St Catherine Inanam bids farewell to Fr Michael Modoit and welcomes Fr Rayner Bisius

INANAM – St Catherine Church Inanam’s hall was fully packed with parishioners who came to bid farewell to their outgoing priest, Fr Michael Modoit, and to welcome the incoming priest, Fr Rayner Bisius at the farewell fellowship Sep 28.

Fr Michael Modoit has been assistant priest for St Catherine Inanam for the past 12 years, sharing the pastoral load with rector Fr David Sham. Effective Oct 1, he would be taking up his new post at St Pius Bundu Tuhan as rector.

Fr Rayner Bisius would assume his new assignment to assist Fr David in the pastoral care of St Catherine, Holy Family Church Telipok and the sub-parish of Good Shepherd Menggatal Oct 1. He has just returned from Rome after completing a 2-year course on Sacrament Theology. He is also assigned by the Archbishop to take up the post of Director of Initiation Year formally held by Fr Michael Modoit. – Michael Guntili