This Wednesday at Church Simplified: OUR CHRISTMAS THINGY

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This Wednesday at Church Simplified: RAFFY GARCIA & JUDDHA PAOLO

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This Wednesday at Church Simplified: RIVERMAYA

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CS turns 1 this Wednesday!

If you've ever been to one (or two, or many) of our Wednesday nights,
or have never been, and are either curious to find out what we do at Fully Booked,
or are harrassed by our incessant email and facebook blasts (heh),

This night is for you.

On November 19, we celebrate one year of great artists and awesome music, home-grown local talent, new friendships, and the honorable opportunity of simply pointing people to Jesus.

Join us this week, we've got a LOT of guest artists coming to jam at CS. Come by, enjoy the music, and meet new friends. :)

Date:	Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:	Top Shelf, 5th floor - Fully Booked
Street:	Bonifacio High Street
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

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TGIF, people!

This Wednesday at Church Simplified: CHUBIBO

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This Wednesday at Church Simplified: CELESTIAL MOSAIC

Tomorrow at Church Simplified: AMBER DAVIS

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Tomorrow at Church Simplified: Warner Phils. Recording Artist LALA

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Tomorrow at Church Simplified: PAOLO SANTOS

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Tomorrow at Church Simplified: WAGYU

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This Wednesday at Church Simplified: RADHA

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This Wednesday at Church Simplified: Marcus Davis, Jr.

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This Wednesday on Church Simplified: Peppermint-filled Pinatas

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This Wednesday at Church Simplified: RAMON BAUTISTA

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Rain check on ROCKSTEDDY

Hola friends!

This week's feature guest artist Rocksteddy unfortunately couldn't make it tonight (boo!), but we promise to still make CS worth your time.

Do join us for Week 3 of our QUESTIONS Series. We'll try to cook something up despite the short notice.

See you all at Fully Booked!

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Tomorrow at Church Simplified: ROCKSTEDDY

Erratum: Our heartfelt apologies to Rocksteddy, apparently we've been spelling their band name incorrectly. Sorry guys! We'll miss you this week. 

CS is going MAD!

God, you seem like a real nice guy.

Tell you what... I have no problems believing in You, but let me define the TERMS of this relationship:

1. Make her say YES!
2. Give me a kajillion pesos
3. A Diablo Red Ferrari wouldn't hurt either
4. And, if you've got time to spare, toss in the solution to world hunger

WHAT ARE YOUR TERMS?

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This week's special guest artist is so BIG he needs no introduction (see event banner above for a dead giveaway). This you do NOT want to miss! Do yourself a favor and bring your friends, come early, and get yourselves good seats before they run out.

Date:	Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Top Shelf, 5th floor - Fully Booked
Street:	Bonifacio High Street
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

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Happy Birthday, Bebs!

Today we celebrate CS front runner Bebo Bharwani's 34th birthday.

Have an awesome day, Bebs! We thank God for the work He does through you. Here's to more years of big leaps and dreaming wide awake.

Tomorrow at Church Simplified: UK Rock Band FIREFALLDOWN

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For a glimpse of our guest artist's music, visit the official FIREFALLDOWN website.

Tomorrow at Church Simplified: KATE TORRALBA

What once was hurt
What once was friction
What left a mark
No longer stings...
Because Grace makes beauty
Out of ugly things

- U2, from the song "Grace"

We can bust out the espresso machine and sit for days around a table, pick at it, scrutinize it, duke it out with each other... And we would have barely scratched the surface of the concept behind the most wonderful, scandalous word known as grace.

This week we wrap up the series, but know that we are far from having exhausted it. I figured we can stop and digest for a while and pick it up again at some point.

Our special guest artist is
popular fashion designer
and budding musician,
KATE TORRALBA.








See you on Wednesday and it ain't too late to bring a friend :)

Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Top Shelf, 5th flr, Fully Booked
Street: Bonifacio High Street
City/Town: Taguig, Philippines

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Tomorrow at Church Simplified: URBAN HOPE

"Grace, she's got the walk
Not on a ramp or on chalk
She's got the time to talk
She travels outside of karma
She travels outside of karma
When she goes to work
You can hear her strings
Grace finds beauty in everything"

- U2

This Week at CS: We continue to ponder GRACE--
the thought that continues to change the world.

Also, we welcome hip-hop group URBAN HOPE to CS as our special guest artist. Check out their website to know more about their gigs and activities.

Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Top Shelf, 5th floor Fully Booked
Street: Bonifacio High Street (across Serendra)
City/Town: Taguig, Philippines

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Tomorrow at Church Simplified: GRACE

"It's a name for a girl
It's also a thought that changed the world
And when she walks on the street
You can hear the strings...

