CARMEL NEWS
A Bi-monthly Publication of Carmel Philippines
JOHANSTENEKERT
1928-2003
Fr. Johan Steneker with Friarsduing the conventionn 1988, Scala,Bacolod City
T ast week the sad news reachedus
l-:that our confrereJohan Steneker
had passedaway last March 20 after a
long and painful sicknessthat eventu-
ally paralyzed him. Many of us who
were privileged to remember him in
good health, remember him as an
intelligent,friendly and very concemed
person.When he visitedus twice in his
function as provincial superior he
stayed not only with us, his brothers
and sistersin Carmel, but went also
with us to the squatter-areas of Metro
Manila. With us, he visited the sugar-
workers in Negros, and the farmers in
Agusan.His heartwent out to the poor
and the people at the margin, and he
wanted to back us up {n our option to
be the church of the poor. The care of
the poor was for him an essential
expressionof Carmel.
Johan was born in Heereveen,
Frisia,Netherlands,on June 4,7928.
During the war he studied at the
minor seminaryof Zenderenand was
given a responsibletask in reorganiz-
ln ilcmoriam
sametime prior of the house.In 19&4
he was elected provincial superior. It
is only one of the many tasksto which
he was assigned.During the General
Chapterof 1989he was electedasvice-
general. During his stay in Rome, he
was at the same time prior of the
Generalatecommunity.In this function
he was known as an excellenthost.
When his term was over in 1995he
retumed to the Netherlands where he
becamea memberof our Hengelocom-
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ing the facilities right after the war.
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Johan was multitalented. He was a
good sportsman, and at the same time
a good musician and had a good voice.
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People liked him as a solo singer. On
the other hand he was also able to con-
duct a choir of over 40 people for O Intcrnotionol Cormelitc
polyphonc music. As a student friar he
ilcctings of Nuns,
was a sharp and witty play-writer and
a good actor. Bernard knows more Assislonlc ond Religious
about this since they worked together.
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On top of this he was also good at
drawing. Since he was a good student
he was given the task to study English
after his ordination. His first assign- O TOGUpdclgs ............. r5
ment in 1950 was, however, not in the
school but as secretary to the provin-
cial. In 1963he was elected prior of our D Whof's New with
community in Nijmegen and a year
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later he was also given the task of chap-
lain to migrant people. He had this
triple task until 1967 when he trans-
ferred to Hengelo and later to Almelo, O Associcrtesin
where he functioned as religion- Solidority .................. | 6
teacher, trouble shooter in the school,
leader of the pastoral team, and at the
 GARMEL IUEWS
Reception/ Professionceremonies
were held in Sta.Cruz, Laguna (March
8) and Pilar Village, Las Piflas City
(March 22).Fr. TotoJaranilla,O.Carm,
Nimfa C. Tangcuangco,TOCarm and
Joe GenerosoTOCarm attended to
witnessthe occasions.
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The Third Order of Carmel was the
topic discussedon the Divine Mercy
Channellast March 15.Panelistswere
composed of Fr. Toto, Bro. foe, Mila
Exconde,TOCarm and Bay Aromin,
TOCarm.
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The 3rd RegionalFormatorstain-
ing Seminar(Luzon/NCR) was held at
Titus BrandsmaCenterlast March 29-
30 with more than 70 TOC Formators
in attendance.Sr.Ludy Dizon, CM was
the resourceperson who gave due
emphasisto the six (6) elementsof a
TOC.
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The fratemalvisit to the Cuiguinto
Community last April 5,2N3 brought
about a fruitful result - the purging [of
membersl, merging [of men and
women] and split of the presentcom-
munity into three (3): Guiguinto,
Malolos and Hagonoy.The move was
meant to be strategicand beneficialfor
the whole Order. With the impending
split, more potential leaders and
formators are expectedto be tapped
and given the chanceto showcasetheir
talents for the good of the community,
resulting in more leadersbeing trained
for future national positions. With
the impending split, Sis. Nimfa has
instructed Flor A'Jose, the Regional
Coordinator to organize a Regional
Council in the province to better
improve coordination with the
Nalional Council.
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On EasterSunday,April 20,nine (9)
Postulantsfrom the Mary of Carmel
Starof the SeaTOC Community,Tanay,
Rizal were receivedin the Novitiate at
9:00 in the morning in a Eucharistic
celebration officiated by Fr. Toto
Jaranilla,O Carm. Sis.Nimfa and Bro.
Joewere presentto receivethe candi-
dates.
MARCH-APRIL 2OO3
WhatbNcw Utith
pclikula@titusbra
ndsma
{ [ f ell, a record-breakingnumber of attendeesper viewing scheduleand still
V Y growing!!!
Sinceit started rn 1997, the pelikula@titusbrandsmaincreasedthe number of
its attendeestremendouslyand has already formed its own shareof following,
h"ppy to say,a diversity of audience.
Top caliberartists,directorsand academiciansusually gracethe "pelikula".
Students,faculty of different schools,religious and simply film buffs (as what
they call themselves)are very huppy to sharethe sumptuousrosterof films that
"pelikula" offerseverymonth. From December2002 toApril 2003,"pelikula" has
more than 50 viewerssometimesreachingto 87.
For this year,the group is focusedto reachlargeraudiences,seriouslyimple-
menting dialogueafter every film and promoting quality short films.
Today,the "pelikula" has already its own website (http://www.pelikula-
titus.tk)and brochureto promotefilm dialogue.Aside from that, "pelikula" hasa
list of talentedwriters taking careof the pressreleasesin variousnewspapersand
magazines.The group is also conducting outreach programs in schoolsand
specialscreeningsin coordinationwith Center for Intemational Studiesat UP.
The group is looking forward to future tie-ups. This is in order to reach the
maximum but diverseaudience.
Previewsof scheduledfilms are done by the "pelikula" planning committee
to checkthe film material for defectsand most importantly to permit reflection
and critique to eventually ready themselvesin facilitating the dialogues.Aside
from this preparation,the committeeinvitesprofessionalsand expertsin the field
to help in the discussion.Feministsand women's organizationrepresentatives
were invited during the film dialogue last March with a themeon women.
The "pelikula" also gives importanceto short films made in good tasteand
quality.Everyviewing schedule,the group addeda "SpecialFeature"categoryin
which it showcases short films. The filmmaker of the short film is alsorequiredto
provide a short talk about his/her film. This is to encourageindependent
filmmakersand promote the creationof quality short films/documentaries.
Theme line-ups for regular viewing per month are as follows: original
versions(January),DecalogueII (February),women's films (March),book to film
(April), Canneswinners (May), gay and lesbian(fune),aspectsof cinema(July),
films with historicalbackdrop (August), flops (September),one person "Terry
Zwigoff" (October),horror/suspense(November)and films aboutmusic(Decem-
ber).
For SpecialQuarterly Screenings, the theme line-upsare:Oscarfilms (first),
coming of age (second),anime films (third) and films from obscurecountries
(fourth). All line-upsare still subjectto change.pelikula@titusbrandsma is as'an
open spacefor dialogue,interactionand reflectionthrough film' and currently
facilitatedby the pelikula planning committee.
ThePlanningCommittee and the Patronizers PeIikula@titusbrandsmain dialoque