Parishioners of Santa Remedios Church honored their patron saint, Nuestra Se\u00f1ora Bithen De Los Remedios, on Oct. 9, with a Mass followed by a procession of the patrons saint\u2019s image around the Tanapag Village.<\/p>\n
Bishop Tomas Camacho, apostolic administrator Fr. Ryan Jimenez, and parish priest Fr. Aurelius Stoia celebrated the fiesta Mass at 3pm. Over a hundred parishioners that included catechists, students, choir members, and the Legion of Mary & Christian Mothers joined in the procession followed by the much-awaited fiesta banquet across the parish church.<\/p>\n
The feast featured mostly local food, including fried fresh fish, fried chicken, pork steak, beef steak, roasted pig, and roasted cow\u2014the fiesta\u2019s annual specialty for the past seven years.<\/p>\n
The parish includes residents from Achugao, Tanapag, Lower Base, and As Mahetog villages as well as parts of Capital Hill.<\/p>\n
Santa Remedios Parish Council\u2019s Julie Lieto said the fiesta celebration is very important for the parishioners to pay tribute to their village patron saint.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery year, we always have a celebration,\u201d Lieto said. \u201cWe also invite outsiders through advertisement in the media. It\u2019s a blessing because a lot of our visitors join the celebration and we get a good outcome every year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lieto said parishioners and guests don\u2019t just eat but also enjoy performances by local artists who volunteer their time and skills for the success of the fiesta.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole community helps out, in one way or another,\u201d she told Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n
Lieto, the wife of council president Bill Lieto, disclosed that the parish council, composed of two committees in fiesta planning and preparation, solicited monetary and in-kind donations for their raffle draw and the event in general.<\/p>\n
Lieto said they also held fundraising activities, including a baseball tournament on Sept. 24-25 and through the assistance of the families of the Royal Court members: Riana Nekai, Kalei Iguel, Leoline Laniyo, Nikka Tegita, and Violet Magofna.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe raised enough to make our annual fiesta plans possible,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Volunteers helped serve food to parishioners and guests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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