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SunStar Photo from Waikato Filipino Association s Facebook page + April 27, 2021 A FILIPINO community in Hamilton, New Zealand celebrated Saturday, April 24, the 500 years of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines through a cultural show. The Grand Quincentennial Celebration, held in Hamilton City, was organized by the Waikato Filipino Association and the Filipino Chaplaincy-Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, said SunStar Cebu columnist Mel Libre, who is also the coordinator of the quincentennial celebration in Hamilton. “We had a Holy Mass celebrated by Vicar General Leonard Danvers; the 500-Human Formation and the Grand Sinulog Dance as ground presentations; and the Quincentennial Cultural Program that had re-enactments of the First Baptism, the Battle of Mactan and the return of Sebastian Elcano to Spain for the First Circumnavigation of the world,” Libre said. ....
SunStar April 23, 2021 Today, April 24, 2021, Filipinos in New Zealand congregate in Hamilton City to mark the quincentennial of Christianity in the Philippines. This follows the launching mass in Hamilton on March 13 with Bishop Steve Lowe and the masses on April 4 in Auckland and Wellington to mark the first mass in Limasawa. All these activities were featured in articles written by Rowena Orejana and published in NZ Catholic, the Catholic newspaper of New Zealand. With the Covid-19 virus effectively contained in New Zealand, Filipinos have come in full force in events organized to commemorate the quincentennial. In today’s celebration, the Waikato Filipino Association and the Filipino Chaplaincy of the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton have joined hands hoping to make a memorable program guided by the theme “Gifted to Give.” I’ve attended most of the preparations and am amazed by the commitment and dedication of people who have volunteered to variou ....