August'12

A PUBLICATION OF THE HYEHWADONG FILIPINO CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN SEOUL ARCHDIOCESE
Volume 17 Issue 08
AUGUST 2012
His Eminence Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, DD once again visited the Hyehwadong Filipino Catholic Community on August 19, 2012. He was in South Korea for a few days to attend a Conference. With him on the photo are His Excellency Ambassador Luis T. Cruz, Fr. Alvin Parantar, MSP, Fr. Arvin Mosqueda, MSP, some guests and the HFCC volunteers.
ni Bro. Allan Rodriguez ka-4:30 pa lamang ng madaling araw nang magsimulang maglakbay ang grupo ng Mission Society of the Philippines-Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (MSP-JPIC) at MSP-Migrantss Desk patungong Bataan. Lu-
lan ng dalawang sasakyan ay ang mga relief goods na naglalaman ng bigas, mga de-lata, kape, noodles at biskwit at labing-isang volunteers na tumulong, kasama ang dalawang kaparian ng MSP na silang nanguna sa paghatid ng Sagip-Kalinga Relief Operation noong Agosto 27 sa Onari, Bataan. Mababakas pa sa ilang mga lugar na aming nadaanan mula Pampanga hanggang Bataan ang mga alaalang dinulot ng nakaraang habagat. Naging mainit naman ang pagtanggap ng Kura-Paroko ng Parokya ng Our Lady of the Holy Rosary na si Fr. Santos S. Detablan o Fr. Santi at ng mga miyembro ng Parish Pastoral Council sa naturang grupo. Tinungo namin ang mga lugar na kung saan ay maraming pamilya ang naapektuhan sa nakaraang pagbaha dulot ng habagat.
Whats Inside
HFCC Team Building Workshop Held 3 I say, NO TO RH BILL! 3 Ang Paga-asawa Ko ng Koreano 4 How OFWs can grow their money back home 5 Questions to ask before buying a red-hot franchise 5 Likhaan 6 Unang Pagbasa: Pagbasa Mula sa Aklat ng Pinoy Exodo 7 Covenant Love: Introducing the Biblical Worldview 8 Mga Gintong Aral ni El Shaddai (Light) 9 Ulat Komunidad12 Announcements 13 Frequently Called Numbers 14 Daily Mass Readings (ORDO) 14 Birthday Greetings 14
ang malakas na ulan ay tuloy pa rin ang pagbibigay ng tulong. Kasunod naman nito ay ang lugar ng Pulo, Onari, Bataan na kung saan ay hinatid namin ang mga relief goods sa pamamagitan ng bangka at naibahagi rin sa may 125 na pamilya. Malaki ang pasasalamat ng mga tagaroon dahil ayon pa sa isang residenteng nakapanayam na minsan lamang daw sila nadadalhan ng tulong dahil sa mahirap puntahan ang kanilang lugar. Nagbahagi rin ng mga relief goods sa mismong parokya ni Fr. Santi at nabiyayaan rin doon ang may 250 na karamihan ay pawang mga matatanda.
Naging maayos at madali ang pagsagawa ng relief operation dahil na rin sa katuwang namin ang mga manggagawa ng nasabing parokya. Sa kabuuan, mayroong 500 pamilya ang nakinabang sa mga biyayang nagmula sa mga Pinoy sa Korea sa pamamagitan ng Hyewadong FiliUna ay ang Kabalutan, Onari, Bataan na pino Catholic Community. Katuwang rin sa kung saan ay 125 pamilya ang nabahaginan ng (Continued on page 7) mga relief goods. Bagamat biglang bumuhos
One community living up the Gospel through the service of the Lord and our fellow men
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HFCC Team Building Workshop Held

By: Ma. Teresa Solis FCC council members together with the other leaders of the Sub-communities (Daerim and Prayer Partners) had a team building workshop last August 11~12, 2012 at Yang-ju City, Kyeonggi-Do. It was a 2 hour drive from the Philippine Center. The group stayed at the Art City II Pension. After a festive dinner, the group decided to play some games. The group was divided in to two teams, men vs. women. The next day, an early breakfast was served by the food committee. Everyone enjoyed the whole morning by swimming, taking photos and walking around the vicinity. Some members together with Fr. Alvin Parantar, MSP left early to serve in the Holy Mass at Hyehwadong Church. After lunch, the group celebrated the Holy Mass with Fr. Arvin Mosqueda, MSP. An input about team work or team building followed and discussed by Prof. Emely Dicolen-Abagat. The discussion started with a survey about team work. Each team had to answer the questionnaire and tally the scores based on their answers to find out what stage of teamwork does the team operate. Prof. Abagat discussed the 4 stages of team development. Stage 1: Forming, it is the "honeymoon" stage where members are getting to know each other. Stage 2: Storming, it is the "falling out" stage when the team experience conflicts and competition. Stage 3: Norming, it is the stage wherein conflicts are resolved and team members settle down to more harmonious working relationships. Stage 4: Performing, the perfect stage where all glitches have been smoothened out by the team leader. There is independence and interdependence, learning as well as sharing knowledge, speed and efficiency. There are some teams that fall under Forming Stage and most of the teams fall under Performing Stage. But according to Prof. Emely, even though the team is on the Performing stage, it can still go back to Forming Stage so she gave some tips on how to keep the team on a Performing Stage or the Perfect Stage. The group went back to Seoul safely and arrived early.
I say, "NO TO RH BILL!

Prof. Jhoanna Camilon or several years now, I have been praying for some married friends to conceive a baby. Some of them did get pregnant, but had sadly lost their baby thru miscarriage. I have felt their sorrow and longing to parent even of a single child, hence, just have not been given the opportunity yet. And I continue to pray for them, for God to grant the desire of their heart. It is just so ironic when a lot of people are having a hard time conceiving a baby, others are just aborting them. The recent issue of RH Bill is quite alarming. I know that a lot of people say that this is done to alleviate the poverty in the Philippines. Should babies be the main reason of our country' poverty? Yes, there is poverty in our midst which is called MORAL POVERTY. First and foremost, why is it more necessary to subject young pupils to Sex Education than to mold them to individuals who would aspire to be better individuals and more productive citizens? I have attended some of these Sex Education Seminars given to students. And sadly, it focused more on the various kinds of contraceptives.. Even to the extent of demonstrating how to use condom to young students. This scenario twists certain values. It gives a message that young and single people CAN DO IT even outside marriage, as long as they DONT GET PREGNANT or IMPREGNATE SOMEONE. It never educates them on the risks and hardships of teenage pregnancies. It doesnt give them the lecture on the sanctity of SEX, being done within he context of marriage - of two people who are capable of raising kids on their own. It never encouraged young people to focus first on their studies and prepare themselves to become professionals. Marriage should not be an escape of insecure, irresponsible and immature people, who would later blame children to be the cause of their misery. I always believe that if one is not yet psychologically, emotionally, physically and.financially prepared, HE OR SHE SHOULD NOT DO ACTS THAT WOULD RESULT TO PROCREATION OF CHILDREN. I also wonder why is there a need for couples to use contraceptives to avoid viral diseases if they are only in a monogamous relationship with their spouse? Are there no other means to do birth spacing? Should couples not agree and respect each other's body? I believe that true love knows respect and self-restraint. Are Filipinos already lack these virtues in their relationship? One thing more bothers me, if the government is concerned on maternal health, why give out contraceptives, yet not give full and better access to maternal healthcare in the rural areas - in its Health Centers and Hospitals? Most would-be-mothers die or get sick because they cannot afford to pay private doctors and buy vitamins for themselves and the baby in their womb. Isnt proper healthcare more important than free contraceptives? Yes, some untoward incidents happen to some women. Is legalized abortion the only solution to this? Cant they be provided professional support and counseling by our government or NGOs for them to overcome the trauma, and not put the blame on the child by killing him if the mother gets pregnant? Cant the baby the given to adoption to childless couples instead.of killing them in the womb? Whatever it is, LIFE SHOULD ALWAYS BE UPHOLD AND RESPECTED. There is always a way of protecting the welfare of the mom and her baby. Our country is now beset by various problems. Places are flooded and many people are jobless. Should we not properly channel our resources to build more useful infrastructure projects to avoid more man-made disasters in the future? Can the government create more beneficial livelihood programs so parents could rightfully support the needs of their children? The Government should now know which urgent need must be immediately addressed. Than waste its resources in programs that would not really solve the real problem of its citizens. Definitely, I respect others' opinion on this issue. But I just cant remain mum on this forever, and I should also make my own stand. Yes, I am single and I guess, this is my way of doing natural birth control while I am not yet married. I dont necessarily be promiscuous in my relationships. Instead, I rather be productive while I preserve myself to the ONE who will responsibly raise a family with me, the right way. Filipinos, especially the young ones, should be taught with the right values and make responsible choices. Their minds should be filled with positive thoughts and perform productive activities that could bring them to a brighter future. Baby Clarence is my nephew my sister has prayed for almost 5 years. He is born to happily expectant parents, which makes him a healthy and happy baby! If my sister believes in contraception, we would not have this very cute baby who is currently the joy of the entire family *Prof. Jhoanna Camilon is a Full Time Professor of the Catholic University of Daegu under the Hotel and Restaurant Management Department.
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Ang Paga-asawa Ko ng Koreano

