Community-Building Ministry

By Eduardo G. Acuña

THE COVID 19 pandemic impacted heavily on our society and the BF Homes community was not spared. Most, if not all community-building-inspired structures either dwindled or disappeared. The village people are still panicky and the daily dialectics among friends and neighbors often result in broken communication, if not relationships. It is apparent that a divisive spirit has been lurking over the territory.

Dreams and aspirations still pervade among the elderly, the less fortunate, and folks who have savored the beauty, peace, unity, and strong bonds of friendship in the past. It will be difficult to bring back the old glory but a small, idealistic group, with a common goal of rebuilding the community, working under one Ministry, would be a big step towards the arduous task of attaining this. In Matthew 12:23, the Lord said, “As for what was sown in good soil, this is the one who hears the words and understands it. He indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case, a hundredfold, in another, sixty and, in another, thirty.”

Volunteerism is a strong conviction that defines the character of a person. The trumpet has been sounded for the faithful to work in God’s vineyard. The first set of well-meaning volunteers assembled at the BF Homes Forest Park on Sunday, May 7, and organized themselves to be the “Environmental Wellness Team” now better known as the “Nature Park Lovers Society.” We, in the BF Homes Community-Building Ministry, rely confidently on God’s promise, proclaimed by St. Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians, that reads: “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit, and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord, and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them in everyone”.” God’s promise never fails and, in His perfect time, love and unity will once again reign in BF Homes.

The Paraclete and The Spiritual Wellness Apostolate

THE PARACLETE IS the Official Newsletter of the Holy Spirit Parish. It has gone silent, save for some special issues which came infrequently. We take this opportunity to relaunch it, coinciding with our Parish Fiesta on May 28, 2023, in partnership with the Spiritual Wellness Apostolate under the umbrella of the Health, Wellness, and Senior Citizens Ministry Covenant of the Homeowners’ Association. We hope to build on this cooperation in our future issues and activities.

We encourage our Community to participate in future endeavors. Please feel free to volunteer for these activites. Our whole community must be fully engaged and committed. TP

The Health, Wellness and Seniors Citizens Community-Building Ministry

AS SOON AS (Ret.) Gen. Eduardo G. Acuña, newly minted Director of the BF Homeowners Association, was appointed the Board’s Director for Health, Wellness, and Senior Citizens, he hit the ground running forming core teams. He said recently that this is new to him. So, he studied and researched and, true enough, he stumbled upon a wealth of ideas and information that became the root which has grown into multidisciplinary endeavors. Homeowners were invited/asked to volunteer to these teams: Wellness, Physical Dimension for Men (led by Ruel Reyes); Wellness, Physical Dimension for Women (led by Celia Sotto); Environmental Wellness (led Director Acuña himself); Health Care (led by Dr. Joy Bulatao); Se- nior Citizens Affairs (led by Atty. Francis Rivera); and Spiritual Wellness Apostolate (led by Kuya Noel Tamase).

From the Environmental Wellness was born the Nature Park Lovers Society under the leadership of Jess Gonzales (see separate article on the previous page).

As of this writing, there are now 108 volunteers. Several activities had been lined up to coincide with the Parish Fiesta.

(As we go to Press, the Logo for the Senior Citizens Sub-Committee is being finalized). TP