SCHEDULE OF SERVICES /design by Sony Rifareal
YOU MAY REACH THE BAUTISTA FAMILY
AT THESE CONTACT NUMBERS:
Rev. Loida Rifareal – 0921-3834878 or 419-6324 Johnny Bautista – 0922-8119075 or 826-4436 Rev. John Manalo – 0918-5576295 or 363-5813
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You may also visit Tatay’s Cyberjournal:
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It was 1965 and I was 17 years old when my father, Rev. Ignacio P. Bautista, a Methodist minister, encouraged me to join an International Art Competition where submitted artworks were to be exhibited at the New York World’s Fair. Sixty world entries were submitted and visitors at the fair casually voted for the artwork they wished to win. I almost reached the ceiling of our house jumping for joy, when I received a registered “airmail” letter from World Lit-Lit & Christian Literature, United Methodist Church, that I had won the art competition.
Not too long since the announcement, I received a check and some boxes containing Christmas cards of my artwork, “The Event”. I was never the same since then, and had carried on the same passion, with a few interruptions, to paint up to the present time. Below is a bit of text I submitted to suggest or guide the viewer as to what I had in mind when I worked on this award winning piece.
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The EVENT
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Glenn A. Bautista
The Birth Scene is
THE EVENT
designed by God to usher into the world the Kingdom of Heaven. The faint outline of the world, cross, and Bible suggest that the translation of THE EVENT into human experience has not proceeded far enough. But modern man need not accept defeat! The three Wise Men and their modern counterparts are still persistently pointing to the Star of Bethlehem as the one sure hope of peace,” says artist Glenn Bautista, of Manila.
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Tatay & Glenn / Glenn’s Studio / Imus, Cavite / 1998
From: GLENN BAUTISTA Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 08.23 A To: Felizardo D Laureano; Jun(Jay) Bautista; Edwin A. Bautista; Doriene Hilario; Magusig Jr Manalo; John Michael Bautista; Doris Lois B Rifareal; Loida Bautista Rifareal
Subject: Tatay & Nanay
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Dearest All / Bautista Family – Spouses, Husbands, Nephews, Nieces,
We’ve learned only last night from Johnny’s text message followed by a phone call about our beloved Tatay’s physical departure.
I have come up with a brief blog on Tatay and Nanay which active link you may click below:
https://glenlorndav.wordpress.com/category/remembering-tatay-nanay-1/
https://glenlorndav.wordpress.com/category/remembering-tatay-nanay-2/
https://glenlorndav.wordpress.com/category/remembering-tatay-nanay-3/
You may send to me any photos or text messages that you would want included in this Tatay/Nanay Documentation so that we can easily access later in the future the many good memories we have of our dear parents. This blog space is dedicated for this purpose.
Be strong, have faith and always trust in the Lord.
May I hear from all of you Love, -glenn/lorna/david
. Nieces Bessy & Doris Dear all, A sad day for all of us … However, we must move on and work on the preparations. As per Auntie Eunice’s assignment, Kuya Sonny and myself are already working on the design for the cover of the liturgy, thank you cards, etc. Para sa lahat, kung meron ho kayo, would you please send me (by email attachment) what you think is your best picture of Lolo. Highest resolution you have (no limit sa file size). Kahit isa lang; and from here, mamimili na lang kami ng gagamitin. I know you will all be very busy at this time, but I hope you can respond soonest. Will welcome any design ideas too. Auntie Eunice, when do you need the liturgy, etc.? Also if you can send us the schedule of services dyan so we can prepare the poster also. Please see attached poster na ginagamit natin noon kay Lola, for your reference lang. Anything else you want us to do, just tell us. . Doris Lois B. Rifareal DESIGNWORKERS Creative Services http://www.designworkers.biz
Ate Loida’s photo of Tatay . Hi Doris & All,
photo ata ito taken by Ate Loida when she went there. I want to see Tatay from his more recent photos that we know of him na masaya. I merely took out the background and enhanced his face. love, Uncle Glenn
Afrie Songco Joye Our deep sympathy and prayer to you all. . . Pastor Bautista gave his full support when I was assigned at Central Church. He was a humble servant of Christ. May we keep alive his legacy of selfless ministry and concern for others. My sister Norma Mendoza passed away last Saturday in Seattle from heart failure. Visitation and viewing will be on Sunday, Dec. 30 from 9am to 9pm; and the celebration of her life and burial will be on Monday, Dec. 31, 9am at FOREST LAWN, GLENDALE. bLESSINGS, Dear Afrie, The loss of a dear sister is not a easy fact to accept. But, when we meditate on the the verse: “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” somehow, it makes us understand God’s purpose, God’s love and God’s offer for salvation through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Let us weep for a while but celebrate forever. Take care, Afrie. In Christ,
Ate Miriam & Tatay / CA, USA Felizardo D Laureano .
Eunice B. Laureano . To all friends, relatives and family, Our dear father, a dear servant of the Lord, . On Dec 27, 2007 12:08 PM, Felizardo D Laureano wrote: Eto, Ate Necy: Also, Loyola needs to know the flight details as soon as it’s available. ——————————————————————————————
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. Hi Doris & All, .
. Uncle Johnny is here beside me right now. He likes the photo attached. Ikaw rin ata ang may gawa nito, nilagyan ko lang ng butterflies. Also, we will use this photo alongside with Ate Loi’s crosstitch (of Tatay) to be placed beside Tatay at Central and Loyola. Uncle Glenn .
