THE HERALD Newsletter of Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows Avenue, Quezon City (Diocese of Cubao, Philippines) July-September 2016 Parish Celebrates 11th Anniversary of Stewardship as a Way of Life What’s Inside September 4, 2016 saw Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows First Page: Stewardship . 1 Stewardship’s 11th Anniversary celebrate its 11th 1 Habits of Highly Successful anniversary of the Families Workshop parish Stewardship Program, begun by Messages . Bishop Honesto 2 From Our Parish Priest Ongtioco in 2005, 2 From the Editor Diocese of Cubao, when he temporarily Worship Ministry . 3 New Lectors-Commentators took over as parish 3 New Greeters-Collectors priest of CTK. 4 Reorganizing the Worship Ministry ‘Stewardship As A 5 New Eucharisc Ministers Way Of Life’ has now Family and Life Ministry . become well-entrenched in the parish, mandated organizations, renewal 6 Mantarings Awarded Huwarang with over a hundred regular movements, basic ecclesiastical Katolikong Pamilya ‘stewardship donors’ donating their communities, and prayer groups 6 Profile of a Model Parish Family ‘treasure’, and over a thousand regularly donating their ‘time’ and 7 Fr. Jerry Orbos on Family ‘talent’. 7 Book Review: Journey Moments volunteers in the various ministries, 8 Cyn Gavino on Strong Marital Bonds The highlight of the stewardship CTK Mounts celebration was the pastoral visit of Youth Ministry . Bishop Honesto ‘Ness’ Ongtioco, DD, 9 World Youth Day Vigil at CTK Workshop on Bishop of the Diocese of Cubao. 10 Filipino Pilgrims in Krakow, Poland 10 Pope Francis’ Visit to Krakow Seven Habits of Bishop Ness oficiated the 5 pm mass, 11 History of World Youth Day concelebrating with CTK parish priest Fr. 12 CTK Sponsors ‘de Loyola’ Screening Highly Successful 13 Behind the Scenes: Loyola Bong Tupino and Fr. Serge Maniba. Families Serving as commentator for the special Formaon Ministry . mass was Worship Ministry head Leila 14 Fr. Yacub on Works of Mercy Banico with readers Pido and Abby 15 Fr. Montesclaros on Psalms of Mercy Banico. In his memorable homily, Bishop Ness related the stewardship program to Vocaon Ministry . the life of Mother Teresa who had been 16 Vocaon Sunday at CTK canonized just a few hours earlier. It will be recalled that one of Mother Teresa’s BEC . 18 BEC Jubilee Celebraon most memorable quote was ‘Give till it hurts’. Bishop Ongtioco then proceeded Public Affairs Ministry . Father Bong Tupino greets the 23 couples to bless the parish’s picture frame of 18 Innovave Partnership with the PBA who signed up for the 7 Habits workshop Mother Teresa before giving the Rinal In celebration of the 11th Anniversary mass blessing. Parish-Diocese News . of the Parish’s Stewardship Program in 19 Meet CTK’s Guest Priest Fr. Serge September, Christ the King conducted 19 CTK Choir Launches New Album 20 Hosng the Parochial Teachers the seminar-workshop on ‘The Seven 21 We Will Miss You, Mel Orz Habits of Highly Successful Families’ 21 The PPC Welcomes Edith Cadion over two full Saturdays, September 17 22 Bp. OngNoco Promotes Village Stewardship and September 24. Facilitators for the 22 Fr. Dan’s 30th Sacerdotal Mass workshop were CTK parishioners Rene 23 Other Parish News in Pictures and Consy Montemayor of the Center 24 Parish Hosts Catechists for Leadership and Change, Inc. (CLCI), the authorized partner of continued on page 17 continued on page 17 Message From Our Parish Priest STEWARDSHIP OF THE POOR When the you" (Mt 26, 11). The poor indeed inside there was a photograph of his deacon Saint has a special place in the kingdom of father and he gave me that to look at. Lawrence, in the God. The very beatitudes of Jesus I looked at the photo and I looked at year 258, was revealed this most clearly, "Blessed him and I said, “You, you are so like commanded by are the poor for the kingdom of your father.” He was so overjoyed the Roman heaven is theirs" (Lk 6, 20). that I could see the resemblance of prefect to his father on his face. I blessed the surrender the The call to stewardship is a call to picture and I gave it back to him, and treasures of the love and serve the Lord in the poor again one envelope, second envelope, Church, he among us. The poor has been third envelope, and the photo went gathered the entrusted to us to be taken care of, to back again in the pocket near his Fr. Bong Tupino III poor to whom comfort and console, to strengthen heart. After I cleaned the room I he had and empower, to share with them the found in the corner of the room a big distributed the riches of the Church light of faith, the light