Adopt-A-Parish (ADAP)
ADAP is the main program of COPA which helps the poor parishes all over the Philippines. The financial assistance
helped the parishes. for the…
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We are the St. James Church of the Poor Apostolate (COPA) Foundation, a social action arm of the St. James the Great Parish of Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa in the Diocese of Parañaque.
We undertake or assist in projects to uplift their social, spiritual, and material well-being.
We aim to provide financial assistance and spiritual comfort to Filipinos most in need.
682
Poor Remote Parishes
3,000
Persons deprived of liberty
247
Abused Teens & Streetchildren
181
Orphans
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Adopt-A-Parish
(ADAP)
ADAP extends financial assistance to poor parishes in remote parts of the country, initially to help them cover living and administrative expenses and build church structures. Over time, the assistance has been utilized for formation of lay leaders, development of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC’s), and catechetical programs.
What St. James COPA does
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Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
EAP responds immediately to victims of natural calamities.
Social Action Ministry (SAM)
SAM has been working among the
marginalized and disadvantaged of Muntinlupa, and these are the following…
Special Projects
We have other programs dedicated to help indigent or disadvantaged communities.
What's New?
Birhen COPA and the worst mining disaster in the Philippines
There are floods everywhere these days. But on July 8, there was a flood of the good kind.
Hopes Amidst the Challenges
The The Immaculate Conception Quasi parish in Barangay Concepcion, Arteche, Eastern Samar started in 1983 as a mission of the Canossian Congregation.
Birhen Saints Peter and Paul Quasi-Parish
The Like most COPA’s adopted parishes, the Saints Peter and Paul Quasi-Parish is in a remote area in Lawigan, a part of Bislig, Surigao del Sur. Established a few years back as mission station, it has been elevated to become a quasi-parish, with the goal of someday becoming a full-fledged parish.
Birhen Sa Santo Rosario Mission Station
The Birhen Sa Santo Rosario Mission Station is in Barangay Pangalagan in the town of Wao, lanao del Sur, a two-hour drive from the provincial capital of Marawi. Pangalagan is 19 kilometers from the town center of Wao.