. Thanks Uncle. – Doris
Yes, use this one.
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Ate Necy
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SEE ATTACHED FILE FOR INFO. PLEASE GIVE TO MIRIAM. BE SURE MIRIAM HAS SOMEBODY WITH HER WHEN SHE
GOES TO THE MORTUARY.
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. Ok, Ate . . but I don’t have the letters from Dan T. Benedict, then Pastor of Covina UMC and Bishop Arichea, yung kay Dr. Afrie Songco lang ang meron. Ate, kung gusto mong hindi mahirapan, just send to me all your correspondence, ako na ang mag-aayos sa blog link na ito where you can get them: . https://glenlorndav.wordpress.com/category/remembering-tatay-nanay-3/ https://glenlorndav.wordpress.com/category/remembering-tatay-nanay-1/ . glenn On Dec 27, 2007 11:38 PM, Felizardo D Laureano wrote:
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 Tatay going up the 4th level rooftop /
taken w/ my 2nd Sony Mavica digital camera / Glenn’s Studio, Imus, Cavite /1998
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Sorry about the resolution of this photo, but I only wish to share with you one of the
most important photos I have taken in my entire life. From the first floor, upon waking up,
I sawTatay attempting to climb to the 2nd floor without any help from anybody.
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In fact there was one instance that he went around my property where he fell off from the
cement wall trying to view my studio’s entire lot. So, I had to get to him and it was fortunate
that Kuya Gelly and Ate Ruth were already up and about at that time. My father told me,
“it took you several years, about the age of David to construct this place for us and I only have to
climb to the top for a few minutes to see what you have done! But Tatay, even the young ones
have a hard time getting up there because of the height, much more if one has vertigo.
He said “don’t worry, when I get up there, I will hardly see the bottom part anyway,
for by then the distance will give me a blur image or not see it at all”. -glenn
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. . . Dear Ones who know and love the Rev. I. P. Bautista, Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, in whose death and resurrection is our hope and joy, even in the face of death. I count it one of the highlights of ministry that I knew your father (for some of the flesh and for most of you in the spirit). I first met him on the first Sunday of July 1980. He, along with about 80 Filipinos from the Rosewood UMC, Asbury UMC and Covina UMC (addition mine [Eunice], who were making exodus to be part of the Covina UMC, was present. It was my first Sunday at Covina, and an exciting glorious day of Christian unity as we celebrated the Lord’s Supper together and I.P. participated in leading the service and in serving the sacrament. From that day one, I felt like I had a wise, winsome and seasoned pastor as a colleague and friend. There was no question that he was a pastor to the Filipino community at Covina, and yet he and all of you, welcomed us with open hands and hearts and O, so much good food at those Sunday meals on the lawn. The “big church” people all went home after a cup of coffee and then we strolled over to the tables and the real feasting began – always with lots of laughter, sharing, and lingering with the long afternoon. It was Filipino time! I.P. showed me how a real pastor is able to give and receive. He was so beloved by you, his people, some of whom knew him in the Philippines. I was used to giving as a pastor, but I saw how he received loved from all of you. He doted on his children they loved him back. I wasn’t always sure the teenagers were as open with their affection – but they did love and respect him despite their reticent youthful uncertainty about showing their feelings with anyone o ther than their peers. And all the adults seemed to honor Pastor I.P. with unfailing warmth and trust, even if there were sometimes when there was variance in opinions about how the Filipino Ministry (as it was called then) should unfold. He knew that Mary O (my wife) and I were unfamiliar with Filipino ways, like the weeklong times of mourning of death. He coached me, found ways for me to share pastoral ministry with the people, and held me in highest regard – more than I deserved! But then, that was I.P. – he acted not on the other person’s merit, but upon their being a fellow human being. I.P. was a gentleman and a gentle man. He was soft spoken. I don’t think I ever heard him raise his voice – though maybe his family did! He and Eugenia, his beloved wife, were a sweet pair together. Ordained ministry had been demanding on them as a team, but I always saw them together as a couple. The strains of ministry did not seem to chisel away at his attentiveness to her. He kept her in view and in his love, even in the midst of pastoral service. When time and the bishop moved me and my family on to Chula Vista, I deeply missed my colleague. We may have had a few additional phone conversations and a time or two of meeting, but our worlds separated. Yet, in my spirit and mental photo album there was I.P.He is an enduring presence and, to me, a model pastor and a true Christian. When I heard today that he was still alive, I rejoiced and again gave thanks for him. When you hear or read this, he will have passed away from us to join Eugenia and a host of others who, as the Lessons and Carols Service for Christmas Eve has it, “dwell on another shore and in a greater light”. Grieve his loss to you, but rejoice in the hope of resurrection and of God’s faithfulness to those whom God claimed in baptism. –
Dan T. Benedict, then Pastor of Covina UMC .
Tatay-Nanay Dancing / CA USA . .
