COUPLES’ GET-AWAY FOCUSES ON UNITY

U.N.I.T.Y. (Understand, Nurture, Identify, Treasure & Yearn) was the theme of the Couples’ Get-away, our way of culminating the highly successful Marriage Boosters series 2010! Couples from all seven batches who attended throughout the year scrambled for the limited slots to take part in the much anticipated Get-Away held at the Summit Ridge in Tagaytay on October 1-2. There were sprinkles of exciting sit-down sessions prepared for by Victory Alabang’s formidable couples, Pastor Chico & Mary Anne Pena, Ardy & Vera Abello, and of course, no other than Pastor Ariel Marquez himself; but more than that, there were practical activities that highlighted the marriage boosting experience such as the challenge to date with the limited budget of P500 and the sweet & intimate moment of slow-dancing of the husbands and wives that reduced many of us to tears! Marriage Boosters 2010 proved successful because of the willingness and the openness of the couples who participated in the series and in the Get-away event. There will be more opportunities to invest in your marriages and join the next batch of Marriage Boosters series in the coming year! Till then…

VICTORY ALABANG KIDS, MUSIC & USHERING MINISTRIES RE-TRAIN THIS JUNE

June was such a busy month for the volunteers of the Kids, Music & Ushering teams as we got down for some intense training in the area of ministry.

The challenge is for us to level up in our commitments, both by improving on our techniques and going back to the heart of service which is to honor God as we continue to serve in our church.

MUSIC MINISTRY

Training was much more intensive for the Music Ministry as we gathered both the new and the old Music Ministry volunteers for a 3-day workshop that included band orchestration, microphone handling, worship leading, stage presence and the likes. Dynamic discussions on the Heart of Worship and what it means to be a Worshiper also happened in full force! Speakers such as Jam Capistrano and Mayen Cadd graced the trainings, and Victory Alabang Worship pastor, Joel Barrios, took on one of the discussions.

KIDS MINISTRY

For the Kids Ministry, 85 volunteer teachers re-committed for a whole new level of raising a new generation to honor God and make disciples! The Vision on the children rising up was recast by Pastor Carlo and Kids Discipleship groups and teacher trainings were reinforced. Teachers who volunteered for the KIDS EN10 service were all revved and fired up that resulted in a highly successful Kids worship service last July 23!

USHERING MINISTRY

Even our ushers got down to the business of brainstorming and troubleshooting on the current challenges that the team is facing, determined to make every worship service so much more comfortable for everyone who come to hear the Word of God. Lessons on body language, Voice and Tone were also given to which our volunteers sponged up with eagerness. Talk about commitment! Not amissed was a discussion on the heart of service.

We definitely desire to serve the LORD all over again in all our ministries and we look forward to make things much more exciting and significant for everyone as we continue to grow together and proclaim Jesus from nation to nation as a church.**

YOUTH BOND CAMP BREAKS THROUGH THIS 2010

It’s just about time! More than 140 teenagers signed up for our Youth Camp this summer, eager to build relationships with other youngsters and to level up in their relationship with God. And level up, they did, as Pastor King Lucero, together with the Campus Ministers put their heads together to come up with a spectacular camp experience!

During the sessions, speakers Pastors Ariel Marquez & L.A. Mumar, and Campus Minister, Len Ambata addressed the most important relationships that the youth have at this point in their lives: their relationship with their parents, their relationships with their friends, and their relationship with God. Victory Alabang Youth head, Edrei Canda said that the most remarkable breakthrough in this year’s camp is the attendees’ encounter with God that brought all of them together in unity. This showed as they worshiped together and participated in all the action-packed activities set for them. This is only the beginning! Victory Alabang Youth will continue to soar to greater heights in the days to come!

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ALL ABOUT MARRIAGE THIS MARCH

We’ve made March all about Marriage! Victory Alabang had a month-long celebration this March, with the marriage preparation seminar “I DO” on Tuesdays and Marriage Boosters, a by-invitation-only series for seasoned couples, on Fridays. Romance is definitely in the air!

I DO wrapped up with Pastor Ariel Marquez touching up on Conflict Resolution and Finances, two very important things that a couple needs to prepare for before getting into the marriage; while Marriage Booster success was posted all over the Facebook statuses of couples who attended the sessions. This year, the Family Ministries Team led by Pastor Chico & Mary Anne Pena, tackled the most sensitive issues in marriages head on, bringing everyone back to the real heart of every union! Relationships were restored, romantic flames were fanned & couples are all the more eager to say their I Dos! Plans for another take on the Marriage Booster Series are taking place and United Weddings will soon be on the news! God is definitely taking His rightful place at the center of our families!**

COUPLES TROOP TO I DO

We have a diversified turnout of participants in this year’s Marriage Preparation Seminar that we entitled, I Do. I Do kicked off last March 9 with engaged, newly married, and seasoned couples lining up to have their pictures taken with their sweethearts in a photo booth especially set up just for them!

We had our usual game time before the first session started that boosted the excitement all the more among the participants. All eyes and ears were on Pastor Janssen Morados and his wife, Ging as they engaged the couples in the dynamic discussions for the night.

I Do continues for two more Tuesdays of the month with more lively and interactive sessions to look forward to.

Volunteers come together for Appreciation Night

We made it simple and relaxed. Volunteers’ appreciation night, which was set last January 27, was overflowing with friends, balloons, music, laughter and more importantly, food, food and more food!

We set up a giant videoke up front and representatives from each team belted their hearts out to the ditties of U2, David Cook and Lady Gaga. But the night was made more memorable with our dear Alabang pastors taking turns in wowing the volunteers with their own singing. The enthusiastic crowd went wild when Pastor Jun took center stage!

The Pastors, their wives and the staff served everyone their food and distributed the souvenirs. Pastor Ariel capped the evening by thanking all the volunteers for faithfully serving God and the church through their ministries for the past year and commended them for embracing the life of community and spiritual family. Everybody went home filled! Volunteer Weekend is coming up and we're signing up new volunteers. We look forward to seeing fresh faces joining us for next year's Volunteers' Night! See you then!

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