Filipino Club: TEMPE BAPTIST CHURCH BINDS FILIPINO CONGREGATION
Although the ties of a common country bond the members of Fil-Am Baptist Church, the ties of Jesus are even stronger, they say. "We are not a Filipino club," said its pastor, the Rev. Joel Padilla. "We want to grow in our spiritual lives and for them to become more like Christ. We really minister to the Filipino people here but also we help missions back in the Philippines."The 8-year-old Tempe church has grown from four families to a regular...
Filipino Club: Filipino art expo opens tomorrow
The fourth annual Art Exhibition of the Filipino Club Artists Group (FCAG) opens tomorrow at the Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel under the patronage of undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, who is also honorary president of Bahrain Arts Society.The show, dubbed a showcase of contemporary art, features art works from FCAG members and junior members, budding artists from the Philippine and Sacred Heart schools.About 60 works...
Filipino Club: Gala night of beauties
The Filipino Club of Darwin's Super Gala Night and Beauty Pageant is just around the corner. To be held on May 10 at Marrara's Italian Club, the event aims to raise funds for orphans in the Philippines.Territory athlete Nova Peris will be among the special guest line-up.The night will see contestants aged between 14 and 25 compete for the title of Miss Australia Philippines NT 2003. The winner will represent the NT in the national Grand Filipino Fiesta in...
Filipino Club: Scots pair stay on track for quarter-final spot
GEORGE Sneddon and Gary Mackie won two of their three matches yesterday to move up to third place in their section in the Hong Kong Classic Pairs bowls tournament in Kowloon. The Scots led the Filipino club's Stanley Ho and Johnny Ng 10-8 when play was called off on Tuesday due to heavy rain and went on to a 20-13 victory yesterday, following up with a 30-10 win over David Tau and Tony Tong from the Hong Kong Football Club. But things went wrong last night against the...
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Dubai team in the lead at inter-club competition
Dubai Municipality are currently leading the Abu Dhabi Chess and Culture Club's inter-club chess championship, being played here.After four rounds of the competition, the Dubai Municipality team have 10.5 points with ZADCO in the second place on 9.5 points. Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club B are on nine points and currently hold the third place, while the fourth place is being shared by Water & Electricity Agency and Filipino Club with eight points...