Celebrating Sisterhood in Honor of a Father’s Love!

By: Rina R. Manuel

 

It was women power on display that night. 

    Last June 17, 2011, CDE sisters trooped to Shangri-la Finest Chinese Cuisine Restaurant in West Avenue to celebrate Women’s Night with the theme: “Celebrating a Father’s Love.”  What a fun, bonding night it turned out to be for all the 27 sisters, who braved the rain and the traffic across the metropolis just to be with one another!

Food was great, especially with the generous upgrade of hot prawn salad from Ate Inday Arellano, who opened the night with a prayer blessing before the meal.

While dinner was being served, sister Cor Marcojos shared with the sisters how she got inspiration for the theme, especially since Father’s Day was approaching that Sunday. More than celebrating fatherhood, however, it was meant to honor and thank our great Father in heaven for all the love, goodness and faithfulness He had shown to us so far this year.  It was a special time for the sisters to remember all those wonderful blessings they had received!  It was also good to just have fun and say to one another, without any guilt, that “It’s good to be out!”

After the meal, sister Christine Bradshaw took on the centerstage to host the program.  She called on each of the PLs, who took turns introducing the sisters under their care.  It was a good opportunity to see the sisters together with their respective women’s group.

After which, the sisters were divided into two (2) groups to play the group charades game prepared by the Aganon women’s group and hosted by sister Hazel Misa.  It was really entertaining to see the sisters in their best acting performances just so that sisters Vi dela Cruz and Macy Oquendo could guess the title of the movie! It was a real close fight with the final round being won by sister Macy's group, which received Starbucks gift certificates as prizes.

 

The night beautifully ended with sharings by two (2) sisters in honor of their beloved spouses.  Ate Robie Laguda and sister Mau Viterbo shared the joys of courtship and the kind of man, husband and father that Kuya Badong and brother Jun are to their families.  They also shared how truly blessed they are to be given such strong, principled and loving spouses by the Lord.

The sisters could have gone on and on that night but, the brothers (who also had their men’s night in the other function room) were waiting and the restaurant was about to close.  The evening ended with a prayer led by sister Fely Leonardo.

Definitely, the sisters are looking forward to the next CDE Women’s Night!