Archdiocese of San Fernando

Parish of Sto. Niño

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

PARISH CONSULTATION
Sto. Niño Parish Function Hall
May 29, 2024 / Wednesday

I. The meeting began at 5:05 p.m.

The Opening Prayer was led by SIS ELOISA SINGIAN of Family and Life Ministry

II. ATTENDANCE:

NAME POSITION
1. REV. FR. LYNDON VALENTON COMMITTEE ON PERSONEL
2. WILLIAM F. SUNDIAM PPC COORDINATOR
3. LANI S. NAVARRO PPC SECRETARY / LADIES OF CHARITY ADVISER
4. TITA SADSAD PPC TREASURER / PFC COORDINATOR
5. JOSEPH LENON GALANG PPC AUDITOR
6. MARISA TULABING MINISTRY ON FORMATION / CATECHETICAL GUILD
COORDINATOR
7. JOHN LOURD GAMATA MINISTRY ON LITURGY / LECCOM COORDINATOR
8. DIOSDIDITA GOPEZ SITIO / BRY CHAPEL COORDINATOR’S REPRESENTATIVE
9. SHERINA MAY COLIS SOCIAL WORKER / MALUKA REPRESENTATIVE
10. AGNES DIZON HUMAN RESOURCE COORDINATOR
11. DORIS TRAJANO LEGION OF MARY COORDINATOR
12. RENATO REYES PARISH CHOIR GUILD COORDINATOR
13. JONATHAN SINGIAN FAMILY AND LIFE COORDINATOR
14. ELOISA SINGIAN FAMILY AND LIFE COORDINATOR
15. MARCIA BELVIS MIGRANTS COORDINATOR
16. DELIA GUEVARRA MINISTRY OF CHURCH SERVERS AND COLECTORS
COORDINATOR
17. CONS QUIZON APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER COORDINATOR
18. MARITESS MANGIO CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE
19. RICO ESTRABILLO BRGY MAGLIMAN COORDINATOR
20. CARMELITA GREGORIO BRGY SAN JUAN COORDNATOR
21. CORAZON MALLARI SITIO CAPITOL BLVD COORDINATOR
22. ZENAIDA GALANG SAN FERNANDO SUBD REPRESENTATIVE
23. MARILYN DAVID SITIO MAGDALENA COORDINATOR

III. INTRODUCTION

▪ REV. FR. LYNDON VALENTON introduced himself. He proudly told the body that Sis Tita Sadsad also
looked after him when he was still a young priest. He served BIR as a chaplain for ten years. His first
parish was San Vicente, Mexico. Now, he is currently at Santa Monica Parish Church, Minalin, Pampanga.
▪ Among Pep Bacay is one of his buddies along with two more because of their similar interest which is
basketball. And now that they are advancing in years, they have paused a bit because of frozen shoulders.

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▪ The reason of his visit, it is because he was tasked for the Parish Consultation. Before, it was the
clergies who were being asked regarding the status of the parish.
▪ But now, Archbishop Dong Lavarias requested them to go to the parishes and consult the parishioners
themselves so they could be evaluated and assessed who could fill-in the parish that they will be leaving.
▪ The consultation is not about the Parish Priest but about the Parish.

IV INTRODUCING ONESELF
▪ Fr. Lyndon Valenton asked everyone present to introduce themselves and tell what is their role in the parish;
with regards to the role that they carry out, what have they done for the parish.

