Baguio Episcopal Area - The United Methodist Church

27/08/2026

August 28, 2026

Reflection on Romans 12:14-21

The world around us teaches us to keep score. We are trained to hope that people get what they deserve, no more and no less. We hear lots of talk about justice and even punishment, but not much talk about mercy. And then we get to Paul's letter to the Romans.

27/08/2026

August 27, 2026

Let's pray.

Go forth into the world in peace. Be of good courage. Hold fast to that which is good. Render to no one evil for evil. Strengthen the fainthearted. Support the weak. Help the afflicted. Honor everyone. And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be with you now and always. Amen.

27/08/2026

📣 IT’S TIME TO AMPLIFY THE CHURCH’S VOICE!
The Manila and Baguio Episcopal Areas are launching the 𝘈𝘔𝘗𝘓𝘐𝘍𝘠 2026: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘞𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, a journey of learning, collaboration, and formation for our communicators!
We begin with our MEA-BEA Wide Webinar Series, exploring how communication can become more than a tool but a vital ministry that proclaims Christ, tells stories of transformation, and strengthens the mission of the Church.
📅 Webinar 1: August 28, 2026 | 6:00 PM via Zoom
🎯 AMPLIFY THE CALL: Communication as Ministry, Discovering the Church’s Voice
📌 All communicators and multimedia team members from the local church to the Annual Conference jare welcome to join!
✨ “𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴.” — Psalm 96:3
Let us learn, create, collaborate, and AMPLIFY the Gospel together!
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27/08/2026

27/08/2026

#𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨
Let us all pray for those who are affected by the flooding in Nepal and China.

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝,
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥.
𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.

This prayer was written by the Rev. D.G.Hollums.
Excerpt from www.umc.org

26/08/2026

August 27, 2026

Reflection on Romans 12:9-13

It's easy to talk about love. It's not so easy to practice what we preach. When Jesus told us to love others as he first loved us, this was no saccharine, emotional love. This kind of love is fierce. Jesus wants us to practice love as a discipline.

26/08/2026

August 26, 2026

Let's pray.

Eternal God, give us confidence so that we can trust you. Amen.

26/08/2026

𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐀!
Mula sa pagbabagong anyo ng buhay noong nakaraang CI 2025, tayo ngayon ay hinihikayat na magsimula ng lakbayin kung saan si Kristo ang ating SALIGAN. Ang nagpapatatag sa ating paglilingkod at pagtataguyod ng pag-ibig, pag-asa, at katarungan. 🏠
Kabataan, magkaisa tayo sa pagbuo ng isang matatag na SALIGAN ngayong Christmas Institute 2026! 🤝
𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 . 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵.” (𝘕𝘐𝘝) 1 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 3:10-11 “
🔖 Read the full concept paper here: tinyurl.com/CI2026Saligan

𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐀!

Mula sa pagbabagong anyo ng buhay noong nakaraang CI 2025, tayo ngayon ay hinihikayat na magsimula ng lakbayin kung saan si Kristo ang ating SALIGAN. Ang nagpapatatag sa ating paglilingkod at pagtataguyod ng pag-ibig, pag-asa, at katarungan. 🏠

Kabataan, magkaisa tayo sa pagbuo ng isang matatag na SALIGAN ngayong Christmas Institute 2026! 🤝

𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 . 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵.” (𝘕𝘐𝘝) 1 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 3:10-11 “

🔖 Read the full concept paper here: tinyurl.com/CI2026Saligan

25/08/2026

August 26, 2026

Reflection on Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b

This psalm recounts the glorious deeds of God from the past. The first verse calls us to "give thanks to the LORD; call on his name; make known his deeds among the peoples." The purpose of this psalm, though, is not to get us to yearn for the good old days. Quite the opposite!

25/08/2026

Episcopal Visit in Lapi UMC and Bauan UMC
August 25, 2026 | Peñablanca, Cagayan

Bishop Rodel Acdal, together with the BEA Disaster Management Office (DMO) Team, went to Lapi United Methodist Church for CbCP Workshop and Bauan United Methodist Church in Peñablanca, Cagayan for land erosion check. The visit also had a meaningful time of fellowship, conversation, and ministry.

The visit strengthened the connection with the local church and affirmed the Church’s continuing commitment to compassionate service, disaster preparedness, and community resilience.