ALL ABOUT MARRIAGE THIS MARCH

We’ve made March all about Marriage! Victory Alabang had a month-long celebration this March, with the marriage preparation seminar “I DO” on Tuesdays and Marriage Boosters, a by-invitation-only series for seasoned couples, on Fridays. Romance is definitely in the air!

I DO wrapped up with Pastor Ariel Marquez touching up on Conflict Resolution and Finances, two very important things that a couple needs to prepare for before getting into the marriage; while Marriage Booster success was posted all over the Facebook statuses of couples who attended the sessions. This year, the Family Ministries Team led by Pastor Chico & Mary Anne Pena, tackled the most sensitive issues in marriages head on, bringing everyone back to the real heart of every union! Relationships were restored, romantic flames were fanned & couples are all the more eager to say their I Dos! Plans for another take on the Marriage Booster Series are taking place and United Weddings will soon be on the news! God is definitely taking His rightful place at the center of our families!**

COUPLES TROOP TO I DO

We have a diversified turnout of participants in this year’s Marriage Preparation Seminar that we entitled, I Do. I Do kicked off last March 9 with engaged, newly married, and seasoned couples lining up to have their pictures taken with their sweethearts in a photo booth especially set up just for them!

We had our usual game time before the first session started that boosted the excitement all the more among the participants. All eyes and ears were on Pastor Janssen Morados and his wife, Ging as they engaged the couples in the dynamic discussions for the night.

I Do continues for two more Tuesdays of the month with more lively and interactive sessions to look forward to.

Volunteers come together for Appreciation Night

We made it simple and relaxed. Volunteers’ appreciation night, which was set last January 27, was overflowing with friends, balloons, music, laughter and more importantly, food, food and more food!

We set up a giant videoke up front and representatives from each team belted their hearts out to the ditties of U2, David Cook and Lady Gaga. But the night was made more memorable with our dear Alabang pastors taking turns in wowing the volunteers with their own singing. The enthusiastic crowd went wild when Pastor Jun took center stage!

The Pastors, their wives and the staff served everyone their food and distributed the souvenirs. Pastor Ariel capped the evening by thanking all the volunteers for faithfully serving God and the church through their ministries for the past year and commended them for embracing the life of community and spiritual family. Everybody went home filled! Volunteer Weekend is coming up and we're signing up new volunteers. We look forward to seeing fresh faces joining us for next year's Volunteers' Night! See you then!

Seven Days of Prayer and Fasting

180-degree Boracay Singles Retreat

For the past ten months, the singles of Alabang have been praying, preparing and saving up for this year’s singles retreat to Boracay. Last September 17, they finally set foot on the powdery white shores of “Bora.” Many have the misconception that the season of singlehood is simply a time of transition. But, during the 4 days spent in Boracay, there was a 180-degree shift in the way they viewed their career, their character, and their relationships. To kick off the retreat was an evening of powerful worship along the beach and under the stars. After which, Pastor Janssen gave a timely word about our identity that can be found only in Christ.

Friday was packed with practical sessions on character and excellence. Everyone was pleasantly surprised to have Pastor Ariel Marquez fly in to join Pastor John and Pastor Janssen in ministering to the singles of Alabang. Following this was the much anticipated theme night wherein everyone got all dressed up for an exciting luau inspired party.

The remainder of the retreat was spent building new friendships over fun games, good food, and adventure-seeking water sports! They had a blast riding the Zorb, parasailing, reef walking, island hopping and so much more! Thankfully the sun was shining brightly and they were blessed with 4 days of great weather! Although no one wanted to leave the beautiful beaches of “Bora”, these 130 single men and women definitely returned to Manila ready to be maximized by God in their various fields of influence.

VICTORY ALABANG HELPS IN ONDOY RELIEF OPERATIONS

Victory Alabang is working hand in hand with the City of Muntinlupa in helping the victims of Tropical storm, Ondoy in our area. Since the storm passed, church members continue to donate food, clothing, shoes and medicine. Pastors, staff, businessmen, housewives, doctors, nurses and students all came together to help in the relief operation programs. We also took time to attend to the needs of our church members who were gravely affected by the recent flooding. We are looking forward to the rehabilitation programs planned by the local government. Until now, some Small Groups are coordinating to help out in the operations. It had been a tremendous opportunity to help one another, work together, pray together and share lives as a church and as a community. As we continue to reach out to others in need, we bear in our hearts that we are actually expressing our love for our savior, Jesus Christ (Matthew 25:40).

UNITED WEDDINGS BRINGS VICTORY ALABANG CHURCH CLOSER.

United Weddings is one of the most anticipated events that we have in Victory Alabang this year and it finally happened on August 28! 4 couples exchanged vows in one of the most beautiful wedding ceremonies many of us had ever seen. Church staff and volunteers eagerly busied themselves weeks ahead in the preparation, making sure thateverything, from the flower arrangements, pre-nuptial photo shoots and wedding gowns were perfectly taken cared of.

The pastors came in full support for the couples, with Pastor Chico Pena officiating the ceremony, while the roster of photographers, make-up artists and musicians were made up of the members of the church who graciously contributed their time and talent to the success of the event. Relatives and friends held their breaths as every bride had her moment of walking down the aisle towards her groom. Those who witnessed the event raved about how blessed they were, even posting about it on their Facebook status! It was truly an exhilarating, unforgettable experience for all of us!