THE HERALD Newsletter of Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows Avenue, Quezon City (Diocese of Cubao, Philippines) April-June 2016 Parish Commissioning of Meet the New Parish Pastoral New Parish Pastoral Council Officers and Council for 2016-2019 Ministry Heads Christ the King Greenmeadows parish priest Fr. Bong Tupino Last June 5, Fr. Bong Tupino, CTK- announced the new Parish Pastoral Greenmeadows Parish Priest, formally Council line-up that will assist him commissioned the new Parish for the rest of his second, and last, Pastoral Council officers and ministry three-year tour of duty at CTK. The heads. At the 5:00 pm Sunday mass, new PPC set will take over from the Fr. Bong first introduced the outgoing previous set of ofAicers beginning Parish Pastoral Council officers and July 1, 2016 and will carry through ministry heads, which included Louie up to June 30, 2019. Since Fr. Bong is Laudico, outgoing Head Coordinator; Manolo Dayrit, Asst. Lay Coordinator, expected to be replaced by June 2018, the rationale is for the new team to stay in place for the Airst Above, Head Lay Coordinator couple Bert twelve months of the new term to and Marie Anne Santos maintain some continuity and allow breathing room before having to the next parish leader some select his own PPC oficers and ministry heads. IN THIS ISSUE Selected by Fr. Bong as Head Lay ‣ m e e t t h e n e w p a r i s h 1 pastoral council Coordinator couple is the husband and wife team of Bert and Marie Outgoing PPC, left to right: Mambie ‣ our parish priest’s message 2 Anne Santos. A s s i s t a n t L a y Aquino, Mila Bangco, Bert and Marie Anne Santos, Anna Lagman, and Louie Laudico ‣ flores de mayo conclusion 3 Coordinator couple is Henry and Anna Lagman, Secretary; Tonee ‣ divine mercy & St. Faustina 6 Joyce Tañedo. Secretary couple is David and Fely Ong while Treasurer Arizabal, Treasurer-Finance; Mila marriage vocation program 7 ‣ couple is Bing and Elise del Rosario. Bangco, Worship Ministry head; Bert ‣ families on pilgrimage 7 Also included in the PPC executive and Marie Anne Santos, Vocaon Ministry head; Augie Soliman, Public ‣ sacred heart of jesus committee is the head couple for the novena masses 8 Stewardship Committee, Ben and Affairs Ministry head; Mambie Aquino, Social Services Ministry head; ‣ prex youth weekend B22 9 Linda Famador. A l t h o u g h t h e Famadors had asked to be replaced Te Candano, Youth Ministry lead; and ‣ pre-cana seminar book Elsbeth Llama, Catechecal Ministry launch 10 already, Fr. Bong had requested them head. He thanked them for their many to stay on for one more year, after ‣ CTK parish and the PPCRV 14 years of dedicated service to the which they will assist Fr. Bong with ‣ bayan umawit concert 15 parish. the Diocese’s Stewardship thrust, ‣ The House Printer’s Mila which had been entrusted to him by San Juan 16 Fr. Bong then called all the new PPC Bishop Ongtioco. ‣ stewardship committee officers, ministry heads and village report for 2015 17 coordinators (full list in headline The new Ministry Heads include: arcle to the le) and asked the large ‣ Mothers’ Day and Father’s Day Mass Celebrations 20 • Peter and Leila Banico as head ‣ Outgoing PPC Members 23 couple for the Worship Ministry • Mila Bangco for Social Service ‣ parish talks: Ministry 4 • The early church fathers • Joey Galvez for Formation • parenting & technology 5 Ministry • mediatrix confraternity 8 • Jing and Girlie Alampay for the • stewardship of vocation 12 Left half of the new PPC team introduced • Parenting of adolescents 21 Public Affairs Ministry to the Sunday 5 pm parishioners . • Father, are you still there? 21 continued on page 24 continued on page 14 • what parents pray for 22 Message From Our Parish Priest Called to Serve, Gifted to Lead: The Ministry of the Parish Pastoral Council On May 28, a holy life, and By practicing self- and others and exercise reasonable 2016, Bishop denial and active charity. responsibility for their personal Honesto F. inances and property as well as that Ongoco The faithful exercise the ministry of of the parish. “prophet” by proclaiming the Gospel, commissioned not only in words, but by living the The pastor has primary the new officers Gospel and following the message responsibility for the and members of and example of Christ who taught us implementation and oversight of all the Parish to be loving, compassionate, parish ministries which in one way Pastoral Council understanding, and forgiving. or another should fall within the of all the these broad mission priority parishes in the The faithful exercise the ministry of categories. Lumen Gentium reminds Diocese of “king,” not in the sense of power and us our participation in the three-fold authority, but as servant