New Greeters-Collectors Commissioned

Last September 11, 2016, at the 9:00 am Sunday mass, five new Greeters and Collectors were commissioned by Fr. Bong Tupino. These included: Ma. Luisa M. Bathan, Catherine A. Botero, Asuncion P. De Leon, Grace Marie S. Nario, and Wilma D. Pepito. With the addition of the five new members, the Ministry of Greeters and Collectors now has a total of twenty-six (26) members. Twenty-two (22) of the 26 are from Barangay Libis, and one each from Bagumbayan, Pasig, Morong and Bulacan. CTK's greeters-collectors widely range in age -two are in their 20s;…continue reading →

Worship Ministry Gets Reorganized: Meeting the New Coordinator for Lectors & Commentators

The Parish Group of Lectors & Commentators (LeCom) had its second General Assembly last June 25, Saturday, as outgoing LeCom Coordinator Leila Banico (who with husband Peter will be incoming Worship Ministry head) introduced the new group in-charges, mass time slot coordinators, village mass coordinators (for Corinthian Gardens, White Plains, St. Ignatius and Acropolis, all of which have village masses), and village coordinators for all other parish activities. Introduced to the large group were Overall Coordinator for Lectors & Commentators Mel Novales, Assistant Coordinator Trix Delena, Secretary Joy Cuadrante, Treasurer Ellen Manansala, and…continue reading →

New Extraordinary Ministers Commissioned

The Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, or EMHC, will again increase its ranks with the commissioning of new lay ministers last August 28, 2016. In a ceremony which is done yearly, befitting the honorable vocation and privilege of holding the body of Christ, three lay ministers were added to the present membership. The new ministers included Vicente Gerochi, Angel Ramos and Jay De Vega. The other candidate, Manolo Morales, was commissioned by Fr. Bong Tupino together with the Greeters and Collectors two weeks later, at the Sept. 11 9:00 a.m. mass. Before the…continue reading →

Mantarings Awarded Huwarang Katolikong Pamilya

Last August 7, at the 5:00 pm Sunday mass, the Christ the King Parish-Greenmeadows formally recognized the Mantaring Family as the parish's Huwarang Katolikong Pamilya. Parish priest Fr. Bong Tupino, who was ofRiciating, Rirst mentioned the Mantarings during his introduction. This was followed by the Mantaring grandchildren doing the Prayers of the Faithful, then family heads Jogy and Lorie Mantaring leading the offertory procession. Then after the post-communion prayer, Fr. Bong called the entire family to the front.   Family & Life Ministry heads Doy and Estrelle Lopez gave the plaque of recognition…continue reading →

Profile of a Parish Model Family

Jogy and Lorie Mantaring were married in October 25, 1952 and have been blessed with six children: Vinchu, married to Dan Lapid; Menchi; Chicho married to Riza Gervasio; Jojo, married to Bles Salvano; Ogy, married to Marifel Quiroz; and Gigi. Jogy and Lorie were first introduced to church and social acNon acNviNes when, in 1953, Jogy was invited to the Knights of Columbus Council 1000 in Intramuros under Fr. George Wilman, SJ, while Lorie became a ‘Daughter of Isabela'. Later, Jogy was asked to form and lead the KofC Marian Council based in…continue reading →

Fr. Jerry Orbos on the Family as Missionary Disciples

Last July 30, Fr. Jerry Orbos SVD gave a hilarious at-the-same-time insightful talk on the topic of ‘family' sponsored by the Family and Life Ministry and the Marriage Vocation Program under Doy and Estrelle Lopez. As is his usual, Fr. Jerry broke the ice with several jokes. Noticing the senior age of the attending crowd, he described his audience as belonging to the ‘ha' generation and ‘high society'. ‘Ha' because whenever somebody says something, seniors often react by saying ‘ha?' And ‘high society' because many in the audience had high sugar, high blood…continue reading →