1.To make our YOUTH more grounded into their faith towards MISSION for new evangelization; (i.e., to be aware of people in the grassroots)

2. To discern the role of the YOUTH and its significance in the Church’s mission today

3. To discover wrahere and how they can get involved for the good of the CHURCH.

What is

MISSION

“Find new ways to spread the Word of God

to every corner of the world”

‘everything the Church does that

points towards the Kingdom of God –

having a specific task of making disciples

of all the nations’(Matthew 28:19ff

The MISSION of the CHURCHis to continue GOD’s SAVING work

to His people

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"that they may all be one...so that the world may believethat you have sent me“(Jn 17:21).

Trinitarian spirituality

The CHURCH, endowed with gifts of her founder, receives the

Mission to proclaim and to establish among all peoples the Kingdom of God

LG 5

Woe to meif I do not preach the Gospel!(1 Cor 9: 16)

The CHURCH is called and sentby Christ to:

In other words…

1.PROCLAIM in Word and sacrament the definitive arrival of the Kingdom in Jesus of Nazareth

2.Offer itself as a WITNESS or a sign of its proclamation;

3.Enable to facilitate the coming of the reign of God through SERVICE within the community of faith and in the world at large.

The WORLD tells us to seekSUCCESS,POWER,and MONEY;

GOD tells us to seek

HUMILITY,SERVICE,and LOVE

“If we don’t have LOVE,all of our great

accomplishmentswill be of no benefit”

(1 Cor. 13:3)

Before…

Today…

However…

MISSION is not necessarily…

GEOGRAPHICAL

PROPHETIC DIALOGUEFaith-seekers

Poor and the Marginalized

Faith of other Religions

People of other Cultures

ENCOUNTERING CHRIST – as Mission is an issue of FAITH (RM 11)

Let us ask the LORD that our work today makes us all more humble, meek, more patient and more trusting in GOD so that the CHURCH may give beautiful witness to the people

Challenges…

Formation of Conscience

80%do not readthe Bible daily

PREPAREPRUNE

PROTECT PROMOTE

PRAY

only 37% said they

attend Church weekly (Catholics)

Survey February 2013

64% Protestants70% Iglesia ni Cristo62 % other Christians75% Muslims

1991-2013

Let the CHURCH always be a place of MERCY and HOPE;Where everyone is WELCOMED, LOVED and FORGIVEN

HINDI ang…

•Paano MAKA-LIGTAS•Paano MAKITA•Sa halip na… MISYON

KUNDI…

•Paano MAKALAMANG•Paano KUMITA•KOMISYON

…may YOUR KINGDOM COME

CROSSING THE BOUNDARIESWe Loved you so much that we were delighted

to share with younot only the Gospel of God

but our lives as wellbecause you had become so dear to us.

1 Thess. 2:8

“Serve wholeheartedly,as if you were serving the

Lord, not men,because you know that the Lord will reward everyone

for whatever good he does” Colossians 3:23-24

“Let us not be a ‘PART-TIME’ Christian,at certain moments,

certain circumstances, in certain choices;

BE CHRISTIAN at ALL-TIMES…towards the path of Christ’s disciples”

Pope Francis

a CANDLE in a dark place

SERVANTHOOD

LoveLiberate

LeadLaunch

PATIENT - PERSEVERANCE

Bring CHRIST – His CHURCH closer to people

IDENTIFY(Concerns/Needs)

PROGRAM TIME framePEOPLE involved

Concrete GOAL/s

May our wisdom be preachedby the mute…

May our words be heardby the deaf…

May our witnessing be seenby the blind…

Teach us good Lord, to serve YOU…To give and not to count the costto fight and not to heed the woundsto toil and not to seek for rest;to labor and not ask for any rewardsave that of knowingthat we do Your only will.

AMEN.

Bong.suganobDiocese of kalibo