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1) The Knights of the Altar of the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned held a Christmas party for its members and young people from the local community. 2) They wanted to give back blessings they had received by making the youth happy with simple gifts of school supplies, toys, and grocery items for their families. 3) The successful outreach event was made possible through the KOA president and officers, as well as support from the parish administrator, adviser, members, and parents.

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KoA-OLA Gives Back! by John Louise A. Guevara The most beautiful season of the year has come once again. Christmas trees with decorations all over them can be seen in almost every house in the town. Gifts wrapped in glossy red and green papers designed with bells, stars, and holiday greetings are placed under these Christmas trees. Flashing lights are on every building’s facade at night. Peo- ple at the same time start their count down from 100 to the day of Christmas itself. Moreover, in every home we see an image of the nativity scene most often on the altar with a spotlight on the baby in the manger. During the preparation period, candles on advent wreath are being lightened. In every church, families attend nine consecutive days of Misa de Gallo that begin either on the night of December 15 or the dawn of December 16. In addition, in our country there are a lot who do outreach programs, Christmas cele- brations with the poor, and charity works whole year round but most especially during this season of thanksgiving, sharing, and of loving. This year, we decided to do the same thing. Giving back most probably is the best thing to do to feel and let others feel the true spirit of Christmas the same way. Christmas is about Christ and Christ is about love. Last December 27, Saturday, the Knights of the Altar of the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned held an outreach Christmas party for its members and for the young members of the Xander community in Daang-Bakal Brgy. Sto. Niño, Marikina City. Weeks before, we decided to plan the said event aiming to give back the blessings we had and we continuously have individually and as an organization. For the young men, the sacristans of OLA, the best way to do such is to make their fellow youth in the community mostly the ones who also serve God through the church happy even in the most simple and smallest ways. School supplies, toys, and bags of grocery items for their families were given making sure that each of them had his or her own simple present this Christmas. Games which everyone enjoyed filled the place (Mary, Mother of God Chapel) with laughter. All of us had indeed a great time. The outreach christmas party was made possible through the initiative of KOA Pres- ident Romeo Victorino and through the help of the current organization officers. It’s suc- cess was also because of the generosity and heartfelt support and love of the following people in this endeavour: Parish Administrator and Vice-Rector Rev. Fr. Reynante Tolenti- no, Adviser Bro. Jose Ramos, KOA members and their parents. Being an organisation, a family, that serves God through active participation in the church, we believe that Christ is the reason of Christmas and it is love for Him and for one another that matters most in this celebration.

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Ko a ola gives back-abbandonata

  • 1. KoA-OLA Gives Back! by John Louise A. Guevara The most beautiful season of the year has come once again. Christmas trees with decorations all over them can be seen in almost every house in the town. Gifts wrapped in glossy red and green papers designed with bells, stars, and holiday greetings are placed under these Christmas trees. Flashing lights are on every building’s facade at night. Peo- ple at the same time start their count down from 100 to the day of Christmas itself. Moreover, in every home we see an image of the nativity scene most often on the altar with a spotlight on the baby in the manger. During the preparation period, candles on advent wreath are being lightened. In every church, families attend nine consecutive days of Misa de Gallo that begin either on the night of December 15 or the dawn of December 16. In addition, in our country there are a lot who do outreach programs, Christmas cele- brations with the poor, and charity works whole year round but most especially during this season of thanksgiving, sharing, and of loving. This year, we decided to do the same thing. Giving back most probably is the best thing to do to feel and let others feel the true spirit of Christmas the same way. Christmas is about Christ and Christ is about love. Last December 27, Saturday, the Knights of the Altar of the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned held an outreach Christmas party for its members and for the young members of the Xander community in Daang-Bakal Brgy. Sto. Niño, Marikina City. Weeks before, we decided to plan the said event aiming to give back the blessings we had and we continuously have individually and as an organization. For the young men, the sacristans of OLA, the best way to do such is to make their fellow youth in the community mostly the ones who also serve God through the church happy even in the most simple and smallest ways. School supplies, toys, and bags of grocery items for their families were given making sure that each of them had his or her own simple present this Christmas. Games which everyone enjoyed filled the place (Mary, Mother of God Chapel) with laughter. All of us had indeed a great time. The outreach christmas party was made possible through the initiative of KOA Pres- ident Romeo Victorino and through the help of the current organization officers. It’s suc- cess was also because of the generosity and heartfelt support and love of the following people in this endeavour: Parish Administrator and Vice-Rector Rev. Fr. Reynante Tolenti- no, Adviser Bro. Jose Ramos, KOA members and their parents. Being an organisation, a family, that serves God through active participation in the church, we believe that Christ is the reason of Christmas and it is love for Him and for one another that matters most in this celebration.