Parish, School & Mission Chapels
Our Lady Mary Mediatrix of All Grace
Two Jesuit missionaries serve parishioners in the poblacion area plus 30 chapels in the woodlands, reachable only on foot or by motorbike. Zamboanguita population: 24,406; Catholic: 11,054; Titular: Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace, May 31 .
Parish Priest: Fr. Guy Peter Guibelondo, SJ
Parochial Vicar: Fr. Lloyd Sabio, SJ
Address: P3 Barangay, Zamboanguita, Malaybalay, Bukidnon 8723
St. Isidore High School
St. Isidore High School was established in 1990 by Fr. Ferrucio Leoni SJ. Student population less than 500; 30% indigenous youth; 13 teachers. Enrollment profile: Junior HS – 394; Senior HS – 96. Academic tracks offered: general academic strand (GAS), accounting and business management (ABM); humanities and social sciences (HUMSS). The school includes the defunct St. Isidore School of Agricultural Technology which it hopes to revive.
School Supervisor: Fr. Lloyd Sabio, SJ
Address: P3 Barangay, Zamboanguita, Malaybalay, Bukidnon
Our Five Loaves
We have recently gone beyond the vicinity of the Zamboaguita poblacion to target outlying vulnerable communities of our parish. Once a week or whenever possible, we feed Lumad children who regularly come down from Balaudo, a village that straddles the mountainous forested border of Bukidnon and Agusan del Sur. When food is scarce, their parents hire themselves out to local farm owners. Unfortunately recent harvests have been sparse or erratic, thus they often times have next to nothing to eat.
We drive on our pickup truck loaded with food prepared for the day to outlying sitios where there are concentrations of undernourished kids. Because of our limited resources, we tend to prioritize Lumad kids over others who are not marginalized. While we cater primarily to 50 neediest children, there are days when their number balloons to about 100-150. They come eagerly waiting with their mugs and bowls ready to partake of the food we have brought.
Our Parish and Indigenous Peoples Ministry programs also need financial support for: (a) scholarship for deserving high school students; (b) repair of chapels in outlying areas; (c) its formation programs for Catechists, Youth, Parish Workers’ Retreat, Lay Ministers.
About Zamboanguita
Zamboanguita is a rural barangay of Malaybalay City, farthest from the city center and located on a fertile valley between the upper region of the Pulangi River and the forestlands of Mt. Pantaron. It is bounded to the north by barangay Saint Peter, to the east by the town of La Paz, Agusan del Sur separated by the Pantaron Range, to the south by barangay Indalasa and to the west by barangay Caburacanan and Mapulo separated by the Pulangi River. It has a population of 1,765 (2020 census) and includes indigenous peoples of Pulangiyen and Higaonon ethnicity. The local roadways are accessible by jeepneys, small buses, and motorcycles, but the hinterlands can be reached only on foot. Primarily agricultural with a flourishing commercial activity, it has two sitios: Malilong and Kinuaw.
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