Sunday, July 8, 2012

Brgy. Balite celebrates Barangay Youth Day



July 8, 2012 - More than 30 young people from Brgy. Balite attended the Barangay Youth Day (BYD) celebrations yesterday until today afternoon as the culminating event of the Pilgrim Youth Cross Visit in the said barangay.

BYD Bible Enthronement


The delegates participated in different activities prepared by the Parish Youth Ministry of the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish (OMPHP) such as sessions on Giftedness, Sharing and Being Jesus.

Fr. Dem in his homily about being a prophet

BYD ended with a Holy Mass celebrated by Rev. Fr. Democrito Umagtam, OMPHP Parish Priest and Youth Director. He said that this is just the start. In his homily, he challenged everyone present, especially the young people and parents, to become a prophet who shares the Good News to other people.

Veneration of the Cross before the turn-over


Pilgrim Youth Cross Visit

Prior to BYD, the Pilgrim Youth Cross visited the different homes of Balite. Fellowships also happened where families and young people shared the Word of God thru a Bible Sharing activity given by different youth ministers of OMPHP.

First Fellowship Night

The Youth Cross stayed in Balite for a week and after the culminating mass for BYD, it was transferred to Brgy. Taloyan, its next destination. The cross will also stay in Taloyan for a week with their own BYD as culminating event.


Young people of Balite with the BYD Facilitators

 The Pilgrim Cross Visit and BYD are programs intended to prepare the young people of OMPHP in hosting the upcoming AYD 2013 and even beyond the said event.

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