Youth

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  Narchaithi Panikulu celebrates 20th anniversary

  Nov 20, 2014

  Twenty years ago, Sr Lourdes Mary IJS formed a programme for girls after SPM at St Teresa Church.

  
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  The seal of the Holy Spirit is sanctification for mission

  Nov 20, 2014

  Thirty-one youths from St Michael’s Church received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the 9.00am bilingual Mass celebrated by Bishop Sebastian Francis on Nov 9.

  
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  Example – not words – transmits faith to youth, Pope Francis says

  Nov 17, 2014

  Addressing the children who filled the chapel at the Santa Marta residence on Nov. 14, Pope Francis said that – in an age dominated by images and cellphones – the faithful must rely on example, rather than words, to transmit the faith to young ones.

  
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  Jesuit universities stress social engagement of education

  Nov 13, 2014

  As part of the Service Learning Program 2014 organised recently by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific, 23 students from six Jesuit universities in Asia spent three weeks with the Xavier Ecoville community in Barangay Lumbia in Cagayan de Oro City in Philippines.

  
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  Are YOU texting in church? Put the phone down!

  Nov 12, 2014

  Entire families navigate their smartphones while sharing meals at restaurants. Students text in class. Parents take phone calls at their children's sporting events and plays.

  
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  Olympic Champion: ‘The Holy Spirit Was at Work’

  Nov 12, 2014

  In an interview with ZENIT, an Olympic superstar shared her inspiring journey of faith and how, all of a sudden, Jesus filled her soul like the “missing piece of a puzzle.”

  
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  Confirmation and Holy Communion at Church of Christ the King

  Nov 12, 2014

  “Go and live and share the Gospel of the Joy of our Lord Jesus Christ,” Bishop Francis Sebastian told some 100 young adults who received the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion at the Church of Christ the King, Sungai Petani during Sunday Mass recently.

  
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  Outreach to Children’s Home

  Nov 12, 2014

  Laughter was heard in a welfare home in Bangsar when the Senior Citizens’ Ministry of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHC) came acalling for an Outreach Programme, to bring some cheer and joy to the 52 children, many of whom are either orphaned, abandoned or from hardcore poor families.

  
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  Melaka-Johor Diocese youths plan for the year ahead

  Nov 12, 2014

  On October 19, youth leaders of Melaka-Johor Diocese attended the annual Youth Council Meeting in St Theresa’s Church. Key leaders from the English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and Tamil apostolates participated in the meeting.

  
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  3rd Penang Diocesan Youth Day launched

  Nov 12, 2014

  A rush of joy and excitement spread through the grounds of the church and the hearts of all present as participants registered themselves for the day’s event.