Pre-Cristo Rey Celebrated

4 October 2009 – San Fabian. The Vicariate III celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King is a month away, and in preparation for the big event, the parish celebrated a pre-Cristo Rey celebration.

The celebration began at 3 o’clock in the afternoon with a procession. The Blessed Sacrament was carried in the procession by Fr. Oliver E. Mendoza, the parish priest. The Knights of Columbus accompanied the Blessed Sacrament throughout the procession which lasted for about an hour. The rains of Typhoon Pepeng which was making a landfall in Cagayan at the moment the procession began stopped.

A Benediction followed after the procession. The October Rosary devotion preceded the Holy Mass.

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Repainting of the Parish Church starts

25 September 2009 – San Fabian. The work on the repainting of the church of the Parish of St. Fabian began last Monday, 21 September. The repainting is being done in preparation for the Vicariate III (Queen of the Most Holy Rosary) Christ the King celebration. The Parish of St. Fabian is the host parish.

In 2003, when the parish hosted the Vicariate III celebration of the solemnity of Christ the King, the belfry was restored and constructed. At that time, the facade of the parish church was painted.

The repainting will also include the inside of the church. The ceiling and the walls of the church are in need of repairs. In 2008, at the height of Typhoon Cosme, the roof of the parish church was destroyed by the strong winds. The rectory suffered the same destruction. Even today, the dirt and streaks of dirty water could be seen on the walls and ceiling of the church.

Engr. Santiago Alhambra is supervising the work. Mr. Pipoy Ferraro is contracted by the parish to paint the facade and the inside of the church.

The belfry of the parish church being repainted.

Barangay Formation Program and BVM’s Visitation

San Fabian. As part of the preparation for the parish celebration of Christ the King in which the Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr is the host of the vicariate celebration, the parish is embarking on an extensive Barangay Formation Program. The program is part of the continuing formation of the Basic Ecclesial Communities in the 34 barangays of the parish.

The program involves the visitation of the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. The image will stay for one week in the barangay. It is received on a Saturday and will be handed over to the next barangay, and received by residents, after a week. While the image is staying in the barangay chapel, it will be processed to the different poruks or sitios of the village. This will be done for about three days, beginning on the Sunday after it is received by the barangay.

Three talks will be shared to the barangay: Family and Life (Wednesday), Basic Doctrines (Thursday) and the Bible (Friday). The talks follow the three functions of the Church: as King, Prophet and Priest – a Serving Church, a Teaching Church and a Praying Church.

There are four teams of five members who will be facilitating the formation.

On the Saturday before the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary is handed to the next barangay, a mass will be celebrated. The Sacrament of Matrimony will be celebrated and received by couples who were married civilly. Baptisms will also be celebrated.

San Fabian Parish hosts 2009 Vicariate III Christ the King Celebration

23 November. Most Rev. Renato P. Mayugba, DD, the Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan announced to the faithful of the Vicariate of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary during the Euhcaristic Celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King held in St. Joseph the Patriach Parish, Mapandan, Pangasinan that the Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr, will host the 2009 Vicariate Christ the King celebration.

In 1951 and in 1977, the Parish of St. Fabian hosted the archdiocesan celebrations of Christ the King. The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan was not yet divided into three ecclesiastical jurisdictions at that time. Prior to its division in 1985, the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan celebrated the solemnity as an archdiocesan celebration. After the 1985 division, creating the new Dioceses of Urdaneta and Alaminos, the Christ the King celebrations were held in the four vicariates of the archdiocese. The parish has hosted the vicariate celebrations in 1996 and in 2003.