Action Update 1983 (January) by Christ's Youth in Action

CYAnewsle

THE

a quarterly publication of the christian youth In action

un I ":NSFIHED :BY the f~."ultfuJ. effcrts of '~he CYA affi.lia te groups d.uri,r>.{{ the Last school Y~HU·.

./ 1982~1983J Chrisiian Youth in Action (CYA)is :pl£·l,.;"lllinga nuaber of ao ti v i t.tes and events 1:,;::£the SllJ1illUlr o.f 1983 't'bat ~i.ll bui.Ld 01'1 it~~)ae· g~lr:H:z and

t:ris,dl ti(m. In the

cont Inue the l~o:f.'d1 b work among young peop'l e. WI!:! Sl.lrr,nna:t~ t.o be another g:r~3;:-i.t t.iJne :f(}r ll()r·d. .iXi t}'k~ ·wn.:i v$r$i ty campuee s a

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Qo\u:-t,e!?!y of the Ateneo Chris t.ian :Broi;herhood CYA !JtHAN'i.BGIYING RE'0EPTION .••. ~,,<> .fo.. to~}.st to the many

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(?:)-27 at tile lt3~.n.ulrp·t:'0n. . Gorfi,fCn·t Ln .i~:;:~\ti:Q~~·lo\l Fi.fty man and w'~;)monf'1;()E var i ous school s a t.-teXj:JJ>t, tJ1i9 pre'~H()lY' \-hH~k :t'B t:::'ea t ~ ~~hi.cb brougn t the;;; -,/., a deeper and .. nlOl:~e cO!XmJitted _pera{'n~'J1.1 rela.tj,.oJ.l;1Qj-.1} with the 1o.l:'d J.eaw~ Tht~ thmllO cho sen fm:~ th.i~\l r·etrea.t was IITh6 Victory of Christ," which hi.gtl"~ lighted the a:ton.ing and r(;ld~m:ptiv~ ,work ofthl.'J l,ord Jesu"s in hh~ pansi on , death~ and l·~m.n:~!''i'lctj,<.H:t..

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ifai th-'stlar:i.ng, and discernment of God's iwill i.n our lives. We wanted to suppor-t .one another+a individual Christian com-

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dedicated to the spread of the Goa! pel in ·the unive;rsi ties and oth(;lr youth en.•.. . :vironmen ts.

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, As ~he year went by, it soon became i6lear that God, had. other plans for us. iUe diqn't want us to juat focus on our io,m lives, to rejoice in our own growth ! .and be con tented with what he had gi veri us. He wanted us to go out and bring the Gcs,pel to other yOl~ people~

So we obeyed. Some began to share ';;heir fal th with their seatl::lates and per·sona'l friends * Others began to share what God had done in their lives wi.th the whole

Our goals are to bring these youth to a I ;mature decision to live out their Catholic i ifaith (c~nver~ion)~ to stress. t~e ~mpor:ance ;11' of relat~onshlPs wlthother Cnrlstlans for i : mQ:I"e sustained g'.t'owth (Comroi1iment) f to de. ;ve.Lop strong Christian men and women (Chariacter) f and to advance God's Kingdom trrrough I I the spread of the Good News \Commission). ! .]

