It was only a few weeks ago when I found out that this Liturgucal Year has been proclaimed by the CBCP as the National Year of the Youth. So without wasting any more time, we dived in and started making plans on how to raise money to fund our year. Our half-baked idea of building a small bamboo Christmas tree (which personally, I think will be a nuisance wherever we would try to put it) was upgraded to a 30-foot all-steel outdoor Christmas tree, with a kick-ass solicitation letter to match.
There were whispers of intrigues shrouding our fundraiser that almost made my co-leader shut the project down. But who would dare scorn a woman such as myself to make me want to scrap a wonderful idea all together? After much pep talk and a few chosen spicy comments thrown at strategic times, our tree stood up beyond our expectations. True to the theme of the YOTY, that standing firm in what you believe in and keeping that love in all the things you do will truly bring one to astonishing heights.
So last Dec 15, we formally launched the CBCP Year of the Youth and lighted up our Tree of Thanksgiving. The tree, donned with locally made parols and with lights pointing up to the sky, keeps all of us looking up to our ambitions and aspirations beyond the stars. The three spotlights that give the tree a yellow glow signifies that this year, the spotlight is on us -- the Parish Youth.
Remember... we are never too young to come as one to make a stand.
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