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Blessed & Turned Over Four Newly Built Houses in Bien Unido, Bohol
On April 10, Easter Monday, Fr Armand Bayron and Fr Jonathan Aparicio of Holy Child Parish blessed four newly built houses in Bien Unido, Bohol. Supertyphoon Odette had made landfall in this town, and many who lost their houses had despaired of rising from the disaster.
Easter Monday was therefore not just a celebration of the risen Christ but also of the families' answered prayers.
Daghang salamat to the parish volunteers and the Diocese of Talibon Social Action Center which tirelessly coordinated TYF's Odette rehab projects in the local communities.
Affordable Rice For All in St. Francis Xavier Rice Hub
Today we are featuring another successful bigasan supported by TYF and The Hunger Project of Philippine Business for Social Progress: St Francis Xavier Parish in Quezon City.
The parish bigasan has an unusual sales and distribution model. It doesn’t have a physical store. Instead, residents in 7 areas relay their orders (in kg) to lay leaders, and every Saturday the rice is delivered to the areas where it is repacked and picked up by the households.
Although the price of rice from Nueva Ecija has gone up substantially since last year, the parish raised the price per kilo by just one peso. Parish priest Fr Simone Piccolo, SX is determined to make rice affordable to everyone. For P38/kg, urban poor families benefit from premium Sinandomeng at a price lower than that in public markets. It is no surprise, therefore, that the bigasan sells up to 90 sacks per week. Since opening in February 2022, it has sold 5,230 sacks - more than 13 tons.
Mabuhay kayo, St. Francis Xavier Parish!
Kalabasa For Mothers In Nagtahan And Sapang Palay
Two more groups distributed kalabasa to mothers during Mother’s Day last Sunday, May 14: San Jose Manggagawa Chapel, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan and Sta Elena Chapel Mission Station, Nagtahan, Sta Mesa, Manila.
Parishes, feeding programs, and prison ministries have been sending pictures of kalabasa being distributed or being served during meals. It makes us smile to think thousands of us are sharing the same dish of ginisa o ginataang kalabasa.
We honor all those who helped distribute the kalabasa, and we also honor our dearest mothers.
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