Sal with Pastor I.P. Bautista / CA, USA . MEMOIR OF PASTOR I.P. BAUTISTA . Being one great Filipino worker in God’s vineyard, Pastor I.P.’s ethnic vitality in his vocation is a vigorous expression of his great faith in God.It has been a very fortunate experience for me to have known and to have worked with him in Christ’s ministry not only in the formation and the chartering of the First Filipino-American United Methodist Church of San Gabriel Valley in California USA but also in various aspects in the life of this our Filipino-American church particularly the acquisition of a church property. One poignant episode in my life with moments of bonding with him occurred one Sunday afternoon in the back of our newly acquired church property in Hacienda Heights (formerly Hillgrove UMC); he held my left hand and led me to the far end at the back of the church property. There he asked me to pray with him to thank God for His graciousness and faithfulness in making one of his dream for the Filipino Ministry that he built as the founding pastor, come into fruition: that the Filipino Ministry to have a church building of her own. He even told me that if possible he may want to get buried there where we stood, when he dies. Being in the ministry of church planting, especially when he was a pastor of several local churches and a district superintendent in the Philippines, he believed that this church acquisition may be the climax of his extended ministry. Most people in our church family have fondly called Pastor I.P. as Tatay, which my wife and I do too. But I consider him as my Tatay more than just calling him that…I lost my own beloved father at a young age of 10 years old. So, I have longed for a father in the growing years of my life and found one when he became the founding pastor of the Filipino Ministry of Covina UMC to which my family belonged. He taught me and nurtured me a lot about serving in the Lord’s ministry. He honed me in providing servant leadership in our church which later on with his help became the First Filipino-American United Methodist Church in San Gabriel Valley. Spiritually, he belongs to the “great cloud of witness” that surrounded me in my Christian walk. . December 27, 2007 . Dearest Ate, Ang tanging naisip ko ang mapabilang o nakasama ko si Tatay sa maikling panahon ay para sa akin ay para akong nasa langit, nakita ko kay tatay ang walang bahid na kasalanan, busilak ang puso, isa siyang BANAL Mananatili sa aking puso ang mga naituro nya. Alam kong kapiling na siya nang kanyang mga mahal sa buhay mga kapatid at higit sa lahat si Nanay. .
Angelo .
. Glenn’Bro, . May the Good Pastor Bautista find an Eternal Peace . Bro, my prayers, sana magkaroon kayo, sampu ng ‘yong . Punta ka rito? . Ed .
Glenn, sa states si erpats pumanaw? My condolences. Sana okay naman Ben
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Hi BenR, EdL, Tante, . .
glenn
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Dear Bishop,
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Thank you for your most welcomed desire to be with our family. We are in the process of finalizing the
details for here. After that, we will send the schedule to the Philippines so they can finalize the schedule there.
We were told earlier that Tatay will be flown to the Philippines by Monday, January 7.
However, it can also be earlier or on Tuesday at the latest. So we are crossing our fingers.
For sure we will let you know.
I will forward your email to Loida and my other siblings there – especially to my nephew John Manalo –
to follow this through to make sure you are kept informed.
Thank you again. It feels so good to belong to the Family of God! This is the blessing that is so priceless.
Our thanks are not enough for taking the time to connect with us.
Peace and blessings to you, to Ruth and to the rest of the family. Have a safe trip home.
Please extend our love to all you will meet on behalf of our dear Tatay.
Eunice
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 “Daniel C. Arichea Jr” wrote:
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Dear Eunice,
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Please keep us informed of necrological plans. It was a happy coincidence that I was invited to preach
at Central Church during the time that your mother was lying at state at Central Church, and we were a
ble to meet the whole family. So I am simply asking if there are similar plans for your dad.
The reason is we are in Ventura right now, but are leaving for Manila tomorrow arriving there on
Saturday evening. It would be a privilege for us to come and see you and the rest of the family,
as well as pay our last respects to your dad.
By the way, I preached at First Fil-Am Church last Sunday, and your dad was included in their prayer list.
May God continue to surround you with grace, comfort, and love.
Danny Arichea
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Felizardo D Laurean wrote:
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Thank you dear Bishop and Ruth. Your kind words are food to our souls during this time of great loss
knowing that our dear Tatay has a place in the heart of so many he loved and respect.
Thank you and with deepest appreciation on behalf of our family,
Eunice
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“Daniel C. Arichea Jr” wrote:
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Dear Eunice,
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the rest of the family during this time of sorrow and
feeling of loss. Your father was a great man of God, and will always be remembered for his
dedication to the Lord and his commitment to the ministry of the church. While we mourn his departure,
yet we celebrate his life which meant so much to so many people.
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May the Lord surround you with comforting and restoring grace.
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Ruth and Danny Arichea
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glenn,
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i am so sorry to hear the passing away of your dad.our heartfelt condolences and prayers are with you!
I am sure your dad is in good hands now.
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claro
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hi Claro,
ok lang bro . . naka coping mode pa rin but it’s only now that missing Tay and Nay starts to sink in. I just wish they were still around. Family from d US still here and we’re happy being together. Lorna will leave Feb 1 for Hawaii to take her PT Exam and she’ll be back Feb 9. Pls pray that she passes.Ingat bro.-glenn2008/1/23 Claro Cortes:
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thanks mario,
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kaaliw talaga ang mga internet photos. paikot ikot sa mundo. timeless…hehehe.
ganda nung camel shot pang natgeo 🙂 tama sabi ni glenn. simple shot but technically hard to organize. hindi lang rent-a-car pati rent-a-copter. hehehe.
cheers,
claro
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glenn,
kamusta ka na!
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Glenn,
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Our prayers are with you and your family.
God Bless,
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Mario
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On 2007.12.28 8:28 AM, Felizardo D Laureano wrote: .
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Dear folks!
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Below is the schedule for the funeral services.
How quickly can you
do the flyer so we can email it out
at least by tomorrow morning? Please make it .
Please let me know.
