| Sr Zeno searching for her long lost friend |
| KUALA LUMPUR: Sr Zeno, pic, now 77 years old from Switzerland would like to seek her Malaysian friend, Mary Francis (or Wai King) whom she has lost touch since 1988. Sr Zeno and Mary Francis (maiden surname unknown) first met in Holy Cross Convent, a boarding school in Hampstead W3, London UK. Mary Francis who was then an 18 year old student, was studying English at the School of Language. She helped out very often in the kitchen with Sr Zeno at Holy Cross Convent and both were very good friends. Mary Francis was baptized at St Thomas Moore church in UK before she returned to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1965. After that she got married and had a son named Simon Tan. When her son was 16 years old, Mary Francis UK in 1987 to enroll him in a school or college there. Unaware that all the Swiss nuns have returned to Switzerland, Mary Francis visited Holy Cross Convent, UK to give them a surprise. Indeed she was very sad and disap¬pointed when she couldn't see her friends including Sr Zeno. In 1998 she wrote to Sr Zeno and other sisters who were then at Convent Sister of Mercy, lngenbohl Kanton Schwyz in Switzerland. That was the last time Sr Zeno received news from Mary Francis or now known as Mrs Tan because while moving around the country, Sr Zeno lost the contact address of the latter. Sr Zeno can be contacted at Sr Zeno, Bitschnau Pfarrhaus, CH 7031 Laax GR, Switzerland or through her friend's email address: candicetung@hotmail.com. - Posted by Herald |
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| Fatima parishioners attend retreat by Capuchins |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The Capuchin priests conducted a retreat at a parish environment for the parishioners of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Brickfields, from Sept 10 to 14. The theme for this retreat was A Call to Discipleship. For the five days, Capuchin priests; Fr Michael Raymond OFM Cap, Fr Andrew Manikam and David Reagon touched on the various aspects of Christian spirituality and discipleship in tandem with their relationship with and man. Everyday, more than 180 people gathered for two-hour session comprising praise and worship input, group sharing and prayer. For many, the sessions were down to earth and easy to relate to. The presenters were able to share personal experiences and connect them with the Bible. The questions posed for the group sharing helped the participants to be open in their sharing. Fr Michael Raymond OFM Cap started the retreat, with a scripture based on the transfiguration. Jesus often had to get away from the crowd to spend time with God. Fr Michael told the people to follow Jesus' examples and to give God a chance to work in their lives. On the second day, Fr Andrew Manikam OFM Cap touched on Christian Spirituality. Fr Andrew started by telling a story about parable of the pencil. He said we are like a pencil which experiences a painful sharpening, and therefore becomes a better pencil. Fr Andrew's question was, how healthy is your Spiritual life? Do you have a good friends and a healthy self concept? He said we must have good self esteem, and know who we are. We must also be grateful to God for our gifts and talents. Fr Andrew concluded that prayer is important as it gives us healthy Spirituality. Day three was conducted by Fr David Reagon, entitled Meditation and Prayer. The duty of a Christian is to know God. He said that 99 percent God speaks to us through the word of God, which is the Bible. By practicing vocabulary through the heart and mind of God. The fourth day was focused on Christian Discipleship, which was conducted by Fr Andrew. He spoke about looking at our own lives and how we define our walk with God? And when he calls, he said there's always fear, fear of failure. Fr Andrew concluded by saying that following Christ is always towards Jerusalem; there was a bigger cross behind Jesus’s mind, that is the will of his father. Fr Michael Raymond concluded the fifth day. He said that Christ has to be the centre of all things we do. He urged everyone present to open themselves to the experience of God. The retreat ended with Holy Hour, spending some quiet moments at the feet of Jesus and fol¬lowed by Benediction. - Posted by Herald |
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| God’s Gentle Garden members host Medeka Bash for children from Ozanam |
| PETALING JAYA: The choir group called God's Gentle Garden or better known as 3Gs of the Assumption Parish, hosted its sec¬ond annual Merdeka Bash for the children of Ozanam Home. The event was held at the residence of Mr and Mrs Tan Teck Kian, fel¬low members of 3Gs: Guests of honour included Rev. Fr Philips Muthu, the Assumption Parish priest, Datin Elsie Dass, Ozanam Home Secretary, Madam Josephine Charles, house mother of Ozanam Home and Fred Martin, choir master of 3Gs. The Merdeka Bash started out with a heartfelt prayer to our Lord for the blessings He has showered on our nation followed by the national anthem, Negaraku. Among the performances were a classical Indian dance, graceful Malay dance and funky street dancing. Many games were played during the night such as musical chairs; poison parcel; stick the flag and a very interesting game called Animal Instinct. The games segment was wrapped up with a lively limbo-rock session that was enthusiastically participated by the children. The last segment for the night was the presentation prizes to the children. On behalf of of Ozanam Home, the children made a thank you card for 3Gs. But....most of all there were smiles of joy on the faces of each child at the Merdeka Bash. For this we can only thank God for a His infinite love and kindness. We also thank all parties involved and hope that this will be the herald of more outreach programmes by God's Gentle Garden. - Posted by Herald |
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| Perkahwinan sebagai satu panggilan |
| KUALA LUMPUR: "Pandanglah pasan¬gan anda seperti anda memandang Yesus," begitulah pesanan Paderi Valentine Gompok OFM Cap (Fr Val) semasa Misa Penutup Kursus Pra¬Perkahwinan pada Sept 21-23 yang lalu. "Untuk setia dan sentiasa mencintai jemputlah Yesus untuk sentiasa berada di tengah keluarga, kerana Yesuslah sumber segala kebahagiaan," pesan Fr Val lagi kepada lebih 22 pasangan dari Malaysia Timur yang akan mendirikan rumahtang¬ga dalam tempoh setahun ini. Kursus ini dikendalikan oleh Fr Val sendiri, Sdr Leslie Revi dan isterinya Sdri Christine Yubong. Semasa sesi "Perkahwinan sebagai satu panggilan," Sdri Christine menegaskan kepada para pasangan bahawa perkah¬winan itu adalah indah, dengan syarat suami dan isteri menggunakan jalan yang betul. "Jangan mengalah dengan masalah ¬rumahtangga tetapi berusahalah untuk mengatasi masalah dengan doa dan berbincang dengan pasangan anda," nasihat Sdri Christine lagi. Antara topik-topik lain yang dibincangkan ialah "Bertemu dengan diri saya- bertemu dengan diri kami", "Seks dan Seksualitas", "Perancangan Kelurga Semulajadi", "Pengurusan Kewangan" "Sakramen Perkahwinan." Beberapa orang peserta yang mengikuti kursus ini memberikan pandangan mereka. Bagi Clarence dan pasangannya Foo Nee, pada awalnya mereka menyangka kursus ini akan membosankan tetapi sangkaan mereka meleset setelah menjalani sesi-sesi yang menarik di dalam kursus ini. "Kursus ini umpama bekalan untuk rumahtangga kami nanti, banyak perkara yang kami tidak tahu dibincangkan di dalam kursus ini," kata Anna dan pasangannya Ady. Pasangan Ludovicus dan Liza pula mengatakan, "Rugilah mereka yang tidak mahu mengikuti kursus seperti ini, sesi-sesi yang diberikan dapat mengukuhkan lagi persefahaman dan cintakasih suami dan isteri." - Posted by Herald |
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