Barangay Longos Central holds Visitation

San Fabian – 7 November 2009. The waters had receded and the mud had dried, weeks after the flood of 9 October 2009 submerged Barangay Longos Central. In an expression of gratitude and hope-filled trust in God’s Mercy, the residents of Longos Central welcomed the sacred images of the Divine Mercy and the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Adult Formation Seminar was held last 6 November from 5 pm to 9 pm; while the Youth Encounter was held from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon of the same week.

The sacred images stayed in the barangay for a week from 31 October to 7 November. The Farewell Liturgy was held after a week on 7 November 2009, Saturday. The mass was celebrated by Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, the parish priest. A lone child received the sacrament of baptism. The participants of the Youth Encounter had their confession with Fr. Oliver.

The residents held a procession to bring the sacred images from Longos Central to Barangay Cayanga, the next host of the barangay visitation.

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Aramal holds Barangay Visitation

5 September 2009 – San Fabian. Barangay Aramal welcomed the sacred images of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Divine Mercy as part of the Barangay Visitation, last 22-29 August 2009.

Adult Formation program and the Youth Encounter were held during the one-week visitation. During the last day of the visitation, the sacrament of baptism was celebrated. Sixteen children received the sacrament. Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, the parish priest, celebrated the mass.

The sacred images were carried in a procession from Barangay Aramal to Bolasi, the next barangay to hold the Barangay Visitation. The procession lasted about one and a half hours amidst intermittent rains.

Barangay Bolasi will have its visitation from 5-12 September 2009.

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Cabaruan, Angio receive the Sacred Images for the Brgy. Visitation

22 August 2009 – San Fabian. The images of the Divine Mercy and the Blessed Virgin Mary visited the barangays Cabaruan and Angio for the Barangay Visitation Program of the parish. Brgy. Cabaruan welcomed the images last 15-22 August while Brgy. Angio had their visitation from 22-29 August 2009.

The Sacrament of Baptism was received during the visitations in the two barangays. The adult formation program and the Youth Encounter were also held as part of the Visitation Program.

Rev. Fr. Abraham Esquig celebrated the mass in Brgy. Cabaruan last 22 August; Rev. Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza celebrated the mass in Brgy. Angio last 29 August.

The image of the Blessed Virgin Mary arrives in Brgy. Cabaruan

The faithful of Brgy. Angio

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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”

“The Visitation” in Brgy. Bigbiga

6 June – San Fabian. The Barangay Evangelization Program of the parish was held in Brgy. Bigbiga. The images of the Divine Mercy and the Blessed Virgin Mary were received by Brgy. Bigbiga last May 30 from Brgy. Gumot.

The images were brought to the Brgy. Hall. The adult catechism sessions last June 3-5 were all held at the Brgy. Hall. The Youth Encounter was done at the Brgy. Bigbiga Elementary School.

Team 3 of the Barangay Adult Formation Program gave the catechesis. The team is composed of Sis. Gloria Emuslan, Sis. Betty Abrazaldo, Sis. Violeta Omiles, Sis. Fritzy Narvas. Bro. Estephen Espinoza gave the catechesis on the Bible.

The Rainbow Connection

On the second day of the catechesis, after a heavy downpour which was followed immediately by the sun breaking out of the clouds, a beautiful rainbow suddenly appeared. It was a magnificent manifestation of God’s glory and presence. What made it more magnificent was the proximity of the end (or the beginning) of the rainbow to the Barangay Hall where the catechism was being held.

The celebration of the Mass, a Wedding and Baptism

On June 6, Saturday, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, the Holy Mass was celebrated by Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, the parish priest. It was preceded by a pre-Jordan talk, in preparation for the celebration of the sacrament of baptism. Bro. Tony Supremido gave the talk.

One couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Balanon, received the Sacrament of Matrimony while about thirty eight children received the Sacrament of Baptism. It was a grand, fiesta-like celebration!

Farewell!

After the veneration of the images, the people of Brgy. Bigbiga bade farewell to them. They were brought to Brgy. Rabon. The people of Brgy. Rabon met the convoy brining the images at the boundary between the two barangays. After one week, the visitation in Brgy. Bigbiga came to a fruitful and meaningful close.

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Thirty-two Baptized in Makukuli, Inmalog Norte

23 May 2009. San Fabian. The Barangay Evangelization Program or the Visitation was held in Makukuli, Brgy. Inmalog Norte. The images of the Divine Mercy and the Blessed Virgin Mary stayed for one week in the chapel of Makukuli (literally, it means “industrious”).

The program elements were held during the week with the Adult Formation held on 20 May, Wednesday. Bro. Dado Vallejos and Bro. Tony Supremido talked on “Family Life and Responsible Parenthood”. Included in the talk was the discussion on the Natural Family Planning Method. Bro. Tony discussed with the group the next day about the “Signs and Symbols.” Youth Encounter (YE) was also held facilitated by the Parish  Youth Apostolate Committee. It was held from May 21-23, 2009.

On May 23, Saturday, the Holy Mass was celebrated at around 2:20 in the afternoon after a brief Pre-Cana talk given to the parents and godparents of thirty-two children who were to receive the sacrament of baptism.

Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza took the opportunity to share with the residents about the Message and Devotion of the Divine Mercy. The Sacrament of Baptism was celebrated after the mass.

After a brief veneration of the images, the Divine Mercy and the Blessed Virgin Mary were then loaded in the truck of Bro. Bernie Solis and brought to Brgy. Gumot. Some residents of Makukuli, Bgry. Inmalog Norte, riding in a jeepney, accompanied the images until Bgry. Gumot.

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Visitation in Brgy. Cosait, Inmalog Sur

San Fabian. The evangelization program of the parish was held in Brgy. Cosait, Inmalog Sur. The images of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Divine Mercy were welcomed by the residents of Cosait on 9 May 2009, after coming from Brgy. Bolaoen.
The visitation coincided with the fiesta of the barangay. A procession of the Blessed Virgin Mary was held last 13 May, which was significantly the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. The procession passed through the different sitios and purok of Inmalog Sur.

The Adult Formation program was held in the afternoon of 13 May, Wednesday and the succeeding days. The talks began at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The first talk was given by Bro. Dado Vallejos on the family, as well as an explanation of the Natural Family Planning Method.

Bros. Estephen Espinoza and Randolph Romero gave the talks on "The Teaching Church" and the "Praying Church" on 14 May (Thursday) and 15 May (Friday) respectively.

On 16 May, Saturday, a Holy Mass was celebrated at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The images were transferred from the Brgy. Chapel in Cosait to the Inmalog Sur Integrated School which could accommodate more people.

Bro. Tony Supremido gave the Pre-Cana lecture to the parents and godparents of the children to be baptized. A confession of the Youth Encounter (YE) participants was heard by Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, the parish priest. The Youth Encounter seminar was facilitated by the members of the Parish Youth Apostolate Committee. The YE began on Thursday afternoon and ended in the afternoon of Saturday.

A couple received the Sacrament of Matrimony. The celebration of the sacrament of marriage for those couple who are civilly married is one of the elements of the barangay evangelization program of the parish.

The images of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Divine Mercy were then received by Brgy. Makukuli, Inmalog Norte.

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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.