SM Foundation in collaboration with Costa Del Hamilo Inc. and the barangay local government turned over a renovated Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje Chapel located at Sitio Centro, Barangay Papaya, Nasugbu, Batangas to the Catholic community of the barangay after a two-month rehabilitation work.

With the makeover, the chapel now exudes an atmosphere of calmness and tranquility conducive to prayer. Images that depict the 14 stations of the cross have been installed for churchgoers to relive and reflect on Jesus’ sufferings especially the Holy Week.

Also put in place by SM Foundation is a room provided for the priest including a comfort room.

Religious statues

Aside from renovating the physical structure that included a wall marker, SM Foundation turned over a three-foot statue of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje, a three-foot statue of Saint Joseph and a cross.

Also donated were furniture and items necessary for the conduct of religious ceremonies. These include 14 eight-foot-long church pews with padded kneelers for the comfort of worshippers, two front church kneelers, one lectern table, one Altar table, one priest’s chair, one Roman missal, two sets of Mass linen (green and pink), a Chalice, a Paten, two Cruets with Plate, two Mass Collection Sticks and two candle holders.

Aside from rehabilitating health and medical facilities and school buildings, the SM Foundation is also involved in the renovation of places of worship.