Church of St. Anne (1846)
Jalan Kulim, 14000 Bukit Mertajam
T: 04-5386405
F: 04-5387422
Parish Priest : Msgr. Stephen Liew
Assistant Priest: Rev. Simon Ee, CDI
In Residence : Rev. Francis Chao,: Rev Alexander Edwin, Rev Clement Pereira
Saturday Sunset Mass: 7.00 pm (3rd Sat. only in English)
Sunday Masses :
8.00 am (English)
10.00 am (Mandarin)
5.00 pm (Tamil - 2nd & 4th Sunday)
St. Anne's Shrine: 11.00 am (1st Sunday)
Chapels:
Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima, Berapit (Occasional)
Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Alma (Occasional)
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Formation for leaders from St Anne, BM |
| Posted by Diocese of Penang (pgdiocese) on Apr 08 2008 |
23 March 2008
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A special formation session for BEC core teams of St Anne’s Parish was facilitated by Agatha Tan, from the Parish of Jesus Caritas, Kuala Lumpur, on March 1 and 2.
The main objective of the course was, through practical exercises, to help members foster better relationship with one another. The exercises would help to lead them to an awareness of self and others, to acquire communication skills, to work as a team, to acquire Christian leadership styles and skills, to learn how to make decisions and set values/ priorities in life, whilst other creative exercises would help build BECs.
The session kicked off with a discussion on the importance of touch in relationships — to soothe, to care, to heal, to give hope and to make others feel accepted and loved.
Then the Windmill On My Mind exercise followed. The ball of paper on the head (representing worries and problems) distracted a person from proper functioning. The measures to mitigate/remove the problems/worries (necessary for health) are spiritually , physically and socially related — such as praying, meditating, reading Psalms, changing attitudes, disclosing problems to a close friend, dancing, shouting aloud in private and punching the pillow, to name a few.
Through discussing the characteristics of different animals and their negative/ positive traits, the BEC leaders were led to know how to utilise the different types of people in their BECs.
The message that people view things from different angles/perspectives was brought home by viewing the picture of an old/young woman.
Viewing a white sheet of paper with only a tiny object in the centre and giving many interpretations of the object also enlightened the participants — that people are different, they see different things and interpret differently.
The picture of two horses, attached by a rope, facing opposite directions and each seeking to get their food (out of reach), without success, gave the message that no man is an island, that people need to help and cooperate with one another.
The jigsaw puzzle exercise made the participants realise that people depend on one another to make a complete whole — a commumity, in spite of their differences in colour and shape and size. Every one is important.
There should, therefore, be no discrimination of people because of their colour. For Christ’s followers, there is only one colour — the colour of love. The different shapes represent the differences in people as regards their spiritual gifts, their hearts’ hopes/ desires, abilities, personalities and experiences. For Christ’s followers, there is only one shape, the shape of the heart — representing love.
Discussion on the importance of values and priorities in life led to the proper placing of them in order of importance —personal identity, God, love, financial security and health — followed by numerous others.
Discussion on how to make people feel important was also an eye-opener for the participants.
By participating in different activities and discussions, members were much enlightened and equipped with the necessary skills to lead their BECs.
They were also very inspired by the caring, earnest, sincere, insightful, humorous, dynamic, experienced facilitator.
— By Tan Lee Huan
Last changed: Apr 08 2008 at 2:53 PM
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