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March 24th Sunday Event, a Lenten charity campaign for Mindanao

Updated: Mar 26, 2019

The beginning of the Mass of the March 24 Sunday, 2019 Lenten Charity Campaign for Mindanao



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The Eucharistic Ministers



Priests joining us in the celebration Fr. Nacional, Filipino priest studying at Leuven Catholic University, Fr. Anicet, assistant priest of the Unité Pastoral Les Sarments Forestois where the Filipino Chaplaincy belongs, Fr. Nganze, priest in charge collaborating with the NGO: Entraide & Fraternite



The congregation shortly before the start of the Mass



The El Shaddai Choir, reinforced by some brothers and sisters from the Feast community



The Philippine and Belgium national flags



The Eucharist presided by Fr. Eric Vancraeynest, the Over-all in charge of all foreign Catholic communities in Brussels. Concelebrant priests are Fr. Horlador, Filipino Catholic community chaplain, Fr. Thierry Vander Poelen, parish priest of the Les Sarments Forestois Unité Pastoral, Fr. Anicet Ngboya, assistant parish priest, Fr. Nganze, Fr. Rhodel Nacional, and the assisting deacon Reverend Christian Robaeys




Representatives of Entraide & Fraternite; Anne Le Garroy, Philippe Gabriel and Rosaline Docq



Representatives from the Philippine Embassy in Brussels




Singing of the Lord's Prayer




The Cultural Performers directed by Grace Castillo of the Filipino Chaplaincy Socio-Cultural Ministry


Testimony of Min-min Pampilo from Mindanao whose village is a recipient of the assistance of Entraide & Fraternite on farming, fruit trees and vegetables growing and other livelihood programs. Min-min came all the way from Mindanao to join in the Lenten charity campaign through the auspices of Entraide & Fraternite in collaboration with the Vicariate of Brussels.



The Fellowship Meal featuring Philippine regional delicacies


Couples For Christ

Laguna


Las Damas de Rizal


El Shaddai


Family group



Ilocos Region food delicacies


Pampanga Food delicacies


Western Visayas Ilonggo Food delicacies


Batangas Food delicacies


Faiths and Dilbeek


Samar and Leyte

The Eucharistic Food



Fr. Christiaens Michel, former parish priest of the Les Sarments Forestois Unité Pastoral, presently assigned at St. Gilles Parish Church



The swelling crowd during the Fellowship Meal outside the big salle



Fellowship Meal inside the tent at the Chaplaincy Garden



Fr. Thierry, Fr. Nganzi, Philippine Consul Macaspas



Medical Mission of the Filipino Nurses around Brussels



Filipino style desserts



More Food, Anyone?



Try every Filipino regional delicacy



It is a warm sunny Sunday



More than enough food for everyone



Our chaplain, very happy and elated with the willing cooperation and enthusiastic participation of everyone. People are dancing at the background. Notice the banderetas, a foretaste of Filipino fiesta for our Belgian friends.


Our chaplain joining the Merry Making


Asher of the Filipino Catholic Charismatic Community rendering a Tagalog song


Ellen Eulin rendering 'Amazing Grace'






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