Wonderful Ppl in Camps

Hey hey Sponfrienders of RCIY.....I tink everyone felt the same way...This time round the holy spirit really feels the whole room and most importantly in our heart...It is so neophytes focus and we can see sponsors helping out each and other ppl...Wow how i hope for this day to come..A U-Turn for RCIY to the expressway, where GOD will guide us and lead us and let us be HIS instruments once again with such a community like this.

I really will like to take this chance to affirm each and everyone of you to make this camp happen...I will not be coming from a 3rd party view instead a 1st party...Each and everyone of ur small gesture make mi feel a deeper level with GOD during this camp...That is wonderful, that is wat we wish to obtain as a family right? As we teach the neophtyes wat are their gifts and talents are, dun forget that we also do have and every gesture, every concern, every effort, every smile do make a different...Sponsors that comes for this camp i really want to thank you for making this happen...This is so call a warm fuzzy from me...

LOIS:Thanx for taking up this role of I/C to take lead of all the sponsors in this period of time and be the timekeeper to keep on reminding mi "Wat time start" "Wat time end" so that the camp can start and end in time.

BEN: You really let mi feel GOD's peace thru your hug after the sunday mass.

Daryl: Thanx for the muture respect u have given when u ask whether any help was needed, if not you will go and write warm fuzzy next door.

JASMINE: The P & W really wonderful,although u are neavous but thru you, God send his holy spirit to you to calm u down and lead HIS ppl

CASS: Thanx for letting mi play the guitar together with you, it has been very long since i use instruments to praise GOD

Joyce: Thanx for the Kao Bei-ing and ur laughter...Sometimes the joke is not funny but when u laugh it spread like wild fire

Alina: Thanx for colouring my foot nails with marker..Now it is still stain and thanx for the everlasting gong gong smile that will let ppl smile back.

Daph: Another person that colour my foot nails and betray alina that is one of them too. And thanx for the complaining so that i can noe the latest gossip..

Kenny: Wa thanx bro for playing the music instruments together and thanx for the chit chatting at the balcony...Long time since we have done that liao

Jeri: Wa this is more best..My best buddy that really care like a family member sia..Nv fail to nag to wake mi up and once i wake up, she pass mi her toothpaste straight away..Izzit it sweet?

Freddie:Thanx for the Logistic and your presence during every session really let mi feel good especially when the session is done by mi.

Meli: Ur sharing really touch mi that say that set the needs for the inquirers and sponsor always met the objective...Didn't noe that we are that wei da sia

Daisy: Thanx for the drink you make and make sure every admin thing is in place and helping to cut the bible passage

Elaine: Thanx for bringing the envelop and by helping to cut the bible passage and ensuring the bus and the food come in time...

Arthur: Thanx for affriming mi about my ability in the personal warm fuzzy it is really a boost for mi.

Mor Mor: Thanx for offer mi the small towel for mi to cover my leg during the nite.

Eugene: Thanx for being there in the camp. When i woke up and see a face that nv been in camp before, i was tinking "RCIY got new blood and new hope liao"

Joy: Hey sponsor, thanx for keeping on affriming mi that i am a good sponsor..It really reflect on how good a sponsor i have when i was an inquirer. It also give mi the extra strength to go out to serve

Greg: Thanx for taking the effort to find out my strength, it really let mi have a better understand for you and me

Vincent: Wa thanx for the wrestling every morning, it do give us energy to carry on for the rest of the day journey

Jorlyn: Thanx for taking initaitive to take on worship leader, if not the camp comm will have problem and u can see jeri keep on going out to lead...

Eric: Really salute you as a responsible guy. Really make sure that everything is confirm all rite for your session.

Aaron: I do really enjoy our staircase gathering...It is really nice sharing each side of our stories and also thanx for being so attentive during my testimony. It really calm my nerves down.

Patrick: Hey bro thanx for reminding mi that muz be inquirers focus thru you action when u nv failed to share and chat with them and let them feel belonging to RCIY

Wow now than noe we got so many sponsor ah...Good job guy..Keep up the good work...Lets carry on supporting each and everyone in this ministry and so we can leverage each ppl strength from each ppl weakness.

