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2009 Chapel Update

Hi welcome, salamat sa pagbisita...


As we move slowly, we can see the fruit of the effort.


But challenges just made us stronger...


We can say it's worth the time...


Despite the challenges....


I know one day, we will pull thru...

Visit To Holy Land Pics

Receipt of Remittance

Highlights of Our Pilgrimage

Hello! I want to share with you some highlights of our pilgrimage.

I had a wonderful time in this trip. Seeing those places where we only read about in the bible and in books, and knowing that the incidents actually happened there many thousands of years ago, really gave us goose bumps. Our tour guide was really great – a Filipino Franciscan Priest, who has been there for 20 years (speaks Hebrew, Arabic, Italian, German & French). Under his guidance, I came out of there knowledgeable, holy, and enlightened. We crossed the Sea of Galilee and arrived at Capernaum, traveled to Mount of Beatitudes and Cana and Nazareth. We had masses and prayers said in some of the sites, like the Nativity, where Jesus was born (the cave where Joseph, Mary, and Jesus were). We had the Via Cruzes (Stations of the Cross), where Jesus was actually flogged, crowned with thorns, fallen three times, crucified, and died on the cross. We also traced the flight from Bethlehem to Egypt by the Holy Family because the babies where being killed by Herod’s soldiers. We went from Israel, Jordan, and then Egypt. It took the Holy Family three and a half years to get to Egypt. The travel was desert and barren. We were thinking they must have lived with the Bedouins, (Muslim nomads). We had visited a tent, on our own, one night, while in Egypt. We were also offered their herbal tea, brewed in a pitfire. They sang and danced and we danced with them. We had a special bonding with their family, who treated us like a their own real family. All those for free. One of the brothers said, next time you come with your family and I will tour you, promise, you will not spend one fourth of what you spent now. They said we were their brothers because Moslems, Christians, and Jews came out of the same father, Abraham. This is true. Abraham had a son with Sara; his name was Isaac, and another son with his slave, Hagar. The son’s name with Hagar was Ishmael. This is written in the Bible. We visited the place where the Holy Family stayed in Egypt. In Jordan, we saw ruins of a Roman Empire. The ruins date back 3,350 years B.C. We also went to the Egyptian Museum, saw tombs, work of arts, jewelry, statues, dating back 3,350 years B.C. We saw Ramses II statues – huge. Amazing how great the civilization was already at that time. So precise; amazing indeed! We also visited the pyramids. Anyone who have the opportune time would enjoy this portion of the trip (Egypt) plus some of the beautiful scenery from Israel, Jordan, to Egypt. We had so many holy sites visited, even Mary’s sepulcher, it will be hard to write all of them here. Nazareth, Bethlehem, Getshemmane, the Red Sea, the Dead Sea, Mt. Sinai, Jordan River, the nile valley of Egypt and more. Places that I only heard, saw on t.v. read on books and stories I heard from the elders. Who would not be amazed.
Try, and am sure you can talk about these places than I could.

Looking for Donors for Each Door

We are waiting for possible door designs and most importantly people that are willing to sponsor each door. Just a reminder po time and again, no name will be inscripted. Door donors name will be assigned a leaf on our appreciation tree. But, more and beyond that, God has already gifted you a treasure, as evidence of you're being able to donate a door at this time. (Just looking back po).

BTW, the doors I am talking about will replace the iron bars. The iron bars will be moved and attached to the round post, so that more Masscomers will be accomodated. O di ba, dagdag na grasya at dagdag na taong naipasok sa Kapilya para makasimba.

Money Ready for Remit

I had a conversation with Jess B. yesterday and I asked him kung may pera pa. Funny thing is, balamu feel kung bitin na naman keng budget. Kasi pu pekibat na, maigit nala mung seven thousand pesos ding perang mitatagan.

Anyways, since atin naman pera anggang ditak lamu, siguro malyari kuna lang ipadala dening kantidad.

Received from:
Lolito Paras Aguirre $250.00
Family of Fr. Arnold Ducut Gabriel $300.00
Paras' Family Friends (Mr. & Mrs. Alex Dumas) $50.00
Paras Family $200.00

Dacal pung salamat qng pangadi at pamanyuyu yu quecami.

What If.....

