VIVA SENOR SANTO NINO! PIT SENOR!!!
To EVERYONE who has helped make the 19th Annual Fiesta Celebrations solemn and very successful, starting from the 9-days novena-masses to the actual fiesta celebrations.
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO YOU FOR YOUR IMMEASURABLE KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY.
I cannot possibly mention everyone but I would like to offer a warm and sincere thanks to groups and some people who accepted to take on board some tasks and who sacrificed their personal time to fulfill these.
Kindly read thru my list. I tried to make it as exhaustive as possible. My sincere apologies if I may have missed anyone inadvertently.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.
God bless us all
Oscar and Miriam Batucan
Santo Nino Fiesta Celebrations 20 Jan 2013
VIVA SENOR SANTO NINO! PIT SENOR!!!
To EVERYONE who has helped make the 19th Annual Fiesta Celebrations solemn and very successful, starting from the 9-days novena-masses to the actual fiesta celebrations:
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO YOU FOR YOUR IMMEASURABLE KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY.
I cannot possibly mention everyone but I would like to offer a warm and sincere thanks to groups and individuals who accepted to take on board some of the tasks and who sacrificed their personal time to fulfill these.
9-days Novena-masses:
1) To all Trustees, Committee Members, Area Coordinators
2) To Msgr Bernard Kiely and St Patrick’s Cathedral for the supply of host, wine and incense used for the 9 days
3) The Sinulog NZ Dance group and Eloise Gantuangco for the Liturgical dance on the 1st day
4) Choir:
v Laetare Children’s Choir
v Voice of God Catholic Charismatic choir
v Divine Mercy – Queen of Peace Choir
v Tawag Awit – Our Lady of Lourdes Glen Eden Parish Chapter
v Couples for Christ
5) 9 days Novena-Mass Sponsors from the different faith groups and communities with special thanks to their leaders and coordinators
6) Ministers of the Word
7) Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion especially Carmen Shaw who sourced out ministers to roster
8) Fr Elmer Dimarucut, Fr Sam Pulanco, Fr Elrick, Fr Gilbert Ramos, Fr Rory Morrissey
9) Seminarians: Bro Dexter Priete, Bro Carlos Guleng, Bro Nathaniel
10) Altar Servers
11) Carmen Shaw – preparing the roster of Ministers of Communion
12)Eva Ricacho – preparing the roster for Ministers of the Word (even before she went on holiday)
13) Junn & Ruby Pascual and Manay Dicdic for being there at the masses and gave help when we needed one
14) Jeanne Cole and the Laetare Choir and Voice of God Choir for providing music in most of the novena-masses in the absence of other choir groups.
15) Jess Enoncillo and Family for setting up the altar for the 9-days novena-mass
16) Allen Villamor, Annie Paderanga, Mila Rigby and their families for providing the flowers all throughout the 9days
17) Alfred & Merced Belleza and Junn & Whelma Saldua for providing candles that peopled daily during the 9-daays novena-masses
18) Alex Andales for providing audio-technical support throughout the 9 days
19) Chichi Abadingo – Liturgy Coordinator
20) Carmela andales, Joyce Gesta and Chichi – mass collection counters for 9 days.
21) For all individuals and families who brought offertory gifts during the 9days
22) Ching & Nannie Mandawe – providing the altar candles for the 9 days
23) Beth & Noel Diaz for preparing the songs on powerpoint throughout the 9days and operating the laptop & projector each day.
24) Everyone who brought food for the after-mass refreshments on the 1st day of the novena, especially to Jojo and Mila Hernadez who coordinated the food serving
25) To Boboy Caballero and family: Martin, Alyssa, Isabela who cleaned up the candle holders each night for 9 days
26) To everyone who have offered help in many, many ways and which I may have inadvertently mentioned here
Very special thanks to EVERYONE who helped make the Fiesta celebrations a very successful one:
1) Bishop Patrick Dunn, Bishop of Auckland
2) Msgr Bernard Kiely and St Patrick’s Cathedral – supporting the supply for host and wine for the fiesta mass
3) Fr Elmer and Fr Elrick – concelebrated the mass
4) Fr Sam – enjoined the people to offer Sinulog dance after the mass
5) H.E. Ambassador Virginia Bienavidez
6) ALL Trustees, Area Coordinators, Committee Members
7) Outgoing Hermano’s and Hermana’s: Emerson & Bernadette Nufable; Ching & Nannie Mandawe
8) 2013 Hermano’s and Hermana’s: Ferdie & Jenny Esclamado, Mario & Maris Manalo
9) Commentator (c\- Jane Roque)
10) Bro Dexter and all Altar Servers he trained
11) Bro Dexter, Bro Carlos and Bro Nathaniel who organized a special Procession of the Word
12) Readers organized by Jane Roque
13) Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion organized by Carmen Shaw
14) Dina McCarthy and Joy Caballero – Mass Coordinators
15) Sentinels organized by Merced Belleza
16) Usherettes and Communion guides organized by Cherry Thelmo-Fernandez assisted by Lotlot Abelardo
17) Annie & Grace Paderanga – for souvenir book and raffle distribution & sales
18) Noel & Gladys Borgueta and LSWNZ group for taking on board mass collection for the fiesta
19) Families and individuals who offered gifts during the fiesta mass
20) Alex Andales and technical crew
21) Noel and Beth Diaz – prepared and operated the powerpoint for the Fiesta Mass and prepared powerpoint for advertisers’ video clips during the cultural program. Provided IT back-up.
22) Chichi & Roland Abadingo – the souvenir program layout
23) Oscar Batucan – fundraising and provided logistics for the Sto Nino drumline group
24) Glen Rodgers – drum tutor and preparing the kids for their fiesta presentation
25) Parents of drummers –for their support
26) ALL sponsors and benefactors, especially:
Ø SMDC
Ø Cooperative Bank Ltd
Ø Western Union
Ø China Airlines and Planet Earth Travel
Ø Kitchen N things – Joseph Apoderado
Ø Boboy & Joy Caballero
Ø H.E. Ambassador Virginia Bienavidez
Ø PhilNZ Cargo movers – Ariel & Fe Abrogena
Ø KVela – Emilie Shi
27) Everyone who brought offertory gifts during the fiesta mass
28) ALL performers in the cultural and supporters program
29) Sinulog Dance group for Liturgical and Cultural dance numbers and their time in all practices
30) Ric & Marivic – fiesta mass collection counters
31) Mike Martinez and his team for providing security
32) Henrich and Brenda Yumol – providing altar candles for the fiesta
33) EVERYONE who offered prayer support and ALL who helped in many, many ways.
34) All our Co-Trustees
