Fellow prayer warriors requesting urgently for your generous prayers again….less than a month my late bro passed Renato of colon cancer now my second bro Ricardo is diagnosed w the same. Hope it is not too late. As they said, when it rains it pours!!!!

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Police Officer Andrew Harper, killed just recently in the line of duty in England. Please pray, too, for his wife of just four weeks. May he rest in peace and may the grace of God comfort his widow.’

TO ALL:
On the repose of the soul of the late dear brother Renato Reyes Aguilar.
Thank you Fr. Rony Msfs, Benny De Guzman Sj (Jesuit Chaplain in PGH), Fr. Emmanuel Colmenar, Fr. Tito Caluag, Fr Luke Bell, OP, Rev Abbott- Fr. Xavier Perrin, OP and all Quarr Abbey monks, Fr. Emmanuel Oedomene, Fr. Steven Restori, Verbum Dei nuns, St. Cecilia Abbey sisters for all the prayers, general absolution/anointing of the sick, and blessings as well as masses offered (PH and UK).
Thank you also to Dr. Arun Baksi, Dr. Himanka Rana, Ms. Kathryn Elford, Liz Nicol, Dave & Allison Absalom, Mimi Tacang Cass, Bernie Green, Cress P. Lynk, Cynthia Virtucio Absalom, Rose Bagarra Gray and Fidelina Travis for the cards and donations.
Last but not the least all the 100 likes and 207 kind words/comments/prayers of FB friends.

@ceciliaherbing

In all angles add up and you will get a total of 33 .. took a photo of this artwork found at the Sagrada Familia Church (building of said church started in 1846 and still on-going hopefully ready by 2026). The number 33 is the year of age JC died on the cross for love of all men.

Introducing Pauline Amara ‘Penny’ -my first granddaughter born on the 24 Oct 2018

CECILIA AGUILAR-HERBING

Was born in Makati Philippines then migrated to California, USA in 2003 till 2008.  Thereafter, she remarried to Paul Herbing and now currently residing on the Isle of Wight.   She has four children:  Paul  – US Military personnel (still on active duty)John  – former US military personnel now doing Accounting job in US, Mickey – Graphic Designer, Tapestry London  Maria – Adult Nurse, St Mary’s Hospital, IOW

Some highlights:

• Organized a recent Cancer Entertainment Fund Event last August 2016 and two successful fund raising band concerts featuring Lucid and Crossfire in 2014 and Winter Springs together with IOW Ballet Dancers and Filipino children chorus singing in 2013. This was for the benefit of Philippine Yolanda Typhoon Victims which raised huge amount and went to Filipino island residents whose families were affected in the southern part of the region.
• Self-published four books while proceeds went to Ateneo Human Rights Centre and UP Women Crisis Centre- My Journey Thorough Life with God (2012) and 365 Days on the Isle of Wight (2013), Growing in Grace and Character and My Favourite Recipes (2017)– available at amazon.com (Website: cesaherbing.com)
• Promising Writer of the Year, IOW Writer’s Circle Group, UK (2015)
• Civil Air Patrol Volunteer Awardee , CA, US Air Force (2008)
• Model Employee, Ateneo de Manila University (1989)

Affiliations

– Case Worker, Victim Support IOW & Hampshire Constabulary (2017 – 2019)

–  Secretary, Isle of Wight Writer’s Circle Group (2010 – 2019)

–  Volunteer, Reader & Eucharistic Minister at St. Mary’s Church (2008-current)

–  Extraordinary Minister/Member, Justice Group, St. Mary’s (2014 – 2015)

–  Asst Lead Facilitator, Youth Group of St Mary’s Parish (2012 – 2014)

–  Public Relations/Finance Officer – US Air Force, Civil Air Patrol (2005 – 08)

–  Board of Director, Loyola Multi-Purpose Cooperative Phil (2001 – 2003)

Education & Training

–  Organization Management Tech Online Qualification, Coventry (2015)

–  Online Qualification on Equality & Diversity, Broadlands College (2014)

–  Online Qualification on Principles of Bus. Ad., Doncaster College (2013)

–  Accounting Updating Course, Los Angeles Valley College, USA (2007)

–  Grant Writing & Fund Raising, Mt. St. Mary’s College, USA (2005)

–  Religious Studies, Daughters of St. Paul Convent (1979 -1983)

–  MA Prep Studies in Philosophy, UP (1988-1989)

–  AB in Secretarial Science, St. Paul College of the Philippines (1974 – 1979)

Work Experience

– Senior Bank Admini, St Mary’s Hospital (2017- to date) Civic Offices Solent NHS (2017)

– Book Shop Assistant/Volunteer, Quarr Abbey Bookshop (Oct 2016-2018)

– Volunteer, DWP Ryde Job Centre (2016)

. Diocese of Portsmouth, PA/Secretary (March 2013 – Feb 2016)

. Cancer Research, Cashier Volunteer (Aug 2015 – to date)

– Neutrik UK Ltd, Production (April 2010 – Sept 2012)

– Newton Lodge, Care Support Worker (Nov 2008 – April 2010)

– PT Bookkeeper, Century 21, California, USA (July 2005 to July 2008)

– Project Officer, Ateneo de Manila Loyola University, QC, Philippines (1989 – 2003)

– Placement Assistant, Ateneo de Manila Loyola University (1983 – 1989)

Now you are gone my earthly mother, Nanay P. goodbye and thank you for raising ten children, am third to the youngest.  You died peacefully on the 22nd of July 2018.  Rest in Peace Mother, but MOTHER MARY remains!

‘My desire to praise You is in itself your gift.’ Thank you ?for this and the opportunity to be better today than yesterday. Thank you also for the grace to serve, for the many jigsaw puzzles in life that makes it more exciting and meaningful to live in time. (mom’s passing last 22 July 2018, had the chance to bond with 2 grandsons in Los Angeles, and the chance to spend quality though limited time with 2 sons).

Indeed. such are miracles. Am on my last leg of mission visitation. AMDG!