Some 130 parishioners comprising Ministry leaders and various members of the ministries and groups, including parishioners not involved in any of the ministries, attended a two-day discernment at the St Simon Church Likas Parish Hall on August 22-23, 2014. The “Prayer, Pastoral Discernment and Planning 2014” was assisted by the vicar apostolic of theContinueContinue reading “Discernment 2014”
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At a glance
Outreach programmes by the St Simon Church Likas Pastoral Care Ministry, led by its leader Vera Chin, over the past months in pictures:
Visit to Holy Family Residence
The Parish’s Confirmation class students, led by teacher Nicholas Fung, visited the Holy Family Residence in Papar, on June 21. It’s the first away trip for students preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Parish. Also present were some of the students’ parents and Sunday School head Anne Wong. Upon arrival, the visitorsContinueContinue reading “Visit to Holy Family Residence”
Easter Fellowship 2014
May 13, 2014: Potluck (home-cooked) food at the St Simon Church Parish Hall during the Easter Fellowship. Thanks to all the generous parishioners and organising team. Double joy as EMC leader Patrick Mak and wife also celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary the same night. Congratulations!
Holy Week Schedule
First Red Mass at St Simon Church
A sombre reminder on diminishing morality KOTA KINABALU: Belgium parliament’s passage of a Bill on child euthanasia recently was a sombre reminder for the Catholic legal fraternity who attended the third annual Red Mass here on the diminishing morality of society. St Simon’s Catholic Church Rector Rev Fr Cosmas Lee, who concelebrated the MassContinueContinue reading “First Red Mass at St Simon Church”
Advent Season 2013
Dear Parishoners, We have just concluded the Year of Faith and entered into the time of Advent. To focus ourselves in this season of preparation, our parish has announced the following to be this year’s Christmas theme: “Christ is born – HOPE – No Matter What” The theme’s main focus is to remind us toContinueContinue reading “Advent Season 2013”
All Saints Day – 31 October 2013
Dear parishioners, please take note that All Saints Day is a Day of Obligation. Mass will be celebrated at St Simon on 31st October 2013 at 7.30pm
Year of Faith Pilgrimage to Churches in Papar & Penampang Districts
It was on a bright Saturday morning on 24th August 2013, that a group of 70 pilgrims from St Simon Catholic Church Likas waited eagerly to embark on their daylong pilgrimage to some of the earliest Catholic Missions established since the 1880s in the districts of Papar and Penampang. At 7 a.m., after a prayerContinueContinue reading “Year of Faith Pilgrimage to Churches in Papar & Penampang Districts”
Year Of Faith Pilgrimage To St Mary’s Cathedral Sandakan
On the 10th and 11th August, 2013, a group of 60 pilgrims from St Simon Catholic Church Likas went on pilgrimage to Sandakan, the earliest established Catholic Mission in Sabah. The pilgrimage was intended to put the pilgrims in tangible touch, through talks, reflection and prayer, with the very root of Catholicism in our LandContinueContinue reading “Year Of Faith Pilgrimage To St Mary’s Cathedral Sandakan”
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