Launching & Ceremonial Release of Tinubdan Coffee Table Book

Today, we are blessed to be given the chance to inform our community on the Launching & release of Tinubdan Coffee Table Book.

It was during the Parish Day on March 2017 when parish collaborators conceptualized the use of the term Tinubdan for the socio-cultural presentations as fund-raising activities of our parish. It was an attempt to know the origin of Mindanao through the selected six tribes that originated in this so-called land of promise.

Several months after the Dinner for a Cause entitled Tinubdan, on the 19th parochial fiesta of our parish, the Parish Pastoral Team abstracted a coffee table book with the same title, but this time, it is not just to feature the tribes of Mindanao, but equally important is to know the birth of Roman Catholicism in this part of Southern Mindanao known as Barangay Catalunan Grande. The team realized that it is only in knowing our origin and the history of our different Gagmayng Kristohanong Katilingban or GKK that we can be directed towards our future as one Eucharistic Community.

As a member of the editorial board, it was a blessing to be able to visit the 38 GKKs of our parish. Each GKK had its unique culture and ways of making the Catholic faith alive and practiced in their community. But the common denominator observed among the 38 GKKs was the life-giving spirit and strong desire of all its GSLs and members to come together in order to pray, to celebrate the gift of faith, and to make Jesus Christ known and loved by many. No matter how big or small the community was, how strong or dilapidated the GKK chapel was, how united or separated the GSLs were, the truth remained — that each one has been gifted with the faith in Jesus Christ and his Church, and each was ready to give or share this gift to others in his or her own Gagmayng Kristohanong Katilingban.

The members of the editorial board:
Editor in chief – Mr. Leonides Jimmy T. Jesuro III
Asst Editor in chief – Ms. Leah Ibanez
Editorial Staff:
Ianna Therese Marie Caballero
Ann Josea Nasiad
Guadalupe Nasiad
Graphics/Lay-out Artist – George Ortega
Encoder – Jocelyn Comedoy
Proofreader – Chiara Marie Caballero
Photographer – Rene Fernandez
Managing Staff:
Dina Caballero – Pastoral Coordinator
Alan Nasiad – PPC Coordinator
Editorial Adviser – Fr. Joel C. Caasi

To Rev. Fr. Mahimo Bahinting, Parish Priest of San Isidro Labrador Catalunan Grande and the present Parish Pastoral Council, we are pleased to present the 250 copies of Tinubdan which are ready for release. Thank you and may God bless us all. He gave a moving & challenging message shared to all of us today. Then, Fr. Max symbolically handed in a copy of Tinubdan as our gift and token of appreciation for his unwavering support and guidance to our parish programs to His Grace, Abp. Romulo G. Valles through his representative today, Msgr. Paul C. Cuison. We thank Abp. Valles and Msgr. Cuison for their kindness.

To close our ceremonial release of Tinubdan coffee-table book, Mr. Alan Nasiad & Dina Caballero to be assisted by our Tinubdan Editor in chief Mr. Leonides Jimmy Jesuro III, to witness the receiving of the copy to each GKK through the Pangulo sa Katilingban and as your zone will be called all the GKK members of each zone will stand up and get their copy.

Zone 1
Mother of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of the Assumption
Our Lady of Penafrancia
San Vicente Ferrer, La vista Monte
Our Lady of Fatima (Pink)
Sto. Nino Curvada (SVD)
Inahan sa Kanunayng Panaban (Lim Compound)

Zone 2
Inahan sa Kanunayng Panabang (Sapa)
Sagrada Familia, (Skyline phase)
St. Paul (Monte Maria)
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Villa Corazon
Our Lady of Fatima
St. Andrew
San Roque, Bula
Our Lady of Miraculous Medal

Zone 3
San Jose, Escuela
San Pedro Calungsod
St. Joseph the Worker (Southvilla)
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, SGR
San Miguel, Overview
Our Lady of Manaoag
Christ the King
Birhen sa Lourdes
St. Joseph the Worker (Deca)

Zone 4
San Isidro Labrador, Samantha Homes
San Vicente Ferrer April
San Vicente Ferrer, November
San Vicente, Philomena
Sta. Philomena
Birhen sa Guadalupe
San Isidro Labrador, Mira
Sto. Nino, Grande

Zone 5
San Gabriel
San Roque, Ubat
San Miguel, Ilihan
Sta. Martha
Sto. Nino, Ilihan
San Pedro
St. Therese of Calcutta

We are also thanking the Major Sponsors who made this publication a reality. To those significant people who were also part of the historical event to Ms. Edna & Paul Ko who composed the lyrics & music of the hymn.

As this book is aptly released while we are celebrating the 500 Years o f Christianity in the Philippines, let us continue to commit ourselves to God who is the source of all good things & “We Give our Yes, for God & country”.