FILIPINO AMERICAN  CATHOLIC FAMILY 

 

WHO ARE WE?

              We are the immigrant Filipino families who came to Ocala because of job opportunities, largely in the medical profession.  We, too, are families enjoying the golden years of retirement.

             As young families, we come to Blessed Trinity Catholic Community to maitain, nourish and deepen our Catholic faith in Christ, especially among our children and the young.  Rooted in religious traditions and popular expressions of piety which are uniquely Filipino, we join the Filipino elders in keeping our faith Alive in Christ here and now.  We firmly believe that our Filipino Catholic traditions are moments of catechesis and re-evangelization.  These are fertile grounds for inculturation, i.e. always in creative tension between our community and the diocesan and universal church.

OUR VISION

 Alive in Christ, we envision…

A vibrant Filipino-American family, faithful members of the Catholic Church in the parish of Blessed Trinity, strengthened, nurtured, and transformed by God’s life and love to a life of responsible stewardship.

A community that preserves and promotes religious Filipino tradition, culture, and values in liturgy and prayer, in ministry and ecclesial service, for the greater glory and honor of God.

Filipino American Catholic Family Core Group

Richard Bernasol

Carlito & Lilia Cruz

Zeny Ebert

Arceli & Jerondio C. Encienzo, Jr.

Gemma Ferrer

Linda Hartzell

Emilia B. Pacariem

Marissa Shull

Steve & Mhel Taparan

Rev. Roy V. Eco 

OUR ACTIVITIES

  •  Monthly First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • Santo Niño (Infant Jesus) , last Sunday in January
  • Ang Daan ng Krus, The Way of the Cross in Lent
  • San Isidro Labrador in March
  • May 13th Devotional Rosary and Procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima
  • Alay kay Maria, last Saturday in May
  • Pahiyas in June
  • Novena prayers in honor of the Our Lady of Antipolo in July
  • Undas/Mass for the Faithful Departed in November
  • Pre-Christmas/Advent Reflections in December

 SEÑOR SANTO NIÑO 

        The Filipino American Catholic Family of Blessed Trinity Parish warmly invites one and all to the First Santo Niño celebration in Ocala at the Blessed Trinity Catholic Church on SUNDAY, January 24, 2010 at 2:00 P.M.  Bring your Santo Niño statues to the Mass. Potluck follows immediately at the Hall.

        Prior to the Fiesta, NOVENA prayers will be held at the Blessed Trinity Chapel on January 16 and 23 at 7:00 PM and on January 17 to 22 at 6:00 PM.

THE WAY OF THE CROSS DURING THE SEASON OF LENT

       An Daan ng Krus: Ating Buhay-Paglalakbay.  The Filipino American Catholic Family of Blessed Trinity Parish is hosting a LENTEN DEVOTION to the WAY OF THE CROSS at 6:30 in the evening on Friday, February 19, 26, March 12, 19, 26, 2010.  In the spirit of the Lenten season of prayer, fasting & almsgiving, please bring to church any used clothes, bed sheets, towels, shoes, etc. fit for the tropical weather in the Philippines.

       All are invited to participate in this journey with the suffering Christ leading & loving us to become God's family.

OUR LADY OF ANTIPOLO, Our Lady of Peace & Good Voyage

        During the candlelight procession in the Vatican Gardens to conclude the Marian month of May 2010, Pope Benedict XVI remarked, “Mary’s [visitation] is a real missionary journey.  It leads her far from home, impels her into the world to places alien to her habits; in a certain sense it stretches her to the maximum capacity.  Here, also for all of us, lies the secret of our lives as men and women and Christians … [Hence] it is the Lord who sets us on this path beside Mary as our travelling companion and caring mother.”

            Indeed, this is the essence of our devotion to Our Lady of Antipolo, also known as the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage – so right and fitting patroness of the Filipino people always on the move, praying that their faith in God flourish wherever they are planted.

            As it has been a living tradition in the diocese of Orlando since 2004, this year’s celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Antipolo will be on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon.  We warmly invite you to participate in this most festive occasion.

            Novena prayers will be held at the Blessed Trinity Chapel at 7:00 P.M. from July 17-24, 2010.