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Parish Pastoral Council Meeting - 10 November 2002
John Oliver Tanbonliong
1. Fiesta Evaluation
Fr. Pol reported that the procession route was not allowed to reach Nagtahan for security purposes.
The Sama sa Masa outreach program was well attended. The Manila City Hall Band came to the parish to begin the event. Many availed of the services offered at the Sama sa Masa. Bro. Proceso Chua suggested that the parish send a thank-you letter to the mayor.
During the Fiesta Mass, awards were given out in recognition of the loyalty and service of some parishoners to the parish. Awardees included the family of Mr. & Mrs. William Uy, the family of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Calderon, Bro. William Limqueco, and Bro. Lawrence See. A special award was also given to former assistant parish priest Fr. Tom Cassidy.
2. Friends of St. Jude Report
The Friends of St. Jude have sold T-shirts and other articles in order to raise funds for the parish renovation. The group will also have a raffle on December 26, 2002. Tickets are being sold at P20 each and P200 per booklet of 11 tickets (1 ticket free). Tickets are available at the parish office.
3. Church Renovation / Ways and Means
The final plans for the renovation were submitted on October 28, 2002. Revisions on the plans have been noted by the Church Renovation Committee. Names of prospective project engineers are being sought. The Church Renovation Committee will meet on November 17, 2002 after the 9 AM Mass to discuss the procedures for the screening of candidates for the project.
Bro. Lawrence See presented to the body a proposal to use recycling in the parish?s fund-raising efforts. The idea was brought to his attention by Sis. Betty Ngo and Sis. Loretta Chua. The proposal avails the services of a company called Now Trading Concepts. This company is endorsed by Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., which uses their services in its own recycling operations. Now Trading Concepts will provide the parish with bins where used aluminum cans and plastic bottles will be collected. It will then pay the parish for the redeemable value of the cans and bottles. The revenue generated will go to the parish renovation fund. The body has agreed to this proposal. Sis. Chit de Leon volunteered to take charge of these bins which will be placed in St. Jude Catholic School. She would encourage those in the school to put their used cans and bottles in the bins.
Fr. Pol reported that a solicitation letter had already been sent to Congressman Mark Jimenez. However, Fr. Pol was later informed that the congressman won?t be able to make a donation for the church renovation this year.
4. Parish Website / E-mail
Bro. John Tanbonliong reported that he has already registered the domain name stjudeshrinemanila.ph on behalf of the parish. He also reported that he has found a prospective web hosting company through which the parish can set up its official website. Bro. Proceso Chua suggested that the parish website should be as informative as possible and it should contain the activities of the parish. A committee has been formed to oversee the construction of the website. The committee members are Bro. John Tanbonliong, Sis. Josephine Yap, and Bro. Roderick Barcelo of the Legion of Mary. The committee will meet at a future date to discuss the design and content of the website.
5. General Assembly
The Parish General Assembly will be held on December 15, 2002 at 10:30 AM. There will be an election for the members of the Parish Pastoral Council. A maximum of 4 representatives from each of the parish organizations or groups is required to attend the General Assembly. A letter describing the mechanics of the elections will be sent out to the parish organizations.
Fr. Pol has declared that the Friends of St. Jude is now a regular, full-fledged parish organization of the St. Jude Archdiocesan Shrine. The Friends of St. Jude will be eligible to participate in the PPC elections.
6. Christmas 2002
The Simbang Gabi Masses will be held from December 16-24, 2002 at 4:30 AM. The Masses will be hosted by the parish organizations as follows:
| Date | Host/s |
| Dec. 16, 2002 (Monday) | Mother Butler Guild |
| Dec. 17, 2002 (Tuesday) | Couples for Christ |
| Dec. 18, 2002 (Wednesday) | Barangay 637/638 |
| Dec. 19, 2002 (Thursday) | Friends of St. Jude / Special Ministers of Holy Communion / Lectors |
| Dec. 20, 2002 (Friday) | Barangay 640 / Parish Youth |
| Dec. 21, 2002 (Saturday) | St. Jude Men's and Ladies' Association / CWL / Legion of Mary |
| Dec. 22, 2002 (Sunday) | FCCY |
| Dec. 23, 2002 (Monday) | ICHTHYS / Rosary Beads Group |
| Dec. 24, 2002 (Tuesday) | Barangay 639 / Pax Et Bonum |
The host is responsible for preparing the gifts for the Offertory as well as the merienda for those serving at the Mass.
Those attending the General Assembly on December 15, 2002 are invited to join the Parish Christmas Party, which will follow immediately at 12 noon. Everyone is requested to bring a small gift with a minimum value of P100 for the Exchange of Gifts. The parish youth will be in charge of the decorations. Bro. John Tanbonliong and Sis. Carol Gozun will be in charge of the program.
The Christmas Vigil Mass will be on December 24, 2002 at 11 PM. It will be preceded by a Christmas play that will start at 10 PM. The Grand Choir will be singing at the Christmas Vigil Mass.
7. Alumni Masses
Sis. Josie Yap asked if the parish could write a letter informing the parishoners of the on-going Alumni Masses on Sundays at 10 AM. Fr. Pol said that the Alumni Masses are still being evaluated. If attendance at the Alumni Masses increases, the Alumni Masses may eventually become part of the regular Sunday Masses and the parishoners would be informed. The Alumni Masses will be evaluated until this December.
8. Chinese-Filipino Apostolate National Meeting
There will be a National Meeting of the Chinese-Filipino Apostolate on November 22-23, 2002 at the Lorenzo Mission Institute. Those who would like to participate at the meeting should inform Fr. Pol or the parish office.
9. Christmas Fellowship of the Ecclesiastical District of Manila
There will be a Christmas Fellowship of the Ecclesiastical District of Manila at the Santa Isabel College, Taft Ave. on December 7, 2002 from 5 - 9 PM. The parish has been asked to send at least 10 lay leaders to the fellowship. There is a fee of P100 per participant.
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