Monday, August 31, 2009

TWO CATHOLIC CHAPELS and an Unfinished Church

Unknown to many, Sagada has two Catholic Chapels, and a major Church waiting to be finished.

1) KILONG
Along the major road, after km 5 - marker, in baranggay Antadao, you will meet a junction in front of a dilapidated waiting shed. The road to the right leads to baranggay Kilong. There is an existing Catholic Church there, some 400 meters down from the junction, that has been there since 1949 - believe it or not! It used to be an outstation of the Catholic parish in Bontoc, but now is a separate parish (well, the term used is Mission Station) on its own. It's patron saint is St. Joseph, patron of the Universal Church.
Sunday Mass Shedule: 8:30 am

2) AGUID
Have you gone to Bumud-ok, the giant falls? At the junction in baranggay Nangonogan, before the gas station by the rock boulder and the Sagada Weaving, there is a road that splits to the right and on to the East. Yes, this is the road leading to the small falls too. At the very end of this road, your car can only go as far as the covered basketball court in baranggay Aguid, where people going to Bumud-ok park their car and start hiking down.
Surely you will not miss the small "sari-sari" store of our deceased Manang Kathryn Kibatay, a very kind and amiable soul. She also donated the lot where the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes (the next building up with G.I. sheet walls) is standing.
Sunday Mass Schedule: 11:00 am

3) NANGONOGAN
Just 50m before the junction mentioned in 2) above, and after the signage that says "MAPIYA-AW Lodge," an unfinished building structure can be seen (well, if you look down, but not from the eyelevel of somebody on the road) on the right side. It is a Catholic Church to be dedicated to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. The dilapidating signboard says that there is a mass at 4:30pm. It is not always possible, especially during rainy season.
So, your group should contact the Parish Priest and request for a mass right there in the construction site, or somewhere more feasible. If the priest is not too busy, he gladly comes to celebrate mass with any Catholic group.
Sunday Mass Schedule: by appointment (4:30 pm, non-rainy season)

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