Yeung people are growing up in a tiw:e when sin is tolerated, beli ttledt ~r even We know that tiestructl.on, i l!d,-ecePtion, sickness, broken relationship~, class. and death ar-e the resul t.s of this rebelllon God. ';Ie know too. from our own People began to respond enthusia.stica.lly •. : I: against !ieXperience and God's ongoing revela.tion Y-coreand more reque~l'tg came in for retreats, that it is only Jeaus Christ and his S:piri t "·"20011 ec t.Lons , classroom presentations t I i who can change the hearts of roan. 'l1€lp for nsv prayer groups, personal 'coun'{<Jli~ ~ and solid Chri~tlan te£'\-Ching~ Young people today are hungry for tha.t change of heart. They axe hungry foX' ChriBt As students began i;1., respond to the who can change them so they too can bring i,>hallenge to follow Ch::t'ist, W(~ aav that ! !;hey wouid. ne.ed ongoing peex support wi tha.bout this change in others. ,:n the schooI envt.ronaent , Almost spcn, I We, the Christian Youth in Action, are ::2.1.\e01:" ly and rle, tu.;rally , :prayer groupe f committed to feeding them (In 21.:15-17). :'",;;aterni ties and so);'ori ties ver e formed .en var Lous achoo.i.s and Ut'"1..1versj.ties. 'fhea8 ! I :,::oups of'f'er-ed ••... hat the ordinary "bar-kada" l>1ay the. Lord comp'l.e te the work that he !, has begun an us all! "''l.iled to give: solid Christian teachi.ngJ II ":.yrluine committed relatiol1..ships, honor In Cllrist, ',~drespect f'or the individual, and an ! I: opor tunj ty to aerve God in different activ-11;ie3.

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lneention in J'ehl"uarvof s: ", 19829 Chrhlt:la."l Youth in. Action (eTA) t h•.u~'b~~n s,:peru::·hea.din.g var Lous ongoing :prog'X'Pl.nir..; in the d.t:tf'arent univerai ties and ! i yOtwg :peo~l.e "s 0P.viron:ments of Ne'tx-oManila.. Asi.d_~ frQID. these :programs, there havebeen i : :plentif~.ll apport\U'l.i ties fot' other activities I : that provide a w~11-rou.nded experience of ,ithe . fullCh~istian Ii f·'"" e which we are 1L.l

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In June, John Keating'" Direet·,r (>f , Ghrht.ian Out!'e~(}h (nee) In I I iUniversity I \ !J'Uchigan, arri.ved for a motlth••.long vi.sit. 1 a VS-:-ba.sGidgxC>l.ll} of u!.;LY~:F$.ity ~tu.dtllrtf5 ! i inTol ved In campus apos tola,:h and eval1g.~l ;,mn Ii ivor.k, rn..q,intains a clfJ?J9 werking :rela,tlotlshtp

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In .July·, again CIA spcneoxed i t~ l. ' called to inay of Recollection at lIST" With the themes :"Chri.5tiantty: Tb.;}Righe~t rd.eal~n ihe I,i."• .. At the close of the school y~ar in !"v:)r;:~h~\II! !ave.nt a.s ar, pt aummer-.~nder· l:rl~e'",.+n~~ t· ,,,In..., , . ...,.'-'He:r •.•'" • 1"1",<>' 1 stu.d~nts from the dif'ferent eYA s.ff:Hia.i;;{t '< "'•• ~ GI" ...•.. ~" .. I gathered an @VtHling c.rf f'un and irbJ ch~)o1 y oar l1.vfh

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. I ; ente:rta.inment in an &fter-d.inn~r 30i:r~~ q "'d""f'" .I-\;'''' .. t es ",n-,,,,. "" •..•""+h .. 0.V'f. ;1",,1 A .; .j-es . .1'oS1", th•• e e•.•. WU>'. "' ..,.,.••.•~ ""',' .•••w.,~· ""'~.~ .. ,_;:;.••" fi~st kmten retJ:eat at ·the Ce.xm~ltte T~:r~ tiax'Y Rouse. Forty ;you.n.•JJ men and women I : caee together fm· a. week~nd of tea.chini f 11:prayer ~and . recrea:tion centered around the I' :''1.'etreat f s theme "I,ivhlg Ln 'tu"" :Power" of Ii i. th~ R~Bu.rrec~tion., l! e,

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En .AJrrilr t;Y!~f~en.t_ f~}u!~ of 11;8 seni or ~d;:,:>.J'f~:t'g to -the Aaian :Bihle Imd:i tu.-toe. i pa,atoral Leadexs i· 't\N1'~th\:.';r 'Hi tn 84 Q·ther I,:. i"·};;~)l;.~.all ()\.~·~~·:r trlt'$ P.hj...li.J.Jx;j,·nes a.nd, Asia., I,. f:h·,2;Y· e:.:ntE.1J.:"etl ;lnto the jcy of a,iS~Q'leriI'€; 1

