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The Mother Butler Mission Guild Manila to which the MBMG CTK belongs held an exhibit of vestments, stoles, altar linens, vessels, mass kits, and sick call kits last November 5 and November 6 at the San Carlos Seminary in Guadalupe. The exhibit was timed to coincide with the seminary homecoming, with the materials on display to be given for free to ‘homecomers’ coming from the poor parishes in the Philippines, especially provincial ones. MBMG also set up a table ten days later, from November 15 to 17 at San Jose Seminary inside the…continue reading →

Last September 27, in celebration of both the anniversary of the Lingap Lolas program as well as the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul, patron saint of the Ladies of Charity, the Ladies of Charity- CTK Chapter held a celebration at the Matthew-Mark Rooms. The Lingap Lolas, consisting of super-elderly from the Libis community who had been adopted by LOC for nearly a decade, prepared a special dance number. Last October 1, the Ladies of Charity’s livelihood project, Housekeeping, held its graduation ceremony at Matthew-Mark Rooms. The 18 graduates of the three-…continue reading →

Last November 13, Buklod ng Panginoon, or BnP, the St. Ignatius-based renewal movement, held their ‘Spreading the Joy’ Day at the Marikina Home for the Aged. Flying the Buklod ng Panginoon flag at the event were BnP President Cita Pabillo, Baby Banal, Puring Litaua, Evelyn Sumbillo, and Agnes dela Cruz. The team donated small gifts and shared snacks with the home’s elderly. A week earlier, on November 6, Buklod ng Panginoon had its Service Day at the QC Molave Youth Home, where over 300 juvenile offenders are housed and provided food, shelter, education,…continue reading →

The Libis community celebrated its First Friday Street Mass last December 7, with none other than Fr. Steve Zabala officiating. This was Fr. Steve’s first for the Libis community and was organized by BEC coordinator Eileen de Leon. Accompanying Fr. Steve were Eileen, Maan del Rosario, Wins Mirasol, and a delegation from the Ladies of Charity that included president Tonette Arrizabal, Mila Bangco, Teri Floro, and Melanie Aquino. In his homily in front of 70 mass goers, Fr. Steve talked about why Jesus asked the two blind men he healed to keep their…continue reading →

Our very own Fr. Steve Zabala led a pilgrimage starting last October 26 to the Holy Land: Off the Beaten Path, that took the 30-plus pilgrims, which included the entire extended family of Acropolis village coordinator Anne del Rosario to Israel, Jordan, Palestine and Egypt. Also on the pilgrimage tour were several Daet, Bicol friends and townmates of Fr. Steve, which resulted in a happy reunion event. We asked Fr. Steve if the Daet-based reunion was an accident. ‘No’, he answered. ‘Regina Ong-Field, a good friend and a year below me at La…continue reading →

In a whole-day marathon last October 13 at the Eugenio Lopez Center, the CTK Parish Pastoral Council met to present, discuss and review the 2019 parish pastoral plans and budgets. The meeting, which lasted from 9 am to 6 pm, was the culmination of a full week of intensive meetings, from September 17 to 22, by Fr. Steve and the Parish Pastoral Officers led by treasurer couple Bing and Elise del Rosario, with the individual ministries and mandated organizations- renewal movements regarding the ministry-org-movement’s proposed plans and budgets. The projects that were approved…continue reading →

Last September 29, the CTK Children’s Ministry, more popularly known as the Mustard Seed Ministry, led by couple Sonny and Mina Mejia, held a Volunteers’ Workshop conducted by the Ateneo Catechetical Instructional League, or ACIL. One of the volunteers, Ryanna Polancos, daughter of Family and Life Ministry head couple Regie and Joanne Polancos, is an active member of the ACIL. Ryanna conducted the workshop together with fellow ACIL members Pia Sto. Domingo and Gia Fuentebella. Sonny and Mina invited their group because they also conduct seminars to catechists every year in Ateneo. The…continue reading →

Fr. Bong Tupino was given a rousing despedida dinner by parish volunteers last June 8, after the 6 pm mass. Given the maximum capacity at the Parish Formation Center second floor, the Parish Pastoral Council had to limit the number of attendees per mandated organization, prayer movement, ministry and village-BEC. Fr. Bong had also been feted in separate despedidas by various mandated organizations, prater communities, as well as village BECs. Acropolis for example, celebrated with Fr. Bong after he ofCiciated at their village mass last Sunday, June 3. The Lectors and Commentators gave…continue reading →

Fr. Steve Zabala, the incoming parish priest of Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows, held his first official mass last June 17 at 9 am. This first mass was followed by a bienvenida brunch with parishioners at the Parish Social Hall. The day before, June 16, Saturday, at the June PPC meeting, all the PPC members - PPC officers, ministry heads, mandated organization heads, prayer movement heads, village coordinators - made very brief presentations to Fr. Steve, followed by submission of written reports containing plans, objectives, and achievements for his later perusal. And even…continue reading →