A Transforming,

Empowering, Caring
and Exemplary Church
of Servant Leaders.
(Church Vision Statement)

1368 Taft Avenue, Ermita

Manila, Philippines
Tel. No. 5254495, 5231309
Cellphone No.: 0916-244-3437
uccpcosmopolitanchurch@gmail.com
uccpcosmopolitanchurch.org

December 29, 2019

VOLUME 23, ISSUE 51

TODAY’S LECTIONARY READINGS (RCL):

Matthew 2:13-23; Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; Hebrews 2:10-18

Today is the
1st Sunday after Christmas
T oday is the 1st Sunday after Christmas. We are in between times as we have
just ended the Advent season, celebrated the birth of our Lord with all the
festivities and now ready to celebrate the New Year and Epiphany. These are transi-
tions that we need to prepare ourselves for. We therefore invite everyone to think
WELCOME TO
UCCP COSMOPOLITAN CHURCH
through the events of the year 2019 and look deep inside ourselves what realiza-
tions we have come up with and how we would be approaching the new year car-
W e welcome new visitors and old friends,
Christians from every tradition, and people
new to faith. To those who have no church home,
rying with us these realizations. And oh, see you on Tuesday for our New Years
want to follow Christ, have doubts, do not be- Eve Worship!
lieve, you are welcome here. Regardless of age,
color, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity,
socioeconomic status, marital status, abilities or
challenges, join us, you are welcome here. You
are welcome to worship, to celebrate and sorrow,
to rejoice and recover. This is a place where lives
are made new.(adopted)

We invite you to
WORSHIP
with us
8:00AM Tagalog Worship Service
Sermon: “Saan Patungo ang Daan?”
Pastor: Rev. Veronica T. Estayo
Leader: Ms. Gladys G. Opelac
10AM English Worship Service
Sermon: “God With Us” CYF CHRISTMAS CAMP: CAMP PAGTUMAN

Pastor: Rev. Callum Tabada
Leader: Deacon Agnes Remolona
3:00PM Visayan Worship Service
Sermon: “Ang Atong Balos sa Gugma sa
Dios”
Pastor: Rev. Fritz Jordan S. Mata
Leader: Engr. Sidney Duran
5:30PM Vesper Worship thru Music
Sermon: “The Day After Christmas”
Pastor: Rev. Grace Fe I. Magan
Leader: Ms. Dynaline Bernadez
Worship Leaders: CYFers
NEXT WEEK’S LECTIONARY READINGS:
January 5 (Epiphany Sunday):
Matthew 2:1-12; Isaiah 60:1-6;
Psalm 72:1-8; Ephesians 3:1-12
T
his year’s Christmas Camp organized by the Christian Youth Fellowship
(CYF) of the Lowland Cavite South Manila Conference (LCSMC) to which
our church belongs, was held last December 26-28 at Hardin sa Tabing Ilog
in Nasugbu, Batangas. Fifteen of our own CYFers attended the said camp which
carried with it the theme “Pagtuman” borrowed from the Visayan term which
means “To Obey / Obedience.” We invite our Church youth to participate not only
in this yearly activity of the CYF but in all the activities and programs that the
church have prepared for you. See you then! (more photos next Sunday!)
NEW YEARS EVE
Worship Service
5:30PM, December 31 (Tue)
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PHOTO STORIES

READY TO SHARE!
U CCP Cosmopolitan
Church gets ready to
share the wonderful spirit
of Christmas through the
church’s Annual Church Gift-
giving program. This year’s
LCSMC Church beneficiaries
are UCCP Rosario and UCCP
Binakayan. The gift-giving will
be done the whole day tomor-
row, December 30 in these THANK YOU!
churches with the leadership
of the Board of Evangelism
and Mission together with
T he Ministerial Team and our respective families
would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the
church and the members for the prayers, support and
volunteers from the Visayan generosity through the various gifts that we all have
worship service. Those who been blessed with this Christmas. Truly the spirit of
would like to join in the gift- God’s blessings abound in your lives. May God con-
giving, please contact the tinue to shower you with blessings after blessings
so that you will continue to be God’s instruments of
church office. To God be the
God’s generosity to the world.!
glory!