Ako po ay 25 taong gulang, tubong Bataan. Nakilala ko po ang Koreano na aking napangasawa sa isang show-up sa isang agency sa Makati. May taga sa amin po sa Taguig na broker na nagdala sa akin sa agency para mag show-up. Noong mga panahon po kasi na yon maysakit ang nanay ko. At dahil sa hirap makahanap ng pera sa panahon ngayon, naisipan kong mag showup dahil madami akong kilala sa amin na nag show-up nga doon. Sinubukan ko para makatulong sana sa mga magulang ko dahil noong panahon na yon halos matatapos na ako sa pinapasukan kong trabaho. Ganito po ang nangyari: Nag text po sa akin ang pinsan ko at nagtanong kung gusto ko daw pong mag asawa ng Korean kasi may ipapakilala daw po siya. Akala ko po noon yong kakilala niya ay may kasamang Koreano na dumating sa Pinas. Kasi po yong anak ng kumare ng mama niya ay may asawang Korean. Sabi ko po sige kasi nga maysakit ang nanay ko noon at baka ito na yong swerte ko na makapag-asawa ng Koreano. Kinabukasan po nagpunta ako ng bahay nila tapos nalaman ko na agency lang din pala na kung saan nag show-up ang kapatid niya, Sinamahan po ako ng kumare ng mama niya sa broker na Pinay sa may Taguig din po. Pagpunta po namin doon, na interview ako kung single po ako at kung ilang taon na ako at kung wala ba daw akong anak. Sabi ko po wala at kinunan ako ng picture. Sabi tawagan na lang daw ako kapag may guest na Koreano na dadating. Kasi noong mga araw na yon wala daw pong guest. Kinuha po and number ko. Tinawagan nga po ako nung may dumating na guest. Pinapunta po kami sa bahay niya. Tatlo po kami noong babae nang araw na yon. Kasama niya kami pagpunta sa agency sa Makati. Madami pang mga babae ang nag show-up. Iba-iba pong mga broker na Pinay ang nagdala ng mga babae noong araw po na yon. Hindi po ako napili noon. Sumunod na araw may tatlong guests po ang dumating at hindi pa rin po ako napili. September 1 po uli, mayroon na naman, yon na nga po yong petsa na napili ako at kinabukasan po, September 2 kinasal na kami kasabay ng tatlong babae na napili noong August 30. Apat po kasi kaming ikinasal noong September 2, 2012. Ginawa ang kasalan sa isang hotel po sa Makati Avenue, sa may Aberdeen Court, 3rd floor at judge po yong nagkasal sa amin. Bawat family po ng ikakasal ay mininum ng 10 tao lang po ang dapat imbitado sa kasal. Umatend po sa akin yong nanay ko, kapatid na bunso, tito ko, pinsan ko saka yong kumare ng mama ng pinsan ko. Judge daw po yong nagkasal sa amin. Sa palagay ko po, fake lang po yong marriage contract doon dahil noong nakita ko, may mga witness na nakapirma doon na kamag-anak ko daw pero di ko naman mga kilala. Dinaya lang po nila, gawa-gawa po ba. Ilang oras lang po kami nagkakilala ng Koreano, kinabukasan kasal na at 5 days kaming nagsama sa hotel. Tapos bumalik na po siya dito sa Korea. Naiwan ako habang yong mga papers ko na gagamitin pagpunta sa Korea ay inaayos ng agency. Tapos noon, nakapunta na ako dito sa Korea. Hindi ko akalain na ganito ang magiging buhay ko dito. Lalo pang napasama sa kagustuhan ko na makatulong sa magulang ko, ganito pa nagdudusa ako ngayon, pati sarili ko di ko matulungan ngayon. Sising-sisi po ako ngayon. Marami po akong napulot na aral sa nangyari sa akin dito ngayon. Hindi ko po kasi pinag-isipan ng mabuti kung tama ba ang naging desisyon ko, basta ang nasa isip ko lang kasi dati kailangan ako ng magulang ko para makatulong sa kanila. Pero mas mabuti pa noong kasama ko sila at kahit paano kumikita naman ako ng minimum ang sahod, naalagaan ko ang magulang ko at nakakapagbigay kahit paano sa kanila. Ngayon wala na po, ang sama pa ng ugali ng sinamahan ko. Kaya po awang-awa sa akin ang pamilya ko hindi daw kasi namin alam kung ano mangyayari sa akin dito. Hindi rin sila tumitigil sa paghahanap ng paraan para makakauwi ako pabalik sa kanila. Salamat din sa Diyos dahil hindi niya ako pinababayaan. Ito ay isinalaysay ng isa sa mga kababayan natin na natulungan ng Philippine Center na sa ngayon ay maluwalhating nakabalik na sa kanyang pamilya sa Pilipinas. Naway kapulutan natin ito ng aral lalo na ang ating mga kababayan na nagnanais ding makapunta sa bansang Korea sa pamamagitan ng MARRIAGE BROKER. Hindi natin sinasabing ang lahat ay sad ending subalit mapaghandaan sana at mapag-isipan ang bawat desisyon na gagawin.
If I feel I cannot defend my faith adequately, isn't it right to slam the door on persistent non-Catholic missionaries?
Full Question
When missionaries come to my door, I just tell them to go away. Some are persistent, so I have to slam the door in their faces. Don't you think this is the best approach for someone who doesn't know much about the Catholic faith? I don't have confidence that I can explain the faith fully.
Answer
No, it's not the best approach, either for the missionaries or for you. It's not the best approach for them because you look rude. What do you think that tells them about the Catholic faith? We'll tell you: It tells them the Catholic faith makes bad Christians. Now we know you're not a bad Christian, but all they know of you is the door being slammed in their faces. Your technique is also bad for you because it gives you an excuse not to learn more about your religion. If you made a resolution to talk with missionaries in the future, you'd find yourself doing a little homework. It doesn't matter how long you've been away from school--no one is too old to learn. Besides, learning about our faith is both easy and fun. Many Catholics kick themselves for having put off studying for too many years. Now, after just a little time with the books, they have a better appreciation for their faith and find the Mass, the Bible, and their devotions mean much more to them. Don't hide behind a door. Learn your faith--and proclaim it!
Source
www.catholic.com
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How OFWs can grow their money back home

Savvy Living 19 hours ago By Mike Aquino for Yahoo! Southeast Asia f youre an OFW, you enjoy our most heartfelt gratitude: your remittances help support the Philippine economy in the global downturn, with inflows reaching record highs of $20.117 billion in 2011, as reported by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). But what happens to all that money when it hits our shores? If youre wondering what else to do with your income after youve paid your kids tuition fees and built your house where can you invest the rest? With the Philippine economy on an apparent upswing, the opportunities for profit have also multiplied. Where you put your money depends on your appetite for risk and desire for return. Francisco J. Colayco, in his book Pera Mo, Palaguin Mo! suggests three factors that need to be evaluated prior to writing that check: Appetite for risk: How safeor how riskyis the investment? What are the risks that come with it? Colayco asks that you evaluate if the financial return or income [is] commensurate to the risk [you are] taking, while keeping in mind that the risks are not always financial. Sometimes it is not only money you are putting at risk, Colayco reminds his readers. It may also include family relations, reputation, your job security and other personal, professional relationships. Liquidity: How long will my money be tied up? Colayco suggests you ask. May I withdraw anytime and convert it back to cash? Potential Yield: Is the advertised return on the investment higher than prevailing inflation rates? You can take advantage of a wide variety of investment opportunities in the Philippines that offer the right mix of these three factors. These opportunities also have varying barriers to entrymutual funds, for instance, may only require an initial minimum investment of about P5,000, while investments in medium-scale businesses or property may require that you sink in millions of pesos. Lets start with government securities, stocks and mutual funds. These short-term investments are good choices for investors with relatively modest sums to invest. Government securities are debt investments, i.e. you literally lend money to the government. Stocks represent units of ownership in companies, i.e. you buy a piece of a company. Mutual funds are collective investment schemes that trade in both government securities, stocks, and other securities. You can buy government securities at any of the thirty-odd authorized government securities dealers (GSEDs) listed in the Bureau of Treasury. Banks and other financial concerns also offer a variety of mutual funds with varying degrees of risk and return. To get the most out of your investment, youll need to shop around for the right product. It helps to ask the right people; personal finance blogger Fitz Villafuerte refers all such questions to his broker. I always tell them, Im not a stock market expert, so Im not going to give you stock market advice. Go to Citisec online, theyre my stockbroker, and they offer free stock market investing seminars. Investing in businesses requires greater amounts of capital, knowhow, and appetite for risk. Entrepreneurship carries with it a large potential for failurefor the majority who are not truly prepared, their attempt to go into business, more likely, will fail, says Colayco. For starter entrepreneurs, Colayco suggests buying a franchise instead. The advantage of getting a franchise is you minimize the risks involved in doing business, explains Colayco. [Its] also one of the best ways to learn how to manage or run a particular business. When you buy a franchise you are also buying the opportunity to learn the whole business process, from sourcing of supplies to managing inventory and handling people, among other things. For starter tips on buying a franchise, read "Questions to ask before buying a red-hot franchise" (http://ph.she.yahoo.com/questions-to-askbefore-buying-a-red-hot-franchise.html) Investing in property requires the largest amounts of capital, and is the least liquid option among the ones listed here. Look at your house as a good short-term investment only if you are able to buy it below the market value, writes Armando Ang, author of Tips and Traps when Buying or Building a Home. If you buy at the market rate, then your costs of buying and selling will almost always end in a loss on the deal. Investment in property has one shining upside: its value tends to appreciate over time. It is a passive investment that increases in value by allowing market forces to work for you without sweat, says Ang. Its a tangible asset that can grow in value as time passes by. It also serves both for shelter and an investment for future generations.
Questions toaskbefore buyinga red-hot franchise

