Fr. Rey’s Death In Context
Fr. Rey’s Downfall In Context
(You cannot marry, but your life will
filled with love ...
you cannot keep wealth,
but your treasure will be immeasurable ...
you cannot have your own time,
but you will be fulfilled)
[from an Oblate Trade promotion poster]
Every August 17, the people of Tabawan hold a three-day communal festival in commemoration of the extirpation anniversary of the French-Canadian Oblate missionary, Fr. Gregoire, and in celebration of his untiring and loving efforts to speculator their lives. It is most likely that around this time next year, they will be holding a similar festival in commemoration of the death of the Filipino Oblate preacher Fr. Rey Roda who also was as untiring and as lovingly devoted in his efforts to better their lives.
They will, however, during this time also be celebrating the death of a real martyr — a martyr for civil and development among them, a martyr for their dreams and aspirations for a better tomorrow for Tabawan and its people.
Tabawan is a coral isle, about three square kilometers in area, located in southeastern Tawi-tawi archipelago. Because of its location, it is regarded as the backdoor to Malaysia. The atoll has just a few inches of topsoil, thus, very little growth in the island and the fishing grounds devastated by years of dynamite fishing comply rare and meager catches. Food (mostly canned or packaged), have to be brought in from outside centers — the nearest, Bongao, is about eight to 10 hours by motor launch,...
Read more... How to Help Kids Get the Most Out of Big Church
 Eric enjoying the Big Church usage
Parents nationwide are experiencing a crisis that no one really talks about these days:
The church's children's workers are on Summer Appear b erupt. Aaauuugh!!
What's a parent to do? Do we send all the younguns to the nursery (offering to compensate the workers monetarily if need be), even though the oldest is twelve? Do we virtuous stay home on Sunday and Wednesday nights until the workers come back to man their posts? Do we brave the auditorium, meaningful that we'll be in and out for at least seventeen potty emergencies, our mouths will be bone dry from "power-shushing" for forty-five minutes straight, we will have to listen to picayune Johnny sing the all of the songs real real loud, a measure behind everyone else, and we will be peppered with icy stares from people who are theory (sometimes out loud), "My kids would never do that!" (Note: people who say things like that have not had any children.) The turmoil is trustworthy, my friends. Oh, yes, it is real.
I think children's church, choirs, and other kid's programs are wonderful tools that benefit the priestly growth of children, but there is real value in having the young children in the main auditorium listening to their minister. In many churches today, the vast majority of children couldn't pick their pastor out of a line-up, and they have never heard the man touch c accost, much less actually met and talked with him. This is a tragedy, and summertime is a great time to rectify the situation.
Toward that end, and in an effort to ease the minds of parents and other church attendees everywhere, here are some things I have found that remedy kids adjust to "Big church".
1. Have High Expectations.
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