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NEW JERSEY --- Francesca Imelda Flores Manalo, a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order, will launch on Feb. 3, 2005, her book, “The Story of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior” at St. St. Cecilia Church, 7:30 p.m. There will be a Eucharistic celebration to mark the launching. Everyone is welcome.
It has been a tradition in the Philippines to chant the “Passion” during Lent. Some Filipinos have brought this tradition of Pabasa (reading of the Passion of the Christ) to the United States. Manalo has attended a number of Pabasa. She noticed that the sacredness and meditation nature of this religious tradition were lacking. She attributed this situation to the nature of the language used in Pabasa: ancient and archaic.
After consulting religious sources, Manalo put together in a book ideas and facts that are know to believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is about Jesus Christ becoming man to enabe us to gain eternal life.
Bishop Socrates B. Villegas of the Archdiocese of Balanga, Bataan reviewed the book for scriptural, doctrinal and moral correctness and obtained the approval of the Catholic Church.
The Christian faithful could find this book, “The Story of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior,” very useful in observing the religious tradition of Pabasa. It is written in English and can be chanted with familiar Christian hymns.
Manalo graduated from the University of the Philippines and completed the course on Christian Foundation for Ministry in the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. She is a very active parishioner of St. Cecilia Church in Iselin and St. Paul Church in Irvington. She has been a cantor at St. Paul Church since 1984.
For more information, contact Manalo at (732) 283-2276 or (908) 705-3663.
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Zonny Lerum, PRO, Jun Hornilla, Deputy Pursuivant,
Tony Pormento, Chancelor and Jose Genito, Trustee
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Consul Edgar B. Badajos inducted the new set of
Officers of Knight of Rizal, Jaime Buenviaje,
1st Deputy Commander, Lito Gajilan Jr., Commander,
Elmer Dayanghirang, Pursuivant, Ernesto Sulat,
Excheguer, Fred Diaz, Auditor, Armando Porto,
outgoing Commander and Ted Briones, Trustee.
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KNIGHTS OF RIZAL OFFICERS 2005-2006. Sitting from
left: Jose Genito, Jimmy Buenviaje, Consul Edgar
Badajos, Lito Gajilan Jr., and Armand Porto.
Standing: Gani Puertollano, Jun Hornilla, Saylani
Austria, Edwin Solano, Tony Pormento, Ronnie Atinaja,
Dante Corpuz, Elmer Dayanghirang, Ernie Sulat, Fred
Diaz, Ted Briones and Dennis Hayes.
Photo by Butch Gata
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Jersey City, NEW JERSEY, January 28, 2005 --- The Order of the Knights of Rizal, NJ Chapter, USA inducted Tuesday its officers for 2005-2006 in a Filipino restaurant on Westside Avenue.
The installation of officers was attended by Knights of Rizal’s members and past officers.
The newly inducted officers are as follows:
Sir Lito A. Gajilan, Jr., commander; Sir Jaime S. Buenviaje, 1st deputy commander; Sir Antonio Moral, 2nd deputy commander; Sir Antonio Pormento, chancelor; Sir Edwin Solano, deputy chancelor; Sir Elmer Dayanghirang, pursuivant; Sir Domingo Hornilla, deputy pursuivant; Sir Ernesto Sulat; excheguer; Sir Sebastian Taclas, deputy excheguer; Sir Ronnie Atinaja, Jr., archivist; Sir Eduardo Toloza, deputy archivist; Sir Alfredo Diaz, auditor; Sir Saylani Austria, deputy auditor; Sir Zonny Lerum, public relations officer; and Sir Gani Puertollan, deputy public relations officer.
The Knights of Rizal also inducted new trustees, namely: Sir Teodoro C. Briones, Sir Dante B. Corpuz, and Sir Jose P. Genito. The council of elders include Sir Jose G. Red and Sir Armand M. Porto.
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He vows to increase number of participating organizations
in independence day parade
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Jersey City, NEW JERSEY, January 21, 2005 --- For his exemplary service in the Filipino community, ZG “Zonny” Lerum, Jr. has been named as the Philippine Day Organizing (PDOC) 2005 Grand Marshal.
 Lerum will be inducted at a Grand Marshals Night ceremony to be held on April 2, 2005, from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, at Wayne Manor, Wayne, NJ.
A successful architect, Lerum involved himself in Filipino-American community and social affairs, helping Filipinos to have better lives in the US.
“I’, deeply honored to be given this opportunity to lead the PDOC’s annual parade,” he said. “There’s no amount of words to express my feelings for this honor that has been bestowed upon me.”
Lerum said he plans to double the number of Filipino-American organizations that will participate in this year’s celebration of the Philippine Independence Day parade in Manhattan.
“My target is to have more organizations signed in for the parade. We have now about 50 organizations, although not all of them have participated in the Independence Day celebration. Within my term, I will do my best to come up with 100 organizations.”
Lerum said he will invite his friends, relatives and colleagues to the Grand Marshal Night to introduce them to the PDOC, hoping to boost the attendance of the parade.
With his special traits as father, husband, and a leader, he was voted by Filipino-Americans as “Man of the Year,” in 2002. He is considered to be the role model for arriving immigrants and for the next generations of Filipino-Americans.
Lerum came to the US in 1970, and worked for Architect Istband Botond in Washington, DC doing some works in the Potomac River Development Project for the Smithsonian Institution.
In New York, he found a job at Katzman Associates, an architectural firm specializing in shopping mall designs.
Aside from his career achievements, Lerum said he, along with Cong. Manny Sanchez and Speaker Joe de Venecia, helped bring the omnibus bill on dual citizenship, which was passed last year by the Philippine Congress.
He said he was also one of those who took the effort to file a $65 million discrimination law suit against radio host Howard Stern. The suit was sparked by Stern’s allegedly malicious sexual comments on Filipino women.
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