MONSIGNOR Fred Bitanga, pastor of St. Patrick's Church, is inviting the Filipino-American community of the archdiocese of San Francisco to join hands in celebrating 100 years of presence in the Bay Area.

The archdiocese, which originally encompassed more counties in the 20th century including Fresno, Monterey and Sacramento, now included three counties: San Francisco, San Mateo and Sta. Clara. Monsignor Bitanga, however, is inviting every Filipino in the original counties to come to St. Patrick's Church on Sept 12 and 13 to break bread and be as one in honor of their "journey of faith" to the New World.

On June 15, the Filipino Choir of the archdiocese presented a musical concert called "Lagi Kitang Naaalala," under musical musical director Angie Bacho-Manalili. This served as the opening program of the 100th anniversary celebration of Filipino presence in the archdiocese.

For more information, please contact Noemi Castillo at castillon@sfarchdioces.org or at +415 614-5575.