COCA-COLA at LFC

Coca-Cola Philippines holds its convention at LFC, March 31, 2009. Their gratitude is overwhelming (with gifts of drinks after drinks for our staff), and we are equally grateful to them for choosing LFC as the venue of their gathering!

Recollection of Lay Ministers Continues

The Annual Recollection of Lay Ministers continued this weekend. Click PICTURES of GROUPS to see the participants.

Recollection of DECORP Employees

Fr. Alfredo Sabado, SVD, facilitated the Recollection of the employees of Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP).

PARISH (Convent) Staff

For the first time, LFC becomes host to the Recollection of Parish Personnel which includes sacristans, secretaries, maintenance and the like. More than 60 joined the recollection from 7 parishes: San Carlos, Dagupan, Lingayen, Calmay, San Fabian, Santa Barbara and Calasiao.
The Recollection is highlighted by three conferences on life, God and happiness. The Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Eucharist were the culminating activities.
Pictures of the groups are in PICTURES of GROUPS link.

School of Our Lady of Atocha, Alicia, Isabela

Fr. Ross Martinez and the teachers of School of Our Lady of Atocha spent two days of rest and reflection at LFC. They traveled more than six hours from Alicia, Isabela for their recollection which was highlighted by a series of conferences, dinners at the Tondaligan Beach and pilgrimage at the Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag.

FAMILY ENCOUNTER

The members of the Graduating Class of the Mary Help of Christians Minor Seminary culminated their retreat with a Family Encounter at LFC. Their parents came in the evening to listen to the sharing of their children.



The FAMILY ENCOUNTER is a module being developed by LFC for Families. The "encounter" is designed to be an experience that hopes to help families in their spiritual growth.

SENIORS-HS RECO of St. Columban's College

This group of SENIORS from Lingayen spent a very long night in their sharing. They bagan at 8PM and ended at 2AM!!! That's unimaginable, but they did it! They have the youthful stamina! Congratulations for their beautiful recollection.

Recollection of Lay Ministers (March 21-22)

During the annual recollection of the Lay Ministers in the Archdiocese, we have always encouraged the participants to make a personal evaluation regarding their service to their parishes. As servants of the altar, they are also called "to be witnesses of the word to the world."

This year, we are asking them to indicate how many years they have been serving as "Lay Ministers." I was inspired when I saw one lector (Mrs. Juliana Bravo of Our Lady of Purification Parish, Binmaley) computing the years from 1965 to the present year. That's 44 years!!!

Thanks to all the Lay Ministers! Some of them have been serving the Church even before we (priests serving their parishes) were born.

PRAYER for St. Paul's Intercessions (by St. Pauls Philippines)

Prayer for our Nation

St. Paul, teacher of the Gentiles,
watch over with love, this nation and its people.
Your heart expanded so as to welcome
and enfold all peoples in the loving embrace of peace.
Now from heave, may the charity of Christ urge you

to enlighten everyone with the light of the Gospel,
and to establish the kingdom of love.

Inspire vocations,
sustain those working for the Gospel,
render all hearts docile to the Divine Master.
May this nation ever more find in Christ
the Way and the Truth and the Life.
May its light shine before the world,
and may it always seek the kingdom of God and his justice.

Holy Apostle, enlighten, comfort and bless us all.
Amen.

THANKS TO THE ARCHBISHOP!

We thank our dear Archbishop, Most Rev. Oscar V. Cruz, DD, for giving us the statue of St. Paul from the Chancery. As everybody knows, this saint with the scriptures (sign of the epistles he wrote to the different Christians communities) and the sword (the word of God, like a double-edged-sword) is the man who was Christ's persecutor turned Christ's most ardent apostle.

THE WAY OF THE CROSS

During this Lenten Season, at LFC, we are meditating on the "Way of the Cross." Our prayers which we gathered from "Teach us to Pray: Pray Together with Saint Rita" was published by St. Rita's Monastery (Cascia, Italy) in 1997. The prayers often touch the hearts of the participants.

