10 December 2006  issue of The Herald

Christmas musical to encourage sharing
Show good examples
We must always be prepared to be with Jesus

3 December 2006  issue of The Herald

Birthday joy for Fr Charles Chin

26 November 2006 issue of The Herald

Celebration and farewell at St Francis de Sales

Communicants urged to help others in need

05 November 2006 issue of The Herald 

Children's mass at OMPH Church
PHDC organises exposure trip to Lighthouse
The importance of Eucharist in our life

19 November 2006 issue of The Herald

PRAI, PENANG: Four ‘Encountered’ couples shared their experiences during an Evening for Parents programme held at the Sts Chastan and Imbert Church in Chai Leng Park.

The couples Eddy and Agnes, James and Martina Yong; Alphonsus and Anne Ng, and Kevin and Bibiana Hew covered four topics – memories, listening, replays and life-giving.

IPOH: Rumours that were circulated through SMSes nearly jeopardised the peace, harmony and religious freedom experienced by the Catholics of Ipoh.

All was well when the Tamil Mass began at 7.00am on Sunday, November 5, 2006. However by 7.30 am, assistant parish priest Fr Dominic Santhiyagu had realised (from the altar) the mounting presence of police personnel and patrol cars on the main road. The crowd had swelled outside and Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel and trucks had arrived and taken up their positions

29 October 2006 issue of The Herald 

Nineteen confirmed at Church of St Francis de Sales
Confirmation camp for Holy Spirit Cathedral's students

22 October 2006 issue of The Herald 

Five ways of expressing love to one another
Confirmation at Church of Christ the King

15 October 2006 issue of The Herald 

Praying for feast during St Michael feast
Ipoh parish celebrates lantern festival
Blood donation drive and gotong royong among activities on weekend prior to feast

8 October 2006 issue of The Herald 

Padre Pio group celebrate feast at SMC
The Evergreens of SMC
Penang parish stages Bible exhibition
Family Day celebrations at Sitiawan parish
Persons are Gifts in OLOL
Feast-day celebration at Church of St Michael, Alor Setar
Passover meal for discipleship participants

1 October 2006 issue of The Herald 

SMC confirmands vow to be witnesses of Christ
Ipoh Parish BECs praised for fund-raising
Bukit Mertajam Tamil Catholics celebrates Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
PHDC formed at St Joseph
Perak youth come together for one-day session

8 October 2006 issue of The Herald 

PENANG: College General, also known as The College of Martyrs celebrated the second of its Feast Days which culminated on Sept 20. This feastday commemorates the former lecturers and formators of the College who were martyred in Korea, also  referred to as “the Korean Martyrs”. They were canonised by  the late Pope John Paul II in 1984.

This year’s celebration was themed “Living Virtuously, Witnessing Fearlessly”. It was particularly pertinent because it called on the Church to live and witness as the Korean Martyrs — who gave up their lives in order to spare their flock from persecution — had done.

8 October 2006 issue of The Herald 

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Sunday, Sept 24, 2006 was an auspicious day for all the residents and parishioners of Bukit Mertajam.

They witnessed the culmination of years of painstaking labour — the completion and blessing of the Living Spring Retreat Centre by His Grace Bishop Antony Selvanayagam.

24 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

More than 1300 attend dinner to honour Msgr Stephen Liew
Sacerdotal Silver Jubilee of Msgr Stephen Liew
First Camillian priest from Malaysia
SMC raise funds for OLOL's pastoral centre

17 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

Grandparents honored at Mass
Infant Jesus Sisters end their stay in Taiping
Taiping parish still without a priest

10 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

Family Day at St Joseph's Church
Risen Christ youth fellowship
Large flag cum banner flies at St Anne's parish
Thanksgiving dinner for volunteers at St Anne's feast

3 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

Religious articles centre at Ipoh re-opens

17 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

TAIPING: With a simple ceremony in the absence of the parish priest, the parishioners of the Taiping Catholic Church bade IJ Sisters Betty Andrew and Regina Leong a fond farewell at a sunset Mass in St Louis Church celebrated by the visiting priest, Fr Dominic Santhiyagu from Ipoh.

With the departure of the sisters, the Taiping chapter of the Infant Jesus Sisters was closed, winding up their 150 years of missionary and evangelising activity in Taiping, ranging from running orphanages to setting up of more than four prestigious convent schools, which had since been taken over by the Ministry of Education. 

10 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

PENANG: Living the Church: Vatican II and Beyond was the theme of a three-day seminar for lay leaders of Penang Diocese by Fr Moses Lui, Parish Priest of the Church of St Peter, Melaka.

Organised by the Penang Diocesan Pastoral Institute, it was held at the College General from Aug 18 to 20. Twenty-six participants attended, with the majority coming from the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.

10 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

PENANG: More than sixty catechists from eight parishes in Penang Diocese attended a two-day seminar at the College General in August on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) facilitated by Dr Steven Selvaraju (picture), from the National Catechetical Office. This was the seventh of the ten formation programmes organised by the Penang Diocesan Pastoral Institute for this year.

3 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

PENANG: In his Conferences, Fr Laurence Freeman OSB, who is now the Spiritual Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation explored this important theme by looking at the work of the 5 great prophets of Islam as found in the Koran — Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mohamed.

3 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

IPOH: Sixty-six Christian teachers gathered at SMJK Ave Maria Convent on August 19 to celebrate Christian Teachers’ Day 2006.

After light refreshments and being welcome with warm and friendly hearts, the day began with songs of praise and worship to God led by Miss Lee Ah Kim.

This was then followed by a liturgical dance and skit by the students of the school.

3 Sept. 2006 issue of the Herald

PENANG: Malaysia played host to 240 participants from 23 countries who attended the John Main Seminar  (JMS) 2006.

