Monthly Archives: May 2017

The CTK Youth Ministry held its Youth Parish Renewal Experience, from the evening of May 19 until the evening of May 21. As in previous years, venue was the entire ground floor of the Formation Center. This was open to all single youth ages 17-30. This organization aims to bring other people, specifically the youth, to renew their relationship with the Lord and to build a stronger foundation with Him. It is done by holding a 3-day retreat that makes them disconnect from their distractions, for them to be able to connect with…continue reading →

As part of its Lenten activities, Christ the King Parish held the Way of the Cross every Tuesdays and Thursdays at the different villages that make up the parish. The schedule was as follows: March 7 at Greenmeadows 1; March 9 at Acropolis; March 16 at White Plains; March 21 at Corinthian Hills; March 23 at St. Ignatius; March 28 at Corinthian Gardens & Greenwich; March 30 at Arcadia; April 4 at Enclave, Ivory Court & GM 3; and April 6 at Libis. Arcadia’s board of directors extended its thanks to all the…continue reading →

Last April 25, 2017, the Ladies of Charity went ahead with their quarterly rice distribution, this time at Holy Cross Parish in the historic Krus na Ligas district of Diliman. This follows the last quarter’s January rice distribution at San Isidro Labrador Parish. It’s also the second time the Ladies of Charity distributed rice in Krus na Ligas - the first time was approximately the same time last year, although Fr. Marvin Pajarillaga, Holy Cross’ parish priest, had been pleading for an even more frequent visitation. Rice distribution as a Ladies of Charity…continue reading →

The parish’s Youth Ministry and the CTK Days with the Lord held two easter egg hunts last Easter Sunday, April 16, one after the 7:30 am mass and the other after the 9 am mass. Both were held at the garden area in front of the main church. The fun event was open to kids aged 8 years old and below but they should have registered at either 7 am or 8:30 am. Kids were requested to bring their own baskets. For the Pirst hunt held after the 7:30 am mass, there were…continue reading →

The Holy Week penitential service and confessions, or Kumpisalang Bayan, was held over three full evenings, from April 10, Holy Monday, to April 12, Holy Wednesday. Following the 6 pm masses on Holy Monday to Holy Wednesday, there was a short Penitential Rite with Examination of Conscience. Then the assigned priests, numbering four on day 1 and six by day 3, took their positions in the two confessional boxes at the back of the church, at the front on both sides of the altar, and at the front side corners to hear the…continue reading →

St. Ignatius Village recently renovated their Community Center cum Chapel, putting up glass sliding doors all around to make it fully enclosed and installing air conditioning. Last Palm Sunday, they celebrated their ?irst mass in the refurbished facility, under the ‘Palm Sunday ONE Community’ program. The upgrade was a joint project of Barangay St. Ignatius, St. Ignatius Village Association, The Liturgical Committee of St. Ignatius, plus donations from private homeowners. “The community effort to upgrade our regular village mass venue truly symbolizes the oneness of our beloved community. After all, our patron saint…continue reading →

It was a very busy Holy Week for Christ the King Parish. Holy Week began, of course, with Palm Sunday. The 7:30 am mass was celebrated by parish priest Fr. Bong Tupino , with the blessing of palms at the parking lot in front of the Divine Mercy Chapel, with palm wavers led by the 12 selected ‘apostles’. All the masses were ‘full house’, given the attraction of Holy Week, blessing of palms, and Gospel dramatization on the Passion of the Lord. Palm Sunday is covered in a separate article in this Herald…continue reading →

The Basic Formation for New Altar Servers was held over four Saturdays - March 4, March 18, and March 25 - from 2 to 4:00 pm. Boys who had already received their First Holy Communion were qualiIied to join. All sessions were held at St. John Hall C. Louie Laudico, former PPC president and currently Vocation Ministry and Altar Server Ministry in-charge, led all four sessions. Attending the Saturday sessions were: Charles Caluste, Josito Gonzales, Johan Evangelista, Andre Angeles, Kristian Canlas, Raymond Santos, Miguel Bermejo, and Jaime Cua. Raymond and Jaime study at…continue reading →

Last April 2, Christ the King Parish’s Bishop Raul Martirez led a Laguna Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage, with 44 passengers in one tour bus, was organized by Catholic Travel, Inc. A total of seven Laguna churches were visited in just one day. These included, in sequence: • Diocesan Shrine of San Antonio de Padua, Pila • Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pagsanjan • St James the Apostle, Paete • St Peter of Alcantara, Pakil • Sta. Maria Magdalena, Magdalena • St John the Baptist, Liliw • San Bartolome Apostol, Nagcarlan The majority of pilgrims were…continue reading →