Grace makes beauty come out of ugly things"

- Bono of U2

Join us this week at CS as we discuss the scandalous, unnatural, mathematically unsound act of grace. Find out why we need it.

Date:	Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Top Shelf, 5th floor Fully Booked
Street:	Bonifacio High Street (across Serendra)
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

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This Wednesday on Church Simplified: Week 4 of Can You Hear Me Now?

"Lord, if you do not show a little more initiative in leading the black man to salvation, the black man may have to take matters into his own two hands."

- from the autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Join us this week as plow through the last leg of our series.

And, if you're coming for the first time, please do join us! There's still lots to discuss ;)

Date:	Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Top Shelf, 5th flr, Fully Booked
Street:	Bonifacio High Street

Church Simplified on YouTube

Yes, CS is on YouTube!

Catch all our music and sermon videos on the Church Simplified channel.

This Wednesday on Church Simplified: Week 3 of Can You Hear Me Now?

You beg. You whimper. You load God down with empty praise.
You tell him sins he already knows full well.
You seek to change his changeless will...
And sometimes, by God's grace, a prayer is heard.

- Frederick Buechner

This week at CS, we tackle the need for persistence in prayer.

Date:	Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Top Shelf, Fully Booked
Street:	Bonifacio High Street
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

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CS Live - Barbie Almalbis - Solsbury Hill

Barbie Almalbis does a rendition of Peter Gabriel's awesome hit "Solsbury Hill", live on Church Simplified :) Enjoy!

This Wednesday on Church Simplified: Week 2 of Can You Hear Me Now?

The prayer preceding for all prayers is:

"May it be the real I who speaks
and may it be the real You, that I speak to"
- C.S. Lewis

...Notice that our topic says “plowing through the mysteries”, and not unraveling them. Just thought I'd point that out :)


This week's special guest artist is
IMAGO. Spread the word!





Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Top Shelf, Fully Booked Serendra
City/Town: Taguig, Philippines

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Hope you can make it!

The video that didn't make it last night: F1 Mercedes TVC

Hello all,

For reference purposes, we have posted the video that wouldn't play during Martin's talk last night. We should get Mart to speak more often at CS, eh? ;)

Enjoy!

This Wednesday on Church Simplified: Oh, brother, where art thou?

This week at CS we dare ask the all-intriguing question:
Who's got the corner on GOD?

Surely, we do.
Hehehe. I keed, I keed :)

Date:	Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Top Shelf, Fully Booked
Street:	Bonifacio High Street
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

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This Wednesday at Top Shelf: Can You Hear Me Now?

I've been thinking about it a lot lately: Why is it that God seems to be able to heal every headache, however, when it comes to more medically diagnosed diseases--like, say, cancer or AIDS--his batting average seems to be a little off...

What gives? Is God merely the headache specialist? How does prayer really work? What can we ultimately count on God for?

In the next couple of weeks we embark on the journey to discover prayer, not from the experts' point of view, but from one who genuinely seeks answers.

Join us if you're free.

...Now, we can't guarantee answers, but Krispy Kreme will be there to ease our pain :)

Date:	Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Top Shelf, 5th floor Fully Booked
Street:	Bonifacio High Street
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

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This Wednesday on Church Simplified: TOP SHELF!

This week we move up to the 5th floor of Fully Booked! And what better way to launch our new venue than with the remarkable music of Barbie Almalbis.

Lots happening this week, so come early and bring your friends! There's room for all of us, and more.

Krispy Kremes (and then some) await you ;)

Date:	Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	The Top Shelf, 5/f Fully Booked Serendra
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

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Julianne in CS

Here are photos of Julianne's awesome performance last Wednesday. Click on the photo above to view the album.

We'll post the video soon ;)

Tomorrow Night at Fully Booked: CLOSER, featuring Julianne

This week:
CLOSER

What in the world could almighty God possibly want from a schmo like me?

You may be surprised at what you find.

Our guest artist this week is JULIANNE. Woohoo! We just can't get enough of a good thing ;) Come early, seats go fast these days.

Date:	Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	U-View Theater, Fully Booked
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

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Tomorrow at Church Simplified: SINOSIKAT

And the waitress is practicing politics

As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But its better than drinkin' alone

- Piano Man by Billy Joel

This week at CS:
Proximity

Don't drink alone, its no fun :)

Date:	Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	U-View Theater, Fully Booked
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

CS on Video: ECHO, Week 3

Bebo discusses Living the Original Life
even amidst the ordinariness of it.

If you missed this live last May 14th, no fear. The vid is just as good ;)

Feel free to shout out your thoughts and/or questions on this post, and we'll try our best to answer... if we know the answer. Hehe.

