| Confirmation Important For Catholics |
| KUALA LUMPUR: Archbishop Murphy Pakiam said that Confirmation is an impor¬tant sacrament for the Catholic community, as the confirmands are moved by the Spirit in their lives and are transformed as they receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit and become God's children. The Kuala Lumpur Archbishop said this in his homily at the Confirmation Mass for 52 candidates at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Jalan Peel on May 6. Thirty-eight candi¬dates were from the English speaking group, whereas the rest were Mandarin- and Tamil ¬speaking candidates. The combined multilingual Eucharistic Celebration was presided over by the Archbishop and concelebrated by parish priest, Fr Anthony Thomas. The packed church was a strong testimony that the sacrament is indeed very important. He thanked all parents, Sunday School teachers, and godparents who took the trouble to journey with the candidates and stand by them to pray that these gifts of the Holy Spirit. - Posted by Herald |
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| Session for Hospitality Ministers in the KL Archdiocese |
| KAJANG: Some 75 Hospitality Ministers from the various parishes of the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese attended a one-day formation organized by the Liturgy Commission of the Archdiocese. Held at the parish of Holy Family on May 12, the informative Study Day was facilitated by chairperson, Fr Leonard Lexxon, pic, who was serious at times and also had every¬body in stitches when it mattered most. The session began with a question, "Why did I choose to serve in this Ministry?" and the participants were split into small groups to share their experience as they reflected on this question. Some very interesting answers were put forward during bigger group sharing and it all came down to one general term, "To Serve for the love of Christ our Saviour." Fr Lexson then touched on the Historical Development of the Hospitality Ministry, Understanding of the Holy Eucharist and the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM). - Posted by Herald |
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| Mother Terese, A Good Example For Caregivers |
| CHERAS: International Nurses'' Day was celebrated on a grand scale with a thanksgiving Eucharistic Celebration at the parish of St Francis of Assisi (SFA) on May 12. Among those present at the Mass were nurses, nursing college students, members of the Catholic Pharmacy of Kuala Lumpur as well as sisters from the FMM, FMDM, FSS and FSIC religious orders. Celebrant, Fr Valentine Gornpok, OEM Cap, in his homily said that those who chose to pursue a career in nursing, or in any profession in the medical field, are fol¬lowing their vocation, as it is God calling them to serve. "Mother Teresa should serve as an example of serving the sick and unwanted with love in her heart. It did not matter how bad a condition the ill were in, Mother Teresa accepted and treated all with love”. - Posted by Herald |
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| Eight Ways Of Being Smart |
| KUALA LUMPUR: A teaching workshop for catechists was held at the Cahayasuara Communications Centre (CCC). Organized by CCC, the Teaching-Learning Communication for Effective Catechesis was held from April 28 to May 5. Facilitating at the workshop was Agatha Francis, a freelance trainer and former teacher. According to Agatha, according to psychologist Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory, people have different intelligences. Agatha said that each type of intelligence had its strengths, and that catechism teachers should bear this in mind when teaching their students. "The eight intelligences are linguistic, math logic, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, intra¬personal, inter-personal and naturalist, and each intelligence has its own ways of thinking." "Learning through our senses covers four types of learning: auditory, visual-textual, visu¬al-graphical and kinesthetic. Reasoning skills covers two types of learning: holistic and ana¬lytical, while learning through interaction with others covers independent and collaborative learning," said Agatha. - Posted by Herald |
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| Couples Discover Their Inner Selves during ME Weekend |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WME) Weekend helps couples realize and discover their inner selves. This was how Joseph and Madelyn Wong described the WME Weekend that they participated in from 4-¬6 May at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre. "The weekend was an unforgettable event for the 12 couples who attended this wonderful Family Life programme. It was like having our batteries recharged with sweet and fond memories of our years together," said Joseph, who married Madelyn in 1996. The Wongs, parishioners of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Cheras, added that the weekend experience helped their self¬discovery, and gave them a greater intima¬cy in their husband-and-wife relationship. They recalled that the Weekend was an excellent experience for them, and urged other couples to join the WME Weekend to share and understand God's love and care for His people. - Posted by Herald |
