Church of the Immaculate Conception (1819)
1 Lorong Maktab, Pulau Tikus,
10250 Pulau Pinang
T: 04-2278297
F: 04-2277032
Email: iccpenang@gmail.com
Parish Priest : Rev. Marshall Fernandez
Assistant Parish Priest: Rev. Mark Michael
Parish Secretariat :
Sat. Rosary, Novena, Prayer & Benediction: 5.30 pm
Sat. Sunset Mass: 6.30 pm
Sunday Masses :
8.30 am and 6.00 pm
11.15 am (2nd & 4th Sunday in Mandarin)
11.15 am (1st & 3rd Sunday in Tamil)
Weekday Mass :
Mon, Tue, Wed & Sat. at 7.00 am followed by Lauds
Thu & Fri - 6.00 pm followed by Vespers
Every 13th of the month Rosary & Mass at 7.00 pm
1st Thurs. of the month: Charismatic Healing Service at 8.00 pm
Chapel - St. Joseph's Chapel, Hong Seng Estate: Mass at 8.00 pm (2nd Friday)
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Training for migrant ministry members |
| Posted by Diocese of Penang (pgdiocese) on Jan 19 2009 |
December 21, 2008
PENANG: Members of the Parish Migrant Ministry (PMM) of the Church of the Immaculate Conception attended a training facilitated by the Diocesan Migrant Ministry (DMM) of the Penang Office for Human Development (POHD).
The training was entitled Responding & Organising. The purpose of the training was to help the PMM participants learn the methods of responding to migrants and organising a ministry in the parish.
The three-hour training started with a small group activity, where participants were asked to respond to hypothetical situation involving migrants in distress. Participan
ts were required to think out of the box and present the different ways they would have responded if the situation took place in their parish. It was a great start as participants considered the various consequences and constraints PMM regularly comes under when dealing with migrants in distress.
Next Sr Marie Angel, a nun who works very closely with the migrant workers in Penang, shared her personal experience of how she was called by God into this ministry. She also explained the challenges and fears she faced, while assisting the migrants. She related her recent experience involving three Myanmar workers who had been cheated of their wages and were living in horrible conditions. Sr Marie sought the assistance of the POHD to file a labour department complaint.
When this was done, the employer threatened the workers and attempted to deport the workers before the case came up for hearing. With the timely intervention of POHD who secured the services of a pro-bono lawyer (a Catholic), the deportation was averted. After much negotiations and meetings, the employer finally was forced to pay the worker’s outstanding wages amounting to RM10,000 plus provide free air tickets. She related how the Lord was present with the workers throughout the ordeal and that she grew richer spiritually from the experience.
Sr Marie concluded her testimony with a lovely song called The Galillee. After her testimony, the main facilitator, Joachim Xavier, shared with the PMM members how to effectively establish migrant worker contacts. They were given tips on the techniques of approaching migrant workers and how to maintain a close rapport with them.
Thereafter the members were presented with numerous ideas of projects and events which the PMM could organise for migrant workers. Events such as the “New Year Celebration”, “Breakfast with Migrants” and “Phone Home Day” were explained in detail. The session ended with Joachim sharing on the ways to promote the PMM in the parish. Posters, flyers, banners, emails and newsletter were some of the ways of drawing parishioners and migrant workers into PMM activities. Participants of the workshop were very happy to be part of this training and were all set for their coming outing programme with the Migrant workers.
For more information, kindly Contact the Migrant Ministry Officer, Stanley at 016-4455678.
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