Monthly Archives: December 2018

The renewing batch of lectors and commentators were formally ’commissioned’ by the Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows parish priest Fr. Steve Zabala last Sunday, November 18, during the noon mass. A total of 95 LeComs were in attendance, with 45 absent, for a total of 140 renewing lectors-commentators for 2019. They join the 12 new lectors-commentators who had been commissioned earlier, for a total of 152 expected active Lectors- Commentators in 2019. Fr. Steve called on all the lectors- commentators present to come forward to the front of the church for the commissioning…continue reading →

The CTK parish, through its Catechetical Ministry, headed by Alma Yeh and Sheryl Coronel, held the annual Kumpilang Bayan, or 2018 Confirmation Rite, last November 17, Saturday, at 9 am at the main church. The confirmation rite was officiated by no less that our Most Reverend Bishop Raul Martirez. During his homily, Bishop Raul mentioned that Confirmation means receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit is depicted, it is usually as a dove, explained Bishop Raul. But at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit is henceforth described as ‘tongues of fire’…continue reading →

The new parish logo was unveiled during the Parish Fiesta Fellowship last November 24. The journey to a new logo began when Fr. Steve arrived and the problem was posed – after 40 years as a parish and 30 years with a new church, Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows never had a consistent logo, with various symbols and imagery being adopted at different times to capture the spirit and essence of the parish. When the parish began, those in charge used a traditional painted graphic of Christ the King, the type of image…continue reading →

CTK held its annual Qirst communion rites last November 17, Saturday, 2 pm at the Divine Mercy Chapel. 30 children received their first Holy Eucharist from Fr. Louie Punzalan SVD, the current chaplain of the De La Salle High School. The children were were from public schools, international schools or home- schooled, which do not offer this service. In 2016, there were eight first communicants; last year, there were 20, or a 150% increase. This year saw a 50% jump in the number. The children occupied the front pews and some read the…continue reading →

Monsignor Tony Mortillero celebrated his 83rd birthday last November 13 with fellow priests, PPC members and close parishioners after the 6 pm concelebrated mass at the Divine Mercy Chapel. Actually, Msgr. Morti’s birthday was last November 5 but due to scheduling conflicts, the celebration was moved a week later. Concelebrating the thanksgiving- birthday mass were Bp. Raul Martirez as lead, Fr. Steve Zabala, Msgr. Dan Sta. Maria, with Msgr. Mortillero, assisted by Deacon Rev. Carlo Narvasa. At the conclusion of the mass, Msgr. Sta. Maria gave a humorous roast of the birthday celebrant.…continue reading →

A total of 22 participants, four of whom were sponsored by Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows’ Vocation Ministry, headed by Louie Laudico and Anna Lagman, graduated last September 30 from the Life Directions Retreat Weekend of Fr. Ted Gonzales. The Life’s Directions Retreat, a three-day semi-silent retreat held in Karis, Tagaytay, gathers single young professionals and assists them to reconnect with God, the idea being that amidst the hustle and bustle of life, it is always helpful to occasionally stop and reflect on the journey of life, the relationships formed, the crossroads encountered,…continue reading →

Fr. Ari Dy, President of Xavier School, was the guest speaker for the Stewardship Committee’s quarterly formation talk held last September 22. It forms part of the committee’s continuing Spirituality of Stewardship series and in celebration of the 13th year anniversary of ‘Stewardship as a Way of Life’ in the CTK parish. Fr. Dy’s talk, conducted from 10 am to 12 noon at the Divine Mercy Chapel, was entitled ‘Good to Great: Following Jesus with Maturity’. Fr. Dy started with the premise that everyone in the room were on the path of essential…continue reading →

The LeCom Liturgical Ministry’s last General Assembly was held last October 20, at 10 am. The first part of the assembly was conducted by Mel Novales, Leila Banico and Trix Deleña who alternated in introducing the newly-inducted LeComs, discussing the remainder of the 2018 liturgical calendar, reviewing the requirements for the November 18 commissioning, as well as conducting a post-mortem on the recent ‘retraining’, conducted by the mass and village coordinators. The invocation and opening prayer were delivered by Rissa Kawpeng. ‘Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who…continue reading →

Fr. Steve Zabala was the invited speaker by the EMHC liturgical ministry headed by Albert Cuadrante at their monthly October Formation Talk last October 18. Fr. Steve talked on ‘In Pursuit of Happiness: Imitating Mary’, a timely talk considering it was the Month of the Rosary. Fr. Steve talked about man’s holiness. Man has been invited by God to be holy. ‘You must therefore be holy, for I am holy (Lev 11:44). God has established his relationship with man. ‘I will be your God, you will be my people.’ God differentiates between his…continue reading →

Fr. James McTavish FMVD of Verbum Dei, CTK’s regular facilitator for the School of the Word every Wednesday morning, was the speaker during the Living Hope Prayer Community’s talk last November 13 on ‘Love and Same Sex Attraction: Understanding the View of the Catholic Church’. Although Living Hope is not one of the recognized renewal movements of CTK, the group holds regular meetings at CTK, including its weekly Timothy Youth Ministry, and includes among their leaders Sonny and Mina Mejia, CTK’s Mustard Seed Ministry lead couple. Fr. James began by stating that the…continue reading →