News Issue No.3 -NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER 2011

SIMBANG GABI & REVISED MASS SCHEDULES

December 15 (Thursday)            

7:00AM (regular mass) 

9:00PM (simbang gabi mass)

December 16 (Friday)
4:30AM (simbang gabi mass)
7:00AM (regular mass)

9:00PM (simbang gabi mass)

December 17 (Saturday)        

4:30AM (simbang gabi mass) 

7:00AM (regular mass)

9:00PM (simbang gabi mass)

December 18 (Sunday)     

4:30AM (simbang gabi mass)

7:00AM (regular mass)
8:30AM (regular mass)
10:00AM (regular mass)
4:30PM (regular mass)
6:00PM (regular mass)
9:00PM (simbang gabi mass)

December 19 (Monday)

4:30AM (simbang gabi mass)

7:00AM (regular mass)

9:00PM (simbang gabi mass)

December 20 (Tuesday)         

4:30AM (simbang gabi mass)

7:00AM (regular mass)

9:00PM (simbang gabi mass)

December 21 (Wednesday)

4:30AM (simbang gabi mass)

7:00AM (regular mass)

9:00PM (simbang gabi mass)

December 22 (Thursday) 

4:30AM (simbang gabi mass)

7:00AM (regular mass)

9:00PM (simbang gabi mass)

December 23 (Friday)             

4:30AM (simbang gabi mass)

7:00AM (regular mass)

9:00PM (simbang gabi mass)

December 24 (Saturday) 
4:30AM (simbang gabi mass) 
7:00AM (regular mass) 
10:00PM (simbang gabi/midnight mass)                                      

December 25 (Sunday)       
Regular Mass Schedule resumes
7:00AM, 8:30AM, 10:00AM, 4:30PM, 6:00PM, 7:30PM

OTHER SIMBANG GABI MASSES

• Kampo Chapel                  4:30AM        Dec.16-24
• Sto.Domingo Chapel        7:00PM        Dec.15-24
• Malamig Chapel                7:00PM        Dec.15-24
• Mesa Homes Chapel        7:00PM        Dec.15-24
• Don Jose Chapel              7:00PM        Dec.15-24

KUMPISALANG BAYAN, ADVENT 2011

"Prepare the World for my definitive RETURN"

November 29                                                       December 6

St.Francis of Assisi Parish                                St. Joseph the Worker Parish
Pulo, Cabuyao, Laguna                                          Bigaa, Cabuyao, Laguna

November 30                                                      December 7
St. JOHN BOSCO PARISH                                     Chair of St.Peter Parish
Technopark Boulevard, Sta.Rosa City                  Balibago, Sta.Rosa City

December 1                                                          December 9
Shrine & Parish of San Vicente Ferrer         St.Polycarp Parish
Mamatid, Cabuyao, Laguna                                  Poblacion, Cabuyao, Laguna

December 2

Santa Rosa de Lima Parish

Sta.Rosa City

News Issue No.2 -OUTREACH ACTIVITY

News Issue No.1 -OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 2011

IMPORTANT POINTS DISCUSSED IN THE MEETING OF THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL (JULY 30, 2011)

1.     Evaluation of the Healing Mass of Fr. Suarez

-         The activity was peaceful and orderly in general.

-         All the committees were able to perform their task well.

-         There were a lot of donations: food, chairs, tents, portalets and funds.

-         There were some confusion during the healing activity in the Church.

-         The sound system outside the Church was weak and inaudible.

-         Fr. Suarez and his group were satisfied and fulfilled.

2.     Gannt Chart revisited

-         The Gannt Chart is the parish instrument to monitor the activities of the ministries.

-         While many ministries already submitted their program of activities, there is still a need for some ministries to plan their programs.

-         Officers of the PPC were assigned to follow up the programs of the ministries.

3.     Formation of the Fiesta Committee

-         Persons were proposed to be invited to be members of the Committee.

-         The Fiesta Committee will have to plan the activities and events of the fiesta and they could compose sub-committees to organize the activities.

-         One project expected from the Fiesta committee is the Souvenir or Coffee table book to commemorate the 10^th year of the parish.

4.     Schedule of activities of the image of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo

-         (the details are on a separate news item)

5.     Talk of Fr. Dennis on Marriage and Family Life

-         The last talk of Fr. Dennis about couple relationship was very much appreciated. He spoke about the needs of husbands and wives and if these needs could be responded to by the couple, there will be an enrichment of love relationship.

-         The parish hall was full house of about 90+ participants in his last talk.

-         His next talk is scheduled on October 1 and then on November 5. He will forward to us later the title of his conference.

