Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish of GenSan
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.
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orman Says:
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…
Posted on March 18th, 2008 at 1:09 PM
alhanzshy Says:
Hi everyone im just wondering how can i contact the parish church???
Posted on March 28th, 2008 at 11:33 PM
bariles Says:
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.
Posted on March 29th, 2008 at 11:47 AM
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Posted on March 31st, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Notre Dame of GSC (formerly NDDFG) moves uptown from downtown Dadiangas | Says:
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Posted on April 12th, 2008 at 11:17 AM
gensanite Says:
just a thought…
would the city develop the freedom park?
Posted on June 7th, 2008 at 9:21 AM
manny,cp Says:
OLPGV Parish is celebrating its Golden Anniversary this year.
50 year old na ang parokya.
Posted on July 16th, 2008 at 9:01 AM
arsenia a. bumgardner Says:
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!!!!
Posted on July 17th, 2008 at 12:07 AM
bariles Says:
@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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Super dali lang gyud! Thanks manang.
Posted on July 17th, 2008 at 4:20 PM
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Posted on July 20th, 2008 at 1:00 AM
bariles Says:
@ OhCanada29 hello! Thanks for your kind words. Feel free to drop by anytime. Ciao!
Posted on July 20th, 2008 at 8:49 AM
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Posted on October 7th, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Jordan Ray Quinco Says:
hehe.. dito ako nabaptize… haha!
Posted on February 9th, 2009 at 11:38 AM