The Our Lady of Peñafrancia

novena set April 28 in Canada

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA -The novena for the Our Lady of Penafrancia was moved to April 28 (Friday) from April 21 (Saturday), according to Ms. Thelma Alvarez-Antazo, the church activity coordinator and member of the board of the Bicol Canada, Inc. (BCI).

Ms. Antazo said that the change of the novena date was due to the busy religious activities of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin of Mary Parish on April 21 (Friday).

She is reminding the devotees of the Our Lady of Penafrancia of the change of the date of the novena from Aril 21 to 28.

The Annunciation Chruch is located at No. 3 Conbemere Drive (corner Victoria Park and Ellesmere, Toronto, Ontario.

The province of Albay is the sponsor of the April 28 novena of the Our Lady of Penafrancia.

The schedule of the next novena of the Our Lady of Penafrancia including the sponsors are as follows:

May 26 - Nabua, Camarines Sur; June 16 - Naga City, Camarines Sur; July 21 - Province of Catanduanes; August 18 - Iriga City, Camarines Sur; and September 15 - Bicol Canada, Inc or the six provinces of Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Masbate and Catanduanes.

After the September 15 novena, the fluvial procession of Our Lady of Penafrancia will be the next religious event of the Bicol Canada, Inc.

In the meantime, Joseph Redoblado, president of the Bicol Canada, Inc, is callingall the Bicolanos not only in Toronto but in other neigbouring cities and towns in the province of Ontario and other provinces of Canada to register with the BCI for inclusion in the Bicol Directory for Canada in the next few months to come.

For more information, please get in touch with Mr. Redoblado at Tel. 416-754-1144 and 416-728-1964, email:redobjl@rogers.com, and postal address: # 65 Grosbeak Crescent, Scarborough, Ontario M1X 1X7.

Aside from Mr. Redoblado, the other officers and members of the board of the Bicol Canada, Inc. are: Floro A. Dabu, Jr., 2nd vice president; Ed Muyot, 3rd vice president; Lorna Fe Achacon, secretary; Jose Gutierrez, treasurer.

The BCI board of directors are Rafael Nebres, May Nepomuceno Amaparado, Thelma Alvarez Antazo, Julio Bueza, Bobby Achacon, Jess Cabrias, Vicky Basa Macandog, Jojo Taduran, Nanette Nardo Virtucio. Antonio Ragos, Josefa Cortez, Raul Tarin, Pablo Filio III, and Marietta Oliveros. (St. Jamestown News Service)