Fall 2009 “Six Pack” of Lectures

Metro 53 Bar and Restaurant

307 East 53rd Street, between 2nd and 1st Avenues

Visit://www.totnyc.org for more information

CFYA (Catholic Filipino Young Adults) welcomes you and shares with you another opportunity to become co-workers in the vineyard of the Lord.

A special invitation is extended to all Filipino young adults to become Liturgical Ministers at the Filipino Chapel in New York in preparation for the regular Filipino Young Adult Mass.

The Ministry of the Altar Server

To be an Altar Server is not only to serve the priest by helping him preside over the liturgy but to serve the congregation by helping everyone to worship and celebrate in the best way possible. It is also worth noting that first and foremost it is a service to our Lord; an opportunity to take an essential role in the most sacred celebration of our Catholic Faith.

The Ministry of the Reader

According to the Introduction to the Lectionary, “the Sacred Scriptures, above all in their liturgical proclamation, are the source of life and strength…Love of the Scriptures is therefore a force reinvigorating and renewing the entire People of God” (#47). The Assembly truly requires readers. This ministry is comprised of suitable lay people responsible in proclaiming the Word of God through the act of reading the Liturgy of the Word.

The Ministry of Hospitality

The Ministers of Hospitality is the first official representative of the community that worshippers meet. It is a ministry of genuine joy and care for others all centered in Christ. It is an expression of reverence for the presence of Christ in each member of the congregation. It is more than simply being friendly or sociable but nurturing Christian love and concern for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Among many important responsibilities include: directing and facilitating processions, collecting the monetary offering, overlooking the physical aspects of the chapel space (temperature, if doors are to be closed or opened, lighting, etc), monitoring the cleanliness and readiness of the chapel for the services, distributing the bulletin, welcoming and seating guests, and responding to emergencies. Truly it is a ministry of love for the people of God.

FREE TRAINING AND INDUCTION WILL BE HELD AT THE CHAPEL OF SAN LORENZO RUIZ DE MANILA. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR NAME, CONTACT INFORMATION, AND WHAT MINISTRY YOU FEEL YOU ARE CALLED TO BE INVOLVED WITH TO REYNOR 848.203.9490 REYNOR@KATOLIKO.ORG.

The Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila is sponsoring a series of seminars about our Catholic Faith. On July 25 the topic will be about Mary and the Rosary. Bring your family and friends.

This event is FREE of CHARGE.

Thursday, February 26, 2009
7:00pm – 9:30pm
Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila
378 Broome Street (Bet. Mott & Mulberry)
New York, NY 10013

Please consider joining us in praying the Rosary at 6:30pm before the movie. Screening begins at 7pm, there will be popcorns…and rosaries available.

(This is a private screening. This event is free of charge.)

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As you know last Sunday (Feb 1) we celebrated Mass for the new Team Ministry of the Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz. From this day onward we continue to carry on the pastoral service to the Filipino Catholic Community in New York especially the young adults.

On February 15, we, the Catholic Filipino Young Adults (CFYA) a young adult outreach, would like to invite you, your organization, friends, co-workers, and family to be with us, to be united in prayer in worshipping our Lord and to pray for the enrichment and strengthening of our faith and relationship with Him and our community.

It is our hope that through this celebration of the Eucharist and fellowship that will happen after the Mass will provide us an avenue to to connect and nework with friends old & new, know each other more, not only with the organization that you represent but moreso as a Filipino young adult living in New York and most importantly as brothers and sisters in Christ.
We are all looking forward to meeting you.

In Christ,

Core Team
Catholic Filipino Young Adults (CFYA)
CFYA is a young adult outreach whose goals include: inviting young adults to a responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the faith community, fostering personal and spiritual growth, and empowering young adults to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.

Following the mass, we will be going to dinner/drinks at Gatsby’s located on 53 Spring Street. We will have two guest speakers: Fr. Richard Gill, LC on “Developing a Personal Relationship with Christ” and Dr. Phil Mango on “The Real Deal About Men & Women.”

Event by
The Catholic Fellowship | cfnetwork.org

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Witness for Life | Bleecker Street
Saturday Feb 7th at 8 AM

8am – Mass at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral 263 Mulberry St. (enter at Mott St. )
8:45am – Rosary Procession to Planned Parenthood, 26 Bleecker St.
10:15am – Benediction at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral
10:30 – 11am – Social and Pro-Life Presentation in Church Hall

John Mallon is trying to assemble an email list of Blogs in the English speaking world, especially in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He is currently working as Contributing Editor for Inside the Vatican magazine, doing media relations for Human Life International, and assisting at the Envoy Institute in a promotional capacity. He has two degrees in theology and frequently has items of interest to Catholic Bloggers worldwide. With 25 years of experience in the Catholic Press, he has found that major secular outlets are often closed to these messages. If you have or know of Blogs that would be interested in receiving press releases and other pertinent materials for your Blogs, he would very much appreciate getting a mailing list of these blogs for this purpose. This is not spam. Anyone not wishing to receive these materials will be removed from the list immediately upon request. Catholic Blogs are absolutely critical for spreading credible information on the Church. This mailing list could serve as a News Agency supplying news and other information to Catholic Blogs.

It is absolutely maddening trying to harvest emails off of Blogs, where people won’t post their emails. He is only interested in people who want to receive these messages, not bothering anyone.

For more on John Mallon please visit his website at: http://johnmallon.net

Please let me know if you can help.

Thanks & God bless you,

John Mallon
johnmallon@mac.com 

http://johnmallon.net

This research study is conducted for a non-profit organization in the Philippines with a mission to transform poor communities and revive the dignity of every underprivileged Filipino.

Your participation is highly valuable to this study. Participants will remain anonymous and all information will be kept confidential and will not be shared with any third parties.

Thank you very much for your time and participation in this research project.

Cathy Abella, Graduate Student
Columbia University