With th{ij onset of t31asae~ ~ tho s~e!." aeti \'i ties gave way to the l;flIgula.r j)J:Og'Ta.ma

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cQnd~J.cted by the diff$reni; groups i3'l their l:'01(pective

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I ~$\)li(i .:trlstr'uctions Ln e,v·a,.1':tg~111s1li and Ctl.1:ist .• ! i~l.nlsadtn,'ship" and proYl.(:tGJ!d. fUl.1'le oppoJ:'tu.ni ty fer g.rQ'w,d;h and tm.:t t;;;'f {f~TS\f.n",;.g·the '¥"ariOu.B ! 6(;hools ~ It 'l/asabo ,f,l;t "~hili.! til\le tha,t CYAheld. i ta fin~t SpoX'tg.f~st )lith fiv'€! ..,'•.11a::ctici.md;in;r teama of men frt)w th2 Atene(\~

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l1j?1 and US'.r; ~ The ,"ma:t'geti~ team fr~~ the Un,iV'at'si ty of t.~e PhHipp:hles topped. thi.B $"ear.'! S sPQrta event *

as CYA-·wJ.df;i$.ctivJ.ties dance held lr.~ SiSil}teI!\l)~r~. '~ii?.S i<1.tter,lJie:d. by rf.\Q;ce than

orA affiliate ca:oop\u:H:lS~ af1 f:n,l:chas a b~.rxl

~:c'f~,l together i·t!~lm.a.n.y ~'tp(~~tne!:'!~ in. rnj.s.f~i(.~n.lt for a ~t!):).aWJ.sgivingC:·elobratifJ.n in, F~I'.n:l.1JM:<Y of. '!....,/ q8~ ('~.f'''' (';\-.,) <-, .....•..•.•.•. acccmuanv.i . "" ~ "',t-"'.- 1l! - U'" ~ .~'1 .•.•-l-" ",'! ~}) s:s. WM a very appropriatf! way .j~(; end the fh:::Ji; yea:!' of OY!; and we axe e;ag0rly l~~,ok.i:{~g !,J...I.,_ ..,)...•...•. ~ '"

fox-ward to an. even richer

com:Lng year.

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The University of Santo Toma.iI'J, long a ibastion "of Dominican spirituality. haa at, ipresent three oampus groups: the THOMASIAli iCBRISTJ;AN :BIWTHElUIOOD (TOB) t a Ch:dstia.n ifra.terlu'ty that is the first of !tsk!nd I in thecount:ry; AWlTt a group of women in i the College of Ensineeri.ng; and the lLAW !JiG PAllGINOON

Prayer Group" -

! TOll was founded two years ago with only !eight Jilembers; today, it boasts of more :than sixtycommi tted men who are imrol veu wi th var:i.ou.~ f.>zrr'll.CeS and a:c t5"v.j,.ti ea.. If

.•';heer D1J.mrH}}.' W8J.'(1 to be mmsidi.n:,\':)d 1 even :tlH::rre j,.I:',:I;·y;,e8sJv~e w('.r.l11d. be th.e ~;law·~· ~~}.ith a,

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The Ate,;neo Outrea.ch the A'rENEO Ch1USTUU :~;nlOTH.8RHOOD(Ac:B) was fo:r.m.ally orga.n.i.z,edin ! 981 after. more than a, year: of informal Lunch r!l(Oletingu and teaching seae tona, COJllyJQsed of a.r01.ID,d 25 collegameu" the ACB we.a ::·)spc.ms..i.b10for thf.~ celebra.tion of the ·\tris t AW{l;J:'fn1SSS \cleek lal1t January (see :,.Gcon;~:;:),rryi:ng new.s story i.n thlg Newsletter)«

