Blessings and Visits

 

The year 2010, though marked by natural and human-made calamities, drew the best in people who were in solidarity to help the needy.

Photo: Sr. Cecilia Torres, RGS province leader with  RGS staff and staff of Social Action Center of St. Scholastica-Manila.

 

Sisters, friends, families and benefactors worked together to gather goods to help the victims of the typhoon in Isabela and some parts of the country. The Social Action Center of St. Scholastica College in Manila were generous in sharing with the victims and their families.

 

Filipina missionaries sent donation for distribution to the victims. Sr. Christina Sevilla, who returned last year after being missionary to the US, also received from the Filipino immigrants in California, donations for the various communities helping the poor. Clothing, rice, canned goods and other food items were distributed to the victims.

 

There were emails and messages and promises of prayers of solidarity from friends worldwide who offered prayers.

 

The many blessings continue to come.

 

Homevisits

 

The Philippine Province, which is on the second year of preparation for the 2012 Centennial, also welcomes Filipina missionaries who are here for home visits.

Photo: From left to right, Srs. Carmela Cruz, Constancia Buenviaje, Christina Sevilla, Rosalinda Sobremisana, Eugenia Mendoza and Florence Bautista.

 

Sr. Rosalinda Sobremisana, a missionary to the Province of Mid-North America, arrived from Los Angeles last January 12. She stayed for several days at the Good Shepherd Community in Quezon City before leaving for Iloilo for her home visit. She will come back in Quezon City on February 7 and return to the US on February. 14.

 

Photo: From left, Srs. Rosario Battung, Angela Battung and Celine Cajanding.

Sr. Angela Battung, a missionary to Canada, arrived last January 18 from Toronto. She is staying at the Euphrasian Community where Sr. Rosario Battung is assigned. She also plans to visit other communities, apostolic and contemplative, in the country. She will also attend session prepared for the Golden Harvest Group on "Goddesses in Older Women," with Dr. Dr. Maria Theresa Gustilo-Villasor as facilitator.  The session is one of several acitivities prepared by the Continuing Formation Team.

 

Sr. Tarcila Abaño, who is a member of the Spirituality Center at the Mother House in Angers, France, arrived last January 19 for her homevisit. She is staying at the Good  Shepherd  Community. She is also scheduled to make her retreat in Baguio City. Sr. Tarcila will fly back to Angers on March 14.

Photo: Sr. Tarcila Abano (right) and Sr. Gina Kuizon

 

Sr. Camelita Arenas who is also based in the United States is also coming this February 1^st.

They also visited us ...

Contemplative Missionaries Sr. Magdalena Oliva and Sr. Elizabeth Garciano, our contemplative missionaries in Innsbruck, Austria made their home visits in December. They arrived in time for the fourth session of Gathering the Hundrefold in Tagaytay. Photo: Ms. Cora Oliva, Sr. Madge and Sr. Elizabeth They, along with Ms. Cora Oliva, visited the Provincialate and Good Shepherd Community last January 5 and returned to their mission on January 11 to be with the community including the third Filipina contemplative missionary in Innsbruck, Sr. Elena Jalop. Good Shepherd Volunteer Ms. Magdalena Mazurek, a Good Shepherd Volunteer from New York who is serving in Sabah, Malaysia visited the Philippines from December 15-January 3. She visited several communities in the Luzon-- 1043 communities, Tahanan, Welcome House, Malate, Bukid Kabataan, Maryridge. She was happy to experience Christmas in the country. Photo: From left, Sr. Juliet Abrigo, Magdalena Mazurek and Sr. Cielo Matuloy, in Tahanan.

 

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