The Filipino Catholic Community of Frankfurt has organized an overnight youth activity last May 25 to 26, 2018 in order to develop the relationships among the youth members of the parish and increase their awareness on responsibility as young people. Some of the activities help them to learn more about church and her teachings and most of all is to encounter God in prayer.
The Filipino Catholic Community in the Diocese of Limburg celebrated their yearly 'Flores De Mayo' last 19th of May coinciding with the German holiday of 'Pfingsmontag' or Wit Monday. The festival is name derived from the Spanish language which means 'Flowers of May' which sometimes called 'Flowers of Mary' because of the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Hundreds of our kababayans attended the 10th Anniversarry of the Filipino Marian Pilgrimage held at Kloster Stiepel, a monastery in the district of Stiepel, Bochum this 19th of May 2018. Here is the excerpts from Rev. Father Gabriel Chumacera, OCist as he described the pilgrimage in his message in the section of the Souvernir magazine..
The Philippine Catholic community Frankfurt gets a new pastor. On November 30th, Father Benedicto Urbano Pola OC retires after nearly seven years in the Diocese of Limburg and returns to his home diocese of Alaminos in the Philippines. His successor, Father Mario Salida Estrella OC, is commissioned with the leadership of this native-speaking community on 1 December.
