Liturgy Of The Word

First Reading
Responsorial Psalm
Second Reading
Gospel

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Wisdom 2:12.17-20
The Lord upholds my life.
James 3:16-4:3
Mark 9:30-37

Notices

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Psalter Week I - Year B

Next Weeks Reading

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalter Week II - Year B
1st Reading: Numbers 11:25-29
Respons. Psalm 18:8.10.12-14
2nd Reading: James 5:1-6
Gospel: Mark 9:38-43.45.47-48

Monday
Alpha Programme 8.00pm, room F7; Legion of Mary (Our Lady of Lourdes Praesidium),
7.30pm, room F4.
Tuesday
Alpha seminar 9.00am-10.30am, room G1.
Wednesday
Intercessory Prayer Group (SHC) prayer, 8.00pm, SHC Chapel.
Thursday
Intercessory Ministry (CMI) prayer, 8.00pm, CMI Chapel.
Friday
Bethel English Prayer Group Meeting, 8.00pm, Parish Hall; BM Prayer Group meeting,
7.30pm, room F11; Lifeline LifeNite, 7.15pm, room F7; Chinese Prayer Group Meeting,
7.30pm, CMI; Intercessory Prayer Group (English) prayer, 8.00pm, SHC Chapel
Saturday
Divine Mercy Devotion, 2.15pm, SHPC B1, LGF; Boys & Girls Brigade, 2.30pm-5.30pm,
CMI; Kids of the Kingdom class, 6.00pm-7.00pm, St. Francis Kindergarten; Lifeteen Life
Night, 8.00pm, room F6; Special Ministry for People with Dev. Disabilities, 9.00am11.00am, room G1
Sunday
Faith Formation (English), 7.45am-8.45am, Conference room; Kids of the Kingdom class,
9.00am-10.00am, St. Francis Kindergarten; English Choir, 10.30am, room G5; Young
Adults Prayer meeting, 8.00pm, room F2; SHC Ministry to Deaf People class, 10.30am12.00pm, St. Francis Kindergarten.

Thoughts for Prayer SHALOM

Todays Responsorial Psalm is a prayer begging God to save one from ones enemies. When
we have pondered on todays readings, however, we might well find ourselves asking God to
protect us from ourselves.
The readings have something in common with the front pages of our daily newspapers.
As we read through the papers we find a painful catalogue of greed, lust for power and brutal
selfishness. Thank God, that is only half the story. On the inner pages we find account after
account of noble, generous actions by decent people, many of them rich and powerful too. The
catalogue of ignoble deeds, however is personal enough to make us look into our own hearts.
By personal I mean an account that strikes a recognizable note in myself.
It is staggering to realise that some of Jesus closest followers exhibited signs of vaulting
ambition even after they had seen and heard numerous instances of self effacement of Jesus
in his humiliating death and the healing effects of his resurrection to finally set the disciples on
a course of a selfless exercise of power.
Truly, there is nothing new under the sun. Truly none of us can point an accusing finger at
another. I am one with the disciples. I am one with all those on the front page, power hungry
men and women. My devils may be smaller devils, but they can be effective nonetheless.
Jesus, help me to study You in action so that my heart and mind may be one with Yours.

Catechetical Sunday
September 20th, 2015

Parish Priest: Archbishop John Wong

Assistant Parish Priests: Fr. Jeffri Gumu
Fr. Rhobby Aaron Mojolou
Fr. Abel Madisang
Deacon: Joshua Liew
CAC: Fr. Wilfred Atin
IY & Carmelite Chaplain: Fr. Rayner Bisius

Daily/Weekly Schedules
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (SHC)
Todays readings reflect two kinds of
ambitions: The ambition of Jesus to
offer himself as a sacrifice for humanity
and the ambition of the wicked, to kill
the just man out of jealousy,
competition, and as a response to their
warped perception that he is an
inconvenience and obstacle to their
wicked way of life. St. James, in his
letter, shows us that people, who are
wise will also be peacemakers and
learn to find solutions to conflicts. The
unwise, on the other hand, are driven
by selfish desires and greed, which
drives them forward to set targets that
they can only achieve at someone
elses expense. The prime example of
that someone else was Jesus. He
was an inconvenience to all those who
used religion as a cloak for politics,
who valued political freedom above
spiritual liberation or who wore long
robes while devouring the widows
inheritances. And so, the Son of Man,
would have to be handed over to
death.

