St. Benedict Church in Ayala Westgrove Heights

St. Benedict Church
St. Benedict Church

It was a sunny Thursday morning en route to Ayala Westgrove Heights in Silang, Cavite when we had a stopover at St. Benedict Church.

Actually, St. Benedict Church is conveniently located just outside Westgrove Heights so it’s hard for you to miss.

St. Benedict Church Altar
St. Benedict Church Altar

In contrast to most Catholic churches in Cebu that I have photographed, this one is quite different because of it’s modern architecture and design. This is because it’s a newly built church. It was intentionally designed as such to fit the landscape and community of the Ayala Westgrove Heights.

In fact, it was named St. Benedict Church in connection to the neighboring St. Scholastica’s College outside the subdivision. In Christian history, St. Benedict and St. Scholastica are twins. 🙂

St benedict Church-Westgrove
St benedict Church-Westgrove
St. Benedict Church Facade
St. Benedict Church Facade
St. Benedict Church Altar
St. Benedict Church Altar

St. Benedict Church-Westgrove was built to offer spiritual comfort and peace for the residents of Ayala Westgrove Heights. The church’s high ceilings, arches, courtyard and simple Mediterranean-inspired interiors and facade recall the Subiaco monastery St. Benedict himself established in Italy back then.

St. Benedict Church Interiors & Stained Glass Door
St. Benedict Church Interiors
St. Benedict Church & Stained Glass Door
St. Benedict Church Interiors & Stained Glass Door
Confession Rooms
Confession Rooms
Huge red-rose-stained-glass highlights the confession room showeriung its walls in blood red
Red Rose Stained Glass

The photo above shows a huge red-rose-stained-glass which highlights the upper part of the confession room showering its white walls in red blood shade. Symbolically, this may pertain to the confessor’s washing of sins by the Almighty Savior.

At the church‘s exterior, it is surrounded by open spaces, a fountain, trees, meditative walks, pathways, courtyard, and greenery – just like Ayala Westgrove Heights subdivision.

Exterior near the Fountain
Exterior near the Fountain
St. Benedict Bell Tower & Textured Wall
St. Benedict Bell Tower & Textured Walls
St. Benedict Church-Westgrove
St. Benedict Church-Westgrove

Being a new church, It is currently awaiting a formal assignment of a parish priest. St. Benedict Church-Westgrove also offers mass with schedules every Saturdays at 5:00pm and Sundays at 11:00am (subject to changes). For wedding, baptism and other inquiries, you may contact (046)5110062 or (046) 511 – 1005.

30 thoughts on “St. Benedict Church in Ayala Westgrove Heights

  1. Thank you for this post, an excellent feature with beautiful photos. It has helped me to give my friends some idea and pictures of where i am going. Next time you come to visit, please get hold of me.

  2. Westgrove Heights is in Silang? So, St. Benedict Church na nasa picture sa itaas eh nasa Cavite. Totoo ba ‘to? Sana mapanatili ang ganda. Marahil talagang panahon ng umuwi….

  3. We have a new Schedule of Activities in St. Benedict Church:
    DAILY MASSES: Monday and Saturday … 7:00 AM
    Tuesday to Friday ….. 6:00 PM
    WEEKEND: Saturday VIGIL MASS …….. 6:00 PM
    Sunday ………………… 9:00 AM …Filipino
    11:00 AM
    6:00 PM
    Confession/Reconciliation: after the Saturday 7:00 AM Mass and after 6:00 PM Thursday Mass BEFORE First Friday or BY APPOINTMENT

    1. fr gudam po pwede po ba magpunta ng commute lng po dyan just to attend a mass. ask ko n rin po how much po rent ng church for wedding po sana txt me nman po kasi dyan po sna plan ko by dec 2013 malayo po kc kung tagaytay pa eto po cel# ko 0905 665 6219 salamat po im henry m. albulario

      1. Yes, I believe you can just go there.

        Please check the contact numbers of St. Benedict Church in Ayala Westgrove Heights in the blogpost.

  4. sobrang ganda tlga dto, perfect architectural design ng church, napaka private at solem ng place, madaling mapuntahan..perfect for our wedding on january 7, 2012.. =)

  5. Hi..can i have the contact number of st benedict’s church west grove please. The above number is not the church number so when i called them they gave me another number but doesn’t work. Thanks.

  6. I would like to know please your christmas mass schedules and the rest of the holidays. I am new in town and my family wants to start attending your church. Thank you.

  7. Im part of this fantastic construction of this church..Im very proud to be an Equipment Engineer in charge for the construction…we love MDC..

  8. They close the front doors when the Holy Mass starts, you are shown the side door to enter. The priest welcomes new comers to church.

  9. Thank you for the wonderful photos! Please remove the number (046) 511 – 0062 as this is AWH Village phone, NOT the Church phone.

  10. hi poh..can i have the number of st.benedict church..asking if we can have a mass to the priest..hopeless na poh kc ung sister in law ko ng dahil sa mabait na sumasalbahe..thanx poh pls email or reply…

  11. Can I get the cellphone number of Fr. Avinante, the new Parish priest of St. Benedict? This is George Pimentel; I visited and met Fr. Avinante last Holy Week in St. Benedict. I gave him my calling card. Thanks.

  12. hi po! I just want to inquire if we are aloud to have a baptismal here kahit na taga Alabang kami? The last time I called dapat daw sa westgrove ka nakatira. nabigla ako sa nakausap ko Kasi hindi daw aloud pag Hindi residente dito. naisip ko nman grabe discrimination ito bakit ganun may Pambayad naman kami ah and after 2 or 3 yrs sa nuvali na kami Titira so it’s almost 6mins to 7mins drive na lang. Try ko ulit Tumawag and sana hindi yung girl ulit ang makausap ko my bad is that I didn’t get the name of the girl. Sayang!:(

    Hope someone can help me po kasi gusto ko talaga dito Mabinyagan my 1st baby.

  13. We just attended the mass at St. Benedict Church last Saturday. And all i can say is thank you for welcoming us (me and my whole family), would you believe the parish priest is the one welcoming the church goers. He was standing at the front door to welcome the people and he is very accommodating . About the mass very solemn and organized, even the communion (very organize). He even invited my sons to be an altar boys (in which we are looking forward). After the mass when little (even big) kids have to bless the priest hand, you have to fall in line and father will give you little surprise. We are looking forward to attend mass there regularly since we live nearby not in West groove though… Thank you very much Father (sorry i wasn’t able to get your name to address you properly) See you on Saturday afternoon at 6 pm for your mass. God bless…

    mary and family

  14. i want to set this sept 7 a business store blessing…im trying to contact the number (046) 5111005 but it has a busy tone. please do help me.my store location at the scandia suites bldg 1 south forbes brgy inchican. please email me thanks.

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