Employees Treat Outgoing Temple Presidency

Pres & Sister Pagaduan flanked with Elder & Sister Belleza

The employees held a sort of farewell gathering for the Temple Presidency. The program was held at the High Council room of the Temple Complex Stake Center. Employees took turns recalling how the Pagaduan's influences their lives and in working in the Temple. It was a fond recollection of wonderful three years time with them.

Employees & Ordinance Worker Social

The Temple Presidency Couples

 After it was postponed due to typhoon early this month, the Temple Devotional and Social were held on Monday afternoon, December 15. The tone of the activity was set during the Devotional and climaxed with the Temple Service Missionaries reciting the " The Living Christ:The Testimony of The Apostles".Even with the activity held on Monday, when many workers were working or are busy attending office and school activities, the event was well attended. The participation of everyone especially during the rendition of the modified song "Twelve Days of Christmas" brought fun and laughter to the crowded hall. The Social which followed after the Devotional ended at 5PM. 

Devotional & Social Combined

The Temple Presidency issued the following advisory for Temple Employees and Ordinance Workers regarding the cancelled Devotional last Sunday due to Typhoon Ruby. It will now be a combined Devotional & Social on Dec 15, 

Dear fellow workers:     

The Temple Presidency agreed to hold together our DEVOTIONAL and SOCIAL on Dec 15, 2014.

Details below:

Date:   Dec 15, 2014,  Monday

Time:   Devotional,     1:30pm to 3:00pm

            Social,             3:00pm to 5:00pm

Place:  Cebu City Stake Center

Attire: Sundays Best

In such short notice, kindly help by informing our fellow workers thru call, text or e-mail. Try to reach those without cellphones and no access to email.

Salamat po J.

Temple Presidency

Additional Saturday Session

The Area Presidency and Temple Presidency agreed to allow more time and opportunity on Saturday for patrons to come to temple when there is no work or school.

Beginning 4^th Q, Y2014 (effective Oct 18) , we will add ONE more endowment session on a Saturday. Instead of five sessions, we will also have six sessions just like during the weekdays. This was done by adjusting the starting time of the sessions as follows:

1^st session – 9 am

2^nd session- 11 am

3^rd session – 1 pm

4^th session- 3 pm

5^th session- 4:30 pm

6^th session- 6 pm

Temple President New Counselors

Sister &   Brother Belleza

President &  Sister Pagaduan

Sister & Brother Gale

The Cebu City Philippines Temple President Arsenio Pagaduan will have new counselors  as 1st Counselor Brother Gomez Siady and 2nd Counselor Brother Emmanuel Neo have been released. The new Counselors called are Brother Manuel Belleza and Brother Eusebio Gale. The new counselors are not new to the Cebu Temple though, since they have served before as Patron Housing Service Couple Missionaries and worked as Temple Ordinance Workers as well. Prior to his return in Cebu , Brother Gale came from being a Counselor to the Manila Temple Presidency. 

1st Quarter 2014 Performance Review

Pose inside the Port after lunch

The Temple Team had their Performance Review for the 1st  quarter of the year on Monday March 3. Presiding was Pres Gomez Siady , the 1st Counselor of the Temple Presidency. The review was not only a look back on what has been done and accomplished but forward looking on the goals to make the effort becoming more align with the standards of Temple operation. The review also provided a Spiritual lift as inspired instructions were given and discussed. The group proceeded to have their lunch outside the complex

Temple Closes on Friday

As announced by the Temple Presidency to leaders, the Temple will close on Friday, November 8, 2013. They will inform the earliest should conditions will allow for the Temple to open on Saturday.This is to have the member stay at home and prepare for the typhoon Yolanda projected to cross Cebu island. Scheduled  temple trips of members from nearby islands and Mindanao were already advised to  reschedule.