FEAST NEWS 2012 1

FEAST NEWS

Issue 1/ 9 April 2012

5 YEARS IN HARMONY: HIGH FIVE”

MARKING FIVE YEARS IN HARMONY TawagAwit marks the 5th anniversary of its founding on 27 May 2012. The activity is dubbed as Food & Music FEAST 2012 to be held in the Blessed John Paul II Mass Centre, Albany Highway, Albany, Auckland. The theme of the event is “5 Years in Harmony: High Five” The proposed programme includes a thanksgiving mass at 10:30am followed by a video presentation entitled, “TawagAwit: Five years in Harmony”.

If approved by the servant leaders, the proceedings will have food sharing at 12pm, and by 1pm, presentations, games and the Bible Quotient Quiz (BQQ) will follow.

The proposal seeks the participation of each of the chapters to sing during the mass, as follows: Entrance: Blessed John Paul II Mass CentreAlbany; Gloria: St Thomas More – Glenfield; Psalm: Our Lady of Lourdes-Glen Eden; Offertory: St Patrick’s Taupo; Communion: St Mary’s Northcote; Reflection: Mt Mary’s-Titirangi; and Recessional: St Mark’s Pakuranga. Each chapter is free to choose the song it would like to offer in the mass.

In his letter to the servant leaders, Bro Mel B Libre, Lead Servant, wrote: “Our ministry is what it is today because of the volunteering spirit of our servant leaders and contributions of each and every member. We have made friendships, we have fun together and, most importantly, we have pleased the Lord with our singing. Let us join hands to thank the Lord of the blessings He has bestowed to one and all.”

Other details of the event will be published in FEAST NEWS, once the servant leaders approve the programme, after their consultation with the members.

Our Theme: 5 Years in Harmony: High Five In May 2007, a handful of brethren signed a document that contained the vision, mission and core values statements of TawagAwit, a Catholic Ministry spreading God’s Word through music and other acts of love.

Bro Mel B Libre responded to a Spiritual calling to organise a singing group that would make regular music offerings in church. While only three of those who attended the first meeting returned for the second one, others came forward to compose the group that would form the core that sang in its first full mass in St Mary’s Northcote. When the first accompanist Bro Dingdong Maderazo left for Australia, Fr Craig Dunford, parish priest, assigned pianist/arranger Thomas Tang and later, Jenny Fox, to help the group in its song selections, in its rehearsals and in its offerings.

From one group, TawagAwit organised chapters in other parishes, first in St Thomas More Glenfield, followed by Our Lady of Lourdes-Glen Eden, St Mark’s Pakuranga, St Patrick’s Taupo, Blessed John Paul II Albany and, this year, Mt Mary’s Titirangi.

Other than singing during the assigned masses, TawagAwit organised activities to strengthen the bond among members and to pursue its mission of “spreading God’s Word through music and other acts of love”. Among these activities were: Singalleluia!; OG: Open Gathering; Sow&Harvest; Outogether; Teaching Night; Songwriting Workship; Alay Laya Parish Reach Out; and Food & Music FEAST. In 2011, it started with GigAlive to raise funds to assist deserving youths in pursuit of their dreams.

To ensure that members are updated on the plans and activities of the ministry, a monthly newsletter, NEW NOTES, has been published regularly since May 2007.

Among the factors that contribute to the continuing growth of TawagAwit are: dedicated servant leadership; committed membership; friendship and camaraderie; joy in singing; and love of God. These factors have allowed the ministry to weather the challenges and difficulties encountered through the years.

TawagAwit will celebrate on May 27, 2012 its fifth founding anniversary in Food & Music FEAST 2012 for the blessings that the ministry and its members have experienced; to express gratitude to its patron, Blessed John Paul II; and to affirm to the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit the pursuit of its vision of bringing “harmony in the world”.

High five to one and all!

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FEAST 5 YEARS IN HARMONY: HIGH FIVE* 27 May 2012, 10:30am, Blessed John Paul II Mass Centre, Albany Highway, Albany

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Anniversary Celebration of TawagAwit: A Catholic Ministry Spreading God’s Word through music and other acts of love

TawagAwit OUR VISION: Harmony in the World OUR MISSION: To share God’s Word through music and other acts of love OUR CORE VALUES: Godliness. We believe in God and live His Word Offering. We share our talents, time and resources for God’s greater glory Devotion. We commit ourselves to the mission of the Ministry Love. We love God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our minds and with all our strength Originality. We promote artistry and creativity to express our faith Victory over Sin. We fight Satan in each and every moment of our lives Evangelization. We bring the Light of God to those who are in the dark Sustainability. We contribute and manage our resources effectively Unity. We are one with the Lord, one with the Church, one with the community and one with the Ministry