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Magis 1 “Check out the Sacred Space in Formation for Mission www.magisdeo.org.” OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MAGIS DEO COMMUNITY VOL. X • ISSUE NO. 36MagisMagisMagis JANUARY 2009 MDC ENDS THE YEAR WITH A BANG Celebrates Christmas and Year 21 with Outreach Areas The community ended 2008 saya, started with the opening with a big bang by celebrating prayer led by the incoming chair Christmas with the three outreach couple Monchito and Tina areas (GK Multinational, Pateros Mossesgeld. and Payatas) at the Magis Deo The most entertaining part of Annual Family Day. These same the celebration followed with the outreach areas sent delegations presentations from the three and representative dance groups sector groups. Young and old and performed to the delight of members went up the stage and the community. showed their talents in singing and The Family Day is the last big dancing. The North Sector was event of the community every South Sector Food Booth - The winning decoration! the first to sing and dance, year which coincides with the complete with their Tagalog and community’s anniversary, marking its and the music the Mabuhay Singers Muslim attire. The Central Sector had 21st year Around 300 attended the event, alternated in filling the air with the fiesta the most entertaining impact with the including the 90+ delegates from atmosphere. Puto bungbong, bibingka audience where they appeared to have outreach areas. It was held December and other Filipino delicacies were sold a good presentation plan with the nice 7, 2008 at the PLDT Gym, Mandaluyong and were consumed by everyone. song sheets and dance steps blocking, City with the special theme: “Barrio The celebration opened with a however actual dancers can’t be Fiesta.” rousing rendition of marching music coordinated, but everyone had fun while The day-long affair started early from the Drum and Lyre band of Rizal at it and the audience appreciated the with the kubol decoration competition, High School. The band merrily played efforts. The South Sector apparently won by the South Sector. Early birds while marching around the PLDT have come prepared with their three were treated to a free breakfast of grounds and gym which added to the tagalog songs accompanied with actions lugaw and puto. All around, the gym was “fiesta” ambiance of the event. The while attired in their Filipiniana get-up. aptly decorated with banderitas and nipa program, hosted by Tony Vistan and Gay The time and efforts of all the members huts and local color even as the band Cruz, wearing barong tagalong and baro’t continue on page 4 Mossesgeld, Pastoral Council Chaircouple for 2009 Monchito and Tina Mossesgeld are They have served as Shepherds of the Magis Deo Community’s new John, Cana, Revelations BCGGs, LSS council chaircouple for 2009. They have & Post-LSS Lambs, and ME Classes. been married for 34 years, have two Among the formation programs they children Pia (33) and Rico (27). They have completed are the LSS, SDR-1, have two grandchildren, Inigo and Anica, FEW, CPPJ, SDR-2, AIR-1, 2, 3, 4 children of Pia and her husband, Albert & 5, Spiritual Director training, Retreat Navarrete. in Daily Life, Thirty-day Retreat (Wife), Monchito and Tina are presently Prayer Workshop, Servant Leadership members of Cana BCGG (BF Homes Seminar, Spiritual Direction Seminar, Monchito and Tina Mossesgeld Paranaque, South Sector). They have Prayer Deepening & Introduction to been pastoral council members for more Spiritual Direction Workshop, Spiritual Team Building Workshop, Young Adult than 15 years and were chaircouple in Direction Follow-up Workshop, Retreat, and Group Spiritual Direction. 2005-2006. They took their ME Shepherds Practicum Session, They also continue on page 2 weekend in March 1984, Class Delta 10. served as facilitators of the following: JANUARY 2009 2 Magis Newly Elected Council Members for 2009 By Lucy Mella, Cana BCGG Eli and Edith Prieto, new council members for 2009, Rey and Lucy Mella, first time council members for 2009, Philip and Malu Panlilio, the new Vice-Chaircouple for overseer to M.E. Ministry overseer to Praxis Ministry 2009 (photo May 2008, Family Picnic Eco Park) (photo Dec 2008, Family Day Barrio Fiesta) (photo Nov 2008, Chocolate Hills of Bohol) PHILIP & MALU PANLILIO ELI & EDITH PRIETO REY & LUCY MELLA Pastoral Council Member 2008-2009, 2006- Pastoral Council Member 2009 (M.E. Minis- Pastoral Council Member 2009 (Praxis Min- 2007, 2003-2004, 2000-2001; try overseer), 2005-2007 istry overseer) Chair Couple 2007, Vice-Chair Couple 2009, ME Class 1995. ME Class 29, October 1993 2003-2004, 2006; Shepherds to Genesis BCGG, LSS & Post-LSS Shepherds to ME Class 92, Thessalonians Secretariat Couple 2000-2001 Lambs BCGG 2006; co-shepherd ME Class 87 2007 Shepherd of Mustard Seed BCGG, ME & Post-LSS Formation Programs: LSS, Post-LSS, SDR-1, ME Class 29, October 1993 Formation Programs: LSS, Post-LSS, SDR- FEW, CPPJ, ME-2, AIR 1-6, AIR-Christian Ma- 1, FEW, CPPJ, AIR 1 & 6, Introduction to Formation Programs: LSS, Post-LSS, SDR-1, turity & Discernment, RDL 