JOIN OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES AND BIBLE STUDY SESSIONS

For the new Ecclesiastical/Church Year 2019-2020, we are inviting you to join and grow our faith together by attending our Sunday Schools and Bible
Study sessions. Below is our new schedule. SEE YOU THEN!
SUNDAYS 2:00PM Church Staff Devotion, Conference Room
8:30AM Adult Sunday School, Conference Room 6:00PM Delgenta Group Bible Study - Quezon City with Rev. Cal-
with Rev. Callum Tabada lum Tabada
9:30AM Adult Sunday School, Toddlers’ Room with 7:00PM Dormitory Bible Study, Conference Room with Rev. Ve-
Rev. Veronica Estayo ronica Estayo
10:00AM Children’s Sunday School, 3rd Floor Rigos 7:00PM Dormitory Convocation, Sanctuary [every last Tuesday of
Hall with Rev. Grace Fe Magan the month] with Rev. Veronica Estayo
10:00AM Youth (CYF) Sunday School, Conference WEDNESDAYS
Room with Rev. Fritz Jordan Mata 7:00PM Midweek Prayer Meeting with Rev. Grace Fe Magan
11:30AM CWA-Sponsored Sunday School, Toddlers’ Room with THURSDAYS
Rev. Fritz Jordan Mata 7:00PM Dormitory Bible Study, Conference Room with Rev. Ve-
12:15PM Chancel Choir Bible Study, AVR Chapel with DM Jeffrey ronica Estayo
Ramirez, Jr. FRIDAYS
2:00PM Visayan Adult Sunday School, Church Sanctuary with 9:00AM Street Dwellers Devotion, Social Hall with Rev. Fritz Jor-
Rev. Fritz Jordan Mata dan Mata / Rev. Callum Tabada
3:00PM Children’s Sunday School [Visayan], 3rd Floor Rigos Hall SATURDAYS
with Rev. Grace Fe Magan 2:00PM CYF Worship Team Bible Study, Social Hall with Rev.
5:30PM Young Adults [Visayan] Sunday School & Fellowship, Tod- Grace Fe Magan
dlers Room with Rev. Fritz Jordan Mata 5:00PM Pilgrims Choir Bible Study, Social Hall with Rev. Fritz
7:00PM Vesper Choir Bible Study, AVR Chapel with Rev. Callum Jordan Mata
Tabada 6:00PM Visayan Worship Team Bible Study, Social Hall with Rev.
TUESDAYS Fritz Jordan Mata
9:00AM Street Dwellers Devotion, Social Hall with Rev. Veronica
Estayo / Rev. Grace Fe Magan
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03 Cecilia Aguillo, Rey Jan

Church Calendar Bagundol
04 Arnell Bayocot, Abelardo

DECEMBER: Advent and Christmas

Birthdays Cagape Jr., Susan May Harn,
Dennis Astrid Ogoc, Ivy Re-
DECEMBER
29 (Sun) • First Sunday After Christmas
badulla, Benita Rubio, Lianne
29 Ferdinand Crodua, Rico Dela Faye Tañeca
• LCSMC CYAF Christmas Fellowship (3PM, UCCP
Molino)
Cruz, Rhona Mae Otoc, Han- 05 Angelica Beatrice Derotas,
30 (Mon) • Christmas Gift-Giving to Needy Churches in the nah Rapista, Rowena Soria, Joevan Diapolit, Jason Gran,
LCSMC Novilinda Angiw Arnold Roy Lozano
31 (Tue) • New Years Eve Worship Service, 5:30PM 30 Jojo Catarig, Ester Udtohan,
Rizalina Magalona, Josefa
JANUARY: Epiphany & New Year Villanueva
31 Perlita Borgoños, Adolf
5 (Sun) • Epiphany Sunday / Communion Sunday
Castro, Aileen Castro, Zonia
12 (Sun) • 1st Sunday after Epiphany / Baptism of our Lord
15 (Wed) • The Wednesday Forum
Leah Mea Dahilig
19 (Sun)

