At the Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception today, the Our Lady of Fatima Parish launched a new tradition - the GIVING TREE. The tree contains request cards for specific items, indicated by about 90 individuals (5 indigent persons from each of the kapilyas, identified by the KPC). Parishioners are encouraged to look at the cards and pick out requests they can afford to give or buy for persons concerned. The GIVING TREE is an initiative of the Parish Pastoral Council Execom, specifically under the Commission on Service. The Commission on Youth prepared the request cards hung on the tree. Our hope is that the tree "sheds" all its leaves soon. If it succeeds, we might have more "leaves" on the tree next year. PLEASE BE GENEROUS!
Wow! The church here in UP Diliman also has the same concept as this new tradition that the parish launched this year.
ReplyDeleteChristmas is a time of joy and of giving. May the giving tree be a symbol of the true spirit of Christmas
-Mikha (Parishioner)