CEW pushes through despite city-wide class cancellation

by Coleen Casanova and Kalanie Saldajeno

Despite the city-wide suspension of classes from Pre-school to Senior High School, this semester’s Christ Emphasis Week (CEW) opened with a full-house crowd from various colleges on August 9 at the Rose Memorial Auditorium.

Pastor Amor Aurelio B. Alvarez, speaker for the opening ceremony, preached on the theme #NoFilter based on the verses Jeremiah 1:4-5. He emphasized how filters leave a negative impact on the lives of human beings and that they should be the ones to take initiative to turn off these so-called filters.

The convocations continued on August 13-16 with Pastor Jabez Oberes, Pastor Christian Larry Kwe, and Rev. Rosan Tabaodaja as guest speakers. They stressed the importance of disregarding worldly standards and stripping off life’s filters of trying to impress others, and to focus on knowing one’s truest identity in Christ and living the life God has intended.

The event ended with the highlyanticipated Praise Jam held at the Big Field. Over a thousand Centralians and worshippers-alike gathered and sang praises to the Lord from 4:30 in the afternoon until around 7 o’clock in the evening.

PRAISING THE LORD. Various worship teams lead hundreds of Centralians gathered in the Big Field during the CEW Praise Jam.

Jedrick Leighnoir Solinap

When asked about the CEW’s impact on her life, Mae Aindraby Bansil, a sophomore BS Social Work student, said, “It made me aware of what I should do in my student life, how to handle it, and how I can balance my spiritual and academic life. This semester’s CEW gave me a lot of guidance.”