LEGION OF MARY
OUR LADY OF THE VISITATION
AWALI, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
OUR LADY OF FATIMA PRAESIDIUM
2016 ANNUAL REPORT
Immaculate Mother Mary, Our Lady of Fatima pray for us now and at
the hour of our death….. Amen.
INTRODUCTION
Our Lady of Fatima Praesiduim (OLF) is pleased to present its 21st Annual Report covering
the period from January 2016 to December 2016. (this reporting period).
OLF was established in 1995 at Awali Church now called as the Parish of Our Lady of the
Visitation, to cater for the parishioners in the Central part of the Kingdom of Bahrain,
particularly East and West Riffa, Aali, Isa Town, Sanad, Nuwaidrat, Sakhir and recently
Budaiya and Saar.
The OLF was establish on the desire of the then Manama Sacred Heart Parish Priest Rev.
Fr. Felicio Denish to serve the apostolate needs of Awali and the nearby areas mentioned
above and BDF Hospital. As always, the officers and members of OLF praesidium feel
proud and blessed for having been given the privilege to serve in the Legion army of
Mother Mary.
OLF MEMBERSHIP
Current Membership this reporting period:
Active Members
- 19 nos.
Probationary Members
- 2 nos.
Auxiliary Members
- 11 nos
1. Spiritual Director:
Rev. Fr. Rodolfo Encabo (Fr. Roen) – from June 30, 2013 to present
2. Officers: Elections were held for President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer on 02 October 2016.
3. Members:
1.
Bro. Robert Rosal
2.
Bro. Glenn Castelino
3.
Sis. Laveena Rodrigues
4.
Bro. Dino San Pedro
5.
Sis. Bella Baptista
6.
Sis. Daisy Cervantes
7.
Bro. Edgardo Briones
8.
Sis. Fatima Ghorpade
9.
Bro. Francisco Fernandes
10.
Sis. Irene Adizas
11.
Bro. Peter Baptista
12.
Bro. Rod Acosta
13.
Sis. Stella Almeida
14.
Bro. Zosimo Virtucio
15.
Bro. Prakash Rodrigues
16.
Sis. Ancy Mathew
17.
Sis. Winnie Rosal
18.
Sis. Grace Fernandes
19.
Bro. George Fernandes
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President (2nd Tern)
Vice-President (1st Term)
Secretary (1st Term)
Treasurer (2nd Term)
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The OLF recognizes the necessity to recruit more active members to meet the growing
demand for parochial and apostolate works, and is exerting greater efforts to invite
parishioners to join the ranks of the legion, either as active or auxiliary.
WEEKLY MEETINGS
We meets regularly every Sunday at 6:15 p.m. at The Bishop’s House, preceded by the
Holy Mass at 5:00 p.m. by Rev Fr. Roen Encabo or by Bishop Camillo Ballin.
OLF meetings has a percentage of 71% (77%) and for the officers' attendance averaged
87% (91.09%) and members' attendance at 67% (74.96%). Members’ attendance fluctuates
due to work schedules.
PERFORMANCE OF WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS
The OLF continued to be the main source of support for all the parochial activities at Our
Lady of the Visitation Parish, Awali. The weekly assignments of the OLF members are
substantially composed of parochial works of the Awali Church where 6 obligation masses,
4 weekly masses, and 2 novenas were celebrated each week. Other regular and special
church activities such as Parish Holy Hour, Tridum Service, Weddings, Wedding
anniversary mass celebrations, Baptism, Confirmation, Cathecism for Children, First Holy
Communion, and Confirmation add up to the various activities.
