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ANNOUNCEMENTS

YOUTH

MINISTRY

KORNER

May 31, 2014 – YLSS 15 Grand Reunion – OLA basement hall. Registration starts at 9:30 am.

July 18-20, 2014 - Youth Encounter No. 16 – Valley of the Mother of God, Orangeville.

August 15-17, 2014 - Youth Inter-District Conference sponsored by BLD Trenton New Jersey

will be held at the Newark Archdiocesan Retreat House in Kearny, NJ.

For more information and registration, please e-mail Froilan and Charito Piamonte at

st_casimir@rogers.com or visit the Youth Ministry at the basement hall before or after the

Youth Praise and Worship.

Toronto Teaching Schedule

For a complete and up-to-date Teaching Schedule, visit: www.bldtoronto.com

INVITATION TO FAMILY ENCOUNTER #18 WEEKEND

The Family Life Ministry is pleased to announce that it will hold the

Family Encounter #18 Weekend on August 22-24, 2014

at The Valley of the Mother of God in Orangeville.

You may contact FE #17 class shepherds, Rene and Ditas Dimen (rdimen@rogers.com)

or Cliff and Cristy Jacinto (clifford.jacinto@gmail.com/cristy.jacinto@gmail.com), or visit the

FE table at the basement hall after the Praise and Worship

for any inquiries.

Date Time Topic Venue Invitees

May 31 8:30 am to 1:00 pm Healing & Deliverance Chapel Graduates of LSS #23 & #24 and previous LSS

graduates who have not taken this teaching

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BUKÁS-LOÓB SA DIYÓS • OPEN IN SPIRIT TO GOD

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THEME

We are empowered by the Holy Spirit when

we observe all His commandments.

WORD Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23;

Mt 28:16-20

ORDER

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.”

Mt 28:19

DIRECTION

As Disciples of Christ in the BLD, it is not

enough that we know the scripture by heart

and practice what the Bible says. It is not

enough that we go to church every day, do our

daily devotions, receive the sacraments, attend

the weekly prayer meeting, and serve in com-

munity. Going out to the end of the ages and

baptizing people in the name of the triune God

means obeying Christ’s, living his command-

ments and the life he chose for us, and preach-

ing the Good News at all cost as did John the

Baptist and the saints. In teaching people

about Christ, the world must see the special

love relationship we have with Jesus flowing

freely in our words, thoughts and actions.

They must see the joy and laughter of the Lord

working in us in both good times and in bad as

we continue to keep the fire of the Spirit burn-

ing in our hearts. They must see the sacrifices

we make for them, giving up everything we

cling to as we follow the Holy Spirit’s stirrings

in our lives as we open ourselves to God’s in-

terruptions and go where he leads us. They

must be able to see the teachable spirit in us, as

SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

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our work for the Lord could bring. To put us

all back on track, St. Paul in his letter to the

Ephesians, reminds each and every disciple

that Christ is all powerful and in control.

Through the victory that Christ’s death and

resurrection brings, and through the

presence of His Holy Spirit in our lives,

Christ enables us to conquer the world and

all evil surrounding us. “God has put all

things under the feet of Christ and set him

above all things, as head of the church” (Eph

17:23). But to be able to do this, we need

God’s spirit of wisdom and understanding, a

far greater vision to see and appreciate our

calling and give our full commitment to it.

PROMISE

Let us fearlessly embrace our calling and be

his witnesses and make disciples of all

nations. He may be physically absent but is

ever present with us today, tomorrow and

every day. “I am with you always, even to the

end of the world” (Mt 28:20). There is no other

way, but take the challenge. Let us now go

and be on our way.

we try to be like Christ through the witnessing

of others. They must be able to see the deep rev-

erence and awe we have for Christ expressed in

our worship, to inspire all to know, believe and

follow Jesus.

REFLECTION

To hear Christ say, “Go and make disciples of all

nations and baptize them in the name of the Fa-

ther and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Mt

28:19), must have stirred both fear and wonder

among the eleven disciples. Despite Christ’s

assurance that He will not abandon them,

despite Christ’s promise that the Holy Spirit will

soon be coming to give them the power to be his

witnesses, the eleven disciples continue to doubt

their own capability to accomplish all that Christ

has commissioned them to do. Their spirits

were willing but their bodies were weak and

their minds unable to process the magnitude of

the work to be done. When Jesus was taken up

to heaven, they stood there looking up, feeling

lost, unable to respond, trying to figure out

what to do next.

