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Farewell letters. The Bedan Community expresses their sympathy with letters and cards during Fr. Dunstan Candol, OSB’s funeral.
Bedan Community bids final respects for Fr. Dunstan By Christine Easter Halaba WHEN THE BODY of our earthly dwelling place lies in death, we gain an everlasting dwelling place in heaven.” - Rev. Fr. Dunstan Ma. B. Candol, OSB
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Posters and banners were brought up as the Bedan community paid their last respects to SBCA Chaplain Rev. Fr. Dunstan Ma. B. Candol, OSB who passed away last Oct. 16 at the age of 56. Fr. Dunstan was then already feeling ill but he went on with the celebration of a 6:30 p.m. Holy Mass that day until Fr. Olegario Commeleran, OSB replaced him as celebrant after the second reading. In his blog, Gerry Siquijor, a mass attendee, narrated how he saw lay ministers rushed to get immediate medical help for Fr. Dunstan, who died at 8:20 p.m. due to cardiac arrest. The wake for his remains at St. Benedict Chapel from Oct. 18 (Tuesday) to Oct. 20 (Thursday) included masses
After the mass, Fr. Dunstan’s remains were accompanied by the Benedictine monks from SBCA to Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, SBC Mendiola. Last Oct. 21, a mass was held at 1 p.m. in the SBC chapel before his burial at La Loma Catholic Cemetery in Caloocan City.
and rosary prayers which were attended by Bedan students. Posters and banners of farewell hung at the chapel as students, faculty, administration, alumni and guests attended his wake. The last mass was held at 9 a.m. of Oct. 20. Integrated Basic Fr. Dunstan’s generosity Education Department (IBED) Principal With the news of Fr. Fr. Gerardo Ma.de Villa, OSB served Dunstan’s untimely death, as the mass celebrant with six of his CAS guidance counselor fellow Benedictine monks sat beside and Peer Facilitators him. In his homily, Fr. Gerard, as Circle moderator students call him, shared the Joel Ventura dream he had after he found out tasked Denise about his fellow monk’s death. Faith Belizario and He told those who attended the Rackee Lu Jaquilmo, mass that Fr. Dunstan was now in a peaceful room that God Rev. Fr. Dunstan Ma. B. Candol, OSB Sept. 20, 1955 - Oct. 16 2011 prepared for him in heaven. Fr. Dunstan / 2
Café Bene now open in St. Benedict forest park By Adrian Val Lopez
BEDANS NEED NOT anymore go outside SBCA campus to enjoy good, freshly brewed coffee. Located in the middle of St. Benedict Forest Park (in front of St. Benedict Chapel), Café Bene is the new place for students where they can relax, study, socialize and experience the feel of popular coffee shops with the inviting ambience brought forth by greeneries and fresh air. Café Bene formally opened its doors and was blessed last Sept. 30. The blessing of the coffee shop and ribboncutting started 8 a.m. and was graced by Benedictine monks including RectorPresident Dom Clement Ma. Roque, Anti-RH bill advocates speak out
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OSB; SBCA Finance director Fr. Alberic Lazerna, OSB; Learning Resource Center coordinator Fr. Paul de Vera, OSB; and Integrated Basic Education department principal Fr. Gerard Ma. De Villa, OSB. The event was also attended by CAS dean Thelma Geraldine Baricaua, General Services administrator Arlyn Gaitmaitan, SBCA Alumni Affairs officer Mila Agragado, SBCA public relations officer Prof. Joyce Patricia MontelibanoAquino and other invited school officials from the grade school, high school and college departments. “Café Bene is made for the students,” said Fr. Lazerna, co-head of the coffee shop project together with General Services head
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Gaitmaitan. “We want them to appreciate the school through this simple gesture. They don’t have to go out anymore … this place is enough for them to enjoy, for their safety.” Fr. Lazerna added that one of the reasons in putting up Café Bene in St. Benedict Forest Park is to show that SBCA is an environment-friendly campus, and that Café Bene is a “little haven” for the school to enjoy. “We want to call community people to appreciate the converted place (St. Benedict Forest Park)—from trash, I would say, into something very useful,” the finance director said. Café Bene/ 2
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Rector attends 19th ASEACCU confab in Japan By Janessa Villamera RECTOR-PRESIDENT DOM Clement Ma. H. Roque, OSB. participated in the 19th Association of Southeast and East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASEACCU) conference 2011 held Aug. 25 to 27 at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. The theme for this year’s conference was “Environmental Preservation and Sustainable Development Issues” which discussed the problems and solutions in the environment. Moreover, it tackled how colleges and universities can do something to promote care for the environment. Aside from the conference itself, Roque said that there were also talks, group discussions and student participations since this was also the 13th Students Conference in ASEACCU. According to the Rector, caring for God’s creation is “a command in the Bible” and so we need to put it into work especially that nowadays, environmental issues are evident (i.e. carbon dioxide emission, improper waste disposal and illegal logging). The best practices in lieu of environmental preservation are already implemented in some schools. In San Beda College Alabang, the beautification of campus, waste treatment management and non-usage of styrofoam and plastics are observed. To be more eco-friendly, Roque told The Bedan Herald that SBCA is planning to change the fluorescent lights to LED (light emitting diode) ASSEACU / 13
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