Fiesta of St. Fabian, Pope
and martyr was celebrated last 20 January 2004. A procession was held in
the morning at 7:00. The images of the different patron saints of the different
barangays were brought by the parishioners for the procession. A mass was
celebrated after the procession. Rev. Fr. Frank Ungria was the main presider.
Rev. Frs. Alfred Viernes and Oliver E. Mendoza concelebrated.
Frs.
Ungria and Viernes are from San Fabian, Pangasinan.
The sacrament of confirmation was
celebrated after the mass with Rev.Fr. Rene P. Mayugba, as the presider.
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pictures of the town fiesta. 2004.
25 January 2004, Sunday.
After the 6 AM mass, the newly constructed "votive candle offerings" was
blessed. The whole structure was done upon the initiative of the Mother Butler's
Guild. It was constructed outside the church, between the Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel chapel and the church. - top -
11 February 2004, Wednesday.
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The mass was celebrated in the early morning
of Wednesday at the Grotto of the Parish Church, located at the back-side of the
Parish Center.
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14 February 2004, Saturday.
A BOS (Basic Orientation Seminar) of the BEC (Basic Ecclesial Community) was
held at Baangay Cabaruan. The BOS is the first step in the formation of the BEC.
It was given by the Parish BEC Coordinators, led by Bros. Tony Supremido
and Marcos Generao. -more-
Parish Renewal Experience (PREX) Weekend
Formation program was held at the Parish Center on 5-7 March 2004,
Friday-Sunday. There were 28 participants who belonged to the initial batch,
aptly called PREX Class No. 1. It was given by REV. FR. FRANCISCO "FRANK"
UNGRIA, JR. a native son of San Fabian, now working for the Archdiocese of
Manila, and his team, composed of lay leaders coming from parishes who had also
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Youth Pilgrimages. In preparation for the
celebration of the Archdiocesan Youth Day at the Mary Help of Christians Parish
in Basista, Pangasinan on 21-24 April 2004, the Parish Youth Council of San
Fabian has been holding a series of Youth Pilgrimages, a one day reflection and
prayer for and by the youth. The Pilgrimage I was held last 21 February;
Pilgrimage II on 14 March; Pilgrimage III on 21 March 2004. -
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Holy Week. 5 April ,
Holy Monday. Stations of the Cross at the "Palandey". The first station was
prayed at the Mabilao-Lipit Boundary. Succeeding Stations were found along the
Lipit road going up to Inmalog Sur. A Mass was celebrated at the Lipit-Inmalog
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16 May 2004, Sunday. The Santacruzan and
the May Flower Festival were celebrated. The Catholic Women's League sponsored
the festival. The CWL has been sponsoring the celebration for the past several
years.
The coronation of the Reyna Elena and the
Emperador Constantino was done before the 4;30 PM mass. The procession was held
after the mass.
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PREX
Weekend seminars. The Parish of St Fabian has conducted the following PREX
Weekends: Class 2: 23-25 April; Class 3: 2-4 July; Class 4:
3-5 September; Class 5: 22-24 October.
Archdiocesan Youth Day. 21-24 April. Mary Help of Christians Parish,
Basista, Pangasinan. The youth of the Parish joined the youth of the
Archdiocese in celebrating the 9th Archdiocesan Youth Day. At the end of the
celebration, it was announced to the whole assembly that the Parish of St
Fabian will host the 10th AYD 2005!
Youth Encounter Seminars.
After undergoing the "KALAKBAY" program the youth leaders of the following
Barangays had undergone the YE last 24-26 September: Longos Proper,
Longos Central, Longos Paracparac, Cayanga and Lekp-Butao. After a month, on
29 -31 October, the youth leaders of Sagud Bahley, Nibaliw narvarte,
Nibaliw Vidal, Nibaliw Center and Nibaliw East took the YE. YSY (Youth
Serving Youth) was held for the Third and Fourth Year students of the
Archdiocesan School of San Fabian last 19 October.
