Christian Formation Social Action

St. Josephs College of Quezon City

295 E. Rodriguez Sr. Blvd., Quezon City

DATE

Nature of Work

From

To

Number
of Hours

Signature(person
in charge)

Basic Education Department

RECORD OF SERVICES RENDERED

Name of Student

Patricia Arlene L. Limon

Grade / Section

Grade 10 - Excellence

Name of Parish and Address :

St. Paul the Apostle Church

Timog Cor. Mother Ignacia

Date submitted

CONTENT OF THE REPORT IN PARISH CHURCH INVOLVEMENT

1. Students Profile
a. Name
b. Year and Section
c. Home Address
d. Name of Parish / Church
e. Parish / Church Telephone / Cellphone Number
f. Others
2. History of the Parish (includes the vision, mission . . . not more than three pages)
3. Reflection Paper 1:

before the start of Parish Involvement

(Personally, what is my honest feeling / opinion regarding
this parish involvement? minimum of 1 page
4. Reflection Paper 2: after 10 hours of Parish Involvement
(After working for 10 hours in this parish, what is my
honest feeling / opinion regarding this requirement? State
and/or enumerate your experiences and comment on
them minimum of 1 page and maximum of 2 pages)

5. Reflection Paper 3:

after the parish Involvement is finished

(Now it is over. How did this activity / experience help me
grow as a person? Explain clearly. Am I willing to work
again even without the grade? Why? At least 2 pages)

6. Summary of what the students have learned (essay form one page)
7. Other comments (optional)
8. DTR must be duly accomplished
9. Documentation (with captions) at least four pictures
10. Certification from the parish priest.
11. Other things required by the teacher
Note: Submit to your teacher in a piece of paper the name of the parish/church where you will
be working.

PARISH
INVOLVEMENT
PROJECT IN CFP

I.

STUDENTS PROFILE

NAME: Patricia Arlene L. Limon

YEAR AND SECTION: Grade 10 - Excellence
HOME ADDRESS:
43 A. Bayani St. Brgy. Doa Aurora Galas Quezon City
NAME OF CHURCH: St. Paul the Apostle Church
CHURCH TELEPHONE NUMBER: 415 7119

II.

HISTORY OF THE CHURCH

The community started as a quasi-parish in 1978 under the patronage of St. Paul the
Apostle. Parish work was initiated by laymen, with the assistance of the RVM Superior
of St. Marys College. The quasi-parish was originally supervised by the SVD priests of
the Sacred Heart Parish in Kamuning and later by the Sacred Heart Missionary Fathers.
Masses were held at St. Marys College Auditorium while other liturgical needs were
served at a temporary chapel in the Dionisio Compound on Scout Magbanua.
On September 21, 1979, the parish was established by the Archbishop Jaime Cardinal
Sin. The MSC fathers continued giving their services until April 16, 1980, when Msgr.
Celso Ditan took over. He was formally installed as the first parish priest on April 27,
1980. The Parish Pastoral Council successfully acquired a lot for the church on August
19, 1983. It was solemnly blessed and dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle on July 10,
1986.

PARISH VISION:
A COMMUNITY OF CHRIST-LIKE DISCIPLES alive and dynamic in the practice of faith,
praying and caring for one another in the spirit of COMMUNIO, moving towards
becoming CHURCH of the POOR.

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT:

S - Spirituality, Service, Stewardship (Conversion and Renewal)
P - Parish "Communio" Builders (Unity in Diversity)
A - Authenticity and Availability
P - Partners in Apostolate and Mission

PARISH CORE VALUES:

S - Spirituality, Service, Stewardship (Conversion and Renewal)
Deeply rooted in the faith, committed to live out the Gospel values.
P - Parish "Communio" Builders (Unity in Diversity)
Different Gifts and Charism harnessed / or maximized to promote unity, fraternity
and solidarity in the Christian community inspired and strengthen by the life of the Holy
Trinity.
A - Authenticity and Availability
Authentic in relationship as one faith family (Parish) sincere and available in
reaching
out
to
those
in
need
especially
the
poor.
- PCPII p. 435
P - Partners in Apostolate and Mission
As the parish community grows, in the spirit of "communio", a dynamic and communal
discipleship continues to grow to maturity bearing
p. 98

