SANTISIMA TRINIDAD PARISH

Parish Pastoral Council Meeting

December 16, 2023
6 PM, 4th Flr

Attendance: (to follow c/o Bro DJ)

Highlights of the Meeting:

1. Review of December Activities

DATE ACTIVITY PERSON/MINISTRY PARTICULARS

RESPONSIBLE
Dec 17- Monito Monita Paolo and Bernard -Determine how to collect and
24 store the goods; goods can
be stored above the sacristy

Dec 17 UST Seminarians Will be the choir for the mass,

invited GCM and will sing 2 Christmas
carols before the final
blessing
2nd Collection

Dec 24 Community Irene - 7 and 9 pm masses; Star ng

Singing Pasko
SocMed
-Prepare pubmats: bring
Family candles (vigil candles)
Greeters
-Can sell vigil candles

Dec 30 Christmas gift- SSDM -Determine recipients (target

giving 500 families)
-10 am mass, gift giving to
follow after the mass

Dec 30 Feast of the Holy Xian and Awen -6:30 am and 6 pm masses
Family
Blessing of -bottles of Holy Water with a
Families prayer of Blessing of Homes
to be given ( for use of the
head of each family)

-need to canvass for 1,500

bottles (to be distributed
druing the New Year’s eve 8
pm mass and all masses on
Jan 1)
 2. January Activities:

DATE ACTIVITY PERSON/MINISTRY PARTICULARS

RESPONSIBLE
Jan 7, Blessing of Chalk Xian and Youth Ministry -To be used to bless the door
8 post of each home

- 1 chalk to be put in ice bags

with the prayer to Bless the
Door Post

Jan 7 Salamat /Sana All Minstry Heads Submission of Salamat / Sana

with proposed plans for 2023
Sis Ruth for collation

Jan 9 Feast of the -630 am and 6 pm masses

Black Nazarene
-to borrow the SIL chapel’s
image of the Black Nazarene
for Triduum masses (Jan 5
pm to Jan 9)

Jan PPC Awen -reserve venue at Alfonso,

13,14 Recollection Tagaytay
and Planning
Sis Ruth -presentation of collated
Salamat / Sana and 2023
plans and programs

Fr Jek -Recollection

15 Feast of Sto Nino Dr Cielo & Nina -3pm procession

-5pm blessing of children

-program/games for the

children

3.Ministry Updates:

a. PREX
A reunion is scheduled for the 2nd week of January.

b. Education Ministry
- Fr Jek recommended that there be a parish Faith Formation (Doctrinal) once a
month after the 6 pm mass on a Saturday.
- This can be launched on Jan 22, as we celebrate the Sunday of the Word of God.
 - We can begin with a discussion of the Apostles Creed (by phrase).

c. SSDM
- Monthly meetings for the YSLEP are held every 2nd Sunday of the month at 1 pm
- Fr Jek encouraged having livelihood and training programs. We can ask help from
the TESDA Women’s Desk, headed by Ms Angie Gonzales. We can look into
training for lady plumbers, welders, etc

d. Temporalities
- On March 25, 2023, we shall be celebrating out 29th anniversary as a parish. On
March 27, we shall be celebrating the anniversary of our Church Dedication. Fr
Baybay will also be celebrating his 60th Sacerdotal Anniversary.
- The ministry will hold a raffle from January to February to help fund the March
activities.
- Fund raising projects shall be launched in preparation for the 30th year anniversary of
our parish.

e. Youth Ministry
- They will prepare activities for the Feast of Sto Nino.
- They will continue to have their monthly gathering during the Praise and Worship
activity every last Saturday of the month.

f. Family and Life Ministry

- They will continue to support the regular formation programs of the Archdiocese
Family and Life Ministry, and share with the parish these programs.
- Together with the Praise and Worship Ministry (headed by Dr Boogie Manzano), they
will come up with the topics for 2023.
- Fr Jek recommended that the ministry include programs for Father’s Day, Mother’s
Day and Grandparent’s Day.

g. Health and Wellness Minstry

- Members have gone back to their other ministries.
- This shall be re-named Health Care Ministry, to minister to the sick persons within
the parish.

h. Others:

1. Home Visitations
-can come up with a program for random visits to the Catholic sick and elderly who
are not able to physically come to church
-initial visit by the priest, then followed by regular visits by the Lay Ministers

2. Block rosary
- This can be done by barangay, with a barangay street mass either before or after the
block rosary.

Prepared by : Sis Ruth