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15 March 2008 188 views 12 Comments

OLPGV 1965

Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish is the 2nd oldest church in Gen. Santos (after Lagao’s St. Peter and Paul), established in October 13, 1957. That makes her 51 this year. The photo above was taken on Good Friday 1965 when there was hardly any tree at the park in front of the church. The park which used to be called Freedom Park was renamed as Carlos P. Garcia.

If you look closely at the picture, you can see the church bell tower and the convent of the Passionist Fathers to the left of the church (which are presently still standing) and a portion of the Parish Center to the right.

With no benches at the park, church-goers just sit on the grass and while their time away with their families. Of course, during that time, almost everyone knows everybody and people linger on to chat till it’s time to go home.

But that was then, my friends. Now, the park infront of the church is filled with trees which block its view from afar. The ground has grown bare and dusty because no grass could grow anymore with the sun’s rays blocked by the trees. And of course, people hurry home after mass because they have no time to exchange pleasantries with other church-goers, most of whom are strangers.

And the church? This is how the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish Church looks now.

OLPGV Parish Now



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  • orman said:

    i remember this very vividly. noon kapag nagsisimba kami ng pamilya … ang suot namin ni kuya avel pareho lagi…. that’s because number one tailor ang tatay namin. noon pag nagkakasalubong sa kalye, lahat nagbabatian - kasi magkakakilala. nilalakad lang namin from the church to our house along pioneer avenue. ang freedom park dyan na mismo ang stations of the cross… grabe… biglang bumalik mga alaala ko…

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    - 18 March 2008 at 1:09 pm
  • alhanzshy said:

    Hi everyone im just wondering how can i contact the parish church???

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    - 28 March 2008 at 11:33 pm
  • bariles (author) said:

    Hi alhanzshy, Try calling them at (083) 552-5477. Thanks for visiting. You may want to subscribe to my feeds to get regular updates through your email.

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    - 29 March 2008 at 11:47 am
  • gensanite said:

    just a thought…

    would the city develop the freedom park? :)

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    - 7 June 2008 at 9:21 am
  • manny,cp said:

    OLPGV Parish is celebrating its Golden Anniversary this year.
    50 year old na ang parokya.

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    - 16 July 2008 at 9:01 am
  • arsenia a. bumgardner said:

    thanks a lot for providing such an informational website. thanks to Len Zabala for giving me the add. Ngayon ko lang na surf and i’ve learned a lot about my hometown! ‘though i miss the old Gensan still i’m very proud of its’ development and success! ):
    With you new website, do i have to surf just Bariles 1.0? Will you keep GenSan.com? I want to include it in my favorites… and what is RSS?
    Again, thank you,salamat kaau…
    More power to the website!!!!

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    - 17 July 2008 at 12:07 am
  • bariles (author) said:

    @Fr. Manny, hello! Congrats to the OLPGV Parish! That’s a big milestone in her history! Thanks pads! :)

    @Hello manang arsenia! Thanks for dropping by. It was nice of Lelen to point out to you this blog of mine. You can subscribe to the posts or articles here so that you will be reminded through your email if anything new comes up.

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    - 17 July 2008 at 4:20 pm
  • OhCanada29 said:

    I find it always fun to fall on a Good blog that has actual good content! The last blog i read didnt have as much info as this one. Thx

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    - 20 July 2008 at 1:00 am
  • bariles (author) said:

    @ OhCanada29 hello! Thanks for your kind words. Feel free to drop by anytime. Ciao! :)

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    - 20 July 2008 at 8:49 am
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