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| To be ‘Salt And Light Of The Earth’ is to mix, mingle |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The parish of Our Lady of Fatima celebrated its feastday with a Triduum celebration. Discipleship was the theme of the celebrations, which started on May 10 with sub-theme Call To Follow. "We are commissioned, we are sent to bring the Good News, to be the salt and light of the earth to others, by our way of life. We all are called to be evangelists, meaning to announce the Good News," said celebrant, Fr Francis Xavier Selvarajoo in his homily at the Eucharistic celebration on the feastday itself on May 12. Fr Francis who delivered his homily in English and Tamil, said that we all are here on earth for a particular reason - in this country, race, and time. God makes use of us in His place to share what we have received from him with others, by not so much our words, but by our way of life. - Posted by Herald |
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| Banting Parish Welcomes Visitors |
| BANTING: Parishioners of Gereja Katolik Fatima (GKF) extended a warm welcome to 21 people from Our Lady of Fatima Church, Brickfields, who paid them a visit recent¬ly. This visit was a social event aimed at putting into action the values of sharing, caring and serving each other and the community. A banner was put up to welcome the visitors. The day began with a simple but beautiful Eucharistic celebration. All participated in the First Saturday devotion as May is the month of the Rosary. A solemn procession of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima was held in the church grounds, followed by Benediction. As this year is the 90th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima (1917 - 2007), her clarion call to pray the daily Rosary to pray cure world peace and salva¬tion of souls and to make sac¬rifice for sinners were recalled to mind. - Posted by Herald |
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| MCCBCHST Organizes Vaisakhi Open House |
| Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) Negri Sembilan branch, in collabo¬ration with the Visitation Parish's Ministry of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (PMEIA) recently organized an open house to usher in Vaisakhi. The celebration of the Sikh New Year was hosted by the Sikh community of Seremban and held at the Gurdwara Sahib Hall. Speaking at the function in a brief welcoming address, organizing Chairman Gurubachan Singh, Gurdwara Sahib's Secretary who is also the current Chairman of the Negeri Sembilan State MCCBCIiST, "It is only natural that the Sikh community also plays a role as a member of the con¬sultative council and we are very happy indeed to share the spirit of Vaisakhi with the people of other faiths. We would like very much to make this an annual event," The festival open house trend in Seremban began the Visitation hosting the first Christmas open house in 2004 with the second such evening in December 2006. A Deepavali open house was held in November 2006. The Buddhists in Seremban staged a religious and cultural festival this year in conjunction with Wesak Day 2007. - Posted by Herald |
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| Retreat for KL South Vocation Team |
| The KL South District Vocation Promotion Team made their way to the Dominic Villa at Genting Highlands for a weekend retreat. Held on April 20, the retreat was facilitated by Sr Maximillian and Sr Joanne of the Carmelite Monastery, Tambunan, Sabah. The first session by Sr Maximillian, was about God's love for mankind. All the sessions were packed with quotes from the Bible. The retreat progressed further with talks on the eight stages and symptoms of inner wounds. Retreat participants were told how inner wounds are caused, which can go back to the time of con¬ception and how the emotional experi¬ences of the mother affects the foetus in the womb. Healing and counseling ses¬sions were held with reconciliation of hurts by washing of the feet among the participants. Fr Julian Leow, the Director of the Archdiocese Vocation Promotion Team, then celebrated the Mass with the partic¬ipants. Fr Julian shared with all on how his calling came while he was a member of the Vocation Promotion Team. - Posted by Herald |
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| Parish Launches Education Scholarship |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The Church of the Sacred Heart has recently launched a higher education scholarship, a first in the parish's history. Launched on April 21, the scholarship is named after parish priest, Fr Anthony Thomas, and is known as the "Fr Anthony Thomas Higher Education Scholarship." According to S. Perry, the President of St Vincent De Paul (SVP) Conference of Sacred Heart Church (SHC) who released details on May 6, so far about RM 10,000 has been received from an anonymous donor during the soft launch by Fr Anthony. The idea of this scholarship was conceived by SVP Conference of SHC and was supported by Fr Thomas. Perry said that they expected to raise or collect to RM50,000 by year-end and only from year 2008 onwards, would scholarships be issued and funds disbursed, strictly for deserving poor students in the parish territorial limits, irrespective of race or religion. - Posted by Herald |
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| Candlelight Procession at St Joseph’s Parish Feastday Celebrations |
| SENTUL: Deepening Discipleship was the theme to mark the feast day celebrations of St Joseph's parish. The cele¬brations began on April 21, with a nine-day Novena. During the first two days of the Novena, parish priest, Fr Stanislaus Soosaimariam, addressed the core issue of Discipleship. The introduction gave pilgrims and parishioners an insight as to what disciple¬ship is about. Msgr Sebastian Francis and Fr Francis Xavier further deepened this insight when they shared on various aspects of discipleship. Msgr Sebastian reinforced the words of `Many are called but few are chosen.' He also said that we must pray, wait and recognize the call of God and with the help of the Holy Spirit we will be guided to respond generously to God's call. - Posted by Herald |
