Living Rosary

The Living Rosary was held last was held last October 28, 2006 as part of the year long celebration of St. John Bosco Parish's Pearl Anniversary.  This activity was sponsored by the Legion of Mary and the participants came from members of different organizations and their families.

Fun Run

The Fun Run was held last November 11, 2006 as part of the year long celebration of St. John Bosco's Parish's Pearl Anniversary.  This activity was jointly sponsored by the Lectors and Commentators' Guild and the Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. 

In Loving Memory: Prayers for the Faithful Departed

This activity was held last was held last Nov 4, 2006 as part of the year long celebration of St. John Bosco Parish's Pearl Anniversary.  This activity was sponsored by the Don Bosco Prayer Group and the participants came from members of different organizations and their families.

Dinner for Benefactors

As a way of expressing its gratitude to regular benefactors, St. John Bosco parish hosts a traditional thanksgiving dinner to its benefactors.  The dinner usually is preceded by a thanks giving mass at the church.  This usually coincides with the feast of St. John Bosco on January 31.  However, this year, the dinner was given a special touch considering that the parish was celebrating its 30th or pearl anniversary.  Preparations needed for this year's special occasion consisted of some chamber music rendition of songs by the parish chorale.  This year's dinner to benefactors was held at the parish garden last February 6, 2007.

Holy Thursday 2007

Holy Thursday / Mass of the Lord's Supper "The Two Sacraments of Christ's Presence"  "We gathered to commemorate the institution of the ministerial priesthood and of the Eucharist, the two Sacraments which perpetuate in a unique manner the endless love of Christ for all mankind."

Good Friday 2007

The Veneration of the Cross originated in Jerusalem where people gathered on Calvary to venerate the Cross to which Jesus had been nailed and which, according to tradition, had been miraculously recovered at the time of Emperor Constantine.  Eventually this devotion spread throughout the Church as a natural response to the reading of the Passion.

Easter Vigil 2007

"As we gather around the the Paschal candle, the symbol of the risen Christ who scatters the darkness of sin, let us rekindle the light of our faith.  Let us relive the wonders of God's power and love as shown in the splendor of creation and the history of salvation, and especially in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer."

PPCRV - St. John Bosco Parish involvement during the May 2007 Elections

"Last May 14, 2007, once again the St. John Bosco Parish activated its parish volunteers to participate in the Catholic Church's Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting or PPCRV as in the past elections.  This group consisting of 151 volunteers were assigned to the polling places - Barangay Pio del Pilar - Dulo and Main and Barangay San Lorenzo - to offer voters assistance, observe the proceeding of elections and stayed on into the final counting which lasted overnight for some polling precincts.  The three precincts are voting places for an aggregate of 30,487 resident voters.  The parish likewise was able to gather up support from other sectors of the community to help out in the food and other expense provisions of our volunteers in support of the parish initiative during the elections deemed a critical time in our country.

With the absence of any untoward incidents or any we may say that St. John Bosco parish has achieved the Vision set out by PPCRV for its volunteers and the country - to promote an enlightened voting citizenry as an accredited "citizen's arm" of the Commission of Elections.

Grand Alay - May 26, 2007

The St. John Bosco Parish's devotion to our Blessed Virgin Mary is expressed through the daily floral offerings during the month of May.  All mass goers during the daily 6PM Mass are enjoined to offer flowers by the foot of our Lady's statue.

This daily devotional practice culminates in the Grand Alay.  This year's Grand Alay which was held last May 26, 2007 came after the Saturday anticipated Mass.  This was marked by the offering of flower-decorated frames or "Almazons" depicting the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary by "Floristas", a group of girls and young ladies.  After the floral offerings, little girls dressed up as angels sang the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Then Fr. Manny and Fr. Javy gave the blessing of Mary Help of Christians to all.  The flower offerings saw the St. John Bosco Chruch altar decorated with a wonderful array of flowers which lit up the whole church.

Youth Camp 2007

Fr. Faroni's Diamond Jubilee and Golden Anniversary

June 15, 2007 marked the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  But also, St. John Bosco parish had another reason to celebrate...Fr. Adolf Faroni's Diamond Jubilee of religious profession and his golden anniversary as a priest and missionary. 
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Celebration of Cardinal Rosales' 75th Birthday

As part of the parish celebration of Cardinal Rosales' birthday, Fr. Manny Domingo, our parish priest, went to conduct feeding for 27 pre-school pupils of the Don Bosco Learning Center located at Taylo St. in Makati.  These nursery and kindergarten pupils are mostly from the poor areas of the parish community.  Fr. Manny later visited three sick persons and a dead.  The sick persons were given the sacrament for the sick, confession and holy communion.  This ministry has been a part of the parish commitment to care for the sick, the elderly and the differently-abled through a regular Thursday visitation and the transport of these people to the 10:00AM mass every Sunday.

Sharing St. Marie Eugenie to the SJB Community

On September 15, 2007, St. John Bosco parish in collaboration with the Sisters of the Assumption at San Lorenzo Village had a presentation of this dear saint to our parish community.  The celebration was marked by a mass concelebrated by nine priests at 6:00PM, which was attended by alumnae and friends of the Assumption College and our parish community.

Social Services Ministry and the Urban Poor Families

The Social Services Ministry conducted an orientation on October 12, 2007 of its 300 urban poor families with less than P5,000 income per month.  The beneficiary families will be entitled to the children's educational scholarship, livelihood training and health care programs.