SANDAKAN: The inaugural meeting of the Diocesan Human Development Commission was held on Saturday, 18th Jan 18 at the Diocesan Retreat Centre, Ulu Dusun. In his welcoming speech, Bishop Julius extended his warm welcome and appreciation to all members of the commission for their presence. The prelate was grateful that after the third attempt, the commission was finally formalized.
TELUPID – The seminarians from the Diocese of Sandakan successfully organized a Weekend Experience programme with the youth at St Martin’s Parish, Telupid on 3-5 Jan 2014.
The organizing team was glad for the involvement and support of the parish priest, Fr Jasery and three Franciscan Sisters: Sr Appollonia fsic from Sandakan, Sr Lucynia fsic from Penampang, and Sr Liza fsic from Kota Belud.
Some 30 youths took part in the programme, which began with a fellowship dinner with the parishioners on Friday night.
The objective of the three-day event was to convey to the young people the meaning of vocation, especially the priestly and religious vocations.
KOTA KINABALU (CS) – The Daughters of St Paul (Pauline Sisters) celebrated 25 years of service in Sabah January 25, Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, at their newly opened Paulines Apostolic Centre Kota Kinabalu with a solemn Mass presided by Msgr Primus Jouil and concelebrated with Fr Jose Aripio, Provincial of the Society of St Paul, Philippine-Macau Province, and a short fellowship programme after the Mass.
During the Mass, the Sisters remembered all the FSPs who lived and worked in Sabah over the past 25 years–an adventure that began on 25 January 1989 when, with the support of many individuals, the little community of three began to carry out its communication media apostolate in this part of the country. However,
SANDAKAN(CS).- 14 members of the Diocesan Youth Apostolate (DYA) together with its Spiritual Adviser, Spiritual Assistant and a lay adviser gathered at a prominent hotel in Sandakan on Saturday, Jan 11 for a thanksgiving fellowship to celebrate Christmas and New Year. They have served a term of three years and would need to discern about recommitting for the next three-year term. Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom was the guest of honor.
We regret to announce the death in Holland, on December 30, 2013, at the age of 86, of Fr Ton Putman mhm.
Father Ton Putman was born and baptized as Johannes Adolfus Antonius Putman at Rotterdam, Holland, in 1927, but throughout his life he was known as “Ton”. He joined the Mill Hill Missionaries and was ordained a priest at St. Joseph’s College Mill Hill, London in 1951, when he also received his appointment to Sabah, the Diocese of Jesselton – as it was then known.
KENINGAU – Keningau Diocese hosted this year’s Sabah Clergy Gathering.
There comes a time when it is hard to find any priest to administer sacraments. These times are usually twice a year – January and September. In this bi-annual event, all the bishops and priests of the three dioceses in Sabah are gathered at one place for meeting, which is in January, and retreat, which is in September.
KOTA KINABALU(CS).- The Archdiocesan Youth Pastoral Team (AYPT) organized Emmaus Youth Camp 2014 for the fifth time for school-leaver youths aged 18-20 years old.
TAWAU(CS).- Living life as a servant of God is a wonderful and sacred call to those who have responded to the priestly vocation in their discernment of the precious gift of life that God has given to us. God has created us out of his love that we may know him and know his purpose of giving us his blessed breath the moment we were formed in our mother’s womb.
PAPAR – The first ever Assembly for the Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis (OFS) of the Emerging National Fraternity of Malaysia-Singapore took place 10-13 Jan 2014 at Pace Bene, Franciscan Retreat Centre, Papar.
KOTA KINABALU(CS).- Christmas is a time for joy and as children, what nicer way to make joyful noises than at a party!
The children of Church of Mary Immaculate (CMI) celebrated the birthday of our Lord Jesus Christ. with a Children Christmas Party on Sunday, Dec 22 at the CMI canteen. The occasion was well attended by over 100 parishioners, comprising of parents and 92 children who have registered earlier for the party.