Tuesday, March 6, 2018

“A Celebration, Thanksgiving and Fellowship for our Continuous Growth”

A Celebration, Thanksgiving and Fellowship for our Continuous Growth”
EUCHARISTIC SERVICE
8:30-12:00, at the SPMCI Multipurpose Hall

ENTRANCE
GATHERING 
As the community gather in the Multipurpose Hall, the SInAG ng SPMCI will render  joyful music and dance presentations.
GREETINGS                                                                 PROF. FRAMER CRISTY P. MELLA
College President
PRESENTATION OF THE SPMCI HISTORY, STORIES OF GROWTH AND SUCCESS
Mr. Renan Mondejar and Ms. Geneva Manliguez
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: O Praise the Lord! (Extends arms to the community)
Group 1: Praise God in this holy place.
Group 2: Praise in the vault of the heavens, the vault of power (unfolds arms to sky)
Leader: Praise God for the stories of growth and success of the Southern Philippines Methodist Colleges, Inc. (shouting)
Group 3: Praise God for immeasurable greatness (shouting)
Leader: Praise God for the SPMCI. Praise God for it is continuously growing, compassionately and competently responding to the needs of the community for a meaningful life. (Drums, tambourines, strum stings)
People: Let us praise the Lord! (All instruments, shouting, everyone are encouraged to dance and sing)

+PRAISE SINGING                                                                               SInAG ng SPMCI
+OPENING PRAYER
After the opening prayer, a meditative music will be played or a meditative song to be led by the SPMCI Chorale.
+PROCESSIONAL
CONFESSION
Leader: Lord in your mercy, forgive us for misusing and abusing the wonderful gifts of nature you have provided for us to use and enjoy.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord in your mercy save us from selfish ambitions, greed and love of power.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord in your mercy, deliver us from any form of violence.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord in your mercy, help us to be “a good soil” that when the seed of knowledge and wisdom is sown – it will grow and flourished to its potentials.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord in your mercy, help us to re-affirm our status as children of God who are called to bless the nations and  be “a good soil” so that the seed of knowledge and wisdom will grow in us and through us and it will become alive to all nations.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
At this moment, the community will be in a silent meditation.
+PARDON
Pastor: Jesus said: If you are weary and heavy laden, come to me. I will give you rest. If you are hungry, come to me. I am the bread of life. If you are thirsty, believe in me, and you will never thirst again. Glory to God!
+GLORIA
Gloria! Gloria! In Excelsis Deo! Gloria! Gloria! Halleluiah! Halleluiah!

PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON                                                    Rev. Edwin Rey Exiomo, D.Min.
Reader: A Reading from Genesis (29:15-28). This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.

EPISTLE LESSON                                                                          Starvejean P. Salayan
AB-Theology Student
Reader: A Reading from letters of Paul to the Romans (8:26-39). This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.

+GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA

+GOSPEL LESSON                                                           Rev. Shirlee Ann V. Casiano, ECP
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (13:31-33, 44-52).
People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Reader: (after the Gospel reading) The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to you. Lord Christ.
ANTHEM
INTRODUCTION OF THE GUEST PREACHER                          Prof. Leobert Don C. Laforteza, Ed.D.
Dean, College of Education

SERMON                                                                         Bishop Rodolfo A. Juan, D.Min.
Resident Bishop
Davao Episcopal Area
The United Methodist Church
STATEMENT OF FAITH OF SPMCI
We believe in God, who manifest to all creations as the almighty, all knowing, perpetual, compassionate as the ground of our being.

We believe in Jesus Christ, who taught us that the true greatness comes from serving others, to love our neighbours as we love ourselves.

We believe in the Spirit of God, our comforter and guide who is already present in our place prior to the coming of the world religion, and enables us to be fruitful, to live with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,and self-control.

We believe as created in the image of God, it is our calling and responsibility to build Safe and secure communities; to enrich ourselves with the Philippine-based and globally responsive education; to impart Meaningful community life. Thus, we commit to continuously grow as Competent human resources, passionately involved in the Inter-faith, gender-fair and inter-culturally relevant programs leading towards the fullness of life.
Amen.

RECOGNITION AND AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION
AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES FOR THE ALUMNI LET PASSERS
AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES FOR THE ALUMNI COMMISSIONED
AS DEACONESS/HOME MISSIONER IN THE UMC
AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES FOR THE ALUMNI ORDAINED AS DEACON/ELDER,
AND APPOINTED AS DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IN THE UMC
RECOGNITION OF SPONSORS/DONORS/PARTNERS
SHARING OF THE SELECTED ALUMNI OF THEIR STORIES OF GROWTH AND SERVICE
MONTASER NOR & REV. DOMINADOR A. DANGTAYAN
REMARKS FROM THE SPMCI PRESIDENT
SPMCI HYMN

THANKSGIVING AND COMMUNION
OFFERTORY INVITATION
Leader: Our offerings express our thanksgiving to God for the success we celebrate and the loving acceptance we have known through Christ. Our offering also manifest our commitment, to make SPMCI a Safe and secure and environmentally friendly campus, a place for the young people to be nurtured and nourished with Philippine-based and globally responsive curricula, experiencing the Meaningful student life with Competent human resources or faculty and staff who passionately facilitate Inter-faith, gender-fair and inter-culturally relevant trainings. Thus, SPMCI, will serve as a gate to many opportunities experiencing the fullness of life possible to all.
+OFFERING OF GIFTS      
+DOXOLOGY
+OFFERTORY PRAYER, In Unison
O God, the source of life, you have taught us to offer hospitality and to share what you have given. This we do, with joy and gratitude. Receive these tokens of our renewed dedication. Amen.

