CMUMC Youth Christmas Presentation 2008

Our Christmas Presentation to the tune of Tans-Siberian Carol of Bells. We knew that we could not sing the song well since we have no more time practicing for it, (for the past days we perform every Simbang Umaga). But our drama team are talented and in minutes we have practice our version of carol of bells...any idea?? From the youtube of course..ahhehehe. Hope you love it. :)

Community United Methodist Church Youth

Afternoon youth confirmation class.

Our youth possing after morning church service.

This Was Your Life Christian Track

I have this track when I was in college, I remembered once I shared it to my classmate and laugh at it. I do not remember who gave it to me but I like to share it anyway.

Christian Tracks- The Greatest Story Ever Told

Head of States that are Methodist

- James Knox Polk 11th U.S. President
- Ulysses S Grant 18th U.S. President
- Rutherford B. Hayes 19th U.S. President
- William McKinley 25th U.S. President
- George W. Bush 43rd U.S. President (convert from Episcopal Church)

- Boris Trajkovski President of Macedonia
- Chiang Ching-Kuo President of Taiwan (1978-88)
- Chiang Kai-Shek President of the Republic of Church (Taiwan)
- Abel Muzorewa former president of Zimbabwe (former Methodist bishop)
- Taufa'ahau Tupou IV King of Tonga
- Oliver Tambo President of South Africa (1969-91)
- Lester Bowles Pearson Prime Minister of Canada (1963-68)

- Alben W. Barkley U.S. Vice-President under Truman
- Hubert H. Humphrey U.S. Vice-President under L.B. Johnson
- Walter F. Mondale U.S. Vice-President under Carter
- Dick Cheney U.S. Vice-President under George W. Bush

- Hillary Clinton former First Lady with Pres. Bill Clinton

UMYF National Contest First Place Poem

This is a repost of the winning entry by Gerald Galindez, a poem about the realities, emotions of Christian youths. It garnered the first place in the first UMYF national poem contest.

Quiescent no more

Harvest first the master says
Famine stricken throat for days
Brought the end of farmers toil
Again United with his soil

Comfort of a market shade
Home of all the beggars frayed
Talking wounds on fleshless knees
That is what they meant of peace

Collecting broken dreams, a house
Of Harlots forced to work with sows
Make-up hides the swollen ducts
Client undresses and locks

Bustling cars of justice men
Does his job from ten to ten
Meets the youth to sell his drugs
remits to political rugs

Precious vault the greedy owns
Money in his blood and bones
Hunger knocks his shiny Ford
Mocks away the poor ignored

Peaceful yet it harrows you
If justice hides what should you do
For a youth that serves to God
Must you share our Jesus' blood

Blood of love and peace accords
Christian soldiers drop your swords
Wear the cleanest conscience robe
Start with you before the globe

Volunteers in Mission in SPMC, Kidapawan

Nine Volunteers in Mission from Chapelwood UMC, Houston, Texas arrived lately to repair the leaking roof of the SPMC administration building. They are Dave Luther, Chris Archer, Susan Patterson, Carleen Woods, Vicki Roussel, CJ Yeoman, Early Denison, Bob Lassalle & Doug Cheves. The American volunteers work for a week in the school changing the roof tiles and installing a wire fence around the school. They are happy and eager to share their knowledge and expertise in the work. After all, they have a background ranging from carpentry to administration, they also gave some woodwork toys to the children living near the school compound assisted by student volunteers. We are hoping that in the near future this teamwork between the school and the church wherever here or in abroad will be strengthened and revitalized.

Superman's Religious Affilation- Methodist

Superman is the archetypal costumed super-hero. He is clearly the most influential character in the comic book super-hero genre. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster [often mis-spelled "Joe Schuster"], both of whom were Jewish. The character of Superman, however, has always been depicted as having been raised with a solidly Protestant upbringing by his adoptive Midwestern parents - Jonathan and Martha Kent. Of Clark's parents, Martha is the more devout churchgoer.

Clark Kent was raised as a Methodist. While growing up in Smallville, Kansas, Clark Kent attended Sunday church services at the local Methodist church with his mother, Martha Kent, every week until he was fourteen years old. These aspects of the character are not speculative, but are canonical - established by in-continuity published DC Comics. Action Comics #850 (August 2007), for example, identifies Methodism by name as the denomination that Clark Kent and his mother attended.