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The University of the Philippinea has itwo groups in the, College of Arts and ,!Sciences: MILES CHRISTI, a fra-terni ty of " i l!fifteen men, and the SALTOJf' THE EARTH1a 1 Ilsorority of around twenty women" .B:..>th !.!groUPS recently conducted separate sets of I Iithe Chrlstian Life Program to some men and ! li.women, and the core . leaders expect to guide ! Ii them this l:iu.mrlter throUB11further trair.dng ! !i and ;in:>iri. tv.al formation. •

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The)3RO'I':H]~RF.OO]) OF TirE CROSS (OOs) is a. t!i'raterni ty of around twenty men in De La. ISaIle Unive:t'3ity~ Formed in 19(}1 and forI lmerly called the AssociaUQn of Christian IllStu~ent3' the :BOa is ac+tve in campu~ svanIligell.s1l1, eSJieoially through the ChrIstian I ;i1ife Programa andth& week.ly Wednesday 11luncheons , in which the regular members !1'liwOuld irwi te some friends to join them for liluneh, faith-sharing, and prac.tical tea,chit1gs.

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with Ch:riati.an Youth in ActtCln~ But iperha:ps what th~ae grou.ps are, or what they !are doing at present, doesn't qut te ring a \bell.. Here's aqutck look into the various igroups which (1.1:'8 froutliners in t.~e eYA 'outreach work: i

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twenty WOlnen u.nder the spiritu~l directi9nof Nae Lega,llp.i, Diadem ,follows fi :regula.:t' monthly achedul.s of Bible' i! studies, :prayer meet ings , and reel'eation. II This I!Hlli1!nl;2.', the. g"L'ou.p plans to continue I I ! I meeting every week in order to give support i.I 'I and encoQragement tQ one another. i.

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Next in line is eYA f s second Sum!:e:t.l.fJa,i&:r.ahi:pTrai:ni.ng Program, to be held :rc·m. AprH 27 to !'1ay 20. Thi.s mo:rtth.•. ~1onf ti~.Jilng p:rogra.mconsists of tW'otracks oond:.\':;t~t a imul iia.ueou21y:· the J3asi.c Track t to 'bit h£~nd.led by FnlJ1Cis Itu.I'ralde, and the j'~V'~hced.

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there is the outreacb to the Assu.'lIption Convent, started in 1981. Being a former teaoher of the schoolf Beth Melchor leads the women's group there, which has seen two CIJH s to de.te •

Look t.o the P\rture

Conside:rin.g tha.t Christian Youth in. Action is formally only a year old, the fact that 1t has alreaJiy ten affiliate grcnl~a-which affect and involve ovez one

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OJ;1 t;'tw consecut.I ve F:i:-iday i.nre:r.hlfvl d\.t1:'in.g the swtl.m€n~ t UOi,y -j ;Sa.nd :WfOrA H i:Lr:r.old. "Ent&rtaj.nmk}nl NIghts. H Fol1owin~ -l~he lHl;S.io fo:rL~.t of trle-; .tieYj"11~r suc"(J:esa.fu....1 ~.C·o·Ct"[;:.8; Hcuae" h.~11dl;';'-tit yea:r s 'k~e OYA :&1nt~r.;.a.i,<,msr'.(t. IUghts prQn:ds? 1;0 ba an eXCi1;ir"1~ a.H~.,('UX!, ti1ne for CJ:U"istianent~l'tQ.h'U!';ent fo'! YG'.:i};},g J,?:::;ol.}le.. At:, bef'cr e, wa hope "\;0 !}pr~;~..1.a.nd give ~.('itl1.*SS to G<)d' a ~Jol.~dthl~O~l 'W;'l ... 1i~~!' 'It dance t d:r,s.ma., and o'th.ijr p$;r.foX'!1.~ingtrt~h Va:dou.s CrA affiliiil.t.o g-.coilps have b,een tap-

ped to prepare and cont:dbute the :'b,~$tof th~ir respeotive tmterta.irunent fe~:res.

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On: Me.y 28~'29, CYA will hold its first S:po:etsfest for men and women.