This Wednesday at Church Simplified

This week we find ourselves in a valley between topics to ask a profound question that--if used as a filter for life--will radically change the way you react to circumstances.

We were going to post the question... But where's the fun in that? :)

Come to church on Wednesday! See you there.

Notes: ECHO WEEK 4

Live an original life

Verses:

Matthew 22:37-42
1 John 4:9-10
John 3:16

Points to Consider:
- Loving God means loving people
- The value of an object is dictated by the price someone is willing to pay for it
- How much does God value us? He sent His Son Jesus to die for everyone!

Application:
- Make a conscious effort this week to remember how Jesus values everyone
(even the dang crazy drivers on the road :o)

Have a good weekend everyone!

Tomorrow at Fully Booked: ECHO & JULIANNE

Tomorrow night is ECHO's wrap up show!

And what better way to wrap the series up, than by having phenomenal artist Julianne serenade us at Church Simplified.

Please come early, and bring your friends! Coffee and Krispy Kremes on us.

Date:	Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	U-View Theater, Fully Booked, Serendra
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

Tomorrow at Church Simplified: ECHO, week 3

Great speeches that inspire us toward greatness are sometimes nothing more than exactly that... A great speech. I, however, need to go back to my everyday real world with bills to pay, schedules to keep, errands to run.

So good job with the inspiring talks, but that's just not how it works in the real world.

Tomorrow at Church we continue with ECHO: Living the Original Life... even in the real world.

And, if you're still unsatisfied you can atleast drown your dissatisfaction with KRISPY KREME! :)

Date:	Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Time:	8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	U-View Theater, Fully Booked, Serendra
Street:	Bonifacio High Street
City/Town:	Taguig, Philippines

See you there!

New Photos on Stations of the Cross

Hello folks,

We just posted a new album featuring photos from last Holy Week's Stations of the Cross. You can check them out by clicking on the photo above, or going here.

For those of you who weren't able to catch it, we did a rendition of the age old Holy Week tradition a couple of months back. Only we spiced it up by making it as interactive and as "touch & feel" of an experience as we could, in hopes of gaining a deeper appreciation of what Jesus did for us that fateful day.

Many thanks to Luigi for the photos. Awesome shots, bud!

Have an awesome weekend, guys! And a blessed Mother's Day to all moms out there. Please make them feel special!

This Wednesday at Church Simplified: ECHO, Week 2

Join us for week 2 of our ECHO Series.

To grace us on guitar this week is music veteran Noel Mendez. This guy is one of the best, so don't miss it!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

7:30pm - Coffee & Donuts by Krispy Kreme 8:00pm - Church

U-View Theater at Fully Booked, Serendra

Bonifacio High Street

Taguig, Philippines

See you there!

Tomorrow Night at Fully Booked: ECHO, Week 1

Last week was the intro. Tomorrow we get down to business.

There is something about the words original and greatness that tend to stir something within us.

On one hand those words seem to summon us to live lives bigger than ourselves. And on the other, they disturb us from the mediocre, copycat life we tend to settle for.

Therein lies the tension--the crisis if you will.

Join us this we week for the ECHO Series.

Bring your friends!

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

7:30pm - Coffee & Donuts by Krispy Kreme 8:00pm - Church

U-View Theater at Fully Booked, Serendra

Bonifacio High Street

Taguig, Philippines

Church Simplified Features Kitchie Nadal - April 9th '08

Hi guys,

We've got photos of Kitchie Nadal's guest performance a few weeks ago. Click on the pic above to view the album, or if you have a Facebook account, you can access the images on our non-profit page.

Special thanks to Drew Syyap for being our official photographer that night!

Love, peace and a donut,
:)

This Wednesday at Church Simplified: ECHO

You know how when you were a kid, you always imagined that life was going to turn out unique for you... That there were things about life that was going to separate you from the pack.

Yet as life kicked in we find ourselves herded by culture to look the same, drive the same, eat the same--and sometimes you can't help but ask, what happened?

We think God through the Scriptures has been trying to get into the conversation of living a unique life.

Come and figure it out with us in our new series, ECHO.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

7:30pm - Coffee & Donuts by Krispy Kreme 8:00pm - Church

U-View Theater at Fully Booked, Serendra

Bonifacio High Street

Taguig, Philippines

Bring a friend!

This Wednesday at Church Simplified: Top Suzara

This city is hopeless.
You've said it, I've said, they've said it, we've all said it.
Where is God? Like seriously, where is He?
This Wednesday, let’s dig around and see what we can find.



This week’s guest artist is famed crooner Top Suzara,
previously from the pop band Freestyle.
Spread the word!



