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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 →

Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows celebrated its fiesta day last November 25, the Solemnity of Christ the King and the last Sunday in Ordinary Time. The special day of days was preceded by nine days of 6 pm novena masses, from November 16 to November 24, except for November 18, a Sunday, where the novena mass was at the regular 6:30 pm time. CTK invited different presiders for nine days and asked the different villages to coordinate, as follows: 1. November 16: Fr. Jeff Quintana with White Plains & WP Terraces as offerors…continue reading →

Nearly 300 Parish Pastoral Council members and involved parishioners helped celebrate the Feast of Christ the King with a Parish Fiesta Fellowship celebration dinner following the ninth novena mass last November 24 for all Parish Pastoral Council members, Eucharistic ministers, lectors- commentators, greeter-collectors, parish staff, village coordinators, and other involved parishioners. Worship Ministry head Leila Banico as overall organizer for the event saw to it that all parts of the program went on smoothly. The celebration, with the theme – ‘Concluding the Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons: Renewed Servant Leaders, Renewed…continue reading →

A Solemn Eucharistic Celebration at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral on Lantana St., Cubao, at 6 pm on October 20 marked Bishop Ongtioco’s 70th birthday. It was followed with a festive dinner-program at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral High School gym. Then on the morning of December 8, Bishop Ness celebrated his 46th Presbyteral Anniversary with the mass on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Cubao Cathedral. Parish Pastoral Councils and youth representatives from the 47 different parishes of the diocese were encouraged to come in designated vicariate…continue reading →

The renewing batch of lectors and commentators were formally ’commissioned’ by the Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows parish priest Fr. Steve Zabala last Sunday, November 18, during the noon mass. A total of 95 LeComs were in attendance, with 45 absent, for a total of 140 renewing lectors-commentators for 2019. They join the 12 new lectors-commentators who had been commissioned earlier, for a total of 152 expected active Lectors- Commentators in 2019. Fr. Steve called on all the lectors- commentators present to come forward to the front of the church for the commissioning…continue reading →

The CTK parish, through its Catechetical Ministry, headed by Alma Yeh and Sheryl Coronel, held the annual Kumpilang Bayan, or 2018 Confirmation Rite, last November 17, Saturday, at 9 am at the main church. The confirmation rite was officiated by no less that our Most Reverend Bishop Raul Martirez. During his homily, Bishop Raul mentioned that Confirmation means receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit is depicted, it is usually as a dove, explained Bishop Raul. But at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit is henceforth described as ‘tongues of fire’…continue reading →

The new parish logo was unveiled during the Parish Fiesta Fellowship last November 24. The journey to a new logo began when Fr. Steve arrived and the problem was posed – after 40 years as a parish and 30 years with a new church, Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows never had a consistent logo, with various symbols and imagery being adopted at different times to capture the spirit and essence of the parish. When the parish began, those in charge used a traditional painted graphic of Christ the King, the type of image…continue reading →

CTK held its annual Qirst communion rites last November 17, Saturday, 2 pm at the Divine Mercy Chapel. 30 children received their first Holy Eucharist from Fr. Louie Punzalan SVD, the current chaplain of the De La Salle High School. The children were were from public schools, international schools or home- schooled, which do not offer this service. In 2016, there were eight first communicants; last year, there were 20, or a 150% increase. This year saw a 50% jump in the number. The children occupied the front pews and some read the…continue reading →

Monsignor Tony Mortillero celebrated his 83rd birthday last November 13 with fellow priests, PPC members and close parishioners after the 6 pm concelebrated mass at the Divine Mercy Chapel. Actually, Msgr. Morti’s birthday was last November 5 but due to scheduling conflicts, the celebration was moved a week later. Concelebrating the thanksgiving- birthday mass were Bp. Raul Martirez as lead, Fr. Steve Zabala, Msgr. Dan Sta. Maria, with Msgr. Mortillero, assisted by Deacon Rev. Carlo Narvasa. At the conclusion of the mass, Msgr. Sta. Maria gave a humorous roast of the birthday celebrant.…continue reading →

A total of 22 participants, four of whom were sponsored by Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows’ Vocation Ministry, headed by Louie Laudico and Anna Lagman, graduated last September 30 from the Life Directions Retreat Weekend of Fr. Ted Gonzales. The Life’s Directions Retreat, a three-day semi-silent retreat held in Karis, Tagaytay, gathers single young professionals and assists them to reconnect with God, the idea being that amidst the hustle and bustle of life, it is always helpful to occasionally stop and reflect on the journey of life, the relationships formed, the crossroads encountered,…continue reading →