Sr. Yna Oñate, rc
Sr. Bubbles, rc is a Cenacle Sister from the Philippines. She has been a religious for 37 years. She holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from the Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University in Manila. As a Cenacle Sister she has been engaged in the ministry of formation and leadership. She has also journeyed with people and various groups through the ministry of retreats and spiritual accompaniment. She is happy and grateful to be missioned in Singapore at this time.
Sr. Maria Nerissa “Bubbles” Bandojo, rc
Sr. Yna S. Oñate is a perpetual-professed sister of the Cenacle. Before joining the Cenacle, she has worked in a government corporation as a systems analyst, being an Industrial Engineer by profession. She joined the Cenacle in 2007.
Prior to her assignment here in Singapore, she was assigned in Manila and Cebu in the Philippines, and then recently, in Macau, where she volunteered with the Pastoral Care Centre for Migrants, ministering mainly to Filipino migrants. Here in Singapore, she joined ACMI as Formation Coordinator, in the Pastoral and Formation department, in June 2023.
Sr. Yna holds a Masters Degree in Theological Studies from the Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola School of Theology. The Cenacle Sisters’ ministry of “awakening and deepening of faith” through retreats spiritual direction and integral human formation allows her to listen to personal stories of a wide range of people, and to accompany them on their journey toward self-acceptance and growth in their relationship with God.
Sr. Christine (Kriz) Lam, rc
Sr. Christine (Kriz) Lam, Singaporean.
She is recently assigned back to Singapore after 11years of religious formation and service mostly in Manila, Philippines. She attained her Masters of Arts, major in Pastoral Ministry: Family Ministry and Counseling at the Ateneo De Manila University, Loyola Schools.
Prior to her joining the convent, Christine served 13 years in the corporate world and was actively involved in both RCIA and NCC in her parish, Church of the Holy Family.
Her current ministries include retreat work, giving formation programs and spiritual accompaniment.