Around 500 people attended the annual event that started with a concelebrated Mass followed by a procession around the church compound to St Brigid’s Church Hall in Fitzroy North, Victoria. There was a fellowship while performers entertained the attendees.
A fundraising raffle was also drawn during the program. Proceeds from the raffle will go towards ongoing overhead expenses of the Filipino Chaplaincy of Melbourne.
Raffle draw prizes donors include Philippine Tours, LK Travel – Lulu Lorenzo, Florence Alley and Andy Geronimo.
The event was initiated by Fr Joselito ‘Litoy’ Asis, Filipino Chaplain of Melbourne with the support of the Filipino Pastoral Support of Victoria Inc headed by Gigi Kalong.
The following supported this year’s holding of the Feast Day celebration:
Sponsors and donors during Novena and Fiesta Masses, donors of raffle prizes, performers for the program, marshalls and volunteers, altar servers, ushers, collectors and lectors, priest presiders/ concelebrants during Novena and Fiesta Masses, Filipino Choirs during Novena Masses, Filipino Chaplaincy Choir of Melbourne, the Scalabrinian Fathers and the Parish of St Brigid’s, the Filipino Chaplaincy Pastoral Coordinating Council, the Filipino Pastoral Support of Victoria, Inc., Fr Leo Bobila, CS (homilist), Very Rev Fr Delmar Silva, CS, Provincial Superior and the beloved devotees of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila.
VIEW PHOTOS – FEAST OF LORENZO RUIZ 2019
Raffle Winners
First prize ($1,000 travel voucher) – Mar Magbiray (13915)
Second prize ($500 gift voucher) – Cely Soriano (06725)
Third prize ($250 gift voucher) – Ralph Babor (07396)
10 consolation prizes ($100 gift voucher each):
- Carol Reid (13101)
- Zeny Laderas (06011)
- Elna De Ocampo (08472)
- Mario Anazarias (00913)
- MJ Atayan (03240)
- Alejandro Chaves (11527)
- Cleo Cruz (03270)
- Maria Tagala (02502)
- Arlyn Lim (03305)
- Shol Dela Torre (02921)
