Sunday, December 5, 2010

INTERFAITH COUNCIL AND PAKIGDAIT EXTENDS TRIBUTE AND RECOGNITION TO PASSED PEACE ADVOCATES

A streamer for the celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace.
ligan City, Philippines - The Interfaith Council and the Pakigdait Incorporated, an interfaith grassroots peacebuilding institution will hold  December 7, 2010 morning a Year-End Thanksgiving and Tribute Program to five Interfaith leaders had passed away.

Sr. Carmen Hayrosa, an interfaith council chairperson said on her letter to the families of those passed interfaith leaders that it will extend recognition to late Lanao del Norte Board Member Robert Matalines, Sister Carmen Balazo of the Roman Catholic, Brothers Ermelo de Los Santos and Recopelacion Pelagio both of Seventh Day Adventist Church and the Imam Abdullah Bato of Islam.
The activity will start from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm tomorrow December 7 this year at San Isidro Labrador Church, Maigo, Lanao del Norte, Sr. Hayrosa said.

 “Rev. Fr. Regino “Reggie” R. Quijano, the Parish Priest of the said church, and the Board Chairman of Pakigdait Inc., will host the affair, Sr. Hayrosa stressed.

She said, the program will start with invocation, welcome remarks, Interfaith Council Journey in 2010, thanksgiving interfaith prayer and the tribute to the five leaders.

Hon. Grecille I. Matalines, Provincial Board Member of Lanao del Norte will receive the token for the said recognition while the respective immediate families of the other four would also receive the same.
Rev. Fr. Regino Quijano said the recognition aims to remind the families and the organizations they belonged that they were contributing to the work for peace and hoping this would encourage them to do the same.

 Musa Mohamad Sanguila, Director of Pakigdait said that the affair is timely especially the Muslim People will celebrate its New Year's day. .





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