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Photos from One Sending Body Missions Conference

Photos from our team at the OSB Conference in Cebu, . Photos include Pastor Arnold and Rose Arquillano, Celia Munson, Ptr. Joel Aguirre, and others in discussion about setting up Bukal Life-Dagupan.

Dinner For A Cause… A Serenade

Our “Dinner For A Cause… A Serenade” has been moved to October 1, 6pm – 9pm. This will be held at the function hall next to Baguio Cathedral (above the Kinder Care). We are hoping to use the event to provide chaplain training (CPE) scholarships for clergy and seminarians of limited financial means. Feel free to contact us at info@bukallife.org for more information.

Personal identity and pastoral care (via Trinitarian Dance)

This is a continuation of a earlier post on Personal Identity and Success within the church. Recently I completed a certificate 4 in Chaplaincy which is run by the Australian Christian Churches in partnership with Booth College (Salvation Army) The greatest issue I felt this course deals with is in training people what true pastoral care is…and by default what poor care is. It's my contention that it should be mandated that every pastor, church … Read More

via Trinitarian Dance

Article on Bukal in “Pastoral Report”

Article on Bukal Life and our new relationship with the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy is in “Pastoral Report” the web newsletter of the CPSP.
See the Article

CPE Application Form

CPE Application Form is located:

http://www.bukallife.org/forms/CPSP_CPE_Application_Form.doc

Note: While the 2011 CPE-Intensive was a great success in trainees, certifications, seminars, and supervisors-in-training, we actually spent more money than we received from tuitions. Therefore, we have considerably increased the tuition. We hope to find more people willing to invest in future pastoral care providers, counselors, and chaplains by providing to our scholarship endowment. If you have any questions or comments, please email us at info@bukallife.org

CPE Intensive 2011 Graduation Set

CPE Graduation. 9am. Saturday, May 28, 2011. at UCCP-Baguio. Anticipate approximately 23 graduates… most Unit 1, a few advanced units. It has been a busy but rewarding 10 weeks

Upcoming Events

May 9 9am -12pm. Workshop in Church ministry for Special Needs children and adults

May 14 8:30am – 4:30pm. Counseling Symposium with Dr. Cesar Espineda. Baguio City

May 21 Medical/Pagtuli Mission at Irisan Dumpsite

May 28 Last day of CPE Intensive 2011.

May 31 Crisis Care seminar. Dalicno, Itogon, Benguet

Some Thanks that have been forgotten

Sometimes we get busy and forget those who help make our work possible. Of course, we are thankful to our staff and SIT workers. We also appreciate our various partners here. We need to mention them specifically at another time. But here are some other thanks that needs to be made.

A. Volunteer thanks:
1. Dr. Raymond Lawrence, General Secretary of the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy for joining us and training our CPE trainees and Supervisors in Training.
2. Dr. Cesar Espineda, diplomate with CPSP who will provide training for our trainees as well as lead a counseling symposium on May 14th.
3. Russell and Gwen Bowles, and Matt Wall. They will be coming over from Virginia to help us in social ministry particularly with special needs training and VBS.

B. Material Thanks.
1. Terry and Debbie Arndt, with WCA Hospital and Ivory Baptist Church. Medical and Surgical supplies.
2. Carmalita Grant and Gautier United Methodist Church. Hospital blankets, sheets, and smocks.
3. Doug and Cheryl Iverson. Numerous pastoral care and Christian counseling books.