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CYA-

(l'hia

sports proJect will include a.thlet:h, events i·.c, a task ;0 'nro"jer"/" '''' (",\,;p·,';r"" K , .•....... t. •... T", £;Sf-ow.i.n&;,Et~)king: nt;W areas: of ou+reaoh and ~v8.ng'eliza.t~.()n. Already the aenf.or- sta.ff iN looking Into the po8.sihJli ty of forming groi.rps Ln of;hers schools ~ such as in San Beda and. Dol Bosco. With the Lord t shelp,

for

it is ]j.kelT that next year vill see more campus grQi.pa affiliated with CYA--truly

Ive aot.hi ties

(~v"' .•.•~l,-l~

frontl

~IO

i.nerll all

>':.A-

}..l..t

..,\••••

"#'''"f~''''.J... .Let

in the Lord f S oampaign :i.Il

the universities!

both

ti1en

and

WOm>9D

r~Jn:"~aentil'jgCY1~'a

Of OQ';trs~) aside :f:rum 'the .fc;:t:'ego:tn.g CY~\.wid~~ i.wtivities t the' vaxiou.'3 CIA affi1:L:),t;lJ g:eoups wi 11 contil'lUtt w'1th the :Lt- Olr.J. :r'efjp~Ct-

for

·the

6i.urunel:'.

Th(fja:('i!

LneIude $·tJ!l'llifH" outin.ge. and cru:npir.g~ :r~};~'1Jl:~rr.' ·(4~$k.ly jJ;\'H~t.i!1g"e~Cb.ri.eti ..an 1:LfifJ :P:t?oBJ'$:irjJ'l~ and other :t~c:reat.i,ornl,l !!c.-tivi ti(l~"h

'i [

Christ Awarene'ss 'eek Overwhelms Campus

;

·.

''''''''1{'

A ten.eana

(

, :i t seemed. as if ,~h~y were BiJeh.l.g' an e~til'ely new school tha.t l'kmday 1J10rlUngd It ~..ras .ranuary i 1,and 1i tUG dJd th*y know tha t ~ f'or the next five d.aYHJthey wi)uld lit;er"~ ! :3J.ly PI.)} swamped by' announceaen ta t Jioe-te.r~~. OIi !~NY

i and reminders lJ aBUS Chriat

I \

of'

:pr(~c.laimingtheloxd8hip over the Aten.eo.. .

Under the a.egis 0.£ the At.enee C}l;t'is tj"an 'n--rothe:r.hood (ACB), a eYA affHiate group :led

by Fra.ncis

Itul;ralde,

Christ

AWal~En}e$S

!\feek (OAW)un:£'clded wi th precise <?l"cl'ier;tra.·;tion and ooordina.tio11. (~'like a high-powt~:red ·advert i Ii;iug campaign $ n ;remax'ked an 0 'bse:tver ) .• ,.,,, ',.f "-" .., .•..••,,.!'j' ~.n a ~;;,O\>y .",.J,a 1'$",,;:;. ..;.'."'.,"" " ..•, •••• , t.....';'01: ·t~l.c> :t ..,., CAH .1.•• _t'lO','·''''t.. u :t'o Ht.,d;·,rex·tiis,e 'the person 01' J eaus Christ •'to "thto ;$'H:l'til:'e A tena.o co!rum..lt')..i'ty ~

-&.~

Wi -tJl :011 and ;Col1>fJ;:~:'t.~ ·the AG:ti

:l~r}.e C!hj:is t <Awa:rerl~g·s Week lleJ...d .in t.hft At~}neo Last Ja.nuarywaf~ ,t.he firat eY~'l:X' to be e$leln:,'i.:.d~,,:d,.in that, C;;:i,."i;hol5.c u..i1.iVt)X"td.ty.

