Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr: October 2012

27 October 2012

Toilet and Bath for Sitio Biew

27 October 2012 – San Fabian, Pangasinan. The residents of Sitio Biew, Brgy. Palapad in San Fabian, Pangasinan will soon have what they have been dreaming of: a toilet and bath for their community. These are being built with the financial aid coming from International Bazaar Foundation, Inc. and the support of the members of the Knights of Columbus, council 5739 of the Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr.

Sitio Biew, Brgy. Palapad

The community of Sitio Biew, Brgy. Tocok, San Fabian, Pangsinan is home to about twenty-five families. Most of them have migrated to Sitio Biew hoping to find a place to build their dreams and aspirations. Opportunities for education and livelihood skills have eluded them for the years they have been in Sitio Biew. Poverty has become their way of life.

The members of the Knights of Columbus Council 5739 have been conducting regular meetings with the residents. They have been providing opportunities for growth and development through formation for community development and cooperation, providing avenues for spiritual formation as well as livelihood skills training.

Potable Drinking water

Through the support of the members of the Knights of Columbus, Council 5739, the potable water source was built for the community. The water pump will certainly provide a long term benefit for the community who for the past years have to get water from a water source quite far from their community.

Representatives of International Bazaar Foundation, Inc., giving the check to Bro. Antonio Supremido, parish BEC coordinator with Bro. Bernie Solis and Bro. Severino Solis, Sr.

Photos Courtesy of Bro. Bernie Solis

Potable Drinking Water for Sitio Biew

Photos courtesy of Bro. Bernie Solis

Pilgrimage to St. John Cathedral, Dagupan City

27 October 2012 – San Fabian, Pangasinan. The Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr held a pilgrimage to the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Dagupan City, as part of the preparation for the golden jubilee celebration of the archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. The pilgrimage was held last 20 October 2012.

Spiritual Affinity

The Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist was granted a special bond of spiritual affinity with the Papal Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls.

His Eminence, Francesco Cardinal Monterisi, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, has bestowed upon the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in the City of Dagupan a special bond of spiritual affinity with the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls by virtue of decree from the Rome dated February 15, 2012, the eve of the forty ninth anniversary of the elevation of Lingayen Dagupan to the rank of a Metropolitan See. In the papal basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls may be found the stone coffin containing the bones of the Saint Paul the Apostle.

Furthermore, the Apostolic Penitentiary through the Major Penitentiary His Excellency Most Reverend Emmanuel Monteiro de Castro, has also granted all pilgrims visiting the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Dagupan City papal blessings and plenary indulgence under the usual conditions laid down by Church laws.

This means that all the Catholic faithful who visit and pray in the Cathedral of Saint John gain the spiritual benefits of the Church as if they actually visited in the papal basilica in Rome.

St. Fabian at the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral

A short procession was held by the parishioners of the parish of St. Fabian, Pope and martyr. It started at the main gate of the cathedral. The people carrying the statue of St. Fabian, patron of the parish, passed through the Jubilee Door, while singing the Hymn to San Fabian.