"Kawan" translates to "Flock"
Leadership
Institutionalization
Kawan was institutionalized as a Filipino student faith community under the University Catholic Center in mid Fall 2021 with the writing of the first Constitution in Winter 2022. Official organization programming commenced Fall 2022.
The Co-Founders are Chloe Alviz, Richard Baal, Gabriel Ordonez, Maximus Vardeleon, Isabella Richards, and Kaela de Guzman.
The Co-Founders are Chloe Alviz, Richard Baal, Gabriel Ordonez, Maximus Vardeleon, Isabella Richards, and Kaela de Guzman.
Patron Saints
VisionKawan envisions an undergraduate and graduate Pilipino Catholic community that:
-- Is all-inclusive where members are invited to grow in their spiritual lives and understanding of Catholicism from a Pilipino scope. -- Provides visibility of and support to the Catholic student population at and beyond UCLA. -- Proactively educates peers about the history of Catholicism in the Philippines. -- Invites and supports the inclusion of the non-religious. |
MissionKawan, to ensure the viability and presence of the undergraduate and graduate Pilipino Catholic community, shall:
-- Unify the community by celebrating Pilipino holidays and traditions pertinent to Catholicism. -- Organize Pilipino Catholic events at UCLA and the University Catholic Center that celebrate the rich Catholic presence in the Philippines. -- Connect with sibling Pilipino Catholic communities at other institutions of education and throughout and beyond the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. |
University Catholic Center
PillarsKawan commits to serving the Pilipino and Pilipino-American Catholic communities through its focus on its seven pillars:
-- Catholicism -- Culture -- Health -- History -- Piety -- Service -- Spirituality |
MottoTagalog version - “Pagkatapos ay inakay niya na parang mga tupa ang kanyang bayan, at pinatnubayan sila sa ilang na parang kawan.”
-- Mga Awit 78:52 English version - “Then God led forth his people like sheep, guided them like a flock through the wilderness.” -- Psalm 78:52 |
Constitution
Spiritual Roots
Kawan is centered on the teachings of Jesus Christ and examples set by our two patrons: San Lorenzo Ruiz & San Pedro Calungsod.
St. Lorenzo Ruiz is the patron saint of the Philippines, Filipino youth, Filipino altar servers, Filipino overseas workers, Chinese Filipinos, migrant workers, immigrants, and poor families, and he is the first Filipino canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in Vatican City.
St. Pedro Calungsod is the patron saint of Filipino youth, altar boys, catechumens, the Philippines, Filipino overseas workers, Cebuanos, and Visayans, and he is the second Filipino canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in Vatican City.
St. Lorenzo Ruiz is the patron saint of the Philippines, Filipino youth, Filipino altar servers, Filipino overseas workers, Chinese Filipinos, migrant workers, immigrants, and poor families, and he is the first Filipino canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in Vatican City.
St. Pedro Calungsod is the patron saint of Filipino youth, altar boys, catechumens, the Philippines, Filipino overseas workers, Cebuanos, and Visayans, and he is the second Filipino canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in Vatican City.
