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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]