A Narrative Report About The MIC Convention

 Together As One

Last January 17-18, 2012, the MIC Cluster Gathering took place. The event was held at Betania Retreat House. There were seven RVM Schools which participated in the gathering. The Mother Ignacia Club members of the respective schools had an overnight stay at the retreat house. There were activities that aimed to create a camaraderie among the participants. The event had been a very nice experience for the students.

The delegates from Saint Mary's Academy of Dalaguete arrived at the venue at around 11 A.M. The first to arrive was SMA Capiz. Upon reaching the place, the students had a registration and were given their room numbers. After that, they took a little rest and had their lunch. The students had enough and went back to their respective rooms to prepare their selves for the Holy Mass which was celebrated at around 3 P.M. After the mass, the students went back to the refectory to eat their snacks. The eating of snacks  was immediately followed by a talk which oriented the the participants about their stay and was followed by their dinner. The students had no problems during their stay for they are in complete comfort.

The activities that followed the dinner were the about talks. The first talk was about the RVM foundress, Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo. The students gained information about Mo. Ignacia. After the talk, it was followed by a talk again about Faith by Fr. Ruel de Samparado; he was a very good speaker. The club members were surely enlightened and were inspired by the different talks.

The next activities were about group talks and group sharing that made the participants knew their co-MIC members from different schools. The emcees of the activity were Mr. Leo Casinillo and Ms. Abegail of SMA San Nicolas. They were very entertaining and in fact, the participants were delighted by their hosting skills. There was an activity called "Amazing Race" which was facilitated by SMA Capiz students. The participants had so much fun because their skills have been developed through the activity. The activities were helpful for the students and made them know the participants from different schools.

The event was a big success. The humble servants were surely inspired by their stay at the house. They came to know Mo. Ignacia more and deepen their faith to God.