Church of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary, Kelantan (195)
3538-G Jalan Kuala Krai
15150 Kota Baru, Kelantan
Tel: 09-7481994
FMM Sisters: 09-7482451
Parish Priest: Rev. Robert Daniel
Friday Mass : 8.45am
Sat. Novena : 7.00pm
Sunday Mass : 7.00pm
Chapels:
St Joseph's, Kuala Krai: 6.00 pm (2nd & 4th Fri.)
Kem Batu Sebelas, Tanah Merah: (once a month)
Kem Desa Pahlawan, Kota Batu: (once a month)
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| Kota Bharu parish's first event | 9:01 AM, Aug 12 2009 |
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August 05 , 2009 KOTA BHARU : Come and Have Fun! The banner at the entrance to the Church of Our Lady of Fatima declared enticingly, welcoming parishioners and their friends to the First Parish Event, The Parish Food and Funfair held on July 17 with its theme: Towards a united parish.
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This was the first overall parish activity involving everybody in the parish. Preparations had begun several months earlier, with the formation of the organizing committee under its chairman, Noel Clement. |
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| Fr Robert Daniel, parish priest of Kota Bharu Church | 11:27 AM, Apr 07 2009 |
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March 26 , 2009 By George Vander Slott KOTA BHARU: Mar 6 saw the installation of Fr Robert Daniel as Parish Priest of the Church of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary. Bishop Antony Selvanayagam was on hand to celebrate Mass together with Fr Robert and also to carry out the installation rite. In the homily, Bishop Selva exhorted the congregation to search their hearts during this time of Lent with a view to changing what is wrong in our lives. “What God wants of us is made abundantly clear in the Mass readings not only for the day (2nd Sunday of Lent) but also throughout the year. This period of Lent gives us an opportunity to stop and reflect on our lives with a view to making God first in our lives.” Read More |
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| Feastday celebration at Kota Bharu parish | 5:03 PM, Oct 30 2008 |
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26 October 2008 KOTA BHARU: The small Catholic community of Kota Bharu, Kelantan was a hive of activity on Oct 9 and 10 when they celebrated the 58th anniversary of the Church of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary. The new PPC with the guidance of the parish administrator, Fr Robert Daniel, has been actively engaged in planning the direction the church needs to take. Read More |
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| Encountering Jesus important for discipleship | 3:02 PM, Oct 30 2007 |
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28 October 2007 KOTA BHARU: The Church of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary celebrated its Feastday with a Triduum with guest preacher Fr Anthony Pillai, and Bishop Antony Selvanayagam on the third and final day on Oct 12. The main theme for the celebration was Deepening our Discipleship. The theme for the first day was Discipleship: Walking with Jesus. Fr Anthony Pillai, elaborating on the Gospel theme “Lord, teach us to pray,” said that we are lagging behind in prayer which is a weakness in our church today. Jesus taught us the Our Father, which is a basic Christian prayer. Fr Anthony Pillai implores us to learn it by heart, celebrate it in liturgy, say it in public and private as its purpose is to awaken and stimulate our faith. Read More |
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| Blood donation exercise | 3:03 PM, Oct 30 2007 |
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21 October 2007 KOTA BHARU: A blood donation exercise was carried out on Oct 5 at the premises of the Church of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary. Organised by the Parish Human Development Ministry of the church, the Unit Perubatan Transfusi of the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, was on hand to carry out the exercise. The 13 personnel set up their equipment at the covered lot outside the church well before Friday Mass ended. The campaign drew 30 donors from Kota Bharu as well as the army camp at Kem Desa Pahlawan, Kok Lanas. — By George Vander Slott  |
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| Gotong-royong mission accomplished despite rain | 9:36 AM, Oct 08 2007 |
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7 October 2007 KOTA BHARU: Parishioners of the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary who came for the annual gotong royong held on Sept 14 (Friday). It was a huge success despite a very heavy downpour, which failed to dampen the spirits and enthusiasm of those present both young and old. The evening ended with potluck snacks washed down with lots of hot and cold drinks. — By George Vander Slott  |