leaders. For Fr. Bong Tupino III Cubao including ministry of Christ, while differing in our own. And the Parish Pastoral Council, in degree and kind, Belongs to all the last June 5, I had the privilege to bless particular, this means to help baptized. The responsibility for the and present our new Parish Pastoral shepherd, to exercise care as well as mission of the parish is a shared co- lead, to protect as well as guide responsibility among all members of Council officers and members during As disciples of Christ, the laity along our Community Mass. As we feature the parish community: priests, with the clergy and consecrated deacons, professed religious, them in this issue of our newsleer, I religious each have an obligation and catechists, professional lay ecclesial thought it was mely to share with you a responsiBility for the sanctiAication, ministers, lay ministers and parish this excerpt from the arcle, "Called to teaching and stewardship of volunteers. Serve, Gied to Lead: The Ministry of ourselves and of others. The three- the Parish Pastoral Council" presented fold mission and ministry of Christ as The Parish Pastoral Council is called by the Archdiocese of Balmore. I priest, prophet and king, and the upon to bring not only their hope this will deepen our tasks that low naturally from them, members secular expertise but also understanding and appreciaon of the play out at the parish level among their personal Faith and religious special and essenal ministry of our ive categories or mission priorities: experience to bear in monitoring and Parish Pastoral Council. God bless you! Evangelization, Liturgy, Education- evaluating the effectiveness of the Formation, Service, and Stewardship. parish’s mission. This entails examining the strengths and Of all the mission priorities weaknesses of each parish mission “Since we have gifts that mentioned above Evangelization is priority annually and recommending differ according to the grace the one that is a synthesis of the to the past or not only where greater given to us, let us exercise others. Evangelization can only Be effort might Be needed But them.” (Rom 12:6) effective when parishioners are researching possibilities for properly catechized and received achieving greater mission success. Foundational to Parish Pastoral equate formation concerning the life Pastoral Councils need to constantly Council ministry and the and teachings of Jesus Christ, what it keep before them that the development of any parish pastoral means to fully live and proclaim the effectiveness of the parish mission is plan is the recognition that Christ Gospel with our lives in the world in mostly based on the effective witness calls all baptized persons to which we live. This is true for the of each parishioner to the mission, participate in the mission of Jesus as individual Baptized person and faith and teaching of Catholic Church. Priest, Prophet and King: equally true for the parish as a whole. It is of necessity today that the Individuals evangelize through the Pastoral leader and the Parish The faithful exercise their proper witness of God’s power acting Pastoral Council constantly discern “priesthood” by joining in the upon them. When a baptized the effectiveness of the formation, offering of the Eucharist, By receiving Christian is properly formed they catechesis and personal witness of the sacraments, by offering prayer know how to pray well, worship well, the all the baptized entrusted to their and thanksgiving, by witness through share their faith, care for themselves care. FROM THE EDITOR: starng this issue, we’re giving our parish newsleer a name - The Herald. Why ‘The Herald’? Our parish priest Fr. Bong shares this short reflecon: ‘The Herald’ refers to Jesus Christ who is the herald of the Kingdom of God, the herald of the Good News, the herald of truth, the herald of hope, the herald of peace, the herald of the Father’s love and mercy. ‘The Herald’ is our Lord Jesus Christ, the King! The Herald can also be an expression of our desire to be like Him: to be bearers of the Good News in our words and deeds; that is, evangelizers. Like Him, we are called upon to be heralds of truth, of love, of hope, of peace, of mercy. Let’s pray that ‘The Herald’, our parish newsleer, will be an effecve instrument to fulfill our vision and mission - to be good and faithful stewards by heralding the good news of Jesus Christ, our King, through our love and service. 2 WORSHIP MINISTRY Flores de Mayo Activities Conclude with Procession and Catechism Class Graduation Daily Flores de Mayo masses had These were all held at 5:20 pm at the been mounted by the parish, with lay Lower Church, except for the organizations, PPC ministries, and weekend masses which were at the Main Church.