Sta. Maria Apostleship of Prayer's Gift Giving
This boy was following the
goods to make sure his sick
father gets one while his
mother is serving time in jail.
The Sta. Maria Apostleship of Prayer, a Catholic organization established by Sta. Maria Parish, conducted their annual gift-giving to the poor and indigent patients of Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan last December 30, 2006.
Sally Lagco, Soling Ong and Leonardo
Pestano
Now, on its 15th year, the annual gift-giving has provided hope and momentary bliss to the less fortunate patients of the said hospital. Committed to serve God and mankind, the group accumulated funds through solicitations from its members and with the help of their resident spiritual adviser Fr. Manny Uy, SJ enough amount to buy 350 packages of goods. Each bag contained rice, noodles, canned goods, milk and sugar.
Sally Lagco cheering up a sick baby.
The activity, which started at around 8:30 in the morning and lasted until 1:00 in the afternoon, was comprised of a series of prayers and Christmas carols. The main goal of the said activity was to evangelize the patients and provide an opportunity to bring them closer to God while lifting their sagging spirit.