Salesian Missionary Volunteers in FIS

By Ms. Zenaida Ann Miranda

Cebu, Philippines, 6 June 2018 -- A heartwarming missionary send-off rite was witnessed during the early morning daily Mass in Don Bosco Provincial House, Talamban, Cebu City on June 6, 2018 as Fr. Godofredo Atienza, SDB, the FIS Provincial Superior, sent-off his youngest sister, Maria Carmencita “Mency” Atienza for a one-year missionary volunteer work in Don Bosco-Mati, Davao Oriental.

Mency would like to immerse first with the Salesian spirituality and works at the local level before doing volunteer work abroad which is still under the Salesian Missionary Volunteering Program. Among those who were present were Fr. Wilbert Dianon, SDB, the SLS-DB Rector in Dumaguete, Fr. Cesar Manlosa, the Sub-commission Head on schools, Fr. Orlando Borres, SDB, the Mary Help of Christians Parish Rector in Calinan, Davao City, Fr. Arvin Abatayo, SDB, the FIS Commission on Missions Delegate, Bro. Louie Domasian, SDB, Fr. John Tien Nguyen (VIE), the residents of Maryville Subdivision who are daily Eucharist participants and some SALVO members and volunteers.

Moreover, one of the special events highlighted during the Eucharist was the warm welcome extended to the young volunteers, Karen Castigador and Christine Umpad from Don Bosco-Pasil, who just came back recently from their one-month missionary volunteer experience in Don Bosco Technical School-Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Prior to these two was Margarita Rio Diongzon who first underwent the same volunteer program like them. She arrived last March 23, 2018 in the Philippines and now currently become one of the staff of the Commission on Missions in FIS.

The Missionary Volunteer Movement in FIS province is very much alive and waiting for new members!

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