December 08 is the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Principal Patroness of the Philippines.  It is a Holy Day of obligation. On this day, there will be masses at 6:00 am, 12:00 noon, 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

**As part of our celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King, our parish will be having a procession this afternoon after the 5:30 mass that will go around Pansol and Ibanag St. in La Vista.

Everyone is enjoined to participate in the procession.

Thank you!

• The Parish Formation Ministry invites everyone to our Parish’s Advent Recollection with the theme “Advent: Sustaining the Best of Our Hope in the World Today.”  Our speaker will be Fr. Mike Lambino of the Society of Jesus.  It will be held at the St. Paul Hall of the Fr. Pat H. Lim Landas Center of the Parish at 7:30 PM.

Please come and let this be part of your spiritual preparation in time for the Christmas season.

• There will be a Rummage Sale 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 for your support and may God bless you a hundredfold.

• The DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE of the DIOCESE OF CUBAO, cordially invites everyone to the incoming 1st CUBAO DIOCESAN APOSTOLIC CONGRESS ON MERCY which will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2011, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm at the Bulwagang Claret of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Mahinhin St., UP Village, Diliman, Quezon City.

AM/PM snacks will be provided but please bring your own lunch.

**Caritas Manila invites you to buy products made by urban poor partners and inmates of the National Bilibid Prison.  These products are available at the parish grounds today and next Sunday.

Buying their products will enable you to help the inmates and their families, as well as their urban poor partners, and be able to send youths to school.

**As part of our celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King, our parish will be participating in a procession on Saturday, Nov. 19, organized by the Vicariate of St. Joseph. The procession will begin from the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in UP and will end in our parish,  Sta. Maria della Strada.

Likewise, on Sunday (Nov. 20), our parish will also have its own procession that will go around Pansol and Ibanag St. in La Vista after the 5:30 PM mass.

Hoping you could participate in these two processions.  Thank you!

**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 for your support and may God bless you a hundredfold.

**The Parish 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 a part of the SMDS Parish Pro-Poor Program under the Social Development and Services Ministry. This program is also made possible through the support of the SMDS Balik- Alay Program and through the kindness of our benefactors, and the doctors who have offered their time and talent as an offering of thanksgiving for the greater glory of God.

Let us continue to support this noble program to be able to reach out to more of our less fortunate brothers and sisters in our Parish and be a part of Jesus’ mission to care for the poor.

**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 for your support and may God bless you a hundred fold.

**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, starting this Monday, November 7, until November 29, 2011.