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TWO YEARS IN A ROW:

FLIQ & CFC YFL ARE CMMA FINALISTS!

FROM ONE FRANK TO ANOTHER

The Lord continues to affirm our work in New Evangelization as FLiQ Medias Family and Life Update (www.familyandlifeupdate.com) and CFC Youth for Family and Life (www.cfcyfl.org) are finalists for the Best Website category at the 35th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA). The CMMA Night will be held on November 15, 2013 at the GSIS Theater. In 2012, CFC FFL garnered seven nominations and one award from the CMMA.

PCNE GOT SERVED

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CFC FFL SERVED AT THE PCNE

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CFC FFL SERVED AT THE PCNE

PCNE GOT SERVED:

FROM ONE FRANK TO ANOTHER:

POPE RECEIVES SGS BOOK ON NEW EVANGELIZATION

FAITH NEVER ENDS FOR CFC YFL IN VISAYAS AND MINDANAO
God has truly shown His limitless power through the regional youthfests that were conducted simultaneously in four provinces in Visayas and Mindanao last October 26 and 27, 2013. About five hundred members of CFC Youth for Family and Life (CFC YFL) experienced the limitless love of God and proclaimed their limitless faith. Eastern Visayas Youthfest was held at the Marian Family Center in Sogod, Leyte. Western Visayas Youthfest was held at the Sta. Teresa Prayer Center and Retreat House in Iloilo. Northern Mindanao Youthfest was held at Ozamiz City National High School in Misamis Occidental. Lastly, Southern Mindanao Youthfest was held at Camp Mary Hill in Marapangi, Davao. It was a weekend that was truly spirit-filled and lifechanging for all the delegates and mission teams as everyone experienced Gods limitless love and power. The youth were inspired to have a deeper relationship with the Lord and to have a limitless faith in a limitless God. In Him are limitless possibilities.

CFC FFL received the wonderful blessing of living out once again its commitment to serve the Church in the recently-concluded Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE). Our Servant General, Frank Padilla, was one of the speakers in the various workshops conducted at the PCNE. He gave a talk on the topic The New Evangelization: A Work of the Divine Family. On the other hand, almost fifty youth volunteers from CFC FFL served as lead facilitators in the youth catechesis held on the second day of the PCNE. Around 3,000 students from public schools and member-schools of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) participated in the catechetical sessions. The youth catechesis aimed to inspire the youth to renew their relationship with Jesus and to strengthen their commitment as Catholics.

It was a true privilege for our young Fulltime Pastoral Workers and Mission Volunteers from CFC SFL, YFL, KFL, Live Pure, FLiQ Media, and Work With the Poor to have been given this beautiful opportunity to serve the youth and the Church through the PCNE. They were able to share their own faith experiences and proclaim their faith to their fellow young Catholics. Through this event, the young Catholics were empowered to take on the challenge of proclaiming and sharing their faith and responding to the call of new evangelization. The PCNE, carrying the theme Behold, I make all things new!, was led by no less than the Archbishop of Manila, Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle. It was a gathering of the Filipino faithful to celebrate the faith and renew our missionary ardor. About 6,000 delegates participated in the spirit-filled event held last October 16 to 18, 2013 at the University of Santo Tomas.

Last October 25, 2013, our Servant General (SG), Frank Padilla, and his wife, Gerry Padilla, attended the XXI Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family. As they personally met Pope Francis, Bro. Frank gave the Pontiff a copy of his latest book, The New Evangelization: A Work of the Divine Family. You too ought to get a copy of this very important resource book on New Evangelization. This and other books of the Servant General are available at the CFC FFL Shoppe.

CFC-FFL AT THE PILGRIMAGE OF FAMILIES

CFC-FFL REELECTED

TO LAIKO BOARD
By the grace of the Lord, CFC FFL Apostolic Board member, Maribel Descallar, was reelected as Treasurer of the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas (LAIKO) last October 20, 2013. She will be serving LAIKO for two more years. LAIKO is the Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines - Episcopal Commission on the Laity. Let us keep our Sis. Maribel in our prayers as she continues to serve our Mother Church through this body. Her reelection affirms us, as a community, of our call to do massive evangelization as we move forward to 2014, the Year of the Laity.