fruit a hundredfold. - PCPII ch. 3,

III. REFLECTION PAPER NO. 1

In honest feelings and sincere thoughts about parish involvement, my past
parish involvement was traumatizing to me. I do follow instructions and orders
but my past parish involvement felt too cruel to me. Due to so many
requirements, stress and projects in my past year I didnt have time to do Parish
Involvement, adding the happenings in my family and problems that we had
faced, also that every weekends my family goes home to our province which is
Meycauayan, Bulacan. My family and I tend to spend our weekends there to
gather and have fun with our relatives and my other grandfathers and
grandmothers. Due to that I tend to forgot to do parish involvement, I did my
parish involvement around February, and it was in Fatima just nearby Our Lady
of Fatima public school. I thought it was going to be okay to serve and all.. I dont
know if I should be telling this but my experience was okay I guess.
The nun that was managing us was kind of scary and is real strict, that even if
we talk to her properly she tends to be snappy and kind of snob. I guess its
probably because I was late to serve. But even though she does that to me, I still
managed to finish my hours fully and rest aside the whole situation, and that is
why I changed the place where Im going to serve. Hopefully this church will be
fun, welcoming and accepts me with warm heart. Im not saying all of these to put
Fatima Parish a bad name, actually my family used to serve there a lot. I was a
Kid of Christ, my sister was in Youth for Christ and my mother was in Couples for
Christ, but due to family problems we lack the time to serve which led us to just
attend masses every Sunday instead of joining the gatherings and praises we
used to do in the church.

IV. REFLECTION PAPER NO. 2

After 10 hours of my service, I am back here now; writing a reflection about

my experiences and opinions with honest thoughts and feelings regarding my
journey through this parish involvement, to be honest. All that I can say right now
is: this parish is like home now. I am comfortable to serve, I feel welcomed, I feel
no kind of insecurity at all. The people or should I say the Kairos (that's what
they call the Youth for Christ in here) have welcomed me and my friends to serve
the church of St. Paul the Apostle. During my first time entering the gathering
place of the Kairos, they were surprised to see us/me because they werent
informed that we were gonna be joining them.
First I was scared and shy since Im not a very sociable person and I tend to
be shy at first so I didnt get to talk to many of them only my friends which is
Raphael and Sam. They asked us what our name was and what school we were
in and we replied with a smile which they returned. Then we met Ate Abi, shes
somewhat the oldest and the leader of the Kairos. When she saw us she smiled
so widely and asked about us. There I noticed that the group wasnt so bad and
the church was warm. They were all so friendly that we didnt feel so isolated and
separated from them. They were kind to us, they gave us instructions on what we
should do and what we shouldn't do and we followed it. So far all is good and fun.
Hopefully when I get back here everything will be as fun as it is now.
Last January 15, 2016. I was one of the welcoming committee in the Mercy
Evening where we handed out flyers to the people and talked to them on why
they should join us to pray and celebrate the word of God. This was the very best
experience to me, we were joined by missionaries and student missionaries that
are foreigners, I was partnered with a girl who is German, I forgot about her
name but shes so pretty. She had blonde hair and beautiful doll eyes. I
complimented her that she looked like Mother Mary and she thanked me with a
smile, we walked around the streets, talking to people and even the homeless to
join the Mercy Evening, we also prayed for them and praised God with them.

Some had rejected us but that didnt stop us from still trying on helping and
praying for the people. We walked and walked and tried to convince them even if
we were turned that multiple times, It made me learn to never stop trying and just
work hard.
There was one time where I served on a weekday, since I didnt have
anything much to do that day. My friends and I decided to serve the parish, when
we got there. There was gonna be a mass but I saw that there was Ate Abi, in the
piano by herself and 3 other women who seems to be serving for the church ever
since. They called us and told us to join as a choir, note that we werent the best
singers out there and we were shy about singing since they were a lot better
singers that us. But even though we already told them we dont sing well they still
insisted and motivated us that we can. So we did, we sand throughout the mass
and we were getting looks from the people who were attending the mass. We
were really shy about our voices but at least we still tried and served the Lord
even with out of tune and not very pleasant to hear voices hahaha.