of Jesus. lamp full of dirt and I said, “Don’t you and presented them to the prefect. light this lamp, such a beautiful lamp. Pointing at them, he said, "This is the Let me share with you this moving Don’t you light it?” He replied “For treasure of the Church!" In anger, the story of Mother Teresa herself and whom? Months and months and prefect ordered him to be roasted allow it to speak to us as Jesus would months nobody has ever come to me. alive on a gridiron. speak to us calling us to be his For whom will I light it?” So I said stewards: “Won’t you light it if the Sisters come When the Church seemed to forget to you?” And he said “Yes.” the poor, God never failed to remind "I will never forget the irst time I her by calling great men and women came to Bourke [Australia] and So the sisters started going to him for to heroically embrace a life devoted visited the sisters. We went to the only about 5 to 10 minutes a day, but to love and serve the poor. Until outskirts of Bourke. There was a big they started lighting that lamp. After today the Lord continues to inspire reserve where all the Aborigines some time he got into the habit of us with wonderful saints like Mother were living in those little small lighting. Slowly, slowly, slowly, the Teresa to imitate the love of Jesus for shacks made of tin and old card- Sisters stopped going to him. But the poor and to dedicate our lives in board and so on. Then I entered one they used to go in the morning and their service. of those little rooms. I call it a house see him. Then I forgot completely but it’s only one room, and inside the about that, and then after two Saint Paul says, "you are stewards of room everything. So I told the man years he sent word - “Tell Mother, the mysteries of the Kingdom" (1 Cor living there, “Please allow me to my friend, the light she lit in my life 4,1). The presence of the poor among make your bed, to wash your clothes, is still burning.” us, I believe, is a mystery we can to clean your room.” And he kept on never fully fathom. We can of course saying, “ I’m alright, I’m alright.” And In this extraordinary Jubilee of intelligently explain poverty in its I said to him, “But you will be more Mercy, we ask God our merciful sociological, economic, cultural, alright if you allow me to do it.” Then Father to give us the grace to see in psychological, and even religious at the end he allowed me. He allowed the poor the face of Jesus, to desire to aspects, but no matter how we me in such a way that, at the end, he love and care for them, to be for attempt to solve and overcome it, it pulled out from his pocket an old them a light radiating the merciful just continues to persistently stay envelope, and one more envelope, presence of the Lord and to hear with us. Did not Jesus himself say, and one more envelope. He started Jesus calling, "Come, be my light for "The poor you will always have with opening one after the other, and right the poor." FROM THE EDITOR: So many parish events and not enough pages to do them jusce. This issue includes - the parish’s stewardship anniversary; World Youth Day and Pope Francis in Krakow with the local parish youth vigil; the recognion of the parish’s model family and conduct of the ‘Habits of Highly Successful Families’ workshop; commissioning of new lectors, greeters and eucharisc ministers; Vocaon Sunday; and celebrang the parish’s jubilee months for parochial teachers (August) and catechists (September). We’re also including a photo gallery page for pictures of events that don’t need the full news treatment. And here’s really great news - the parish website has been given a new look. It was ‘under construcon’ for nearly two months and has now just been relaunched. We’re very excited and we hope everyone can visit the CTK website soon. Just go to chrishekingparish.ph. To alert the Parish Pastoral Council newsleer staff on upcoming events that might merit inclusion in The Herald, please call or text the Parish Office at 633-0280 and ask for Ms. Edith Cadion, the PPC execuve assistant. 2 WORSHIP MINISTRY New Lectors-Commentators Commissioned Ten new Lectors and Commentators comply with the renewal seminar New Greeters- were commissioned during the 9 am requirement, plus two who were not mass on August 14, 2016 after able to comply with the renewal Collectors completing their whole day Basic requirement in 2015 but will do so Formation for New Lectors and this year, less two retirements due in Commissioned Commentators in the Diocese of November 2016, the Worship Ministry projects a new Last September 11, 2016, at the 9:00 total of 153 members.