Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and Winning the Marketplace for Christ

Message for the

Month:
" Come to Me
all of you who
carry
heavy
loads, for My
yoke is easy
and My burden
is light.

Special points of
interest:

19th Chapter

Anniversary CelebrationOct13.

Inside this issue:

National Formation Workshop

Breakfast Leaders
Seminar

Teaching: Mary
Mother of God

October
2012

Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Mactan Chapter

BCLP20 Starts With 38 Participants

Fifteen young couples and eight singles
signed in for the Brotherhood Christian Life
Program #20 that
started last September
15, 2012 at Crown Regency Suites, Gun-ob,
Lapulapu City.
The BCLP20 participants were treated to a
warm welcome on
their orientation night
by Course Director
Gel Sanchez and other
BCLP20 servants.
The first talk,
Who is Jesus Christ,

The opening session

was given on the orientation night so that

the BCLP will end as
scheduled on the 1st
Saturday of December.
Orly Manuel, the

first speaker, brought

the participants to a
deep reflection on
Jesuss question: Who
do say that I am?
Continued on page 2...

Bogo Celebrates 11th Anniversary

September 29 was a
special day for Bogo City
Outreach as they celebrated their 11th Anniversary with the theme:
Holding on to Gods
promise.
Over fifty members
together with Mactan
governance team, headed
by CH Guy Ceniza and

wife Eden, gathered

early at North Homes
Pension for the 8:30
mass celebrated by Fr.
Jam Mante.
The inspiring life
sharing of William Cejas, Formation Director
with wife Liza, was the

Bogo Outreach Members

Continued on page 2...

Do a good deed while you still have a chance because there will come a time when there will be a lot
of room for good deeds but no more room for chances.

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Page 2

BCLP20 Starts (continued from page 1)

Blessing of the servants after

the empowerment Mass

The Novena to BCLP20 Patron

Saint, Josemaria Escriba

The 1st session

The second BCLP session

saw the same number of participants in attendance. There
was a drop in attendance
during the third session due
to the heavy rain that fell
hours before the session.
So far, the BCLP 20 is
consistent in its schedule that
is 6pm every Saturday. This is
a breather to both participants and servants who could
go home early after the activity.

Who is Jesus Christ?

by Orly Manuel

Bogo Celebrates ...(continued from page 1)

The sharers, William and Liza Cejas,

Mactan Formation
Director

Outreach Head, Alex Mendoza,

blowing the anniversary cake

The Holy
Mass

highlight of the anniversary celebration.

Aiming for chapterhood
next year, the outreach plans to
conduct a BCLP sometime in
March 2013. Mactan, being its
mother chapter, pledged full
support to this endeavor.
The celebration culminated
with a lunch fellowship with Rey
Goco and the rest of the music
ministry serenading the members of the community with
romantic renditions.
CH Guy Ceniza closed the
activity with a message and
prayer.

The men of Bogo Outreach

Every time you share the goodness in your heart you always end up winning because life is an echo.
It gives back to you what you have given. Stay nice even when others are not.

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MANCOM Conducts National Formation Workshop

The BCBP Management Committee (ManCom) gathered all
the Regional Council Directors,
Formation Directors and Formation Coordinators nationwide to
a workshop at the Saint Paul
Renewal Center in Alfonso,
Cavite last September 21 to 23.
The workshop covered the
following topics:
Pastoral Care and Pastoral
Relationship by Fr. Herb
Schneider, BCBP Spiritual
Director.
The 4th National Planning
Retreat (NSPR) and Formation Directorate by Angel
Sabas, National Service
Coordinator for Formation.
How to conduct an Action
Group Meeting and One-on
-One by Manolet Siojo, past

National President.
Culture talks by
Louie Morales, past National President.
Q&A session followed each
talk which touched wide range of
issues.
The workshop was facilitated
by Joey Avellana, Leadership
Development Director. Manny
Jimenez, current National President, welcomed the 100 participants and gave the closing message.
The venue was excellent, its
facilities are at par with high-end
hotels and far from the noise and
pollution of Metro Manila.
The participants returned to
their respective chapters and
outreaches re-energized for
service.
BCBP

The participants in session

The Cebu Team planning for 2013

The
venue

Breakfast Leaders Attend Seminar

On September 15, 2012, the
BCBP Mactan Breakfast team led
by the Mission Director Tex Bulambot and Breakfast Head Leo
Legara attended the Breakfast
Team Seminar conducted by the
BCBP South at the Sacred Heart
Center. The highlights of the
seminar were the breakfast format, the breakfast sharing, and
the scripture response and closing prayer.
Bro. Boy Villanueva emphasized that the breakfast is unique
to BCBP and serves as the show
window of BCBPs selective evangelization. It is a required activity
for every chapter with at least

three mens breakfasts in a

month. There shall be no cancellation except during Holy Week,
Christmas and New Year depending on the Chapter Head if
he decides to have a break.
As a whole, mens breakfast
is a major activity of the chapter.
BCBP cant exist without it. It
emphasizes the importance of
evangelizing men in the marketplace. And every member of the
breakfast team, from the mission
director to the greeters, has a
very important role to play. Just
like the cast and crew in an opera, every act must be haunting,
thrilling, captivatingThe first

