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The dedication of the new Queen of Angels Church took place on April 23, 2016 in the presence over 4000 people. The new Church was dedicated by the Most Rev. Bishop Gerald Barnes accompanied by Most Rev. Rutilio Del Riego, Auxiliary Bishop Emiritus, the Pastor Fr. Miguel Ruiz and a large number of priests and […]

Memorial Mass for BB was celebrated on May 18th Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Stone House Chapel. It was the 100th day of BBs death. BBs grand niece Mara and her son from Florida participated in the ceremony. The celebration was solemnized by the Knights of Columbus color guard and the presence of many […]

The XVIII USW Provincial Chapter took place on April 6, 2016 at the Riverside residence. The Chapter began with the Bible enthronement by Hieu Trong Nguyen. Soney Sebastian, the Provincial declared the Chapter opened during the opening prayer. Later he presented an overview of the Province. There are 65 member in the province and we […]

The cross on the hill behind Divine Word Residence in Riverside that was cut down last Wednesday by vandals has been raised up and reinstalled again. A group of Highway Safety Team took the initiative on their own to reinstall it. What a great gesture. Last week the neighbors and the SVD residence had complained […]

March 30, 2016: In a barbarous act of vandalism some one has cut down the cross on the hill behind Riverside residence. Our office manager Jeffrey was informed of the missing cross by our neighbor on Wednesday. The Riverside Police and the City Council was been informed of this terrible act. The police visited the […]

Our Province Christmas and Founder’s day celebration was on January 14, 2016 at Riverside. Many of the confreres gathered for the prayer service, meal and the traditional gift exchange. It was a great time of community experience, laughter and fun. The highlight of the celebration was of course the gift exchange where many received wonderful […]

We had our annual Memorial Service on November 5, 2015. A large number of members gathered at the Crestlawn Cemetery around the tombs of our deceased confreres. It was a time for many to share the wonderful memories. After the prayers and blessing of the tombs everyone gathered at Riverside Residence to have a wonderful […]

Benny Obon, SVD our Indonesian confrere who has been assigned to USW a year ago was ordained on October 10, 2015 in Indonesia. We will gradually begin the process to obtain a R-1 visa for him while he gets some pastoral experience in Indonesia. We congratulate Obon and welcomes him to USW.

The Province Retreat took place from October 19 – 23 at Riverside Residence. Thirty two confreres participated in it. Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA guided the retreat using the theme of Consecrated Life in the light of the Apostolic Letter of Pope Francis to all the Consecrated People, Evangelii Gaudium and Laudato Si. The retreat was […]

The Youth Encounter 2015 took place on October10, Saturday at St. George Parish, Ontario. About 600 youth and the youth coordinators from the SVD parishes of San Bernardino Diocese took part in the event. The key note speakers were Rene Bondi and Augusto Valverde. Both the speakers inspired the youth with their life experiences. Leo […]