Simbang “Simbang Gabi is a Gabi religious festival for all, Filipino and non- Filipino. But no matter the language or dress, when you pray and sing during the Simbang If you believe this is your call, Gabi, you realize how please join us! truly universal the Christmas spirit is. Contact: Mildred Soriano at (773) 373-3970, or [email protected]. What we do “And seeing the star Who we are they rejoiced with exceeding 6e ho$t$ the ann+al Simbang great joy” (Mt 2:10) 6e are a gro+! o" !ari$hioner$ o" Gabi in o+r !ari$h, ma&ing it a tr+ly St. 1homa$ the 7!o$tle *ho want to e:citing, +niting and $!irit+al !romote the (i$ion o" o+r !ari$h a$ e:!erience "or the entire )ari$h an incl+$i(e "amily in a caring "aith "amily. 1o do $o *e; Simbang Gabi (Fili!ino "or #Ma$$ comm+nity by $trengthening the < hold "+nd raising to raise "und$ in the %ar&') i$ a de(otional nine-day +nity among all the c+lt+ral gro+!$ "or our Simbang Gabi e(ent= $erie$ o" Ma$$e$ in the )hili!!ine$, a thro+gh !rayer, ho$!itality, and < care abo+t all the a$!ect$ o" the time *hen ili!ino$ come together $ervice. "e$ti(e celebration$; M+$ic and to !re!are "or the coming o" o+r hymn$ "or the Ma$$, traditional and ,ord -e$+$ .hri$t and to honor the ethnic .hristma$ carols, "aith /le$$ed 0irgin Mary, Mother o" God. $haring, and, o" cour$e, lot$ o" "ood, 1he Simbang Gabi tradition began Time commitment: "un and dance$ a"terward, < !romote c+ltural e:change and at St. 1homa$ in 2934 by a "e* Se(eral ho+rs once a year, a!!reciation by *earing our "ine$t ili!ino "amilie$ in the 5yde )ark !re!aring "or and a$$i$ting at the )hili!!ine barongs and dre$$e$, comm+nity and ha$ grown into a .elebration. < !romote "riend$hi!$ among the h+ge m+lti-c+lt+ral celebration. ili!ino-American$ a$ well a$ among or !ractical rea$on$ the Requirements: all !eo!le o" di""erent origin$ in our celebration o" the Simbang Gabi ha$ !arish, 7nyone willing to hel! and to been ada!ted to local condition$, < celebrate church (alue$ o" "amily, $hare 8oy o" .hri$tma$9 with the Ma$$ being mo(ed to the ho$!itality and dee! "aith, and much e(ening ho+rs on 2nd Sat+rday o" more. December. .