Parish museum to open doors this Lenten Season
SANTA RITA— The management of Museo Ning Santa Rita de Cascia is again preparing its facilities for the influx of pilgrims from all over Pampanga and far off parishes this coming Lenten Season.
This was announced by Museum director Annabelle Abinales who added that the parish through Rev. Fr. Rolando Lopez had instructed that the doors of the facility be opened for pilgrims.
The Museo ning Parokya nang Santa Rita de Cascia is located at the second floor of the old convent building attached to the old parish church. The building, which was restored in 1994, now houses the historical artifacts, contemporary and antique images, as well as old furnishings of the church and its old rectory.
The facility also offers a tour of the church, which houses the first-class relic of Saint Rita. Tourists may also visit the recently restored bell tower of the parish, which is accessible through the museum.
Abinales said that they are planning on hosting once again guided tours for walk-in visitors and setting up processional images on display.
The Lenten Season officially starts on February 14, Ash Wednesday. A wakeboarder enjoys his weekend at the Pradera Verde in Lubao, Pampanga, one of the water sports attraction in the province.
North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corporation President and CEO Rodrigo Franco, Assistant VicePresident for Corporate Communications Kit Ventura and NLEx Road Warriors Coach Joseller ‘Yeng’ Guiao pose with Pampanga based mediamen during Friday’s get together at TaeWoo Restaurant, Sta. Ines, Mabalacat City.
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CLARK FREEPORT — Smart Communications has stated that it will comply with the directive of the government to extend the validity of mobile phone prepaid load to one year.
This was gleaned in a press statement sent by the Smart Communications management to Sun.Star Pampanga yesterday.
Ramon R. Isberto, the telecom’s public affairs department head, said that Smart and its subsidiaries Talk N Text and Sun shall comply with the Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 05-12-2017 issued jointly by the National Telecommunications Commision (NTC), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) extending the validity of prepaid load to one year.
In particular, Smart, TNT and Sun prepaid loads worth P300 and above shall moving forward have
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