Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from TNF Torrance!

TNF began the Christmas season with the annual Christmas TBDT that includes presenting presents, caroling, and spreading the Christmas spirit to one another.

TNF Torrance had a festive Christmas carnival with beautiful crafts and competitive games.

The fun did not end there! The Thieu and Nghia Christmas party added more warmth and bonding to the season, through food and games.

Lets not forget the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of baby Jesus. With hard work and dedication TNF Torrance presented the Nativity play on Christmas Eve, celebrating the coming of Jesus.

Once again Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from TNF Torrance.

Chị Veronica

Huynh Trưởng 

Đoàn Thiếu Nhi Fatima

Đức Mẹ Truyền Tin Torrance

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Happy New Year from TNF Torrance! RECAP: Santa's Workshop (12/20), Christmas Party (12/21), & Christmas Play (12/24)

TNF Torrance would like to wish everyone an amazing beginning to this new year!

The start of a new year is often a time to reflect on all of the wonderful things in our lives as well as make resolutions toward a brighter future. It is also a great time to thank Mother Mary and God for all that we have and for what is to come. We pray that the blessings of Mary continue to guide and protect all of us. May we use this new year to recognize the beauty of the life God has given us and appreciate the powers of faith and prayer.

We hope every has a fun and safe winter break and we'll see you on January 10!

*Ca Đoàn TNF will also be singing for mass. Please see your schedule for more details or contact Chị Brenda.

RECAP: Santa's Workshop 12/20

During sinh hoạt, we celebrated Christmas together in our Santa's Workshop. Similar to our Halloween event, we set out booths with fun activities such as Merry Fishmas (fishing with candy canes), Caroloke (Christmas carol karaoke), Decorating Ornaments (arts & crafts, a big hit!), and a Photo Booth (with some awesome cutouts). Members could go to any booth and play games for prizes or enjoy activities sponsored by HT's and ngành Nghĩa.

Although the weather was dreary, our spirit was warm and joyful! We had fun going to each booth and seeing the effort put into the activities. The success was shown in how excited kids were to try the events (and how long the lines were!). We think these carnival events are definitely something we'll continue to hold and hopefully we'll have new surprises each time!

RECAP: Thieu & Nghia Christmas Party 12/21

The HT's hosted a special Christmas party to celebrate Jesus' birth with our Thieu and Nghia.  Many arrived in festive Christmas sweaters and brought delicious varieties of food. The atmosphere of the party was filled with love and laughter. After a good time of chatting and tons of eating, we created a village of gingerbread houses shaped by everyone's wonderful imaginations!

We hope that you all enjoyed your holiday with your loved ones and we can't wait see what's in store for the upcoming year for TNF with the help of God's guidance.

RECAP: TNF Christmas Play 12/24

TNF Torrance has been working with Thay Pho Te Nguyen Long for many years to put on the play for Christmas Eve Mass & this year's production was extra special! Did you notice why? Our cast wore modern clothes instead of the shepherd costumes of past years!

The concept behind this was to bring the wonders and joy of the birth of Jesus to our lives today. He was born over two thousand years ago but we still recognize the glory of His birth and it strengthens our faith to be able to connect with Jesus and Mary through modern times. What's better than this to show Jesus our love? We come to celebrate Him in our best clothes with our loved ones.

 

Chị Pauline & Diana
Huynh Trưởng 

Đoàn Thiếu Nhi Fatima
Đức Mẹ Truyền Tin Torrance

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Christmas Dance: Hang Bê-lem at SBTN with Ca Đoàn Tổng Hợp TGPLA

Yesterday, ten girls from Đoàn Torrance filmed a Christmas dance for the song Hang Bê-lem at the Saigon Broadcasting Television Network (SBTN), a Vietnamese TV broadcasting station here in Southern California. We were joined by our lovely friends from Đoàn San Gabriel as well as Anh Trung, Chị Hài, and Anh Long, who organized our participation! The program is a concert of Christmas songs performed by Ca Đoàn Tổng Hợp Tổng Giáo Phận Los Angeles. It will be airing on December 24 and 25. We invite you all to tune in and enjoy this beautiful event in the spirit of Christmas!

Chị Pauline

Ðoàn Trưởng 

Đoàn Thiếu Nhi Fatima
Đức Mẹ Truyền Tin Torrance

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