Family Rosary Month. The
whole month of October was celebrated in the Parish as the
Family Rosary Month. Everyday the Holy Rosary was
prayed in the Parish Church as well as in the different barangays. A family
led in the praying of the rosary everyday.
24 October, Sunday. The
procession in honor of Mary of the Most Holy Rosary was held. Hundreds of
devotees took part in the dawn procession which started at 5:00 am. The
procession marked the ninth day of the Novena of the Most Holy Rosary. - top
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Life
Testimony of Mr. Stanley Villavicencio. Message of the
Divine Mercy. 13 November,
Saturday. Many parishioners of the Parish of St. Fabian went to the Parish
ch
urch
of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Mangaldan, Pangasinan to listen to the life
testimony of Mr.
Stanley Villavicencio on the Divine Mercy. - more
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18 November, Thursday.
The parishioners of the Parish of St. Fabian went to San Jacinto Parish, the
host for this year's Vicariate III Christ the King celebration, to celebrate the
Novena Mass in honor of Christ the King. San Fabian Parish was the sponsor of
the eight day of the Novena. - top -
Fiesta of Mary of the
Miraculous Medal. 27 November 2004. Hundreds of San Fabian
parishioners celebrated the feast of the "Virgen Milagrosa" with a dawn
procession at 5:00 AM, followed by a mass and the praying of the culmination of
the novena in her honor. The different "coros" brough their own images of our
Lady for the procession adorned with flowers and beautiful lights. See
pictures. To see a "panoramic
view of the devotees, click here.
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November 2004, Tuesday. Priestly Ordination of Rev. Jim Soriano Cerezo and Rev.
Arvin Viray Soriano was celebrated at the St. John Metropolitan Cathedral,
Dagupan City. Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz, DD was the Ordaining Prelate. -->
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5 December 2004, Sunday. The
Grand Opening of the San Fabian BEC Enterprises.
The
various BEC cells of the parish have acquired a commercial stall in front of the
Parish Church. The stall will serve as an outlet for the livelihood program
products of the BECs. The SF-BEC Enterprises is selling religious books and
articles, as well as various items from the different communities.
PREX Weekend, 10-12
December, Friday-Sunday. PREX Class No. 5 sponsored the 6th PREX Weekend
with
21 participants. PREX class 5 was led by Mr. Gerald Gubatan as the Class
coordinator and Mrs. Irene Libunao, as the Asst. Coordinator. The talks were
given by Fr. Oliver and Fr. Jim Cerezo.
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December,
Sunday. Launching of the Archdiocesan Youth Day 2005. Hundreds of
youth coming from all over the Archdiocese celebrated with the Parish Youth in
launching the AYD 2005. A Mass was held at 8AM with Rev. Fr. Manuel S. Bravo,
Jr., the Archdiocesan Apostolate Youth Director. (The Archbishop was not able to
come due to some pressing matters). The LOGO of AYD 2005 was unveiled for the
first time, and the Theme Song was also performed by the Parish Youth for the
first time. A Parade around the major streets of San Fabian followed which ended
at the San Fabian Sports Center where the program and activities were held.
For more pictures, click here.
16-24 December 2004. Misa
de Gallo. The Novena of the Feast of the Nativity was celebrated every 4:30
AM. The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan uged the faithful to reflect on the
Fundaments of Social Transformation.
27 December, Monday.
A Recollection for the PREX Graduates (1-6) and the members of the
Catholic Charismatic community was held with Rev. Fr. Allan Morris T. Abuan
as the Recollection Facilitator.
31 December, Friday.
The Gift-Giving for the Poor. The Catholic Women's Lea
gue (CWL) spearheaded
the annual Gift-Giving to the many of the poor of the Parish. Other Religious
Organizations, especially the Knights of Columbus, helped in the collecting and
soliciting the clothes, canned goods, noodles and rice. The CWL was able to
share Christmas joys to more than 700 families.
