DAY 1 – MAY 8, 2012 (TUESDAY)

Time	Activities
6:30am-7:15am	Breakfast
7:30am-8:30am	Holy Eucharist: Main Presider: FR. ROLAND AQUINO, SVD (Parish Priest, St. Jude National Shrine; Chairman, SVD PHC Pastoral Board) Recognition of Event Sponsors and Partners
8:30am-9:45am	Opening Ceremonies Welcome Remarks: FR. ANTHONY IBARRA B. FABELLA, SVD (President, Divine Word College of Calapan; Chairman, SVD 4CD Executive Committee) : Hon. SALVADOR “Doy” C. LEACHON (Mayor, Calapan City) Talk: Rev. Fr. ANDY LUIBI “Hapag ng Pamilyang Mindoreno” Rector, St. Augustine Seminary
9:45am-10:00nn	Photo Session/ Snack
10:00am – 12:00 nn	CD1 Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Dimension Speaker/ Facilitator: FR. RODRIGO SALAZAR, JR., SVD (JPIC Coordinator, SVD Central Province)
12:00nn-1:00pm	Lunch Break
1:00pm-1:30pm	Afternoon Games/ Ice Breakers
1:30pm-3:30pm	CD2 Communication Dimension Speaker/ Facilitator: FR. MANUEL BONGAYAN, SVD (Communication Director, SVD Central Province)
3:30pm-4:00pm	PM Snacks
4:00pm-5:30pm	Workshop Communications/ Sharing
5:30pm-6:00pm	Preparation for Dinner/ President’s Night
6:30pm-8:40pm	Dinner/ President’s Night
8:40pm-9:00pm	Assignment of Servant Leaders
9:00pm	Rest

The day started with Holy Mass which was presided by Fr. Roland Aquino, SVD. Mr. Wyndell then introduced the sponsors of the event. Without them, this camp would be impossible. Fr. Anthony Fabella, SVD, the president of DWCC and councilor Jojie Malapitan, who represented Mayor Leachon, gave the welcome remarks.

Father Anthnoy Fabella, SVD

The talk started with Hapag ng Pamilyang Mindoreno wherein Rev. Fr. Andy Lubi discussed the essence of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan. After having a brief background, the campers, together with the camp sponsors, organizers, and the priests, had a photo session and a 15 minute break for snacks.

Rev. Fr. Andy Luibi

CD 1 JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION (JPIC)

This is the moment. One of the 4CDs was explained and discussed thoroughly by Fr. Rodrigo Salazar, Jr., SVD – Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation.

The symbol of justice: a blindfolded woman carrying a scale on one hand and a sword on the other. The blindfold shows that one must never look at a person, his wealth, or personality to have real justice. But if we try to open our minds, people nowadays seem blindfolded that they couldn’t see the reality of life. One of the 4CDs is the JPIC, which is essential not only in SVD, but in our society as well. This serves as the eye that witnesses the reality of the lives of different people around us. The Church is the mirror of the worsening situations in our society, and its mission necessarily implies a commitment to promote justice and peace in solidarity with the poor and the oppressed, and to work on the diseases of the society in partnership with collaborators. Its vision is to unite all people in the world and make then live as one loving family. It aims to help be aware of the sufferings, injustices, divisions and violence in our society, and the causes of sufferings and poverty.

After the discussion of the origin and JPIC related programs, Fr. Salazar told us a story of the Floating City of Mercy, wherein people were so much focused and dedicated in their jobs that no one helped the little boy save the boat from sinking.

To further increase our awareness, Fr. Salazar showed us two life changing videos- Hapag ng Pag-asa by painter Joey Velasco, and a speech by a 13 year old girl in the meeting of UN.
End of CD1☺

After this long but fruitful talk, we had our lunch. It was a bit late lunch so we didn’t have the chance to play some afternoon games. But because we’re feeling sleepy, we danced some recreational songs. Fr. Manuel Bongayan, SVD spoke about the Communications Dimension.

CD 2 COMMUNICATIONS

The talk of Fr. Manuel Bongayan was focused on the importance of communication and how a lot of things can be interconnected because of this. He shared the big role of communication in proclaiming the Word of God.

It is in dialogue ... that we are called to acknowledge our own sinfulness and to engage in constant conversion, and that we witness to God’s love by sharing our own convictions boldly and honestly, especially where that love has been obscured by prejudice, violence, and hate. It is clear that we do not dialogue from a neutral position, but out of our own faith. Together with our dialogue partners we hope to hear the voice of the Spirit of God calling us forward, and in this way our dialogue can be called prophetic (CS 54).

“Communication at its most profound level is the giving of self in love and consequently a basic attitude necessary for us Divine Word Missionaries. Strengthened by this Word we work that final unity where God will be all in all” (see 1 Cor 15:28; c 115)

We are all united through our communications ministries. Therefore, confreres should consider communication as a characteristic dimension of their life and work, seek to improve their personal communication skills, and make use, by themselves or through the laity, of all kinds of media at hand: posters, magazines, theater, dance, folk songs, local radio and so on.

Father Bongayan also shared the importance of understanding and respecting the language, the codes of communication and the symbolic values of the people around us.

“For the sake of evangelization and catechesis the Church must take steps to preserve and promote folk media and other traditional forms of expression, recognizing that in particular societies these can be more effective than newer media in spreading the Gospel, because they make possible greater personal participation and reach deeper levels of human feeling and motivation. Grassroots and traditional media not only provide an important forum for local cultural expression but develop competence for active participation in shaping and using mass media” (Aetatis Novae #16)

Mass media such as radios, television, publishing and social networking sites have been a part of almost our daily lives. These things, if wisely used, can be of great help in spreading the Word of God.

Another focus of the talk of Fr. Bongayan was about anger. Getting angry will lead us to no good and anyone who is quick-tempered is a fool. Whenever we are in a state of anger, we give a mighty foothold to the devil. We must get over anger quickly for us not to do things which may lead us to sin.

"Don't repay evil for evil. Don't snap back at those who say unkind things about you. Instead, pray for God's help for them, for we are to be kind to others, and God will bless us for it."(I Peter 3:9)

Don’t fight back when somebody wronged us. Never think of revenge. It will lead us to no good. Be kind, it could turn away wrath. Be like the Lord, who is merciful and gracious; slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. We must also learn how to forgive just as Jesus forgave us. We must know the importance of genuine caring just as Jesus taught us.
End of CD2☺

After the snacks, we played the Pipe Game. The goal of the game is to transport all the five power balls that contain a certain value using the pipe that each of us have without talking and holding the ball. The two pipes must not touch each other. After three attempts, we failed to transport any of the values and so one of the campers suggested to pray before starting another transportation. We failed again and so another suggested that we must say a longer prayer to prolong the life of the power ball. But unfortunately, after five attempts, we failed to transport any of the values. We shared our opinions on why we failed. We realized that we won’t succeed every time.

There was another fun activity wherein we need to form a circle and we need to be so close with each other. After then, we were asked to sit back. We also need to put our hands afterwards. It was a successful and fun activity! Afterwards, the remaining time were given to us to prepare for the President's Night at the Janssen Campus (college campus) of DWCC.

The Janssen Campus was similar, but a lot bigger compared to the Freinademetz Campus. We had the President's Night on the audio visual room. The program started with a ceremonial toast. Everyone is given a shot of red wine. Each of the group prepared and presented their own creative performance which really entertained the audience. Students from DWCC also prepared a number. It was indeed a night of sharing, bonding, entertainment, and getting to know each other more.