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Auntie/Ate
. Friday, January 4, 2008 First Filipino-American United Methodist Church
of San Gabriel Valley
1415 S. Ninth Avenue, Hacienda Heights Hacienda Heights, CA91745 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.Public Viewing 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.Service of Remembrance 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.Slideshow – Life and Ministry of The Rev. Ignacio P. Bautista Saturday, January 5, 2008 Funeraria Del Angel (Pierce Brothers) 2333 W. Merced Avenue W. Covina, CA91790 Tel No: 626.962.8534 12:00 noon – 4:00Public Viewing 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.Final Funeral Service
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Auntie,
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We’ll send it you by 7:00 AM your time. Pls send us the corrections between now and then. – Bes –
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Dear Dr. & Mrs. Wethington,
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Maraming salamat din po sa inyong pagbati. Natutuwa kami na marunong pa kayo ng Tagalog.
Thank you for your words of comfort. Though in grief for the loss of our dear Tatay, we are also
celebrating a life that touched so many others just like you touch us with yours.
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We are indeed overwhelmed by the many expressions we have been receiving from the
Family of God – a privileged and blessed group to belong to.
Peace and blessing to both of you – aming mga kapatid kay Kristo.
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Nagmamahal,
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Eunice and the Bautista family
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Their e-mail addresses:
I am forwarding your message to them.
“Loida Bautista Rifareal”
“Doris Lois B. Rifareal”
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– glenn
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On Dec 28, 2007 5:56 PM, Doris Lois B Rifareal wrote:
–From: Doris Lois B Rifareal
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 04.19 P To: ‘Felizardo D Laureano’ Cc: ‘Glenn A. Bautista’; ‘Jun Bautista’; ‘Jun(Jay) Bautista’; ‘Edwin A. Bautista’; ‘Magusig Jr Manalo’; ‘John Michael Bautista’; ‘edwin lee bautista’; ‘edwing bautista’; ‘edwinlee bautista’; ‘Loida Bautista Rifareal’; ‘Sonny Rif’; Subject: Design studies 1 & 2 – Dear all, – Here are the initial designs Kuya made. Draft lang ito kaya yung text sample lang, but please take note of the bible verses we used kung ok lang. Also, check date of birth and death. Kung US time, Dec 26 ho ba? – Welcome any suggestions sa design. Meron pa si kuya hinahabol na isa pang set of design. -Doris – –
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–I am deeply touched by your insight and how you perceived Lolo. He truly reflected the Rock in his life. He has gone through many trials in life – but never really succumbed to it.
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My earnest and genuine hope for all of us in the family is to catch this Spirit that dwellt in him that made him a victor though he left this world without any worldly possessions at all. I need to be strong myself for there are times that the enemy wants to overpower us in all directions. But God’s presence has always put me through and I know He will my whole life through. And He will do the same for all of us if we but do our part and remain faithful to Him.
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You may want to have these verses put together in one page to serve as a meditation piece for those who will come to pay their last respects to Tatay/Lolo.
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The verses from Philippians reflects the lyrics of one of Lolo’s favorite hymns “when I Survey the Wondrous Cross”. I believe in my heart that he chose not to complain of pain at all as he is reminded of the image of our Lord Jesus hanging on the cross – who suffered for all of the sins of all of us (no exception). He has paid all of them more than 2000 years ago. We just have to believe that that was already a done deal. We only have to accept and believe that He did it because He loved us so much and want us back in his loving arms. He made us for Himself that is why He craves for us to love him back and stay and stick with HIm through thick and thin.
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Thank you for sharing this with me. I love you all and will continue to be proud of you!
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Auntie
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On 12/28/07, Doris Lois B Rifareal wrote:
–We (Kuya, Ate, Arni and myself) brainstormed, via chatting, on how to go about with the design. Arni and Kuya compiled these verses, na nagsilbing guide na rin ni Kuya for the design.
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–LOLO = THE ROCK, that’s how I and most people see him. When I come upon passages in the Bible talking about God , the Rock , foundation, fortress , refuge, strength etc., always, what comes to mind is Lolo; for he showed and taught me all about my Rock – God. He may not know it, but to me, and I think to most people, Lolo is also to us, like a Rock.– A Firm Ground to stand on…
· A Good provider, A refuge… ·Numbers 24:21. …Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. ·2 Samuel 22:3. The God of my rock; in him will I trust: He is my shield, and the Horn Of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. A Fortress; My Defender… ·2 Samuel 22: 2. And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; ·Psalms 31:2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. ·Job 39:27. Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? ·28. She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. ·Romans 9:33. As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. My strength, and guide… ·2 Samuel 22: 32. For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God? ·33. God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. ·Deut 32:4. He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. He strengthens my faith… ·2 Samuel 22:47. The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. ·1 Samuel 2:2. There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. ·Psalms 89:26. He shall cry unto me, thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. ·Psalms 95:1. O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. ·Matthew 7:25. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. The Church builder… ·Matthew 16:18. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. My Spiritual nourishment… ·I Cor. 10:4. And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. ROCK: (Heb. tsur), employed as a symbol of God in the Old Testament (1 Sam. 2:2; 2 Sam. 22:3; Isa. 17:10; Ps. 28:1; 31:2, 3; 89:26; 95:1); also in the New Testament (Matt. 16:18; Rom. 9:33; 1 Cor. 10:4). In Dan. 2:45 the Chaldaic form of the Hebrew word is translated “mountain.” It ought to be translated “rock,” as in Hab. 1:12 in the Revised Version. The “rock” from which the stone is cut there signifies the divine origin of Christ. – At ito, as you suggested: 7.But all these things that I once thought very worthwhile–now I’ve thrown them all away so that I can put my trust and hope in Christ alone. 8.Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have put aside all else, counting it worth less than nothing, in order that I can have Christ, 9.and become one with him, no longer counting on being saved by being good enough or by obeying God’s laws, but by trusting Christ to save me; for God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith–counting on Christ alone. 10.Now I have given up everything else–I have found it to be the only way to really know Christ and to experience the mighty power that brought him back to life again, and to find out what it means to suffer and to die with him. –
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On 12/28/07, Doris Lois B Rifareal wrote:
We will download them to a CD and have them printed in one of the copying centers here. Retain the size that you sent for all. If doable, do letter-size or a smaller size that would be easier to print from the computee for those who will get it from their emails. Pwede ba iyon?