RCD
Boy Villanueva

timer has to leave the place

happy, fulfilled and most of all,
wanting to come back for the
next breakfast meeting.
By Rene Recamara

Gratitude is one of the most powerful emotions you can use to bring all good into your life in absolute abundance.
No matter who or where you are. It can dissolve all negativity in your life in whatever form it has taken .

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Teaching Mary Mother of God : Marys Part in Jesus Infancy

Fr. Martin Okafor-Ilozue CSSp - BCBP Mactan BCLP19

Fr. Martin

The Fall of Man

Adam and Eve are tempted and disobeyed God by constituting themselves
arbiters of what is good and evil; they have usurped the divine privilege and
sinned. (Gen. 2:16-17)
Mankind falls from the pinnacle of Grace and will need to be redeemed.
The First Promise of the Redeemer
Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign; the virgin shall be with child
and bear a Son and shall name him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)
Announcement of the Birth of Jesus
The angels greetings to Mary - Rejoice, O highly favored daughter! The Lord
is with you. Blessed are you among women. (Luke 1:29)
Then the invitation, do not fear, Mary, you have found favor with God. You
shall conceive and bear a son and give him the name Jesus. (Luke 1;30-31)
Marys Consent
I am the servant of the Lord. Let it be done to me as you say. (Luke 1:38).
Once Gods plan was made clear to Mary, she freely gave her consent in an act
of humble faith and loving obedience. Her free agreement in faith to be the
Redeemers mother expresses her willingness to play her part in the redemption of mankind.
The Birth of Jesus
The nativity of Jesus occurs in a setting of poverty, which by design seems to
call attention to the reality of the childs humanity. The promise made by God
(Gen 2:16-17), has become a reality. She gave birth to her first-born son,
wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was
no room for them in the place where travelers lodge. (Luke 2:7).
Presentation in the Temple
Every first-born male shall be consecrated to the Lord. (Luke 2:23) Jesus, the
first-born and only child, was brought to temple for the customary ritual of the
law. There, in the temple, was a man named Simeon who, upon seeing Mary,
prophesied and said to her, And you yourself shall be pierced with a sword so
that the thoughts of many hearts may be laid bare. (Luke 2:35)
The Finding in the Temple
Why did you search for me? Did you know I had to be in my Fathers house?
But they did not grasp what he said to them. (Luke 2:49-50) His mother
meanwhile kept all these things in memory.
Mary was not exempted from living by faith, and this can well be indicated by
the words of Luke after they found Jesus in the temple, They did not grasp
what he said to them. Marys knowledge of her Sons mystery grew gradually a day-by-day growth in understanding, up to the time of his crucifixion and
resurrection.

Morning is a new leaf in the book of our life. Spend the day productively and never let our problems
ruin our day. Enjoy the day with the Lord

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Teaching

The Church We Belong

Fr. Martin Okafor-Ilozue CSSp - BCBP Mactan BCLP19

Fr. Martin

As members of this
body of Christ, the
Church, how do you
see yourself? A
spectator or among
the players?

