Hijas de Jesus [ PHILIPPINES ]

ANGONO, RIZAL CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

Preparation for Christmas. The spirit of reconciliation and sharing were emphasized in all the groups as a good preparation for Christmas.
Bible Sharing in all our FI BEC (Basic Ecclesial community) centers on how to prepare for the celebration of the Birth of Jesus in Labahan & in the Lakeside areas.
BEC Orientations and Advent Recollection in Pinagpala and Kalayaan (Newly organized BEC communities).

Christmas Celebrations
Christmas Sharing of goods for the typhoon victims. Goods are donations from Manresa School, Ateneo, Nazareth School Alumni, F.I. Friends and from the Diocese.
Christmas Parties:
Christmas Party for Children in the Day Care Center in St. Anthony Ville and in the 3 sitios: Labahan, Minahang Bato and in Kalayaan. They had Christmas Tableau, talent presentations, games with prizes and gifts giving. Nazareth Alumni brought toys for them.
Christmas Party for the BEC Adult members in sitios: Labahan, Poblacion Ibaba and Kalayaan. They had a live Belen with a live baby Jesus, talent presentations and games with prizes. Everyone enjoyed the party activities with the food that each group brought for the celebration.
Christmas Party for the BEC Leaders in the parish level in St. Clement Parish, in the Diocesan Level in Cainta, Rizal and for the BEC coordinators trainees in the Archdiocesan Center in Atipolo.
Christmas Party with Medical Mission for the children in Labahan. This was sponsored by the Associations of doctors of Angono, Taytay & Cainta. They checked the blood, gave medicines for deworming & vitamins and food for the Children.

All the children and the adults were happy and contented from the preparation to the celebration of Christmas. Reconciliations and sharings of goods, time, services, talents and more bandings took place among them not only with their own small groups but with the other groups in the parish as well as in the diocesan level. Especially for the typhoon victims, those who received more goods shared with those who received less. They too helped each other clean up their own areas where the flood subsided and helped in the cleaning in the church compound every after the “Misa de Gallo”.

ANGONO COMMUNITY

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES:
Dec. 17 – Day Care Christmas Party. It was a simple & a joyful celebration of the kids re-in-acting a live Belen where Baby Jesus was made of a second hand baby doll & we wrapped in a swaddling cloth found in a box of relief goods. The parents participated dancing “Nobody But You”. The children screamed with joy seeing their own moms dance with their dance.

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Dec. 19 – Children’s Party with the children of the neighborhood. It started with the Christmas Story, then adoration of the Baby Jesus followed by games, gift giving and serving of snacks.

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Dec. 21 – Christmas Party for the MSH/BEC leaders in the parish level held in St Clement Parish. It was almost a whole day celebration and they all went home joyful and blessed because of the many gifts they received from the Dioceses and other groups including our F.I. friends

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Dec. 23 – BEC Christmas Parties in the different Sitios; Pob. Ibaba, Kalayan, St Antony Ville, Minahang Bato. The celebration was simple but meaningful. They use their own creativity and means to make the Spirit of Christmas more alive. Reconciliations and sharings of goods, time, service, talents and more bonding was taken place

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Dec. 29 – Christmas Medical Mission for the children in Sitio Labahan. This was sponsored by the Assoc. of Doctors of Angono, Taytay & Cainta. They checked the blood, gave medicines for deworming and Vitamins. They play games and gave snacks and toys to them. Happiness and gratitude could not be express for the care given to them by the Association. The medical team will come back for follow up next month.

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