Savvy Living Tue, Jul 24, 2012 9:53 AM PHT By Tracy Stapp | Entrepreneur hen you're researching franchise opportunities, sometimes the warning signs are obvious: shrinking systems, high turnover rates, unhappy franchisees. But it's not always so cut and dried. Sometimes what looks like a green light at first glance might actually be a red lightor at least a yellow slow down and ask more questions light. Take growth, for instance. Growth is important to franchising; there's no doubt about that. That's why year-to-year growth is one of the biggest factors considered in Entrepreneur's annual Franchise 500 ranking. If companies didn't want to grow, they wouldn't franchise in the first place. But is growthespecially rapid growthalways a good thing? It's easy to assume that fast growth means a franchise system is strong and will only get stronger. And this can certainly be the case. But many new franchises grow quickly, only to then have their numbers plummet a few years down the line. So when looking at a fast-growing franchise, it's important to stop and examine why the company is growing so quickly and how prepared they are for that growth. Here are a few questions you should ask:
1. How careful is the franchisor in choosing its franchisees? If you're talking to a franchisor, they should be interviewing you as much as you're interviewing them. They should want to find out if you're a good fit for their brand and ready and willing to follow their system. If instead they seem willing to offer a franchise to anyone who'll write them a check, that could be why they're growing so quicklyand it could also be a big warning sign. The bigger a franchise grows, the more brand awareness it gains, but this can be a double-edged sword. All it takes is one bad franchisee to make the whole system look bad. As advisor Joel Libava of Franchise Selection Specialists Inc. puts it, New franchisees can either make or break a franchise concept, so don't be tempted by franchisors whose growth depends on not vetting their franchisees. 2. How experienced is the management team? A top-notch experienced management team can do wonders, says Libava, especially if theyve experienced fast-growth in other franchises they worked with. They know what to do when there are all of a sudden 12 new franchisees arriving for training. When looking at a fast -growing franchise (or any franchise for that matter), find out if the management team has any previous experience in franchisingand if so, with what companies. Don't be afraid to dig into their backgrounds and ask how they've handled rapid growth in the past and what plans they have in place to deal with it now. 3. What resources does the franchisor have in placeand what resources is it willing to addto handle growth? Franchisors must have both the technology and the personnel in place to be able to support a growing number of franchisees. And they must be willing to increase their personnel as needed. Says Libava, Franchisors that get stingy and start asking their staff to wear too many hats will soon have a burned-out staff. 4. Does the franchisor offer exclusive territories? Ask the franchisor if they offer exclusive territories, and if so, how big they are. If they don't offer exclusive territories or if the territories are relatively small, consider whether the type of business they're selling would benefit or be harmed by having many locations in the same area. Can you work together with other franchisees or company-owned locations, or will you only be in competition? If a system is growing with no consideration for whether its franchisees can be successful in large numbers, take a step back. On the surface, rapid growth looks like a positive, but it could be a hidden warning sign instead. It's your job when researching a fastgrowing franchise to dig below the surface to find out which it is. Talk to the franchisorask them the tough questions. Talk to franchisees both current and, if they exist, former. Examine the company's Franchise Disclosure Document (including audited financial statements) and enlist the help of an attorney and an accountant. Bottom line: Do your homework. The most important growth to you is that of your individual franchise business, and that depends on getting into the right franchise system, one that will take care of its franchisees no matter how many of them there are.
Source: http://ph.she.yahoo.com/questions-to-ask-before-buying-a-red-hotfranchise.html
Source: http://ph.she.yahoo.com/how-ofws-can-grow-their-money-backhome.html
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PILIPINAS KONG MAHAL

Ni: Petula Gonzales Pilipinas kong mahal Perlas ng silanganan Simbolo ng kadalisayan at katiwasayan Sa dagat man o sa lupa mayaman ka sa likas na yaman Kalikasan na taglay sa iyo lang matatagpuan Mga dayuhan nahahalina sa iyong kagandahan Pilipinas kong mahal Bakit nasadlak ka sa kahirapan Anu ba ang kadahilanan? At kalunos lunosang iyong kinagisnan Pamahalaan ba o sibilyan? Sino man sa dalawa dulot ito ng kasakiman Pilipinas kong mahal Mga kababayan na humimlay di man lang nakaranas ng kaginhawaan Mga kababayan na nangibang bansa para sa pamilya tinitiis ang kalungkutan Mga kababayan na lumisan naghanap ng masisilungan para sa masaganang kabuhayan Mga kababayan na naiwan sa iyong kandili ngayon dumadanas ng higit na kahirapan At sa darating na henerasyon sila ba ay meron matatag na kinabukasan? Gising na Pilipino ito ay ating solusyunan Pagnilaynilay atin kailangan Bumangon sa kasalukyan Ipakita ang ating kakayanan Anu man layunin sa pagkakaisa ating makakamtan Sama-sama natin ipagmalaki ang PILIPINAS KONG MAHAL
HFCC Volunteer Invitation

Inaanyayahan po ang lahat ng interesadong maging volunteer sa mga sumusunod na grupo. CHOIR - nangangailangan po ng miyembro sa Alto, Soprano, Tenor at Bass. Makipagugnayan lamang po kay Ate Ely Torres 010-8061-9143. ALTAR BOYS - Makipagugnayan lamang po kay Rey Centeno 010-3922-3109. LECTORS & COMMENTATORS Makipagugnayan lamang po kay Jyun Gonzalez 0102897-6707 IT Committee - Makipagugnayan lamang po kay Matet Solis 010-2258-0377, email at sambayananitboard@yahoogroups.com SAMBAYANAN Newsletter - nangangailangan po ng manunulat sa News, Feature, at Reflections. Pati na rin po sa photojournalist at layout. Makipagugnayan lamang po kay Doc Ems 010-5160 -2928. CHURCH STEWARD - Makipagugnayan po kay Ate Sonia, Ate Nida o kaninuman sa mga Steward.
Paanyaya: Ang lahat ay inaanyayahang ibahagi ang kanilang mga talento sa pagsusulat ng mga kuwento, sanaysay, tula, karanasan at pagninilay upang ilathala sa babasahing ito. Ipadala lamang ito sa email address na ito: sambayananedboard@yahoogroups.com o sa emelyabagat@yahoo.com.
HINDI NAG-IISA
Ni: Michael B. Balba
Ganito sa Pilipinas!
ni Bro. Allan Rodriguez Isang araw na makulimlim Kapaligiran ay nagdidilim Ulan ay walang tigil Sa pagbuhos ay di mapigil. Pagbangon sa umaga Ay nagulantang na bigla Tubig-bahay umabot sa sala Totoo ba itong aking nakita! Mga kagamitay agad na binuhat Karga hanggang sa ikalawang palapag Kabay di mapigil, dibdib ay nayayanig Kulog at kidlat, nakakatakot sa pandinig. Sabi sa balitay Bumaha sa buong Maynila! Lahat ay labis na nag-aalala Tila isang malawak na karagatan Kung sa himpapawid Maynilay pagmasdan. Dulot ng tinatawag na Habagat Bilang ng nasalanta ay nakakagulat Ganito sa Pilipinas sa ganitong panahon Baha at bagyo ay laging nanghahamon!
Sa dinami-rami, aking nakasama Mga kaibigang aking nakilala Hinahanap-hanap, lagi sa tuwina Katulad mong isang kaibigan talaga. Ikaw ay mabait at maasahan Sa bawat sandal, lagi kang nariyan Iyong pinuno ang mga kakulangan Pinalalakas mo, aking kahinaan. Higit sa kapatid, sa iyo ang turing Pagkat ika'y laging umaalalay sa 'kin Sa bawat sandaling ako'y naninimdim Ikaw ang tanggulan at lakas sa akin. Ang mga pagsubok, hindi iniinda Pagkat karamay ka sa tuwi-tuwina Sa bawat sandal, hindi nag-iisa Pagkat kaibigan, lagi kang kasama. Hindi nag-iisa sa mundong lumaban Kaya nakakaya ang lahat ng bagay Salamat sa iyo kaibigang hirang Hindi mag-iisa, ngayon at kailanman. Hindi nag-iisa kaya kaypalad ko Pagkat natagpuan ang isang tulad mo Kahit anong yaman, di hihigit sa iyo Pagkat huwaran ka at kaibigang totoo.
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Volume 17 Issue 08
Unang Pagbasa: Pagbasa Mula sa Aklat ng Pinoy Exodo