The following typical weekly parochial tasks were being assigned to OLF members:
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Church altar preparation and clean-up before and after every mass (all members)
Holy Rosary before mass and 1st Saturday of the month devotion to The Immaculate
Heart of Mary. Legionaries lead rosary before mass slowly and meaningfully (2
members)
Computer and multi-media projector setup, and operation (3 members)
Sound system setup and testing (2 members)
Recording and collection of stipend for Mass intentions (1 members)
Counting and accounting of Mass collections (1 members)
Typing and proof reading of Holy Hour and novena materials (1 members)
Management of sacristy paraphernalia and needs (2 members)
Eucharistic Ministers (8 members)
Lectors (4 members)
Lector Ministry coordination & Lectors training (2 members)
Ministry of Altar Servers & training the altar servers (2 members)
Hospitality ministry (2 members)
Watering of church plants/flowers (3 members)
Wash and iron finger cloths (2 members)
Catechetical instructions (2 members)
Choir Ministry – Legion members participate with the church choir: attends choir
practice every Wednesday after mass and join in the choir for obligations masses
and plays music instrument and sings at ordinary masses. (6 members + 2
auxiliaries)
Co-ordination of church announcement (1 members)
Preparations of PowerPoint presentations for special masses, wedding masses,
novenas, Holy Hour and special occasions (1 members)
Transporting of Legionaries and parishioners (6 members)
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Coordination and sale of church calendars, religious articles, etc. (3 members)
The Other Legionary Activities & Parish Functions Assisted:
 Assisted in various activities of the Parish such the Palm Sunday celebration, the
Tridum services (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil), Easter Sunday, and
Christmas celebration (already mentioned before)
 OLF Catechists assisted Catechism Children in Christmas caroling around Awali
 Christmas Novena (Simbang Gabi)
 Intercessory prayers every 1st Monday of the month – all members
 Block Rosaries (5 groups of 2 members minimum)
 Awali Catholic Community (ACC) monthly meeting – five active members and one
auxiliary member are attending ACC Meetings as representatives of the five other
different parish groups.
Cathedral - Our Lady of Arabia (COLA) Project:
 Construction Technical Committee (1 member + 1 auxiliary)
 Financial Committee (3 members)
LEGION OF MARY AND PRAESIDIUM FUNCTIONS ATTENDED IN 2016
 February 2016
Family Day, Sacred Heart Church
 March 2016
Acies
 April 2016
Lenten retreat for Legionaries conducted
 May 2016
OLF Praesdium Feast on 13th May
 May 2016
Closing of the Marian Month (Rosary & Procession outside the
Awali church compound)
 May 2016
OLF out door function
 May 2016
Legion Congress
 May 2016
Dinner for a Cause Fund Raising
 June 2016
Pastoral Visit
 July 2016
2000 Hail Marys’, Sacred Heart Church
 October 2016
Living Rosary, Sacred Heart Church
 November 2016
Advent Recollection, Awali Church
 November 2016
Dinner & Dance Fund Raising @ BAPCO Club, Awali
 December 2016
Musical concert for Cathedral Fund raising
 December 2016
Annual General Reunion
OLF APOSTOLATE WORKS STATISTICS
The apostolate works accomplished by the OLF are summarized as follows:
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Block Rosaries
52 homes
House blessings
4 homes
Home Visits
90 homes
Hospital Visits
33 patients
Anointing of the sick
3 patients
Members have distributed various articles like Bibles, Rosaries, statues of Mother
Mary, Rosary booklets, spiritual books, scripture reading schedule, and Our Lady of
Arabia Statue (65 nos. in total)
ACKNOWLEGDEMENT
As always, the OLF praise and thank God for the opportunity to serve Him through Mother
Mary. We hope and pray that as we strive hard to give more, He will find us deserving to
receive more of his graces and blessings so that we may continue to be inspired and be
burning with desire to carry out our Legion mission with greater dedication.
Our sincere thanks to our dear Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Roen and Rev. Robert for their
inspiring allocutio, prayers, blessings, guidance and encouragement as our Spiritual
Director.
Our sincere thanks also to Rev. Fr. Freddie D’souza, Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Church
for his valuable support and to our assistant priests of Sacred Heart Church.
May the Triune GOD be Praised and Glorified.
To Jesus Thru Mary
AVE MARIA
Rev. Fr. Rodolfo Encabo
Spiritual Director
Bro. Robert Rosal
President
Bro. Glenn Castelino
Actg. Vice-President
Sis. Laveena Rodrigues
Secretary
Bro. Dino San Pedro
Treasurer