LIKAS (CS) - The Kota Kinabalu Archdiocesan Liturgy Commission organized the first-ever formation for readers and commentators 27 Oct 2018 at St Simon’s Catholic Church here. The one-day formation program was attended by 195 participants from across the Archdiocese. The…
IT was also during the tenure of Fr Gastel as the school principal that future seminarians/priests were also studying in the school. They were Francis Basintal, Julius Masudal, Lawrence Joluis, Thomas Makajil and the two St Joseph’s Chinese boys from…
AS a young priest fresh from the seminary cold bench, Fr William Van Gastel found little time to learn the foreign language properly when he was posted to Sabah (North Borneo then). What he found himself doing, he wasted no…
PENAMPANG - The capacity crowd of 2,000 diners at the first-ever Parish Family Dinner and Concert organized by the Penampang Parish Finance and Property Committee in aid of the parish churches building fund was a runaway success. The 200-table event,…
KOTA KINABALU - Sacred Heart Cathedral closed the Rosary Month (October) with Mass and a procession of Mary’s statue Oct 30. A 300-crowd gathered at dusk at the Grotto, braving the mosquitos, to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary for the…
PENAMPANG - It appears that Penampang parishioners are not bucking up to what the prelate wants from the people of God here. Archbishop John Wong has reiterated his call for population growth and the use of the mother tongue on…
KOTA KINABALU - In an unprecedented ceremony for the local Church, Brother Claurence Motoyou OFM was ordained a priest while Brother Cruzender Alex OFM was ordained to the Diaconate at Sacred Heart Cathedral here on 27 October 2018, where Alex…
KOTA KINABALU - It is the time of the year when SHEP partners meet up to live its partnership in reality. SHEP stands for Sabah-Heilbronn Ecumenical Partnership. The theme chosen for this year was “We partner, We Alive, We Journey”.…
BUKIT PADANG - Church of Mary Immaculate (CMI) culminated her silver jubilee celebration in a thanksgiving Mass and a grand dinner at Putera Theatre Ballroom on Oct 28. At 25, she is poised to begin a new journey in which…
TANJUNG ARU - A prize presentation for the Vision & Mission Logo design competition for Stella Maris Parish was held at parish priest Msgr Primus Jouil’s office in Stella Maris here on 20 Sept 2018. The winners from each category…