6.     The visit of Our Lady of Penafrancia

-         Every year, the parish welcomes the image of Our Lady of Manaoag. This year however, due to the re-organization of the group of Manaoag, they have temporarily suspended the visit of the image to the parishes.

-         There is however, a possibility of inviting the image of Our Lady of Penafrancia of Bicol. We have started communicating with the priest in-charge of the image and we hope to have Our Lady’s statue the first week of October.

7.     The mass wedding sponsored by CFC

-         There were about 20+ couples who are preparing themselves for the mass wedding. Some of them were baptized and confirmed by the parish priest last July 23^rd in the Church.

-         The plan is to conduct the mass wedding on the occasion of the birthday of the parish priest on September 25. The parish priest is happy to have a joint celebration of his birthday with the wedding banquet of these couples who longed to have their companionship blessed by God in the Church.

8.     The Center for Young Workers

-         It has been the dream of all the priests assigned in the parish to have a Center for Young Workers. It is a fact that the Salesian Fathers accepted the Church in Technopark in view of evangelizing the workers employed in the different companies.

-         A feasibility study will be done to start dreaming about this project. The parishioners will be invited to participate in conceptualizing how this dream can be brought to a reality.

-         Professionals will be invited to give their ideas on how to start this project and the possibility of a venue where this project could be located.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE VISIT OF THE IMAGE OF THE BLACK NAZARENE OF QUIAPO

AUGUST 4, THURSDAY

5 pm                                      Arrival of the Image of the Black Nazarene

                                                Welcome delegation with flags and balloons

6 pm                                      Welcome Mass

8 pm – 12 midnight           Prayer Vigil of the different groups in the Parish

AUGUST 5, FIRST FRIDAY

7 am / 12 noon / 6 pm     First Friday Masses

8 pm – 12 midnight           Prayer Vigil of the different groups in the Parish

AUGUST 6, SATURDAY – FEAST OF THE LORD’S TRANSFIGURATION

7 am                                       Daily Mass

1 – 2 pm                               Motorcade to Barangay Malamig

2 – 3 pm                               Barangay Don Jose

3 – 4 pm                               Barangay Sto. Domingo and Kampo

4 – 5 pm                               Barangay Mesa Homes and Fontamara

5 – 6 pm                               Villages and Estates

6:30 pm                                Anticipated Sunday Mass

8 – 12 midnight                  Prayer Vigil of the different groups in the Parish

AUGUST 7, 19^TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

7 am / 8:30 am / 10 am   Sunday Masses

4:30 pm                                Sunday Mass – Farewell to the Image

5:30 pm                                Departure from Sta. Rosa to Quiapo

ELECTRICITY BILL

It is good to inform our parishioners that our electric bill, which is a big concern due to the air-conditioning of our church, has gone down in these past months. We have organized a system to help cut the cost and we hope we could still bring down the cost in the coming months. From P130,000.00, it went down to P93,000.00 and the last bill we paid is P83,000.00. We would like to thank all the parishioners who have supported this project through personal donations and the second collection.

We still would like to appeal if there are people who could donate or help us find a 120 KVA silent-type generator (genset), a second–hand unit will do. Our technical people believe that we could still cut the cost of electricity by using a generator.

ART WORKSHOP

The workshop for arts, drawing and painting has started last April 1^st. It started with sessions for the children followed by the youth and adult sessions the following day. Our master painter from Angono, Mr. Ehric Egualada will guide the participants on how to draw. The people who have participated in the workshop were satisfied at the first result of their work. Not only were they able to use their skills but they also were able to express themselves through their drawing.

The workshop is still open to all who wish to develop their drawing and painting skills. Just contact the parish office and register your name.

VISITA IGLESIA PILGRIMAGE

We have organized the Visita Iglesia in the Tagaytay area on Holy Monday, April 18. The churches and shrines that will be visited are: the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel; Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church; Angel Hills Retreat Center; Don Bosco Batulao Chapel on the Hill; the Dominicans Calaruega Retreat House; Monte Maria of Fr. Suarez; and Tierra de Maria.

We would like to encourage the parishioners to join in this parish pilgrimage. We will pray the Way of the Cross in the different churches and participate in the journey of Christ to Calvary. Parishioners who would like to bring their vehicles may do so provided they register at the parish office.

SANTO ENTIERRO PROCESSION

For the first time, our parish will organize a procession in the evening of Good Friday after the youth’s Lenten play. The Santo Entierro (dead Christ) will be brought in procession around Santa Rosa Villages I and II. The faithful is invited to bring candles and join the procession and experience how it is to grieve for our sins that brought about the death of Jesus. For parishioners who have statues that they wish to be included in the procession, they may contact the parish office.

