Well I never thought I would get to experience Octoberfest in the Philippines but it seems I brought a little bit of Germany with me when I came.
It all happened at a big Catholic retreat centre in Antipolo on the outskirts of Manila. We (the ICPE community plus about 20 others) were there for a course on Pastoral Care (PCS). Half way through our course one of the resident priests who happened to be German organised his annual Octoberfest. Somehow we managed to get invited - free beer and food with singing and drinking games! The highlight was when they took the empty keg out in funeral procession style and then we had to pray to San Miguel (type of beer and saint) for a new 'resurrected' keg. All in good fun. The PCS course was also very good.
Now I have less than one month left in the Philippines. I head back to NZ via Singapore so hope to see some of you on the way or in NZ.
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