Like the eleven disciples, we often feel good and

secure when our elders are present to give guid-

ance and direct us in our ministry and mission

work. But when called to accept a new assign-

ment, when asked to tread into unfamiliar sur-

roundings, and when left to accomplish things

on our own, the years of training and immersion

in ministry work seem to disappear before us.

Instead of setting our minds on the greatness of

our calling, on the bountiful harvest that we will

reap for the Lord, on the glory that God will re-

ceive, we focus on the physical absence of our

mentors, the hardships, the difficulties, the

crosses, the persecutions, and the alienation that

Good Morning...God By Pamela Steinke

"As long as I have your permission to use you as My instrument, then I will use you when the time is right. It will be a natural, gentle

process; the opportunities will be there. Those needing help will be brought to you. You must only be willing. That is all I ask. And I will not ask too much of you. Who

better than I can know the demands upon your time and energy? Would I then heap upon

you more than you are able to bear? No, My timing, My ways are perfect. Just let your life flow with Me. Then all will be well.

No greater joy will you ever know than to be one that I have chosen to use."

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FROM THE LITURGY MINISTRY

WORD READERS FOR JUNE 2014

June 6th- First Friday - Sponsor, Mission

1st reading..................... Espie Cosme

Psalm............................. Tito Bacungan

Prayer of the Faithful....Cecile Cruz

Eucharistic Ministers:

Toni and Menchie Villanueva

Emily Quindoy

June 13th

1st reading..............Eric and Pat Lazaro

Psalm.......................Gus and Nila Soriano

2nd reading.............Nestor and Cielo Naluz

June 20th

1st reading...................... Mae Caniedo

Psalm.............................. Mark Patricio

2nd reading.................... Ruth Dimen

June 27th

1st reading.............Tildeng Cortez

Psalm......................Manny and Letty Buado

2nd reading............Brennie Galace

READINGS FOR JUNE 2014

June 1 Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3,6-7,8-9/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20

June 8 Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1,24,29-30,31,34/1Cor 12:3-7,12-13/Jn 20:19-23

June 15 Ex 34:4-6,8-9/Dn 3:53,54,55,56/2Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18

June 22 Dt 8:2-3,14-16/Ps 147:12-13,14-15,19-20/1Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58

June 29 Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9/2Tm 4:6-8,17-18/Mt 16:13-19

(Singles Encounter...Continued from page 3)

Welcome SE#17 to the Singles Ministry! With

loving and open arms, your brothers and sisters

in Christ lovingly embrace you all. As one body,

let’s take the journey to Christ together!

In His Love,

Singles Ministry Tricord

Mae, Michaela, Lucille

The weak can never forgive.

Forgiveness is the attribute

of the strong.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Know Your Apostolate

Management Apostolate

The management apostolate is responsible for ensuring the proper administration of the

community’s personnel and communication among all the members of the BLD Toron-

to community. It also handles the material and financial resources of the community. It

also makes sure that all these functions are in compliance with BLD’s existing policies

and guidelines. The Management Apostolate consists of the following ministries:

Secretariat

Service

Treasury

Word

Mission Apostolate

Mission is the apostolate of the Community for social action, to strengthen the parish in

building basic ecclesial communities and assisting in breaking the yoke of poverty and

oppression. This apostolate consists of the following ministries:

BYOP (Breaking the Yoke of Poverty)

Mission

Parish Services

New District Development

DIP Cincinnati

DIP Cleveland

DIP Grand Valley

Pastoral Apostolate

It is tasked to oversee the Pastoral Care Program, as a response to God’s covenant love,

by nurturing and caring for each other, thus bringing to maturity in Christ, all those

whom the Holy Spirit has entrusted in the Community. The Pastoral Ministry consists

of the following ministries:

Mark 10

Youth

Singles

Solo Parents

Pastoral Services

DIP Rochester

DIP St. Catharines

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Singles Encounter Weekend # 17 yields 12 graduates

