Immaculate Conception Parish Bids Farewell to Brother Yohanes Sismadi

After 23 years of dedicated service in the Philippines, Brother Yohanes Sismadi, SCJ, bid farewell to his beloved community in Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. A farewell dinner held in the Parish Pastoral Hall of Immaculate Conception Parish, following the evening Mass drew parishioners and fellow SCJs from the area of Cagayan de Oro to express their gratitude and well wishes. Continue reading

Mass Wedding in Dansolihon

img_0883On February 25, 2017, fifty one (51) couples from the Jesus Nazareno Chaplaincy in Dansolihon got married in the Catholic Church. According to the parish priest Fr. Jan Krzyściak, SCJ, this was the first batch of three hundred twenty (320) couples being prepared for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Due to the different circumstances like lack of money or papers many of the couples were living in this irregular situation for several years. With the help of the local SCJ community (Fr. Jan Krzyściak, Fr. Szymon Bendowski and Br. Yohanes Sismadi) and some lay leaders, they were able to correct this irregularity. The SCJs helped them to gather all the needed documents and organized special catechesis. Each couple had to attend five preparatory meetings. All the administrative expenses were handled by the chaplaincy.