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| Chapel celebrates feast of St Joseph the Worker |
| KUALA PILAH: The com¬munity of the Chapel of St Joseph gathered together to celebrate the Feast of St Joseph the Worker, with their new Parish Administrator, Fr Mari Arokiam. Since it was the first day of May, a month dedicated to Our Blessed Mother, the feast day began with the recitation of the rosary in different lan¬guages followed by the Novena prayers and Litany to St Joseph. After this, the community walked in procession into the Chapel for a multilingual Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr Mari. In his homily, he highlighted he different qualities of this great saint who is the Patron or families and workers. He elaborated further on his simplicity, obedience, fear of 3od, faithfulness and his total surrender in doing God's will while sacrificing his own goals and aspirations in life. - Posted by Herald |
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| Team-building Camp for Migrant Communities |
| PORT DICKSON: A camp was held to foster a closer relationship between members of St John's Cathedral's migrant communities. The St John's Filipino Ministry (SJFM), partici¬pants of Migrants Capability Enhancement Programme (CAPE) and several members of the Myanmar Migrant Community gathered from April 28-29 at the La Salle bungalow at Jalan Pantai for a Team-Building Camp. Organised by the SJFM with the backing of the parish, other objectives of the programme included promoting better cooperation and understanding among the members of the three groups, which appeared to have been met, judging by the great success of the camp. Meanwhile, Dennis Saw the leader of the Myanmar Migrant Community, the new chairman of St John's Migrants Ministry, said that he was very happy that he and his fellow citizens got many useful ideas from the camp and would use it for his commu¬nity. - Posted by Herald |
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| Skills Courses for Migrants receive warm response |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The skills enhancement courses that were intro¬duced for the migrant community of the KL Archdiocese have received tremendous response. The Migrants Capability Enhancement Programme (CAPJE) that started in February 2007, is running smoothly and on schedule, according to Corazon Moran, the Coordinator of CAPE. The courses are held at the Community Service Centre as well as the old parish hall. "These courses are held every week on Sundays and in total about 350 migrants - main¬ly Filipinos, including some Vietnamese and Myanmarese - as well as a handful of local Malaysians attend the courses," she said. The facilitators for these courses are mainly Filipinos and they are rendering their services on a volun¬tary basis in an effort to impart learn¬ing skills to better equip. The Baking and Pastry course drew many participants including three Malaysians. The facilitator, Maggie Regino, is an expert in this line, teaching the par¬ticipants how cakes, buns and cook¬ies are made so that they taste like those sold in a bakery. - Posted by Herald |
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| All Catholics have a role to play as missionaries in the Church |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The nature of the Church is Mission, and it is not only the priests and religious but also the laity who have a big role to play in their mission. This was empha¬sized by Archbishop Murphy Pakiam, who spoke at the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) Diocesan Directors' meeting to discuss the importance of a missionary Church in Malaysia. The meeting was held from April 23-24 at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre (APC) and was attended by eight Diocesan Directors from the 10 Malaysian arch/dioceses. Archbishop Pakiam, in his address on the first day of the meeting, also stressed that everyone was asked to be conscious of his or her missionary role in the life of the Church. The Church is to play a vital role as a life-¬giving witness, especially in the area of dialogue with other religions, he said, and proclamation of the Lord Jesus as the Saviour of the world. - Posted by Herald |
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| Youths shouldn’t be afraid to answer God’s Call |
| SHAH ALAM: Why are we shying away and only just praying for OTHERS to answer the call to vocation? This power¬ful message was stressed by Fr Raymond Pereira, pic, in his homily at the Eucharistic Celebration on Vocation Sunday at the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM). Fr Raymond's homily was centred an the Good Shepherd calling all of us to particular vocations within the Church. - Posted by Herald |
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| Reflect on whose voice one is listening |