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| Fr Joe Stephen CSsR gives session at BEC gathering | 10:52 AM, Jun 06 2007 |
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27 May issue of The Herald KOTA BHARU: The Telipot BEC from the Church of Our lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary held its May gathering in the home of one of its members, Prof Dr Ernest Larmie. Thirty-four members, adults, youths and children attended. It was quite a special meeting because the BEC on the initiative of its leader, Mrs Anu Sirisinghe, had invited Fr Joseph Stephen CsSR from Ipoh to talk and share on some interesting and relevant topics. Fr Joseph talked at length on the importance and advantages of being a member of a BEC, stressed on our commitment to our families while making prayer an important aspect in our lives. The talks and sharing that followed have certainly given all of us something to think and act upon, especially to overcome the many distractions we encounter in church and our every day lives. The evening ended with dinner provided by the host. — By George Vander Slott  |
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| Mother's Day celebration in Kota Bharu | 3:02 PM, Jun 06 2007 |
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27 May 2007 issue of The Herald KOTA BHARU: The Church of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary celebrated Mother’s Day on Friday, May 11. Most appropriately, the Mass was fully animated by the Parish youth and children. They provided the commentator, Anna Lasar, 2 lectors, the four wardens, the Offertory couple, the organist, the guitarist and the drummer. During the service, all mothers were called to gather at the altar for a special blessing by the Parish Priest, Fr Anthony Chong. Later, the congregation sang a special song led by Maria Wang, one of the parish youth. Then the tiny tots took over to present tokens to every mother who was present. It was a simple, yet meaningful celebration to show our appreciation for all mothers. — By George Vander Slott
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| Five ways of expressing love to one another | 11:32 AM, May 14 2007 |
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Taken from The Herald o 22 Oct. 2006 issue KOTA BHARU: This year's Feastday of the Church of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary was a truly joyous one. The three-day triduum from Oct 4 to 6, 2006 was concelebrated by parish Priest Fr Anthony Chong and Fr Marshall Fernandez, guest celebrant. The main theme of the celebrations was Service to Community, Church and Family while the sub-theme for the first day was Service to Community; day two was Service to Church and the third day, Service to Family. Read More |
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| Blood donation drive and gotong-royong among activities on weekend prior to feast day | 11:11 AM, Nov 16 2006 |
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Taken from The Herald of 15 Oct. 2006 issue KOTA BHARU: It was a truly activity-filled day for the community of the Church of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary. Soon after Communion Service, there was a blood donation exercise organised by the Parish Human Development Ministry headed by Dr Nathanael Foong. On hand was Unit Perubatan Transfusi Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. The blood donation exercise was carried out by a team of 14 university staff led by Dr Mohd Amran bin Abdul Wahab. A total of 22 pints of blood were donated. Read More |
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| Family Christmas celebration for Kota Bharu Catholic community | 11:34 AM, May 14 2007 |
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8 January 2006 issue of The Herald KOTA BHARU: Although the monsoon had arrived in full force on Dec 16, the small community of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary, was undaunted by the pouring rain as they gathered for their Annual Family Christmas Party.? Over 71 families totaling 268 participants from the very young children to youths, adults, parents and grandparents were treated to a variety of items. The party started with a warm up session of some enthusiastic and boisterous singing of favourite Christmas carols led by the MC, Mrs Kesh Paul. Read More |
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| Special Mass for Sunday School children | 10:12 PM, Sep 07 2006 |
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13 November 2005 issue of The Herald KOTA BHARU: The Sunday School children of the Church of our Lady of the Holy Rosary ended the School year with a special Eucharistic celebration. Children from as young Year 2 right up to Form 5 served as commentators, lectors, altar servers, wardens, bearers of Bread and Wine and love offerings, readers of the intercessory prayers and as organists.? Read More |
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