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Friday, May 11, 2018
Religious parade is a first DOZENS of Filipinos took one of their traditions on to the streets of Bognor Regis for the first time. Some 60 Catholic members of the community from the south-east Asian nation joined in the Santacruzan procession. It was believed to be the first on the south coast. Procession members walked from the High Street entrance of Hotham Park to Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Clarence Road. One of the organisers, Bernard Bautista, said: "We tried this last year but the weather was bad and we only paraded around the outside of the
church. This year, we wanted to hold the procession outside. We spoke to all the authorities and they said it was OK to go ahead." The parade was followed by a mass at the church. Residents of the Philippines have come to the Bognor Regis and Chichester areas to work for several years. But their community was only officially created after their country was hit by typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Their then parish priest, Father Tony Churchill, suggested a mass for the victims. The growing group has continued to
f Parade members ready in the park
f The procession gets underway
promote their national culture with a monthly Filipino-British mass on the first Saturday monthly. They also hold Christmas and summer parties. The parade depicts the finding of the cross of Jesus by Queen Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great the powerful emperer who ended the persecution of Christians. Mary Bautista, one of those taking part, said: "It's a tradition of religious devotion to the Virgin Mary. We will be praying the holy rosary while doing the parade." Three of the adults in the parade each held a cross, a rosary and a Bible. Eight children were angels. They carried a letter each to spell 'Ave Maria'. Signs celebrating three queens were also carried by some of the participants. Shane Bautista, nine, was an angel in the parade for the second year. "It was fun taking part in the parade last year. I liked it. It's more special than a normal mass," she said.
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` RAF centenary talk SENIOR RAF personnel will be given a talk about its work to the next meeting of Arun and Chichester aviation fans. The blend of personal narratives from the RAF Presentation Team members, from their operational experience, will be mixed with highly engaging and dramatic footage. They will depict how the RAF contributes to the delivery of British air and space power in the service's centenary year. It will be a different presentation to the one they made to the group in 2016. The event will take place at the May 21 meeting of the Arun and Chichester (Air) Enthusiasts Society, or Air Aces, at the Chichester Park Hotel. There will be a short Air ACES annual meeting after the coffee break. Entrance for society members is ÂŁ3, guests ÂŁ5 and under-16s free. Tickets are on sale on the night. Doors will open at 6.45pm and the presentation will begin at 7.30pm.
` Advice from hospital FREE advice sessions are being held next month by Nuffield Health Chichester. The events provide a chance for people who are thinking about procedures to ask questions to specialist consultants. The programme includes information about managing heartburn and acid reflux at 5pm on June 6, hand and wrist pain at 1pm on June 18 and skin cancers on June 28. All the talks will take place at Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital in Broyle Road. Booking is essential at: nuffieldhealth.com/hospitals/chichester/ events or 01243 887693.
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