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Fr. Ari Dy, President of Xavier School, was the guest speaker for the Stewardship Committee’s quarterly formation talk held last September 22. It forms part of the committee’s continuing Spirituality of Stewardship series and in celebration of the 13th year anniversary of ‘Stewardship as a Way of Life’ in the CTK parish. Fr. Dy’s talk, conducted from 10 am to 12 noon at the Divine Mercy Chapel, was entitled ‘Good to Great: Following Jesus with Maturity’. Fr. Dy started with the premise that everyone in the room were on the path of essential…continue reading →

The LeCom Liturgical Ministry’s last General Assembly was held last October 20, at 10 am. The first part of the assembly was conducted by Mel Novales, Leila Banico and Trix Deleña who alternated in introducing the newly-inducted LeComs, discussing the remainder of the 2018 liturgical calendar, reviewing the requirements for the November 18 commissioning, as well as conducting a post-mortem on the recent ‘retraining’, conducted by the mass and village coordinators. The invocation and opening prayer were delivered by Rissa Kawpeng. ‘Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who…continue reading →

Fr. Steve Zabala was the invited speaker by the EMHC liturgical ministry headed by Albert Cuadrante at their monthly October Formation Talk last October 18. Fr. Steve talked on ‘In Pursuit of Happiness: Imitating Mary’, a timely talk considering it was the Month of the Rosary. Fr. Steve talked about man’s holiness. Man has been invited by God to be holy. ‘You must therefore be holy, for I am holy (Lev 11:44). God has established his relationship with man. ‘I will be your God, you will be my people.’ God differentiates between his…continue reading →

Fr. James McTavish FMVD of Verbum Dei, CTK’s regular facilitator for the School of the Word every Wednesday morning, was the speaker during the Living Hope Prayer Community’s talk last November 13 on ‘Love and Same Sex Attraction: Understanding the View of the Catholic Church’. Although Living Hope is not one of the recognized renewal movements of CTK, the group holds regular meetings at CTK, including its weekly Timothy Youth Ministry, and includes among their leaders Sonny and Mina Mejia, CTK’s Mustard Seed Ministry lead couple. Fr. James began by stating that the…continue reading →

The Diocese’s Social Communications Ministry held its first General Assembly at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral School auditorium, last October 27. Eighty-six delegates from the different parishes attended, with Bing del Rosario and Sheryl Coronel from the CTK Media Ministry attending. Drawing inspiration from the message of Pope Francis during World Communications Day 2018, the theme for the General Assembly was ‘The Search for Truth: Social Communications at the Service of Peace’. The event started at 8:30 am with a concelebrated mass by Bishop Honesto F. Ongtioco and Fr. Herbie Santos, Director of the…continue reading →

The Stewardship Committee, through heads Benjie and Wins Mirasol, released their end-of-2018 refrigerator magnet give-aways to their regular Stewardship donors and to the PPC members during the First Advent Sunday masses. The cute magnets, a set of four and squarish in shape, are reminders of ‘Stewardship as a Way of Life’. They replace the desktop calendar that the Committee had always given away at the end of the year. For December 2018, the Committee wanted to give more people than the usual number because of the realization that CTK is composed not just…continue reading →

Fr. Harold Anthony S. Parilla was the leader for CTK’s Advent Recollection last Saturday, November 17 from 10 am to 12 noon at the Divine Mercy Chapel. Encouraged by the good feedback received from his CTK Lenten recollection last March, Formation Ministry Head David Ong requested him lead the Advent Recollection. The topic for Fr. Harold’s Advent recollection was ‘Spiritual Maturity’. Fr. Harold defined spiritual growth, which should be the objective of all Christians, as the process of becoming more mature in one’s relationship with Jesus Christ. Someone who is growing spiritually will…continue reading →

Fr. Steve Zabala led the CTK delegation, consisting of BEC Coordinator Eileen de Leon, Acropolis liturgical and BEC coordinator Maan del Rosario, Media Ministry co-head Bing del Rosario, and Catechetical Ministry co-head Alma Yeh, in visiting the CTK Greenmeadows Gawad Kalinga village in San Diego Street, off Zabarte Avenue, Barangay Kaligayahan, Novaliches during their Foundation Day last November 30 on the 9th anniversary of the village founding in 2009. Also with the party were Benjie and Wins Mirasol, Stewardship Committee head couple and original project in-charge for the GK project. And as in…continue reading →

The Seniors Ministry a.k.a. Sunrise Ministry, held its general assembly last November 24, a Saturday, at Matthew- Mark Rooms. Nearly a hundred senior citizens showed up, mostly from Barangay Libis. The focus of the assembly was on ‘Keys to Healthy Aging’, which included talks by Dr. Willie and Mae Lagdameo, head couple of Health & Wellness Coaches Phils., on healthy eating, the value of supplements, the need for sound sleep, and several other topics on aging gracefully. The talk was subtitled: ‘Add Years to Your Life and Life to Your Years’. ‘Coach’ Willie…continue reading →

The Catholic Women’s League-CTK Chapter, led by Alma Yeh, held the annual Advent Recollection for Kasambahays and Drivers last December 3 and December 4 at St. Luke Room, Parish Formation Center. Participants had a choice of either Monday December 3 or Tuesday December 4, with homeowners opting to divide their housekeepers’ attendance between the two dates. The speaker- facilitator for both days was Rev. Fr. Gilberto Fortunato ‘Gilbert’ Dumlao, Parish Priest of Sto. Niño Parish, Bago Bantay, Quezon City. There were 10 attendees for December 3 and 17 for December 4, for a…continue reading →