PREX Weekend at Sta. Teresita Parish - STP News - Santa Teresita Parish

PREX, short for Parish Renewal Experience is a conversion experience, a rediscovery of our faith. It is about the parishes renewing themselves. This weekend seminar is focused on the response to the search for direction and approaches for strengthening and deepening the life of the parish.  Sta. Teresita Parish had been conducting this renewal program for the past years.  The fruit of this is that a good number of parishioners are getting more involved in various ministries each year.

PREX Batch 92 was held last November 9 and 10, 2014 at the parish multi-purpose hall.  But before this, a long preparation took place.  At the culmination and graduation of the last batch (Batch 91), Kuya Joel and Ate Daisy Cruz, the chair couple, gave a talk on commitment to belong to one another as a church and to call people to evangelization.  Then, with Kuya Joel and Ate Char Mallilin as lead couple the preparation for Batch 92 started.  A week later, Talk 11 entitled witnessing was delivered by Kuya Jing Piernes. On the following weeks prayer partners from among the PREX graduates especially the sponsoring class committed themselves to take part in this activity within the period of ten Sundays.

The PREX Secretariat headed by the chair couple together with the sponsoring class met to tackle on the continuity of PREX 92.  The assigned lead couple were Kuya John Perez and Ate Aira.  Regular meetings were then held wherein the invitation for prospective participants and fund solicitations were discussed.  It was a strenuous but fulfilling preparation. Finally everything was set for November 9 and 10. The different committees collaborated to implement the plan for Batch 92.  The venue was very well prepared and decorated.

There were sixteen recruits who heeded the call.  The set of speakers from recollection to the talk proper were very well chosen.  The flow of the seminar went on smoothly.  Most of the participants were touched and were teary-eyed during the reconciliation ceremony.  The Music Ministry provided a prayerful ambience on the entire activities. The participants joined the parish community in the celebration of the mass at 6:30 p.m. presided by Fr. Richard Magararu, SMM. They were acknowledged and introduced to the congregation.  Fr. Richard expressed his wish that like them more parishioners will join this renewal experience.  

After the mass, they assembled again in the venue for the graduation ceremony where they were joined with their family members and friends.  The graduation began with an inspirational message of Fr. Richard.  Then each participant was called to share his/her feelings and impressions of PREX program.  They were given flowers by wishers and souvenirs were handed to them.  The activity was very festive.  All of them shared their unique experiences.  These inspired them a lot to be more intense in the love and service of the Lord.  The graduation rite ended with candle lighting while singing “If We Hold on Together”.  

-Tita Ramos
PREX Secretariat Member

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