We begin in Sabah, where Bishop Cornelius Piong presided over a Eucharistic celebration to mark the opening of the Rosary Month and the launch of the honorary title of Our Lady of Mount
Kinabalu.
In his homily, Bishop Cornelius shared that the inspiration for the title Our Lady of Mount Kinabalu originated from the recent Sabah Youth Day-6 held in Keningau.
Meanwhile, with October being the month of the Rosary, the Catholic Ministry for the Deaf organised its first-ever rosary making workshop for the Catholic Deaf Community at the Church of Saint Francis Xavier in PJ.
The workshop saw an enthusiastic participation of 18 people, including a non-Catholic, and was
supported by two interpreters.
Earlier this month, Forty-two priests from the 10 archdiocese and dioceses across the Catholic Bishops Conference of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei gathered in Sibu, Sarawak for the annual Young Priest Gathering.
The event, held from October 7 to 11 and hosted by the Diocese of Sibu, brought together
clergy ordained for less than five years, for a time of fellowship and formation.
A team from the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocesan Mental Health Ministry conducted a workshop on the
basics of mental health for the parishioners of the Church of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Kuantan recently.
The workshop was divided into two parts, Understanding Mental Health and Building Resilience in Mental Health.
Briefly,
In conjunction with the 78th birthday celebration of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, Archbishop Simon Poh of the Archdiocese of Kuching, received the Darjah Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak
award which carries the title ‘Dato’.
The grounds of the Church of St Philip in Segamat Johor, buzzed with activity, as parishioners and members of the Segamat community took part in a ‘Medical Camp’ on October thirteenth.
And in our Inspirational Segment, eleven devoted individuals, battling serious health challenges such as cancer and heart conditions, set aside their personal struggles as they lovingly restored over 100 sacred sculptures at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Ipoh.
All this stories and much more in this week’s HERALD. Get your copy at your parish this weekend!