Being a light to the marginalised

A Lenten Outreach programme was held in the interior of Kalumpang, some 20km from Kuala Kubu Bahru town, on March 12.

Mar 24, 2023


KALUMPANG:
A Lenten Outreach programme was held in the interior of Kalumpang, some 20km from Kuala Kubu Bahru town, on March 12.

The Catholic migrant community, numbering 65, were present for their weekly Sunday Mass celebrated by Fr VA Michael, in a wooden sawmill.

Some 37 others from Kuala Lumpur were present with the Indonesian migrants for the morning Mass. The city group came with essential food items, Rosaries, pillows and tooth brushes for the outreach.

After Mass, Fr VA told the migrants to share the food stuff among themselves. There was a large stack of pre-loved clothes as well to be distributed.

Fr VA, the parish priest of the Church of St Paul the Apostle in Kuala Kubu Bahru (KKB), also provides pastoral care to the migrant community here. He thanked the KL group for coming the second time here in their mission to reach out to those marginalised and living on the fringe of society.

Manggae, a leader of the migrant community, said they are thankful to God not just for the “gifts” but the presence of the KL group which encourages them to be good Catholics, as they came not to be served but to serve.

Alex, another leader of the migrants, said there are 100 Catholic families, with 60 in Kalumpang and the rest in Batang Kali, Rasa, Kerling and KKB. All come for weekly Sunday Mass celebrated in Bahasa Malaysia.

Most of the migrants work in the saw mill or in the estate earning a meagre wage and live in simple wooden huts. Most are from Flores in Indonesia.

Fr VA said the migrants are also blessed to be able to bring three adults to be baptised, with seven more to be confirmed at the forth coming Easter Vigil.

The KL group said they are called to be light of hope to others and came with the mission of Christ to love and care for those in need.

There was interaction between the migrants and their guests. After the closing prayer, the KL group departed with some experiencing their first visit to a rural area.

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