Zachary

Inspired by the Holy Spirit after Confirmation Camp 2006

It was Monday morning, the day after the Confirmation camp had ended. I had a marvellous morning. God had given me a brand new day that I should take care of. I had begun my journey refreshed after a fantastic retreat into God's Embrace.

I am so grateful to God and to the Confirmants for giving me this opportunity to once again feel his presence. It's been sometime since I last had this wonderful feeling of "letting God take control while you just enjoy the view". It was indeed fantastic!!


It was here that God took the wheel and I let him drive. For HE said what HE wanted to say and did what HE wanted to do. I was an instrument. How Marvellous HE is!


Praise GOD for teaching us P&W!! We definitely felt HIM there!


Thank GOD for the giving us this wonderful experience!!

ALLELUIA!!!!

A Special day for that special Girl

A Special day for a Special Girl

On the 23rd of September, We celebrated the birthday of a very special Sponsor in RCIY. She's gifted in Music, P&W and never complains about the tasks she's given... God has truly blessed RCIY with a marvellous present of CASSANDRA...

This very day, I'd like to present her a birthday prayer:
Look with favour, we pray, on your child, Cassandra, as she begins another year. Grant that she may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen her trust in your goodness all the days of her life.
We ask this prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Happy Birthday CASS!!!!!


..."Do I look so young???"....


..."Hope you like your present!!!!"....

Confirmation Camp 2006

As RCIY goes into a weekend(22nd - 24th September 2006) of Prayer, Recollection and Empowerment, we appeal to you readers to pray for us and the confirmants attending the camp.

We truly need all your prayers that we may be inspired and guided by the Holy Spirit that has already been granted to us.

May the Spirit fill our hearts, our minds and our lips in all that we do.

Thank you in advance.....

Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit, divine Consoler, I adore You as my true God, with God the Father and God the Son. I adore You and unite myself to the adoration You receive from the angels and saints.

I give You my heart and I offer my ardent thanksgiving for all the grace which You never cease to bestow on me.

O Giver of all supernatural gifts, who filled the soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with such immense favors, I beg You to visit me with Your grace and Your love and to grant me the gift of holy fear, so that it may act on me as a check to prevent me from falling back into my past sins, for which I beg pardon.

Grant me the gift of piety, so that I may serve You for the future with increased fervor, follow with more promptness Your holy inspirations, and observe your divine precepts with greater fidelity.

Grant me the gift of knowledge, so that I may know the things of God and, enlightened by Your holy teaching, may walk, without deviation, in the path of eternal salvation.

Grant me the gift of fortitude, so that I may overcome courageously all the assaults of the devil, and all the dangers of this world which threaten the salvation of my soul.

Grant me the gift of counsel, so that I may choose what is more conducive to my spiritual advancement and may discover the wiles and snares of the tempter.

Grant me the gift of understanding, so that I may apprehend the divine mysteries and by contemplation of heavenly things detach my thoughts and affections from the vain things of this miserable world.

Grant me the gift of wisdom, so that I may rightly direct all my actions, referring them to God as my last end; so that, having loved Him and served Him in this life, I may have the happiness of possessing Him eternally in the next. Amen

Priests are boring? Think again.

It is strange how we always perceive priests as people who are constantly locked up in prayer, confessional box, or celebrating mass. We rarely view them as people who "have a life" (like us), or "fun" although some priests are just more interesting than others.

In any case, if you ever hear me complaining about a boring "lifeless" priest, please remind me of my experience yesterday. Not all priests are like that!

We had our investiture mass, where we handed over our 15th Exco positions to the newly elected 16th. All was good, although I felt a little odd mingling around with the NTU people. I was the only NIE member who went. My partner-in-crime had something on prior to that and couldn't make it. Apart from two or three members from the Exco, I had no one I could really talk to. Of course, yesterday just proved to me that I am such a huge social butterfly if I want to be. I managed to put aside all the awkward feelings I had and spoke to the entire 15th Exco (individually) as though I knew them for the entire year. True, we were together for a year serving but I was only concentrated on fulfilling my tasks in NIE than to help out for the NTU side. That resulted in the distant feeling.

After dinner, a couple of the girls suggested going clubbing and asked me along. As much as I can be a party animal, work always comes first so I hesitated before I heard the news: our chaplain agreed to come clubbing with us! Odd, isn't it? Naturally, to satisfy my curiosity as to whether priests can go clubbing (or have fun), I went along with the crowd to see if he was simply lying (which of course, would be a sin, ain't it?)