V. REFLECTION PAPER NO. 3

I am back and this will be my last reflection about my parish experience and
opinions with true feelings. I have finished 20 hours of serving in St. Paul the
Apostle Church, through all of the struggles and praises that I have done for the
Lord I can say that my experience was very much fun and will always be
remembered, from the warm welcome we have received, from the laughs and
jokes the Kairos and we shared, from the bond and unity we had done and also
for the same willingness to serve the Lord. It was so memorable to me, I can still
remember the time my hands were shaking as the first time I was gonna be one
of the mass collectors and my shyness to many people. I can remember the time
we were turned down by person by person in the streets as we try to talk them
out to join us in the Mercy Evening, the time we prayed to the people who were

willing to join. The time we placed our worries in the worry box and got bible
verses in the joy box to cheer us up in the Mercy Evening.
All these experience helped me grow as a Catholic who is willing to do
whatever It takes no matter what the conflicts and problems that may occur. The
experience built me another trait that I shouldnt be scared of other people and
that I should be sociable and be more open so that Ill have more people around
me. It may be hard at first but it gets better and better each day. Parish
Involvement helps people and the Youth to develop into a much better individuals
Im not saying that if you arent attending or doing parish involvement it means
you arent an okay person. But honestly speaking if you do parish involvement
youll learn and earn so many things and remember important events and learn
to cherish even the smaller things in life. I learned to be a much more patient
person and that happened when we were talking to people into making them join
the parishs Mercy Evening, that even if we got turned down twice, thrice and
many times we should still try and accept our failures and be happy for our
success.
We shouldnt discourage people and learn to motivate them so that theyll also
turn and evolve into independent and confident individuals. I am mostly referring
to the youth because most of us are not very confident to our selves and we feel
so out casted and as if we dont belong to a group, but we arent we are all Gods
children and we should be treated and we should treat others equally. We
shouldnt judge because the only one who has the right to judge is the Lord. We
shouldnt take vengeance and revenge to others because it isnt the right thing to
do. Instead we should pray to those whove been bad to us and learn to forgive
and to also ask for forgiveness. Pride wont get us anywhere, we shouldnt stoop
so high and think that we are better than the others, instead we should be warm,
open and friendly to others. So that well be in a much more happy and peaceful
environment. Learn to Praise, to Pray, to talk to God and also Learn to be

unselfish. So far, my thoughts about coming back to serve is still there, with or
without the grades and the need to finish my hours for requirements are present.
I am willing to come back, so that Ill learn more and so that I will be a better
Catholic, to be closer to God and to learn his words.

VI. SUMMARY
I was raised by my parents as a God-fearing child, my blood-line is very much
faithful and it's always God first. My Dad gets mad at us when we don't attend masses
and also my Mom. My family used to serve Fatima Parish and is part of groups such as,
Kids for Christ for me, Youth for Christ for my sister and Couples' for Christ for my
parents. That was the time where we don't have that much money and we were
struggling to have money to buy food. During gatherings my parents will take home
some left overs just for us to have something to fill in our stomachs. It was hard, but as
we continue serving and having more hope our lives got better and better. Although we
stopped because of conflicts going on in our family that didn't give us much time to be
with God. There was this time where me and my sister got Dengue and our lives are in
danger, I didn't have enough blood while my sister's BP was too high than normal.
I would hear my mom crying to my dad on the phone not knowing what to do.
During that time my dad was overseas, working for us to have money. We didn't have
that much to pay, but that didn't make us lose any hope. Couples for Christ helped my
family with charity and prayer, and after all the cries and prayer my mom and dad did.
We survived the situation and now above healthy, obese you can say. I'm telling all
of this because I have learned a lot through my days, with the parish and without the
parish involvement I have been raised by my parents to always turn to God first when it
comes to problems and downs that I may experience in the future. Through my days, I
have experienced stress and anxieties that made me think about things that shouldn't
be done by an individual, because of the problems I was facing, there was a time I felt
so depressed I just wanted to end it. But I didn't, with God by my side and praying to
him every time I have a big problem, I know things will eventually be better. Maybe not

so fast but as you wait, it'll get there if you have the patience. Now to my learning/s in
the parish, right now..
I am facing problems with my family, it feels like mine is falling apart. My dad, he has
someone else whilst my mom also. I'm trying to understand the situation but it hurts a lot
thinking that maybe they don't love each other anymore and that they are only together
because of the 3 baggage they carry, and that's me, my sister and my brother.
Sometimes they love each other, but more often they fight and ignore each other. I had
shared this too in the retreat and I want to share this again because the wound and
worry of my parents separating is still there. With my parish involvement, it helped me to
be happy for a while, I felt free and felt like I'm in a new peaceful world. Everyone was
nice, everyone was welcoming, and everyone was warm. They made me feel like I've
been with them for so long and as if I'm close to them. It made me learn that we
shouldn't neglect people and out cast them. Because what we treat others is what we
will get in return. We should be friendlier not judgmental and we shouldn't down others.
Instead, let's learn to be nice and welcome people with a warm heart.

IX. DOCUMENTATION