1sang Libong Pamilya Para Sa Yero ng Simbahan!

The roof frame (SteelTrusses) of St. Joseph the Worker is about 80% complete. We thank everybody who in one way or another contributed for the trusses to be put up. As we have said before, this is the most expensive stage of the construction and it drained our fund.

The next stage is the installation of Roof Panels (Long Span). We ask formal quotation from a steel company fabricating roof panels so that we can determine the cost. The Roof Panels was estimated to be P600,000. We immediately convene how to finance the cost. We again consulted people from our christian community about these things. After much deliberation, we have decided to approach individuals within our community to finance (as loan) the installation of roof panels of our church due to the urgency of the situation.

We launch the 1sang Libong Pamilya who will pledge P600.00 pesos to put up the P600,000 for paying these individuals who will finance our roof panels.

Our initial launching last week is very encouraging so far...we have almost 100 families donated or pledge to donate for our Roof Panels...

We also wrote letters to persons outside our community to solicit for the roof panels of St. Joseph the Worker Church. Whatever donations from this will be used to pay for our loan for the Roof Panels of the place of worship we call St. Joseph the Worker Church.

With the grace of God and the intercession of St. Joseph, we hope to have completed the roof before Christmas Time... we hope this to be the gift of our christian community to the birthday of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Photos - Activities at SJWC

Our Sunday Mass is temporarily held at the Basketball Covered Court

Fr. Rhing

Working with a Smile in the Vineyard of the Lord

We held our regular Sunday Mass at the Basketball Covered Court for several weeks now because of the on-going construction of the roof frame or trusses of the St. Joseph the Worker Church.

I would like to thank the members of St. Joseph of the Worker Community who volunteered to prepare the basketball court so that we have a clean and orderly celebration of the Holy Eucharist. They wake up as early as five in the morning to prepare everything from cleaning the area, preparing the chairs, bringing-in the sound system, the altar table, linens and the sacred vessels.

Again, after the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, they have to carry out everything they prepared for the Holy Mass for safe keeping. They are the first to be there and last to come home. These are the people who works in the background and sometimes unnoticed without complaining...... working with joy in their hearts and smile in their faces in the vineyard of the Lord.

Constructing the Roof Frame (Trusses)

Dismantling of Temporary Roofing of SJWC

The construction of our Trusses of St. Joseph the Worker church actually started last September 13, 2010 (Monday) and so far we are on schedule on the construction. If God permits, we will finish the Main Trusses of the church in the early weeks November 2010.

We held our regular meeting at the basement of SJWC (The Carpenter's Shop) on how to finance the second stage of roofing.... that is the acquisition of roof panels (long span) and installation of the same.

The Signing of Contract for the Trusses of SJWC

Fr. Nolly C. Buco, JCD - Parish Priest

of San Antonio De Padua Parish

Mr. Danilo Leyva Columa, The Contractor

Discussing the details of the Contract