The colorful celebration of Linggo ng Wika was held on August 18, 2010. This was conducted in the morning, and the flow of the program was consisted of various types of performances such as exhibition of students’ skills in their own mother tongue called Tagalog, dance performance by the parents, an enactment by our special children, prize distribution, dance performance by speech and hearing impairment students and awarding the winners. The children who had come to attend this program had been dressed with traditional manner and in a creative way. Fr. Eduardo Cerbito and Fr. Antonisamy Selvaraj were the one who presided over the program.
This program was mainly facilitated by Learning Program Department Teachers namely Mrs. Marsha Cruz, Mr. Louis Llames and Miss Luz Ramirez. The performers of this program were mostly from learning program children and special children. Prizes and awards were granted to the children. The various contests were Banana Eating, Hitting the pot, Pabitin, drawing and elocution. The children and their parents had actively participated in this special program.
Soon after the program we had the fellowship table in which many of the participants had filled their stomach with delicious food. On this precious occasion of sharing about this program we realized the powerful blessings of God which had made our celebration meaningful and successful. We too thank everyone who had supported us spiritually and materially to conduct this program for the good of children at our Guanella Center.
- Fr. Antonisamy Selvaraj

JOINT RECOLLECTION FOR LECOM AND USHERETTES

The members of the Lectors & Commentators together with the Liturgical Usherettes Ministries opened the new mission year with a recollection held in the seminary chapel of the Servants of Charity last July 4, 2010. Sem. Butch Mendones and Novice Cesar Estiller—who are both handling the two (2) liturgical ministries respectively for this new mission year—facilitated the said event. The recollection served as a spiritual journey to prepare its members in their tasks and responsibilities as Ministers of the Word and in preparation for a meaningful celebration of the Sunday Eucharist.
- Bro. Cesar Estiller

Oratorio (Children Ministry)

Every Sunday afternoon, the Servants of Charity conduct catechism for children at the Guanella Center where kids below twelve years old are nourished spiritually by the fundamental aspects of our Catholic faith. The program normally begins at three o’clock in the afternoon and is facilitated by seminarians Carlos Arevalo and Vincent Ladines. The program begins by teaching the children how to pray—from the proper way of doing the sign of the cross to various prayer recitations. Song and dance activities are also included plus story telling of biblical and/or fairy tales which aim to teach moral lessons and values followed by a brief catechism lecture. Last but not the least, the children are entertained with games where prizes are up for grabs. The Servants of Charity cathechism aims to bring children closer to God so that they may establish a concrete foundation of our faith.

- Sem. Vincent Ladines