austraLasia

?

Shortcut

PrevPrev Article

NextNext Article

Larger Font Smaller Font Up Down Go comment Print Attachment

20210119_FIS-(1).jpg

By our own correspondent

       Don Bosco Victorias, 19 January 2021 -- Two weeks ago there was a flash flood during the first days of 2021 caused by the Suba river around the Salesian Parish of St Joseph the Worker in Victorias (Bacolod diocese, Bishop Patrick Buzon, SDB). The Salesian community of Victorias (first SDB presence in the Philippines, 1951: https://donboscovictorias.org) has started a magnificent solidarity movement involving also many local society and Salesian family donors.

       It is a great challenge for thousands of families around Victorias whose homese were destroyed and who lack of food. During the past two week not fewer than 2600 families have been assisted and many families even took the shelter in the large Shrine of Mary the Immaculate (Cane Town). On the FB of the Victorias Parish you can read the help offered and the donations received every day - both financial or the many necessary relief goods.

       Fr Joriz Calsa, SDB (FIS Youth Ministry delegate) shares: "Blessings of help poured also some of our friends in Cebu, a lot from the local communities and Don Bosco Past Pupils of different schools. So far, we are on our second week giving food assistance. For past two weeks we have distributed the food packs and other relief good to 2600 families. We focused on this help, since the materials for reconstruction cost a lot and it is beyond our means. Rather, it is more the task of the local government. We did appeal on our St Joseph Worker Parish Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/stjoseph.worker.96).

       We did an appeal on our St Joseph Worker Parish FB, the rectors reported the need during the FIS rectors meeting, and we received a help from some SDB settings around Visayas and Mindanao as well from some known SDB sponsors.

       Our parish initiative was very much appreciated especially when we opened the doors of our large Shrine (Immaculate Conception of Mary, Cane Town) as evacuation center which that very night had 87 persons sheltered under God's guidance. And also we were appreciated for the distribution of food assistance for two weeks until now.

       We will be bring also this concern in the social action group of the Bacolod diocese to advocate for whatever can stop the flash floods not only here in Victorias but also in other areas like Silay, Talisay, Bacolod, Magalona and San Carlos City."

       It's moving to read on the SJW Parish Facebook page the daily entries of donations in cash, through the BPI (bank) or in kind: boxes of noodles, clothes, blankets, towels, shoes, sacks of rice, soap, biscuit, canned good and other needed items.

       All this relief work is possible only thanks to many parish volunteers who pack the relief goods to be distributed on the following day. The packs are distributed initially in the Cane Town Shrine, then from house to house and the 'graces' of received and given are ongoing.

       We give thanks for this ongoing solidarity movement in Victorias as a sign of hope for many affected by yet another natural disaster. The St Joseph the Worker parish of Victorias (Negros Island) covers a rather large rural area with a population making their livelihood on agriculture.


 

20210119_FIS-(2).jpg

20210119_FIS-(3).jpg

20210119_FIS-(4).jpg

20210119_FIS-(5).jpg

20210119_FIS-(6).jpg

20210119_FIS-(7).jpg

20210119_FIS-(8).jpg

20210119_FIS-(9).jpg

20210119_FIS-(10).jpg

20210119_FIS-(11).jpg

20210119_FIS-(12).jpg

20210119_FIS-(13).jpg

20210119_FIS-(14).jpg

20210119_FIS-(15).jpg

20210119_FIS-(16).jpg

20210119_FIS-(17).jpg

20210119_FIS-(18).jpg

20210119_FIS-(19).jpg

20210119_FIS-(20).jpg

20210119_FIS-(21).jpg

20210119_FIS-(22).jpg

20210119_FIS-(23).jpg

Attach

Drag and drop your files here, or Click attach files button.

