The Shepherding Seminar which started last February 28, 2010 concluded last Sunday, March 7, 2010 with 16 couples now ready to answer the call to serve. The sixteen (16) couple participants who were endorsed by the Marriage Life Apostolate to undergo the Seminar shall be guided accordingly to fulfill their roles as Shepherds for incoming graduates of the Marriage Encounter Weekend (MEW). The schedule of assignments shall correspond to the couples’ commitment and readiness.

The Shepherding Seminar is an in-house module conducted by the Research , Training and Development Ministry (RTDM) headed by Felix Norly Lachica and facilitated by Nono Cecile Delgado, Letty Gepilano and Nancy Arced. Likewise, we have in-house speakers who ably gave their time and talent for the success of the seminar. They were Sam Lulou Asia, Lony Rhodora Bohol, Ding Susan Mayor, Lorenz Weng Tabilog, and Bill Ding Zamora. The Spirituality topic segment was of course handled by Fr. Domie Guzman.

The new breed of Incoming Shepherds are Romy Aveng Rayos of Class 152; Sonny Babes Mayo Class 155; Roger Trining Tazo of Class 201; Dheng Gina Ildefonso and Alex Vicky Reyes of Class 243; Bayani Marina Fajardo of Class 251; Jun May Carabeo of Class 254; Serge Salyn Sarmiento of Class 255; Eric Racquel Pecson, Ferdi Dhin Pozas and Jess Merlyn Versoza of Class 258 Sher Joan Esguerra of Class 260; Noy Jasmin Ojenar and Vannie Cathy Pajarillo of Class 263; Tisoy Dang Reyes of Class 264 and Emer Susan Santos of Class 268.