| CHERAS: "Vocation comes from the latin word vocare, meaning `voice.' Your calling. It is about lis¬tening for God's voice in our choices." This was stressed by Fr Michael Raymond OFM Cap during the Good Shepherd Eucharistic Celebration at the Church of St Francis of Assisi. Then, Fr Michael invited a Capuchin brother, Francis Go, to share his vocation story with the congregation. Bro Go shared that he was just like the young peo¬ple in the parish, "I liked money, expensive cars, a beautiful house etc. I worked, I saved and I traveled. After much soul searching, I joined the Capuchins. Now when I look back at these past four years of my vocation, 1 have laughed, cried, failed and fallen. But I have always been at peace as I know Jesus is with me. 1 was happy then and I am happy now." - Posted by Herald |
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| Putrajaya Church awaiting approval for construction |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The Catholic Church Putrajaya Building Fund (CCPBF) com¬mittee is still awaiting approval to begin construction on a new church for Putrajaya's Catholic community. The submission of Building Plans were sent on Mar 14 to the Perbadanan Putrajaya Planning Approval, while draw¬ings and a list of Catholics residing in Putrajaya were sent to the Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah dan Galian (JKPTG) for a signed approval. As of April 20, JKPTG, the landowner of the proposed site for the church, have yet to provide its signed approval that will enable the CCPBF to then submit its application to the Perbadanan Putrajaya for Planning Approval and a Development Order. The Building Fund committee was set up in Sept 29, 2005 and three months later, on Nov 17, the Catholic Church Putrajaya Building Project and its website was launched by KL Archbishop Murphy Pakiam. A fundraising committee was later set up on July 23, 2006 to raise funds for the building of the church. - Posted by Herald |
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| Celebrating Archbishop Emeritus Soter’s 75th Birthday |
| Archbishop Emeritus Soter Fernandez, DD returned to his parish of origin in Sungai Petani where the parishioners of the Church of Christ the King celebrated the birthday of their illus¬trious son on Sunday, April 22, 2007. The Parish Pastoral Council, together with the Tamil Apostolate, organized this special event with a concelebrated Sung Mass followed by a sumptuous dinner in the Parish Hall. In his homily, Archbishop Soter said, "Loving Christ means having to carry a Cross. Both cannot be separated. If we love God, then we can love others. Our relationship with people is more important than functions. Functions will cease, rela¬tionships will continue..." After Mass, His Grace and his entourage led the way to the Parish Hall for dinner. - Posted by Herald |
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| An Evening of Prayer for Vocation |
| KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with Vocation Sunday on April 29, the KL South District Vocation Promotion Team held a Vocation Awareness Evening (VAE) for the month of April at Sacred Heart Church. Held on April 27, the Holy Hour was led by parish priest, Fr Anthony Thomas, pic. Fr Anthony reminded everyone present that we are called into one baptism, one faith, one Church and should live together in solidarity. - Posted by Herald |
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| King Installed, Speaks On Unity and Respect |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The development and administrative success of the country are the fruits of the people's solidarity which must be maintained, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin said. He said the racial, religious and cultural diversities of Malaysians were not an obstacle but were instead a unique feature in enhancing the country's strengths. "To co-exist requires us to understand, respect and be tolerant with one another," he said at his installation ceremony as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara on April 26. He said the rights of every Malaysian was enshrined in the Federal Constitution and hence, they should be given fair and equal opportunities. He said progress did not mean neglecting the value of knowledge, people's cultures and traditions and the national language. - Posted by Herald |
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| Young Priests Gather in Keningau, Sabah |
| KENINGAU: Forty-three young priests (ordained within the last five years) from Malaysia gathered at the Rumah Retret Keuskupan Keningau for their annual gathering. "Our gathering is an opportunity to get to know each other better," said the Organising Chairperson of the Young Priests' Gathering (YPG) of Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei, Fr Jasery G. Emmanuel of the Kota Kinabalu Diocese. "We do not get this opportunity very often as we are separated by great distances. Each of us is also caught up with our own ministry. Now let us take a break these five days here by enjoying each other's company while sharing our experiences," he added in his opening speech. The YPG culminated with a Eucharistic Celebration on Thursday April 19, at the St Francis Xavier Cathedral with Bishop Cornelius Piong as the principal celebrant. - Posted by Herald |
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| OLL community centre to be ready in December |
| KLANG: Construction of the new community centre for the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, which started last year, is about 50 per cent complete. The total cost of the project, estimated to be at RM8 million, is expected to be completed in December this year. At present, the parish has raised about half the estimated cost. A `Bonanza Raffle Draw' was launched late last year, by parish priest, Fr John Gnanapiragasam , with the aim of raising some RM3.75 million. Attractive prizes for the Bonanza Raffle Draw await the winners, which include three cars, a motorcycle and other expensive prizes. The draw is expected to be held on December 1, 2007. - Posted by Herald |