NAME POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. WILLIAM F. SUNDIAM PPC COORDINATOR ▪ Plans, organizes and implement programs and
policies.
▪ Coordinates with ministries to see if the Parish’s
programs are put into effect.
▪ Looks into and reviews progress of the activities
so as to ensure that everything is accomplished
in a way that is beneficial to everyone.
▪ THE STO. NIÑO PARISH PRAYING AND HELPING
HAND MINISTRY which was initiated by our Parish
priest was formed only recently and it is a one year
plan. This Parish consolidated pastoral plan merges
four programs:
1. The Devotion to the Santo Niño de Praga
2. The Parish Catechetical Program and Sto.
Niño Parish-Formation Center for Children
3. The BEC Program
4. MALUKA ( Church of the Poor ) Program
▪ The devotion to Sto Niño de Praga was revived
to continue and promulgate the devotion.
▪ Former SANIPAS ( Sto Niño Parish School ) is
now the Sto Niño Parish Formation Center for
Children. It focuses on the formation of children.
▪ BEC – started with cell groups / KAWAN
comprising of church servers initially and once
they are fully equipped, they will be send off to
their respective community.
▪ MALUKA ( Mamagus a Lugud king Kasaupan
ning Ginu ) – continue programs for the poorest
of the poor.
▪ Parish Handbook - to continue with what Fr. Pep
Bacay has started with the handbook. Content of
which is the History of Sto. Niño, Parish priests who
served in the parish and their accomplishments,
PPC Presidents and Mandated religious
organizations and the Constitution and By Laws
and other prayers.

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2. LANI S. NAVARRO PPC SECRETARY ▪ Keeps records of attendance, minutes of the
meeting and other important documents
belonging to the PPC.
▪ In charge of data gathering and collation of work.
▪ Receive and report all communication to the PPC
coordinator.
▪ Monitor attendance of members during council
meetings and related activities.
▪ Posts announcements and reminders at the
Parish’s group chat.
▪ This June 2024, a workshop seminar will be
conducted for secretaries and treasurer on report
making.
LADIES OF CHARITY ADVISER ▪ The Ladies of Charity is the oldest organization in
the Parish. This July 2024, it will be its 55th
Founding anniversary.
▪ Its activities are more on the Spiritual and
Corporal works of Mercy like Feed the hungry,
Clothe the naked, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned
and others.
▪ However, since MALUKA was created, situations
changed because most of the activities of the
Ladies of Charity were handed down to MALUKA.
Yet, the Ladies of Charity still continued with their
regular activities like visiting the sick, gift giving
and outreach. Before pandemic, Bahay Pag ibig,
Munting Tahanan ng Nazareth, Children’s Home of
Eucharistic love and Kindness at Telabastagan and
Aetas at Diaz Porac and Florida Blanca are
frequently visited.
▪ We still continue visiting this orphanages but not
as frequent as before because we focused on our
own parishioners who are under privileged.
▪ The LOC often now assist MALUKA in their
activities like feeding and gift giving.
▪ Lately, the LOC collaborated with the SNP
Formation Center for Children. Since the Legion of
Mary gives lessons on formation and values to
children, the LOC started giving some simple
lessons in arts like paper flower making last March
2024. The LOC plans to pursue this activity in the
future with more lessons that will develop their
skills.

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3. TITA SADSAD PPC TREASURER / ▪ In charge of the Finances and needs of the Parish.
PARISH FINANCE COORDINATOR
▪ Sees to it that the different activities of the Parish
are funded primarily the operations.
▪ Required MROS, Sitios and Barangays to submit
their Monthly Financial reports.
▪ Before, the Parish imposed that MROs / Sitios and
Barangays give monthly subsidy to the Parish but
apparently was stopped due to COVID pandemic.
The system has changed.
▪ Presently, Brgy Magliman is building their new
chapel that is why the parish do not expect their
full support.
▪ Brgy San Juan has financial obligations for the air
conditioners they got for their chapel.
▪ San Fernando Subd gives their monthly subsidy;
the rest being small in terms of population, the
Parish in turn funds their activities. In fact, the
Parish gave Brgy Magliman, One Hundred
Thousand Pesos as seed money for the
construction of their Chapel.

4. JOSEPH LENON GALANG PPC AUDITOR ▪ Audits the PPC, BPC and other mandated
organizations.
▪ Requires Barangays , Sitios and MROs to submit
their monthly financial reports.
▪ Adopts the system the Archdiocese required.
▪ Properly accounts the funds of organizations, sitio
and Barangays.
❖ Fr. Lyndon told the body that even during
Pandemic, the Parish is consistent in submitting
financial reports.

