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The Christmas Vigil Mass last December 24th was celebrated with significant drama. The Christmas Eve masses were held at 6 pm, 8 pm, and 10 pm. Co-celebrated by Fr. Bong Tupino and Fr. Ronald Plomillo, offered by the CTK Parish Pastoral Council and sung to by the CTK Youth Choir, the 10 pm mass, the one that drew the biggest crowd, began with ‘lights out’ as a group of selected Libis and village children led the offertory, carrying lighted candles. The children, all dressed in white, then went up the stairs to light…continue reading →

Christ the King Parish is inviting its parishioners and regular mass goers to a Marian Pilgrimage to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina to visit the Mary Queen of Peace Shrine. Although Medjugorje and Mostar, the Bosnia- Herzegovina capital, are the primary destinations, the pilgrimage includes visits to other shrines of Our Lady in Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. The pilgrimage is from April 14 to 28, 2018 and the Pilgrimage Chaplain is CTK’s own Fr. Bong Tupino. The religious tour is organized by Journeys of Faith, a regular partner for pilgrimage tours with the Diocese of Cubao.…continue reading →

January 28, 2018 was National Bible Sunday. Christ the King Greenmeadows Parish, like the other parishes in the Diocese of Cubao, assigned specific families to each of the weekend masses for the Enthronement of the Holy Bible, not only at the main church but in all the village masses - Corinthian Garden, White Plains, Corinthian Hills, Saint Ignatius and Acropolis - as well. Then after each mass, the officiating priest blessed the bibles that were brought to the front by parishioners. For the 7:30 pm anticipated mass of January 27, Saturday, officiated by…continue reading →

The Parish celebrated the Feast of the Sto. Niño last January 21. In commemoration of the feast of the Child Jesus, all the CTK masses, including the January 20 anticipated masses, featured the special blessing of children and the blessing of beautiful Sto. Niño images borrowed from or donated by parishioners. Devotion to the Santo Niño (Holy Child), an image of Jesus as a small boy typically dressed as a king, is a mainstay of Philippine Catholic life. The oldest and most popular Santo Niño image is the Santo Niño of Cebu City,…continue reading →

Mina Mejia, who with husband Sonny Mejia, currently heads the CTK Children’s Ministry a.k.a. ‘Mustard Seed’, gave a short background on the ministry. ‘The Ministry has been teaching the children of the 9 am Sunday mass goers since August of 2015. Through fun and engaging activities, the children have learned more about the Gospel and our Catholic traditions. Believe it or not, some of the children are now serving as readers in the monthly Children’s Mass and some have joined the CTK Altar Servers.’ The Mustard Seed Ministry never seems to run out…continue reading →

CTK celebrated the Solemnity of the Epiphany last January 7. The feast of the Epiphany celebrates the three events that Christ has made Himself known to the world, manifesting the mission and divinity of Christ: the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus, and the miracle at Cana. The visit of the Magi is emphasized on Epiphany Day. Christ's baptism is celebrated the next day, and the miracle at Cana the Sunday after that. All the January 7 masses included the special blessing of calendars , smartphones, and appointment books. Near the…continue reading →

Christ the King Parish had its Advent Recollection, ‘Christmas Has Two Faces’, last December 9 at 10 am at the Divine Mercy Chapel, led by Fr. Francis Alvarez, SJ. Fr. Francis was ordained in 2009, completed his Licentiate in Sacred Theology with a concentration in Scripture in 2013, and then completed his Doctorate in Theology and Education from Boston College just this year. In 1997, Fr. Francis was awarded ‘Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines’. He finished his AB Philosophy degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1999, graduating magna cum laude…continue reading →

Sheryl Coronel, co-coordinator of the CTK Catechetical Ministry, was interviewed last August 6 on the Radio Veritas Saturday morning show, “God Will Make A Way”, an apostolate run by Catholic psychologists and psychospiritual counselors to minister to people who have been victims of abuse and psychotrauma. Many among the show's listeners are women and children from abusive homes; individuals recovering from drug addiction; victims of crime; and others who suffer from different forms and degrees of mental and emotional illnesses. Sheryl gave a first-person testimony on her own personal struggles against anxiety disorder,…continue reading →

The Hangad Music Ministry, one of CTK’s regular weekend choirs, celebrated its 26th Anniversary last October 22, Sunday, at the Church of the Gesu in Ateneo de Manila with a Thanksgiving Mass at 5PM, followed by a free concert at 63o PM . T he event also marked the launch of its limited-edition album called "Hangad 25 The Anniversary Celebration" which contains songs from previous albums plus three new recordings.continue reading →

The traditional CTK Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) planning meeting was held last October 28 to 29 at Sonya’s Garden, attended by the ministry heads and representatives of parish organizations who comprised the PPC. The full agenda included an introduction by Fr. Bong who set the parameters for the planning as well as the guidelines and why the exercise was important. Other diocese directions were discussed. Fr. Bong also shared his impending sabbatical before he moves to another Parish, capping his two 3-year assignment terms at CTK. This was followed by the presentations of…continue reading →