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STATE
OF THE FILIPINO MINISTRY REPORT
SIGNIFICANT
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
AUGUST,
2005 – JULY, 2006
August 10, 2005 Launching – Filipino Ministry
Website
filipinoministryla.com
September 24, 2005 Archdiocesan Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz Celebration
Sponsor: Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region
Blessed Sacrament Parish
Bishop Oscar Solis
October 11 – 20, 2005 Marian Pilgrimage
Portugal, Spain, France
November 1, 2005 1st Filipino Archdiocesan
Todos Los Santos Celebration
Blessed Sacrament Parish
Fr. Joel Henson
December 3, 2005 Our Lady of Guadalupe Multi-Ethnic
Celebration
Statues
of Our Lady of Antipolo, Manaog, Penafrancia
In collaboration with Hispanic Ministry
December 15, 2005 1st Day of Archdiocesan
Simbang Gabi Celebration
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Cardinal Roger Mahony
December 16 – 24, 2005 Archdiocesan-wide
Simbang Gabi Novena of Masses
111 Parishes in the 5 Regions of the archdiocese
January 14, 2006 2nd National
Migration Day Celebration
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Cardinal Roger Mahony
In collaboration with the Office of Ethnic Ministries
January 22, 2006 Fund Raising
Concert for the Filipino Clergy of the Diocese
of Imus, Cavite
St. Genevieve Parish
In
collaboration with Fr. Marcial Juan and St.
Genevieve Parish Community
February 17, 2006 FMCSL (Filipino
Ministry Council of Servant Leaders)
Valentine’s
Party
March 4,
2006 Archdiocesan Lenten Day of Prayer – Filipino Community
Archdiocesan Catholic Center
Bishop Oscar Solis
March 30 – April 2, 2006 Religious Education Congress Exhibit
Featuring the different titles/statues of Mary
Anaheim Convention Center
In collaboration with the Office of Religious Education
April 10, 2006 Prayer Vigil for
Immigrants
La Placita, Olvera
In collaboration with the Office of Ethnic Ministries
Bishop Oscar Solis
May 1, 2006 Prayer Rally for Immigrants
Wilshire Boulevard
In collaboration with Cardinal Roger Mahony
May 27, 2006 2nd Archdiocesan Marian Celebration
“Alay kay Maria – Santacruzan at Flores de Mayo”
Cathedral
of Our Lady of the Angels
Bishop Oscar Solis
June 10,
2006 Invocation
– 108th Anniversary of Philippine Independence
and 100
Years of Major Wave of Filipino Migration to
the United States of America
Westin Bonaventure Hotel
In collaboration with the Philippine Consulate
June 30 – July 3, 2006 NAPCC (1st National Asian Pacific Catholic Convocation)
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Washington, DC
July 14 – October 28, 2006 2nd Batch – Leadership / Ministry Formation in the Filipino
Perspective
Archdiocesan Catholic Center
In collaboration with the Office of Religious Education
and Filipino Clergy of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
July 22, 2006 “Alay” Annual Dinner Dance
Glendale Civic Auditorium
FMCSL (Filipino Ministry of Council Leaders)
Submitted
by:
Sr. M. Christina O. Sevilla, RGS
Director
July 22, 2006
OUTREACH
PROGRAM
“HANDOG KAPATID”
The
Office of Filipino Ministry under the Archdiocesan Catholic Center was created by Cardinal Roger Mahony on September 28, 1999 – feast of our first Filipino
Saint – San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila with Sr. Mary Christina O. Sevilla, a
Religious of the Good Shepherd as its Director.
Only
a couple of months later after its creation, the Ministry was already faced
with its initial challenge to respond to the needs, especially of the Filipinos
in the Philippines when the Payatas tragedy struck. The Ministry found it was
imperative that an Outreach Program be created and thus “Handog Kapatid” was
born. Since then the ministry has been trying its best to continue providing
not only spiritual support but more so with financial assistance even though it
lost its own archdiocesan funding in 2002 when several offices including all
the Ethnic Ministries offices was phased out from the Archdiocesan Catholic
Center due to budget cuts.
