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Life in the Spirit Seminar (LSS) #27 Schedule

Shepherding Sessions: Our Lady of the Assumption Church (after Praise & Worship) Friday, May 25, 2012 Welcome & Acquaintance (Salubong)

Friday, June 08, 2012 Topic: God’s Love

Friday, June 15, 2012 Topic: Salvation

Friday, June 22, 2012 Topic: New Life & Receiving God’s Gift

Monday, June 25, 2012 One-on-One Shepherding Session

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 One-on-One Shepherding Session

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 General Confession (OLA 7:30-9:00pm)

Thursday, June 28, 2012 General Confession (OLA 7:30-9:00pm)

Friday, June 29, 2012 Invocation Mass (OLA 8:00pm)

LSS Weekend Proper: La Consolota, Islington Avenue

Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:30am-7:30pm

Sunday, July 01, 2012 8:30am-4:00pm

Post LSS Shepherding Sessions: Our Lady of the Assumption Church (after Praise & Worship)

Friday, July 13, 2012 Topic: Growth

Friday, July 20, 2012 Topic: Transformation

For more info, please contact:

Joey & Susan Linsao (LSA Coordinators)

Boy & Lorna Salvador (LSS #27 Coordinators)

YOUTH

MINISTRY KORNER

Dates to remember:

June 2, 2012 - 'Proudly Pinoy' event, Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough. Come

and join our youth who have been invited to do the opening praise and worship. This is a free

event open to everyone, especially the youth. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.

July 20, 21 & 22 - YE # 14, Mt. Mary Immaculate Retreat Centre, Ancaster. Please visit us in the

OLA basement hall for registration.

August 10, 11 & 12 - Youth InterDistrict Conference sponsored by BLD Rockland, NY. Details to

follow.

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May 18, 2012

BUKÁS-LOÓB SA DIYÓS • OPEN IN SPIRIT TO GOD Toronto District

www.bldworld.org www.bldtoronto.com

THEME:

By the grace and power of the Holy Spirit, we

build up the Body of Christ as we exercise His

gifts.

WORD:

Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 4:1-13 or Eph

1:17-23; Mk 16:15-20

ORDER:

“Go into all the world and proclaim the good news

to the whole creation.” (Mark 16:15)

REFLECTION:

This Sunday, we commemorate the Solemnity

of the Ascension when our Lord Jesus Christ

spelled out his remarkable orders to His disci-

ples: “Go into all the world and proclaim the

good news to the whole creation. The one who

believes and is baptized will be saved, but the

one who does not believe will be condemned.

And these signs will accompany those who

believe; by using my name, they will cast out

demons; they will speak in new tongues; they

will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they

drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them;

they will lay their hands on the sick, and they

will recover.” (Mark 16:15-18) Then Jesus was

taken up into heaven.

The Gospel of Mark says that the disciples

went and preached everywhere. The Lord con-

tinued to work through them and confirm their

message with miraculous signs. It is therefore

fitting to say that as we submit to the Holy

Spirit, we are accepting His command to go

into mission. There is no turning back for the

disciples of Christ for it is only when we go to

the mission fields that the gifts of the Holy

Solemnity of the Ascension or the Seventh Sunday of Easter

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Spirit manifest its fruit. There is also no reason for us to doubt and waiver for the assurance of Je-

sus is very clear, that He will be with us until the end of age, and all power, in heaven and on earth

has been given to us.

In the first reading, the Lord says: “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon

you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the

earth”. This is a great promise of the Lord that we must all believe; that when we are baptized in

the Holy Spirit, we will become witnesses and we will be empowered through the gifts of the Holy

Spirit to fulfill the mission entrusted to us by the Lord. It is however, in God’s hands when He

wanted to empower us. It is in sharing the power of the Holy Spirit to others that we ourselves

grow. If we keep it to ourselves and do not spread it to others, then we do not attain fruitfulness.

In the second reading, we are urged to live a life worthy of the calling to which we have been

called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making

every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Eph. 4:1-3. By this, we should

be seen as Christ’s representatives on earth, in light of this truth. We are being challenged to live

lives worthy of the calling we have received. We have to work for unity which just does not hap-

pen. We have to work at it.

Differences among people lead to division, but this should not be true in the Church or any Chris-

tian Community. Instead of concentrating on what divides us, we should focus on what unites us

to become one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God. We have to

learn to work together, with our varying gifts, to fulfill the work God entrusted to us. We have to

learn to enjoy the way we members of Christ’s body complement one another, in love.

The Ascension of our Lord marks the culmination of Christ’s mission on earth and marks the be-

ginning of the apostles’ mission to all nations. The apostles and disciples are to spread to the entire

world what Jesus accomplished in His human life. This is how God has planned our salvation. Es-

sentially, our task is to communicate the divine life of God, through Baptism, and to instruct in the

ways of Christian life. This is what makes the Ascension so important: we are now to act in persona

Christi, to take the place of the physically absent Christ in the world and make Him visible and au-

dible through our earthly lives.

Yes, brothers and sisters, as we reflect upon the Ascension of our Lord this week, let us remember

that while Jesus has ascended into heaven, He is here with us today. He is present in our hearts.

He is present in our Church, the Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. The Lord ascends to the

Father, but at the same time He is with his disciples, working through them and confirming His

presence with miracles. Let us proclaim to all the great joy of the Ascension, that truly, Jesus

Christ is Lord. Amen.

With thanks to the following websites: http://bldtoronto.net/downloads/word/livingwater/lw-2009-05-22.pdf

http://www.sacerdos.org/english/articulos/imprimir.phtml?se=374&ca=921&te=670&id=13873

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DIRECTION:

Let us strive to be God’s witnesses in our everyday life, by being loyal, honest, sincere, joyful and

hardworking.

GOD’S PROMISE:

"Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned." (Mk 16:16)

From the Solo Parents Ministry

We praise and thank the Lord for a successful and Spirit-filled Encounter Weekend and for the

thirteen solo parents He called to experience His healing love.

We acknowledge and welcome the graduates of SPE # 11:

Lalaine de V. Carag Adam Czesnik Vanessa N. Galamgam Cecilia Garcia

Teofila Lacaba Nilda Lamoridan Maritess E. Larraquel Eden E. Legaspi

Asuncion R. Mercado Nymfa Padua Cesar D. Pajaro Rosario C. Silla

Mary Jean N. Te

Our sincere gratitude to Fr. Dominick Mbah and the Pastoral Team, the different Ministries and

their DLC, DCs and members who assisted us throughout the preparation and the actual conduct

of the Encounter Weekend.

Toronto Teaching Schedule

For a complete and up-to-date Teaching Schedule, visit: www.bldtoronto.com

Date Time Topic Venue Invitees

May

26th 9 am to

3pm

Gifts & Fruit of the Holy Spirit and

Understanding Corporate Worship Chapel

LSS26 graduates and those who

have not taken said teaching

May

28th 8 pm to

10pm Orientation to Spiritual Warfare Hall

Intercessory members and those

who have not taken said teaching

SAVE THE DATE

BLD ANNUAL PICNIC SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2012

Marylake Shrine

13760 Keele St., King City, ON

(Sponsor: ME#22)