CFC Anniversary / 30th Annual Filipino Pilgrimage, Midland, ON

August 7, 2010
8:45 AM	to	4:30 PM

Hello Brothers and Sisters,

Attached are some information regarding the 30th Annual Filipino Pilgrimage to Midland Martyrs’ Shrine, on Saturday, August 7, 2010..

For the information of everybody, Couples for Christ is tasked with leading this years’ pilgrimage. CFC will participate and lead the praise & worship, music, singing of the national ant hem ( Philippines and Canada ), Mass preparation including assignment of Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, reciting of prayers of the faithful, communion and collections. CFC, likewise, will present one activity in the program that starts at 12:45 PM

After the program, we will have our own CFC Anniversary Celebration at the back of the Shrine with some programs and most probably sports activities. We will be sending you more information once we have finalized the activities for our anniversary celebration.

Kindly announce and encourage all members to come and participate since this is one of our 2010 CFC Schedule Major Activity for Toronto and Hamilton, for all CFC Ministries . In lieu, there will be no Chapter Assembly for the month of August.

Bus service is available at several locations for a minimal charge of $25.00 round trip including entrance to the shrine. See attached information for pick up location and contacts.

Thank you very much and God bless,

Bro Dax Magsisi

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For Further information, click on the links below:

Jun 07 10 FNL Colored Flyer 30th Filipino Pilgrimage Martyrs Shrine Midland Aug 7 10.pdf
JUNE 18 2010 Fnl Bus Svc Pkup Pts Bus Cordrtrs for 30th Fil Pilgrmge.pdf
One page flyer with program and bus schedule & pick-up points.pdf

Thank You Letter from Dax Magsisi (Conference 2010)

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Once again, God fulfills His promise that He will do great and wonderful things in our life (John 1:50). God manifested His goodness and His love for us by answering our prayers and making this CFC and KFC conference a blessing to all. No words can truly describe this super spirit filled conference.   Even though we are imperfect people, God made it perfect for all of us.   

We had our struggles, our frustrations, our trials but we came out victorious with the Lord.  The fruits of our labour will always remain in the hearts of all those who attended the conference.

As we start a more renewed life in Christ, allow Him to work His transformation in us so we can finish what God began and bear the fruit that endures.  In accepting God’s call, there will be times when we have to walk a difficult path on this long journey but always remember that it was Him who chose us and with it come a promise that He will always be with us.  Let us focus on the Lord and not on the challenges.

Let our faith be greater than our fears.

To all the members who attended the conference thank you for helping us surpass our expectations.

To the conference steering committee heads, thank you for accepting the responsibility and leading your members to accomplish their task.

To all our brothers and sisters who actively facilitated in the liturgy, music, multimedia, secretariat, logistic, marketing, program (creative/technical ), finance and KFC, I salute and honour you all for your untiring support, your patience, your hard work and most of all your dedication to make this weekend amazing!

Your servant in Christ

Dax Magsisi

YFC Camp – Regina Mundi, Queensville, ON

July 30, 2010

to

August 1, 2010

Camp Persevere

Location:  Regina Mundi
19309 Warden Avenue
Queensville, Ontario
www.reginamundi.ca

CONTACT INFO
Camp Leaders:  Lawrence Tan & Mae-Anne Nazareno
Camp Couple Coordinators:  Manny and Digna Libramonte

Cost of Retreat: $85.00 includes food and accommodations.

2010 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Christ’s power and majesty was truly something to behold. Brock University in St Catharines , Niagara was transformed into heaven here on earth as we witnessed God’s amazing grace during the celebration of the 2010 CFC Eastern Canada and KFC Kids Village Conferences.

The overwhelming success left those who attended craving for more. Both conferences, held on the weekend of July 23-25, were truly inspiring and spiritually nourishing. Almost 800 CFC and KFC members from all over Toronto, Hamilton, Windsor, Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg, Bermuda and US, converged at Brock University to attend the twin conferences.

The celebration centered on our 2010 CFC theme “Fullness of Life in Christ” and was based on Colossians 2:6-7: “Since you have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, live in union with Him. Keep your roots deep on Him, build your lives on Him, and become stronger in your faith as you were taught. And be filled with thanksgiving.”

