Monthly Archives: November 2016

September 4, 2016 saw Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows celebrate its 11th anniversary of the parish Stewardship Program, begun by Bishop Honesto Ongtioco in 2005, Diocese of Cubao, when he temporarily took over as parish priest of CTK. ‘Stewardship As A Way Of Life' has now become well-entrenched in the parish, with over a hundred regular ‘stewardship donors' donating their ‘treasure', and over a thousand volunteers in the various ministries, mandated organizations, renewal movements, basic ecclesiastical communities, and prayer groups regularly donating their ‘time' and ‘talent'. The highlight of the stewardship celebration was…continue reading →

In celebration of the 11th Anniversary of the Parish's Stewardship Program in September, Christ the King conducted the seminar-workshop on ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Successful Families' over two full Saturdays, September 17 and September 24. Facilitators for the workshop were CTK parishioners Rene and Consy Montemayor of the Center for Leadership and Change, Inc. (CLCI), the authorized partner of Franklin Covey Co. in the Philippines based at the Ateneo Professional Schools in Makati. The workshop, based on the New York Times best-seller ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families' that was written…continue reading →

Ten new Lectors and Commentators were commissioned during the 9 am mass on August 14, 2016 after completing their whole day Basic Formation for New Lectors and Commentators in the Diocese of Cubao, Lantana, Cubao, QC on August 13, 2016. The parish's ten new lectors-commentators join the current number of 145 in the LeCom group. Assuming that all 145 are able to comply with the renewal seminar requirement, plus two who were not able to comply with the renewal requirement in 2015 but will do so this year, less two retirements due in…continue reading →

The Parish Group of Lectors & Commentators (LeCom) had its second General Assembly last June 25, Saturday, as outgoing LeCom Coordinator Leila Banico (who with husband Peter will be incoming Worship Ministry head) introduced the new group in-charges, mass time slot coordinators, village mass coordinators (for Corinthian Gardens, White Plains, St. Ignatius and Acropolis, all of which have village masses), and village coordinators for all other parish activities. Introduced to the large group were Overall Coordinator for Lectors & Commentators Mel Novales, Assistant Coordinator Trix Delena, Secretary Joy Cuadrante, Treasurer Ellen Manansala, and…continue reading →

The Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, or EMHC, will again increase its ranks with the commissioning of new lay ministers last August 28, 2016. In a ceremony which is done yearly, befitting the honorable vocation and privilege of holding the body of Christ, three lay ministers were added to the present membership. The new ministers included Vicente Gerochi, Angel Ramos and Jay De Vega. The other candidate, Manolo Morales, was commissioned by Fr. Bong Tupino together with the Greeters and Collectors two weeks later, at the Sept. 11 9:00 a.m. mass. Before the…continue reading →

Last August 7, at the 5:00 pm Sunday mass, the Christ the King Parish-Greenmeadows formally recognized the Mantaring Family as the parish's Huwarang Katolikong Pamilya. Parish priest Fr. Bong Tupino, who was ofRiciating, Rirst mentioned the Mantarings during his introduction. This was followed by the Mantaring grandchildren doing the Prayers of the Faithful, then family heads Jogy and Lorie Mantaring leading the offertory procession. Then after the post-communion prayer, Fr. Bong called the entire family to the front.   Family & Life Ministry heads Doy and Estrelle Lopez gave the plaque of recognition…continue reading →

Jogy and Lorie Mantaring were married in October 25, 1952 and have been blessed with six children: Vinchu, married to Dan Lapid; Menchi; Chicho married to Riza Gervasio; Jojo, married to Bles Salvano; Ogy, married to Marifel Quiroz; and Gigi. Jogy and Lorie were first introduced to church and social acNon acNviNes when, in 1953, Jogy was invited to the Knights of Columbus Council 1000 in Intramuros under Fr. George Wilman, SJ, while Lorie became a ‘Daughter of Isabela'. Later, Jogy was asked to form and lead the KofC Marian Council based in…continue reading →

Last July 30, Fr. Jerry Orbos SVD gave a hilarious at-the-same-time insightful talk on the topic of ‘family' sponsored by the Family and Life Ministry and the Marriage Vocation Program under Doy and Estrelle Lopez. As is his usual, Fr. Jerry broke the ice with several jokes. Noticing the senior age of the attending crowd, he described his audience as belonging to the ‘ha' generation and ‘high society'. ‘Ha' because whenever somebody says something, seniors often react by saying ‘ha?' And ‘high society' because many in the audience had high sugar, high blood…continue reading →