Jonathan also raised his adopted son with staunch Protestant values, but Jonathan has never been much of a churchgoer. Clark stopped attending church services when his super-hearing, X-ray vision and other super senses began developing. As Clark later told his wife, Lois Lane, he stopped attending services becaues he "knew too much about their lives -- their problems -- their lies... [he] was afraid" that he might lose his faith in people. So he decided to distance himself from such close-contact, frequent congregational worship and put his faith in "the best that humanity has to offer" (Action Comics #849, July 2007). As shown in a number of published comics, including Superman: A Man For All Seasons, the adult Clark Kent continued to visit and consult with the minister at his family church, even after he had begun his career as Superman. This does not mean, however, that the adult Superman attends weekly church services (he does not). If asked if he is a Methodist, the adult Superman would not answer "no," but he would defer answering such a pointedly denominational question by suggesting that he respects people of all faiths and backgrounds and considers himself a servant of all humanity.

As is often the case with a character or franchise of extraordinary longevity, Superman has been reconceived multiple times. Throughout all of his incarnations, Superman has maintained his rural Midwestern Protestant upbringing, although rarely have the words "Protestant" or "Christian" been explicitly attached to his background.

Superman is sometimes spoken of as being "Jewish." This may be an attempt to honor the fact that the writer and artist who created the character were Jewish. However, no textual support exists in any of the published comics, novels, films or TV series episodes to support the notion that the character of Superman is actually Jewish.

Janet McCarty, our GBGM missionary

Returning to serve at Southern Philippines Methodist Colleges (SPMC) at the beginning of 2007, Janet McCarty is a commissioned deaconess and missionary with the Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church who has served in Nepal as well as the Philippines.

SPMC, located in Minddanao, the large southern most island of the Philippines, started in 1994. Because the college is in an economically depressed area the majority of the students are on scholarship for need. The college offers a BA in Theology, Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education, an Associate in Computer Science, a Certificate in Early Childhood Education for 18 units, and a pastors’ school. The Bachelor in Early Childhood Education is for deaconesses who will serve in the church as preschool teachers, leaders of Sunday school, music coordinators and co-workers with the pastors. ‘Ma’am Janet’, as she is called, helped to develop this program when she served at SPMC from 1999 to 2002. Currently she is serving as Dean of Education while teaching education courses.

From 2002 through 2006 Mrs. McCarty taught children of the UMN (United Mission to Nepal) appointees in a tutorial setting. (Missionaries are not allowed in Nepal so they are called appointees.) UMN is a co-operative effort between the people of Nepal and a large number of Christian organizations from 18 countries on four continents. The United Methodist Church was one of the founding members of UMN in 1954. UMN seeks to serve the people of Nepal in the name and spirit of Christ.

Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Mrs. McCarty studied accounting at Hardin Brown Business College in Jacksonville. She later earned a B.A. degree in sociology from Illinois College in Jacksonville and received a Master's in Education degree from the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

Mrs. McCarty has two grown children living in Illinois. Her home church is Centenary United Methodist Church in Jacksonville, IL. Before becoming a missionary Mrs. McCarty was a public elementary school teacher for Jacksonville School District #117.

Leo A. Soriano, Bishop of Davao Episcopal Area

Leo Soriano was elected as Bishop on the 5th ballot during the 2000 Philippines Central Conference held in Cabanatuan City, Philippines. The overwhelming support and his early election in the 5th Ballot was phenomenal and unprecedented in the history of the United Methodist Church in the Philippines. His election was an indication of the Filipino Methodists desire of change in their church politics. The personal background of Leo, having family roots from the North of the country yet living and representing the South, became a symbol of the desire of the Church to be all inclusive and intentional in representing equally all ethnic groups of the country.

Bishop Soriano is the current Resident Bishop of the Davao Episcopal Area, one of three Episcopal Areas of the Philippines. His offices are in the Spottswood Methodist Center in Kidapawan City. In 2004 he was appointed to a four year position as one of four voting members of the General Council on Finance and Administration of the United Methodist Church. He has served as a member of the UMC Council of Bishops, the UMC General Council on Ministries, and the cross denominational organizations Christian Conference of Asia and National Council of Churches in the Philippines.

As of 2007 serves on the Philippine Christian University Board of Trustees.