19th Annotation FEW, CPPJ, SDR-2, ME-2, AIR-1, 2, 4 & 5, Servant, Leadership, Shepherding Seminars (Wife), Introduction to Servant Leadership, Prayer Workshop, RDL 19th Annotation, Intro- 1 & 2, Prayer Deepening & Introduction to Prayer Deepening & Introduction to Spiri- duction to Servant Leadership, Spiritual Direc- Spiritual, Direction Seminar, Spiritual Direc- tual Direction, Spiritual Direction Follow-up tion Seminar, Prayer Deepening & Introduction tion Follow-up Workshop, Shepherds to Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Direction Fol- Workshop, Shepherds Practicum Session (Wife) Practicum Session, Team Building Work- low-up Workshop, Shepherds Practicum Session, shop Team Building Workshop, Spiritual Direction Community Service: Family Encounter Week- Community Service: Community Services Study Circle (Wife) end Committee Head 2008, Alternate Head Community Service: Praxis Ministry Head 2002- on MEW Music Arrangement 2007-2008, Ministry (CSM) Head 2007 & 2008, Com- 2004 & 2008; North Sector Head 2000-2002; Committee Head on Community Celebration munity Celebration Committee Head 2008, Committee on Publications & Media 2006; Ex- 2007, Sub-committee Head on FEW 2006 & Newsletter Publications Committee Head ternal Network 2003-2006; Suyuan in Olandes, 2007, Sub-committee Head on LSS 2003 and 2007 & 2008, Shepherds & Sharers Forma- Marikina; and ME Sharer 2000-2007 Suyuan Facilitator tion Ministry Member 2006. Mossesgeld ... from page 1 They served the community as Formation Ministry Head for several years, Praxis Ministry Head 2007, Magis Shepherds & Sharers Formation OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MAGIS DEO COMMUNITY Ministry Head 2007, South Sector Head, and as Sharers for the MEW, COUNCIL CHAIR COUPLE Monchito and Tina Mossesgeld LSS. MANAGING EDITORS PHOTOGRAPHERS Rey and Lucy Mella Ferdie Cruz Meet also the three newly elected Anchit Chua Chiaco pastoral council members for 2009. EDITORIAL BOARD Lito Quimel They are Philip and Malu Panlilio (Vice- STAFF WRITERS Tina Mossessgeld Rey Mella Tony Del Rosario PUBLICATION Chaircouple), Eli and Edith Prieto Clyde Abapo Ramie and Mimi Santos Zarah Gagatiga Tony Narciso (M.E. Ministry overseer) and Rey and Kimi Abapo Lucy Mella (Praxis Ministry overseer). Please send articles/reactions/feedback to See next page for more information [email protected] about the new members. -By LdMella ISSUE NO. 36 Magis 3 Sunday Homily December 28, 2008 Ruben M. Tanseco, S. J. FAMILIES AS POLITICAL ACTIVISTS The traditional “Belen” with the But throughout the years, only a number Infant Jesus carried by Mother Mary of families have responded by and Joseph at their side is how we have committing their lives to the values of immortalized the Holy Family in our this conscientization program. There pictures, paintings, and statues. They are have not been enough families to make all over the place: in our homes, in a difference in our culture, to create a churches and cathedrals, offices, stores, tipping point. So many other families Ruben M. Tanseco, S. J. all the way to the malls. We sing this in are attracted instead to the charismatic Along these lines, families should grow our carols as well as in our commercials. renewal, with a lot of fellowship, singing in awareness of being ‘protagonists’ of “Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, and dancing, and bible studies. Are they what is known as ‘family politics’ and all is bright. Round yon Virgin Mother actively involved as political activists? assume responsibility for transforming and Child. Holy Infant, so tender and Are they actively involved as a group in society; otherwise families will be the mild. Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in fighting massive corruption? You tell me. first victims of the evils that they have heavenly peace.” We have failed so far in involving done no more than note with That’s it. Christmas comes and families in political action and advocacy. indifference.” goes. It seems that many, if not most, In the spirit of the Gospels and Jesus’ The above-teaching of the Church of our families celebrate Christmas that own life, let us take courage in following is most relevant and challenging today way. Sad. Tragic, I would say. As one Him as a political activist. in our country. And for this to move involved in family ministry, I have tried In this column two weeks ago, I toward organization and action, we will for many decades to move our families made a reference to a newly-organized need dedicated lay couple-leaders and beyond that point. And to give credit to Coalition Against Corruption (CAC), families. They will carry more credibility quite a number of them, they have composed of quite a number of NGO’s, than celibate clerics in this regard. followed the Holy Family beyond the organizations, and institutions. The As I have written in this column, I “Belen” stage. But not enough! Still far CAC made the denouncement that will never forget those three days and from following the Holy Family all the “Corruption is the gravest threat to three nights at Edsa I in February of way.