𝘼𝙂𝙊𝙎 2026: 𝙂𝙪𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙮, 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙮 𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙖

𝘼𝙂𝙊𝙎 2026: 𝙂𝙪𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙮, 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙮 𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙖

Chalk Art Festival Opens Season of Creation Celebration with “Living Water”

APARRI, CAGAYAN — The Parokia San Telmo officially launched its celebration of the Season of Creation 2026 with a vibrant Chalk Art Festival, bringing together students, church workers, and community partners in a creative celebration centered on the theme “Living Water.”

Carrying the theme “Agos 2026: Guhit ng Buhay, Daloy ng Pananampalataya,” the chalk art festival transformed the activity area into a colorful expression of faith, life, and care for creation. Through their artworks, the participants portrayed water not simply as a natural resource, but as a precious gift from God that sustains life and calls humanity to become responsible stewards of creation.

The activity gathered participants from different levels of education. From the elementary sector, Punta Elementary School was represented by three teams, while San Antonio Elementary School joined with one team.

The celebration also welcomed participants from the secondary and tertiary levels. Cagayan State University–Aparri Campus sent two teams, while Saint Paul Schools of Aparri and Cagayan Valley Institute, Inc. each participated with one team.

Adding to the spirit of fellowship, the church staff of Parokia San Telmo and MEDCOM Aparri 1 also joined the activity and created their own chalk artworks. Their participation emphasized that caring for creation is a shared responsibility that goes beyond age, school, or organization.

The Chalk Art Festival aims to deepen awareness of the Christian responsibility to care for creation, particularly the precious gift of water. In the context of the Season of Creation and its theme “Living Water,” the activity invites everyone to recognize water as essential to all forms of life and as a reminder of God's sustaining love.

More than an artistic competition, the festival served as a visual proclamation of faith and ecological responsibility. Every stroke of chalk became an invitation to reflect: How do we value the water that sustains our communities? How do we protect rivers, seas, and other bodies of water? And how can our faith inspire concrete action for the care of our common home?

Through Agos 2026, the participants demonstrated that faith can be expressed not only through words and prayers but also through creativity, community participation, and commitment to creation.

As the Season of Creation continues, Parokia San Telmo encourages the community to allow the message of “Living Water” to flow beyond the chalk drawings—into homes, schools, communities, and everyday choices.

May the waters we receive as a gift become waters we faithfully protect, and may our faith continue to flow toward a renewed and cared-for creation.