KOTA KINABALU: The opening Mass of the parish-level Extraordinary Month of Mission (EMM) was celebrated together with the Month of Rosary, here, on Oct 1. The event, which also falls on the feast of St Therese of Lisieux, saw a number of faithful attending despite the rain. St Simon Catholic Church Likas rector Fr CosmasContinueContinue reading “EMM 2019: ‘Zeal to save souls’”
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What is EMM 2019?
AS the Church prepares for the Extraordinary Month of Mission in October, let’s delve into the basics of the missionary month to “celebrate the 100th anniversary of Pope Benedict XV’s Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud.” The information below is derived from the official EMM 2019 website: Theme “Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on Mission in theContinueContinue reading “What is EMM 2019?”
M’sia Day: Rector on love for country
KOTA KINABALU: The St Simon Catholic Church Likas community, here, ushered in Malaysia Day with a flag-raising ceremony during the morning service on Sept 15. Both the Sunday morning and evening services were said in the national language, Malay. Parish rector, Fr Cosmas Lee, who spoke fluently in the national language, said there is aContinueContinue reading “M’sia Day: Rector on love for country”
Rite of Acceptance into Order of Catechumens
KOTA KINABALU: The Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens was held in St Simon Catholic Church Likas, in which five enquirers* were admitted into the order of catechumens, on Sept 8. Fr Cosmas told the congregation that the enquirers were given a catechesis the day before and were told that to be aContinueContinue reading “Rite of Acceptance into Order of Catechumens”
Training begins for parish’s 7 aspiring organists
KOTA KINABALU: A total of seven musicians from St Simon Catholic Church Likas took part in a two-day organ training sessions, here, on Aug 18-19. The aspiring organists were trained by three tutors from Singapore. The two full-time organ teachers from Methodist School of Music are Dr Evelyn Lim and Ng Chet Wei while AngelaContinueContinue reading “Training begins for parish’s 7 aspiring organists”
Maiden visit to rural Pitas chapel
PITAS: The St Simon Catholic Church Likas outreach team visited St Stephanus Chapel as part of its rural outreach programme in Kg Bilangau Kecil, here, July 22. St Stephanus is one of the many outlying chapels under the Kota Marudu Parish, about an hour’s drive from Kota Marudu. The chapel was selected after initial visitsContinueContinue reading “Maiden visit to rural Pitas chapel”
62 from Ministry of Hospitality commissioned
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 62 members from the Ministry of Hospitality, led by Arthur Sebangkit, were commissioned by St Simon Catholic Church Likas rector Fr Cosmas Lee on April 28. Among the commissioned at the morning and evening services, here, were eight new members. Prior to the commissioning, Fr Cosmas had exhorted in aContinueContinue reading “62 from Ministry of Hospitality commissioned”
18 extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion commissioned
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 18 extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion (EMCs) were commissioned, including four new candidates, during the Morning Mass of the Second Sunday in Advent, here, on Dec 9. They were led by ministry head, Francis Liew, as they were recommissioned for a period of three years by St Simon Catholic ChurchContinueContinue reading “18 extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion commissioned”
Ministry’s maiden visit to Don Bosco Children’s Home
RANAU: A total of 17 members of the parish Pastoral Care for the Sick, Aged and Needy Ministry made a maiden visit to the Don Bosco Children’s Home at Bundu Tuhan, here, on Oct 13. Some of the members were there for the first time even though the centre had existed for not less thanContinueContinue reading “Ministry’s maiden visit to Don Bosco Children’s Home”
Record number of First Holy Communicants, confirmands on feast day
KOTA KINABALU: This year’s St Simon Feast Day celebration saw a record number of First Holy Communicants with 51 candidates and 46 confirmands, on Nov 4. The event started off with Mass at the main church where Archbishop John Wong led the celebration, which was concelebrated with Archbishop Emeritus John Lee, parish rector Fr CosmasContinueContinue reading “Record number of First Holy Communicants, confirmands on feast day”
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