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Over 700 attend 40th CCR anniversary celebration

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KOTA KINABALU – More than 700 people together with the leaders of the Renewal from parishes over Sabah gathered for a one-day celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the land of Sabah at Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish Centre on 7 Jun 2014.

It was definitely an occasion worth celebrating and should indeed be a time of praise and thanksgiving to God for this wonderful ‘current of grace’ which has brought literally tens of thousands of people to a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ in our local region. (Pope Francis on Jun 1, 2014, at the celebration of the 37th Annual National Convocation of “Renewal in the Spirit” in Rome said: “You, Charismatic Renewal, have received a great gift from the Lord: you have been born from a desire of the Holy Spirit as a current of grace in the Church and for the Church. This is your definition: a current of grace.”

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Kepayan CCR recalls its history

9KEPAYAN – Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement in St Thomas Kepayan Parish started in 1982.  A group of parishioners who attended a Life in the Spirit Seminar organized by the CCR prayer group of St Michael Penampang came back ‘on fire’ and were inspired to initiate a prayer group for the parish.

This group of pioneers organized their first prayer meeting at the residence of James Binaji at Kg Ganang, Kepayan.  The pioneers consisted of his wife, Henry Juming, Laura Saimon, Paula John and Cyril Jolik Lojimin.  Some of them eventually went on to form the first core group.

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Three participants share their experiences of PBK-12

Canisius (1)Canisius Enus (Holy Family Telipok): I am blessed that this programme has discussed about the culture of death which is so important for the youth to have the awareness to change their lifestyles including me.

Technology was one of the things that leads to the culture of death for example, youth tends to spend most of their time texting, chatting, social networking through some social apps such as  whatsapp, wechat, facebook and the list goes on, and basically ignoring the community around them.

This is really helpful because we have to fight against this and make God as our priority in life. The things that I want to do next is to spread to the world that God is Love and inviting others to experience God’s Love.

 

Felny EkongFelny Enkong (Holy Family Telipok): I was really touched by my experience in PBK-12! I experienced healing and renewed strength, especially during the Youth Vigil. I sensed that it would cause changes in  my life.

Soon after the vigil, I felt the heat, which I believe is the fire of God’s love, burned within me. I experienced a real sense of being loved by God especially after receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

I know this wonderful experience would be a source of strength for me to face trials in life. I will continue to be faithful to the Father, and obedient to do His will.  I will choose to live forgiveness and healing through serving in the Church.

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SHC organises fellowship night for neophytes and confirmands

_DSC3020_CroppedKOTA KINABALU – The newly confirmed, together with the neophytes from the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish, were given a rousing welcome as they turned up for a Fellowship Night at the parish hall Jun 8 to mark the milestone of their becoming a confirmed Catholic.

285 young people were confirmed at Sacred Heart Cathedral on May 11, 2014.  Confirmation is a rite of initiation in a Catholic person’s journey of faith.    It carries with it a spiritual, sacred and permanent sign or seal that marks the Christian as a witness of Christ through the action of the Holy Spirit. It “renders the bond with the Church more perfect”, because, while a baptized person is already a member, “reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace”.  Outwardly it appears to be carried out through anointing, the laying on of hands, and prayer, but its spiritual significance goes far beyond that.

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Over a thousand youth converge for PBK-12

The happy faces of youths from TuaranPENAMPANG – More than a thousand Catholic youth coming from the Arch/dioceses of Kota Kinabalu and Keningau converged for a 5-day event,  the 12th Archdiocesan Youth Festival or Pesta Belia Keuskupan-12, from 1-5  June 2014, spread out over three Penampang parishes; Sacred Heart Church Inobong, St Michael Penampang, and St Aloysius Church Limbanak.

Celebrated once in four years with a different theme, 2014 theme for the festival was taken from John 14:6 “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.”  This awesome gathering seeks to unite youth across the arch/dioceses, coming from different culture and background, with the main purpose of celebrating their Catholic faith as one.

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Over 500 participate in Kuching ER2014

IMG_6617KUCHING – Over 500 kids, youths and working adults from all across Brunei and Malaysia (mainly Sarawak, Sabah, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, and Penang) came together for 4 days of empowering and spirit-filled happening at the Easter Rally (ER2014), plus a powerful evening of Worship and Adoration on June 5-8  at the Archdiocesan Curia and Cathedral Pastoral Centre (ACCPC) in St Joseph’s Cathedral, Kuching.

The event was organized by the EMPOWERED Ministry (the parish youth ministry for St Joseph’s Cathedral), together with the Holy Trinity Church and Chapel of Mother Mary parish youth ministries, under the Archdiocese of Kuching.

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RCSC delegates told not to forget the people aspect in communications

Some of the RCSC members .PGPAPAR – At the 15th meeting of the Regional Commission for Social Communications (RCSC) at Pace Bene, Purak, Papar Jun 17-20, Bishop Cornelius Sim of Vicariate Brunei Darussalam, President of the Episcopal Commission for Social Communications for the Catholic Bishops Conference of Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei told the meeting that while the tools of communications are necessary, on their own they are insufficient. Besides the hardware, we should not forget the “people” aspect, an equally important factor of social communications. He also underscored that it was very critical to exercise care in the way we respond to youth as we enter their world. 

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K.I.T.A session preparing students for further study

20140427_195233opTANJUNG ARU – About 30 participants, comprising of students who have completed SPM & STPM, together with their parents, attended the Keep-In-Touch-Always (K.I.T.A) session  Apr 27, 2014 held at Stella Maris Church parish hall.

Organized by the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC), the objective of the talk was to prepare students intending to go for further studies within Malaysia on the challenges they may face,  and the importance of keeping in contact with the Catholic Church, by being involved with Catholic Students’ Groups on campuses and colleges so as to keep their faith alive.

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