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SVD priest facilitates annual clergy retreat

BUNDU TUHAN – Father John Prior of the Divine Word Society facilitated the annual clergy retreat at the Bundu Tuhan Retreat Centre here on 15-18 Sept 2014.

Anything can distract a person from God; both in the physical and spiritual realm.  Priestly life, though dedicated to serving and loving God, can also be affected.  Priests are also distracted from the very source of their vocation because of their busy schedule, with many things to be done and many people to be served. This is the very reason that priests are in need of their annual retreat to listen to God’s Word and to support and encourage each other in their common vocation.

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60 take part in Cycle for Christ 5

TUARAN (CS) – Sixty cycling enthusiasts from St John Parish Tuaran and parishes around gathered for CYC 5 on 5 Sep 2014.

CYC 5 is the fifth edition of Cycle for Christ, a brainchild of Fr Nicholas Stephen, who is himself an avid cyclist.

The objective of ‘Cycling for Christ’ is manifold.  It is a means to build faith, to improve and maintain good health, to do charity work, to care for the environment, as well as to evangelize.

The main target is to reach those most distant and rarely visited rural chapels to share fraternal love and to instill oneness.  At the same time, it offers an excellent channel to build communion with other Christians as these cylists do not only come from the Catholic parishes.

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

FR Michael with MPPINANAM – 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.

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Archdiocese establishes two new parishes

IMG_4596aKOTA KINABALU  – In conjunction with the major reshuffling of priests, Archbishop John Wong announced that two new parishes will be established effective October 1st, 2014. They are Holy Trinity, Madsiang-Inobong which is carved out from St Michael Penampang and St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kiulu, which used to be part of St John Tuaran. The reason behind such move is for effective and efficient pastoral administration since both Tuaran and Penampang have big territories and faithfuls.

20140920_120810 (1)Holy Trinity Madsiang-Inobong will comprise of Catholic communities in Zon Inobong, Zon Pogunon, Zon Kipouvo, Zon Babagon, and Zon Moyog whilst St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kiulu will cover Zon Kiulu, Zon Lokub and Zon Pukak. Fr Alex Sipanul is appointed as the first parish priest of Madsiang-Inobong to be assisted by Fr Jimsy Julius, and Fr Bruno Yasun the first parish priest of Kiulu with Fr Daniel Jomilong as his assistant.

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St Mark’s multi-purpose hall to be extended

SANDAKAN – Bishop Julius Gitom signed the contract with Terusan Enterprise, who has successfully bidded for the extension of St Mark’s Multi-Purpose Hall, at St Mary’s Cathedral Parish Conference Room Sep 12, and extended his appreciation to those who had initiated the extension, especially John Pang who was instrumental to spearhead the project. He expressed his full confidence in the Building Committee and the contractor that they would ensure the project to be completed as scheduled.

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