|
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Keeping the CYO's faith, hope, charity more alive
By Abigail Chee Kee-Malalis
HAVING to stay away from home and be uprooted from your commonplace, just to study college, is a feeling of aloneness, insecurity and a sense of depression, to some (me, included) while a jubilant feeling to others, as well.
Being in a totally strange place requires a lot of adjustments.
When I arrived Cagayan de Oro, Desay, Dinah, Lilibelle, Alan, Joel, Bayoy, Cocong, Totot (and all members of the Catholic Youth Organization or CYO in Bulua), Mama Detty and many others, made me feel a sense of belongingness. Though I grew up in a solid-church-upbringing, I still grope for some familiarity in a totaly different place for me. These people, and Monsignor Elmer Abacahin, SSJV (which I considered as one of my mentors) and the CYO itself made me feel important.
The Catholic Youth Organization Unit #223 in Bulua started in August 21, 1983 (the day Ninoy Aquino was assasinated in Manila International Airport in Tarmac) as Bulua Catholic Youth Organization (BUCYO) with five Lourdesians (Eileen Lim-Borja, Veronica Yllana-Ortega...etc) who love to mold and invite young minds into the service of the church. The group then was the primary partner of the many activities the church had way back then. It stood witness to the growing and now developed Immaculate Conception Parish from its chaplaincy, way back then.
Twenty-two years ago, the group still had its solid foundation as it celebrates its 22nd Anniversary last August 21, 2005 at the Tabuanas Beach Resort at Zone 8, Bulua. A mass was offered by Fr. Joel Lusat, SSJV, parish priest of Immaculate Conception Parish and a CYO in heart (pardon me if I'm wrong) since his exposure during his seminary years.
The CYO was first introduced by the Knights of Columbus (KOC) in Bulua. They are instrumental into bringing and inspiring the youths in giving their time to the services of the church. It was still a chaplaincy then, with Msgr. Elmer Abacahin, SSJV who officiated masses including weddings and requiem masses. The CYO is a living witness to the growing of the Immaculate Conception Parish from its chaplaincy, with lots of topsy-turvy in the organization but still it remains true to what it stood for.
Indeed, faith, hope and charity remains as the driving force in the continuing services rendered by the CYOs. Kudos to the group!
(September 6, 2005 issue)
Write letter to the editor. Click here.
Join the Sun.Star message board. Click here. |
|
[return to top]
[home]
[network page]
|
LOCAL NEWS
BUSINESS
OPINION
SPORTS
LIFESTYLE
FEATURE
SUPERBALITA
|
