Monthly Archives: December 2018

The Diocese’s Social Communications Ministry held its first General Assembly at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral School auditorium, last October 27. Eighty-six delegates from the different parishes attended, with Bing del Rosario and Sheryl Coronel from the CTK Media Ministry attending. Drawing inspiration from the message of Pope Francis during World Communications Day 2018, the theme for the General Assembly was ‘The Search for Truth: Social Communications at the Service of Peace’. The event started at 8:30 am with a concelebrated mass by Bishop Honesto F. Ongtioco and Fr. Herbie Santos, Director of the…continue reading →

The Stewardship Committee, through heads Benjie and Wins Mirasol, released their end-of-2018 refrigerator magnet give-aways to their regular Stewardship donors and to the PPC members during the First Advent Sunday masses. The cute magnets, a set of four and squarish in shape, are reminders of ‘Stewardship as a Way of Life’. They replace the desktop calendar that the Committee had always given away at the end of the year. For December 2018, the Committee wanted to give more people than the usual number because of the realization that CTK is composed not just…continue reading →

Fr. Harold Anthony S. Parilla was the leader for CTK’s Advent Recollection last Saturday, November 17 from 10 am to 12 noon at the Divine Mercy Chapel. Encouraged by the good feedback received from his CTK Lenten recollection last March, Formation Ministry Head David Ong requested him lead the Advent Recollection. The topic for Fr. Harold’s Advent recollection was ‘Spiritual Maturity’. Fr. Harold defined spiritual growth, which should be the objective of all Christians, as the process of becoming more mature in one’s relationship with Jesus Christ. Someone who is growing spiritually will…continue reading →

Fr. Steve Zabala led the CTK delegation, consisting of BEC Coordinator Eileen de Leon, Acropolis liturgical and BEC coordinator Maan del Rosario, Media Ministry co-head Bing del Rosario, and Catechetical Ministry co-head Alma Yeh, in visiting the CTK Greenmeadows Gawad Kalinga village in San Diego Street, off Zabarte Avenue, Barangay Kaligayahan, Novaliches during their Foundation Day last November 30 on the 9th anniversary of the village founding in 2009. Also with the party were Benjie and Wins Mirasol, Stewardship Committee head couple and original project in-charge for the GK project. And as in…continue reading →

The Seniors Ministry a.k.a. Sunrise Ministry, held its general assembly last November 24, a Saturday, at Matthew- Mark Rooms. Nearly a hundred senior citizens showed up, mostly from Barangay Libis. The focus of the assembly was on ‘Keys to Healthy Aging’, which included talks by Dr. Willie and Mae Lagdameo, head couple of Health & Wellness Coaches Phils., on healthy eating, the value of supplements, the need for sound sleep, and several other topics on aging gracefully. The talk was subtitled: ‘Add Years to Your Life and Life to Your Years’. ‘Coach’ Willie…continue reading →

The Catholic Women’s League-CTK Chapter, led by Alma Yeh, held the annual Advent Recollection for Kasambahays and Drivers last December 3 and December 4 at St. Luke Room, Parish Formation Center. Participants had a choice of either Monday December 3 or Tuesday December 4, with homeowners opting to divide their housekeepers’ attendance between the two dates. The speaker- facilitator for both days was Rev. Fr. Gilberto Fortunato ‘Gilbert’ Dumlao, Parish Priest of Sto. Niño Parish, Bago Bantay, Quezon City. There were 10 attendees for December 3 and 17 for December 4, for a…continue reading →

The Catholic Women’s League of Christ the King Parish conducted their annual outreach in the Ladies Dormitory of Camp Karingal last October 19. The organization has been visiting and conducting this annual outreach for the past 20 years, serving the spiritual and immediate material needs of the dormitory’s ‘persons deprived of liberty’, or PDLs. In the past, material assistance given included hygiene kits, t-shirts, sanitary napkins, and other personal needs. Last year, 600 utility storage boxes were donated for their personal belongings. This year, CWL donated a 65” LG Smart TV. This will…continue reading →

The Mother Butler Mission Guild Manila to which the MBMG CTK belongs held an exhibit of vestments, stoles, altar linens, vessels, mass kits, and sick call kits last November 5 and November 6 at the San Carlos Seminary in Guadalupe. The exhibit was timed to coincide with the seminary homecoming, with the materials on display to be given for free to ‘homecomers’ coming from the poor parishes in the Philippines, especially provincial ones. MBMG also set up a table ten days later, from November 15 to 17 at San Jose Seminary inside the…continue reading →

Last September 27, in celebration of both the anniversary of the Lingap Lolas program as well as the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul, patron saint of the Ladies of Charity, the Ladies of Charity- CTK Chapter held a celebration at the Matthew-Mark Rooms. The Lingap Lolas, consisting of super-elderly from the Libis community who had been adopted by LOC for nearly a decade, prepared a special dance number. Last October 1, the Ladies of Charity’s livelihood project, Housekeeping, held its graduation ceremony at Matthew-Mark Rooms. The 18 graduates of the three-…continue reading →

Last November 13, Buklod ng Panginoon, or BnP, the St. Ignatius-based renewal movement, held their ‘Spreading the Joy’ Day at the Marikina Home for the Aged. Flying the Buklod ng Panginoon flag at the event were BnP President Cita Pabillo, Baby Banal, Puring Litaua, Evelyn Sumbillo, and Agnes dela Cruz. The team donated small gifts and shared snacks with the home’s elderly. A week earlier, on November 6, Buklod ng Panginoon had its Service Day at the QC Molave Youth Home, where over 300 juvenile offenders are housed and provided food, shelter, education,…continue reading →