A group went to Paete, Laguna last March 21, to look for the statue of Santo Entierro. They were happy to find a beautiful statue of Jesus with a serene face, dead but seemingly sleeping. A carosa will also be built by the Paete sculptors and it will be included in the purchase. Since this has cost the parish quite a big amount, we welcome people who would like to contribute in covering the expenses. They will be part of this new but meaningful and revered Lenten event that we wish to introduce in our parish.

LENTEN PLAY PRESENTATION / WAY OF THE CROSS DRAMATIZATION

Our young people are preparing a Lenten play entitled “Paraisong Parisukat” to be presented on Good Friday after the Veneration of the Cross. The play is about the challenges in the life of an ordinary girl in charge of the inventory of a shoe store. She will encounter people in her life who have difficulties in relationship but at the end she would rise above her trials and emerge successful in her achievements. We are invited to watch the play, identify ourselves with the characters of the story and discover what we need to do to change our ways.

The youth will also dramatize the different Stations of the Cross that will be held on Good Friday at 7:00 o’clock in the morning in Santa Rosa Estate I. Again, the youth will portray contemporary events related to the passion of Jesus and invite us to look into our lives, repent of our sins and return to the Lord.

CENTERING PRAYER WORKSHOP

The Contemplative Outreach Philippines is most blessed to have the opportunity to conduct a two-day Introductory Workshop on Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina as part of our Lenten preparation in the parish. The workshop is scheduled on April 9 and 16, 2011, Saturdays, from

9:00 am to 5:00 pm (whole day) in St John Bosco Parish Hall.

     Centering Prayer is a method of prayer designed to prepare sincere         followers of Christ for contemplative prayer in the traditional sense.  It is     rooted in the word of God, both in the person of Jesus Christ and in       scripture. The two-day workshop aims to help participants understand     and appreciate their spiritual journeys and how to deepen their      relationship with God.  It will cover:

(a)  the conceptual background of Centering Prayer

(b)  the method, practice and fruits of Centering Prayer

(c)  Lectio Divina and prayer as relationship with God

Parishioners who are interested to grow in their spiritual and prayer life are invited to join these workshops. Kindly register at the parish office.

TALK ON THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

Last March 19, Feast of St. Joseph, Fr. Dennis Paez gave a wonderful talk on couple/children relationship. He spoke about the importance of discovering the “languages of love’ of our family members (ano ang “kiliti” ng mga mahal mo sa buhay?) Once we discover their language of love, we will not only foster better relationship but we will also improve the life of our loved ones.

In summary, the languages of love are expressed through (a) presence, (b) words, (c) touch, (d) gifts and (e) service. It is also important to discover what is the language by which our spouse or children feel that they are loved because these same elements are the same reasons that hurt them once we deprive them of these “languages”.

The next talk of Fr. Dennis will still be scheduled and this time he will deal with the topic that we have missed during his absence: “The anatomy of misbehavior of children”.  We are hoping that our parishioners will take these opportunities for growth in relationship by attending these seminars.

Lenten Schedule 2011

*Every Friday
Way of the Cross (after 6pm Mass)

March 26, 2011 (Saturday)PRO-LIFE TALK : Understanding the RH Bill
( 8:00 – 10:00 pm  Parish Hall )

April 9, 2011 (Saturday)
CENTERING PRAYER Workshop
( 8:00 am – 5:00 pm )

April 14, 2011 (Thursday)
KUMPISALANG BAYAN
( 7:00 pm Church )

April 16, 2011 (Saturday)
CENTERING PRAYER Workshop continued
( 8:00 am – 5:00 pm )

April 17, 2011 (Sunday)
 PALM SUNDAY ( Palm Sunday procession from Santa Rosa Village I Clubhouse to the Church 8:00 am )

April 18, 2011 (Holy Monday)
VISITA IGLESIA in Silang-Tagaytay Area
Departure: 7:00 am

April 20, 2011 (Holy Wednesday)
LENTEN RECOLLECTION
( 8:00 – 10:00 pm Parish Church )
April 21, 2011 (Holy Thursday)
CHRISM MASS ( 7:00 am San Pablo Cathedral)
MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER ( 6:00 pm Parish Church )
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT   (7:00 pm – 12:00 midnight)

April 22, 2011 (Good Friday)
COMMUNITY WAY OF THE CROSS (7AM Santa Rosa Estate I)
SEVEN LAST WORDS (12NN - 3PM, Parish Church)
VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS (3PM - 4PM, Parish Church)
LENTEN STAGE PRESENTATION (5PM - 6PM, Parish Church)
PROCESSION OF SANTO ENTIERRO (6PM, Santa Rosa Villages I & II)

April 23, 2011 (Black Saturday)
EASTER VIGIL (10PM ~ 12MN, Parish Church)

April 24, 2011 (Easter Sunday)
Ordinary Mass Schedules