(Authors: Fr. Rex Fortes, CM at Fr. Adonis Narcelles Jr., SVD) (ibinabahagi ni Bro. Allan Rodriguez mula sa aklat, ok ka lang dyan?) ala ang matinding pangamba, buong-tapang pa ring pinasok ni Misis ang paanan ng Ahensiya. Alam niyang iiwan niya ang kanyang baying nasa parang, na umaasang siyay babalik na matagumpay matapos ang pinakahihintay na panayam sa Pinuno. Mabibigat man ang bawat hakbang sa pag-akyat sa hagdanan ay buo pa rin ang kanyang loob na wala na itong urungan, na tinatanggap na niya ang hamon ng panghinaharap bilang tagapag-adya ng kanyang angkan. Sa ituktok ng Ahensiya ay hinarap niya ang Pinunong nakaupo sa kanyang trono. Sa takot ay di niya nagawang titigan ang mukha nito, ngunit ramdam niya ang kakaiba nitong kagandahang-loob. Di nga siya nagkamali dahil magiliw nitong iniabot sa kanya ang dalawang dokumentong naglalaman ng kanyang Pasaporteng may Visa at Working Permit. Laking tuwa niya sa magandang balita, ngunit sa isang kurap ay nakaagawpansin ang papel na nakaipit dito, Ang Sampung Utos ng Migranteng Pinoy: 1. Ang Panginoong Diyos ang nagdala sa iyo sa ibang bayan. Huwag mong kalilimutan Siya sa lahat ng oras. 2. Huwag mong sisisihin ang Panginoon mong Diyos kung ano man ang mangyari sa iyong di kaaya-aya dahil ang pagluwas ng bansa ay mula sa iyong malayang pasya. 3. Sumamba ka sa araw ng pangolin, hanggat maaari ay sa simbahan, o kung wala man ay sa mga prayer communities ng mga kababayan mo. 4. Igalang mo ang iyong amo, katulong man ang trato nito sa iyo, at ganundin ang iyong sariling pamilya, ikaw man ang bumubuhay sa kanila. 5. Huwag mong papatayin ang iyong sarili sa sukdulang pagtatrabaho, matindi man ang utang at pangangailangan ng mag-anak mo. 6. Huwag kang maghahanap ng iba maliban sa iyong kabiyak, gaano man kalungkot at kakumplekado ang sitwasyon ninyong mag-asawa. 7. Huwag kang magnanakaw sa bahay ng amo mo ng kahit gaano kaliit na halaga, o ng oras sa pagtatrabaho, o ng mga pribilehiyo at mga gamit na ipinagkatiwala sa iyo. 8. Huwag mong pagsasalitaan ng masama ang kapwa mo Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng tsismis, sumbong at paninirang-puri. 9. Huwag mong kainggitan ang ibang lahing may mas kahali-halinang itsura, kutis at ilong, at pagkagastusan ang pagbabago ng iyong anyo maging katulad lang nila. 10. Huwag mong adhikaing yumaman ng labis-labis sa puntong ito na lamang ang laging laman ng iyong isip at nakakalimutan na ang pagkalinga sa iyong mga anak. Pagkabasa ay nakaramdam siya ng matinding pangamba. Itinatanong sa sarili kung kakayanin ba niyang tuparin ang lahat ng ito sa gitna ng haharaping pagod, hirap, lungkot, pag-iisa at pangungulila. Subalit nginitian siya ng Pinuno at sinabing, Bilib ako sa iyo, kaya mo iyan. At saan mang bansa, kasama mo ako dahil may Ahensiyang iyong masasandalan. Naibsan ang kanyang pagkabalisa, at natiyak naiyak siya sa tuwa nang maghiwalay sila ng Pinuno. Nag-uumapaw ang saya ni Misis nang bumaba mula sa dambana ng pag-asa. Ngunit biglang nalungkot nang harapin ang pamilyang naghihintay sa kanya sa paanan ng Ahensiya: puro materyal na bagay, bilin at balakin ang walang pakundangang lumalabas sa kanilang mga dila. Di pa nga siya nakakaalis, silang lahat ay sumamba na sa ginintuang diyus-diyosan na ang pangalan ay Pera! Itinago na lamang ang poot sa kanyang sarili at pinagtantong iintindihin na lang niya muna dala ng labis na pagmamahal sa kanila. Ngunit naitanong pa rin sa sarili, maiintindihan din kaya nila ako kung ako naman ang magkasala? Ang salita ng nagmamalasakit. Salamat sa Diyos.
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Does the Catholic Church send missionaries to spread the gospel?

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I was recently reading about a Protestant organization that sends out missionaries to teach the faith to illiterate populations, making Bible translations for them and teaching them to read them. Do we have any programs like this in the Catholic Church?
nasabing programa ay ang isang simbahan sa Nara, Japan sa pamamagitan ng dating Coordinator ng MSP-Migrants Desk na si Fr. Randy Gumanit, MSP. Ipinapaabot ni Fr. Santi ang taospusong pasasalamat sa lahat ng mga OFW na handang sumagip at kumalinga sa kababayang nangangailangan. Kaya naman sa bawat pag-abot niya ng relief goods ay hinihiling niyang isama parati sa mga panalangin ang mga Pilipinong manggagawa sa ibang bansa. Sa lahat ng mga Migranteng Pinoy sa Korea, maraming salamat at patuloy nawa kayong pagpalain. Mabuhay kayong lahat!
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Catholic missionaries have been traveling the globe for centuries educating other cultures about the Christian faith as well as all the other things needed for the improvement of peoples spiritual and physical lives. And they have, in fact, also provided Bibles when they can in the peoples own languages. But since we know that the word of God is also spoken, missionaries tell people about Christ first in word and action. A logical outcome of the "Bible alone" theology is that everyone in the world must be able to read and have a Bible. But as Catholics we know that we can immediately begin to tell anyone who will listen about Jesus and invite them to repentance and baptism. They can lead a full Christian life in the Church even though they are illiterate. This is not to say that we should not strive to encourage literate societies, but being literate is not necessary for salvation, nor is owning a Bible.
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Covenant Love: Introducing the Biblical Worldview

(Editors note: This issue, we start another series of Online Bible Study course on the subject taken from the website of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Studies - http://www.salvationhistory.com/)
Course Description
Covenant is the master concept that unlocks the meaning of the Bible. The Bible tells the story of God the Fathers love for His children and His plan to fashion all people into one holy family. God unfolds this plan of salvation through a series of covenants, culminating in the New Covenant He makes in Jesus. In this course, we look at Gods covenant plan. We study the five key covenants God makes in the Old Testament in order to see how they are fulfilled in Jesus and the Church. The goal is to enable students to understand the crucial significance of the covenant concept for interpreting the Bible and for understanding Gods fatherly plan.
Course Objectives
1. To learn the importance of Gods covenants for understanding and interpreting the Bible. 2. To understand the difference between the biblical idea of covenant and modern notions of contract. 3. To learn the five key covenants of the Old Testament, be able to locate them in the Bible, and understand how they are fulfilled in Jesus and the Catholic Church.
Course Materials
The primary text will be the Bible. And each lesson will provide links to biblical passages cited. In addition, the instructors recommend Scott Hahns A Father Who Keeps His Promises, which covers much of the material to be studied in this course.
Course Lessons
the Abraham story - Melchizedek, circumcision, the sacrifice of Isaac - as they are interpreted in the Churchs tradition. Lesson Four: The First-Born Son of God Lesson Four Objectives: 1. To read the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy with understanding. 2. To understand Gods covenant with Israel at Sinai and to see how this covenant looks forward to and is fulfilled in the New Covenant of Jesus Christ. 3. To appreciate the key figures and events Moses, the Passover, and the vocation of Israel as a kingdom of priests - as they are interpreted in the Churchs tradition. Lesson Five: A Throne For All Generations Lesson Five Objectives 1. To finish reading the Old Testament (from Joshua to Malachi) and to read with understanding. 2. To understand the broad outlines of the history of Israel in light of Gods covenant with Abraham. 3. To appreciate the crucial importance of Gods everlasting covenant with David. Lesson Six: The New and Everlasting Covenant Lesson Six Objectives: 1. To read the New Testament with understanding. 2. To understand how the New Testament depicts Jesus as the fulfillment of the covenants of the Old Testament. 3. To appreciate, especially, the importance of Gods everlasting covenant with David for understanding the mission of Jesus and the Church as it is presented in the New Testament.
Lesson One: The Master Key that Unlocks the Bible Lesson One Objectives: 1. To learn the "big-picture" overview of the Bible - the story that the Bible tells. 2. To understand the concept of "covenant" and its importance for reading and interpreting the Bible. 3. To learn in general detail the six major covenants in the Bible. Lesson Two: From Sabbath to Flood Lesson Two Objectives: 1. To read Genesis 1-12 with understanding. 2. To learn the meaning of the first two covenants of salvation history - the Sabbath, and the covenant made with Noah. 3. To begin to understand the "patterns" of biblical history. Lesson Three: Our Father, Abraham Lesson Three Objectives: 1. To read Genesis 12 -50 with understanding. 2. To understand Gods covenant with Abraham and to see how that covenant is fulfilled in the New Covenant of Jesus Christ. 3. To appreciate key figures and elements in
Lesson One: The Master Key that Unlocks the Bible

