In this Season of Creation, The Peacemakers’ Circle invites you to come and share in a story of hope, a story of a journey made by ordinary people who saw the beauty of nature on a hill (bungtod) they called “sacred” (balaan) and cared for it in faith for the healing of their community and for all who live in it.
This is a journey of SR. MARJORIE Guingona, SAC, and her companions–Christians, Muslims and Subanen indigenous peoples of the Subanen tribe—that speaks to us of how tiny seeds of dreams that are planted in faith on the fertile soil of love can grow into a thriving community of living beings, and make of it a beautiful “home for all” of God’s creation!
What started as a temporary “lock-down stop-over place” for Sr. Marj sometime in March last year has grown into a rooted community called BALAANG BUNGTOD (Sacred Hill), an Eco-Sanctuary in the hills of Nanga-Nanga, Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur. In less than 18 months, it now offers these diversity of ways of “renewing the OIKOS (community/family) of God” —
FOREST CONSERVATION AND PROPAGATION OF NATIVE TREES
• Nursery for Native trees seedlings • Networking with other organizations and institutions • Regular tree planting activities • Awareness raising through seminars and eco-spirituality recollections
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS
• Organic vegetable garden (cauliflower & broccoli) • Poultry and hog raising • Promoting the Subanen handicrafts
EMPOWERMENT OF THE INDIGENOUNS PEOPLES ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH
• Regular faith formation sessions • Promoting the love for reading and of one’s culture as Subanens • Awareness raising through workshops • Community building
Come and join us at the INTERFAITH REFLECTION CIRCLE of The Peacemakers’ Circle
Date: September 18 (Saturday)
From: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Attendance is free-of-charge. ZOOM link below:
Topic: BALAANG BUNGTOD: A SEASON OF CREATION STORY
Time: Sep 18, 2021 05:30 PM Hong Kong SAR
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