Given
this reality the Office of Filipino Ministry was still able to give the
following assistance and still continues to provide assistance up to the
present –
2000 Payatas
tragedy Donation sent through the Good Shepherd Sisters in the Philippines
9 – 11 (Sept. 11
tragedy) Archdiocesan Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz held in St. Genevieve
Parish collection was sent to the Archbishop of New York
EDSA People Power
II Thanksgiving mass celebration held at St. Columban collection was
Peaceful
Revolution sent to Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila
Beatification of
Blessed Thanksgiving mass collection held at Our Mother of Good Counsel
Pedro Calungsod
collection was sent to Cardinal Ricardo Vidal of Cebu
Dec. 2004 typhoon
that Through Filipinos in LA response to FilMin appeal – we were
able
devastated Luzon to send $15,000 + to Bishop Rolando Tirona of the
Diocese
of
Infanta, Quezon – one of the most badly hit region
Built our First Filipino Ministry, Los Angeles, CA GK Village in
Ligao, Albay – another region that was badly hit
Tonio-Liling Oliva Sevilla Village (30 families) in Nasugbu, Batangas
under the Auspices of the Office of Filipino Ministry of the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles – for the poorest of the poor
Tsunami tragedy
Sent donation to the Good Shepherd Generalate in Rome that has
access to our Good Shepherd Convents in Asia
Katrina tragedy
Sent donation through Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Los
Angeles
Concert –
Filipino Clergy In collaboration with St. Genevieve Parish community
was able to
Diocese of
Imus donate $ 13,000 + for their
Evangelization programs and
retirement home for elderly priests
Leyte landslide
Currently building the 2nd Filipino Ministry, Los Angeles, CA GK
Village (30 families) in Silago, Leyte
OUR 3RD GK VILLAGE!!!
The
Office of Filipino Ministry will forever be grateful to all those who in one
way or another shared from their bounty . . . from their needs . . . their
widow’s mite . . . that the Ministry was able to respond in such an
overwhelmingly – extra-ordinarily way – to the above.
May
our Shepherd God, Who is never outdone in generosity, bless you in a way He
alone knows best!
SALAMAT PO AT PAGPALAIN TAYONG LAHAT NG PANGINOON!!!
PAGKA-PILIPINO . . . HANDOG NATIN SA MUNDO – MABUHAY!!!
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
AUGUST, 2006 – JULY, 2007
July 14 – October, 28, 2006 Leadership / Ministry Formation in the Filipino Pespective
Archdiocesan Catholic Center
In collaboration with the Office of Religious Education
and Filipino Clergy of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
July 29, 2006 BIC (Building Inclusive
Communities)
Archdiocesan Catholic Center
Office
of Religious Education
September 23, 2006 Festival of Cultures
TBA
In collaboration with the Office of Ethnic Ministries
Bishop Oscar Solis
September 30, 2006 Archdiocesan Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz Celebration
Sponsor: San Pedro Pastoral Region
St. Dominic Savio Parish
Bishop Alex Salazar
Bishop Oscar Solis
November 1, 2006 2nd Filipino Archdiocesan
Todos Los Santos Celebration
Blessed
Sacrament Parish
Fr. Joel Henson
December 3, 2006 Our Lady of Guadalupe Multi-Ethnic
Celebration
Statues
of Our Lady of Antipolo, Penafrancia, Manaog
In
collaboration with the Hispanic Community & the
Office of Ethnic Ministries
December 15, 2006 1st Day
of Archdiocesan Simbang Gabi Celebration
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Cardinal Roger Mahony
December 16 – 24, 2006 Archdiocesan wide Simbang
Gabi Novena of Masses
115 Parishes in the 5 Regions of the archdiocese
February 24, 2007 2nd Archdiocesan Lenten
Day of Prayer - Filipino Community
St. Joseph Conference & Evangelization Center
Bishop
Oscar Solis
March 2 – 4, 2007 Religious Education Congress Exhibit
Featuring our Religious/Cultural Celebrations
Anaheim Convention Center
In collaboration with the Office of Religious Education
May 12, 2007 3rd “Alay kay Maria – Santacruzan at Flores de Mayo”
Cathedral
of Our Lady of the Angels
TBA 3rd Batch - Leadership/Ministry Formation in the Filipino
Perspective
Archdiocesan Catholic Center
In collaboration with the Office of Religious Education
& the Filipino Clergy of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
July 28, 2007 “Alay” Annual Dinner Dance
Glendale Civic Auditorium
Sponsor: FMCSL (Filipino Ministry Council of Servant-
Leaders)
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