Fr. Alex

devotees outside the carpenter's shop

The Carpenter’s Shop

Liturgical Services in St. Joseph the Worker Community continues while the construction of the roof trusses is on-going. Yesterday (Sept 15, 2010) the novena to our Lady of Perpetual Help was held in a room at the basement of St. Joseph the Worker Church. It was the first time we held our Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help including the celebration of the Holy Mass. Fr. Alex of PACEM presided over our first Holy Mass in the basement. We shall be gathering again this Friday in the same place for our Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The room at the basement of St. Joseph the Worker Church was a multi-purpose room where we hold our regular meetings and it also where we received our visitors during important occasions in our community. But for now, it will be used for our novenas and devotions. One member suggested that we give a name to this room. I suggested that since St. Joseph is known as a carpenter from Nazareth, we shall call it “The Carpenter’s Shop”.

This coming Sunday because of the volume of faithful going to the Holy Mass, it will not be held at the Carpenter’s Shop. Instead it will be held at the Basketball Court. We thank the officers of our subdivision for allowing us to use the basketball court temporarily every Sunday until the completion of the roof trusses of St. Joseph the Worker Church and hopefully, the roofing.

Gift-Giving

During the 9-day Simbang Gabi in St. Joseph the Worker Community, we encouraged the faithful to offer gifts for the indigent members our parish. On the 29^th of December 2007, we went to a community known as Galilee (previously part of Sitio Pantay). Around 130 families received gift containing rice, canned goods, milk, coffee and instant noodles. We also distributed around 200 bags containing cookies and candies for the kids. There were singing, dancing and parlor games for both the kids and the grown-ups. We would like to thank Bro. Sergio of Sitio Pantay, Chairwoman Lala and the Christian Community of Galilee for the warm welcome given to us.

Thanks again for the generosity of the Christian Community of Robinsons Homes East who are always responding to our call to be generous every Season of Christmas, the members of SJWC who volunteered for the re-packing and actual gift-giving, and Picker Constructions who provided the vehicle during the event.

Every year, we adopt a community (Sitio) in our parish for the gift-giving. For the past years, we were able to visit Aduas, Pinugay, Sumilang, Pantay, Masikap, Guipit and Maligaya.

“…What will matter is not what you bought,
but what you built;
not what you got,
but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success,
but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned,
but what you taught…”

WHAT WILL MATTER by: Michael Josephson