Wednesday, April 16, 2008
7:30pm – 8:00pm Coffee & Donuts
8:00pm – 9:00pm Church

U-View Theater
Basement, Fully Booked
Bonifacio High Street
Taguig, Philippines

The Stations of the Cross by Church Simplified

Click on photo to view album

It is good to learn early on that suffering and God are no contradiction, but much more a necessary unity: for me the idea that God himself suffered was always one of the most convincing teachings of Christianity. I think that God is closer to suffering than to happiness, and to find God in this manner gives peace and rest.

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

This Wednesday at church simplified: KITCHIE NADAL

Hey Guys,

Hope you guys had an awesome "Bataan day" weekend!

These days the word "Christian" is almost synoptic with words such as "narrow', "square", and "bubbled-in". It's kinda weird since the Jesus of the scriptures keep promising a life of freedom and abundance... so what gives?

Join us this week in a topic entitled "Open Spaces"

Also this week, we by some miracle were able to twist Kitchie's arm to come sing for us...actually Corrine did the twisting... well really, Kitchie is just really gracious and agreed to come hang with us a bit. It's going to awesome guys, so bring a friend will ya.

730 Krispy Kreme and Coffee
The deal starts at 8
U-view room at Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street

This Wednesday at Fully Booked

Illustrated by Samantha Godinez

When the destination seems unreachable;
And life spirals out of control;
When what you thought could be and should be, can't be...
What do you do? How do you respond to broken dreams--even the ones you believe God gave you?

This Wednesday at Church Simplified, join us as we close our current series, The Boulevard of Broken Dreams. See you there!

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
NEW TIME:
7:30pm – 8:00pm Coffee & Donuts
8:00pm – 9:00pm Service

U-View Theater
Basement, Fully Booked
Bonifacio High Street
Taguig, Philippines

Interact: The Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Hello everyone, hope you enjoyed your Holy Week Vacation!

For those of you who did not make it last Wednesday night, the new series we are on is The Boulevard of Broken Dreams... join us next week to catch the 2nd part :)

Here are the though questions for the week!

1. What was your dream job when you were a kid?

2. What would be your dream job now if money was not a problem?

Don't everyone reply at the same time now, we wouldn't want to clog up the interent, hehehe. But seriously, let us know what your thinking and maybe a little reason why :) Have some fun imagining!

Have a good weekend guys!

Tomorrow at Fully Booked

When the destination seems unreachable;
And life spirals out of control;
When what you thought could be and should be, can't be...
What do you do? How do you respond to broken dreams--even the ones you believe God gave you?

Tomorrow at Church Simplified, join us as we journey on The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

7:30pm - 9:00pm

U-View Theater, Basement of Fully Booked

Bonifacio High Street

Taguig, Philippines

Interact: Which Station Moved You?

Hi guys!

For those who joined us last Wednesday at our Stations of the Cross exhibit, thanks so much for dropping by!

If you missed it in Fully Booked though, we're mounting the Stations exhibit in Festival Mall Alabang from Monday to Wednesday this week (March 17 to 19). We are at South City Church on the second floor (directly above National Bookstore).

Anyway, the team just wanted to get feedback on which station moved you. Was there anything in particular that hit you, or spoke to you in a special way? Or any suggestions for next year's mounting, perhaps? ;) Do let us know, your thoughts are always valuable to us.

Have an awesome Holy Week, everyone!

Robin Nievera on CS - March 5 '08

Hola,

Hope you all had an awesome weekend!

Here's a treat for those who didn't get to join us last Wednesday: We've got Robin Nievera, last week's guest artist, on video singing a U2 cover and two original songs.

Robin plays with Frame Ong on bass and Andrew Quinley on kahon. Thanks for sharing your music with us, guys!

Happy Monday!

This Wednesday at Fully Booked

The Stations of the Cross is an awesome tradition that allows us to remember what Christ did for humanity.

This Wednesday come join us for an artistic, interactive, and, well, funkified version of this wonderful custom.

We meet at the 5th floor of Fully Booked this time, so you'll need to take the elevator up to the Top Shelf. The exhibit will be open from 7pm to 9pm.

As always, coffee and donuts care of Krispy Kreme and live music await you.

Wednesday, March 12th ‘08
The Top Shelf - 5th Floor, Fully Booked
Bonifacio High Street (Across Serendra)

Tomorrow Night at Fully Booked

“Your work is to discover your world
and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”
- Buddha

Tomorrow we’re talking about your job.
Join us, it may change how you view work.

Our feature Guest Artist is newly signed Sony Music Recording Artist ROBIN NIEVERA, Church Simplified’s Concert Prince.

And for the record, his dad’s got nothing on him.

Wednesday, March 5th ‘08
U-View Theater - Basement, Fully Booked
Bonifacio High Street (Across Serendra)
7pm, Coffee & Donuts