05 Jul 2014 — RESIDENTS of Heneral Uno, a socialized housing community of SM and of Sitio Caimitohan in General Trias, Cavite, lauded the construction of the Chapel of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal.
It was dedicated and blessed by Bishop Reynaldo Evangelista of the Diocese of Imus recently with its donor, Felicidad T. Sy, as guest of honor.
With the construction of the new chapel, Catholic residents of the community need not go far to participate in religious activities, including the obligatory Sunday Mass.
The chapel will be under the supervision of the parish of San Vicente Ferrer of Mangahan under Fr. Ariel Lisama.
Heneral Uno is a socialized housing community of SM comprising of 2,365 houses. So far, 907 have been constructed and sold, 50 of them fully occupied.
The donation of the chapel to serve the spiritual needs of those living in the community manifests the religious advocacy of the matriarch of the Sys, Felicidad T. Sy.
She had, likewise, donated chapels in honor of Filipino saint, Pedro Calungsod, in the SM Seaside Complex in Cebu, as well as in the NU campus and at the SM Aura.
The church beside the Mall of Asia, the Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the Life, is one of the monumental churches donated by the Sy matriarch after Pope John Paul II’s visit in 1995.
The Chapel of the Eucharistic Lord in SM Megamall is also one of the “babies” of Mrs. Sy. It is now a venue of worship for the numerous mall shoppers. It has a separate Adoration Chapel and a children’s room.
Other projects of the Sy matriarch is her support to the Regina Rosarii Shrine in Tanay, Rizal; the Mary Help of Christian Theology Seminary in Dagupan, Pangasinan; the Kamay ni Hesus Pilgrimage Site in Lucban, Quezon; and many other church-related endeavors.
Among the special guests during the occasion were Mayor Antonio Ferrer of Gen. Trias and Rep. Luis Ferrer IV, Fr. Bernie Gasilo of Trece Martirez, and members of the municipal board of Gen. Trias.
Also present were members of the SM family, headed by Josemarie Banzon, assistant vice president of SM Development Corp.; Lynn O. Sy, president of Summerhills Development Corp.; Cecille Badiola also of Summerhills Development Corp., Glen Ang of SM Supermalls, Rose Siaco of SM Investments Corp. and Mel Elido of SM Foundation Inc.
In Photo: SM matriarch Felicidad Sy (front, center) with representatives from SM family Cecille Badiola (front, left) of Summerhills Development Corp. and Mel Elido (front, right) of SM Foundation Inc.; (second row, from left) Rose Siaco of SMIC, Josemari Banzon of SMDC, Glen Ang of SM Retail; and Lynn Sy of Summerhills Development Corp.