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Danny Hernaez wrote:
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Dear Ate Eunice,
I am grateful for our time of prayer this morning. I am thankful for your love to Emy, my children and to myself. Purihin ang Panginoon!
I learned about Tatay’s death through your email message yesterday. While we were coming home from a Christmas family thanksgiving and fellowship in Dallas, I did not get the news till late 6pm. I immediately called Pareng Edwin and expressed our heartfelt condolences.
Our hearts go with the entire Bautista family.
I wanted to go to Los Angeles this week but the flight rates were extremely expensive. I hope I can pay a visit to Tatay and Nanay when I am in Manila this coming February – a great privilege to be able to pray with Glenn, Johnny and their families.
I have already requested copies of pictures of the old Good Samaritan UMC from my ‘connections’ there. I will give them to you as soon as I have them.
The other one that you requested …..
I have had brief yet many and meaningful moments with Tatay – split second and in an instant! Ingrained and unforgettable.
From the old Paltok days in San Francisco del Monte to his former apartment in the LA area to La Puente, he continued to share his ministry and love to me.
He shared his simple and sincere ministry – faithful and true. He shared the carefully bundled church Sunday bulletins, neatly arranged. He shared his good sense of humor regarding my wife Emy’s famous ‘three crosses’. He shared his love by saying those three words – ‘I love you’. He shared his enduring love to Nanay and humming their favorite hymn – How Great Thou Art. He shared his love to serve the Lord. He shared his commitment.
In all our visits to La Puente, each early morning and on the day of goodbye, I would be by his side or place the palm of my hand on his shoulders or at his door and say a prayer and those words – ‘I love you’. First thing I would always do was to pray with him.
Emy and I prayed for him again yesterday on our drive back home to Houston, Texas. Tatay has left a mark so indelible, lasting and deep-rooted. In me, in many of us.
Maraming salamat po, Tatay.
I love you, too!
Will see you later ……….. <(((><
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Where have you set your heart? What thoughts occupy your thinking and where do you allow your mind to dwell? How are you spending your energy, your time, and your financial resources? The Bible reminds us in Matthew 6:21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Let’s set our hearts on seeking God. <><
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REMEMBERING I.P. BAUTISTA
Cloistered in a CI with none of our laptops able to connect online, it just
amazes me that so many things that affect us directly, as a community that is,
occur just within a few days. As soon as I opened my email account (the morning
after CI, today) my NAFAUM email told me of the passing away of Pastors I.P.
Bautista, Joy Cera and Pastor Afrie’s sister. Condolences to all their
families, though some of us would rather celebrate the lives they lived on this
earth. Of the three I had met only Pastors I.P. and Joy and it was actually my
parents who really worked with them in one way/time or another.
I have the most connections with Pastor I.P. because of my friendships with two
of his sons, Glenn and Edwin, as well as grandchildren, Bessie and Doris
Rifareal, and Dondon, Dandan and Dindin (Kuya Edwin’s kids, all grown ups now).
I feel I must say something about them.
Kuya Glenn is of course well known to us as a superb visual artist who has
earned international recognition. He is a master of many media, though
unfortunately, I saw only a few of his paintings and another memorable work, his
rendering of Rizal’s monument in ink, which he did so by transcribing in a
continuous flow some of Rizal’s poems across the paper, with some letters
darkened in appropriate parts to form the image of Rizal’s monument as seen at
the Luneta. Masterfully done. I saw that (when I was still in high school) as
part of the Rizal display in a well-known historical landmark in Manila during
the time of a bygone administration. But the next time I went to see it again
it was gone. Many years later, when I got to be introduced to him personally,
Kuya Glenn revealed to me, along with a few other then young people at Fairview
UMC in Quezon City, that he took it back, telling the authorities
he wanted to do some retouching. He said something else but it seems lost from my memory.
Kuya Edwin is one of the finest choir conductors the UMC has ever had. He also
excels in reconditioning cars, by which he made his living while in Fairview.
He has the distinction of turning a bunch of youth, including some of the most
unruly, and most of whom have only the barest of musical talents, into a
topnotch choir, like the Fairview UMC choir of which I was a part. As to
whether I was one of those who were unruly or with a modicum of musical talent,
I leave it to those who know me to decide.
As to Pastor IP’s grandchildren that I know, it was Bessie and Doris that I had
a chance to work with since Kuya Edwin’s kids were still very young at the time
and at the time I merely watched them play tricks on each other. At any rate,
Bessie and Doris were active in youth activities both inside the church and
ecumenically that challenge Christians to work for much needed changes in both
church and society. I’ve not been in touch with them for some time, more so
since I left the Philippines.
