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NEWS AND UPDATES |
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| Updated:
August 26, 2007 |
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The Parish of St. Benedict made history on July 11, 2007, a Wednesday, when
the parishioners celebrated the Feast of St. Benedict for the first time.
Triduum masses were sponsored by the three sub-parishes, namely, Our Lady of
the Sacred Heart (July 8), Nuestra Señora de Salvacion (July 9), and Our
Lady of Remedies (July 10).
Also a first for the parish was the Sacrament of Confirmation, which was
given to some seventy children and adults on July 10, during a mass
celebrated by Msgr. Tony Labiao, the parish priest of St. Peter’s Church,
and concelebrated by Fr. Steve Tynan, mgl.
Fr. Steve also concelebrated the mass during the actual fiesta together with
his fellow priests from the Missionaries of God’s Love who are caring for
the parish, Fr. Geoffrey Coombe and Fr. Brian Steele. Fr. Geoffrey delivered
the homily with a PowerPoint presentation on the life of St. Benedict and
the lessons that could be drawn from it. He likened St. Benedict to an
archer who trained hard and who kept his eyes fixed on the goal.
After the mass, Fr. Steve launched the St. Benedict Mission Center Building
Project, and he also used PowerPoint to explain the purpose and the extent
of this project. The launching was held at the Don Antonio Heights
Homeowners’ Association (DAHHA) Clubhouse. The DAHHA held a Dinner-Dance to
raise funds for the Adoration Chapel, which is a part of the building
project. They gave a check for Seventy-Five Thousand Pesos (Php75,000,00) to
Fr. Steve. The Senior Choir of the Parish of St. Benedict and members of
Youth Alive provided intermission numbers during the launching.
On July 7, King of Kings sponsored a Medical Mission that offered
laboratory, X-ray and other tests at affordable rates to the parishioners.
King of Kings donated part of the proceeds of the Medical Mission to the
parish.
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