CFC-FFL WWP SIGNS MOA WITH ARCHDIOCESE OF CDO

BCI ASIA VISITS THEIR SECOND WWP SITE

GIVE A HIGH FIVE! FOR FAMILY & LIFE

About 150,000 pilgrims from all over the world, including three hundred thirty CFC-FFL members from Europe, Canada and the U.S., joined the Pilgrimage of Families to the tomb of St. Peter in Rome, with no less than Pope Francis last October 26 and 27, 2013. At the end of the pilgrimage, CFC-FFL held an assembly at the Collegio Filippino which is home to Catholic Filipino clergy taking post-graduate studies in Rome. It was a blessing that Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Soc Villegas and Manila Archbishiop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle were present to join the community assembly and give messages of inspiration. Archbishop Soc shared about the qualities one should have to go to heaven. He said only three things are necessary: humility, humility and humility. Cardinal Tagle, on the other hand, talked about the kind of change that our country needs and this change can be accomplished, not simply through legislation, but through authentic Christian witnessing to our families and the people around us. Our Servant General, Bro. Frank Padilla, spoke on the importance of our active participation in the work of New Evangelization and how this work will demand from us to get out of our comfort zones.

EFI BRINGS LCSC TO THE SCHOOLS

Last October, CFC FFL launched the High Five! Fundraising for Family and Life. This is a raffle project that seeks to raise funds in order to support the greater work ahead in the era of New Evangelization. High Five! represents our high hopes in five convictions: 1. The Renewal of Families 2. The Defense of Life 3. The Service to the Church 4. The Call to Mission 5. The Abundance of Life For only the price of P500.00 per raffle ticket, you help build the power of witnessing while gaining also the chance to win one (1) Mitsubishi Mirage, two (2) Macbook Pro, five (5) iPad Minis, five (5) Samsung LED TVs, five (5) Samsung Smart Cameras and five (5) Samsung Smartphones. There will be a Minor Raffle Draw on December 14, 2013 and the Grand Draw will be on January 11, 2014. For ticket inquiries, please contact your District Servants and Provincial Coordinators, or call the Home Office at (632) 718-2213.

PRO-LIFE FAMILY ON I-WITNESS

Last October 14, 2013, the award-winning documentary program, I-Witness of GMA Network featured the Junio Family from CFC FFL District of Novaliches (Restoration Village-Remarville). The Junio household consists of two parents (Jojo and Ellen) and their beautiful seven children ages 21, 14, 13, 4, 2 and the youngest being 2 months old. The documentary gave the Junios the opportunity to provide testimony on nationwide television how their faith in a generous God has blessed their large family and how this faith has transformed their home to be a place of abundance in the things that really matter rich in happiness and love.

CFC FFL Work with the Poor formalized its partnership with the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro in the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) held last October 20, 2013 at Tabang Cagayan Village. Archbishop Antonio Javellana endorsed WWP to spearhead the values formation in all the relocation sites in the archdiocese. Pastoral formation talks are gradually being integrated with the current programs for the residents of the various relocation sites.

Last October 18, 2013, Building and Construction Information (BCI) Asia had their second exposure trip, and this time at the Mother of Mercy Restoration Village in Laguna. Their visit included the construction of a Kabuhayan Store (K Store), followed by an activity with the kids in the afternoon. BCI Asia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Matthias Krups, expressed the groups deep sense of fulfillment from the activities and committed their support to the K Store Livelihood project of CFC FFL Work with the Poor (WWP) ministry. This activity was also the first volunteerism project under WWPs No Juan In Need Program which aims to invite more people to share their time and and resources with their brethren in need.

2013 EUROPEAN CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Through the initiative of CFC Educational Foundation Inc (EFI), the Live Christ Share Christ (LCSC) formation program was conducted these past recent months for the teaching and non-teaching staff of the following schools in Metro Manila: Kamuning Elementary School, P. Bernardo Elementary School and Libis Elementary School. Last September 26 to 27, 2013, a strategic LCSC was given to all the Guidance Counselors of Quezon City Public Elementary Schools and High Schools. The counselors found it very helpful and many have signified interest to also have the LCSC in their respective schools.