~·~:Gla.niJ'ft~:!; tog. n t hrU:ld;,~o1.tt~s'" and })OH tt~rs ]~ll,Ei ;open i~'orll~1~ a7m~poa..1.:u:m, a21d ·cla88:t~(.)om pre ..~ fl

;Cer~t(':Lr&i oetfeteJ~la9 o:rdipg,:e11St ,I'riday nights ~ eJtJ"llod.0d into

quiet on song and ·p..ppla1);!Seat 'the staging of a "Coffee :HOW'H~rI.. lPilm. shov . i.na.<~ of i~h""'iot"l ~~~t" cf .•. EiI;t:!.. as w('}11 fUJ e sound-f.j;.nd.""~~1id(~ pre;sentati.Ol) ca.l Led tSW1'liai:1e in 'l.;J1e Dark" 1 1:'ere (~a.e;erly ant.icip&hld. and wttll attend.>od •• .•.

e :

~<ot~~

of tJ:1a"t. f'lI,~litof2.1f~1:r1:a··ti{):n~\ ,it; ::~"s-lik.ely tbat nnothe r .At\'3U1ifO tradi tLon has been oorn , H()Wtfl'v'f~I'~ the At~;nBO Chrif~-ti,an .,~ I~:r:·r.~tlleJ:ll!()od }1('P~tt3 tYla1;~ no t (»nly ~"fi.l1 i .JosUE be p:('ol~;laini.(;l'd as I,o:x:'d HJ;'ld, S~l,vh')J" fo:!;' -, yGa.r, but tha/c ;every w,~"-,,k i! one week every

i I In the Aterwol.fi.ll If i I We·ek~ i I

be a Chr:ist

AW2.•. :cel').I;ffif!'

, I fI' I

II i: ,, ~ i"

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('YI\ Hosts

l\'j\he evening's program o"'-'enad vd.t11 'l song f}.~omthe. S1;tHiertta", Th~ ~en. of ·tnB f 'f'homasian Cm::l;;.:J'tiaIl iroth .. ";"lrhoo(j <?i,j};.r; pr'f!la,'$ entad a comedy skI t:t and. dt'ew :C'a\,"'1i~ and 1 I a~ ~.••,f"faws. .from t;he aDnreciativ·eaa~dien(~t\. .-

I\I I

Thanksgiving

Reception

Ii II

N HONORof

Ii,

its

friends

lJIJ;Uly mi.aeionn

and

"partnara in . o'uf.'.ly- :.mppoX"ted

who bave genern ita work over t;he. !. pag-t,. yq.::a.r t Ch.1:~:t13't:1.•..sn Yo·uth in Aotion hoabed I; a thrurlksgivirt..g :cecsptlon last Febr-uary 26 \: ! E~_t 1~ 50 in the evening. ThE! event lrlas i i~ll;l~'~n:~;d;~~~ at t,-h~rer.'.!ider~ee of l"lr. and J:llrs. I' 1J':J.or;o;;, El;~t;:t"el1a:dot p3.:t:'ents of a CYA vc Iun'.

riJ:Ii~:·:t.y~~w~')g\le~stt'J:atte.ndedthe affaIr,

~ Aw,·r.

",y~"

'fi'-,A: .•..•.-.·'lr

l'.·''h.-~~:I'!·~.1~,\"l:.G

<'l'u.",,,,l

,..<;<~_v

~ ..•.,~,...n>.iO--.'YO •..•·....,.....· •••••. ""t

J.,~,~

~.l'

C,.".·~·:;.·~k~} 1 1"•• "''''''''~~'''''-'' ..,

H"'-l"~I;bp.l<nr. "B"kii~,~."'ni1<'",-l'h,.',,,,, I' Ii Ramon Cavanna of Don :BoI~CO~ Fr~Mark Lesage i, of th~'1Las PiHas:parish; and F-x •• Herb Schne:Ld ,. .:!.. 'h ~ ~ W\·il'1.;;,.'·;""":"i~>·'"'V ••.~ ••..v...•_4>.V~,.~~ .••M...t.#_

I Ii

ll !

"" .~",..c.

.'l;iJ(tj

"....,..".,.~ "11

.•,"",.