He has acted as a spokesperson for UMC Philippines during the December 2003 typhoons and Southern Leyte mudslides and signing a Bible sent to President George W. Bush as congratulations following his re-election, a 200-year-old UMC tradition.

*Wearing the black gown is the bishop surrounded by the pastors.

JESUS DVD

All time favorite JESUS DVD are now available for viewing. Donated by (VIM) Volunteers in Mission. It is a multi-lingual movie in local dialects. A great tool in movie evangelism. It tell's about the birth, ministry and death of Jesus Christ.

Rev. Curan L. Spottswood, the Flying Missionary

There was only one person like Spotty, only himself, and no other posses the vital energy fro the expansion of the mission wok which emanated from the Methodist Rural Center. As Mindanao was considered only as an appendage of the Episcopal areas in Luzon, it was seldom visited by its bishops. The absence of episcopal leadership from Mindanao meant a vacuum in overall leadership for Mindanao. As Spotty was highly mobile, in constant contact with church leaders, and extensively enlarged in church work and mission, he was able to coordinate and even direct the activities of the annual conference which pertained to evangelism, development, and expansion in the absence of close Episcopal supervision. Indeed, Spotty best represented the partner church overseas- The Methodist Church in the United States. As he was a vigorous worker, he provided a sustained leadership, a strong momentum t the expansion work of the church in Mindanao.
Due to the undeveloped air transportation facilities in the 1950’s, Spotty had to land on improvised landing strips, thereby losing seven planes to crashes. Anyway, the investment of the U.S. church was worthy of the person who used those planes. Had Spotty used other transport, his contributions would have been minimized.
At the northern perimeter of the Methodist Rural Center (now called Spottswood Methodist Center), land was cleared as a landing strip fro the piper cubs of Spotty. As this was a mountainside, the mystery of the downdraft and turbulence thereof, possibly unknown at that time, caused some of his planes to tumble down on landing. With such airplane, Spotty was able to ravel all over Mindanao, carrying out evangelism programs, inspiring and impelling church workers to seriously carry out their work, risking his life and limbs to the used of improvised landing strips.
Spotty did not only direct the mission evangelism program. He also recruited and trained volunteers and church workers for the growing and enlarging scope of mission.
Unswerving Methodist Faith in Mindanao by Jose Gamboa, Jr. BISHOP, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Methodist Insignia

Think about the products that you use, see or hear about every day - food, clothes, home appliances, automobiles. Brand names, jingles and trademarks seem engraved on your memory. That's no coincidence. Industries are zealous in the protection of their brand names, jingles and trademarks. Each is valued highly.
The United Methodist church also has its mark. Each time you see the cross and flame emblem, you are looking at United Methodism's official symbol.
Known informally as the cross and flame logo but formally as the denomination's insignia, it has been in use nearly two decades. It is seen in cities, towns and rural areas at every point of the compass.
The insignia identifies church buildings. Road signs bearing its mark direct worshipers to local churches. It may grace a church altar as a free-standing symbol or may be seen behind the altar as a wall hanging. It is displayed on banners; imprinted on bulletins; and embossed on business cards, certificates and stationery.
United Methodism's cross and flame has been fashioned in wood and metals; preserved on film; and reproduced in stained glass, stone and Native American beadwork. Is has been cut from felt, embossed on parchment, silk-screened on Plexiglas, embroidered on linen, encased in Lucite and etched in silver and gold.
A local church may own a United Methodist flag on which the mark is imprinted. Cross and flame decals may be affixed to the church's glass doors. The church may give a formal note to its documents by using a corporate seal press, which reproduces the insignia.
United Methodists recognize the emblem on the cover of The Book of Discipline. In the pews, congregations use The Book of Hymns and The Book of Worship. The insignia is stamped on the cover and the spine of both volumes.
United Methodists frequently wear jewelry that displays the insignia. United Methodist Women have taken the mark and created their own stylized version to remind them of the opportunities and obligations of discipleship. The Women's Program Division's reproduction of the insignia always appears within a teardrop-shaped outline.
On an automobile, you might spot the familiar cross and flame on a license plate frame or a bumper sticker. And, perhaps, young people piling into that car may be wearing T-shirts and caps that display the insignia.
In short, the insignia has been used in as many ways as creative minds can imagine. It has traveled as far as United Methodists can carry it. Now, the cross and flame is seen on every continent except Antarctica.

Graduation

SPMC students in their choir gown during the march SPMC graduation day.