300 parishioners of the Catholic Church of Christ the Agony – Gethsemane Parish in Casuntingan, Mandaue City availed of the medical mission organized by Cebu Caritas, Inc. on September 17, 2022. Health-related consultations, physical check-up, medical tests, and free medicines were offered to the beneficiaries. An AIDS/HIV Awareness Seminar was also conducted for the youth.
Cebu Caritas volunteer doctors, Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM) interns, Parish Caritas volunteers, and the Parish Youth Coordinating Council joined hands to make the activity a success.
Parish Caritas Lay Coordinator Virgie Ostria, together with the Gethsemane Parish Team of Pastors, thanked Cebu Caritas for extending its Health Care Services to the parish through this medical mission.
Cebu Caritas Inc. is the mandated social action arm of the Archdiocese of Cebu. It serves the Anawim through its Humanitarian, Developmental, and Justice and Peace programs.