Monthly Archives: December 2018

The Libis community celebrated its First Friday Street Mass last December 7, with none other than Fr. Steve Zabala officiating. This was Fr. Steve’s first for the Libis community and was organized by BEC coordinator Eileen de Leon. Accompanying Fr. Steve were Eileen, Maan del Rosario, Wins Mirasol, and a delegation from the Ladies of Charity that included president Tonette Arrizabal, Mila Bangco, Teri Floro, and Melanie Aquino. In his homily in front of 70 mass goers, Fr. Steve talked about why Jesus asked the two blind men he healed to keep their…continue reading →

Our very own Fr. Steve Zabala led a pilgrimage starting last October 26 to the Holy Land: Off the Beaten Path, that took the 30-plus pilgrims, which included the entire extended family of Acropolis village coordinator Anne del Rosario to Israel, Jordan, Palestine and Egypt. Also on the pilgrimage tour were several Daet, Bicol friends and townmates of Fr. Steve, which resulted in a happy reunion event. We asked Fr. Steve if the Daet-based reunion was an accident. ‘No’, he answered. ‘Regina Ong-Field, a good friend and a year below me at La…continue reading →

In a whole-day marathon last October 13 at the Eugenio Lopez Center, the CTK Parish Pastoral Council met to present, discuss and review the 2019 parish pastoral plans and budgets. The meeting, which lasted from 9 am to 6 pm, was the culmination of a full week of intensive meetings, from September 17 to 22, by Fr. Steve and the Parish Pastoral Officers led by treasurer couple Bing and Elise del Rosario, with the individual ministries and mandated organizations- renewal movements regarding the ministry-org-movement’s proposed plans and budgets. The projects that were approved…continue reading →

Last September 29, the CTK Children’s Ministry, more popularly known as the Mustard Seed Ministry, led by couple Sonny and Mina Mejia, held a Volunteers’ Workshop conducted by the Ateneo Catechetical Instructional League, or ACIL. One of the volunteers, Ryanna Polancos, daughter of Family and Life Ministry head couple Regie and Joanne Polancos, is an active member of the ACIL. Ryanna conducted the workshop together with fellow ACIL members Pia Sto. Domingo and Gia Fuentebella. Sonny and Mina invited their group because they also conduct seminars to catechists every year in Ateneo. The…continue reading →