• 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
• Prayer for Christian Unity Sunday
JANUARY 2020
Wedding
26 (Sun) • 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
01 Lizel Antipuesto, Norma
Calang (+) Cholita Ferras,
Anniversaries
• National Bible Sunday
Rigoberto Gementiza, Luz DECEMBER
26-Feb 1 • Bible Reading Marathon
Imboc, Florangel Laguardia, 30 Renato & Miriam Lacuesta
Lolita Ocbina Moises (+) & Corazon Nativi-
02 Abelardo Cagape Sr., Maria
UCCP COSMOPOLITAN CHURCH Camille Carmona, Adeline
dad

Cerenado, Leonid Josef JANUARY 2020

VISION: A Transforming, Empowering, Caring and Exem-
plary Church of Servant Leaders. Chan, Ellen Gran, Adeline 04 Erwin & Rona Mae Bacaltos
MISSION: To build up the community of faith into the likeness
Mustika, Allen Glenn Patri- 05 Romeo Jr. (+) & Georgette
of Christ, and work together in transforming soci- monio, Wenceslao Villarino Abis
ety for the glory of God. To establish excellence in Jr.
Worship & Fellowship, Education & Nurture, and NOTE: Our list of birthday and wedding anniversary celebrators is far
Witness & Service. from perfect and so if your name or some other church member’s name
is not in the list, kindly call our attention. Better yet, ask for a member-
CORE Excellence, Faithful Stewardship, Teamwork.
ship update form from the office and submit this to the office as soon as
VALUES: Servant Leadership possible. Thank you for your help in updating our membership records!

WORSHIP THE LORD IN GIVING GET IN TOUCH WITH US!

“Stewardship is the grateful response to Temporary Contact Numbers of the Church Admin Office:
God’s grace and goodness. It requires a Dorm Extension Line: 8523-7524
consideration of how our choices affect us
and others, of how we can be good care- Globe Cellular Phone: 0917-504-7852
takers of the created world, and of how we Land Line (Globe): 7211-2689
can best serve God as disciples of Christ.”
- Anon.
Prayer List
Let us keep in our prayers those of us who are in challenging cir-
A TIME FOR PRAYER. cumstances these days. We also encourage you to let any of our
Every Wednesday night @ pastors know of your special needs for pastoral care. Let us pray
7:00PM, join us in our for:
Midweek Prayer Meeting Samson Almarez Melchor Morales
at the AVR Chapel. Virgie Almarez Shirley Nerecina
Malou Ason Lina Pagala
Ur Ason Delailah Palisoc
MINISTERIAL TEAM DIRECTORY Bavillo Villanueva Bation Letty Sarmiento
For prayers and other concerns, inquiries on baptism, and weddings, Rodolfo Cabunilas Grace Tabada
church membership, etc. contact any of our Church Ministers: Adory Desiree Dames Charlie Tam
REV. VERONICA ESTAYO: 0927-838-1614
Clint Marc Gonzalino Ronnie Undag
REV. GRACE FE MAGAN: 0921-227-1881 Rosita Hipe Naomi Vecino
REV. FRITZ JORDAN MATA: 0933-877-2638 Elizabeth How May Rose Vergara
DM JEFFREY O. RAMIREZ, JR.: 0917-187-7484 Kevinton Molina Perfecto Yasay, Jr.
REV. CALLUM TABADA: 0919-724-1697 Diane Morales
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“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.”
Stewardship Section [1 Peter 4:10]

“Stewardship is the grateful response to God’s grace and goodness. It requires a consideration of how our choices affect us
and others, of how we can be good caretakers of the created world, and of how we can best serve God as disciples of Christ.”
- Anon.