Junior HS Students of St. Columban's College (Recollection)

We thank Fr. Nick Villamil, Director of St. Columban's College for choosing LFC again (for the second straight year) to handle the recollection of their students from Elementary, High School, to College! We congratulate all the students, too! But most of all, we salute all their teachers and advisers for accompanying their students throughout the recollection experience. Their company has made the students more focused and disciplined!

Pictures of the other sections are posted as usual in PICTURES of GROUPS.

ST. JOHN CATHEDRAL SCHOOL - Grade VI

The Graduating Elementary Pupils of St. John Cathedral School, Dagupan City spent a day of recollection at LFC. The picture below was taken on the feast of St. Joseph (March 19). For the other pictures, click PICTURES of GROUPS.

March 15 - Lector's Lenten Recollection

This is the biggest delegate (from St. Vincent Ferrer) which attended the Lenten Recollection on Sunday, March 15. Click PICTURES of GROUPS to check the other pictures. The St. John Evangelist group is actually larger in number, but it was divided into two groups: the one that serves in the parish church, and the other that serves in the community chapels in the parish.

March 14 - Lay Eucharistic Ministers' Lenten Recollection

To view the other pictures, click: PICTURES of GROUPS

Retreats and Recollections this Week

St. Columban's Institute, Domalandan, Lingayen
Seniors' Retreat (March 9 to 11)



Immaculate Conception Learning Center, Urdaneta
Grade School Recollection (March 10)


Mother Goose Special Science High School, Urdaneta
Senior's Recollection (March 12-13)

LECTORS RECOLLECTION (March 8)

Here are the biggest groups of Lectors who attended the Lenten Recollection, Sunday March 8. The other pictures are in PICTURES of GROUPS.

St. Therese Parish


St. Ildephonse Parish


Perpetual Help Chaplaincy


Holy Family Parish, Tandoc

Lenten Recollection of Lay Ministers

March 7 - today the Annual Lenten Recollection of the Lay Ministers in the Archdiocese begins. The theme is on St. Paul and his Epistles.

The Schedule of the Recollection is as follows:

8:00 - Arrival and Registration
8:30 - Eucharistic Celebration
9:30 - Snacks
10:00 - First Conference: The Life St. Paul and Some Beautiful Themes of His Epistles by Fr. Mario DC Sanchez
11:00 - Short Break
11:10 - Continuation of Conference: The Experience of Suffering in St. Paul
12:00 - Lunch
1:00 - Stations of the Cross
1:45 - Open Forum and Personal Evaluation
2:30 - Second Conference: St. Paul's Conversion: A Pattern for All Christians by Msgr. Mario R. Morales
3:30 - Health Break
3:45 - Penitential Rite and Confessions
4:30 - Departure


To see the pictures of the different groups, click PICTURES of GROUPS.

Binmaley Catholic School Seniors' Recollection

The 7 senior class sections (average of 45 students per section) of the Binmaley Catholic School had their recollection this week at LFC. The first group arrived on Tuesday, and the last group this Saturday. This is the school with the most disciplined students for LFC! Congratulations to the Teachers! Congratulations to the Students. All the pictures of the different classes are in the PICTURES of GROUPS. Click on the link.

GRADUATING BATCH of Sto. Tomas Catholic School

Recollection for Collecta Teams/Ushers and Usherettes

For the first time at LFC, the members of the Collecta Teams and the Ushers/Usherettes of the different parishes in the Archdiocese were given a Recollection on February 28 (Vicariates I and II) and March 1 (Vicariates III and IV).

Here are the pictures of the biggest groups in attendance. The other pictures are in the link: PICTURES of GROUPS.

(Please email: layformationcenter@yahoo.com if we made errors in the labeling. Thanks.)

Holy Family Parish, Tandoc


Holy Family Parish, Sta. Barbara


St. Fabian Parish, San Fabian


St. Dominic Parish, San Carlos City


St. Ildephonse Parish, Malasiqui


Epiphany of the Lord Parish, Lingayen


St. Rose of Lima Parish, Domalandan


Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Calasiao


St. John the Baptist, Bautista


St. Vincent Ferrer, Bayambang