Herald, 26 Dec 2011

IC parish completes hand-written bible

IC parish organises three events on 18 Sept.

BEC combined to visit homes

PENANG: For more than 90 people who attended the five-day “Potta” Inner Healing and Growth retreat in Penang on Nov 30, it was a time of transformation and renewal. In a most creative way, the two Vincentian priests who conducted the retreat, Fr Varghese Parackal VC and Fr Joseph Rojan, made the retreat interesting and wonderful when sharing the Word of God. Both priests are based in Perth, Australia.

17 October 2010

PENANG: In the Sept 28 issue of the HERALD round-up report on Diocesan Assemblies/Synod, Bishop Antony Selvanayagam acknowledged that although PDPA had opted training and formation as its “main priority”, the response was often not encouraging. True. So, let me be the bearer of some truthfully splendid news — the recent Splendour of Truth formation organised by the Immaculate Conception Parish (IC) made a big “catch” of about one hundred and eighty participants!

8 October 2006 issue of The Herald

PENANG: The reading of the Bible will never be the same again for the 5000 parishioners of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pulau Tikus, and others, who visited the Parish Bible Exhibition held in their parish hall from Sept 15 to 23, 2006.

With the theme, The Changeless Word in a Changing World, the organisers did an excellent job in explaining the living link between God and His people, from the beginning of time to the present day.

18 December issue of The Herald

PULAU TIKUS: The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVDP), under its acting president, Steven Lim, of the Church of the Immaculate Conception has always been in the forefront of providing relief in cash and kind to those less fortunate, irrespective of race and religion, to those within the jurisdiction of the church.

Even with its limited financial resources the SVDP of the church has been consistently providing assistance to its adoptees throughout the years. The SVDP handed out cash assistance to 50 of its adoptees recently totaling almost RM9500.

20 November issue of The Herald

PULAU TIKUS:  A Family Day was held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in conjunction with the golden anniversary of the Penang diocese recently.

Organised by the Parish Sunday Catechism Ministry, the event was attended by more than 300 parishioners of all ages. Besides the breakfast and lunch, which were sponsored by the parish, games were organised at an adjacent field for the youths, which was a joyous and boisterous affair.

Immediately after the games the parishioners gathered at the church hall for a hearty lunch.

— By Paul Toh

23 October 2005 issue of The Herald

TANJUNG BUNGAH: The BEC area group 4 (zone 4) in Tanjung Bunga has finally reached another milestone since its establishment in 1983.

The members of zone 4 held a well-attended gathering at the house of Mr and Mrs Stephen Rajoo, which was celebrated with a Mass by parish priest Fr Francis Xavier Selvarajoo.

Zone 4, which is under the jurisdiction of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Pulau Tikus, was formed by a group of dedicated and committed members of the area in 1983. The fledgling area group comprised mainly of the older section of the Catholic community and as expected attendance was then very poor.

25 September 2005 issue of The Herald.

PENANG: The Parish of the Immaculate Conception launched a 15-week Bible course, with an innovative title Bible Journey through the Gospel of Saint Mark recently. Course coordinator, Edwin Johnson, in welcoming the participants numbering more than 70, said that there were two firsts in this course:

-First time, a parish priest had involved a number of laity as facilitators in a Bible Course.
-First time, we are experiencing a Gospel which will be used in the readings for the next Liturgical Cycle and thus enabling a more meaningful understanding of the Liturgy.

24 July 2005 issue of The Herald.

PENANG: The Church of the Immaculate Conception (IC) in Pulau Tikus held a Liturgical Exhibition recently featuring 14 ministries or groups under the Parish Liturgical Committee.

"Liturgy is the mirror or reflection of the life in the parish. We want the people to know what liturgy is and be aware that there is a lot of preparation involving different ministries and ministers in a Sunday Mass," said parish priest Fr Francis Xavier Selvarajoo.

17 June 2005 issue of The Herald.

PENANG: "We’re so oriented to a lot of doing than being. Being is more important than doing. What we do must flow from who we are. Whatever we do or say should come from the heart," said Bishop Anthony Lee (pic) in his formation session in the Church of the Immaculate Conception (IC).

Organised by the IC Church Shalom Prayer Group, the formation was conducted by Bishop Anthony Lee, Bishop of Miri, Sarawak and the Episcopal President of Catholic Charismatic Renewal and Liturgical Commission of Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei.

10 July 2005 issue of The Herald.

PENANG: "Jesus is the one who heals. Jesus must be the Lord of your life to be saved. To be healed, two things are required: repentance and forgiveness. Don\'t blame others. Let us accept, acknowledge our sins including the petty ones."

Bishop Anthony Lee, Bishop of Miri, Sarawak and Episcopal President of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and Liturgical Commission of Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei, highlighted these in a series of talks on Healing and Deliverance held on June 23 - 24 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.

May 29 2005 issue of The Herald.

"We have chosen to open a museum as a symbol of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the Diocese - the beginning of our efforts to preserve a rich heritage that in 6 years time in the year 2011, we will celebrate 200 years existence as a Catholic Church," said Paul Seah, the Parish Pastoral Chairperson of the Church of the Immaculate Conception (IC).