The good things I’ve heard about Pastor IP, as a pastor, husband, and father,
are confirmed through his children and grandchildren that I know. Praise God
his tribe increased.
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Haniel Garibay
Virginia Beach
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Dear friends,
Mabuhay!
I have learned about the passing away of Rev. Ignacio Bautista through Pong’s NAFAUM news updates. As a college student at PCU from 1962-1966, I remember him as a faithful servant of God at Central United Methodist Church. I was a classmate of her charming daughter, Miriam, who I’ve learned from several friends had faithfully took care of him till the day of his departure.
Miriam, kumusta ka? Do get in touch. I hope you still remember me. Am now an ordained pastor of the UCCP, and I’m serving as President of Southern Christian College here at Midsayap, North Cotabato. Please accept my sincerest condoloence.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
grace and peace,
Rev. Dr. Melanio LaGuardia Aoanan, Cotabato
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UNSOLICITED GREETINGS (YOU ARE WELCOME)
As 2007 comes to an end, I would like to thank Pong for linking the people called Methodists in one strand that connects them together in love and unity. Communication has kept memories alive and friendships fresh. Most of us have not seen each other for a long, long time but Pong connected us in cyberspace. Pong this is a great ministry. Thank you for the awesome work you are doing to keep the spirit of Methodism truly alive in our hearts. Let’s celebrate 2008 as it comes around.
All the best for you and your family.
Winlove & Aurora S. Cudal
288 F Street, Apt. 1601, Chula Vista, CA 91910
(Tel.) 619 – 426-1713.
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Hi Danny,
Thank you for forwarding your short but meaningful message about Tatay and that of Haniel Garibay. Happy to note of Pong’s exixtence. He was a good friend too.
You may find these messages:
https://glenlorndav.wordpress.com/category/remembering-tatay-nanay-3/
Take care and God bless,
glenn
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
KEEP A FRIEND IN THE LOOP; SHARE THE NAFAUM MAIL. SEND US NAME(S) AND
EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) AND WE’LL DO THE REST.
WARNING – LOTS OF METHODIST STUFF
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CHAPLAIN’S PAGE
New Year Thoughts:
1. An investment in knowledge
always pays the best interest.
2. The way to get started
is to quit talking and begin doing.
3. For success,
attitude is equally as important as ability.
4. A cloudy day
is no match for a sunny disposition.
5. Success is a ladder you cannot climb
with your hands in your pockets.
6. Anything unattempted
remains impossible.
7. Being willing
makes you able.
8. A champion is a dreamer
that refuses to give up!
9. To get what you want,
stop doing what is not working.
10. Excellence is doing ordinary things
extraordinarily well.
11. The best way to predict the future
is to invent it.
12. Tough times never last,
but tough people do.
Alex Vergara, Original Duplicates, Hawaii
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REMEMBERING THE SAINTS
I replaced Jon Melegrito as Church Secretary at Central UMC in the
mid-60s. Charles Moosebrook was missionary and English preacher, I.
P. Bautista was administrative Pastor and parsonage resident Minister
at T. M. Kalaw. I. P. at the time struck me as straight laced and
quite particular of following the straight and narrow, which only
goaded us to be contrarian. My partner in crime then was Zeny
Rifareal who was to be my guardian had I gotten into UTS, and the
strategy was to locate IP’s soft underbelly for we knew, he had the
warmth in him when reached through the appropriate door. Though
briefly, IP would become a surrogate father!
Jon has the CUMC memories; I was a transition go-fer before forsaking
Law School and diving into the world of the Divines.
Five years later, returning from a theological education that bridged
Asbury Seminary and Perkins School of Theology, and requesting the
late Bishop Granadosin to have me posted in such places as Palanan,
Isabela, I ended back up at Central UMC. My career path being self-
directed, I had to begin at the entry level in the Conference, the
PAC specifically where Joy Cera was one of the noted upstarts. In
temperament, in recklessness and seriousness, we would become comrade-
in-arms in the battle for institutional efficacy and the recruitment
for people of the spirit.
Maybe it is the somber tone of the season, what with the shocking
reminder of the fragility of human existence, even for the high and
the mighty such as Benazir, and our ready acceptance of Gore Nobel
laureate without heeding much the reason why the award was given him
in the first place. But I find no reason to grieve the completed
lives of IP and Joy. They were each in their our magnificent ways
exemplary children of Gaia’s creation, unique and unrepeatable; there
was never anyone like them before and there will never be another one
like them ever again. We can only be grateful, and be exuberant in
our rejoicing for having both of them cross our paths. They also
stand as witnesses to the fact that we, too, are the unique and
unrepeatable ones that we are. We have been graciously given the
freedom to turn our ordinariness into random acts of the miraculous.
Should we grieve, it should not be over the fear that life comes to a
terminus, but over the fact that life is given as a gift and a
treasure and we fritter away sans any significant beginning.
The completion of the human journey strikes each of us with fear and
trepidation because we are reminded of the finitude of our own
individual journeys. Our longing for certitude, security and
eternal acceptance is addressed by the frailty and emptiness that
abide in the completion of our one moment in time. So we
appropriate the mythical imagery of previous times. Perhaps, that
is what conditions our cultural and religious responses.