This is the first time this Seminar was held in Malaysia. Pauline Peters from Australia, as Chairperson of the Guiding Board for this World Community for Christian Meditation remarked that this was the largest number of participating countries since the conception of the John Main Seminar in 1983. 

 Women's Group formed at Church of St Michael, Alor Setar
Celebrating the feast of St Jane Cantal

20 Aug. 2006 issue of the Herald

Canteen day at St Michael

6 Aug. 2006 issue of the Herald

Charismatic Renewal Group celebrates 6th anniversary.

13 Aug. 2006 issue of the Herald

IPOH: “WHY? WHY? WHY?” This was the question that raked the minds of the whole nation on Sunday, July 30. “They were on a pilgrimage ...why did God allow this to happen?” people questioned, referring to the tragedy that befell the 47 pilgrims on their way to Bukit Mertajam for the annual feast of St Anne and St. Joachim.

6 Aug. 2006 issue of the Herald

PENANG: The Mount Miriam Hospital in Tanjung Bungah organised a charity food and fun fair in its premises to raise RM250,000 for its needy patients and palliative care centre.

The response to this event was overwhelming, with about 10,000 people from Penang and neighbouring states patronising the stalls. The hospital had managed to raise RM180,000 of the RM250,000 target even before the start of the fair.

30 July 2006 issue of the Herald

Alpha Programme at Risen Christ, Penang
Family Day at NBVM
Mass for St Anne, BM volunteers
St Anne and NBVM parishioners visits Melaka

23 July 2006 issue of the Herald

Excellent students rewarded at St Anne, BM
Jogathon at Church of Our Lady of Lourdes

16 July 2006 issue of the Herald

Life-sized states of the Passion of Christ at St Anne's
Batu Gajah youth responds to the call of their parish

9 July 2006 issue of the Herald

Charismatic Rally at NBVM parish.
The role of the volunteer to the sick
Combined Corpus Christi celebration in Ipoh

 
2 July 2006 issue of the Herald

Celebrating 50 years of married life
Taiping Mandarin-speaking youth organise  camp
Religious articles centre at Ipoh parish re-opens

13 Aug. 2006 issue of the Herald

IPOH: It was indeed a shock to the Catholic community, especially for those in Ipoh to hear about the disaster which befell the ill-fated bus which transported 47 passengers for the pilgrimage to St Anne’s at Bukit Mertajam.

30 July 2006 issue of the Herald

PENANG: Passion and Compassion: The continuing mystery of Incarnation in our Christian life, was the theme of a weekend retreat organised by the Penang Diocesan Catechetical Commission (PDCC) for RCIA facilitators at the College General Penang, from July 7 to 10. Thirty-one participants from six parishes in Penang Diocese attended the retreat led by Sr Rosalie Lojiu from the Daughters of St Paul.

30 July 2006 issue of the Herald

SITIAWAN: Sr Clement Samuel and Sr Martina Heng who had been in Our Lady’s Convent for several years have now been transferred to the IJ Convent, Balik Pulau.

Sr Clement had been involved in the Tamil Apostolate, RCIA and Sunday school at the Church of St Francis de Sales. In spite of her age, Sr Clement took personal interest in the people who came to visit her for advice and counselling. Another concern of hers was the home visitation of the elderly and the sick in the hospital. Her gentle ways and pleasant smile attracted many people especially the Tamil-speaking parishioners.

30 July 2006 issue of the Herald

IPOH: Fr Maurice Surmon (picture), MEP attended Mass for the first time in  months, since his admission to hospital, at the  small chapel at Fatimah Hospital.

Surrounded by nurses, a few old friends and regulars who visit the chapel, Fr Surmon was wheeled into the chapel for evening Mass on July 17.

16 July 2006 issue of the Herald

TAIPING: Fr David Lourdes (picture) of Taiping Catholic Church successfully underwent a bypass operation last month. He is now recuperating in Bukit Mertajam.

He will be there for about three months to undergo physiotherapy sessions and to recover before assuming his duties.

16 July 2006 issue of the Herald

PENANG: “I am convinced that a human person begins to live and develop his/her greatest potential when he/she has the capacity to care for and be concerned about his/her fellow human beings.

“What make us human is the willingness and the generosity to care for the well-being of those around us especially those in need, persons who are marginalised and those who are deprived of the basic needs,” said Fr Fabian Dicom at a fundraising dinner organised by the State Council of St Vincent De Paul (SSVP).

9 July issue of the Herald

PENANG: College General, also known as “The College of Martyrs” celebrated the first of its two Feast Days on Monday, June 19, 2006. This Feast Day commemorates the Vietnamese Martyrs who were canonised by Pope John Paul II in 1988 and who were alumni of College General.

9 July issue ofthe Herald

PENANG: The “Vietnamese Martyrs” refers to five Vietnamese priests who received their training as seminarians in College General in the 19th century. They are Ss Philip Bui-Van-Minh (1815-1853), Peter Qui (1823-1859), Paul Le Van Loc (1831-1859), John Hoan (1798-1861) and Peter Luu (1816-1861), hereinafter referred to collectively as Philip Minh & Companions. All returned to serve in Vietnam. At the time of their deaths, Vietnam was seething with anti-colonialist and anti-Christian sentiment, and local priests were suspected of colluding with the enemy.

2 July 2006 issue of the Herald

PENANG: “Ecumenism is part of the theology of the church, whereas Interreligious Dialogue is part of the mission,” said Fr Michael Chua (picture) during a two-day talk on Interreligious Harmony organised by the Penang Diocesan Pastoral Institute (PDPI). Fr Chua heads the Archdiocesan Ministry of Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs (AMEIA)