The 2nd Vatican council described the Church as the people that gathered, comprising of different functions in which all are collectively referred to as people of
God. Rightly so that is what we are, children of one Father in Heaven. We have
beautiful churches all over the places but none of the buildings is the Church, for they
are all symbols, the Church is the people that gather. In the light of this understanding,
the positions that we have in the Church do not necessarily mean that one is greater
than the other. I t is just that different functions have to be performed in different
capacities. Even though we shared the common priesthood of Christ that made us all
in the first place members of this Church, but some of us were called to higher functions for the unity and ministering to the people that gathered and hence, we have the
ordained priesthood from which came different offices, the Pope, Bishops, priests and
deacons. St. Paul will refer to this assembly as one body with different functions with
Christ as the head of the body. In the Church we have different organs, organ of unity
that resides in the Pope, hierarchy that goes with the bishops, the ministering that is
associated with the priests and deacons and the lay with different callings to make up
the one Body of Christ. All members therefore, play different roles for the good of
the whole Church.
The church is there to mediate God to the world, to creation and to all humanity,
helping the world to align according to Gods plan, to sanctify and transform through
the ministries of the ordained and prayers of the lay faithful(Monsignor Kriekenbeek).
This mediation is possible because of His incarnate son, Jesus Christ, who is the word
that became flesh and in turn, Christs grace became incarnate in the world through
the Church, the body of Christ. (John 1: 14 15).
As members of this body of Christ, the Church, how do you see yourself? A spectator or among the players? Belonging to the body of Christ comes with a responsibility to make the Church known everywhere, work for it in service for salvation of
oneself and others in order to build up the kingdom of God here on earth. To do this,
we have to make the Church our own and not those of others like the Pope, Bishops
etc, but to each and everyone us. That was what led the martyrs to die for the good
of the Church, inspired holy men and women of all ages to live good and holy lives
and pushed people to offer various services to make the Church alive and valuable in
our lives today. The Church animates us to bring about life of grace in people, a dynamic encounter of God and humanity of grace and freedom in family.
The choice is for us to make, not just to be passively in the Church but actively
working for its growth and living the exemplary life that Christ wanted us to live.
Remember the Church was once described as the abode of sinners and so still today.
Let us make use of the sacramental life of the Church in making ourselves holy and
being of service to our brothers and sisters.

Life becomes wonderful even if there are struggles and difficulties because we have a loving God
who heals the pain and keep us going

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Chapter Heads Message

Whoever is not Against Us is for Us

CH Guy and Eden Ceniza

Time flies fast. Entering the 3rd quarter of

2012 is like looking for
ward to next year. Was
2012 too long to get
over? Personally not.
The inability to come
up with an annual calendar of activities due to
very limited time and the
initial hesitation of the
invited servants somehow frightened me and I
believe the rest of the
governance team. Where
shall we be heading? was the question that
lingered in our minds
then.
But here we are
reaching this far. All of us
contributed to achieve
our common goal in
strengthening our Christian community life thru

the mission and vision of

BCBP. Scripture says:
Whoever is not against
us is for us which can
affirm why we are still
here in spite of the concerns we had when we
took over the shepherding responsibilities of our
community few months
ago.
The remaining months
for this year would be
very busy for us. All
servant leaders will be
briefed of their roles and
responsibilities and will
be equipped of the basics
before assuming their
roles. Hopefully this will
correct the lapses in the
past and align ourselves
to the guidelines set
forth in our new manual.
The responsibility that
lies ahead is still great

but things wouldnt be

that hard as long as we
will open ourselves to
changes, not for ourselves but also for our
community and society
in general.
As what Fr. Jerry
Orbos wrote in THE
WORD in other words
that says The journey is
not about going far and
fast. The journey is going to the heart - to
Gods heart, to peoples
heart, and ones own
heart.
Let us be counted
and be a change agent in
the market place where
our Lord calls us. Just
remember the Lords
promise, Go, I will be
with you.

Mactan Prepares for its 19th Anniversary Celebration

Date:

October 13, 2012

Time:

09:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Venue:

Grand Ballroom, Crown Regency Hotel.

Theme: Go, I will be with you

Sub Themes: I will sing joyfully to you Lord!
Hats Off to Music
Sharer:

Fr. Martin Okafor-Ilozue, CSSp

Our lives are books and each day is a page. We can't erase what has already been written but we
can always try to make the next page better

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Nothing makes a new day more promising than having the right heart, the right spirit, the right
mind, and the right strength which all comes from God

Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals

Our Vision: Bringing Christ into the Marketplace and

Winning the Marketplace for Christ
The BCBP is a community of like-minded Christian Businessmen
and Professionals who have consciously decided to band together
to bring about the transformation of the marketplace.

BREAKFAST
Mactan Chapter
Chapter Head:
Guy Ceniza
visit:

www.bcbp-phil.com

Venue: Crown Regency Suites

Weekly Schedule: Saturday 7:30 - 10:00 AM
1st Wk: Mens
2nd Wk: Joint (Mens & Ladies)
3rd Wk: Mens
4th Wk: Simultaneous (Mens & Ladies)
Contact Person: Leo Legara, Mobile: 09068876336

September Breakfast Sharers

Elpie and Joy Calayag (September 1)
BCBP Mactan
Adversity, after all, not only caused me to grow profoundly; it has also uncovered
hidden blessings and opportunities.
William and Liza Cejas (September 8)
BCBP Mactan
The BCBP has become our bigger family

Ryan and Eyen Ty (September 15)

BCBP Cebu-

Jessican and Ruby Cagara (September 22)

BCBP Cebu-South
God used me to become a blessing to others

Jun and Nery Gula (September 29)

BCBP Mactan
We chose to live a simple life

The greatest form of wealth is kindness; it does not diminish no matter how much you give it. May
you have much of this wealth to share today & always