Prayer groups and birthdays

The pursuer vow commitment ceremony of the 130 members of the Servants of the Lord Covenanted Servant Community of the Queen of Peace Parish was held recently.

Msgr. John Liu is the community shepherd of the organization while Fr. Gary Neil Fuentebella is spiritual director.

The group meets at 7 p.m. every Friday at the Antonio Hall of the St. John Institute where they hold regular prayer meetings, and praise and worship which starts with the saying of the rosary, Gospel reading, talk by Fr. Gary, and sharing and singing of the unity song.

Seventeen cell groups comprise the community. These include the couples, single married women, single men, youth boys, and youth girls cells. Three more cells have been formed recently.

Helping the group are Edward Tan and Teody Yu, Felix Tan who handles the community, Lucy and Melchor Chan - Pastoral team, Jose Entes - man servant, Cynthia Villanueva - woman servant, Michelle Entes - youth servant, Cecilia Laudato - community secretary, and Rosita Uy - community treasurer.

Various activities are facilitated by Susan Be - ministry servant, Emma Compto - healing and intercessory, Tessie Sia - liturgy, Juan King - general services, Ninfa Tan - music ministry, Rolando Tan - ways and means, and Evelyn Yu - teaching ministry.

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A birthday bash for banker Cecile Lizares Baylon, wife of businessman Bingbot Baylon, was held at her cozy residence recently. Relatives, friends and high school batchmates during her days at St. Scholastica were among those present.

Sumptuous dishes prepared by her sister, Mia Lizares-Gonzaga who graduated from the New York Culinary School, included fish pie, paella, roast beef, desserts such as the delicious trifle cake and pecan pie.

A crispy lechon and fruits grown in their orchard, uniquely arranged, ripe and ready for the picking, were in a corner.

Batchmates rekindled old times while the Lizares siblings and cousins bonded. Among her guests other were sisters Kristel and Jaraiza Yulo, Marilou Arahoski, Pacit Soliven, Tata Puentevella, Doddle Castaneda, Coyette Monasterio, Annette Tan, Zening Cuadra, Nita Escalante, Jimmy and Suzette Montalvo, Ginny Vargas, Jun Lizares, and Dwee Lacson.

Cecil's siblings and relatives present were Cacar Lizares-Salang, Cayenne Lizares-Gaston, Mia Lizares-Gonzaga, Gerray Lizares Bagtas, Pat Puentevella, Rose Lacson, and Girlie Lizares-Bagtas, to name a few.

Cecil is a caring mother to her four children, Juancho, who works in Canada, and Therese, Miko and Michelle, who study at La Salle and St. Scholastica's Academy.*