Our Cultural Heritage - Jubilee Practices

"Kinabuhi, Gugma ug Hudyaka"

This was the theme of the jubilee celebration held last May 14, 2011 at the San Jose Recolletos gym in Basak Pardo Cebu. Looking back, here are some pictures of the youth and single adults' preparation who participated in that woderful and memorable night.

The youth learned their dance from a choreographer of the Camp Lapulapu National High School. There was a core group who practiced at the school for two Saturdays.

This core group in turn shared the dance steps to other youth in their respective wards..

See them as they learn the steps- quite serious eh?

Single Adults listen to the director's instructions

A scene for the cultural presentation- a makeshift boat for the fishermen to ride on

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They listen as Annie gave her instructions

Siloy-
A native visayan song about celebrating life

Dean giving his instructions to the dancers

Inday paghinay hinay- A song about being careful on love- The girls seem to take the song personally.. :)

Single Adults share their ideas to Annie

Annie explaining the flow of the show

The Single Adults waiting for their turn and a model pose from Divyne...hehe!

Cebu City Stake Youth of Zion

"We will stand strong for what is true and we would do what He would do.
We'll be a friend to those alone, we'll choose the Lord's way as our own.
And we will live what we believe, extend a hand to those in need.
We'll be a light to those around us...
We will seek the Lord..."

National Day of Service

One of the aim of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to render service to both members and non-members of the church. Members are so eager to give a "helping hand" to those who need it because they do believe that "when they are in the service of their fellow beings, they are only in the service of God."

In celebration of the Church's 5oth year here in the Philippines, the Church organized the "National Day of Service." In this program, each ward in the whole country had identified a certain place that they would render service with.

The Cebu City Stake did the same too. On the morning of April 23, 2011, all the five wards (Apas, Mabolo, Ward 1, Ward 5, and Talamban Ward) rendered services in their respective areas.

Apas and Mabolo Wards were assigned at the Camp Lapu-lapu National High School. They painted the railings outside the school and did some painting jobs inside the campus as well. There were more or less forty in attendance in the Apas Ward, composed of both young and old.



The youth at work...



A young woman with her leaders.



Youth of noble birthright...



They find joy in serving others...



Service on the go!



Work, work, work!


Members of Apas Ward @ Camp Lapu-lapu National High School after the service.



The members of the Ward 1 and Ward 5 rendered their service at Lahug National High School. They cleaned the school campus and painted the classrooms. They were all so excited to work. Seeing them in the picture below, one can tell that they are so prepared...




The members of Ward 1 and Ward 5 @ Lahug Elementary School.



Getting ready to serve...



During the orientation and briefing before the service.



Youth and YSA doing their jobs very well.



A young women leader giving instructions to the youth and YSA.



After the service... They still look very happy regardless of the heat of the sun and the tiredness.


"The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service."
by Henry Wordsworth Longfellow