The seniors of the the Prince of Peace Parish in Scarborough held their pre- 25th Anniversary celebration of the Founding of the Prince of Peace Church, on April 17. Over a hundred seniors  parishioners and their friends attended.

Pastor Rev, Fr. Regulo Imperial was so happy with the Seniors Volunteer Team of Ms Charity Ahmad. Volunteers include Angie and Albert Akam, Hyacinth Myers, Doreen Pinto, Juliette Mendonca, Clair Fok, Bonnie Kwong, Kay Lue, Cynthia Acayan Priscilla Pinto, Ellen Yam, Susan Mohammad, Maria Gomez, Jay Selda and Greta Hue.  

On this Prince of Peace Church pre-25th Anniversary Celebration, George R. Poblete and Charity Ahmad started the program with a power point slide show of the Seniors gatherings through the past 11 years. (The Parish seniors gather every month. They have a theme, such as Heritage Day, St. Patrick's day, Christmas, etc., where the volunteers decorated the hall, have bingo games, dancing exercise for seniors, community singing, and of course, the refreshments.)

This April, the volunteers performed a line dancing, a modern dance exhibition, a number of ethnic choral groups sang, the seniors paraded in their native costumes, and of course, a delicious international cuisine. Charity's  team  presented awards to the  seniors with the best costumes, plus many gifts to the guests.

This Seniors monthly gathering was started 11 years ago by the then  Pastoral Assistant  Ms. Beverly MacDonald, to encourage the senior parishioners and  friends to socialize monthly in the Prince of Peace Church hall.


Prince of Peace 25th Anniversary  

Most Reverend Vincent Nguyen, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto, will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Founding of the Church, (Church was Consecrated in May 1987) with a Thanksgiving Mass on  Sunday, May 20, 2012, at 4:30 PM in the Prince of Peace Church. This will be followed with a formal dinner at Grand Baccus Banquet Hall in Scarborough, where  600 guests are expected to come.

The 25th Anniversary team of Gerry Cruz, Rolston Wong and Thelma Antazo and their committees are busy with  the above preparations, including a Family Picnic for Parishioners on  June 9, 2012, Saturday,  at Goldhawk Park, adjacent to the Prince of Peace Church.

Photo below shows the dance exhibition performers  Ron & Pat Martyn,  the volunteers doing the Line Dancing, the Filipino & Chinese choral groups, the seniors in their native costumes, and  parade of seniors in their international costumes.

 

 

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