Category: News
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Misioneros Laicos Del Verbo Divino (MLVD) Commitment Renewal
Eighteen members of the MLVD renewed their commitment on September 5, 2015 during the evening Mass at Queen of Angeles Parish, Riverside. They are from Queen of Angeles Parish and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Banning/Beaumont. Presently we have the MLVD movement going on at three of our parishes, Queen of Angeles Parish, St. Kateri Tekakwitha…
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Dinner Dance Event by Riverside Community
The fund raiser Dinner Dance Event organized by the Riverside Community on September 3, 2015 was an awesome event. Nearly 600 participants gathered at Double Tree Hotel, Ontario. We thank Fr. Jose Goopio, SVD the Rector, Naida Castro and Sally Beavan and the organizing team for the great event. The dinner dance was organized on…
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Mission Office Meet and Greet Program
The Meet and Greet program organized by the Mission Office, Techny took place on September 26, 2015. We want to thank Jesus Zamarripa, SVD and Emilio Reyes, SVD who made all the arrangements at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Los Angeles. The young mariachi group from Riverside and the Aztec dancers were the highlight of…
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Superior General’s Visit to USW
The visit of Fr. Superior General took place from September 12 – 20. It was a great time to meet in the districts and listen from Fr. General about the present state of the Society as well as the future courses. We thank all the District Superiors and the Rector for making the arrangements to…
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Workshop for Pastors and Associates and Jubilee Celebrations
Our workshop for the Pastors and the Associates guided by Fr. Pio Estepa, SVD was a great experience for all the 30 participants. The main point of presentation and discussion was how can we imprint our SVD Missionary & Religious Traits on our Parishes. This was looked from the perspectives of the last three General…
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Sub-Zonal Assembly of the Dimension Coordinators/Secretaries
The Secretaries and Coordinators of our Dimensions; Communication, Justice and Peace, Bible Apostolate and Mission had an assembly in Bay St. Louis from May 11-13, 2015. The task of the assembly was to refocus and find ways and means of working together in the subzone and the zone. It was also a preparatory meeting for…
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Soney Sebastian, SVD USW New Provincial
Fr. Soney Sebastian, SVD was formally installed as the new Provincial of USW Province on June 2, 2014. In a simple ceremony at the SVD Residence, Riverside Fr. Soney Sebastian, SVD was installed as the next Provincial. The Briccio Tamoro, the outgoing Provincial began the Mass. He invited Fr. Joseph Trong to read the appointment…
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USW Golden Jubilee Celebrations
The Golden Jubilee celebrations of the USW Province came to a grand close on May 28, 2014 with the Holy Eucharist celebrated by Most Rev. Gerald Barns, Bishop of San Bernardino Diocese at the Holy Rosary Cathedral, San Bernardino. The Celebrations began with all the members and a few former members of the Western Province…