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Last August 7, at the 5:00 pm Sunday mass, the Christ the King Parish-Greenmeadows formally recognized the Mantaring Family as the parish's Huwarang Katolikong Pamilya. Parish priest Fr. Bong Tupino, who was ofRiciating, Rirst mentioned the Mantarings during his introduction. This was followed by the Mantaring grandchildren doing the Prayers of the Faithful, then family heads Jogy and Lorie Mantaring leading the offertory procession. Then after the post-communion prayer, Fr. Bong called the entire family to the front.   Family & Life Ministry heads Doy and Estrelle Lopez gave the plaque of recognition…continue reading →

Jogy and Lorie Mantaring were married in October 25, 1952 and have been blessed with six children: Vinchu, married to Dan Lapid; Menchi; Chicho married to Riza Gervasio; Jojo, married to Bles Salvano; Ogy, married to Marifel Quiroz; and Gigi. Jogy and Lorie were first introduced to church and social acNon acNviNes when, in 1953, Jogy was invited to the Knights of Columbus Council 1000 in Intramuros under Fr. George Wilman, SJ, while Lorie became a ‘Daughter of Isabela'. Later, Jogy was asked to form and lead the KofC Marian Council based in…continue reading →

Last July 30, Fr. Jerry Orbos SVD gave a hilarious at-the-same-time insightful talk on the topic of ‘family' sponsored by the Family and Life Ministry and the Marriage Vocation Program under Doy and Estrelle Lopez. As is his usual, Fr. Jerry broke the ice with several jokes. Noticing the senior age of the attending crowd, he described his audience as belonging to the ‘ha' generation and ‘high society'. ‘Ha' because whenever somebody says something, seniors often react by saying ‘ha?' And ‘high society' because many in the audience had high sugar, high blood…continue reading →