**The month of November is dedicated to the prayerful remembrance of our beloved departed. Kindly list down the names of your deceased relatives and friends on the envelopes that we’ve  distributed  if you wish to have them remembered and enclose your offering therein. Please drop your envelopes in drop boxes along the entrances of the church or bring them to the parish office on or before October 30.

**Everyone is invited to visit Radio Veritas’ “MARIAN & SAINTS”: an exhibit of miracles and healing grace.  It will showcase various life-sized miraculous images of our Blessed Virgin Mary and relics of our Beloved John Paul II. It will be held at the SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City, from Nov. 7-29, 2011.

**The Parish Health Program Ministry will conduct a free clinic day on Sunday, November 6.  Registration starts at 7:30 AM and consultations follow immediately until 12:00 Noon.

This service is made possible through the kindness of our benefactors, and the doctors who have offered their services at no cost.

Let us continue to support this program to be able to reach out to more of our less fortunate.

**There will be a Rummage Sale to be held on Saturday, November 26, 2011, at the Parish Lingkod Center from 8 AM to 1 PM.

Said Rummage Sale is being sponsored by the Solo Parents of Sta. Maria della Strada Parish for the benefit of the Landas ng Karunungan (LNK) Scholarship Program of the parish.  The LNK Scholarship Program supports high school scholars with free school fees, tuition and school uniforms as well as financial support to Vocational and College scholars.  To date, the Program has helped about 6,600 scholars.

Any donation of clothing, household items and office items will be much appreciated.  Kindly send your donation to the parish office.  Thank you in advance.

**We are pleased to announce that we were able to collect the total amount of P35,325.45 for the World Mission Sunday.  Said collection will be remitted to the Treasury Office of the Diocese of Cubao.  Maraming, maraming salamat po!!

Any donation of clothing, household items and offci eitems will be much appreciated.  Kindly send your donation to the parish office.  Thank you in advance.

**On Saturday, October 29, the Diocese  of Cubao, in cooperation with the Smart Araneta Center, will be staging a grand celebration of faith to commemorate the life and teachings of the newly beatified John Paul II.

“BLESSED” will be held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum from 1 PM to 6 PM.  It will be an inspiring afternoon showing the facets of the Pope we loved, how the uniqueness of his personality radiated the face of God, and profoundly touched the Filipinos.  There will be a relic exhibit, film showing, inspirational speakers, and testimonials, prayer rally, mini concert and a Eucharistic celebration in honor of the new Blessed.  It will also be the time that the Filipino Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Cubao will celebrate the first ever feastday of the Blessed John Paul II.

Our Diocese is inviting all parishes, schools, clergy, religious congregations, and mandated organizations from all dioceses to come and take part in this celebration of the new “Blessed.”

**The month of November is dedicated to the prayerful remembrance of our beloved departed. Envelopes for this have been distributed as you came in. Kindly list down the names of your deceased relatives and friends and enclose your offering therein and   drop your envelopes in drop boxes along the entrances of the church or bring them to the parish office on or before October 30.

**The Sta. Maria della Strada Parish Youth Ministry is inviting young parishioners, aged 15-18 years old, to join the 4th run of the Jesus and Me (JAM) Youth Leaders’ Camp 4 this coming Friday until Sunday, Oct. 28-30.  The goal of this camp is to gather and mold young leaders to serve the youth of the parish community.  Interested applicants may contact Hilda Tarroc (Parish Youth Ministry Coordinator) at 09064140913 or visit the parish office for more details.

**The Health program Ministry will conduct a free clinic day on Sunday, November 06.  Registration starts at 7:30 am and consultations follow immediately until 12:00 Noon.

This service is made possible thru the kindness of our benefactors, and the doctors who have offered their services at no cost.

Announcement (Right before Communion)

October 22-23, 2011

Today is World Mission Sunday.  The Pontifical Mission Societies collect offerings for this intention to help provide economic assistance to the universal church especially in the mission societies.  It is used for evangelization and for ecclesial and social developments, as well as education and material assistance.

