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Kay Kristo, Buong Buhay, Habambuhay!
(To Christ, All Our Lives, The Rest of Our Lives)

Greetings of Peace.
We are inviting you to come and join the Project Pagbangon 4th Typhoon Yolanda Commemoration on November 8-9 (Wednesday & Thursday) at the Ali Mall Activity Area, Araneta Center, Cubao in Quezon City.
PMPI-Project Pagbangon will set-up an exhibit panels featuring our partner organizations’ post-disaster  and development initiatives and rehabilitation programs during the 3-year implementation of the project. Local products from Manicani and Homonhon Islands in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, developed thru PMPI-Project Pagbangon will be on sale.
There will be a series of lectures from TAO-Pilipinas Inc., Community Organizers Multiversity (COM), SIKAT, Medical Action Group (MAG), INAM, Inc., and SIBAT. ECOJIM National Coordinator Fr. Dexter Toledo OFM will also join to discuss the encyclical letter of Pope Francis, Laudato si’.
LAPIS.PH, Talahib and Pordalab will also be present to give us an acoustic sessions.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
PMPI

Invitation to An Ecumenical Gathering

October 2, 2017

Dear Brothers and Sisters;

We are happy to inform you that the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Interreligious Dialogue, National Council of Churches of the Philippines, Institute of Spirituality in Asia, Religions for Peace, Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) in cooperation with the University of Santo Tomas, will hold an ecumenical gathering with the theme “Looking Back at the 500 years of Reformation: Challenges for Harmony and Unity”. It will be held on November 7, 2017, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Grand Ballroom, 2/F Paredes Bldg., University of Santo Tomas.

In view of this, may we invite members of your community to participate in this forum? Attendance costs PhP 300.00 which covers 2 snacks and lunch. Attached is the copy of the Program.

We will deeply appreciate if we can have your reservation on or before October 30, 2017.

Should you have clarifications regarding this activity, please contact us at Tel # 723-0449, Mobile # 09162547568. You may email us at spirit@isa.org.ph and carmen_alviar@yahoo.com.

In behalf of the different church leaders, we hope for your positive reply to our invitation. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Legazpi for hosting the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas  20th Biennial National Convention on October 27 – 29, 2017. 

President-elect Marita Wasan delivers her Expression of Gratitude.

Convention delegates GIVE for the Marawi victims. Multiplication of the bread.

Incoming Laiko officers take oath before Bishop Pabillo.

Incoming Laiko officers take oath before Bishop Pabillo.

Incoming Laiko officers take oath before Bishop Pabillo.

Incoming Laiko officers take oath before Bishop Pabillo.

Gina Lopez with convention delegates.

Delegates in Filipiniana finery.

Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers of Legazpi with Bishop Pabillo.

Laiko Chair Bishop Broderick Pabillo says “Thank You” to the Diocesan Council of the Laity in Legazpi through President “Atoy” Adornado.

Legazpi welcomes Ms. Gina Paz Lopez, Keynote Speaker.

Ratification of the Amendments to the Statutes of the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas. Delegates say “Aye!“

Convention delegates preparing for the group picture.

Convention delegates preparing for the group photo.

Tarlac Bishop Enrique  Macaraeg with Laiko Board after the Eucharistic Celebration morning of October 28, 2017.

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Activities Throughout the Year 2018
2018 Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons
December 03, 2017 – November 25, 2018

 DECEMBER 2017

 December 03, 2017 

Ø     First Sunday of Advent
Start of the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons

·      Pastoral Letter to be read during the Sunday Masses (parish level)

·      Prayer for the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons before the Final Blessing during the Community Masses in parishes through-out the year

·      Special Intention for the Year to be inserted in the Prayers of the Faithful especially during Sunday Masses

·      Catechetical Information about the Year in all printed Liturgical Guides such as Missalettes nationwide

·      Possible Media Launching Activity

·      Start prominent display and use (printing/uploading) of Logo

·      Start teaching/singing/broadcasting/uploading of Theme Song 

December 04-07, 2017

Ø     Training Workshop for Vicars for Clergy and Members of Diocesan-Level Commission on Clergy  (Level II of the Vicars for Clergy Gathering meant to empower them and professionalize their roles in the Diocese for the good of the Clergy) :  First Stop – Western Visayas, Ecclesiastical Provinces of Jaro and Capiz 

December 16-24, 2017

Ø      Simbang Gabi 2017

·      Themes and suggested Homilies including the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons, Seminary Formation & Vocations 

Visit of Pilgrim Relic (Relic of the Saint’s Heart?) of Padre Pio to all the 16 Archdioceses of the Philippines throughout the Year 2018 :  (still to be scheduled and arranged with individual archdioceses) the year 2018 is the 100^th Year of the Stigmata of Padre Pio and the 50^th Year since his death in 1968.  Padre Pio is a model of parish priests when he was Parish Priest of San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy and he is also a consecrated person, a Franciscan Capuchin.  So Padre Pio or more accurately St Pio of Pietrelcina would be a good role model for the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons. 

