KOTA KINABALU – The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was commemorated at the Carmelite Monastery of our Lady of Mt Carmel at the morning Mass 8 Dec 2014, celebrated by Fr Aloysius Deeney OCD, General Delegate of East Asia and Oceania.
LAHAD DATU – Members of the Diocesan Education Commission convened at St Dominic’s Church for their second meeting and formation session for 2014 on 29th and 30th November.
The meeting touched on five main items: Proposed Constitution, Roles and Functions, Instrument of Governance, Constitution for Alumni in Mission Schools, and Government Grants (Federal and State).
LAHAD DATU – The Diocesan Human Development Commission (DHDC), which was formed on Jan 18 this year, met for the second time for a study and formation session at St Dominic’s Church Dec 6-7. 12 members from the 4 parishes and the diocesan pastoral office attended the event.
KOTA KINABALU – In conjunction with the 3-in-1 special events of the parish on 23 Nov 2014, the newly constructed rooms at the basement of the Sacred Heart Parish Centre here were officially blessed and declared open by Archbishop John Wong.
The parish has been celebrating the 3-in-1, namely, the Feast of Christ the King, the dedication anniversary of the cathedral, and the pastoral visit of the Archbishop to the parish annually.
VATICAN CITY – Sixty young people from various faiths around the world, including Sweden, Kenya, Albania, Cambodia and Mexico came together for the Youth Symposium on Prostitution and Human Trafficking on Nov 14-16 at Casina Pio IV, Vatican. The event was organised by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Interfaith Global Freedom Network and Vinculos en Red, an anti-trafficking NGO based in Argentina. From Malaysia, Good Shepherd was represented by Joseph Loh, a volunteer of the Good Shepherd Foundation in Taiwan and myself.
KOTA KINABALU – “A carnival such as the Gaya Christmas can only be a testimony of good relationship among people from all walks of life. It is a testimony of a people coming from different backgrounds who understand the importance of the strong bond of a 1Malaysia family.”
SANDAKAN – Around 120 parishioners including Bishop Julius, Fr Phillip Muji, the Good Shepherd Sisters and the Franciscan Sisters commemorated the Feast of Immaculate Conception beginning with the recitation of the Holy Rosary along the Rosary Corridor at Marian mount, and concluding with the Eucharistic Mass at the top of Marian Mount (pic).
KOTA KINABALU (CS) – The Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu launched the Year of Consecrated Life during the celebration of Mass on the first Sunday of Advent, which was presided by Archbishop John Wong at Sacred Heart Cathedral on 29 Nov 2014.