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| Study Day For Altar Servers |
| KUALA LUMPUR: A formation for Altar Servers of the KL Archdiocese was held on April 22. It was organized by the Archdiocese Liturgy Commission (ALC) for altar servers. About 220 servers from 21 parishes attended the full day session that was held at the parish of St Francis of Assisi in Cheras. Fr Leonard Lexson, chairperson of ALC, was the main presenter at the formation, with Celestine (Holy Family, Kajang), Raymond Sam (Church of Holy Redeemer, Klang) and Rueben Nair (Church of the Divine Mercy, Shah Alam) as co-presenters. As experienced altar servers themselves, having served their respective parish for 16-17 years, the young presenters shared their understanding and knowledge on the rules and regulations for altar servers. Fr Lexson then presented the first part of session One of the formation on Historical Development of Altar Servers and the Place of Altar Servers in the Church. - Posted by Herald |
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| Senior Citizens Ministry Celebrates First Anniversary |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The Senior Citizens Ministry of St John's Cathedral turned a year old on April 22. The group celebrated their first anniversary with a grand celebration at the old parish hall. Among those present at the gathering were the 160 members of the ministry and their invited guests, who were from St Francis Xavier's Church in Melaka and the Church of the Assumption in Petaling Jaya. Parish priests, Msgr James Gnanapiragasam and Fr A. Amalanathan, were present to grace the occasion. In his speech, Msgr James who is also the president of the Senior Citizen Ministry said that April 22, being Earth Day, was an appropriate day to thank God for His blessings showered upon us. These include the natural resources of the earth, and he stressed that the natural resources belong not just to the rich nations, but also to the poor. - Posted by Herald |
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| Sri Bestari Students Visit the Homeless |
| KUALA LUMPUR: Thirty-five students from Sekolah Sri Bestari took part in community service as part of their programme. "We, Team 50 Cent which is led by Lim Seng Rong, Stephanie Yeow and Goh Yuen Zhuang from Sekolah Sri Bestari had a great opportunity to help out at the Community Services Centre soup kitchen on April 23. "Among the reasons why we decided to have this visit was because we felt this was a great opportunity for students to give back to the community and help others who are in need. Sekolah Sri Bestari is a private school and therefore most of the students have never had this kind of exposure especially in helping out the homeless and the needy. "Throughout the visit, we learned many lessons. Through one speaker who shared his life story about his involvement in drugs, and how he was lucky to have a family to depend on, we believe it opened our eyes to the fact that we should be grateful for what we have. We believe this was a great learning experience and we are planning for more future visits." - Posted by Herald |
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| A Special Day for 49 youths at Divine Mercy Church |
| SHAH ALAM: April 22 marked a special day for the 49 youths of the Church of the Divine Mercy who received the Sacrament of Confirmation. By the Sacrament of Confirmation the confirmands were enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit to make them true witnesses of Christ to spread and defend the faith. The faithful made up of 26 teens and the rest young adults, were all smartly dressed in the traditional white for the Mass. They were all anointed with the sacred chrism oil by Archbishop Murphy Pakiam, who presided over the Mass with Parish Priest Fr Raymond Pereira concelebrating. - Posted by Herald |
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| Exhortation of the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Be A responsible citizen |
| It was recently reported in the media that nearly 4.9 million eligible citizens have not registered as voters. It is the duty of citizens to contribute along with civil authorities to the good of society in a spirit of truth, justice, solidarity and freedom. The love and service of one's country follow from the duty of gratitude. Concern for the common good requires citizens to fulfill their role in the life of the political community. Co-responsibility for the common good make sit a moral obligation to exercise the right to vote We urge you; to be ready to exercise that right to vote. Take that first step, if you have not already done so, by registering yourself as a voter. If you have already registered, it may be good to check and verify your status. Your involvement in public and political life means so much to the country (and also the church). It is your little but important contribution as a (Christian) citizen to the common good of our nation. - Posted by Herald |
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| Massive Turnout at feast-day celebration |