JANUARY 2018 

January 15 – February 16, 2018

Ø     Course on Human Sexuality & Celibacy

·      John Mary Vianney-Galilee Development and Retreat Center for Priests
069 Bonifacio Drive, Brgy. Silang Crossing Tagaytay
Website: http://galileecenterphil.org
Mobile: (63) (917) 505-
(63) (933) 868-5477
Email: galilee.center2007@gmail.com  

January 22-26, 2018

Ø     National Conference on the New Ratio Fundamentalis and National Consultation on the Ratio Nationalis on Seminary Formation 

·      Venue:   IEC3 Convention Center in Cebu
Pope John Paul II Ave, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu

FEBRUARY 2018 

February 02, 2018

Ø     Feast of the Presentation of the Lord / World Day of Consecrated Life 

·      Diocesan-level celebrations and activities to be organized with the communities of the Religious and other Consecrated persons within the diocese 

February 05 — 11, 2018 

Ø     World Retreat for Priests

·      Shrine of St. John Baptiste Marie Vianney at Ars, in France on the occasion of the 200^th Anniversary of the arrival of Saint John Mary Vianney to the Parish of Ars.

·      Those who are interested kindly visit http://clerus.org for more information and arrangement. 

February 19 – 23, 2018

Ø     Training Workshop for Vicars for Clergy and Members of Diocesan Commission on Clergy :  Second Stop – Ecclesiastical Province of Zamboanga 

February 19 – 23, 2018

Ø     Assessment Week 1

·      John Mary Vianney-Galilee Development and Retreat Center for Priests
069 Bonifacio Drive, Brgy. Silang Crossing Tagaytay
Website: http://galileecenterphil.org
Mobile: (63) (917) 505-
(63) (933) 868-5477
Email: galilee.center2007@gmail.com

MARCH 2018 

March 5 – 23, 2018

Ø     Return Workshops 1

·      John Mary Vianney-Galilee Development and Retreat Center for Priests
069 Bonifacio Drive, Brgy. Silang Crossing Tagaytay
Website: http://galileecenterphil.org
Mobile: (63) (917) 505-
(63) (933) 868-5477
Email: galilee.center2007@gmail.com

March 5 – 16, 2018

Ø     Best Wine Served Last: A 2 – Week Retreat-Seminar for Senior Clergy (Ages 65 and above)

·      St. Clements Retreat House

Lapaz, Iloilo City

Tel. (630 (033) 329-1332

Email: redemretreatministry@gmail.com

Or contact: Ms. Cynthia C. Baga, MS  

                    G.A.M.O.T. Resources, Inc. 

                    Mobile: (63) (917) 241-2114

                                  (63) (917) 620-9044

                    Email:  sofiaemmanuelle@yahoo.com

APRIL 2018 

April 02 – 6, 2018

Ø     Priests in Transition: Making Sense of Life’s Changes

·      Our Lady’s Hill Center for Spirituality and Retreat House

Brgy. Dulao, Bago City, 6100 Negros Occ.

Tel. (63) (034) 703-8834

Telefax: (63) (034) 710-0002

Or contact: Ms. Cynthia C. Baga, MS  

                    G.A.M.O.T. Resources, Inc. 

                    Mobile: (63) (917) 241-2114

                                  (63) (917) 620-9044

                    Email:  sofiaemmanuelle@yahoo.com                    

April 09 — 13, 2018 

Ø     National Gathering of the Vicars for Clergy of the Philippines and Members of the Diocesan-Level Commission on Clergy 

·      Final Venue will be announced later, most likely in Davao City

·      Check updates at: http://eccler.org

·      Email: eccleroffice@gmail.com or eccleroffice@yahoo.com

 April 09-13, 2018

Ø     National Convention for Vocations Directors

·      Theme: “Youth & Vocation Discernment”

Venue:  Ozamiz City

April 21-22, 2018 

Ø     Good Shepherd Sunday, Fourth Sunday in Easter. 

