I am reproducing an invite to the birthday of a most loved monsignor of the Catholic Church in the province of Leyte. He is very special to us here in LIDE, Isabel, Leyte, because he is instrumental (along with the Abanillas, Quimsings, Avilas and Corderos) in the establishment of the Holy Spirit Chaplaincy Marriage Encounter Community in this place.
He is officially retiring as Parish Priest of Sto. Nino Parish in Tacloban City and as Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Palo. We know that this will be his chance to be active in other pursuits. He has a green thumb, so he will most likely be very busy nurturing his collection of rare plants in their ancestral home in the city. He is looked up to in the Marriage Encounter Community, so we hope to see him during the coming M.E. weekend seminars, all over the region. The seminarians will be very happy to welcome him back to the seminary which he used to head before. He will have time to travel to most interesting places now. Most of all, he will always be our father-confessor-counselor.
THE INVITE:
Sto. Nino Parish Tacloban City
With Thanksgiving to God the Catholic Community of the Sto. Nino Parish of Tacloban City cordially invites you to the celebration of the 65th Birthday
of RT.REV.MSGR.BENJAMINM. BACIERRA,P.A., S.T.L., M.A. Parish Priest of the Sto. Nino Parish of Tacloban City Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Palo on Thursday, 18th day of June 2009
for the
Concelebrated Mass at 5:00 p.m. at the Sto. Nino Parish Church Tacloban City
&
Dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Asia Convention Center Real Street, Tacloban City
My hubby and I and some friends will be leaving Isabel after lunch to be with MONSIE (as we fondly call him) on this special day for him.
MAY THE LORD BLESS HIM WITH GOOD HEALTH AND LONG LIFE, SO HE WILL ENJOY HIS RETIREMENT YEARS, IN THE COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR HIM. AMEN.
