Edward Yahan: I come from a Catholic family of St Martin’s parish, Telupid. I am the oldest of 6 siblings.
My parents and other family members have always encouraged me to join vocation seminars, which I have from time to time.
Looking back, I recalled the few occasions when Fr Marcellinus Pongking,
VATICAN CITY, Feb 06, (Zenit.org) - The Holy…
KOTA KINABALU – Chap Goh Mei has been a yearly traditional celebration to conclude the Lunar New Year for the children and parents with their teachers of Shan Tao Kindergarten.
It is a time that is usually looked forward to with great excitement and anticipation by both the children and teachers. Challenged to display their knowledge and skills, the children worked hard to put together their performances, songs and artwork, ably guided by their teachers.
I came to know about the EYC three years ago when I attended the Emmaus Teens Camp in 2011. I know it’s not by chance that I participated in EYC 2014. Somehow I believed that I was led to it.
Among the many things that happened at EYC, one that comes vividly to mind was the “exposure” visit to the Kayumadang dumpsite at Telipok. I saw heaps of stinky rubbish that we threw away and lots of them were plastic bags.
TANJUNG ARU – The inaugural Vocation Awareness Seminar to Consecrated Life was held at Stella Maris Church Catechetical Centre, Tanjung Aru Jan 17-19. It was jointly organized by the various Religious Congregations, namely the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (FSIC), Brothers of St Gabriel (Monfort), Daughters of St Paul (DSP), Brothers of de La Salle (FSP) and Order of Franciscan Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap).
First and foremost, I wouldn’t even be here writing down my experience if it’s not for Jesus who opened the eyes of my heart to participate in these 2 weeks of Emmaus Youth Camp 2014.
It was a worthwhile experience for me as I have never been away from home for this long. I’m glad I listened to my brother, Joshua and also my cousin, Sheerah as they were the ones who encouraged me to go and find my true self with Jesus.
SANDAKAN(CS).- 14 members of the Diocesan Youth Apostolate (DYA) together with its Spiritual Adviser, Spiritual Assistant and a lay adviser gathered at a prominent hotel in Sandakan on Saturday, Jan 11 for a thanksgiving fellowship to celebrate Christmas and New Year. They have served a term of three years and would need to discern about recommitting for the next three-year term. Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom was the guest of honor.