·      Vocation Jamboree with Overnight Vigil

Venue: To be held in the respective Arch/Dioceses (Regional or Diocesan)

April 23 – July 20, 2018  

Ø     Assisted Intensive Renewal (AIR-1) for Priests

·      John Mary Vianney-Galilee Development and Retreat Center for Priests
069 Bonifacio Drive, Brgy. Silang Crossing Tagaytay
Website: http://galileecenterphil.org
Mobile: (63) (917) 505-
(63) (933) 868-5477
Email: galilee.center2007@gmail.com

MAY 2018 

Ø  Ø  May 10 – 17, 2018 :  Orientation for New and Incoming Seminary Formators also in Baguio City 

JUNE 2018 

June 08, 2018

Ø     Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus / Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests. 

·      Parish or Diocesan level celebrations, Holy Hour, Prayer Vigils by the lay faithful, all towards the specific intention of the Sanctification of Priests. 

June 18 – July 20, 2018

Ø     Celebrating Midlife Promises: A 5 – Week Retreat-Seminar for Priests in their Midlife Years (Ages 35 – 65).

·      The Holy Family Retreat House

                  Nivel Hills, Cebu City, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu

Tel. (63) (032) 232 6564

Email: redemretreatministry@gmail.com

Or contact: Ms. Cynthia C. Baga, MS  

                    G.A.M.O.T. Resources, Inc. 

                    Mobile: (63) (917) 241-2114

                                  (63) (917) 620-9044

                    Email:  sofiaemmanuelle@yahoo.com 

JULY 2018 

July 2018         

Ø     Annual Retreat of the CBCP during the month of July 

·      Joint Retreat with Major Superiors of Men and Women Religious 

July 18 – 20, 2018 : Reunion of Previous Batches of Assisted Intensive Renewal (AIR) for Seminary Formators at the Assumption Sabbath Place, Baguio City

July 20-22, 2018 

Ø     Philippine Conference on the New Evangelization (PCNE 5)

·      University of Santo Tomas, España Street, Manila 

July 30 – August 3, 2018

Ø     Assessment Week 2

·      John Mary Vianney-Galilee Development and Retreat Center for Priests
069 Bonifacio Drive, Brgy. Silang Crossing Tagaytay
Website: http://galileecenterphil.org
Mobile: (63) (917) 505-
(63) (933) 868-5477
Email: galilee.center2007@gmail.com

AUGUST 2018 

August 05, 2018 

Ø     St. John Baptiste Marie Vianney Sunday  

·      In Churches, “Special collection on all Sunday Masses and the evening before is to be made” in all parishes “for the on-going formation of the clergy” (cf. Ordo 2017). 

August 6 -24, 2018

Ø     Return Workshops 2

·      John Mary Vianney-Galilee Development and Retreat Center for Priests
069 Bonifacio Drive, Brgy. Silang Crossing Tagaytay
Website: http://galileecenterphil.org
Mobile: (63) (917) 505-
(63) (933) 868-5477
Email: galilee.center2007@gmail.com

SEPTEMBER 2018 

September 01 – 30, 2018 (Tentative Dates)

Ø     ‘Sabbatical sa Vatican’

·      Pontificio Collegio Filipipino

Via Aurelia 490 – 00165 Rome – Italy

For more information please contact:

Fr. Gregory Ramon D. GASTON

                gdgnet@gmail.com

                +39-388-756-4552 (with Viber)

Or visit: http://www.pcfroma.org 

September 10 – December 07, 2018  

Ø     Assisted Intensive Renewal (AIR-2) for Priests

·      John Mary Vianney-Galilee Development and Retreat Center for Priests
069 Bonifacio Drive, Brgy. Silang Crossing Tagaytay
Website: http://galileecenterphil.org
Mobile: (63) (917) 505-
(63) (933) 868-5477
Email: galilee.center2007@gmail.com

OCTOBER 2018

NOVEMBER 2018

November 25, 2018

Ø     Solemnity of Christ, King of the Universe

·      Closing of the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons.

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From: ECY Secretariat <secretariat@cbcp-ecy.ph>
Date: Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 1:11 PM

​Greetings in our Lord, the Word made flesh in the womb of Mary!

2017 October 06

Your Excellency:

The peace of our Lord!

The General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops is in the process of gathering and collecting data about young people for the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October 2018, with theme “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment”. His Holiness Pope Francis awaits responses from all the Episcopal Conferences about the youth and the ministry among them today.