Saturday
Confession (Chapel)
: 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Rosary (English)
: 4.40pm
Novena (English)
: 5.05pm
Mass (English)
: 6.00pm
Sunday
Chapel will be opened from 6.00am 10.00pm
Mass (Mandarin)
: 7.00am
Mass (English)
: 9.00am
(Interpreted mass in Sign Language)
Mass (Bahasa Malaysia)
: 10.45am
Holy Hour (Mandarin)
: 8.00pm - 9pm
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(2 & 4 Week)
Monday Saturday (Chapel)
Chapel will be opened from 5.00am 10.00pm
Morning Prayer & Confession: 5.30am - 5.55am
Mass (English)
: 6.00am
Rosary (English)
: 6.30am
Friday Noon Mass
: 12.15pm
1st Friday Mass (English)
: 7.30pm
Thursday (Cathedral)
Vespers & Holy Hour
: 7.00pm - 8.30pm

CHURCH OF MARY IMMACULATE

(CMI)
Saturday
Rosary (Mandarin)
Novena (Mandarin)
Mass (Mandarin)
Sunday
Rosary (English)
Mass (English)

Mass (Korean)

: 5.00pm
: 5.30pm
: 6.00pm
: 8.15am
: 9.00am

: 11.00am

Notices and Events Announcement

Life in the Spirit Seminar (in Mandarin)

Rev. Jeffri Gumu will be on leave from September 21 ,

2015 to October 19th, 2015.

The SHC Chinese Prayer Group will be organizing this

seminar from October 1st (starting at 7.00pm), 2nd & 3rd,
2015 at the Church of Mary Immaculate. For details please
call Mark Chin 016-8331683. All are welcome.

Senior Parishioners Gathering

Growth In The Spirit Seminar 2015

Priest on Leave
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The Senior Parishioners gathering will be held this Sunday,

September 20th, 2015 after the 9.00am English Mass at
the Right Wing of the Parish Centre. Senior parishioners
aged 55 and above are welcomed. It is free.

SHC Parish Bookshop Closure

for Re-organisation
Please be advised that the SHC Parish Bookshop will be
closed from (Mon-Sun) September 21st to 27th 2015 for reorganisation. It will be re-opened from Monday, September
28th, 2015. Any inconvenience caused is much regretted.

Closure of SHC Conference Room

The SHC Conference Room will be closed for Renovation
until end of September.

Sunday Faith Formation Ministry (SFFM)

In-house Registration 2016
The SHC Sunday Faith Formation Ministry will begin inhouse registration for 2016 on September 27th until
November 8th, 2015 inside the respective classes. All
current students are expected to register within this period
to avoid congestion next year when the intake of new
students begins in January. Contribution of RM10.00 will be
collected from each student. Last day for the in-house
registration is on November 8th, 2015. For new students in
2016, registration will begin on January 10th until March
13th, 2016. Thereafter registration for the year 2016 will
be closed until the next in-house registration in September
2016.

Adventures in Matthew: The King & His Kingdom

The 1st part of the 8-sessions study will begin every
Tuesday, from September 29th, 2015 for 8 consecutive
weeks at 7.45 p.m. at Room F6, SHPC. The programme
includes personal learning, small-group discussion and
video presentations. Please register with James: 0198512095; Monica: 012-8432547; SHCP Office: 224741,
223618. Contribution: RM 30.00 (Registration plus Student
Pack). All are welcome.

Blood Donation Campaign

SHC Charity Ministry will be co-organizing a blood donation
drive on Sunday, September 27th, 2015 from 8.00am to
1.00pm in room G1 at the Parish Centre. Staff from QEH
Blood Bank will be on hand to assist in the donation effort.