I lift up the lives of IP and Joy, and Afrie’s sister Norma who I did
not have the pleasure of meeting. These are lives that “have been
seen fitting before the Lord,” (if I may borrow an earlier imagery in
which Midwest Methodism seem stuck with, along with Filipino Epworth
leaguers) lived with much gusto and undeniable vigor. I would be
excused, I trust, if I do not fall into the “condoling” line, but
shift the tempo to the celebrating milieu of songs and cymbals,
incense and cries of great joy, jubilation and the deafening sounds
of silence. They lived – IP, Joy and Norma; their lives touched
many of us. We are grateful! As the Jews are won’t to exclaim,
L’achaim! May their tribe multiply in us.
Jaime Vergara
Saipan
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Picture: At the July NAFAUM convocation in Virginia Beach, the
Teopaco couple of Cal-Pacific, Jimmy Vergara and Tony Palaganas
exchanging pleasantry, and Levi Bautista
Pong Javier
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Dear people, FYI…
Flight details of Auntie Eunice / Uncle Fil
Arrival
January 11, Friday, 5:10 AM
PR 0113 (LAX-GUM-MNL)
Arriving at Centennial 2
(They leave LAX on Wed 9-Jan, 7:35 PM)
Departure
February 6, Wednesday, 10:00 PM
PR 0102 (MNL-LAX)
Departing from Centennial 2
Uncle Johnny/Glenn (?), paki-update na lang po kami tungkol sa mga plano sa pag-sundo.
salamat po.
-bes
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From: agapeobien(at)aol.com
To: flaurean(at)sbcglobal.net
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:23:17 -0500
Subject: Re: THANK YOU!
Rose Marie Obien
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From: Felizardo D Laureano
Sent: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 8:13 pm
Subject: THANK YOU!
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To: flaurean(at)sbcglobal.net
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:58:02 EST
Subject: Re: THANK YOU!
First Filipino American United Methodist Church of San Gabriel Valley
1415 South Ninth Avenue, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Tel. & Fax No.: (626) 336-6566
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From: “JEROLD GARBER”
Subject: Re: THANK YOU!
I was glad to be of help. May you travel with Godspeed and return home
safely!JG
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From: “Levi Oracion”
To: “Felizardo D Laureano”
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 07:40:44 -0800
Subject: Re: THANK YOU!
Dear Fil and Eunice,
May the Lord bless you and care for you on your journey to the
Philippines, and bring you all safely there. It looks like we would
not be able to be around at the time of our dear “IP”‘s funeral
service—sa January 20 pa kami aalis. But for people who love the
Lord—the love of the Lord conquers time and distance for them—so
we will be there with you in Spirit.
As soon as we arrive in Manila, I will proceed to Dumaguete, while
Liling may proceed either to Taytay or to Rockwell (a luxurious condo
where Carol, Tina’s sister in law resides). She stay around there till
after January 26—the day when Amor’s ashes will be interred. That
will be in Taytay.
IP’s love has bound us together in special way, and we will always
feel intimately close to the people he loved and served so faithfully
and so well.
Peace,
Levi
On 1/7/08, Felizardo D Laureano wrote:
> Dear Pastor,
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> Maraming salamat din po. Special family occasions or events like
> this would only be complete with your presence. We have been so blest to
> have you as part of our faith journey.
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> We leave for the Philippines tomorrow at 7:35 p.m., arriving there
> January 11 at 5:10 a.m. The final funeral service will be at Central Church
> on January 12 at 8:00 a.m.
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> Wake nights are January 10 – 11 also at Central Church.
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> We would be happy to see you there Ate Liling. Let’s try to get
> together during our visit there. Let us know the details of Amor’s
> internment and see if we can be available to be with you.
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> Maraming, maraming salamat po uli.
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> Eunice
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Returning to Our Maker the Body of
Ignacio Pinpin Bautista
2 February 1912 – 26 December 2007
“Now I have given up everything else –
I have found it to be the only way to really know Christ
and to experience the mighty power that brought him back to life again,
and to find out what it means to suffer and to die with him.”
PHILIPPIANS 3:10
A Service of Committal
LOYOLA MEMORIAL PARK
Marikina City
Friday, 12 January 2008
Rev. Mag-usig B. Manalo, Jr. and Rev. Victor O. Melad, Jr.
Officiating Ministers
Words of assurance
In themidst of life, we are in death;
From whom can we seek help?
Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth.
God who raised Christ from the dead
will givelife to your mortal bodies also
through the Spirit that dwells in you.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;
My body also dwells secure,
You, Lord, show me the path of life;
In your presence there is fullness of joy,
In your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Prayer hymn of Tatay
“When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”
When I survey the wondrous cross,
On which the Prince of Glory died,,
My richest gain I count but loss,
and pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ, my god;
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.
See, from his head, his hands, his feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down,;
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown.
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
that were an offering far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.Amen.
Prayer of comfort
O God, giver of life, and conqueror of death,
our help in every time of trouble,
we trust that you do not willingly
grieve or afflict us.
Comfort us who mourn;
and give us grace, in the presence of death,
to worship you,
that we may have sure hope of eternal life
and be enabled to put our whole trust
in your goodness and mercy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.
Reading from John 12:24-26
Jesus said:
“Very truly, I tell you,
Unless a grain of wheat falls
into the earth and dies,
It remains just a single grain;
But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Those who love their life lose it,
And those who hate their life in this world
Will keep it for eternal life.
Whoever serves me must follow me,
And where I am,
there will my servant be also.
Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.”
MessageRev. Victor O. Melad, Jr.
Pastor, Central UMC
Rendition on violin“It is Well With My Soul”Sarah A. Rifareal
and Angelica de VeraUnion Church of Manila
As the song is played, whiteroses will be passed on to each member of the gathered community as a symbol of committing the perishable body of Tatay into the loving arms of his heavenly Father.