Our office, in behalf of the Bishops’ Conference, knocks at your door to seek the valuable help of Your Excellency, specifically through the following:

1. To instruct your Diocesan Youth Council to take the lead in the participation of your particular church in this effort. Instructions are available in the attached document,  “Synod 2018 – Philippines“, and

2. To provide your Diocesan Youth Council the necessary resources and assistance to conduct this data gathering, ensuring that the results will be submitted not later than October

Acknowledging the urgency of this request, for which I beg your kind indulgence, I nonetheless remain confident in your full fraternal support to this project as our collective manifestation of love to the Holy Father and loyalty to Holy Mother Church.

Grateful to you for your support to our Commission and to the youth through your diocesan youth ministry, I remain

Fraternally yours in Christ,

+LEOPOLDO C. JAUCIAN, SVD, DD
Chairman

Related Documents also available on the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas Facebook page:

Synod 2018 – Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to Young People

Synod 2018 – Preparatory Document

Synod 2018 – Questionnaire (Philippines)

Synod 2018 – CBCP Endorsement (N. 17-152)

October 23, 2017

Solidarity Message on Occasion of the 1^st Year Anniversary of Church People- Workers Solidarity -Northern Mindanao Region

The Church People-Workers Solidarity (CWS) extends its warmest greetings to CWS-NMR on its first founding anniversary. In a short period of time, CWS-NMR was able to respond to the prophetic call to rally church people—the clergy and laypeople—on the side of the poor and exploited workers. Through its various programs and services such as education, research, and exposure-immersion programs, CWS-NMR was able to discern and formulate concrete actions for the four priority concerns of the workers—contractualization, unjust wages, right to organize and the migration of workers

CWS-NMR is always at the forefront in condemning the unfair practice of labor contractualization. It has continued to expose the worsening conditions of the workers under the Duterte administration through the implementation of anti-worker neoliberal policies. The rapid encroachment and land-grabbing by big foreign, multinational agro-corporations has dispossessed and displaced thousands of Lumad all over Mindanao. Farm workers experience the worst forms of slave-like working conditions in these huge agricultural plantations. Hundreds of peasants, farm workers and labor leaders and union members were brutally murdered by elements of the State,
paramilitary groups and private security forces of big foreign corporations. Workers in Mindanao are subjected to all forms of exploitation and oppression while big capitalists amass great wealth and profit from the rich natural and mineral resources of Mindanao. Martial law in Mindanao has not only curtailed the civil and political rights of the people, it has likewise legitimized State repression and attacks on the workers’ just demands.

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Former drug dependents attend a Mass at the end of a six-month rehabilitation program on Oct. 21. (Photo by Maria Tan)

Pontiff offers encouragement to scheme as Philippine anti narcotics war continues to claim victims

Joe Torres,  UCANEWS  Manila  Philippines  October 23, 2017

A community-based drug rehabilitation program run by Manila Archdiocese has received a boost from Pope Francis a year after it’s launch.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila said the pontiff was excited about the program, called Sanlakbay (One Journey), which has so far helped more than 100 drug dependents.

The Manila prelate told the pope about the community initiative during a recent audience.

“I told him about Sanlakbay and when he heard about it, with eyes sparkling, he said, ‘that’s the way to go,'” Cardinal Tagle revealed during the program’s first anniversary celebration on Oct. 21.

“He said: continue, continue that,” the Manila prelate said, quoting the pontiff.

Sanlakbay is a parish-based program that stresses the importance of the community in helping drug dependents. It involves spiritual formation, counseling, livelihood projects, skills formation training, as well as sports, culture and the arts.

The program was launched in October last year as a response to drug-related killings following the government’s declaration of an “all-out war” against illegal drugs.

A year into President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against drugs, close to 12,000 suspected drug dependents and peddlers have been reportedly killed.

Philippine authorities, however, said at least 3,900 of those who died were killed during “legitimate police operations.” The other killings were either blamed on unknown assassins or were classified as “deaths under investigation.”

Cardinal Tagle said drug dependents should not be reduced to “mere statistics.”

“They are not numbers, they are human beings. They have a soul, rights, dreams, and families,” said the prelate during his homily at the Mass marking Sanlakbay’s first anniversary.

The cardinal said he would provide Pope Francis with an update about the program when they meet in November.

“I will inform him that Sanlakbay just celebrated its anniversary,” he told drug dependents who attended the Mass at the end of their six-month rehabilitation program.

In his homily, the cardinal emphasized the “importance of every person” and assured drug dependents that “all of you will be loved wholeheartedly … not because we are just putting up with you.”

“You are important to the whole Filipino people,” he added.