The Singles Ministry welcomed 12 new graduates to their ministry during the Singles Encoun-

ter Weekend #17 held at the Valley of the Mother of God in Mono, Orangeville on May 23-25,

2014. The Pastoral Team consisted of: Fr. Joseph Miras (spiritual guidance), Jo & Ricky Corpus

(ministry coordinator), Bobit Joven (Tricord & sharer), Lucille Salvador (Tricord & SE overse-

er), Mae Caniedo (Tricord & facilitator), Jeff Buado (facilitator & sharer), Jing Pabalinas

(facilitator & sharer) and Kathryn Udasco (sharer). They were supported by the sponsoring

class of SE #16, led by their class shepherds, Ed & Lynne Fernandez and Alvin Jacinto, as well

as 20 members of the Singles Ministry that served as working team.

The class shepherds for this class are Alex & Gret Geronimo and Kathryn Udasco.

The weekend culminated on Sunday with the celebration of the Eucharist.

(Continued on page 7) CONGRATULATIONS, SE#17 GRADUATES!

Nigel Delgra Teresa Evangelista Regine Harerimana

Diane Mangalindan Nigel Martinez Gian Ornedo

Jula Ornedo Kim Pacis Vanessa Pontalba

Ritchelle Requeza Lowell Saguil Isiah Thomas Sanchez

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ME Weekend #1 OSG/SFX brings in 15 couples and a priest By: Rey and Mabel Perlas, Tricord-Evangelization OSG-SFX

GOD IS GOOD! The OSG/SFX (Open in Spirit to God – St. Francis Xavier) prayer group has been

blessed with 15 couples and one priest (Father Armand Galay) on its 1st Marriage Encounter

Weekend held at St. Francis Xavier High School, Mississauga on May 24 and 25, 2014. Fr. Felix

Labor from the Philippines led the Pastoral Team with sharers Tony & Angie Ng and Willie & Viv

Saguil in bringing the love of God to the 15 couples in attendance. The working team was equally

blessed in finding joy in their service to our ever loving God. The OSG/SFX prayer group has set a

precedent in successfully conducting the 1st “Live-Out” Marriage Encounter Seminar. As a result

of this pilot project, we can expect more live-out ME(s) to follow in the near future.

CONGRATULATIONS to our OSG/SFX Marriage Encounter #1 Graduates!

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FORGIVE YOURSELF

“The past can’t be changed, can it? It can just be forgiven.”

– Elizabeth George

Most of the time people will hurt us intentionally or unintentionally. When we get hurt

we take revenge, we ruin our life, we distrust people around us, we question God and

we even hate ourselves. But what is worse is when we hurt our own self with the de-

cisions we make in life. Whatever our decisions and actions, there will only be two

outcomes either we reward our self or push our self to hell.

“When you initially forgive, it is like letting go of a hot iron. There is initial pain and the scars will show, but you can start living again.” ― Stephen Richards, Releasing You From The Past: Healing Past Hurt Through Forgiveness

I made a lot of mistakes in the past, a countless mistakes and I am afraid that I may

commit the same mistakes again. It’s so hard to accept that humans have weakness-

es. Sometimes I wish that we were created perfect. But trying to see and learn from

my imperfections, I am molding myself to become not perfect but the best that I could

be. Some of the decisions that I made bring me to my present guilt. I admit some-

times I hate myself for failing others, for failing my family, for failing God and the

worst is for failing myself. But what bothers me is the difficulty of forgiving my-

self. Why is it so hard to forgive my own mistakes? I can forgive others but why not

me? Or maybe I am just telling myself I forgive those who hurt me but the the truth

is I didn’t actually forgive them. Because there is this thing that I truly believe

in… “You cannot give something you do not have.” So in my thought how could I

forgive others if I could not even forgive myself. Hard to accept but it’s true.

“Take a walk through the garden of forgiveness and pick a flower of forgiveness for everything you have ever done. When you get to that time that is now, make a full and total forgiveness of your entire life and smile at the bouquet in your hands because it truly is beautiful.” ― Stephen Richards, Forgiveness and Love Conquers All: Healing the Emotional Self

(Taken from: 365 Days to Happiness Project: A day-to-day step to a happier life

http://365daystohappinessproject.wordpress.com)