Malaysian Church News

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  St Mary’s Cathedral welcomes 78 catechumens

  Sep 17, 2015

  Two months into the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) during the “inquiry period,” 78 candidates were officially accepted into the Catholic Church as catechumens, in the presence of their respective sponsors, witnessed by some 2,000 parishioners during the Sunday Mass in Bahasa Malaysia on August 23.

  

• Archbishop Leow thanks all who donated for the victims of natural disasters

  Sep 17, 2015

  A sum of RM373,883.25 was collected during the Dec 27-28, 2014 weekend Masses from all the parishes in the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur for relief work in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

  
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  Second Ecumenical Roundtable Conference for Interreligious

  Sep 17, 2015

  The 2nd Ecumenical Roundtable Conference for Interreligious was held at the CCM Ecumenical Centre Aug 17-19.

  
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  Bittersweet emotions for Sarawakian as Putrajaya finally returns ‘Allah’ CDs

  Sep 17, 2015

  Sarawakian Christian Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill has “mixed feelings” on the return of her eight compact discs containing the word Allah that were seized from her seven years ago, said her representative.

  
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  Malaysia Day message of unity hijacked by growing racial strain, say critics

  Sep 16, 2015

  As the country marks 52 years of its formation today, a lucid sense of fear and insecurity in the capital city has hijacked what should have been an air of festivities to celebrate the birth of the nation.

  
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  Malaysia Day, a hazy concept 52 years on

  Sep 15, 2015

  Tomorrow is Malaysia Day, the day Malaysia was formed 52 years ago when Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore became a nation of about 10 million people.

  
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  Walk for Jesus in Sandakan

  Sep 11, 2015

  St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, together with 14 other Christian denominations of the Sandakan-Inter-Church participated in the Walk for Jesus themed Love and Mercy on August 23.

  

• Five Cs parish transformation weekend

  Sep 11, 2015

  Once again, the parishioners of the Taiping Catholic Church came together from August 13 to 16 to reflect on how they can open their hearts to the Holy Spirit to bring about transformation in their lives by focusing on the Five Cs – Conviction, Conversion, Consecration, Communion, and Commission.

  

• Parish help centre to be a reality soon

  Sep 11, 2015

  After two preliminary meetings involving concerned parishioners, volunteers and professionals, speech therapist Dr Edwin Lawrence from Seremban and Frs. Micheal Mannayagam and Damian Charles, the proposed Help Centre for parents and their ‘special children’ is on the verge of reality.

  
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  Catholic Teachers’ Association’s 55th anniversary dinner

  Sep 11, 2015

  The Catholic Teachers’ Association of Malaysia (CTAM) will be celebrating their 55th Anniversary on Oct 10, 2015 at the Kelab Golf Negara Subang.