CALL TO MEETING

A REMINDER TO ALL CHAIRPERSONS-HERMANOS/AS OF THE KAPILYA PASTORAL COUNCILS (KPCs) OF THE PARISH OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA -

AN EMERGENCY MEETING IN PREPARATION FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE OCTOBER 13 FIESTA

ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009
AT 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON
AT THE BIBLE CENTER, FATIMA PARISH COMPOUND.

OLFP welcomes its new priest

The OLFP family is very proud and pleased to welcome its newest priest, REV FR JOSE CHRISLY ERENO, who was ordained priest this morning at 9:30 at the St Anthony of Padua Parsih, Gubat, Sorsogon. Fr Chrisly has been our parish deacon since July. He will continue to serve in this parish until December 2011.

Fr Chrisly is the son of Cesar and Jelly Balderama Ereno of Gubat and Irosin, Sorsogon. He finished high school and philosophy studies at the Our Lady of Penafrancia Seminary. He did his theology at the Universita della Santa Croce, with residence at the Sedes Sapientiae Seminary, in Rome. Before his ordination as priest, he served in the parishes of Pilar, Juban and Fatima. Apart from being parochial vicar of OLFP, Fr Chrisly is also a professor at the Our Lady of Penafrancia Minor Seminary. Fr Chrisly is in charge of the Commissions on Worship and Education, and is in charge of Clusters 1 and 2 of the Kapilya Pastoral Councils.

monthly parish lectures

In response to the request of individual parishioners and from mebers of the different parish commissions, MONTHLY PARISH LECTURES will be conducted at the St Matthew's Hall at 6pm, every fourth Friday of the month, The lectures are open to all parishioners.

The first discussion will be on LITURGY and LITURGICAL GUIDELINES, to be facilitated by Msgr Gerry del Prado. Everyone is invited particularly those involved in the worship commission in both the parish and kapilya levels.

Suggestions for future topics are very much welcome.

See you at our monthly lectures!

Year of Priests Launching

Welcome Dinner

OLF parishioners

Msgr. Gerry with parishioners from Bulan

Msgr. Gerry and Fr. Arje with visitors

Fr. Jess Enciso, Rev. Chrisly Ereno, Msgr. Gerry del Prado and Bishop Arturo M. Bastes

Bulan contingent

OLF Parish Pastoral Council

Rev. Chrisly Ereno shown with Msgr. Pax Monje

Our Lady of Fatima Parish Pastoral Council

Msgr. Gerry with relatives and friends

With wellwishers from Bulan

Installation Rites

Installation Rites, July 3, 2009
Rev. Msgr. Gerardo M. Del Prado
Parish Priest, Our Lady of Fatima
Episcopal Vicar for the Vicariate of Sts. Peter and Paul
Episcopal Vicar for the Clergy
Diocesan Director, Commission on Media for Evangelization

Assistant Pastors:

Rev. Fr. Jess A. Enciso
Rev. Fr. Arje L. Flestado
Rev. Jose Chrisly B. Ereno

Main celebrant: Bishop Arturo M. Bastes

Msgr. Pax Monje, former parish priest

Commission Meetings

A. Worship
July 16, 2009
1. Novena Mass, St. John Mary Vianney
July 26 to August 3, 2009
2. First Friday Vigil, August 7, 2009
In charge: Temporalities
First Saturday dawn procession from Mahingan
3. Baptism
2nd and 4th Sunday
9 a.m. Mass
4. Schedule of meetings
Lectors and commentators - 1st Saturday
Lay ministers - 4th Thursday
Commission on Worship - 3rd Thursday
5. August 2 Novena in honor of Our Lady of Salvation
August 11 - procession after the 5:15 mass
6. Tridnum August 13-15
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

B. Commission on Media for Evangelization
July 24, 2009; 6:15 pm. Bible Center
1. Assignment in CME components, commissions
2. Bulletin board
3. Baretang Fatima
4. News/updates on Boses nin Diocesis
5. Blog
6. Regular meeting - last Wednesday of the month

C. Worship
August 20, 1009

Gatherings/Meetings

Kapilya Pastoral Council

A. July 18, 2009, 2 p.m. Mahingan
Presuding: Msgr. Gerry
1. Year of Priests
August 2 Priests' Sunday
August 4 Diocesan Launching
July 26-August 3 Novena Mass, SJMV
2. Priest in charge of commissions
3. Schedule of masses and baptism, confession
4. FLY ME WEST concerns

B. July 19, 2009, OLV KPC
Presiding Officer- Paz Hernandez

C. August 15, 2009, 1:30 p.m. Buhatan
Presiding Officer: Msgr. Gerry with Fr. Jess and Fr. Arje
1. Parish consultation on DEEP
2. Priests assigned to KPC cluster
Clusters 1 and 2 Rev. Chrisly Ereno
Cluster 3 Fr. Jess Enciso
Clusters 4 and 5 Fr. Arje Flestado
Manual for KPCs
3. Resource speakers on BEC: Msgr. Rene Mabute and Ms. Jo Guela

D. September 12, 2009, Seabreeze
Presiding Officer: Fr. Jess Enciso

Parish Pastoral Council

A. July 2, 2009 6 p.m., Bible Center
Plans for Installation Rites and Welcome Dinner

B. July 6, 2009, 6 p.m. Convent Conference Room
Present: 15 KPC officers and 4 priests
1. FLY ME WEST
Priest in charge
Meeting schedule
2. Submit Commission budget

C. July 26, 2009, 10 a.m. CCR
Presiding Officer: Virgil Real
1. Minutes, Financial report
2. Commission reports
3. PPC should work as a team

D. August 30, 2009 10 a.m., Convent Conference Room
Presiding Officer: Virgil Real
1. Laity Formation Seminar
monthly
every 13th of the month/last Friday
2. Laity Diocesan Council Meeting, August 31, 2009
3. October 1 - Pilgrimage of image of St. John Mary Vianney to parishes
will stay for one week in every parish
4. Bulletin board for 8 commissions
5. Fiesta activity, October 10, Mass wedding
6. Financial concerns
a. Baretang Fatima
b. Cathechists' transportation allowance
c. Electric bill

Welcome!

Welcome to the Our Lady of Fatima Parish (Sorsogon City, Philippines) blog site. This is a project of the Commission on Media for Evangelization. This will serve as a chronicle of the activities and programs of this community, especially as we launch another phase of the pastoral plan of the Diocese of Sorsogon - DEEP (Diocesan Ecclesial and Evangelization Program). This will also serve as a chronicle of events of our community as we prepare to celebrate our silver jubilee, our first 25 years as a parish, in 2012.

Together with my parochial vicars--Fr. Jesse Enciso, Fr. Jose Arje Flestado, Rev. Jose Chrisly Ereno--the members of the Parish Pastoral Council Executive Committee, and in the name of all our parishioners, I welcome you to this our home in cyberspace.

Come and live our life as a community of faith, striving to build God's kingdom among us, through us. Get to know us. Share the spirit of our family and fellowship. Pray with us. Journey with us.

Msgr. GERRY M. DEL PRADO

Parish Priest