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Volunteer Grade 9 students from Xavier School were welcomed and oriented about the CTK during their initial visit last February 24. Accompanied by their CLE Department head Mary Mesina, the 24 students will be involved with Mustard Seed or Coffee After Church greeter assignments in the coming Sundays during the summer. The process was a repeat of the previous Sunday when a smaller group of Xavier School students together with girl student volunteers from Poveda and St. Paul similarly paid a courtesy call on Christ the King Parish. At the February 16 meet-up,…continue reading →

At the February 16 Parish Pastoral Council meeting, the CTK Vocation Ministry, headed by Louie Laudico and Anna Lagman, presented Peter Banico, Worship Ministry co-head and Executive Director of San Jose Seminary, a check for P50,000 representing the ministry’s donation towards the board and lodging for one semester for one seminarian. This had been one of the approved projects of the Vocation Ministry for 2019. A week later, the Vocation Ministry received an acknowledgment and thank you letter from Fr. Renato Repole SJ, Rector of San Jose Seminary. In the letter, Fr. Repole…continue reading →

The Parish Pastoral Council officers expressed their appreciation for the services of the parish staff during the past year by treating them to lunch at Comida China along E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue last January 12, right after the PPC January monthly meeting. Feted were the office staff, the maintenance group, the rectory staff, and the altar servers. Seated with Fr. Steve Zabala and Msgr. Antonio Mortillero were - Lay Coordinator couple Bert and Marie Anne Santos; Deputy Coordinator couple Henry and Joyce Tañedo; Secretary couple Dave and Fely Ong; and Treasurer couple Bing…continue reading →

Last October, I accompanied some pilgrims to the Holy Land. The itinerary included the baptismal site along the Jordan River, mount of temptation, Jericho, Caesarea Philippi, Capernaum, Nazareth, Cana, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, and Samaria. The highlight of the pilgrimage was the visit to the Church of the Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. These two sites always have the longest lines. It took us 3 hours in line at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre before we could enter the tomb of Jesus and 2 hours…continue reading →

Advent officially began at the 6 pm mass on December 1, the first Sunday of Advent. The mass was marked by the blessing of the Advent Wreath as well as the Prayer and Lighting of the 1st Advent Candle, led by the Leongson family, nominated by the Altar Servers Liturgical Ministry. For the rest of the December 1-2 weekend, the lighting of the Advent Candle were done by: Diwanihan Kristiyano’s Cruz family; LeCom Liturgical Ministry’s dela Llana family; Christian Family Movement’s Cruz family; EMHC’s Tecson family; Mustard Seed Ministry’s Dangel family; Knights of…continue reading →

The Philippine Catholic Church will celebrate 2019 as the ‘Year of the Youth’, in the wake of the World Synod of Bishops on young people that conclude last October 28. The October 3 to 28 Synod of Bishops has as its theme, ‘Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.’ The year-long celebration, which will start on the first Sunday of Advent on Dec. 2, will carry the theme ‘Filipino Youth in Mission: Beloved, Gifted, Empowered.’ This follows the past 12 months celebration of the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons. The Episcopal…continue reading →

Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows celebrated October as Rosary Month in a big way. On the first day, October 1, a Sunday, the Holy Rosary was recited and flowers offered at 4:20 pm. before the 5 pm Sunday mass. The Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, was prayed in all masses starting with the October 1 5 pm mass. It went: "O Mother Mary, grant that the recitation of your Rosary may be for me each day, in the midst of my manifold dutes, a bond of…continue reading →

The 2018 edition of Kingdom of Heaven Fair was successfully held last October 21, a Sunday, from 1 pm to 5 pm at the Parish Social Hall. To recall, the Kingdom of Heaven Fair, also known as ‘Holyween’ was first mounted in 2016 as the Catholic foil to the vampires, witches, zombies, monsters, devils, slasher- horror villains, and vampire themes that pervade the ‘traditional’ Halloween celebration. Displaying great collaboration and cooperation, three CTK ministries – the children’s or Mustard Seed Ministry led by Sonny and Mina Mejia, the Youth Ministry headed by Louie…continue reading →

Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows scheduled a triduum of masses for those interred in the CTK crypts. The first was at 9 am on October 31 at the Lower Crypt chapel; the second at 9 am on November 1 at the Lower Crypt; and the third and last day, November 2, saw two masses, the first at 9 am at the Lower Crypt and the second at 3 pm, at the Main Church. In observance of All Saints Day and All Souls Day, CTK crypts were open from 6am to 10pm last October…continue reading →

It was another fun night last November 17, with the organizers of the traditional Parish Youth Fiesta Kick-Off delivering on their promise of ‘a night full of fun’. Entitled ‘Color the Night’, the annual event, usually staged the weekend before the parish feast day was organized by the CTK Youth Ministry headed by Louie and Lei Abando. It officially started at 7:30 pm, with the opening remarks by CTK parish priest Fr. Steve Zabala. Fr. Steve first recognized the different delegations, from Bukas Palad, Timothy Ministry, Days With the Lord. In his opening…continue reading →