5. MARISA TULABING MINISTRY ON FORMATION / ▪ Under the Ministry on Formation are the
CATECHETICAL MINISTRY
Catechetical Ministry, Family and Life, Bible
COORDINATOR
Apostolate, Migrants Ministry, Vocation and the
Parish Youth Ministry.
▪ The Ministry is concerned with all the activities on
Christian Formation and education on the
development of the people.
▪ As the coordinator:
Follows up the programs of the organizations
under the ministry if they are being carried through
and accomplished.
▪ The Catechetical ministry assists in the
administering of the initial sacraments: Baptism,
Confirmation and Holy Communion.
▪ Before the pandemic, the ministry organizes
recollection for the parents and also to the

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 graduating students.
▪ As to Holy Communion, the ministry prioritizes
students belonging to the parish.
▪ Since the situations went back to normal and
COVID has quieten down, the ministry resumed
recollections and retreat. However, since face to
face schooling became irregular because of
weather conditions, organizing became a bit
difficult.
▪ Every Saturday, the ministry meets the children
with their parents to give catechism to both since
the Parish started to give again the sacraments of
Confirmation and Holy Communion.
▪ All organizations under the Ministry on Formation
are now active and resumed with their activities.

6. JOHN LOURD GAMATA MINISTRY ON LITURGY / ▪ The Ministry on Liturgy has nine organizations:
LECCOM COORDINATOR
1. LEC-COM Guild
2. EMDC
3. MOAS ( Ministry on Altar Servers )
4. PCG ( Parish Choir Guild )
5. MCGC ( Church greeters )
6. SOWERS CHARISMATIC
7. AOP ( Apostleship of Prayer )
8. SOCCOM ( Social Communications )
9. ANF ( Adoracion Nocturna Filipina )
▪ Concerns with all activities related to worship,
liturgy and church music.
▪ Assures that sacred vessels needed for the mass
are properly prepared.
▪ Monitors organizations serving the Holy Eucharist.
▪ Sees to it that church servers attends to their
assignments and schedules and does their
responsibilities well.
▪ Has submitted a narrative report of the activities
of the parish from 2023 to 2024.

7. DIOSDIDITA GOPEZ SITIO / BRY CHAPEL ▪ Also a member of the Leccom, Vice Coordinator
COORDINATOR’S REPRESENTATIVE
of the Ministry on Church Usherettes and
Collectors and Auditor of the Ladies of Charity.
▪ Updates Barangay and Sitio coordinators
regarding activities of the parish.
▪ Assists the Barangays and sitio coordinators in
planning their activities.

8. SHERINA MAY COLIS SOCIAL WORKER / ▪ Maluka in Kapampangan is “Kalulu”

MALUKA REPRESENTATIVE ▪ Among Pep gave an acronym for Maluka –
Mamagus a Lugud king Kasaupan ning Ginu.

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 ▪ Started with gift giving.
▪ To sustain the programs, a social worker was
hired.
▪ Cater to the poorest of the poor families.
▪ Initially, the Social worker makes home visits to
have initial interview and to assess and validate
the poorest of the poor covered by the Parish.
▪ Gives food packs and medicines to families part
of the MALUKA program.
▪ Other activities:
- Medical and Dental Mission ( Free ECG and
Medicines )
- Dialysis sponsored by SACOP
- Livelihood Seminars like Reflexology. From the
training, six students got employed.
- Massage Therapy
- Soap Making
- Events Management
▪ Caroling and gift giving every December. Instead
of the traditional way, it is the carolers who gives
groceries and with Among Pep, the group prays for
the families.

9. AGNES DIZON HUMAN RESOURCE COORDINATOR ▪ Created last 2020

▪ Got the profile of all church servers; made a
statistics and survey and categorized them
according to age, their profession ( professional /
non professional ), employed / unemployed and
others.
▪ Manages concerns and issues of all church
servers.
▪ Conduct admission process
▪ Gives orientations to MROs.
▪ Implements trainings and development programs,
values formation and seminar.

