CAMPUS MINISTRY AND SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT
Fr. Braulio M. Dahunan, SJ
CMSI Coordinator
cmsi@adi.edu.ph
The Campus Ministry and Social Involvement (CMSI) Program is responsible for the spiritual and social development of the faculty and staff members and the whole school community. Its goal is to create a community centered on Christ and committed to social responsibility, following the Ignatian model.
Sacraments and Prayer Services
Eucharist
The Eucharist is the heart of Christian life. Here, the Lord offers Himself as a sacrifice for the atonement of our sins and thereby makes us all share in the glory of God. In the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle, He is the Sacrament of Presence in this “generation of absence.” Ateneans are then encouraged to receive the Lord in this sacrament and visit Him in the school chapel as often as possible. Those who practice other faith are also invited to join in the Eucharistic celebrations with their classmates and friends and allow themselves to be moved by this loving and generous God who offered His life for all, regardless of beliefs, sexual orientation, and moral choices. Everyone participating in the Eucharistic Celebration or in front of the Blessed Sacrament is expected to be at his/her best as it is the Lord, the giver of all, who is present.
Confessions
Opportunities for individual sacramental confession are provided on a designated schedule by the CMSI Office.
Prayer Services
Devotional prayers, novenas, living rosary, and prayer sessions are facilitated depending on the need and occasion.
Road Trip (Reach Out And Discover – Think, Reflect, Interiorize, and Pray)
ROAD TRIP is the term used by Ateneans for their formation program facilitated by the CMSI, which consists of an exposure trip/immersion to a marginalized sector and a retreat component. When students start their immersion, they also enter into a retreat experience, the two being closely integrated in one program. For an Atenean, ROAD TRIP means: Reach Out And Discover, Think, Reflect, Interiorize, and Pray.
The name of the program points us to happenings common in the Scriptures—people walking together in a journey to know God more and to follow his will. Many of the Lord’s preachings about his Father also happened during his many journeys with his followers and friends, whether by land or by sea.
Every class is assigned a designated schedule and module for ROAD TRIP. The activity aims to provide students with experiential learning and opportunities to better understand people and their situation. It also aims to bring students to a more profound awareness of the causes of poverty and social ills for them to reflect on, to develop a deeper concern for others, and to realize that their talents and gifts are to be developed not only for self-gain but for them to share for the good of the community and for the service and welfare of others.
Blue Alert and Blue Spoon Programs
Blue Alert is a name for ADI-SMCS’s services and activities related to emergency preparedness and response during calamities, as well as ecological and health concerns that need immediate attention. These services include supplementary feeding for impoverished and nutritionally deficient pupils in the public schools called Blue Spoon, and Care for our Common Home, which is an ecological advocacy on issues related to environmental degradation. The Iggy Bank is an important component of the fundraising efforts to sustain the Blue Spoon. Every time it is passed around, every student is encouraged to drop in any amount as an expression of love, support, and solidarity for the malnourished and hungry children in the country. Ateneans cannot feed them all, but we can surely lessen their number if only we are mindful that any amount we contribute, if put together with other donations, can go a long way to feed them. All these activities are done to help raise the level of awareness of all members of the ADI-SMCS community about social realities and provide them with venues to make manifest their concrete faith-based responses to these pressing social concerns. By so doing, we hope to strengthen the sociospiritual resolve of students, and help improve the quality of life of those who are most needy, and contribute to the welfare of the society.
Office Personnel
Agnes V. Gatpatan
CMSI Team Leader
Alpha Camille C. Bulaclac
CMSI Staff
Arnulfo T. Casa
CMSI Staff
Memorlin J. Torrato
CMSI Staff
Pranciss Duya
CMSI Staff
Gabriel Andrew Reyes
CMSI Staff (JVT)