Theme : "CHOSEN" John 15:16

Inviting all parishioners to come take part, and be

refreshed, encouraged & inspired in our spiritual growth &
journey. This is jointly organised by Bethel English Prayer
Community
and Sacred Heart Young Adults
Prayer
Group Speaker: Bro Jude Antoine (Catholic Lay
Missionary).
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Oct 1 , 2015
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Oct 2 , 2015
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Oct 3 , 2015

8.30pm
8.00pm
8.00am-4.00pm

Room F7, SHPC

SHPC Hall
Room F7, SHPC

For information & registration, please contact Jessie 0128288818, Chris 016-8493434.

Husband & Wife, Marriage and Family Seminar

Date:
October 6th & 7th, 2015
Venue: Holy Nativity Church, Terawi
Invited guest speaker, Rev. Peter McIsaac, SJ is a
Canadian Jesuit Priest renowned international speaker who
currently is ministering in Jamaica. This seminar is open to
singles, dating & engaged couples and married with a
family. For information and registration, please call HNPT
Admin Office (during office hours) 761495, Sylvester Ahmui
0113-3710842 / 016-8206882 & Christina Omok 0168490890 / 019-5893699.

Infant Baptism
Sept. 20th, 2015

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BM
Baptism @ 3.00pm at SHC
Registration of attendance starts at
2.00pm.
English
Briefing @ 3.00pm at SHC
Regn deadline is 8/10/2015 (Thu)

October 11 ,
2015
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October 18 ,
Baptism @ 3.00pm at SHC
2015
Parents, please register your children at the SHC Parish
Office during office hours. Bring along original and copies
of your Church marriage certificates, child-birth
certificates and confirmation certificates of godparent. For
information, please call 223618, 224741, 262068.

Catholic Family Life Service Centre

Call 013-8612088 for a counselling appointment.

Pre-Marriage Course (PMC)

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October 8 & 9th,

2015 (Thu-Fri)
October 10th, 2015
(Sat)

B.M. (Regn.
deadline is
30/9/15)

F7, SHPC @
5.45pm
F7, SHPC @
8.15am - 4.30pm

The follow-up sessions for BM PMC will be held on

(Saturdays) October 31st, 2015 & November 21st, 2015.
Please register at the Parish Office. Couples are required to
submit their birth certificate or identity card, baptism &
confirmation certificates and engagement agreement for
those who are engaged. Contribution is RM50 per couple
(morning tea, booklet etc.).

October 26th - 28th,

2015 (Mon-Wed)

English
(Walk-in
registration)

F6, SHPC @
7.30pm-10.00pm

The follow-up sessions for English PMC will be held on

(Tuesdays) November 3rd, 2015 & December 1st, 2015.
Please call the SHC Parish Office for information at 223618,
224741 & 262068.

Fund Raising in aid of

St. Catherine of Laboure Church, Putatan
The Carnival Bazaar will be held on Sunday, October
4th, 2015 at the SHPC from 7.00am to 4.00pm. Please
support the bazaar and help their building fund.

Symbolon : The Catholic Faith Explained

Faith formation for the entire Parish, moving faith from your
head to your heart.
The above programme opens up the big picture of the
Catholic faith in a way that helps us know it, live it and
articulate it to others. The Parish has subscribed to this
programme for the faith formation of all of us. As such we can
now access it on-line for free. Filmed in Rome, the Holy Land
and Calcutta, Symbolon features Catholic teaching in a
dynamic way that engages culturally relevant issues.
Symbolon is transforming lives in families at homes as well as
youth and adult faith formation in parishes all over the world.
Please REGISTER at www.symbolon catholic.org/register.
Parishioner Registration/ enter code: 77772e

Notice from St. Josephs Benevolent Fund

We deeply regret that some UNSCRUPULOUS contractors
had collected money from deceaseds next of kin for
construction of tombs / tombstones (BUT NO WORK WAS
CARRIED OUT). Parishioners are therefore advised to
liaise with SJBF Office Tel. 216321 for registered
contractors to avoid future dispute.

Sunday Donations (Sept. 12th & 13th, 2015) (in RM)

SHC Black Bag (17,621.40), Red Bag (12,754.30); CMI
Black Bag (6,267.45), Red Bag (5,202.80).