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THIS ISSUE:
From the Head Servant
by Bro.
Pete Lapid
SPECIAL FEATURE:
Messages
By Bro. Bo Sanchez
Our Faith
By
Fr. KJ Veeger, MSC
Surabaya Corner
By Ramon Martillano
Place of Refuge
By
Philip Yuson
Sharing
By
Fred and Beth Manibog
Here's
the Latest
By
Tintin Magbitang
Sharing
By Carolle Bautista
God
Answers Prayers
By
Beth Manibog
The Children's Ministry
By Tintin Magbitang
Sharing
By Nenette Dizon
Saint for the Month
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Genesis Happenings - HERE'S THE LATEST
 
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As Genesis
celebrates its 7th year anniversary as a Community, we can’t help
but feel blessed.
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 November 8
has been marked in the calendar of Genesis members and non-members
alike for the talk of Bro. Bo Sanchez, our guest speaker. The evening
started off with a well-participated prayer worship led by Bro. Percy
Cabauatan. This was immediately followed by Bro. Bo’s talk entitled
“You Can Change Your Life.” For the full-packed Gereja
Santa audience, this is truly an eye opener, particularly for those in
their journey towards deepening their relationship with God. Only
when we acknowledge the “blind spots” or the Delilah’s in our lives,
then we can initiate some changes. For sure everyone will be really
challenged to carry out the three recommendations and action plan
suggested by Bro. Bo. Just choose that someone who can consistently
remind you.
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All the CG and
ministry heads had leadership training also with Bro. Bo at the house
of Bro. Benny and Sis. Liza Caleda last Saturday, November 9. It was
a good opportunity for the Community leaders to review their 9 Areas
of Growth and find out how they can assist each other to better serve
the Community.
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And of course,
comes Sunday, November 10, the 7th Year Anniversary Celebration of
Genesis at Ibis Hotel in Slipi. All members came and sported their
“touch of Batik” outfits, the dress code for the event. As how Sis.
Joji Escuba
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described it…”not a minute passed that we were not blessed” during
this day. Our direction for Genesis for this coming year is "Be
holy, because I am holy." (Leviticus 11:44). Deepen
your prayer life and fellowship with Him daily. Let your light
shine before others bringing the messages of love, peace and hope.
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The day started
off with the Holy Mass celebra
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by Fr. Noel Villafuerte. The direction for the Community was very
much consistent with the Gospel about the ten bridesmaids. Fr. Noel’s
homily was wonderfully delivered with a challenge for everyone to be
alert and to be “holy” so the door won’t close on us when the time
comes. For the anniversary, the Mass was made different by the active
involvement of the children in the readings and offertory. A symbolic
offering of gifts (clock, water, planner, etc.) prepared by the
different care groups, also highlighted the Mass. And of course, our
Music Ministry, selected very inspiring songs just for the occasion.
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The entire
celebration was emceed by no other than moi and my beloved husband,
Andy. We were greatly honored to be offered of introducing our
worship leaders and our beloved guest speaker, but most importantly,
for simply being actively led by the Spirit to run the entire event.
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After getting
filled up by the Spirit
from His messages during the Mass, we were further filled during the
praise and worship that followed led by Bros. Thor Barleta and Fred
Manibog. All the members got so energized and filled up after the
powerful worship. And the morning was just starting.
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This was
immediately followed by a talk by Bro. Bo, our special guest speaker,
entitled “Claim Your Dream and Move Forward to Your Mission”.
Bro. Bo explained that we nee
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to know what we want, claim God’s dream as our dream, God’s dream for
us will always be for others, we need to leave anything that prevents
us from fulfilling God’s dream, and we should be willing to sacrifice
what we love. Afterwards, all we need to do is withdraw from God’s
resources and fulfill God’s mission for our lives.
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After the
sumptuous lunch that followed, the children started preparing for
their presentation, wearing their colorful costumes. While final
preparations were being done, the Music Ministry led the community in
singing a medley of songs. The most popular song has been “For the
Lord is My Tower” taught recently to us by Br. Bo Sanchez.
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It was then the
Children’s Ministry’s turn to per
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starting with a song “You and I” taught by Sis. Susan Miranda
and Sis. Libay. This was followed by a song interpretation to the
tune of “Will You Be There?” where all the children sang,
danced, acted and did sign language (see separate article). Even with
minimal practice, the kids gave their best performance and learned to
glorify the Lord by sharing their talents, amidst the excitement of
all the stage moms and dads.
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This was
followed by a slide show of pictures that recaptured all the Genesis
activities during the past year. I have painstakingly arranged the
pictures taken by Bro. Alfred Torres into a scrapbook of “community
blessings”. The presentation
was actually reminiscing all the relevant events during the year and
thanking the Lord for all these wonderful blessings He has showered
the Community. I wish to thank my husband, Andy, for obtaining the
scanner to use and keeping our kids at bay while I was preparing the
presentation.
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The background
music used during the recap was “Lead Me Lord” as we
acknowledge the presence of God’s hands in all the activities done by
Genesis. The same song was later marvelously sung by Kara Caleda,
after she shared how she herself is personally led by the Lord in her
life.
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Afterwards there
was
 a short
game led by Sis. Pinky Torres called “How Well Do You Know Your CG
Head”. All the Care Groups were represented and the game demonstrated
how intimately the members of the CG know their heads. Sis. Let Bravo
and her CG Head, Sis. Sansu Garin, won the game.
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Bro. Benny
Caleda, a member of the Pastoral Te
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then gave his thanksgiving message to the Community and later led the
Community in giving recognition to our Head Servant, Bro. Pete Lapid,
for his invaluable service to the Community. The most special plaque
of appreciation was awarded to Bro. Pete. What followed was a
tear-jerking testimony by Bro. Pete about his struggles in his
personal prayer life, and particularly, in his role as the leader in
the Community. The uninhibited revelation he shared to the members
just showed how much he loves and have faith in each and every member,
and the community at large. He also reaffirmed that leading the
Community is really God’s mission for Him.
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Bro. Pete later
led all the members into a Community-wide ministry time where
everyone, particularly CG heads, prayed for each other, in a gesture
of brotherhood and fellowship and showing genuine concern for the
individual needs of the members. It was the best way to end the
anniversary on a loving note.
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Before Bro. Bo
left for Manila last Wednesday, November 13, the Community leaders had
a thank you dinner for him. We can’t seem to thank him enough for the
way he has inspired us to make changes in our life and pushing us to
take on our individual missions thru these talks, books and other
publications. Genesis for Bro. Bo, after all, is not just another
Catholic Community. There is that genuine concern and love from him,
as he has witnessed this Community and its leaders grow to what it is
right now.
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For Bro. Bo, we
wish to express our deepest gratitude for his dedication and concern
not only for Genesis, but for all his other endeavors.
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