Lesson Outline:
I. Course Introduction and Overview A. How to Read the Bible Cover-to-Cover B. The Covenant Principle: Testimony from Scripture and Tradition II. What is a Covenant? A. The Difference Between Covenants and Contracts B. The Meaning of Covenant in the Bible III.An Introduction to the Covenants of the Bible A. The Number of the Biblical Covenants B. The Character of the Biblical Covenants IV.A Bird's Eye View of the Bible A. Reading the Bible as "the Book of the Covenant" B. The Course Ahead V.Discussion Questions
I. Course Overview
Introduction
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A. How to Read the Bible Cover-to-Cover How many of you have started out trying to read the Bible from cover to cover, only to find yourselves foundering by the later chapters of
Exodus before sinking altogether somewhere in the middle of Leviticus? You're not alone. Many a well-intentioned Bible reader has quickly run aground on the rocks of Old Testament details - verse after verse of building specs for the ark and the sacred dwelling, the dress codes for priests, the elaborately detailed rules for offering sacrifices and the like. If you make it through all that, you still have all the judges and kings and the side characters and battles to contend with. Lots of people figure it's easier to cut their losses and skip ahead to Proverbs and Psalms, detouring around the Prophets (who are hard to understand, anyway) and picking the story up again in the New Testament. In this class, we're going to give you the compass you need to navigate the Bible from start to finish. That compass is one word - covenant. Covenant is the answer to the question: What's the Bible all about? Covenant explains why God does and says the things He says and does in Scripture. If you understand covenant then everything else falls into place. The details that once seemed so obscure start making sense. B. The Covenant Principle: Testimony from Scripture and Tradition A one-word answer to the complex question of how to read the Bible? It may sound crazy or dramatically over-simplified. But it's not a novel idea, or an idea that we are "imposing" on Scripture. At the Last Supper, Jesus identified Himself as the New Covenant, in words we recall during every celebration of Mass - "This cup is the cup of My blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant" (see Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20). In fact, as the great scholar of the Bible and liturgy, Cardinal Jean Danielou, S.J., has noted, "We should not forget the fact that 'the Covenant' was one of our Lord's names in primitive Christianity, following the text of Isaiah: 'I have made you: Covenant of the peoples' (Isaiah 42:6)" (see Danielou's "Sacraments and the History of Salvation"). The Fathers of the Church - the bishops and Church leaders in the first generations after the Apostles - understood biblical history as proceeding by means of a series of covenants made by God with His chosen people, a series that climaxes in the New Covenant of Jesus. St. Irenaeus, who was the bishop of Lyon in late second-century France, said that to understand "the divine program and economy for the salvation of humanity" we have to understand God's "several covenants with humanity" and also "the special character of each covenant." (Against the Heresies, Book I, Chapter 10, no. 3). This ancient understanding of biblical salvation history is reflected in what we today pray as Eucharistic Prayer IV: Father....You formed man in your own likeness and set him over the whole world... Even when he disobeyed you and lost your friendship you did not abandon him to the power of
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By Bro. Tony Sacapanio ou are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16 LIGHT is the illumination that makes sight possible. I In the Bible, light is a many sided concept. The term is often used of ordinary light, but it also speaks of communicating spiritual truth. a. Light was the first thing God created after the heavens and earth (Genesis 1:3) b. Light is a natural symbol for what is pleasant, good or uplifting or what is associated with important people and more especially with God. Light is pleasant, says the preacher (Ecclesiastes 11:7) Masarap ang nasa liwanag at kaiga-igayang pagmasdan ang araw. c. Light symbolizes the blessing of the Lord. Job said, He floods the darkness with light; He brings light to the deepest gloom (Job 12:22)Pinakamalalim na hiwagay kanyang inihahayag, pusikit na kadilimay napapalitan ng liwanag. In His time of trouble, Job recalled earlier., better days I long for the years gone by when God took care of me, when He lighted the way before me and I walked safely through the darkness. (Job 29:2-3) Kung maibabalik ko lang yaong mga unang araw. Noong ang Diyos sa akin ay palagi pang nagbabantay. Nang ang liwanag Niya sa akiy pumapatnubay, sa paglakad ko sa dilim, siya ang sa akiy tanglaw. d. Light is closely linked with God; In fact, God is described as light:No longer will you need the sun or moon to give you light, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light and He will be your glory. The sun will never set; the moon will not go down. For the Lord will be you everlasting light. (Isaiah 60:19-20)The Psalmist wrote, the Lord is my light and my salvation(Psalm 27:1)Tanglaw koy si Yahweh, aking kaligtasan e. Jesus is the Light Jesus is the Creator of life, and His life brings light to humanity (John 1:4) Mula sa kanya ang buhay at ang buhay ay siyang ilaw ng sangkatauhan.Jesus said, I am the light of the world, and I have come as light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. (John 8:12) Ako ang ilaw ng sanlibutan. Ang sumusunod sa akin ay magkakaroon ng ilaw na nagbibigay-buhay, at din a lalakad sa kadiliman. II. The Bible uses the absence of light as a synonym for disaster. a. There are those who grope in the dark without light.(Job 12:25) They grope in darkness without light. He makes them stagger like drunkards.Sa dilim silay nangangapa, sa paglakad naliligaw. Animo ay mga lasing, sa daan ay sumusuray. b. To love darkness brings condemnation, now and at the final judgment. Hinatulan sila sapagkat naparito sa sanlibutan ang ilaw, ngunit inibig pa ng mga tao ang dilim kaysa liwanag, sapagkat masama ang kanilang mga gawa.
What's a good way to steer a conversation with Jehovahs Witnesses who come to my door?
What's a good way to steer a conversation with Jehovah's Witnesses who come to my door? Focus on John 6. This seems to do it every time--or, more properly, it seems to do something every time, and the something can be one of two things. If you're fortunate, your discussion of that chapter--it's the one in which Jesus promises the Eucharist and states emphatically that what appears to be bread and wine really will be his body and blood--will throw the Jehovah's Witnesses for a loop. Focus on Jesus' repetition; over and over he said we're to eat his flesh and drink his blood, and over and over he failed to tell his listeners he was speaking only metaphorically--for the simple reason that he wasn't. He was speaking literally, and his listeners knew it. First the Jews walked away, shaking their heads in disbelief. Then even some of Jesus' disciples left him, unable to accept the doctrine of the Real Presence. One particular person fell away here: Judas (see verse 64). It was here, in his disbelief in the Real Presence, that Judas first betrayed Christ. Yes, later he would be a thief and a traitor, but this is where his tragedy began. If you go through John 6 slowly, emphasizing what's really going on, the Jehovah's Witnesses will find themselves in a pickle. You'll show them how all the people mentioned in that chapter took Jesus literally--so why shouldn't we? If you bring the missionaries this far, end your exchange with an exhortation. Use the lingo they (and you) have heard elsewhere; they'll identify with it. Tell them they need to read the Bible. Say they should ask "Jehovah God" to give them the light to understand what John 6 means. Tell them they have to "get right with God," and let them know that means going wherever the truth leads them. Tell them they have to trust God and follow him wherever he may lead them, even if that is somewhere they think they'd rather not go. All the above explains what happens if you're fortunate in your discussion with the Witnesses. Of course, things may go wrong--not drastically, not dangerously, but annoyingly. You may find that your consideration of John 6 produces no impression at all on the missionaries. If so, wait for their return and try again. www.catholic.com
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death. . . Again and again you offered a covenant to man and... in the fullness of time you sent your only Son to be our Savior. That's about as succinct a summary as you'll find of what the Bible's all about. As Father Yves Congar, O.P. writes in his monumental Tradition and Traditions, for the Apostles, Scripture is all about "the vital covenant relationship that God wants to establish with men." He added: "The content and meaning of Scripture was God's covenant plan, finally realized in Jesus Christ...and in the Church." Finally, we can cite The Catechism of the Catholic Church, which calls God, "the God of the Covenant" (no. 401) and describes him as the God who "comes to meet man by His covenants" (no. 309). God's covenant love is revealed in the very creation of the world (no. 288), the Catechism says, and each one of us is "called by grace to a covenant with his Creator, to offer Him a response of faith and love that no other creature can give in his stead" (no. 357). That personal covenant is offered to us in the sacraments of the Church. As the Second Vatican Council says: "The renewal in the Eucharist of the covenant between the Lord and man draws the faithful and sets them aflame with Christ's insistent love" (Sacrosanctum Concilium, scroll down to no. 10).
II. What is a Covenant?

