COMMUNITY NEWS
HOST Germany Holds First “HOST: Unity” Event
by HILA (Hilde Historillo, Ianna Santiago, Lea Schulte and Anna Schulte) The youth of the ICCEC in Berlin, Bonn and Cologne held their first “HOST: Unity” event on the weekend of 28 – 29 January 2023. HOST: Unity is to be a series of events with the intention of gathering the youth of our three German parishes. The idea derived […]
ICCEC Paris Celebrates “Pista Ni San Pablo”
by Malou Caguiwa The Church commemorates the Conversion of Saint Paul because of it’s supreme importance to Christians. The Conversion of Saint Paul was the most decisive moment in the development of God’s Kingdom on earth, thanks to his uncompromising spirit who brought the faith of Christ to Europe. As Corinthians 15:10 says: “God’s grace in me has not been fruitless”. As our patron saint, we, the parishioners ICCEC […]
March for Life – Paris 2023
by Samuel Miguel On January 22, some youth, including myself, took part in a march. The March for Life. It is organized every year. However most of us had never participated in an event like this. It is a march that fights against abortion and euthanasia. Everything went well in general, I was able to discuss with other people about […]
My experience of the 12 days of Christmas – A Testimony
by Sara-Sophia Umali Each year we are invited to morning masses at 6:45 am for the 12 days of Christmas. It is an opportunity to freshly start your morning in theme with the season, with Christ, before facing the rest of your day. Due to the pandemic, church activities were permanently canceled. But as the world is slowly recovering from […]
Christmas Party Agape Style
by Rose Marie Muncal For the first time since the Covid pandemic, ICCEC Paris was finally able to celebrate Christmas together once again. Sometimes simple things are the most unforgettable ones, but being with your family church – that is more than memories. After celebrating the mass, we all went down to the fellowship hall where the festivities were set […]
ICCEC Paris Welcomes New Confirmand
by Sarah-Luz Salvador December 18th, 2022 marked the day my childhood friend Natacha was confirmed in the Charismatic Episcopal Church of Paris. Alongside a few other youths, she previously attended the cursillo that took place in November. For many of them, the cursillo altered the course of their lives. Far from their families, internet and other distractions, they learned about […]
Cursillo November 2022
Another Cursillo took place last November (2nd-4th) 2022, at the convent of the Polish Catholic Mission in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, in the suburbs of Paris, France. ~What is the Cursillo? The Cursillo is a catechism course that usually lasts 3 days. It is a spiritual retreat, especially meant to educate and prepare catechumens for Baptism or Confirmation. Our Cursillos are based […]
Pilgrimage to Lourdes
by Emman Juaner December 9, 2022 About a month ago, with the participation of several members of our Church, we had a Pilgrimage to Lourdes. It was a very touching and rewarding experience. We took the coach and left Paris during the evening so we could arrive at Lourdes early in the morning. After freshening up, we finally went to […]
HOST Paris – Worship Night November 2022
HOST Paris, the youth of the Charismatic Episcopal Church in Paris, presented a Worship Night on Saturday, November 6, 2022. We have had several Worship Nights before — our first one being in 2018. We were not the first ones to come up with such an event. Many churches and communities host “nights of worship”. At that time, we […]
