PYD: “We’re all in this Together!”

1 November 2012 – San Fabian, Pangasinan. More than 300 youth of the Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr, celebrated the  annual “Parish Youth Day” last 30-31 October 2012. The theme of the celebration was “We’re All in this Together!”

The Parish Center was the venue of the overnight celebration which began at 4 o’clock in the afternoon with the enthronement of the bible led Bro. Randolph Romero as they danced the “Pilgrim Dance”.

Bro. Jordan Nabua, the Parish Youth coordinator and the 8-man team of the Parish Youth Ministry headed by Bro. Char Imbornal, the Parish Youth Leader.

The night was filled with prayer, reflection, songs and dances. The life of San Pedro Calungsod was reflected upon during the night. 

Mass presided by Msgr. Oliver E. Mendoza, the Team Moderator of the San Fabian, was the culminating activity of the two day celebration.

 

Photos courtesy of Bro. Xavier Narvas

Parish Youth undergo Theater Arts Workshop

16 August 2009 – San Fabian. A three-day live-in workshop on Theater Arts was undertaken by some selected youth of the Parish Youth Apostolate Committee last 14-16 August 2009. The participants of the workshop were the different chairpersons of the cultural commission of the Barangay Youth Apostolate. The workshop was held by a youth group called Kabataang Artista para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (Karatula).

The young people had their first production when they presented a short skit as an intermission during the seminar/workshop of the lay ministers of the Social Action Apostolate of the Parish of St. Fabian.

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Youth-Serving-Youth Program held in the Parish

2 August 2009 – San Fabian. Youth from the different Youth Encounter seminars conducted in the different barangays during the Visitation of the images of the Divine Mercy and the Blessed Virgin Mary gathered together at the Parish Center for a one-day celebration of “Youth-Serving-Youth” program last 2 August, Saturday.

Youth Serving Youth is an “advocacy service program” of the Archdiocesan Youth Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It advocates for and actively implements series of God-centered and Youth participated initiatives and agenda that foster moral and socio-economic well-being of the Archdiocesan Youth Community.

It promotes a series of activities designed to nurture the young people’s understanding and advocacy of the “moral truths” behind various social, cultural, economic, health and environmental issues.

The members of the Parish Youth Apostolate Committee (PYAC) facilitated the one-day YSY.YSY as a program values the youth as a beneficiary and at the same time as a model and a participant.

As a  Beneficiary (the recipient and object of a Church-based values-formation activities)  who, at a critical age, must be morally oriented for and towards a Christ-centered present and adult life. As a  Model , as a youth like any human person molded in the likeness of Christ, he must be able to apply and radiate His virtues for others to emulate and to follow. As a Participant he becomes an active and productive Christian both in the promotion of the ideal and in the implementation of the Program.

In matters of morals and faith, the Program’s banner statement leads the youth to his vocation of voicing his “NO” to SMOKING, ALCOHOLIM and ADDICTION; GAMBLING; PRE-MARITAL SEX as well as his “YES” to GOD, FAMILY, CHURCH and THE YOUTH APOSTOLATE.

The youth of Parish of San Fabian, Pope and Martyr, after the day had this commitment: “Build your life on the only Model who will not deceive you: JESUS CHRIST”

Parish Youth joins AYD 2009

29 April 2009 – San Fabian. More than 50 youth of the Parish Youth Apostolate Committee of the Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr, joined the Archdiocesan Youth Day held in the Parish of the Holy Cross, Laoac, Pangasinan. The Archdiocesan Youth Day (AYD) is the annual gathering of the youth of the Archdiocese. The Holy Cross Parish hosted this year’s AYD celebration from 21-24 April 2009.

The Archdiocesan Youth Day (AYD) is the coming together of young people from the 24 parishes and 4 chaplaincies of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan for reception, recollection and renewal, recreation and re-commissioning this encounter. This encounter enables the young people to gather information, programs, and plan their future spiritual lives. It also provides them the opportunity to interact, create friendship, share their own culture and heritage, discuss issues that concern them and the rest of the society. The AYD is a four day experience of being Church-praying, celebrating, caring, serving and witnessing.

This year is the 14th year of the AYD. Its theme was “ You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be my witnesses." (Acts 1,8). Msgr. Renato P. Mayugba, DD, the Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan presided over the opening mass. Msgr. Oscar V. Cruz, DD, the Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, celebrated the culminating mass on the last day of the four day youth celebration.

It was announced to the whole assembly during the mass that the 15th AYD will be held in the Parish of the Annunciation of the Lord, Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City. The AYD was coordinated by the Archdiocesan Youth Apostolate. Fr. Manuel S. Bravo, Jr is the Archdiocesan Youth Director with Fr. Erci Galivo, the Youth Coordinator. Fr. Alvin Platon hosted this year's AYD. He is the parish priest of the Holy Cross Parish, Laoac, Pangasinan.

Logo of the Archdiocesan Youth Day 2009

Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr Camp

Stations of the Cross at Lipit-Inmalog Sur

7 April, Holy Tuesday – San Fabian. The meditation of the Stations of the Cross in Brgy. Lipit going up to Brgy. Inmalog Sur has been held in the Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr since 2004. The place is a hilly, upland route of about two kilometers. The fourteen stations are scattered along the main road. Before the Inmalog-Lipit boundary, it turns right for the12th and 13th stations. The 14th station is located at the peak of Inmalog Sur overlooking the plains and seas of San Fabian.