6 .••. 1,~t..<f

'7'

. ~A'Io:W"V.",- •.

itles.,

special '6ventSI'

its li}ad€lrship

and

';"Jrga.n.i.zati()n.

wa,e follc)wed by fl, ~liiie' l.~h(j>wf (and certainly'enliv@ned) by Nika •. ; 'llher.e "la~t:i!lle again for .fellowship, and . 1'1 'ITl4fl:da:nrla. aft;~:e the p!.'{Jgt't~. and the g'U$sts f r ; IIb3.0.e an effort to know £'--./0:::10 about GYA , ·through the steJ'f and yo~,unteal' wor.kar~l" ! ~

! Su","lc, ",1,

Aft(,U" the ente:r.tainm.::H'lt part,ion :?f 'the &vill!~lin~j! Jl-1ike ;fose:ph~ ,11'" gave a ahxl:'l";. :prel:Jante.tion 011 the Ch:cll3tian ton.th in ActJ(r~H I i t8 :rationale, the effort Ln the dif;:'erelxt . lun:i.v@.~~i ties ~ regtu.a.r :pi<:igrama and a.u1;,h~-

-t;\'J;sr 1>f(}!~ker"

":"Ii~.'..

\t 1\t

!! lI

~l'.ne talk

I:w.notated

r cconaana t;(Jl:' 0~. 't.:e li~gg:t.a." 1m l'ner(~ ; were a.Lso guests fY.:om, tn"~ .llroth~X'hQod of [ , Christian Bus Inaaaaen and ·the 'j 2: 15 Men$ So c

\ . eX'~·nean

fellowship. r

FI!:IST WORDS i ox: st~mm0.r# 'I'hua , this maid. en' Lssue fqcui3a~, on the d.~fferentprog:ra,Y£m and. : ~<"'~"';""j"'~'! :iy!..... :

~..i'~"

of'•••.. CY!\. i'c.<'-r...- the.

: J.) k<,,,f:;.o

OQ!U'E/

out

s-u.'Il!J1or roon+W.!..•..s a.h ead ,""

H:Lth a::d;iclel;l (;f var-I •sd l1TlD' f.i:rst Lasue

t,.'~::~}.~{;;~~.; ~;'tJ.'ld .. :i.x~\tex."'t~:!titS..

-.yJ ;,~(~

;rhe ed.i -j,oX'sex.press their hope 'th~i't 'thro~h a. :f1."l.li tful communi.catiOll line hetween the CYA f-?ta"ff aJ1<1 th~il~ ~'ru·.:pp():ri~e:.rsand fl~tend.a i> Christ·iall ~-Ol1t,fl. Ln l\.C.t:i..on. w'111 be~ come li no t ;jU.fJ.t "our-" ~~f.f~()J.tt o,r "your" co~ c~rnt rh.rt ~~!£~:t:,~tS mOVI'1mtftl't for· the gTt;1&.~~·ter~3'lc~:r:tof Cr""~d,~ -~ JCY

c.'Y.b. i.trtt1:)'1)01~-t.e·'1<r;sf! a co'Lumn "by CY,~.A ,11:"1' ami a regular

I. ·;.J:.::et":'ct,;oJ::L J4j, k'3 JmHiph,

'Ii

f!:;;'i,tU£:"()S

1il':i.tCg'UJ)i3.bout

H,f:fil..ta-t~e

the

dj"ffere.nt

CYA

(~l.'Oltl)s.

