NDDU Catechetical Program Office

Faith Unites ✨

The NDDU Catechists Club joyfully celebrates the Interfaith Children's Festival and Pastoral Day on November 29, 2025, at Dadiangas East Elementary School, in collaboration with the Biology Society, CM-RE Office, and DEES Administration.

Together, we nurture unity, compassion, generosity, and shared faith among our young learners.

A huge thank you to the NDDU Catechists Club Officers 2023–2024 for their voluntary service and initiative in preparing the gift packs for Pastoral Day and the Interfaith Children’s Festival last November 26, 2025. Your commitment is deeply appreciated,

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺; 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵." -𝘋𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 16:19

In line with the current political turmoil and civil unrest, we strongly condemn to the highest degree the profane betrayal of public trust and misuse of funds by public officials and private companies/individuals alike. We stand firm with the interest and welfare of the people and call for accountability—to hold those who are liable against the court of justice in due process.

This coming 19th of September, 2025, let us express our shared sentiment in unison and rally our voices in peace with accompanied prayer. Bringing with us the message of reform and a step closer towards a government that SERVES the people the way they DESERVE.

What to bring:
Candle & Flower, Water, Food to share, and Umbrellas

✍️: Khyle B. Bosa
🖼️: Jhon Rey D. Villaruel

𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲

Today, we solemnly honor the birth of Mama Mary, the chosen Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. Her life of humility, obedience, and unwavering faith continues to inspire the Church and all who serve in the ministry of catechesis.

As catechists, may we always look to her as our model in living a life rooted in prayer, service, and love. Through her intercession, may we remain steadfast in guiding the young towards Christ, the source of all joy and salvation.

📖 “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you.” — Luke 1:28

💙 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲! 💙

✍️: Crizzle May Fuentebella
🖼️: Windelle Sogon

𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 | 𝐍𝐃𝐃𝐔 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥

"𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴, ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘸. 𝘚𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵; 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴.’”
– 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 9:37-38

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, marks the first formal teaching day of our 𝗡𝗗𝗗𝗨 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 as they were deployed to two schools: 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 and 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹.

Many thirst for the Word of God, but there are few workers to tend to their spiritual needs. While many are ready to listen, those willing to serve as messengers of God's love remain few.

Clothed in the full armor of God, the catechists deployed at 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 entered their classrooms with the duty to faithfully nurture these young seeds of faith through love, prayer, and compassion, guiding them to grow in understanding and in faith in God. 🙏

𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 | 𝐍𝐃𝐃𝐔 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥

“𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘴? 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭? 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘴. 𝘐 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸.”
- 𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟯:𝟲

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, marks the first formal teaching day of our 𝗡𝗗𝗗𝗨 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 as they were deployed to two schools: 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 and 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹.

Each child is a seed of faith. While it is God who brings growth, it is through His servants that the Word is made known. Catechists, as disciples of God, help plant and water these seeds by guiding the young children's hearts with care, prayer, and compassion.

Clothed in the full armor of God, the catechists deployed at 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 entered their classrooms as messengers of God's word, ready to nurture young minds and hearts in the light of Christ’s love.🙏

🕯 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒍𝒚 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒔

📖"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘈 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯. 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯." - 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 5:14-16 🌟

On 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, at 7:30 AM, presided by Sr. Sela T. Fakahua, CMRE Director, the event opened with the sacred 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 of blessing and sending forth, followed by the 𝑶𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒔, affirming their commitment to serve with integrity, compassion, and faith.

As we prepare to be deployed in schools to teach and accompany children in their faith journey, the lighting of candles reminded us of our mission: to be living examples of Christ’s love, bearing light, hope, and truth to the young minds entrusted to our care. 💛👦👧

𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑲 😶‍🌫️: NDDU Catechetical Program Office successfully held its First General Assembly and Election of Officers for A.Y 2025-2026 on August 16, 2025—marking a new chapter of faith-driven leadership and collaboration in catechetical mission.

As the new set of promising individuals answer the calling of carrying the torch of being a catechist, they convened in one spirit to reignite the essence of service trough faith and elected the next batch of officers to lead the marian way!

⋆｡° ✧ 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝒩𝑒𝓌 𝐿𝑒𝒶𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝐹𝒶𝒾𝓉𝒽 ✧°｡⋆

As we welcome the school year 2025–2026, we also embrace a new chapter for the Catechist Club. Guided by the Spirit and strengthened by our shared mission, our newly elected and appointed officers are ready to lead with faith, service, and compassion. 💒

With hearts rooted in Christ and a vision to inspire, we commit ourselves to nurture not only the minds but also the souls of our community. May this year be filled with grace, wisdom, and steadfast dedication as we walk together in our journey of faith. 🙏✨

✨𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐊𝐮𝐲𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰!✨

Your joyful spirit, unwavering dedication, and genuine kindness continue to inspire everyone around you. You are not only a light that brightens our days but also a strong, responsible leader who tirelessly serves the Catechetical Program Office with passion and heart.

Thank you for your 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, your 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, and your 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲. May your special day be filled with the same joy and blessings you so generously share with others. 🫶🏻

God bless you always! 🙏🏻💞

The NDDU Catechetical Program Office proudly extends its heartfelt congratulations to Lenel Francis Oringo for being recognized as the Outstanding Catechist of the Year during the NDDU Parangalan 2025.

Note: The second Image courtesy of The Voice Publication

We also commend the remarkable efforts of the other nominees:

BRIZUELA, FAYE YRISH MARIE BYLLE P.
DELOS REYES, ALLEONA J.
GONZALES, JUSTINE FAITH S.
LAPERA, MATHEW GERALD A.
PESTAÑO, FAITH LEOMY T.

Keep aiming for excellence and continue to radiate Christ's love hope & mercy to everyone

By: Devie Mae Estrebillo

✨𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐞! ✨

Wishing you a heart overflowing with joy, a day filled with laughter, and a life surrounded by love and meaningful moments.💙

You truly are a light and a blessing to everyone around you — especially to the 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲. Your dedication, warmth, and joyful spirit continue to inspire and uplift us every day. 🎂

On your special day, may you be embraced by the people who cherish you and experience all the little things that make life beautiful. Keep being amazing, and may this new year bring you countless opportunities, success, and happiness. 🎈🎁