40 of us from San Gabriel contribute $1,000.00 each and gather on a tentative date December 2009 and submit the pledges at that time. This is ideal plan to guarantee the completion of our goal, which is to complete the Chapel before the inauguration day in May of 2010. But let us be sure that our pledges are REAL. Enough with the lame excuses just to get away from your pledged contribution. Don't say "YES" if you cannot do it. Unless otherwise something really drastic happened and your finances has really gone bad. Magsinungaling ka, at bahala na si Lord sa iyo (just kidding). Pero kung guilty ka, mahiya ka man lang. he he he

Di na po uso ang magyabang, yung totohanan lang ang kailangan natin, para matapos na ito.

Kung sang-ayon po kayo rito, please contact:
Romie Paras (818)282-6017
Mike Balingit (201)385-1523

Construction Estimates...

Project : SAN GABRIEL CHAPEL
Location : San Gabriel , Macabebe, Pampanga

Subject: ESTIMATED LABOR & MATERIALS

A. Interior 282.6 m2
unit price
HARDIFLEX
98 pcs.1/4 x 4 x 8 Hardiflex 600.00 58,800.00

METAL FURING OR STEEL BARS
282 m2 800.00 225,600.00

** TEXT SCREW
1176 x 300 is error 1176 pcs. Text Screw 3.00 3,528.00

STIK WELL
24 pcs. 1 quart 180.00 4,320.00

VERTICAL SUPPORT
70 m2 800.00 56,000.00

SCAFFOLDING LUMP SUM @ 3 MONTHS 90,000.00


P 438,248.00
ADD:
LABOR 197,000.00

CONTINGENCIES 163,000.00

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (L&M) 200,000.00

ELECTRICAL (30 LO, 14 LO) 93,000.00

TOTAL P 1,091,248.00


B. Outside 66 m2

HARDIFLEX
22 pcs. 1/4 x 4 x 8 Hardiflex 600.00 13,200.00

METAL FURING OR STEEL BAR
66 m2 800.00 52,800.00

** TEXT SCREW
264 pcs. 3.00 792.00

STIK WELL
16 pcs. 1 Quart 180.00 2,880.00

VERTICAL SUPPORT
16 m2 800.00 12,800.00

SCAFFOLDING LUMP SUM @ 3 MONTHS 30,000.00

P 112,472.00
ADD:
LABOR 50,610.00

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 50,000.00

ELECTRICAL 48,900.00

TOTAL P 261,982.00

C.
FLOORING 162 m2 (INSIDE)
.60 x .60 x 5/8 GRANITE 450 pcs. .60 x .60 400.00 180,000.00

FLOORING ALTAR & STEPS 108 m2
STEPS 44 m2 44 m2
162 m2


422 pcs. .60 x .60 400.00 168,800.00

TOTAL P 348,800.00

CEMENT & SAND 30,000.00

LABOR 170,460.00

TOTAL P 549,260.00


D.
OUTSIDE (FLOORING) 66 m2

16" x 16" Flooring Non Slip 45.00 453pcs. 16" x 16" 45.00 20,385.00

CEMENT & SAND 10,000.00

P 30,385.00

LABOR 13,582.00

P 43,967.00

E.
FENCE
30 LM 300/LM 30 x 3000 = 90,000 P 90,000.00


A. Interior Ceiling P 1,091,248.00
B. Outside Ceiling 261,982.00
C. Flooring Inside 549,260.00
D. Outside Flooring 43,967.00
E. Fence 90,000.00

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST P 2,036,457.00

Chapel Inauguration...

San Gabriel Chapel will be inaugurated by the year 2010 with a tentative day in the month of May.
Report for all the money received will be accounted for (those that were handed to the registered "Aguman Damayan San Gabriel, Inc.)
As we have ageed at the outset, no inscription of names on any portion donated to the chapel is allowed. However, an appreciation tree bearing leaves with names of contributors will be installed at a site.
If you are interested of extending assistance for the project, please contact me
at (818)282-6017, (818)773-9871 or Mike Balingit at (201)385-1623 for proper acknowledgement and routing of your contributions.

More Pics

Please share your ideas, opinions, time, efforts and if you can , please contribute....

Here Are The Most Current Photos

Contributed by:
Araceli and Mike Balingit

Cash Received Updates

A check from Rev. Fr. Arnold Gabriel, SVD and his family in the amount of $300.00. Also $50 from Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Dumas (family friends).
From and on behalf of Aguman Damayan San Gabriel, our sincerest thanks!