10. DORIS TRAJANO LEGION OF MARY COORDINATOR ▪ Assists in the development of children’s values
and faith in God.
▪ Teaches the basic principles of faith, develop
values and skills to the children, helping them
understand and appreciate the teachings of the
Church at an early age.
▪ Activities: Outdoor Functions and Meetings
Home Visitation
Two Thousand Hail Marys Devotion
every 1st Saturday of the month

11. RENATO REYES PARISH CHOIR GUILD ▪ The Parish has eight choir groups and one

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 COORDINATOR hundred Fifty members.
▪ Choir groups are as follows:
1. OLC-Unified Choir
2. San Juan Nepomuceno Choir
3. Sacred Heart Choir
4. Infant Jesus Choir
5. Music Maker Choir
6. Virgen delos Remedios Choir
7. Fatima Choir
▪ Follows Liturgical seasons. Sing songs depending
on what season we observe.

11. JONATHAN SINGIAN FAMILY AND LIFE COORDINATOR ▪ Facilitates Pre Cana; has already conducted Pre
12. ELOISA SINGIAN Cana seminars in the parish.
▪ The regular procedure is to coordinate first with
the Parish secretary, set a date when to give
seminars to couple getting married. Usually, the
seminar takes four to five hours.
▪ Another directive of Rev. Fr. Pep Bacay is to
conduct Post Cana which already started last Feb
2024 and will be carried out, quarterly.
▪ Has organized quarterly assemblies last year -
“Kumustahan.” Its objective is to build rapport
among married couples.
▪ There will be another Post Cana Seminar this
June 2, 2024 at the Parish function Hall
❖ Among Lyndon requested the couple, Bro
Jonathan and Sis Loi if they could accommodate
his parish because his facilitators passed away.
❖ Among Lyndon also hopes that the Archdiocese
could also work on it - his advocacy to draw lines
between the wedding coordinators. They dictate
the priests on what to do. The solemnity of the
wedding is fading away.

13. MARCIA BELVIS MIGRANTS COORDINATOR ▪ Youngest ministry formed in the parish.
Established a year ago through the initiative of
Among Pep.
▪ The parish is the first to have Migrants Ministry in
the Vicariate.
▪ Had orientation meeting last August.
▪ Hosted the National Migrants Sunday Celebration
last September 24, 2023.
▪ Helps in assisting other parishes to organized
their Migrant Ministry.
▪ At the moment, the parish is busy with the BEC
and hopefully, the ministry can find members
through this.

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14. DELIA GUEVARRA MINISTRY OF CHURCH SERVERS ▪ Greets people with a smile and greets them
AND COLECTORS COORDINATOR
politely.
▪ Sees to it that the Parish of Sto Niño is a
welcoming church.
▪ Assists churchgoers to their seats and where they
could be comfortable.
▪ As to collectors, they also offer envelops to
church goers to be offered during Offertory.
Encourages children to offer so as that they could
also learn how to be generous and to share at an
early age.
▪ In Charge of the “Kiddie Room” the parish has
created for children who are difficult to handle.
It has toys and coloring books that the children
could enjoy while their parents are attending Holy
Mass.

15. CONS QUIZON APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER ▪ Meets every First Friday of the month
COORDINATOR
▪ Regular activities: Holy Hour and Monthly
meeting.
▪ On June, they will be celebrating the Feast of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus.
▪ Has coordinated with the Liturgy for their Triduum
Masses and Feastday.

16. MARITESS MANGIO CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE ▪ Last February 2024, the CWL had their Mass
REPRESENTATIVE
Wedding and there were eight couples who
received the sacrament of Matrimony.

17. RICO ESTRABILLO BRGY MAGLIMAN COORDINATOR ▪ Their major project now is the construction of
their Chapel. At present, it is on its Finishing Stage.
He recounted that they are having difficulty
because they are short in terms of funds.

18. CARMELITA GREGORIO BRGY SAN JUAN COORDNATOR ▪ At present, payments on the balance on the air
conditioners they got for their chapel have been
done partially.

19. CORAZON MALLARI SITIO CAPITOL BLVD COORDINATOR ▪ Also the Assistant Treasurer of the Ladies of
Charity and Treasurer of Our Lady’s Choir.

20. ZENAIDA GALANG SAN FERNANDO SUBD ▪ All activities in their community are successful.
REPRESENTATIVE
▪ Remits their monthly subsidy to the parish.

