Church of St. Francis de Sales (1900)
521 Jalan Raja Omar, 32000 Sitiawan, Perak
T: 05-6911594
F: 05-6913423
Email: sfdsparish@gmail.com
Parish Priest : Rev. Nelson Joseph Jacob
Sunday Mass :
7.00 am (English)
9.30 am (1st & 3rd Sun. in Tamil; 2nd & 5th in English; 4th Sun. in BM)
6.00 pm (1st & 3rd in Mandarin)
Chapels:
St. Anne, Ayer Tawar :
St. Jane Francis de Chantal, Brus: once a month
Pantai Remis/Sg. Batu: once a month
Our Lady of Fatima, Suak Padi (Orang Asli): once a month
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| Foster good ties in the family | 11:24 AM, Sep 26 2007 |
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9 September 2007 issue of the Herald SITIAWAN: The Church of St Francis De Sales celebrated its Family Day on August 26, 2007. Organised by the Family Life Ministry, the event was attended by more than 350 people of all age groups. The main aim of the celebration was to foster relationship amongst the families of the Parish. Read More |
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| St Anne Chapel, as good as new | 4:34 PM, Aug 06 2007 |
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5 August 2007 SITIAWAN: St Anne’s Chapel, which was in a dilapidated condition and not used for many years, has now been repaired, renovated and painted. Bishop Antony Selvanayagam blessed the chapel on July 22. The event began with Bishop Selva cutting the ribbon at the entrance while a hymn in Tamil was sung. The bishop explained that the rite of Blessing symbolises our baptism. He asked the congregation to be attentive to the beautiful Prayer of Blessing. Read More |
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| Couples' night for Sitiawan parishioners | 5:02 PM, Aug 06 2007 |
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29 July 2007 issue of The Herald SITIAWAN: After marriage most married couples slowly stop doing things they used to do when they were courting. They often put aside their own needs because they prioritise the needs of their children, family and work. Read More |
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| Feastday celebration of the Church of St Francis de Sales | 4:41 PM, Feb 13 2007 |
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11 February 2007 issue of the Herald SITIAWAN: Parishioners of the Church of St Francis de Sales celebrated their feastday with a triduum beginning from January 25. The celebration kicked off with a flag-raising ceremony by Fr Charles Chin from the Church of St Mary, Tapah. Fr Chin in his homily expounded on the theme of Discipleship. Speaking in Mandarin and English, Fr Chin also gave a brief history of St Francis De Sales. Read More |
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| Celebration and farewell at St Francis De Sales | 9:42 AM, Dec 14 2006 |
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26 November 2006 issue of The Herald
Srs Cornelia Wong SSFS and Martina Nari SSFS giving their farewell speech. SITIAWAN: A joint celebration was held at the Church of St Francis de Sales to celebrate the First Holy Communion and to bid farewell to the Sarawakian nuns. In preparation for their Holy Communion, 18 children from the English-, Tamil- and Chinese-speaking groups attended a camp animated by teachers and lay leaders. The students shared that the sacrament of reconciliation was a great experience, as this was a new experience for them. Celebration and farewell at St Francis De Sales Read More |
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| Nineteen confirmed at the Church of St Francis De Sales | 11:08 AM, Nov 16 2006 |
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29 Oct. 2006 issue of The Herald. SETIAWAN: Nineteen youths received the Sacrament of Confirmation furing a multilingual Eucharistic Celebration at the Church of St Francis de Sales. The four-language celebration held on Oct 14 was presided over by Bishop Antony Selvanayagam with parish priest Fr Nelson Joseph concelebrating. Read More |
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| Family day celebrations at Sitiawan parish | 11:56 AM, Oct 11 2006 |
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8 October 2006 issue of The Herald SITIAWAN: The family day celebration of the Church of St Francis De Sales began with the Eucharistic Celebration on Sept 24. The celebration also included the renewal of family life for married couples. The celebration helped the families to meet each other and spend time to get to know each other better. Read More |
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| Celebrating the Feast of St Jane Chantal | 11:44 AM, Sep 06 2006 |
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27 August 2006 issue of the Herald Celebrating the Feast of St Jane Chantal SITIAWAN: More than 350 people gathered in Bruas, a small country town in the District of Manjung to celebrate the Feast of St Jane Chantal. Jane Frances de Chantal was a simple housewife and widow. She became a close friend of Bishop Francis de Sales. She dedicated her life for the care of the poor and the sick and was later made a saint. Read More |
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| IJ Sister celebrates 60th anniversary of religious life | 11:38 AM, Feb 16 2006 |
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8 January 2006 issue of The Herald. SITIAWAN: It was a time of joy and celebration for both the IJ Sisters and the Parishioners of St. Francis de Sales on the occasion of Sister Annie Newman (pic) celebrating 60 years in religious life. The celebration took place on Dec 7 at the IJ Convent, with a Eucharistic celebration. Sr Annie joined the Novitiate in 1945 and received the gift to pray in LOVE that opened up a new perspective in her missionary life. She loved and served her mission when she was a teacher and also Principal in the Kota and Klian Pau Convents, Taiping, Perak. As any ordinary young person she loved concerts and operettas and these were the highlights of her life that she thoroughly enjoyed and cherished. Read More |
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| Sitiawan parishioners come forward for a worthy cause | 11:04 AM, Dec 19 2005 |
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20 November issue of The Herald SITIAWAN: Many parishioners from the Church of St Francis de Sales stayed back after the Sunday morning Mass to donate blood. Read More |
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| New PPC for Church of St Francis de Sales | 10:16 AM, Nov 09 2005 |
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25 September 2005 issue of The Herald. SITIAWAN: The Church of St Francis de Sales, held the installation of their new Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) members during the Sunday Mass. In his sermon, parish priest Fr Nelson Joseph said that their main duty is to work with him. The PPC is also to be the voice of the parishioners. Fr Nelson advised them that any matter regarding church administration should be brought to him directly. Read More |
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| Prayer is acknowledging the presence of God | 10:16 AM, Nov 09 2005 |
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21 August 2005 issue of The Herald. SITIAWAN: Bishop Anthony Selvanagam made a 4-day pastoral visit to the Church of St Francis de Sales (SFDS), recently. During his visit, he visited the Orang Asli Centre in Suak Padi where he said Mass and later joined in the fellowship. He then visited the Chapel of St Jane Frances de Chantel in Bruas where he met the parishioners and celebrated Mass in the evening. The next day, the Bishop had a meeting with the Parish Pastoral Council members of SFDS, both the old and the newly elected members, and reminded them of their responsibilities. The pastoral visit culminated in a four-language Eucharistic Celerbration. Read More |
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