His Excellency Ryan P. Jimenez, DD, and Sr. Nina Caccam, SJBP, Director of the Office of Religious Education, took a group photo with the CCD Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators after the Mass of Commissioning at Mt. Carmel Cathedral last Sunday.

CCD: A Ministry of Presence, Proclamation and Accompaniment

Posted by - September 24, 2017

By Sr. Nina Caccam, SJBP As the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa celebrates the Catechetical Sunday with the theme “Living as Missionary Disciples,” Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators of the CCD Program of the Diocese were commissioned last Sunday, September 17 at 9:00 AM at Mt. Carmel Cathedral. They were called forth and designated to a particular

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6th to 8th grade students displayed the U.S. and CNMI flags in commemoration or 9/11 or Patriot’s Day.

ESFDB commemorates 9/11

Posted by - September 16, 2017

  By: Edward C. Maratita, Jr. “God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world, peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth, Amen!”- Pope Benedict XVI. On September 8, students from Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja joined the Mayor of Rota, Jerry Tan of

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Fr. James Balajadia conducting a class on Sacred Scripture to the Permanent Deacon candidates and their wives.

Bishop Ryan Jimenez Accepts Five candidates for Deaconate

Posted by - September 16, 2017

The whole project began in May 2013. An invitation was sent to one hundred members of all the parishes in Saipan and Rota and Tinian to attend a presentation on Lay Ministry Training Program for the Diocese at The Fiesta Hotel.   That was the beginning of a five year Program designed to “equip” men and

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Javon Gersonde as Francisco in the Mount Carmel School Theatre Club production of “We Drank Our Tears: Francisco Babauta’s Story” (Inset) The official poster for the Mount Carmel School Theatre Club production of “We Drank Our Tears: Francisco Babauta’s Story”

MCS THEATRE CLUB FILM IS AN AWARD FINALIST FOR 2017 GUAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Posted by - September 16, 2017

A recent short film, “We Drank Our Tears: Francisco Babauta’s Story”, from Mount Carmel School’s Theatre Club is one of three finalists for the Made in the Marianas Award at the 7th Annual Guam International Film Festival (GIFF). The film is adapted from “We Drank Our Tears”, a 2004 oral history of the civilian experience

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Group picture with CEPAC Bishops and the Nuncio. The Bishops of Oceania are gathered in these days for their Plenary Council's Meeting. Venue of the conference is at the Marist Brothers' Novitiate in Lomary, Fiji.
First-time director, Reica Ramirez (left), guides elementary students through “i’ll Make a Man”, one of the songs used in auditions for the Mount Carmel School Theatre Club’s upcoming production of Disney’s Mulan Jr.

MCS Theatre Club holds auditions for Disney’s MuLan Jr.

Posted by - September 8, 2017

MOUNT CARMEL School’s Theatre Club kicked off its 2017-2018 performance season with auditions for its next big musical, Disney’s Mulan Jr. Held this past week, the auditions brought in the largest group of aspiring dramatists ever in the school’s history, with over 100 students from grades 1 through 9 auditioning. “I am overwhelmed by the

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Mount Carmel School Student Council Moderator Seok Jun Run opens the school’s annual Student Leadership Retreat with a prayer.

Mount Carmel School Holds Annual Student Leadership Retreat

Posted by - September 2, 2017

While their peers slept in on Saturday, August 26, Mount Carmel School’s student leaders got up bright and early to participate in the school’s Student Leadership Retreat in the school’s Maturana Building. Held every year, the retreat helps students grow as leaders and gives them the opportunity to work together to plan all school activities

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Evacuees who were rescued from the floodwaters of Tropical Storm Harvey wait to board school buses bound for Louisiana Aug. 31 in Vidor, Texas. (CNS photo/Jonathan Bachman, Reuters)

2nd collection for victims of hurricane Harvey

Posted by - September 2, 2017

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced a call for emergency collection to assist the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas. The Hurricane, which brought in very strong winds and torrential rains have caused a lot of damage to the affected areas with approximately twelve (12) million persons affected. This emergency

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Attendees of the Forum on Phase III of the Diocesan Pastoral Planning took a group photo with Bishop Ryan, the clergy and religious of the diocese. Parishioners from different parishes worked in different groups to set goals and objectives on key areas of the ministries indicated by the Pastoral Planning Committee. The Forum was held at San Antonio Parish Hall last Saturday, August 19, 2017.

Pastoral Planning Forum set Ministry Priorities for the Diocese

Posted by - August 26, 2017

The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa moved another step forward towards the completion of the Diocesan Pastoral Planning initiated late last year by Bishop Ryan. Last Saturday, the Pastoral Planning Committee hosted a Forum to initiate Phase III of the process which is to set goals, objectives and concrete action plans in order to achieve the

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GROUP WEDDING: Get Married in the Church!

Posted by - August 26, 2017

Save the Date: December 30, 2017 The Commission on Marriage and Family Life of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is inviting couples who are interested in receiving the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony in a Group Wedding Ceremony on December 30, 2017, the weekend of the Feast of the Holy Family at Mt. Carmel Cathedral. The

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