| SHAH ALAM: The Church of the Divine Mercy (CDM) celebrated its second annual Feast Day with a week-long celebration beginning on Monday April 9 and climaxing on Sunday April 15, 2007. Busloads of pilgrims from all over Malaysia - including from Penang, Ipoh, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor, and from across the causeway - made the journey to approach the Divine Mercy on this feastday to be granted complete forgiveness of their sins and from punishment. The themes for the weeklong celebration marked the journey of faith beginning with Following Jesus; followed by Loving Disciples; Trusting His Mercy; A Covenant of Reconciliation; Recommitment to the Divine Mercy; United in the Divine Mercy with Mary and ending with, A Community Radiating in His Divine Mercy. Parish priest, Fr Raymond Pereira, noted that the celebration was to promote the love and mercy of God. - Posted by Herald |
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| Justice and Peace vigil by the Petaling district parishes |
| PETALING JAYA: An overnight vigil to pray for the country's judiciary was held at the Church of St Francis Xavier (SFX). Organized by the Petaling Jaya District Priests, the vigil began on Friday, Apr 20 at 8pm. The prayer vigil commenced at 9pm, after the usual weekly hour long Charismatic Prayer meet. Some 400 Catholics came at the start of the vigil in solidarity to pray together as a community in silence. Another several hundreds more came later in the night, on and off up until the next day. Parish priest of SFX, Fr Simon Yong, SJ placed the Blessed Sacrament on the altar table, and then knelt at the foot of the sanctuary for 30 minutes in deep silent prayer. Fr Yong said that the gathering in front of the Blessed Sacrament is to pray for our country's Judiciary that it may have the strength to uphold the supremacy of our Federal Constitution in respect of the right to freedom of religious practice as stipulated therein. - Posted by Herald |
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| Orang Asli leaders visit Archbishop |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The orang Asli leaders from Kg Sebir and Kg Tekir, Negri Sembilan and members of the Archdiocesan Office for Human Development (AOHD) Formation team made a personal visit to the Rumah Uskup, Bukit Nanas to extend their Easter greetings to Archbishop Datuk Murphy Pakiam on April 10 2007. The Archbishop welcomed them warmly and showed great "fatherly" concern at the plight of the Orang Asli. He encouraged the Orang Ash leaders to deepen their discipleship and unite as ".one voice" to overcome the many challenges faced by the Orang Asli communities, especially in the areas of education, healthcare, social services, land rights, etc. A workshop for the Orang Asli leaders from Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Pahang and Terengganu, organised by the AOHD, was held recently from April 20-21 in Port Dickson. - Posted by Herald |
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| Visit teach confirmands to value their parents |
| KUALA LUMPUR: Forty-three Confirmands from the Tamil and English sections of the Catechetical Ministry of Church of St Joseph visited the Sanctuary Care Centre, a home for abandoned children in Setapak recently. Volunteer caretakers of the home, Matthew and his wife, assisted by Faridah run the home with total dedication to provide the best they can to meet the needs of the 20 resident children whose ages range from 3 to 15. Upon arrival, the confirmands found the children to be well-adjusted at the home, easily mingled and interacted well with them. The confirmands, who had prepared themselves before the visit, entertained the residents with indoor games that brought lots of laughter and fun. The visit was an eye-opener for most of the confirmands. It ended with a photograph session and with a thanksgiving prayer by the co-caretaker, Matthew. - Posted by Herald |
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| ASAYO urged to ensure Word of God is rooted in youth |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The presence of Archbishop Murphy Pakiam during ASAYO's monthly meeting was to encourage the Single Adults and Youth Office together with the Campus Ministry to work closely with each other in ensuring the Word of God is rooted among the Archdiocesan single adults and youths. His Grace noted the important mission the lay pastoral workers played in reaching out to the youths at the parish level, and urged them to continue to spread Jesus' messages through the sharing of the Word of God. Touching on one of the theme Evangelising One Another, he said: "We meet Jesus Christ by listening to the word and sharing what God is calling us to be and do." Those present for the meeting were ASAYO director Fr Michael Raymond, OFM Cap, ASAYO assistant director Fr George Harrison and Campus Ministry Ecclesiastical Assistant Fr Christopher Wee SJ together with all the pastoral workers. - Posted by Herald |
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| Willing Hands Send Aid to Flood Victim |
| PETALING JAYA: It was in the early hours of the morning when members of the Willing Hands group of Assumption PI strolled into church with sleepy heads but willing hands and hearts. That day, Willing Hands traveled to Ulu Tiram, in Johor to distribute food and household items to families that had been hit by the recent floods of December 2006/January 2007. After several weeks of collecting non-perishable food items, blankets and toiletries from the Assumption Church parishioners, the group got together to sort the items into 50 bundles. The recipients of the donated items were 50 families from Kampung Datuk Bentara in Ulu Tiram. Willing Hands had worked closely with Dr Salinah, who is part of the Flood Relief Committee (FRC) headed by Fr Jojo Fung SJ to make the trip a success. - Posted by Herald |
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