WORK FOR LIFE MINISTRY APPRECIATION

CFC FFL Work for Life held a Ministry Appreciation activity last October 29, 2013 at the CFC FFL Home Office in order to raise the awareness on current pro-life issues. Chinka Sarmiento of Work for Life was joined by various Fulltime Pastoral Workers from HFL, SFL, KFL and FLiQ Media. There were guests too from Bata-

an, including Fr. Ronnie Loreto, from the Family and Life Ministry of the Diocese of Balanga. The attendees also enjoyed the movie treat at the end of the session as they had the chance to watch a very inspiring pro-life movie, October Baby. Work for Life hopes to continue to bring the good news about life to other districts and provinces too.

CFC EFI, as a service provider of the Department of Educations Adopt-A-School program, conducts values formation sessions for parents, teaching and non-teaching school staff, and students of a particular school. The LCSC was offered as an initial engagement with the schools which hopefully may be sustained through the other programs of other CFC FFL ministries.

RENEWING THE FACE OF CYBERSPACE THROUGH CATHOLIC NEW MEDIA

Family and Life Quad (FLiQ) Media continues with its efforts to raise the appreciation for media as an important tool for evangelization when it held a learning session last October 30, 2013 on the topic Catholic New Media and New Evangelization . Renowned speaker and author of the book Social Media and The New Evangelization, Fr. Stephen Cuyos of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, was the invited guest speaker. Fr. Stephen encouraged his audience to be digital apostles as they actively engage people on the internet. He provided useful guidelines on how to use photography, videos and social media as a means of Christian witnessing in the digital generation. He also challenged everyone that now is the time for us to renew the face of cyberspace by posting, tweeting, instagramming content that points to Christ.

GIFT-BASED ASSESSMENT SESSIONS IN VARIOUS CFC FFL DISTRICTS

Last October, a series of Gift-based Assessment sessions were conducted for servant-leaders (unit heads and up) from the Districts of Cubao, Manila, Pasig and Batangas. Tony and Maria Correia, fulltime pastoral workers for Africa, led the assessment which is aimed to help participants discover their gifts so that this awareness may lead to a more meaningful and fulfilling service in the work of the Lord. The gifts are divided into two types : Empowering Gifts (Apostle, Evangelist, Teacher, Pastor and Prophet) and Service Gifts (Creative, Logistics, Organizing, Secretariat and Worship leader). These assessment sessions will also be conducted in Cavite (on Nov. 9), in Antipolo (Nov. 15), in Paranaque (on Nov. 16) and in Tarlac (on Nov. 17).

KIDS FESTIVAL 2013: MOVE! DO GREATER THINGS THAN THESE

The CFC Kids for Family and Life (CFC KFL) held their annual Kids Festival last October 27, 2013 at the Colegio de San Agustin (CSA), Binan, Laguna. More than a thousand members of the CFC KFL joined the fun event carrying this years theme, Move! Do Greater Things than These. The Kids Festival started with a Mass celebrated by Rev. Fr. John Mier, OSA, Director of CSAs General Services. This was followed by an opening Kidspraise by Christian Pascual from KFL District of Rizal. This years pep talk was done differently as it was delivered through a skit. Joanne Angon, KFL Fulltime Pastoral Worker, acted as the storyteller. She narrated how the kids can put their faith into action in the different aspects of their lives. The kids enjoyed the session as they also had a chance to be part of the skit. Fun activities were simultaneously held in the afternoon. There was a mini-fair where the kids participated in fun booths which were facilitated by teams from the different districts. Exciting competitions were happening off stage - Cake Decorating, Poster-Making, Junk Art, Bible Quiz Bee, and Dress Me Like a Saint; and on stage - Dancing, Singing, Band, and Special Performances. These activities provided the kids the opportunity to showcase their many different talents. The activity ended with a Kidspraise led by Wise Trinidad of the District of Pasig. JC Sarmiento, CFC KFL National Coordinator, announced the winners from the various competitions. Through this years Kids Festival, the kids were really moved to do greater things for God!