Making sense of dying
Pastor:Eternal God, you have shared with us the life of Tatay. Before he was ours, he is yours. For all that he has given us to make us what we are, for that of him which lives and grows in each of us, and for his life that in your love will never end, we give you thanks.
People:As now we offer Tatay back into your arms, comfort us in our loneliness, strengthen us in our weakness, and give us courage to face the future unafraid.
All:Draw those of us who remain in this life closer to one another, make us faithful to serve one another, and give us to know that peace and joy which is eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Leave-takingViolin accompaniment by Sarah and Angelica
Members of the family gather around the coffin for the last farewell; afterwhich the casket will be closed and brought to the graveside.
The Commendation
Standing at the head of the coffin and facing it, casting earth upon it as it is lowered into the grave, the pastor says:
Almighty God, into your hands we commend your son,
Ignacio P. Bautista, in sure and certain hope of resurrection
to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
This body we commit to the ground;
Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
… whereupon the people cast white roses onto the coffin as it is lowered into the grave.
Prayer of thanksgiving
God of love, we thank you
for all with which you have blessed us
even to this day:
for the gift of joy in days of health and strength
and for the gifts of your abiding presence and promise
in days of pain and grief.
We praise you for home and friends,
and for our baptism and place in your Church
with all who have faithfully lived and died.
Above all else we thank you for Jesus,
who knew our griefs,
who died our death and rose for our sake,
and who lives and prays for us.
And as he taught us, so now we pray.
The Lord’s Prayer
Closing hymn
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds”
Blest be the tie that binds, Our hearts in Christian love:
The fellowship of kindred minds, Is like to that above.
Before our Father’s throne, We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares.
We share each other’s woes, Our mutual burdens bear,
And often for each other flows the sympathizing tear.
When we are called to part, It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again. Amen.
The Blessing
Now to the One who is able to keep you from falling,
and to make you stand without blemish
in the presence of God’s glory
with rejoicing, to the only God our Saviour,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
be glory, majesty, power, and authority
before all time and now and forever.Amen.
Community response“Threefold Amen”
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Kuya Jun, and Uncle Johnny,
You may want to review attached program (above this letter–>) in advance, also for Pastor Melad’s preparation. Tama ba yung flow ng service? Let us know asap kung may mali kasi ipi-print na ni Doris.
Naalala ni Mommy nung libing ni Uncle Gely, yung Loyola ang nag-handle ng service. Pwede namang tayo lang di ba? Maybe we need to clarify this with Loyola? That we’re doing the funeral service by ourselves and that it is NOT included in the fee they’re charging for burial expenses.
See my email on Jan 3. Tumaas ang rates nila, acc. to Uncle Johnny. We’re getting the package worth P22,548 which includes labour for hukay, 4 tents/canopies and 40 chairs.
And do we supply the flowers? White roses… about 4 dozens?
We agreed that Lorna will see to it we’ll have flowers from the family upon arrival of Lolo’s remains. We also need to make sure we have flowers and candles for all the services (Jan 10-12) plus the white roses for the Committal service. Pero marami na ring trabaho si Lorna. May time ba si Tess (M.) na mag take charge dito?
Sige, this for now. Tawagan na lang tayo sa telepono.
-bes
PS:
Kuya Jun, in case wala ka nito:
vicmeladjr
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From: CRISPASSES
Date: Jan 9, 2008 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: Going Home to the Philippines
To: felizardod
God bless,
-Glenn & Bautista family
On Jan 8, 2008 1:27 AM, Santamaria, Samuel wrote:
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Glenn,
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Our prayers and thoughts are for your family; didn’t know your dad’s “milestone” happened recently.
Sam, Sandy & Adrienne
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-glenn
.Dear Glenn and Family,.So sorry to hear about your Dad. He was such a nice person and I do remember him way back in the good old days at Central Methodist church. May He rest in God’s loving embrace.And to the Bautista Family, may God grant you the strength to face the sorrow that you bear and May your Faith sustain you and give you comfort.Glenn, God’s Love will surely see you through this most difficult time.From us here in Australia, With our deepest Condolence,Love,Sunny/Werner and Dizon family.
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Hi Ate Necy,
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Ate Miriam says there’s no secretary there at the moment at nakakahiya naman utusan daw si Pastor Garber, so I didn’t write him.
Will make the corrections soon.
-glenn
On Jan 21, 2008 3:57 PM, Felizardo D Laureano wrote:
Dear Family,
Here’s a link to a page where I uploaded two recovered videos of Tatay and Nanay singing in Imus, Cavite. Just scroll down the page until you find the videos:
https://glenlorndav.wordpress.com/category/remembering-tatay-nanay-1/
2nd Video:
Nanay in this old hi-8 video greets d family in d US and sings to the family in Pinas. She just came in from d hospital but still tries to greet and cheer up everybody around her. It’s been more than seven years now and Nanay has sadly crossed over but joyfully joined our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We still miss her terribly. -glenn
1st Video:
Lifted from old hi-8 videotapes almost impossible to recover & record. Videography then, by our youngest bro, Johnny . . first time he held this Sony videocam which I instantaneously passed on to him to video that meaningful event with our folks in the Philippines who were about to fly back to the US. -glenn
PS: May I request each of the Bautista family member to write a few (concise) messages for Tatay and Nanay to be included at the Bautista roster below Tatay’s cyberjournal 1. -glenn
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