A. The Difference Between Covenants and Contracts Ok. We've established that covenant is a key, if not the key to reading and understanding the Bible. It's also the central concept we need in order to understand and live the realities the Bible reveals to us and the Church brings to us in the sacraments. But what's a covenant? Let's start with the word. Covenant comes from the Latin word, convenire ("to come together" or "to agree"). Today, we use the word "covenant" almost interchangeably with the word "contract." But that's very misleading when we try to compare our notion of contract with the biblical notions of "covenant" expressed by the Hebrew word berith and the Greek word diatheke. The difference between covenant and contract in the Old Testament and throughout the Bible is profound. It's so profound that we could almost say that it's the difference between prostitution (contract) and marriage (covenant). Or between owning a slave (contract) and having a son (covenant.) There are two big differences between our notion of contract and the biblical notion of covenant. First, contracts involve promises, covenants involve oaths. When you enter into a contract, say, to buy a house, you make a promise to the seller, along the lines of: "I give you my word that I will pay you this amount of money for your house." The seller , in turn, makes a promise: "I give you my word that if you pay me the sum we have agreed upon, I will turn over to you the deed to my house." The "word" you each pledge to the other is
your name. And you each sign your name on the contract as a "sign" that you'll uphold your end of the bargain or keep your promise. Covenants are much different. In a covenant, you elevate and upgrade your promise. Not only do you give your word, you also swear an oath, invoke a higher authority - you call God in as your witness. Think of the oath we're most familiar with, the oath you swear before taking the witness stand in a courtroom: "I promise to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God." You've promised, given your word to tell the truth. You've also asked God to help you keep your promise. It's not only you and the judge now. It's you, the judge and God. Now, if you lie under oath, you're not only liable to go to jail, you're liable to be punished by God. The flip side of asking for God's help in an oath is surrendering yourself to God's judgment. You say, in effect, "I'll be damned if I don't tell the truth." In the old days, we used to have politicians swear on the Bible and the Bible would be opened to the Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 28, where the blessings and the curses are recorded. We were asking them to swear to uphold the constitution or suffer the curses recorded in those pages. Even in our highly secularized society, we retain elements of this older understanding of oaths. We make doctors, police officers, military personnel and public officials swear oaths. Why? Because we depend on them; we literally put our lives in their hands. We want them to swear to God that they'll do their jobs. We can't just take their word for it, we want them to know that they'll have to answer to a higher authority. Incidentally, did you know that the word "oath" translates the Latin word sacramentum, where we get our word "sacrament"? In a future course, we'll look at sacraments as oaths. But for now, just keep in mind, as we mentioned earlier, that the notion of covenant and oaths is crucial to understanding the sacraments and our relationship with God. The second big difference between contracts and covenants is this: contracts exchange property, covenants exchange persons. Contracts involve you promising to pay a certain sum of money and the person you're contracting with to deliver you a certain product or service. Covenants are much different. When people enter into a covenant, they say: "I am yours and you are mine." In a contract, you exchange something you have - a skill, a piece of property, money. In a covenant you exchange your very being, you give your very self to another person. Marriage is a covenant. The man swears an oath to the woman, "I'm yours forever." The woman swears an oath to the man, "I'm yours forever." B. The Meaning of Covenant in the Bible Now we're ready to see how covenants function in the Bible. We have examples of covenant-making throughout the ancient world. And there are some similarities between the kinds of covenants that, for instance, the ancient Hittites and others made and the covenants we find in the Bible. You'll find for instance, that ancient
covenants take a certain form: There's a kind of preamble that introduces the covenant, followed by a historical review of the relationship between the two parties; then a series of stipulations that spell out the obligations of the parties, along with a list of blessings and curses for upholding or breaking the covenant. Usually, the covenant is "ratified" in a solemn ceremony that involves a reading of the covenant document and eating and drinking. (If you want a very detailed analysis, try "The Meaning of Covenant" in the SalvationHistory.com Scripture Library.) We want to focus here, not so much on how covenants are made, but on what God is doing in making the covenants we find in the Bible. What's God up to in making these covenants? He is forging sacred kinship bonds. He is saying to His people, "I will be their God and they shall be My people...I will be a Father to you and you shall be sons and daughters to Me" (see 2 Corinthians 6:16). By His covenants, God is taking the "creatures" He made and raising them to the status of divine offspring, divine children. By His covenants, the Creator is fathering a family. The human race is being transformed from something physical and natural into something spiritual and supernatural. Humans are being changed from merely a species sharing common traits and characteristics into a divine brotherhood and sisterhood, a family of God. The story line and the drama of the Bible all plays out against this backdrop of divine family -making. The Bible begins with God's covenant with Adam and Eve (although the word covenant isn't used, as we'll see next lesson). By the final pages of the Bible, we see that the New Covenant He made in Jesus has embraced the entire world. Remember all those details of the Bible that seemed so hard to figure out - the laws and commandments, the ritual rules; the oaths that God swears to His people and His people swear to Him; the historical episodes of sin and betrayal and repentance and forgiveness; the punishments and deliverance; the psalms and wisdom teachings, the prophecies of a new and final covenant redemption? They all make sense when you understand them as part of God's divine plan to make all men and women into His sons and daughters through the covenants, which are all summed up in the New Covenant, where God sends us "a Spirit of adoption, through which we can cry, Abba, 'Father!'" (see Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5).
III. An Introduction Covenants of the Bible
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A. The Number of the Biblical Covenants Following St. Irenaeus, we're now ready to look at the number of covenants that God makes in the Bible and the special character of each. God makes six major covenants in the Bible, with: 1. Adam and Eve (Genesis 1:26-2:3) 2. Noah and his family (Genesis 9:8-17) 3. Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:13; 17:1-14; 22:16-18) 4. Moses and the Israelites (Exodus 19:5-6; 3:410; 6:7) 5. David and the Kingdom of Israel (2 Samuel
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7:8-19) 6. Jesus and the Church (Matthew 26:28; 16:1719) It's important to know these covenants well what God promises and what is required of those who enter into the covenants. B. The Character of the Biblical Covenants Now we'll highlight some of the special characteristics of each of these covenants. As we move through this course we'll be studying each of the covenants in greater detail. For each of these covenants, try to learn and remember the five special features: * the covenant mediator (the person God makes the covenant with) and his covenant role (whom the mediator represents); * the blessings promises in the covenant; * the conditions (or curses) of the covenant; * the "sign" by which the covenant will be celebrated and remembered. * the "form" that God's family has as a result of the covenant. The Covenant with Adam (Genesis 1:26-2:3) The word "covenant" isn't used, but as we'll see in detail in our next lesson, the story of Adam and Eve is told in "covenantal" language. Adam is the covenant mediator in his role as husband. God promises blessings - that their union will be fruitful and their offspring will fill the earth and rule over it. God establishes a sign by which the covenant will be remembered and celebrated - the Sabbath, the seventh day of rest. And God imposes one condition that they must keep to fulfill their obligation under the covenant - that they not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. And God attaches a curse for disobedience - that they will surely die. By this covenant, God's family assumes the form of the marriage bond between husband and wife. The Covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:8-17) The word "covenant" is used in the case of Noah, as God promises never again to destroy the world by flood. The covenant is made with all humanity, through the mediator, Noah, in his role as the father of his family. The covenant includes blessings to Noah and his family (that they will be fruitful and fill the earth) and conditions that must be obeyed (not to drink the blood of any animals, not to shed human blood). The sign of the covenant is the rainbow in the sky. By this covenant, God's people assumes the form of a domestic household, an extended family. The Covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3; 17:1-14; 22:16-18) God swears to give Abraham a great land and to bless his descendants, who will become a great nation. God makes the covenant with the mediator Abraham in his representative role as chieftain. God promises the blessings of land and great nationhood for his descendants, and through them to bless all the nations of the earth. The sign of the covenant is the mark of circumcision. Circumcision is also the condition that Abraham and his descendants must obey in order to keep the covenant. By this covenant, God's family is takes a "tribal" form. The Covenant with Moses (Exodus 19:5-6; 3:410; 6:7) By this covenant, made with the mediator