Ls nov open to all ~lemb~x'f:3 v:f lieg5.nniue: \oiith

the

next, Lasue stated

.July t UH::; ed.i tors lJri.l1 featiu:'e one or of those groups, l'€:cl)unti.ng -their h:Ls·-to:rj.f.~s! meEberah.ip 1 and. ou tetandfng taomerrts in the ser-."ice of '\,;he l~o:cd.

fQx'

'1;",lO

all

erA

affilia,t.e

g'J:(,H.ilnJ

••

voor«

CHRlsr/<\N

IlI8i;,t;f:!At

,1t\C

INACTION

300 P. GUf:VARRA' ST. SAN JUAN, M£l'RO MANILA

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I l~_~=~-,~_._~_u,

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•.•• ·1

eYA NEWSL1~1'TER ____________

•

••

III'

••••

~~I*"'.--"'!I'~-:J

IS Thursday Luncht Ime 9 and the 12~15 Men's Fellowahipta Chr1stian bi;lSi~ nessman's group, gathers at the Top . Carrteen in .the 1"ladriga.l :Bunding. ¥..a,kati. T

If you attend their weekly luncheons, you will notice

a .pleasant-faced,

spcken man Ln h i s late

twenties.

i~1i'~,a.T:i,oNabor~ a

Lanc -

free

soft •.. H:.i.s :n.ame

inga.:rchitect and one of the f'ound.ing merabezs of tho group , A graduate of the National Uni 'te:r;"l. ty in 1977 ~ Ms.r Lo Looks back on his lOI;th with a rrd.x ture of Dcrr:-:':'(Jw and re-morse. He I.'8r;J(s:,;lJers that his co11ef5e

'I -'·i ...•.•_.' t oLd ~ ...n ~.;,.• l."r";,{, '" t ,. t·,lOnt r so~'" •. v.lrtl:3 ! support and r:ommi t;r,ent 'cased em one' s com« imon sot)t$l1ip 'with We I'~rd Jeos C(tl.'I8t •

i ..1'" +, c: h:.LPS1 ,re,.-".(·.on.,

i I,<-lrgely throUfl~1 his i.nVQ)reIDlmt and [f'LnancLa.l support or OU':i~1T,j.an Youth ;'n !Action, 1>lari.o Ls able ';J) gj.~'{~"vnat littlE! ihel \j he' can cf'f'e.r , iJe Kl)!)i!¥Sthat~1if:i f corrcr fbut.ions to CY,A a.ref;y!·' 18i good. CfiJ:l.S~, an.d ·~l1.~l.t l1i.f~ . lmonetary sur.-pcd in "lell~ [sperrt ill ;)r.:ngillg the Good i u "".,'''' :'0 '~.,()' n'I"" il"",,,,",, " "'-"'10' .J',J.~."Q 1-'" x· .•.'"

i II lo.'~ ,(:C".s happened to fMa.~~i.osi~~ his {.;olle.ge days , ;1l'~"... ~n<~ 'Jli "'&1'f h"" '-' "',., '" h""',..,.'i~::. 1 -I-(" 11. ~ t •••. ..l.

d:.ys were spent with He \llci.~J cori-

and became

That.is

why Mario

Y01ln.gpeople.

exp6rlence

and

bad

is so doasn I t

what he haegQne

want.s to make

."' .•}

'31-4'0

bo a

(.••.•.

<>.

'-.J

mavur-e

iOi,1ria! ....sn groul) f'r-om w<hieh he i·t.6t~ei\ffS oons tarrt S11:P]?(j~t"t and fencclL'4JelnBl1t in his Christ·", ~Ja:n JjfH~.

vu'Lner-ab.Le

t.o ,~ru€s; alcohol, COiT.pa:ny.

U_';;;.J#"

!a·,~ta(.'.hhi.mself

no clir~;,/.J~ion~ fUB{[;0,

.want

throUgh.

[jure thl:~t young people

them to

He today

can receive what he was not in a 'position to receive years ago r sb:'ong and matu_"ce

)Tii/.ntly~ h i.s rela.t.io'nehip wi th God has gJ.'f)',;q :t'lore Hteadfast and ll:iO!'iS; joy-fined,. It

thi'~ jc/

whioh he has pers(}l}'111y Bh!.lTt.1 wtth

exper t enced tJud. he WV:Wes to cther- young I~-,()pl~*'

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Christ's Youth in Action

Published on Jan 1, 1983

Action Update 1983 (January)

Published on Jan 1, 1983

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