Welcoming Christ statue at SIC

An idea which germinated a dozen years ago has come to fruition. In a short ceremony on 16 November 2014 at 8.30pm, SIC Parish Priest Fr Lucas Ng unveiled and blessed the Welcoming Christ statue on the third floor of Costantini Community Centre.

Nov 27, 2014

By Ken Cham
An idea which germinated a dozen years ago has come to fruition. In a short ceremony on 16 November 2014 at 8.30pm, SIC Parish Priest Fr Lucas Ng unveiled and blessed the Welcoming Christ statue on the third floor of Costantini Community Centre. A ledge for the statue was in the original architect’s design for the Centre way back in 2002. Due to budget constraints, the installation of a statue was delayed.

The 4.52 metres tall statue, made of white marble from Beijing, is illuminated by LED lights which change according to the liturgical season. Weighing 11.8 tons, the statue with hands outstretched, is made up of five separate parts: pedestal, mid, top and two palms. The design was inspired by the bronze statue of Christ in Mt Teide, Tenerife, Spain. Those who see the Welcoming Christ statue will be reminded of the world-famous 30-metre- high Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro. It is believed that the statue at SIC is presently the tallest solid marble statue in Malaysia.

The programme for the evening included songs and musical accompaniment by various choirs and talents from both within and outside SIC. A march by St John’s Alumni Pipe Band, performing bagpipe music, ushered in the musical part of the event, followed by an opening prayer and welcome speech by Fr Lucas. Among the highlights were Fr Philip Tan’s (Provincial of CDD in Malaysia) rendition of Lord, I Love You (in Mandarin) & You Raise Me Up and two instrumental pieces by award-winning pianist Celestine Yoong. More than 800 parishioners attended the event.

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