A WONDER-FUL SUNDAY FOR HFL METRO MANILA

HFL ANNUAL RETREAT: LITTLE WOMEN OF GREAT FAITH

It was a Mission Sunday of beautiful wonders as over two hundred members of CFC Handmaids for Family and Life (CFC HFL) of Metro Manila gathered for the echo session of the World Handmaids Congress at the Marikina Hotel last October 20, 2013. The theme: Faith Works Wonders. My Heart, BE.LI.EV.E. became alive in the whole day program consisting of worship, talks, sharings, reflection, fellowship and the celebration of the Holy Mass. The session speakers included Irene Flores, Menchie Donato and HFL National Coordinator, Reena Murga. It was a spirit-filled experience that inspired the sisters to put their faith to work, so the world may see that, truly, faith works wonders!

CFC Handmaids for Family and Life (CFC HFL) held their annual retreat last October 26 to 27, 2013 at the Tagaste Retreat House in Tagaytay City. Almost a hundred servant-leaders of CFC HFL attended the retreat which was led by CFC FFL Spiritual Director, Fr. Francis Gustilo, SDB. It was a weekend of rich learning and reflection on the theme Little Women of Great Faith as the participants got to know and reflected on the faith experiences of selected characters from the Gospel of St. Mark. As the retreat concluded, the sisters are encouraged once again to be witnesses of faith themselves.

KFL &15TH CHILDRENS ROSARY RALLY

LIVE PURE REACHES GREATER HEIGHTS IN OCTOBER

As the last quarter of 2013 sets in, over 14,500 young people from various cities and provinces in the Philippines have heard from Live Pure about Gods plan for their life of love in this Year of Faith alone. Last October, the Live Pure (LP) Movement went to San Beda College Alabang, Canossa School of Sta. Rosa City in Laguna, Casa Del Nino Montessori School of San Pedro, Batangas State University and Bauan Technical High School, Batangas to conduct Live Pure Chastity forums for the High School student body. Live Pure missions in the provinces of Rizal, Catanduanes, Lucena and Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro also took place in October. Also in October, a partnership between the Live Pure Movement and Habitat for Humanity has been forged for the former to serve as the values formation arm for the youth in relocation sites in Cagayan de Oro. Being true to the movements call to be of service to the Catholic Church, the Live Pure Movement gave chastity plenary sessions at the Diocesan Youth Day of Tarlac, and a love forum for the youth ministers of St. John Bosco Parish in Makati City.

Students from the different private and public schools and members of CFC Kids for Family and Life (KFL) District of Manila did not let the seemingly bad weather stop them from attending the 15th Childrens Rosary Rally last October 12, 2013 at the Chapel of the Holy Family in Greenhills, San Juan. The Childrens Rosary Rally is an annual event organized by the Childrens Rosary Movement, Family Rosary Crusade, Ortigas and Company, and the CFC Foundation for Family and Life, through the CFC Educational Foundation, Inc (EFI) and KFL. Some of the schools present in this event were St. Paul College (Pasig), Kamuning Elementary School, and Lourdes School of Mandaluyong. About fifty KFL members from the District of Manila were also present. The children received catechism in the form of storytelling about the Immaculate Conception. This was followed by the Living Rosary, and the event concluded with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Satellite Childrens Rosary Rallies were also conducted by the CFC Kids for Family and Life in the different districts in Metro Manila, in the provinces of Tarlac and Rizal, as well as in the countries of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and the U.S.A.

In a message given to the Live Pure Movement, Arielle Joyce Agbing, Student Council President of Bauan Technical High School, has this to say about their recently held Live Pure forum: ...This activity serves as an eye opener to everyone that although we are longing for love, we must have selfcontrol. We need to awaken our hearts and minds to some issues (i.e., teenage pregnancies etc.) so we could improve our lives as youth and shape our future for the better. The movement has been reaching greater heights this 2013, and it is driven to touch more hearts to share the good news of Chastity.