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THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 5 Number 12 | SEPTEMBER 2015

Feast of Our Lady of Penafrancia

ADOLP marks 10th year
THE Australian Devotees of Our Lady
of Penafrancia (ADOLP) will hold the
Feast of Our Lady of Penafrancia
on September 19 with a colourful
celebration as they mark their 10th
year since they started the devotion to
the ‘Ina’ in Australia.
With this year’s theme ‘Living Out
God’s Mercy and Compassion in the Year
of the Poor’, the ADOLP is inviting all
devotees to ‘Ina’ to join the fiesta to be
held at the Tench Reserve, Nepean River
in Penrith.
Triduum services to mark the feast
started last month with the next services
to be held on September 5, 11am, at
the Holy Trinity Parish Church, Granville
and on September 12, 11am at the St.
Andrews Church in Marayong.
The main activities on September
19th include the Concelebrated Mass,
9:30 AM, St. Nicolas of Myra Church,
High St. Penrith; the Fluvial Procession,
12nn, Nepean River, Factory Road
(Tench Reserve); Lunch Fellowship and
Entertainment follows at 1pm.

It was in the summer of 2005 when
the founders of the Penafrancia Devotion
first met at the Queen Victoria building to
organise the devotion in Australia. The
founders, Jun Relunia, Neria Soliman and
Josie Musa outlined the priorities to bring
INA in the Filipino Chaplaincy thru the
Diocese of Parramatta.
In May 2006, the replica of INA arrived
in Sydney and the first novena mass was
held at St Michael’s Church, Blacktown.
The ADOLP Inc. was incorporated
in June 2006 with the objective
of propagating the devotion to Ina
under the guidance of the Basilica
of Penafrancia and the Filipino
Chaplaincy, Diocese of Parramatta. In
the same year, ADOLP website www.
australiandevoteespenafrancia.com was
created.
In 2006, on the birthday of the
Blessed Mother, the replica of Ina found
a home at St Nicholas of Myra Church,
High Street, Penrith.
The first fiesta of Our Lady of
Penafrancia was celebrated on 16 Sept

2006, the third Saturday of September
with the Mass held at the St Nicholas
of Myra. After the novena mass, a
procession following the andas of Our
Lady of Penafrancia was held around the
church. There was no fluvial procession,
as it was in the opinion of the Filipino
Chaplain, not appropriate yet at that time.
Since then, a regular monthly novena
mass is being held every 1st Saturday of
the month at 11:00 am at St Nicholas of
Myra, High Street, Penrith.

A river cruise at the Nepean River in
2008 was also organized by ADOLP.
The Penrith’s Nepean Belle former
ownerswere very much impressed with
the significance of the fluvial procession
that they personally offered their new
family boat to be the “pagoda” for the
river procession for the last seven years.
For more information on the fiesta
event, contact: Jun 0419233643, Norma
0481115316, Evelyn 0410511745 & Au
0402739605. (Josie ‘Pines’ Musa)

Woodcroft Village Festival
COME on down to the Woodcroft Festival on Saturday 26 September for a fun
filled day by the lake!
The Woodcroft Village Festival is an excellent opportunity for the community
to gather and celebrate with a wide variety of entertainment and activities for the
family. There will be market stalls, activities and plenty of food to enjoy!

The festival is taking place on September 26 from 10am – 4pm, at Woodcroft Lake,
Woodcroft Drive, Woodcroft.
For information, please contact Blacktown City Councils Community Events Team on
9839 6000.

Mount Druitt Festival
COME along to the Mount Druitt Festival
on Saturday 12 September at Dawson
Mall, from 10am to 3pm. Entry to the
Festival is free.
Find tasty food, thrilling rides, talented
performers and most of all, tonnes of
community spirit at the annual Mount
Druitt Festival. Visitors can enjoy a dish
from one of the food stalls, or, for the
thrill-seekers jump on a free ride!
NSW Maori Wardens will be joining
this year’s Mount Druitt Festival to
promote and celebrate the positive
aspects of Maori culture.
NSW Maori Wardens have been
operating in New Zealand for decades
now. Maori Wardens in Sydney have
been involved with feeding the homeless,
assisting people in times of grief and
target social isolation in the elderly.
In conjunction with the festivities, NSW
Maori Wardens will showcase local talent
on stage and various stalls displaying
Maori and Pacific Island products.

Council is proud to support the
Mount Druitt community, and provides
assistance with the organisation and
running of the Mount Druitt Festival each
year.
For more information, call the
Blacktown City Council on 9839 6000.