Malaysian Church News

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  Region submits responses to lineamenta on the family

  May 15, 2015

  The responses from all 11 Dioceses were complied by the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu and then sent to the Vatican by April 15, 2015

  
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  Full participation for Regional Family Life Commission meeting

  May 15, 2015

  The second meeting of the Episcopal Regional Commission for Family Life (ERCFL) was held recently at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre April 27 to 30.

  
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  Klebang BEC celebrates 31 years of service

  May 15, 2015

  The Klebang Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC), under the purview of the Gajah Berang parish of St Theresa’s, regarded as one of the pioneers in Melaka, commemorated its 31st anniversary with an Eucharistic Celebration and pot-luck fellowship at the home of Theresa Scully in Taman Anggerik.

  
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  The Church in T’ganu

  May 15, 2015

  The parish priest of the Catholic Mission Terengganu, Fr Phillips Muthu, gave a short talk on St Philip Minh to 36 pilgrims from the Cathedral of St John at the Chapel of St Philip Minh on May 1.

  
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  Building loving, caring relationships

  May 15, 2015

  Jesus Christ laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

  

• Why are the psalms important for Christians?

  May 15, 2015

  A bit of history may help us understand why we pray the psalms as we do. The psalms are prayers of a people with whom God made a solemn covenant as their ruler and sovereign.

  
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  CDM holds first parish retreat

  May 15, 2015

  The Church of the Divine Mercy (CDM) held its very first Parish Retreat from April 30 to May 2 at St Anne’s Church in Bukit Mertajam.

  
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  Fr Phillips Muthu celebrates 25 years as a priest

  May 15, 2015

  On May 1, 1990, 25 years ago, Fr Phillips Muthu was ordained a priest in the Church of St Jude in Rawang. On May 1, 2015, right after the Confirmation Mass at the Chapel of St Philip Minh, there was a little ceremony to celebrate Fr. Phillips’ 25 years as a priest.

  
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  Glenview man meets priest he saved with stem cells

  May 07, 2015

  When Peter Mui was 16, he lost his friend, Jon Grebin, to leukemia. Mui’s life has reflected that loss ever since.

  
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  A call to celebrate Consecrated Life

  May 07, 2015

  Fr Joe Matthews OFM Cap will be celebrating 25 years as a Friar on Monday, May 18 at the Church of St Francis of Assisi.