The Parish Youth Apostolate Committee (PYAC) provided the tableau for each of the 14 stations. They portrayed the scenes in their costumes which were prepared by them. The youth of the parish started portraying the different scenes of the stations of the cross in 2006.

While the faithful were meditating from one station to another, confessions were being heard by Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, the parish priest. Bro. Estephen Espinoza and Bro. Tony Supremido led the meditations and the prayers.

The Stations of the Cross of the Divine Mercy or “Say Estasyon na Krus na Madibinon Panangasi” was used as the guide for the meditations and prayers.

The Stations of the Cross started at 3 o'clock in the afternoon after the whole assembly prayed the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy. A mass was later celebrated at the Inmalog Sur boundary site between Lipit and Inmalog Sur, after the stations of the cross. It was celebrated by Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza.

The faithful at the First Station at Brgy. Lipit.

The Second Station: “Jesus carries His cross”

The 12th Station: “Jesus dies on the cross”

Some members of the Parish Youth Apostolate Committee with Bro. Marvin Borja, Parish Youth Coordinator and Bro. Bernardo Solis

Youth Encounter Batches 26 and 27

15 March - San Fabian. The Parish Youth Apostolate Council conducted two Youth Encounter weekend seminars last 27 February to 1 March, and 13-15 March. The YE weekend seminars were given to the Fourth Year graduating classes of the Archdiocesan School of San Fabian (ASSF), Sts. Iraneus and Francis. Another YE weekend seminar is scheduled on 27-29 March. The Archdiocesan School of San Fabian will hold its graduation exercises for the High School Department on 3 April 2009.

Graduating Fourth Year students of the Archdiocesan School of San Fabian in one of the activities of the Youth Encounter weekend seminar.

The participants in a mass celebrated by Rev. Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, Parish Priest and Director of ASSF.

Youth Encounter under the new PYAC; First for 2009

The Youth Encounter (YE) announcement at the Mt. Carmel Chapel

San Fabian-30 January. The Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr, today holds a "Youth Encounter". The YOUTH ENCOUNTER serves as the basic formation program for the youth in the Archdiocese. The YE as it is popularly called started in Virac, Cantanduanes in 1971. Since then, it has spread to countless schools, parishes and dioceses all over the Philippines.

The YOUTH ENCOUNTER is a special weekend for young people: a three day experience of real Christian life for young people. It has been prepared for the youth of the Philippines, and for those involved in the youth ministry -- the parents, educators, animators. (From the "A Guide for the Youth Encounter")

The first Youth Encounter in the parish was held in15-17 August 2003. the parish has held several Youth Encounters since then. In its vision of a revitalized and extensive evangelization of the parish, the Parish Youth Apostolate Committee will be offering the Youth Encounter program to the different barangays of the parish. Hopefully, the first of these YEs will be held by March 2009.

A new Parish Youth Apostolate Committee officers were appointed by the Parish Priest, Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, to respond more fruitfully to the challenges of the evangelization program of the Parish. This YE is from 30 January to 1 February, the first for the year 2009.

The first Youth Encounter of the Parish held last 15-17 August 2003 was facilitated by the Archdiocesan Youth Apostolate staff. This batch has become the nucleus of the present PYAC and they have been giving YEs to the youth of the parish as well as to the Vicariate of our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary.

San Fabian Parish hosts the Youth Ministers' Assembly

The Parish of San Fabian hosted the biennial Archdiocesan Youth Ministers' Assembly last 5-7 December 2008. Almost 200 youth ministers from the different parishes of the Archdiocese gathered together to asses and plan the Archdiocesan youth programs for the next two years. The assembly was headed by Rev. Fr. Manuel S. Bravo, Jr., the Youth Apostolate Director and Sis. Janice Hebron, the Archdiocesan Youth Coordinator. The delegates were welcomed by the different host-families in the parish.

Many of the host-families expressed positive and uplifting experiences with the youth ministers who stayed with them even for just two days. These host-families responded generously to the appeal of the parish priest, Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, to open their doors to the delegates.

The theme of the assembly was: "... the word of God lives in you." (1 John 2,1). At the end these youth ministers have but one thing in their hearts: " I am a Youth Minister, drawing and sharing life in God's Word, witnessing to the world."

Msgr. Renato P. Mayugba, DD, the Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan celebrated the opening mass on 5 December, together with the host families and the youth delegates.

The youth ministers proceeded to the Parish of the Holy Cross, Laoac, Pangasinan in the morning of 8 December 2008 fro the launching of the Archdiocesan Youth Day 2009 which will be held in Laoac, Pangasinan.

Msgr. Renato P. Mayugba receiving the gift from the youth ministers of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan during the mass last 5 December 2008.

Parish Youth Day 2008

25 October. The Parish Youth Apostolate Committee celebrated its annual parish youth day last 25 October 2008. Bro. Marvin Borja, the Parish Youth Coordinator and Bro. Jordan Nabua facillitated the youth celebration. Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, the parish priest, welcomed the parish youth delegates. The delegates and participants came from the different barangays of the parish.

Bro. Tony Supremido gave the main talk. The new youth program, "Barkadaan nen Kristo" was launched during the whole night celebration.

The celebration ended the next day with the youth joining the parish community in the celebration of the 6 o'clock morning mass.

Parish Youth Day 2008