God Created all things, (world and the human persons). They were in “paradise” which means, there was harmony, justice, peace, and joy. Despite the very good conditions of life that they were in, the first human beings (“Adam” and “Eve”) still committed sin. issn: ————-Savaion kingdom, (OT Adt of he Apostes andthe Letespites) crwen (tay Spin) ApostesDsciles ee _\dnnleaaien ennaBrief Historical Background of the Chure ‘Sacrament: means channel, representative, visible sign of an invisible reality. God ———+ Jesus church ‘The Sacrament of God is Jesus and the Sacrament of Jesus Is the Church (John 20:21, Acts1:8) ‘The Church started asa religious renewal *movement’/group in Jerusalem, Israel ky no other than Jesus Christ. Jesus grounded the Church on the foundation of the Apostlesand it spread from Jerusalem tothe Roman Empire world until throughout allthe earth, The first ‘name’ of the Church was The Way (Acts 9:2), The membersof the Church were called CChristiansin antioch (acts 11: 26). The Church was persecuted by the Roman Empire (which was still ‘pagen) until the Conversion of the Emperor Constantine in313 AD which paved the way for Christians toinfiltrate Rome until Christianity was declared asthe official religion of the Roman Empirein 380 AD bby Emperor Theodosius. rE Brief Historical Background of the Churc Way back in 46 AD, the frst apostle who went to Rome and started the Church there was noother Peter. Later, reflectingon the mission of Jesus which He passed on tothe church, the Church's offical “name” or title evalvedinto: One (John 17:21), Holy (Ephesians 1:4, §:27| Peter 2:9), Catholic (Matthew 28; 18-20, Acts 1:8, Gen12: 3, John 3: 16-17) and Apostolic (Ephesians 2:20) From the Church developed the Hierarchy (Bishops, priests, and deacons ~ with the Pope as the overall hhead for the sake of division of work and maintaining the unity of the Church while it spreads the kingdom of God on earth. From the Church comes the diferent “kinds” of priests according to spirituality or mission area. a. Diocesan is a term use for priastsserving thelr local places; b. Monks: started in the rd century AD n Egypt and in Syria with aife of simplicity or asceticism, ‘Monks who are composedof sisters (not priests) only came out later. Example of few monks in r Cagayanwhoare sistersare those atthe St. Claire monastery inlgug.Cc Missionariesare group/community of priests who really serve remote places nat yet evangelize. Examples of missionariesare the following: 1. The Dominicans who was founded by St. Dominic in Prouille, France in 1216. (Dominic was a Spanish priest, .2. The Augustinians which started in1244 in Italy (groupor no specific founder). 163. The Jesuits oF called Society of Jesus who was founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola, formerly a Spanish soldier who became priest, ‘cc, The CICM and other missionary groups only camie out later. ‘The CICM was founded by a diocesan priest Theophile Verbist in — see2b Soho anaos bss Bolum So what is a CICM? ‘Sowhatis a CICM? Its just one ofthe missionary groups which is anarm of the Church for evangelization. One of the many strategies for missionaries to evangelize people especially the youth to prepare them to become also evangelizers in their awn ways in the future is to establish schools. With this, obviously, In the missionary schools and even schools established by the local Church, the core of the curriculum is the Christian Faith Education ofthe young (children to college); in a wider sense, the Christian formation of the Community who are running the school. The CICM established schools for such purpose. Here at the University of Saint Louis, our motto for us to always remember this is “Mission and Excellence” and among the core values of our University’s Vision ~ Mission, the first is Christian Living. EeecICM Philippines Schoo! Network: Vision-Missi Althe initiative ofthe Father, Sent by the Son, Guided by the spirit, Inspired by Theophile Verbist our founder, Who heard the callofthetord And left his country ‘To proclaim the Good Newsin China, Enlightened by those who preceded us ‘And who - like our founder Left their familiar surroundings To fallow Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word ‘By integrating themselves intoa foreign culture, ‘And by livingin solidarity with another people, Enriched by those we serve, Especially the poor who revealsto us The sin af the world sedans nein cICM Philippines Schoo! Network: Vision-Missi We ICM missionaries of different racesand cultures Live and work together asbrothers In order to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ Wherever itis most needed, We achieve our mission Whenwe facilitate ‘The encounter between Jesus Christ and the ‘nations’. ‘Our mission includes Enabling people To experience the coming ofthe kingdom ~proclaimed by Jesus Christ In theirown God-given context. EEUSL’s VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES VISION USL is a global learning community recognized for science and technology across all disciplines, strong research, and responsive community engagement grounded on the CICM mission and identity for a distinctive student experience. MISSION USL sustains a Catholic academic community that nurtures persons for community, church and society anchored on CICM’s Missio et Excellentia. EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND CORE VALUES a. Christian Living. We are witnesses to the Gospel values as taught and lived by Christ thus making God’s love known and experienced by all. b. Excellence. We seek and maintain uncompromising standard of quality in teaching, learning, service, and stewardship of school resources. c. Professional Responsibility. We are committed to efficiently and responsibly apply the learned principles, values and skills in the chosen field of discipline, taking initiative and command responsibility co one’s professional advancement.EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND CORE VALUES d. Social Awareness and Involvement. We engage ourselves wi society by listening to the prevailing issues and concerns in the society, thereby initiating and participating in constructive and relevant social activities for the promotion of justice, peace and integrity of creation and for people’s wellness and development consistent with the CICM charism. e. Innovation, Creativity and Agility. We keep ourselves relevant and responsive to the changing needs of our stakeholders by being flexible, solution oriented, and having cutting-edge decisions and practices. EE