help us to know where we belong, to the Lord or to other things.

Making use of our time here on earth doing good as Theresa of Avila would ask us to

do is still the best option of not being afraid of dying, meaning, our service to our brothers and sisters, our loving others without reserve, reaching out to the needy among us and

dedicating ourselves always to God through the Son Our Lord Jesus Christ are some of all

it will take to possess eternal life with God. Then with St. Paul we will acclaim, O death,

where is thy power, death where is thy sting, for dying is gain and not a loss, a reward of a

well spent life on earth, a rest that will accompany our earthly good works.

Fr. Martin

Our involvements in ministry of the Lord here on earth,

serving our brothers and sisters, and

doing our best in

keeping the com-mandments are all it takes to be pre-

pared for the inevi-table end that will happen to all flesh.

Teaching

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Joyful thoughts are morning dewdrops that wash away the burdens of yesterday. May God sprinkle

much on you so you'd feel refreshed at start of this new day.

Manny Jimenez

BCBP President’s Anniversary Message

October 12, 2013

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Congratulations Mactan Chapter. God is so good! We thank the Lord for gener-

ously blessing you for 20 years, nourishing and nurturing all the members all this

time with His great love, mercy and providential care.

The years ahead are wider opportunities for us for greater accomplishments in

the evangelization of the business world and the profession. We are challenged by

the fruits of the efforts started twenty years ago by the Mission Team who worked

in the Lord’s vineyard to establish Mactan Outreach and nourished it to be a strong

chapter of warriors of Jesus Christ.

The Lord is pleased as He looks upon this special occasion of the celebration for

20 years of service in His mighty name. The work in the Lord’s vineyard continues

and we go with confidence of success because we have Christ who will guide and

protect us along the way. So, as we remind ourselves on this special occasion that

we made a commitment to Christ to live His life, to be like Him, let us share this

gift with others. As Evangelizers, let us share this experience of a loving relationship

with Christ with the men and women from the business world and profession.

The message of Jesus is very clear. He commanded the BCBP to bring Christ to

the marketplace to CHANGE THE FACE OF BUSINESS and win the marketplace

for Christ.

From the ManCom and BOT, congratulations. My wife Reggie and I share your

joy and thanksgiving for this happy event. May the Lord bless and keep you and give

all of you His love and peace.

In His Service,

Manny Jimenez

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Faith is confidence in the righteous character of God that fosters trust and hope even when our cir-

cumstances foster doubt and despair.

"There is a danger that threatens everyone in the church,

all of us. The danger of worldliness. It leads us to vanity,

arrogance and pride.”

Pope Francis

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Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Mactan Chapter

Appreciate life itself even if it is not perfect. Contentment is not fulfillment of what we wish for, but

appreciation of what you have.

Our Vision: “Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ”

The BCBP is a community of like-minded Christian Businessmen and Professionals who have consciously decided to band together to bring about the transformation of the marketplace.

October Breakfast Sharers

Mayong Rodriguez

(October 12, Anniversary Sharer)

BCBP Ormoc

“BCBP has changed the way I look at

life”

Hector Tiña (October 5)

BCBP Mandaue

“My family was breaking up before my very own eyes and I felt totally helpless. But

amidst all the anger, resentment, pain, and confusion in my heart, I found God”

BREAKFAST

Venue: Crown Regency Suites

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

1st Wk: Men’s

2nd Wk: Joint (Men’s & Ladies)

3rd Wk: Men’s

4th Wk: Simultaneous (Men’s & Ladies)

Contact Person: Leo Legara, Mobile: 09068876336

Chapter Head: Guy Ceniza

visit:

www.bcbpkapatiran.com

www.facebook.com/BCBPMactan

JR and Ching Chan (October 19)

BCBP Talisay

“ During the darkest moment of my life God finds a way to speak to

me”

Roger Lucmayon (October 26)

BCBP Talisay

“When I woke up… I shook my head, it

was a damn awful sight of me, a judge. I

repented for what I have done.”

Boloy Mendoza

(October 12, Anniversary Sharer)

BCBP Zomboanga

“God truly works in His wonderful

ways” 14 years of BCBP in Zamboanga

Alex Mendoza

(October 12, Anniversary Sharer)

BCBP Bogo

“I brought my broken life to God for Him to mend.”

Pura Arriola (October 26)

BCBP South

“I may stumble and fall but I will

move on because God is with me”