He even drove us to double O and allowed us to keep our bags in his car. He said to us that he'll be our protector against evil that night and when Jesus walks into Double O.........................

You figure out the ending to that.

Of course, his dreams of evangelising at a CLUB didn't go very well. He danced with us, and drank with us but most of all, he kept us safe from the prying hands of some raging hormonal males on the dancefloor.

After clubbing was supper, where the girls thrashed out about how most men on earth are scumbags. Instead of admonishing us, he was extremely patient in listening to our grouses. It felt like a mini confession, just that he definitely couldn't absolve us like that. We managed to ask about his past (but he kept tight lipped) and found out a little more about priesthood.

All in all, this changed my perspective of priests. Some of them may feel really inflexible, boring, and we can hardly relate to them about our personal problems but there are others out there who are willing to step down to our level, walk the path we walked, see from our perspective and understand where we're coming from. They are not quick to judge, not quick to point fingers that we should have known better or think that we're all hopeless. Of course I know it's not their job to do so but sometimes, you just can't help feeling you're never good enough.

I really appreciated Father's presence (I'm not going to reveal who it is. If you know, good for you) last night. Without him, I wouldn't have learnt so much over supper or had so much fun laughing at him in the car. I wouldn't have discovered that priests CAN have a life. It's amazing how I noticed he CAN stay away from temptations and how he practiced it in front of us that night.

Priests ARE amazing people, really.

a litre of tears

hey RCIYians...

it's my first post on this family blog.... YEAH!..
anyway i just wanted to share my thoughts with you guys..
i would really recommend this japanese show ' a litre of tears' to everyone..


This show, based on a true story, is about Aya, who was diagnosed with a rare disease called spinocerebellar degeneration. This disease causes brain cells to degenerate. Overtime, Aya began to lose her ability to walk and talk. This disease has no known cure and the rate of degeneration varies. When Aya was diagnosed with this disease, she was only 14 years old. Just starting high school in a prestigious shcool, she had a vibrant life awaiting her. But after the effects of the disease began to set in, she suffered the effects of discrimination from the society. Fortunately, she had the support of her family and boyfriend.

The wonderful part of this show is that it talks about her journey and battle with this incurable disease. When she first discovered she was suffering from this disease, she asked God why she was chosen. Also, she questioned the meaning of life..... which struck me very hard...

Although she was miserable that she was chosen to suffer, but she was nonetheless grateful to God for giving her a supportive family. Due to her illness, her whole family banded together to support her..... She also discovered the meaning of life is not only to walk and talk.. but about using what is left of her to help and inspire others....

indeed, she inspired me... i went on to buy her diary and letters that she wrote during her battle with her illness..." Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing.” is an example of something she wrote in her diary... althought it is simple, it showed me how courageous she was....

i really cannot describe how wonderful this show is... it's not the typical lovey-dopey show... if any of u would like to watch it, i can lend u the vcd... if not it's available on you-tube...

to bernard... i dun know how much this helps... when my mum was diagnosed with cancer last year.. my first reaction was to cry... later i thought, crying does not help... i prayed for help.. prayed and prayed.. i remembered asking why it was my mum... but i understood one thing.. at least my family really got together to support my mum and our relationship improved... i am thankful and grateful to God for listening to my prayer and helping to cure my mum...

i'll pray for your mum too, and remember, God is with you always... no matter where you are... no matter how far you think he is... He loves you! just pray and leave everything to HIM.. for He does everything for your good and He will never give you a cross too heavy for you to bear...

jasmine
---who is so touched by love and courage!!!

RCIY Confirmants Canteen 2006

RCIY Canteen was a HUGE SUCCESS!!
Let's take a look and what our wonderful confirmants did for the RCIY canteen held on the 3rd of September. Don't you guys think that the confirmants (you know who you are) did a SUPERB JOB?!? I think you guys can go start a Kopitiam....

Here's a Few of the Photos I took that day...

↑Justin giving us a huge pose. $2 for all the Fishballs!!


↑Poor Francine playing with the wings??!?


↑Wonder what Christopher is doing.....


↑Isn't this just sweet. Gulp gulp.....


↑No more Prawns for the mee siam.. They're MINE!!