Moses in his representative role as the judge and liberator of Israel, God swears to be Israel's God and Israel swears to worship no other but the Lord God alone. The blessings promised are that they will be God's precious and chosen people. The conditions of the covenant are that they must keep God's Law and commandments. The covenant sign is the Passover, which each year commemorates Israel's birth as a nation. By this covenant, God's family assumes the form of a "holy nation, a kingdom of priests." The Covenant with David (2 Samuel 7:8-19) God promises to establish the mediator David's "house" or kingdom forever, through David's heir, who will also build a temple to God's name. To David in his role as king, God promises to make David's son His son, to punish him if he does wrong but never take away his royal throne. "Your house and you kingdom shall endure forever" and through the blessings of this kingdom God promises to give wisdom to all the nations. The sign of the covenant will be the throne and Temple to be built by David's son, Solomon. By this covenant, God's family grows to take the form of a royal empire, a national kingdom. The New Covenant of Jesus (Matthew 26:28; 16:17-19) The sixth and final covenant made by the mediator Jesus, who by His Cross and Resurrection assumes the role of royal high priest and fulfills all the promises God made in the previous covenants. The prophets, especially Isaiah and Jeremiah, had taught Israel to hope for a Messiah who would bring "a new covenant," through which God's law would be written on men's and women's hearts (see Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:8-12). The conditions of the covenant are that men and women believe in Jesus, be baptized, eat and drink His flesh and blood in the Eucharist, and live by all that He taught. The Eucharist is the sign of the New Covenant. By this covenant, God establishes His family in its final form as a universal (katholicos or 'catholic' in Greek) worldwide kingdom, which Jesus calls His Church.
B. The Course Ahead In the next five lessons, we'll read this whole story, covenant by covenant. By the time we're done, you'll have glanced over every book of the Bible and will have a new framework for continuing your own study. Remember, however, this course is not just a reading exercise. Reading the Bible is intended by our Lord to be a life-changing experience. So as you study the Bible and proceed in this course, try to keep in mind the dignity you have as sons and daughters of God, and the awesome privilege you have of being fully in communion with God in His family, the Catholic Church.
V. Study Questions
1. According to Father Yves Congar, what is the "content and meaning" of Scripture? 2. What are the two major differences between covenants and contracts? 3. What is God doing through His covenants? 4. What are the six main covenants of the Bible? 5. What are the five features that need to be remembered about each of the biblical covenants? 6. What is the Greek word for universal? What does that word tell us about the Church that Jesus established? For prayer and reflection: Read and pray over the nine Scriptures and Responses that are traditionally read during the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday night. Ask God to help you understand how the liturgy envisions the promises of the Old Testament being fulfilled in the New Testament, using this prayer that's said during the Vigil after the reading of Genesis and the Psalm: Lord God, In the New Covenant You shed light on the miracles you worked in ancient times: The Red Sea is a symbol of our baptism, and the nation you freed from slavery is a sign of your Christian people. May every nation share the faith and privilege of Israel and come to new birth in the Holy Spirit. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. The readings for the Easter Vigil are as follows: 1. Genesis 1:1-2:2 Response: Psalm 104:1-2,5-6,10-14,24,35 2. Genesis 22:1-18 Response: Psalm 16:5,8, 9-11 3. Exodus 14:15 -15:1 Response: Exodus 15:1-6,17-18 4. Isaiah 54:5-14 Response: Psalm 30:2-6,11-13 5. Isaiah 55:1-11 Response: Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 6. Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4 Response: Psalm 19:8-10,17 7. Ezekiel 36:16-17, 18-28 Response: Psalm 42:3,5; 43:3- 4 8. Romans 6:3-11 Response: Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 9. Matthew 28:1-10 (Year A) or Mark 16:1-7 (Year B) or Luke 24:1-12 (Year C)
IV. The Bible: A Bird's-Eye View
A. A Book of Covenants In these six covenants you have a bird's-eye view of the whole Bible and the story of the origins and the destiny of the human race. If we look at the Bible as the "book of the covenant" it gives us a whole new perspective. The Bible, then, isn't simply a collection of separate poems and histories and prophecies written over the course of centuries. It's one book that tells a single story. It's the story of God's love for His people. It's the story of how He slowly and patiently unfolded his plan for the world, how He taught His people the reason they were created - to share His life with Him, to be part of His family, to be His children. Reading the Bible from front to back as "the book of the covenant," we see that with each new covenant, God reveals a little more about Himself and a little more about the relationship that He wants with His people, until finally in Jesus He shows us that He wants us to share in His very Being, to enter into the heart of the To be continued... Blessed Trinity.
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support or welfare MIRIAM COUNSELING 2. How to calculate the monthly salary based on CENTER For Migrant Women the hourly pay: 40-hour work week Wages 1. Period of application: Jan. 1 2012 ~ Dec. 31 50-17 Dongsoong Dong Chongrogu Seoul regularly paid a month for contractual work2012 110-809 near Maronnier Park. Tel #(02) 747ing hours 209 hours 2. Minimum wage 2086 E-mail: kcwc21@jinbo.net (KCWC) Of Hourly wage rate : 4,580 won, daily wage EVEN THOUGH THE STATUTORY fice hours: Mon-Fri. 11 am-5 pm Sat. day off rate (on a 8-hour basis): 36,640 won WORKING HOURS ARE REDUCED THE Sun. 3 pm-6 pm Activities: Emotional/ In the case of 40 hours per week (209 PREVIOUS MINIMUM WAGE SHOULD spiritual counseling Womans rights and hours per month) the monthly wage will BE GUARANTEED labor issues Korean language/culture study amount 957,220 won. If working hours are reduced to 40 hours per (men and women are welcome). 3. Target of application: every business or week, the minimum monthly wage may be KAILANGAN SA workplace employing workers calculated at 902,880 won. However, it should Workers whose minimum wage can be PAGPAPABINYAG be paid at 976,320 won which is the minimum reduced wage for the previous working hours (44 hours 1. Birth certificate ng batang bibinyagan - Apprentices: his/her minimum wage 2. 2X2 ID pictures (2 pcs) per week), may be reduced as much as 10% up to 3 When minimum wage is raised, the mini- 3. Application form (kumuha sa center) months (hourly wage rate :4,122 won) Kailangan ipasa ng mag-asawang magpapamum monthly pay may be calculated at 4. Workers who are not applied the minimum 957,220 won. However it should be paid at binyag ng anak ang application form at suwage 976,320won which is the minimum wage for mailalim sa interview sa Catholic Center - A person who has remarkably low abilities the previous working hours (44 hours per isang linggo bago dumating ang takdang araw to work due to a mental or physical handi- week). ng binyag. cap (when approved by the Minister of Ang mga magulang, ninong at ninang ay (However, in case of a worker who was emLabor). ployed on July 1, 2011 and onwards, minimum bibigyan ng katekismo sa binyag na ginaganap - An employee who works for the workplace wage shall be calculated based on 209 hours tuwing ika-10 ng umaga, araw ng linggo which employ only relatives living to- <209 x 4,580 won>) (mismong araw ng binyag). Tanging ang mga gether or domestic workers. pangalan ng mga nakadalo ng katekismo ang - A sailor who is subject to the seamen law mailalagay sa Baptismal Certificate. Ang biMGA IMPORTANTENG or an owner of ship employing sailor. lang ng mga ninong at ninang ay hindi dapat 5. Liability of the employer PAALAALA lalabis sa dalawampu. Ang lahat ay pi Liable to pay above the minimum wage to Mga kailangang dokumento sa paga-asikaso ng nakikiusapang isaisip ang angkop na pananamit the employee. mga reklamo tungkol sa sahod: para sa okasyon. - An employer shall pay the workers at least the minimum wage rate or more. 1. Pay Slip or any other proof of payment of PANAWAGAN PARA SA MGA salary And no employer may lower the previ2. Daily Time Record (DTR) if available, or NAGPAPABINYAG ous wage level on the ground of the self-made record of daily work attendance Tinatawagan ang pansin ng lahat ng mga di minimum wage. specifying Regular Working hours, Over- pa nakakakuha ng Baptismal Certificates ng - If a labor contract provides for a wage time, and Night Differential. kanilang mga anak. that is less than the minimum wage rate, Maaari ninyong kunin ang mga ito sa Cathoit shall be considered to stipulate that the 3. Labor Contract lic Center tuwing linggo sa ganap na alas 9:00 same wage as the minimum wage rate 4. Bank Book/ Passbook 5. Alien Card and Passport ng umaga hanggang ika 12:00 ng tanghali, at sa shall be paid. ganap na ika 4:00 hanggang ika 5:00 ng hapon. 6. Obligation of notice of the minimum wage to MGA LIBRENG KONSULTA Maliban po lamang sa tuwing ikadalawang the worker lingo ng bawat buwan. Makipag-ugnayan po - An employer shall inform the workers of AT GAMOT kay Edison Pinlac: (010-2906-3109) o sa kahit minimum wage rate, wages not included in na sinong Lay Minister. the minimum wage, effective date, and Doty Hospital - 42-5 Eung-am-dong, Unworkers being excluded from the minimum pyeong-gu, Seoul 122-906, tel. no. (02)385KAILANGAN SA wage Act. 1477 7. In the cases of the following, a contractor PAGPAPAKASAL Joseph Clinic - 423 Yeungdongpo-dong, Yeshall take responsibility for violating Miniung dongpo-gu, Seoul 150-030, Mon.-Fri. 1pm- 1. Birth Certificate ng mga ikakasal mum Wage Act jointly with the subcontrac2. Status of singleness from Census 9pm, Tel. No.(02)2634-1760 tor. (notarized) Raphael Clinic - inside Tong Song High - As for determining the unit labor cost 3. Parents consent as proof of singleness School, every Sun. , 2-6 pm. lower than the minimum wage at the time (notarized) National Medical Center Dongdaemun Tel. of the signing of the contract; 4. Baptismal Certificate for marriage purposes No. 2260-7062 to 7063 - As for lowering the unit labor cost to beSeoul Medical Center Gangnam Tel. No. 5. Confirmation Certificate for marriage purlow the minimum wage in the middle of poses 3430-0200 the contract period. 6. Passport (xerox copy) 7. Pre-Cana seminar na gaganapin bago ang MIGRANT CENTERS HOW TO ESTIMATE IF THE MINI- Guri Pastoral Center takdang araw ng kasal. Makipag-ugnayan 031-566-1141 MUM WAGE IS FULFILLED po lamang sa Catholic Center para sa schedAnsan Galilea Center 031-494-8411 1. Convert the total wages excluding the below Suwon Emmaus Center ule. 031-257-8501 wages and allowances into hourly wage rate Friends Without Borders Counseling Office SA LAHAT NG MAY E-9 VISA and compare it with hourly minimum wage 032-345-6734/5 Para Po sa lahat na may E-9 VISA, may tatlo ( 4,580won). Gasan, Song-uri International Community pong tanging dahilan upang payagan kayong Wage which is not paid regularly more 031-543-5296 makalipat ng kumpanya. Ito po ay; than one time per month (such as bonus) Uijungbu, Nokyangdong Migrant Center 1. Kayo ay dalawang buwang hindi pinasasa Wage which is paid for the non031-878-6926 hod contractual working hours (such as ex- Masok Chonmasan Migrant Center 2. Kayo ay pisikal at verbal na sinasaktan, o tended work allowance, holiday work 031-593-6542 di kayay allowance, etc) Bomun, Seoul Foreign Workers Labor Coun3. Bankrupt o lugi ang kumpanya Allowances paid for an employee's living seling Office 02-928-2049/924-2706
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UPDATE FROM THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY

OAV Registration Ongoing at the Philippine Embassy Filipinos in South Korea who intend to vote here for the senatorial and party-list elections in May 2013 are reminded to register as overseas absentee voters at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul. Registration started on 2 November 2011 and will continue until 31 October 2012. Registration is available from Monday to Friday during regular office hours, except during declared holidays. Filipinos may also register every first and third Sunday of the month, coinciding with the special service for passport renewals in the morning. Although the registration period is for one year, I encourage everyone to register early and not to wait until the last minute to have their names included in the roster of those eligible to vote in 2013, said Amb. Luis Cruz. This will prevent potential problems associated with rushed applications, he added. Registrants only need to present a valid proof of Philippine citizenship, such as a passport. Those who intend to change their voting places in 2013, such as those returning for good to the Philippines, can also have their records transferred by the Philippine Embassy. Mobile registration services, done alongside with mobile passport services, to other parts of South Korea will be announced later on. For inquiries, please email seoulpe@philembassy-seoul.com. Revised Requirements for Reports of Birth By: Philippine Embassy in Korea
Source: http://www.philembassy-seoul.com/ann_details.asp?id=475
How to Apply for ePassport

Schedule an Appointment starting 15 July 2010. Only fifty (50) ePassport applications will be entertained per day. Call the APPOINTMENT HOTLINE NUMBER 010-9385-0535 ( from 9:00am to 5:30pm M-F) OR you can send an email to epassport@philembassy-seoul.com and give your full name including middle name, date and place of birth, your old passport number and mobile number in Korea. Requirements:
Old Philippine Passport and a photocopy of the passport data page, last page showing the name and signature of the signing officer, and the page with the date of last entry to Korea Passport application form Remember your Appointment Reference Number ePassport fee US$ 60.00 payable in cash only.
A child born in the Republic of Korea with Filipino parent/s should be reported to the Philippine Embassy in Seoul , not later twelve (12) months from the date of birth, for transmittal to the Office of the Civil Registrar-General, National Statistics Office (NSO), Manila. Report of the birth of a child after one year is considered late and an Affidavit of Late Registration shall be required. Requirements for ROB 1.Duly accomplished ROB form in 4 original copies 2.Birth Certificate issued by the Korean hospital where child was born ( with English translation) 3.If child is legitimate, marriage contract of parents. If marriage was in the Philippines, marriage contract must be authenticated by NSO. If abroad, copy of Report of Marriage duly received by the Philippine Embassy with jurisdiction to register the marriage. 4.If not married, NSO authenticated birth certificate of mother. If the surname of the father will be used, Affidavit of Admission of Paternity and Authority to use surname of Father will be required from the father. Republic Act 9255 allows illegitimate children to use the surname of their father. (Notarization fee of affidavit is Won 33,550) 5.Valid passports/ travel documents of the parents 6.If parent/s are naturalized Filipino/s, naturalization documents are required 7.If reporting is done after twelve (12) months from occurrence, Affidavit of Late Registration of Birth. (Notarization fee of affidavit is Won 33,550) 8.Consular Fee: Won 33,550 Processing period: two (2) working days Original documents will be required upon processing together with four (4) photocopies. Photocopy of a document will be accepted provided they are authenticated/ certified true copy (CTC) by DFA or the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate. The Consulate may require additional requirements , if necessary. Dear FilCom,
Procedure on Date of Appointment: Step 1:
Check your name on the list of applicants with appointment Complete all information on the passport application form Wait for your name and number to be called at Window 4 Submit the application form and present your old Passport and photocopies OPTIONAL : If you wish to avail of the courier service, get a courier form and write your name and complete return address. Get a copy of the courier form. Payment will be made upon delivery of your ePassport. Have your old passport canceled by the consular officer. Go to cashier and pay the exact amount of US$ 60.00 in cash. No check may be accepted Keep your receipt and show it when you claim your ePassport in person after 6 weeks. Go to the encoder for encoding of data, picture taking, taking of thumb marks and digital signature. Applicant should be in decent attire. Both ears should be shown Keep your receipt of payment and bring your old passport for cancellation to claim your ePassport. You can also authorize a representative to claim your passport by giving authority at the back of y o u r claim receipt.
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Privileges extended to foreigners re Yeosu Exposition
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea notified all Diplomatic Missions that the Organizing Committee for the Expo 2012, Yeosu , Korea has special offers and privileges available for foreign visitors to the Expo. - Foreigners visiting the Expo are offered lower prices for entrance tickets (KRW 10,000 instead of KRW 33,000) and KTX train tickets. - A duty free shop has been established at the Expo site. - Reserved seats are available for foreigners at K-Pop concerts within the Expo site. May we encourage you and your community to visit the Expo site. You may refer to this link to the PE website regarding a similar announcement. 5-1, Itaewon 2-dong, Yongsan-Ku, Seoul, 140-857 Thank you. Korea Atty. Felicitas Q. Bay Tel: 82 2 3785 3634/5; Fax: 82 2 3785 3624 Labor Attache labor@philembassy-seoul.com Philippine Overseas Labor Office www.philembassy-seoul.com Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
NOTE: It takes about six (6) weeks to process the ePassport as the approved applications are sent to a central processing facility in the Philippines.
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HFCC MINISTRY CONTRIBUTORS

Eucharistic Lectors & Commentators FMAA Choir Sports & Recreation IT Youth Prayer Partners LRC and CWI Steward : Cecilia Garcia : Jovito Gonzales Jr. : Norma de Guzman : Elisea Torres : Mike Panlilio : Ma. Teresa Solis : Weng Santos : Bro. Tony Sacapanio : Reynaldo Centeno Jr. : Sonia Permejo
20 - Gomer Palana 21 - Tonette Montablan 22 - Ivan Irelan C. Laurito 23 - Thess 23 - Redentor Dulce 25 - Annie Alsagon 26 - Sis. Victoria Manalo 29 - Mario Sado 29 - Gemma Cajumocan 31 - Arnold Alo o 01 - Maria Regina Arquiza 06 - Mary Fe G. Guttierez 06 - Michael Panlilio 08 - Belinda Tulali 08 - Bong Perocho
09 - Precilla Niebres 09 - Roger Amboy 09 - Peter Roland Solis 12 - Marion Louise M. Catanghal 12 - Elizabeth Berroya 13 - Lorna de Mateo 14 - Emerald Anne Jorda 17 - Jewel Pascual 18 - Maricris Garcia 18 - Chris Benedict Solis 19 - Marc Rhussel Hernandez 20 - Mitus M. Catanghal 28 - Suzanne Esmer 30 - Edison Pinlac
Fr. Alvin B. Parantar, MSP Adviser/Chaplain
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Covenant Love: Introducing the Biblical Worldview

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II. What is a Covenant?

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IV. The Bible: A Bird's-Eye View

MINIMUM WAGES FOR THE YEAR 2012

UPDATE FROM THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY

How to Apply for ePassport

Procedure on Date of Appointment: Step 1:

Privileges extended to foreigners re Yeosu Exposition

El Shaddai (Bro Tony Sacapanio) 02-6013-2390

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2012 September - October

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