EUCHARISTIC HYMN              “ONE BREAD, ONE BODY”   UMH# 620
                                                                                                 Refrain:                                                           
One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless, and we, though many throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord.
Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man, no more. R
Many the gifts, many the works. One in the Lord of all. R
Grain for the fields, scattered and grown, gathered to one, for all. R

TAKING THE BREAD AND CUP
The pastor, standing behind the Lord’s table facing the people through Breaking the Bread, takes the bread and cup; and the bread and wine are prepared for the meal.

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
Presider: The Lord be with you.
People: And with thy spirit.
Pastor: Lift up your hearts. The pastor may lift up hands and keep them raised.
People: We lift them up unto the Lord.
Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Pastor: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, God Almighty. From the rising of the sun to its setting your name is praised among all peoples. Therefore, we praise you, joining our voices with your people on earth and all the company of heaven who forever sing this hymn to the glory of your name:

The pastor may lower hands. The people sing:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY LORD, GOD OF POWER AND MIGHT, HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL OF YOUR GLORY. HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST. BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD. HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST.

The pastor may raise hands.
Pastor: Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ. Your Spirit anointed him to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, and to announce that the time had come when you would save your people. He healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners. By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection you gave birth to your church, delivered us from slavery to sin and death, and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit. When the Lord Jesus ascended, he promised to be with us always, in the power of your Word and Holy Spirit.

The pastor may hold hands, palms down, over the bread or reach the bread, or lift the bread.
On the night in which he gave himself up for us, he took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

The pastor may lift or touch the chalice.
When the supper was over, he took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said: “Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

The pastor may raise hands.
We remember the people, who came before us, (at this moment, the names of the departed partners, students, faculty and staff, BOT members and friends will be read, while their family or designated acolytes will offer flowers to the designated place) their memory is as sweet as honey. And so, in remembrance of them, and the mighty acts of God through Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

All: CHRIST HAS DIED; CHRIST IS RISEN; CHRIST WILL COME AGAIN.

The pastor may hold hands, palms down, over the bread and cup.
Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. May we and all who share in this bread and wine may receive the seed of life and embrace the coming of peace. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other regardless of our races, sexuality, culture and gender until Christ comes in final victory and we feast at his heavenly banquet. Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, and all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and forever.
All: Amen.

+THE LORD’S PRAYER
DIOS NA MAGULANG, BANAL ANG NGALAN. PAMAMAYANI AY SUMAAMIN. GAWIN NAWA ANG ‘YONG KALOOBAN. SA LUPA GAYA NG LANGIT.
IPAGKALOOB NGAYON SA AMIN, PANG-ARAW-ARAW NAMING KAKANIN. KAMI SA SALA AY PATAWARIN, NAGPAPATAWAD SA KAPWA RIN.
H’WAG MONG SA TUKSO’Y KAMI’Y TULUTAN. KUNDI ILIGTAS SA KASAMAAN. PAMAMAYANI, KAPANGYARIHAN, KALUWALHATIAN, SA ‘YONG TANAN. AMEN.

BREAKING THE BREAD
Pastor: Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf. The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ. The cup over which we give thanks is a sharing in the blood of Christ.
GIVING THE BREAD AND CUP
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
God of justice, hope and freedom, we give you thanks for your Son, our brother, Jesus who has made provision for all of your daughters and sons to walk in liberty. Thank you for the privilege of dining at this, your table of eternal redemption through the sacrificial body and blood of Christ. We are mindful of those who have not yet tasted of your grace here. As we turn our faces back to the east, west, north and south, disturb us, convict us, and afflict us with an urgency to demonstrate your liberating presence in the world. Prepare us for the time when all will feast at your table of love through the risen Christ. AMEN.

SENDING FORTH
HYMN                                    “WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT”
We are one in the Spirit, We are one in the Lord,
We are one in the Spirit, We are one in the Lord,
And we pray that all unity may one day be restored.


Chorus:
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love. Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

We will walk with each other, We will walk hand in hand,
We will walk with each other, We will walk hand in hand,
And together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land.

We will work with each other, We will work side by side,
We will work with each other, We will walk side by side,
And we’ll guard each one’s dignity and save each one’s pride.

+CONCLUDING PRAYER                                                                                         +DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING
+THREE-FOLD AMEN
RECESSIONAL
++++
References:
2.        Martensen, Jean (ed). (1998). SING OUT NEW VISIONS: Prayers, Poems and Reflections by Women. USA: Augsburg Fortress.
3.        (2002) THE UNITED METHODIST BOOK OF WORSHIP. USA: The United Methodist Publishing House.
4.        (2000)THE UNITED METHODIST BOOK OF DISCIPLINE. USA: The United Methodist Publishing House.
Prepared by Rev. Jeric C. Cortado, Acting Dean of the College of Theology, Southern Philippines Methodist Colleges, Inc., Kidapawan City, Philippines.

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