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Good day, everyone! Praise be Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, now and forever. Amen. Warm greetings to all our dear brothers and sisters in Christ. On behalf of the Auckland Catholic Filipino Chaplaincy, we warmly invite all our devotional groups, choir ministries, liturgy teams, Ministers of Holy Communion, technology ministry, and other Filipino groups serving within our chaplaincy to attend the ACFC Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, 11 July 2026, from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM,

🌸 Calling All Angels & Youth: Flores de Mayo 2026! 🌸 It’s time to bloom! We are bringing the beautiful tradition of the Santacruzan to life at St. Benedict's Church, and we want YOU to be part of this vibrant procession of faith and flowers. When: Sunday, 31 May 2026 Time: Procession begins promptly before the 11:30 AM Mass Where: St. Benedict's Church We Are Looking For: We need enthusiastic participants to fill these special roles: Flower Girls: 8 girls (Ages 6–8

Safeguarding Seminar Reminder Don’t miss this opportunity! This is your chance to complete your safeguarding requirements! For those who have not yet finished their safeguarding modules, we strongly encourage you to attend the upcoming seminar at St Benedict's Church. This session will help guide you through what you need to complete and ensure everyone is up to date. Let’s work together to keep our community safe and informed.

Hello There! These are the recommended powerpoint templates for the Six Sundays of Easter. Please be guided accordingly. If there is any concerns, do not hesitate to email technology.av@acfc-catholic.org.nz 1st Sunday of Easter (5th April 2026) 2nd Sunday of Easter (12th April 2026) 3rd Sunday of Easter (19th April 2026) 4th Sunday of Easter (26th April 2026) 5th Sunday of Easter (3rd May 2026) 6th Sunday of Easter (10th May 2026)

Good day Everyone! Hope you’re all doing well! Attached are the required templates that will be used during the 5 Sundays of Lent and Palm Sunday. Please refer to them for instructions, and don’t hesitate to email if you have any questions. 1st Sunday of Lent (22 February 2026) 2nd Sunday of Lent (1st March 2026) 3rd Sunday of Lent (8th March 2026) 4th Sunday of Lent/Laetare Sunday (15th March 2026) 5th Sunday of Lent (22nd March 2026) Palm Sunday/Linggo ng Palaspas (29th

Good Day to all choirs! Please find attached the new Ordinary Time Screen Template. Kindly use this template for all Sunday Masses celebrated during Ordinary Time. This is the new official template for 2026, and the English translations have been removed. We encourage all choirs to adopt this updated template for every future Ordinary Time service throughout the remainder of 2026 to ensure consistency across our liturgical celebrations. Thank you very much for your time, coop

Pasasalamat at Pagkilala - ACFC 2025 Taos puso naming ipinapaabot ang aming malalim na pasasalamat sa buong ACFC Pastoral Council sa kanilang walang sawang pagsisikap, dedikasyon, at tapat na paglilingkod ngayong 2025 . Ang inyong sipag at pagkakaisa ang naging matibay na sandigan sa patuloy na paglago ng ating komunidad. Lubos din naming pinasasalamatan ang lahat ng volunteers ng ating simbahan na buong pusong naglaan ng oras at lakas upang suportahan ang bawat gawain

To all ACFC Choirs, As we journey through this beautiful season of Advent, we kindly ask that you use the provided templates for all ACFC Simbang Gabi, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Holy Family Sunday and Solemnity of Mary Masses. Please check which day your choir is assigned to, download the correct template, and update it with the songs your choir will be singing. Important Reminders: Please update the Prayer of the Faithful and the Mass Reading verses for the Liturgy of t

To all ACFC Choirs, Please make sure to use the provided templates for our ACFC Advent Masses These templates now include both English and Tagalog responses on the same slide to accommodate everyone attending our celebrations. These templates will be used for the four Sundays of Advent. Please check which Sunday your choir is assigned to and download the corresponding template. Make sure to update it with the songs your choir will be singing. Important Reminders: Update the P

The following is the AGM EMAIL NOTICE sent out to all Groups and Chaplaincy Pastoral Council Members. Please email...

Updates for Lent and Holy Week 2025, ACFC Mass Wedding, Fiesta and Novena for Our Lady of Manaoag 2025

ACFC Choir Do you have an angelic voice? Would like to share your time and talent for a worthy endeavour? We are looking for talented...

ACFC Chaplaincy is planning to have a Kasalang Bayan on the 14th February depending on the number of couples avialable to take part on...

Chaplaincy Updates October 27th 2024 (Sunday) No 11:30am Mass at St Benedict's Church - Moved to Takanini's Bruce Pulman Arena at 1:30pm...

REMINDER - NO Livestreaming of Masses We would like to remind all about the livestreaming of Sunday Masses and other liturgical...

A number of parishioners have received parking tickets for parking in the Wilson's Carpark (the area at the corner of St Benedicts and...

Dear brothers and sisters In the Lord, Due to our strict adherence to safeguarding policies, compliance to copyright laws and commitment to protect our parishioners’ privacy, we would like to request everyone to REFRAIN from LIVESTREAMING our Masses and other liturgical celebrations. LIVESTREAMING will only be allowed once consent of everyone attending the celebration is obtained and proper prior notice to the public is done. ACFC strives to remain committed to safeguarding a

Blessings Brothers and Sisters! We bring you up to date events and important information you need to know. If you need to post your...

Blessings Brothers and Sisters! We bring you up to date events and important information you need to know. If you need to post your...

Good day Brothers and Sisters! Please refer below for the Agenda and Reminder for the upcoming ACFC AGM 2024. This was sent out as an...

Blessings Brothers and Sisters! The ACFC Pastoral Team wishes you more blessings this year 2024! Here are some updates that we would like...

Blessings brothers and sisters! Please refer below for the November & December Edition of our Community Newsletter Kapitbisig. God Bless!

As we slowly finish off the year with our upcoming events in our chaplaincy's calendar. The ACFC invites all to join in and take part in...

Mabuhay! Please refer to the Schedule of events and Masses for the rest of 2023 up to January 2024. All updates on these events will be...