The Story of Christ the King Parish, Greenmeadows (2005-2019)
2005
Bishop Ongtioco launches “Stewardship as a Way of Life” program and declares CTK as a Stewardship Parish in September.
2006
Msgr. Daniel Sta. Maria is installed as the 5th CTK parish priest in April.
2007
The CTK sound system is completely overhauled in June. In August, the land behind the parking lot becomes a Weekend Market. A permanent baptistry was established in December with a Rafael del Casal painting adorning one wall.
2009
St. Ignatius Village becomes a pilot area for the Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) with Buklod ng Panginoon initiating the outreach. In June, Robbie Sian of White Plains and Francis Alvarez of Greenmeadows are ordained priests of the Society of Jesus while Herbie Santos, coordinator of the Youth Ministry, joins San Jose Seminary. Extensions to the main church, including a Cry Room for infants and toddlers, are constructed.
In November, the Gawad Kalinga Village in Zabarte, Novaliches is completed and consecrated after three years of fund raising and building spearheaded by parishioners and CTK Couples for Christ. Bishop Ongtioco leads the blessing of the homes. Fr. Rogelio Pon-An with Fr. James Gaa, enthrones the Sacred Heart in the new homes.
2010
St. Pedro Poveda College becomes part of the Diocese of Cubao and launches TALABAN as its first program featuring visits by students to the Libis community.
2012
Fr. Jose ‘Bong’ Samillano Tupino III replaces Msgr. Dan Sta. Maria and is installed as the 6th CTK parish priest on February 26.
2013
In January, the School of the Word, the Wednesday morning Bible sharing, is launched with Fr. James McTavish and the Missionaries of the Fraternidad Missionero.
Verbum Dei at the helm. Fr. Bong Tupino institutes the position of Village Coordinators who become members of the PPC a year later.
2014
“Dinner with my Parish Priest’ is launched in July. Fr. Bong Tupino dines and interfaces with village residents. In September, hundreds visit the 3-day exhibit of 50 Marian images mounted by the Legion of Mary. On December 8, the third image of Christ the King is installed in the garden fronting the main church. The contrapposto image of a crowned Jesus holding a scepter in a gesture of welcome and powerful protection is the creation of renowned artist Willy Layug of Pampanga.
2015
EMHC volunteers distribute Holy Communion at Pope Francis’ Culminating Mass at the Rizal Park. The Mass was livestreamed in the main church.
Fr. Bong Tupino formalizes the Parish Pastoral Council processes and their terms of office in May.
In August, the children’s ministry named Mustard Seed is formed.
In September, CTK’s Stewardship launches a Year of the Poor program to assist migrants, Urban Poor, Fisherfolk, Peasants, Tribal Filipinos, Children, Youth, Women, Elderly, and PWD.
2016
Herbert Palma Santos of Greenmeadows is ordained as priest in February. The parish institutes Thursdays Holy Hour of Adoration and Meditation on the Divine Mercy in April.
The Media Ministry is formed in May. It launches its first quarterly newsletter, The Herald, in June, its website www. christthekingparish.ph in October, and puts up the electronic bulletin board soon after.
In July, World Youth Day Vigil in the main church livestreams events from Krakow, Poland, starting a tradition.
In August, formalized annual planning and budgeting process for the Parish Pastoral Council is set in motion. In October, the Lower Chapel is reopened as the Divine Mercy Chapel, with a new Crucifix, tabernacle, altar, commentators’ lectern, sacristy, and several new icons.
In December, the main church gets a new tabernacle, designed by Jessie Pingol. A new ministry for the elderly under the name Sunrise Ministry is put up in March. Fr. Bong Tupino leads a pilgrimage to Fatima Shrine to mark Fatima Centennial in May. The Perpetual Adoration Chapel is renovated in September and reopened in June 2018. In October, Casa de Silencio Retirement Home and Renewal Center project is launched by the Diocese of Cubao, with the CTK Parish Pastoral Officers comprising its Ways and Means Committee.
2017
In October, Mustard Seed, Youth, and Family & Life Ministries collaborate to stage the first edition of Kingdom of Heaven Fair, the Catholic alternative to traditional Halloween.
2018
In March, the bigger “crown” atop the altar of the main church is replaced by the emblem of Jesus with the crown of thorns and nails to highlight that the Kingship of Jesus is about Servanthood and not worldly power. The emblem was designed by Architect Veepee Pinpin and crafted by Jessie Pingol.
Fr. Bong Tupino celebrates his 25th Sacerdotal Anniversary at the Manila Cathedral in April. In June, Fr. Bong Tupino is transferred to the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman. Fr. Steven C. Zabala is named new parish priest and celebrates his first CTK mass on June 17.
Fr. Steven Zabala formally unveils the new parish logo in November. It is based on a simple dignified and modern rendering of Christ the King’s crown, supported by text in gold and silver.
2019
In January, Fr. Steven Ceguerra Zabala is formally installed as the 7th parish priest of Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows.
Urban Poor Ministry is formed in February, with Kariton ni Kiko as one of the ministry projects.
In March, Fr. Steve Zabala outlines the 2019-2022 leadership selection and starts the process with a lecture by Fr. Anton Pascual on Servant Leadership. The Young Catholic Professionals Ministry is set up in April.
CTK initiates the Via Lucis, or Stations of the Resurrection in May. In June, the 2019-2022 Parish Pastoral Council is commissioned.
In July, CTK parish priest and Cubao Vicar General Fr. Steve Zabala presides over a Holy Mass and Eucharistic Procession at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in solidarity with Cubao Bishop Honesto F. Ongtioco DD and other co-accused clergy and personalities in trumped-up sedition charges by the PNP-CIDG. He delivers an impassioned homily saying that “the Church will never be silenced.”
In August, through the initiative of Fr. Steve Zabala and supported by pioneers of CTK Music Ministry, the official CTK hymn “Christ in Our Hearts” is created.
CTK Parish embarks on a three-month fiesta celebration in September with activities to mark four decades as a parish and to highlight its defining moments and character. •Kariton ni Kiko visits CTK parish community on September 7. The “altar on wheels” leans on two inspirations – St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of the poor and Pope Francis’ exhortation to “smell like the sheep, to go to the periphery, to be with the poor, to care for the environment.”
BEC in coordination with the Legion of Mary launches the CTK Home Visits in the village communities on September 8 to propagate the devotion to Christ the King.
Mary’s Garden, a place to light and offer candles, is unveiled on September 8. Situated behind the adoration chapel, its centerpiece is a stainless steel sculpture of the Immaculate Conception done by Juan Sajid Imao, a 2001 Ten Outstanding Young Men awardee.
November 2019
CTK Parish celebrates 40 years as a vibrant faith community, a committed Stewardship Parish, an authentic ‘parish for others’.
Among its activities are ‘Christ in Our Hearts’ musical concert, photo exhibit ‘Images of Faith’, CTK clergy alumni homecoming, Parish Youth Day, Coffee After Church Fair, Fun Run, Novena Masses, Confirmation, First Holy Communion, CTK procession and High Mass with Bp. Honesto Ongtioco DD as main celebrant.
