What a blessing it is every time we gather as a church family! 💖 On July 6, 2025, our pastoral team once again came together in fellowship and unity to talk about the work God has entrusted to us.
Attendees
Present during the meeting were:
Allan & Nena Rius, Henry & Mean Castro, Siegfried & Joyce Chun, Atty. Bong & Joanne Valencia, Diadem & Ezra Cabrera, Allan Cerro, and Michelle Ortega.
Review of previous Minutes of the Meeting
We started by recalling our last meeting where we noted a small shortage of Php 66.00 from tithes & offering. We also confirmed the preachers for the coming months up until the end of 2025, agreed on our preaching protocol (40–45 minutes only ⏱️), and kept our hearts in rhythm with our Friday night online prayer meetings at 9PM.
We also continued preparing for the 85th birthday celebration of our beloved Pastor Mel Cerro. 🎉
Preaching Assignments
We prayerfully lined up our brothers and sisters who will bring the Word in the next few months:
September 2025
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7 – Ezra
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14 – Henry
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21 – Allan Cerro
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28 – Guest Pastor (Php 3,000 c/o Sis Nena)
October 2025
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5 – Allan Rios
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12 – Sieg
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19 – Mean
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26 – Ezra
November 2025
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2 – Allan Cerro
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9 – Bong
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16 – Henry
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23 – Ezra
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30 – Guest Pastor (c/o Sis Mean)
December 2025
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7 – Allan Rios
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14 – Bong
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21 – Joan
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28 – Mean And Or Joan
January 2026
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4 – Joan
Pastor Mel’s 85th Birthday 🎂 (July 20, 2025)
We’re all excited to honor Pastor Mel’s life and ministry! 💐
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Decorations will be handled by Sis Michelle.
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A special video tribute will be prepared and sent to Nicolai for collating.
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The council will finalize the food budget.
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The Music Ministry will lovingly sing “Devoted To You” during the celebration.
Other Updates
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Our Pastoral Meetings will be held on:
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July 27 (instead of August 3) – Call time: 1:30 PM
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August 3
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September 7
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October 5
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Friday Prayer Meetings continue online every 9:00 PM.
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A request was raised and for discussion by the council to increase the Guest Speaker’s love gift from Php 3,000 to Php 3,500.
As always, the meeting ended with a sense of joy, unity, and love for the Lord’s work. Truly, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1 ✨)
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