The various talks were focused on a call to each CFC and its Family Ministry members to experience more deeply the fullness of our life and mission in CFC which is anchored in our Lord Jesus Christ. The twin mission of building the Church of the home and building the Church of the poor with Christ at its center, remains as our holistic and integrated mission. The conference also sounded a renewed call for us to strengthen the basics of personal and community life – to live in union with Christ, to keep our lives rooted in Him, to grow more strongly in our faith and, to be thankful for all that He has blessed us with and for what is still to come.

The conference started with a Mass celebrated by Fr. Gary Schlack, Parish Priest of Annunciation of Our Lord Parish in Hamilton . After the praise and worship, the conference continued with a Parade of Colours followed by a short but beautifully choreographed creative number from CFC Toronto. Ouel Gardon and Grace Parillas, FM coordinators and Jun Clarito, Regional Head for Ontario , officially declared the KFC and CFC conference open respectively.

The Saturday session started, as usual, with a mass celebrated by Fr. Mike McHugh, Parish Priest of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church also in Hamilton . This was followed by a series of talks, sharings and intermittent creative performances. All the talks and sharings were truly powerful and inspiring. In fact, all who heard them were quite moved emotionally and spiritually. The night ended with the very lively “Festival of Choirs” competition participated by all the areas. The “Trio Los Amigos” and participating choirs really gave the audience something to enjoy and remember after a heavy dosage of spiritual nourishment during the day. The KFC Kids Village conference, on the other hand, brought fun, laughter and lifelong memories for the kids through various activities, games, workshops all in a spirit of fun. They also held their own version of “KFC’s Got Talent” competition.

Msgr. Wayne Kirkpatrick, Administrator in the Diocese St. Catharines, officiated the Sunday Mass. In his homily, he called upon all CFC members to be true instruments of God’s love, mercy and compassion by living their faith and their committed service specially to those who are in need. He thanked CFC for their strong commitment to evangelization and helping priests through their various work in their respective parishes.

The mass was followed by praise and worship and the weekend summed up by Melo Villaroman, CFC Family Ministries International Director, who gave a truly powerful, insightful, reassuring and inspiring review vis-à-vis the weekend’s talks. The last day was filled with emotion when, initially, Melo requested participants to make a personal reflection while the song “Sometimes” was sung live by the Music Ministry in the background. This was followed by a request for husbands to pray over their wives that ended with a loving embrace and a rose offering. Thereafter, he also asked each member to approach a brother or a sister in the hall who, in one way or another, has touched their lives and offer a “Thank you.” The atmosphere turned into a swelling of emotions as several exchanges of gratitude and loving embraces were manifested in the entire gymnasium.

The very energetic Ricky Cuenca, the newly-designated Chief Executive Officer of ANCOP, brought the conference to a fitting denouement by leading the final mini-praisefest of the conference and getting everybody dancing, jumping and shouting for the glory of God.

One word to sum up the entire conference — AMAZING!

Congratulations to all and we pray that the conference experience will remain in our hearts and inspire us to a greater commitment of service to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

See you all in Quebec for the 2011 CFC Eastern Canada Conference!

Contributed by Rico/Gina Tingin

CFC Eastern Canada Conference 2010, Niagara Region (NEWS!!! Early Bird discount by May 10,2010)

July 23, 2010

to

July 25, 2010

 

The beautiful region of Niagara is welcoming all our brothers and sisters to our 2010 Couples for Christ Eastern Canada Conference.  It will be at Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catherines on July 23-25. 

The CFC Kids for Christ Eastern Region Kids Village for children 6-12 yrs old will take place simultaneously giving couples with young children to be in one place and celebrate oneness in Christ.

CFCs and KFCs from other regions and in the USA are welcome to join. Preparations are in full swing by CFC GTA, host for this year’s conference.

Early bird registration deadline is on April 15, 2010 (discounted fee).

The final deadline for receiving all registration forms along with payment in full is July 5,2010. You may send your registration forms with payment via regular mail. For more information, please download the registration forms in this link (CFC and KFC forms are in one pdf file).  Online registration will be announced once it is available.

CFC GTA is united and committed in making your stay at Niagara a memorable experience! Likewise, your support and cooperation by way of your timely response to this invitation is highly appreciated! Consequently, we humbly ask you to include the Service Teams in your daily prayers.

As we advance toward “Fullness of Life in Christ,” may we all be inspired and be energized thru these events as we claim victory for our Lord!

See you there and God Bless you all!
CFC GTA

   Click here to download the Registration Forms in PDF format