21. MARILYN DAVID SITIO MAGDALENA COORDINATOR ▪ Also a member of the Migrants and Apostolado
ning Panalangin

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V. CONSTITUTIION OF THE PARISH
▪ The Parish comprises three Barangays: Sto Niño, San Juan and Magliman.
▪ Under Sto Niño are eleven sitios: Capitol Blvd., Bulaklak Village, Montesmar, PC Compound, San Fernando
Subdivision, Triangulo, PNR, Sitio 7, Sitio 8, Sitio 9 and Magdalena.
▪ Right from the start, it has eight chapels but apparently PNR chapel was abolished due to the construction
of the railway. PC compound chapel will also be abolished in the future the land where the chapel stands
does not belong to the sitio.
▪ Active SITIO chapels where Among Pep regularly celebrate Masses are the following:
Sacred Heart Chapel ( San Fernando Subd.) and Triangulo every Saturday.
BARANGAYS: Centro ( Sunday ), San Juan ( Saturday ) and Magliman ( Sunday )
▪ On special occasions like Simbang Bengi, Christmas and New Year, Sitio 9 ( Sto. Nino Viejo ) invites guest
priests to celebrate their Masses because Among Pep cannot accommodate them anymore.
▪ MEGAWORLD will also be under the parish in the future. Before, there were meetings held with
Among Pep when Megaworld was starting its construction. Megaworld will shoulder all the expenses in
building the chapel. However, the Management will be taken over by the Parish and not Megaworld. Initially,
Megaworld will be allotting Three Thousand square meters for the chapel. However, Among Pep said that
he’ll be requesting for at least Seven thousand and more square meters. He plans it to make it a tourism
hub.
▪ Initially it was proposed that this will serve as a Shrine and Holy Mass will be celebrated and likewise
sacraments like wedding and others.
▪ However, it will be difficult to build it as a shrine so the parish opted to make it a religious center.
▪ There is already a Memorandum of Agreement prepared; subject for approval.
▪ Before Megaworld was aggressive, but now they slowed down in negotiations.
▪ Among Lyndon said that whoever comes in once Among Pep leaves the parish must have interest and
know how in terms of dealings because if not, the plan will not materialize.

VI. PARISH CONTINUING PROGRAM

▪ The Consultation questionnaire has all been answered.
▪ If ever Among Pep will have to leave the Parish, the following are that programs the body wishes to
continue.
► SNP PHHM ( Sto. Nino Parish Praying and Helping Hands Ministry ) in which four programs of the
parish merges.
1. The Devotion to the Santo Niño de Praga which was revived only this 2024. Similar to the Cruzada of
the Virgen delos Remedios and Cristo Del Perdon, the Image also visited all Barangays and sitios of the
parish. The activity was organize to create awareness and stir up the devotion. The Parish will used this as
a vehicle so that the Parish will have a regular devotion to our patron – the endpoint of the Cruzada.
2. The Parish Catechetical Program and Sto. Niño Parish-Formation Center for Children
3. The BEC Program
4. MALUKA ( Church of the Poor ) Program – Assists the poor so as to make them closer to God.

VII. CONCLUSION
▪ Among Lyndon remarked that while he was listening to everyone, he was also thinking at the same time,
who could replace Among Pep in Sto. Nino as he leaves. But eventually he thought that any one can go to
the parish because it is not the priest who works but the parishioners. We must put an end to the
mentality that “Ang Pari ay ang Hari.” Whatever the priest wanted must be granted. It is true that like us,
they also have some tantrums, interests and charisma.
▪ But through the parishioners, whatever good is happening in the parish must be continued regardless

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 whoever comes. If ever they are not supportive, they have no interest, we can go to the Archbishop being
the last resort.
▪ There must be a constant dialogue between the priest and his parishioners.
▪ It is not the parish priest that mobilize and to push forward but the parishioners.
▪ The Parish is not about the priest. The Parish is about “US” the parishioners.
Whatever programs we think is good for all especially to the poorest of the poor, we must continue them.
It is not the priest that we serve, but the Lord.

VI. Meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.

VII. Final blessing was given by Rev. Fr. Lyndon Valenton

Prepared by: Noted by:

LANI S. NAVARRO WILLIAM SUNDIAM
Sto. Niño Parish PPC Secretary Sto. Niño Parish PPC Coordinator

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