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

KC of San Fabian Parish holds Medical Mission

by  Antonio J. Supremido, Jr.
 
4 September 2011 -SAN FABIAN. The Knights of Columbus (K of C) of the Parish of San Fabian, Pope and Martyr, Council 5739, conducted a Medical Mission and feeding program for the people of Barangay Longos Amangonan, Parac-Parac. These activities are part of the K of C’s commitment as a service organization for the betterment of the community.

The medical mission was conducted in response to meet the demands of many who are suffering from flu and influenza brought about by bad weather brought about by the monsoon rains and typhoons that wrecked the most part of northern Luzon these past days. The beneficiaries were mostly the children and elderly. There were more than 300 patients served. Medicines and vitamins were given to patients.

Feeding the Children
 
Aside from the medical mission, Feeding program was also done in the community. There were about 250 children served. They were first given vitamins and then fed with delicious and nutritious food. The feeding was done in preparation for the supervised and integrated feeding program which will be conducted by the parish through the Hapag-Asa Feeding Program
 
Information Campaign: Cleanliness!
 
The activities were also an opportunity to gather the local community. This was an occasion where the church can give important information to the community. They were advised about  the value of cleanliness,  cleaning their surroundings, washing their hands before eating, as a deterrent to any form of sicknesses. “Prevention is better than cure”. The information campaign was very timely since the incidence of dengue cases is high in the province.

The Medical Mission was indeed a very fruitful! Thanks to the concerted efforts of the members of the Knights of Columbus of San Fabian through the abled leadership of its Grand Knight, Ernesto C. Vigilia.

Knights of Columbus Council 5739 holds installation of officers

6 September 2009 – San Fabian. The newly elected officers for the Columbian Year 2009 –2010 of the Knights of Columbus Council 5739 were installed while the service program officers were conducted in a simple but meaningful ceremony held at the Parish Center last 6 September 2009, at 9:30 AM.

The installation of the new council officers was done by SK Crispulo G. Bautista, District Deputry L-35, and assisted by SK Martin V. Estayo, the immediate past Grand Knight and the District Warden.

The following are the newly installed council officers: SK Saturnino J. Perez, Grand Knight; SK Ernesto C. Vigilia, Deputy Grand Knight; SK Guillermo E. Somintoc, Jr., Chancellor; SK Josefino N. Abrigo, Recorder; SK Cornelio Manandeg, Warden; SK Gregorio T. de Guzman, Jr, Treasurer; SK Minandro F. Ocampo, Advocate; SK Diomede C. Romero, Lecturer; SK Marcial S. Dizon, Trustee 3rd Year; SK Bernardo C. Apilado, Trustee 2nd Year; SK Jaime P. Dojillo, Trustee 1st Year; SK Lito I. Narvasa, Inside Guard; SK Jaime A. Gutay, Outside Guard.

The Knights of Columbus of the Parish of St. Fabian Council 5739 was established in 1965 with SK Gregorio T. de Guzman as the first Grand Knight. Since then, there were 22 Grand Knights who served the council faithfully after SK Gregorio T. de Guzman. SK Saturnino J. Perez is the 23rd Grand Knight of the council.

On April 23, 1905, the first council of the Knights of Columbus was established in the Philippines. This was Council No. 1000 located within the Walled City of Intramuros.

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882 by Rev. Fr. Michael J. McGivney, a twenty-nine year old Catholic Priest of St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A., it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus.

There are more than 1.7 million members in 14,000 councils, with nearly 200 councils on college campuses. Membership is limited to "practical Catholic" men aged 18 or older.