FATHER William Van Gastel MHM was principal of St Michael’s School, Penampang from 1967-71. The school at that time was both a primary and secondary under one administration. Being a farsighted person he saw the immediate need to reorganize the…
PENAMPANG - The capacity crowd of 2,000 diners at the first-ever Parish Family Dinner and Concert organized by the Penampang Parish Finance and Property Committee in aid of the parish churches building fund was a runaway success. The 200-table event,…
KOTA KINABALU - Sacred Heart Cathedral closed the Rosary Month (October) with Mass and a procession of Mary’s statue Oct 30. A 300-crowd gathered at dusk at the Grotto, braving the mosquitos, to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary for the…
PENAMPANG - It appears that Penampang parishioners are not bucking up to what the prelate wants from the people of God here. Archbishop John Wong has reiterated his call for population growth and the use of the mother tongue on…
SANDAKAN - Five members of St Mary Cathedral Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) had the privilege to visit the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 17. The PPC was joined by another five members from the Sandakan Inter-church to make up…
KOTA KINABALU - In an unprecedented ceremony for the local Church, Brother Claurence Motoyou OFM was ordained a priest while Brother Cruzender Alex OFM was ordained to the Diaconate at Sacred Heart Cathedral here on 27 October 2018, where Alex…
KOTA KINABALU - It is the time of the year when SHEP partners meet up to live its partnership in reality. SHEP stands for Sabah-Heilbronn Ecumenical Partnership. The theme chosen for this year was “We partner, We Alive, We Journey”.…
BUKIT PADANG - Church of Mary Immaculate (CMI) culminated her silver jubilee celebration in a thanksgiving Mass and a grand dinner at Putera Theatre Ballroom on Oct 28. At 25, she is poised to begin a new journey in which…
TANJUNG ARU - A prize presentation for the Vision & Mission Logo design competition for Stella Maris Parish was held at parish priest Msgr Primus Jouil’s office in Stella Maris here on 20 Sept 2018. The winners from each category…
KINARUT - Montfort Youth Training Centre, better known by the acronym MYTC, organized its 13th Open House & Carnival on Oct 7 at its Residential Campus ground in Kinarut. People from all walks of life, from the young to the elderly…