Maximum File Size : 0MB (Allowed extentsions : *.*)

0 file(s) attached ( / )

  1. 5553(II)_Don Bosco Victorias: 2600 Flooded families helped

    By our own correspondent Don Bosco Victorias, 19 January 2021 -- Two weeks ago there was a flash flood during the first days of 2021 caused by the Suba river around the Salesian Parish of St Joseph the Worker in Victorias (Bacolod diocese, ...
    Date2021.01.19 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views949 file
    Read More
  2. 5530(V)_FIS: Perpetual Profession of Salesian Brothers

    ALA_5530 By FIS SocCom Cebu, The Philippines, 11 December 2020 -- 8 December 2020, Cebu City. The Salesian Society of St. John Bosco-Philippines South Province celebrated the Perpetual Profession of two Salesian Brothers: Bro. Raffy Besoni...
    Date2020.12.11 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views649 file
    Read More
  3. 5530(IV)_Tree Planting with Mother Mary for Mother Earth

    ALA_5530 By Ms. Elmer Juanitas Mambucal Parish of St John Bosco, Negros, The Philippines, 11 December 2020 -- St. John Bosco Parish and Shrine in Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines (Rector and Parish Priest Fr. Bong Borgueta, SDB) just...
    Date2020.12.11 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views494 file
    Read More
  4. 5493(I)_Philippines South Province Blessed with a New Priest

    ALA_5493 By Jan Odivilas Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Cebu City, The Philippines, 24 October 2020 -- The Salesian Society of St. John Bosco in the Philippines, South Province (FIS), celebrated the ordination to the Order of ...
    Date2020.10.26 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views965 file
    Read More
  5. 5475(I)_Salesian Appointed Regional Trustee for Local Catholic Educational Association, Cebu

    ALA_5475 By FIS Social Communication Cebu, The Philippines, 26 September 2020 -- Fr. Fidel Ma. Orendain, SDB, has been nominated and elected as the regional trustee for the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) Region ...
    Date2020.09.28 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views851 file
    Read More
  6. 5474(IV)_Youth Groups and Sodalities: Carrying On Don Bosco’s Legacy

    ALA_5474 By Luiz Benedict C. Belotindos DBTC Cebu, The Philippines, 18 September 2020 -- Clubs are a staple in Bosconian culture. Bosconians naturally bond with one another even during the pandemic. Quarantined though at home, we continue ...
    Date2020.09.25 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views907 file
    Read More
  7. 5474(III)_Let's Plant Positivity!

    ALA_5474 By Fr. Keith Amodia, SDB Lourdes Parish, Cebu, 20 September 2020 -- The Lourdes Parish Youth Center in promoting urban farming among young people held the #Let’sPlantPositivity challenge. It was organized by the Parish Youth Coord...
    Date2020.09.25 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views4203 file
    Read More
  8. 5464(I)_Daily Goodnights online become a source of hope for others!

    ALA_5464 By Ms. Taichi Miranda SALVO (Salesian Lay Volunteers), FIS, Philippines South, 8 September 2020 -- Since April 3, 2020, SALVO has posted 148 online goodnight talks shared by the Salesian Brothers, Priests or Bishops, FMA Sisters, ...
    Date2020.09.09 CategoryFIS Reply1 Views1236 file
    Read More
  9. 5446(VII)_A Global Virtual Reunion of Salesian Volunteers (SALVO)

    ALA_5446 By Zenaida Ann S. Miranda FIS Province, the Philippines, 17 August 2020 -- The year 2021 is the 500 years celebration of the Christianity in the Philippines and the theme for the celebration focuses on “Missio Ad Gentes” wherein S...
    Date2020.08.17 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views845 file
    Read More
  10. 5439(III)_Admission to the Novitiate in Lawa-an

    ALA_5439 By Novice Roj Mallari Lawa-an, Talisay City, Cebu, the Philippines, 5 August 2020 -- Six candidates to the Novitiate — Keiyth Joemarie Bernales (FIS), Christopher Sa Khant Ai (MYM), John Hein Htet Aung (MYM), Nicholas Naw Seng Hpr...
    Date2020.08.07 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views1195 file
    Read More
List
Board Pagination Prev 1 ... 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ... 26 Next
/ 26