In line with this, we will have a second collection after communion. Amount collected will be remitted to the Treasury Office of the Diocese.  Thank you!

B. Number of response  offerors  by area as of month end.

Total 943

C. Total amount of Balik-alay offerings for Stewardship of Treasure

We praise and thank the good Lord for your generosity.

“God loves a cheerful giver”    2 corinthians 9:7

The parish always welcomes generous response of new offerors to its Balik-Alay Stewardship Program. We hope that you will respond to the invitation to live the spirituality of stewardship through the active participation in this program. Please see the parish office for inquiries

**On October 29, the Diocese  of Cubao, in cooperation with the Smart Araneta Center, will be staging a grand celebration of faith to commemorate the life and teachings of the newly beatified John Paul II.

“BLESSED” will be held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum from 1 PM to 6 PM.  It will be an inspiring afternoon showing the facets of the Pope we loved, how the uniqueness of his personality radiated the face of God, and profoundly touched the Filipinos.  There will be a relic exhibit, film showing, inspirational speakers, and testimonials, prayer rally, mini concert and a Eucharistic celebration in honor of the new Blessed.  It will also be the time that the Filipino catholic faithful of the Diocese of Cubao will celebrate the first ever feastday of the Blessed John Paul II.

Our Diocese is inviting all parishes, schools, clergy, religious congregations, mandated organizations from all dioceses to come and take part in this celebration of the new “Blessed.”  Kindly get in touch with your local parish or schools or the Diocese of Cubao, 723-5113 for more details. Admission is free. Tickets will be distributed through parishes and schools.

**We wish to inform you that we were able to collect last Sunday the total amount of P86,687.15 for the typhoon victims. We will remit said collection to the Office of the Diocesan Oeconomus. Thank you very much! May God bless you a hundredfold for your generosity.

**The Parish is still accepting goods for relief operations in Bulacan (particularly, Paombong, Calumpit and Hagonoy).  Donations of rice, noodles, canned goods and bottled water may be dropped off at the parish office.  We will be accepting goods until this week.

**The month of November is dedicated to the prayerful remembrance of our beloved departed.  We will be distributing envelopes for this next weekend.  Please list down the names of your deceased relatives and friends on the envelope and enclose your offering therein.  You may drop your envelopes in drop boxes that we will provide along the entrances of the church or bring them to the parish office on or before October 30.

Thank you!

**On October 29, the Diocese  of Cubao, in cooperation with the Smart Araneta Center, will be staging a grand celebration of faith to commemorate the life and teachings of the newly beatified John Paul II.  The event is entitled “BLESSED.”

“BLESSED” will be held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum from 1 PM to 6 PM.  It will be an inspiring afternoon showing the facets of the Pope we loved, how the uniqueness of his personality radiated the face of God, and profoundly touched the Filipinos.  There will be a relic exhibit, film showing, inspirational speakers, and testimonials, prayer rally, mini concert and a Eucharistic celebration in honor of the new Blessed.  It will also be the time that the Filipino catholic faithful of the Diocese of Cubao will celebrate the first ever feastday of the Blessed John  Paul II.

Our Diocese is inviting all parishes, schools, clergy, religious congregations, mandated organizations from all dioceses to come and take part in this celebration of the new “Blessed.”  Kindly get in touch with your local parish or schools or the Diocese of Cubao, 723-5113 for more details. Admission is free. Tickets will be distributed through parishes and schools.

**As the country watches in grief the catastrophe that befell some parts of our country brought about by typhoons Pedring and Quiel, our Diocese has directed all parishes to conduct a  2nd collection today after communion to be able to aid the victims of said typhoons.

This gesture of solidarity will certainly bring hope to the victims of these devastating typhoons.  Let’s pray for those who have perished, for the injured and for the displaced.

Amount collected will be remitted to the office of the Diocesan Oeconomus which will  take care of sending the donation to the affected Dioceses.

Thank you!