1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

aChurch of St. Francis of Assisi
CATECHISM CLASSES
i.lile, Jalan cheras, 43200 Setangor, Malaysia.
PARISH PASTOR: REV. ANDREW MANICKAM OFM cap
Tamil: 09.00am - 10.30am
5g1g
Chinese: 09.30am - 1 1.00am
English: 1 1.15am - 12.45pm
B. Malaysia: 3.30pm - 5.00pm
(3'dwk)
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(email: [email protected])
: 03- 9074 5258
FR.ANDREW (DrREcr L|NE)
PARsH TEL:
03-90758236 FAx: 03 - 90758236
WEsstrE: wuiw.sFA.oRG.ldY
PARsH E-MArL: [email protected]. my
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PaRtsH
SFA SUPPORT GROUP
* Single Asain
[email protected]
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HouRs (cLosEp oN puBLtc
09.30 am - 05.00 pm
PAR|SH OFFTCE
Mon-
Fri :
Sunday : 10.30 am - 12.00
fr-r;rnc\c
MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE
SUN
19
OTHER CLASSES:
(sUNDAYS}
7th
Connie Loo 019-3546632
* Assisi Eeloved Communitv
Raymond Letchmanan
012-3056387
HoLIDAYS)
noon
MASS IN
RIP:
09.00 am
09.30 am
/
Mt 22:75-21
Mark Rajendran &fly
/
/
7rh
B'day blessings for Eric Low
Chua Eng Wah
Joe Diosav
/
Julian de Costa
/
/
Evelyn Cheong
/
MA55
- st. Agnes
'St.Charles
-St. Dominic
:
Lect YearA
pay
ll
the Rosary Pnyer 30
minutes before Mass dailY.
Archdiocese Theme: Discipleship: Called, ch6en, Senl
Focus: Each one of
us has been
alled
by name and
thercfore we are unigue'
SENT TO DIALOGUE
cAPEsrRANo,PRlEsr,MEMoRlAL
Eph 3:
L4-2t; Lk 12: 49-53
FRI
24
ST.ANTHONY MARY
06.30 pm
07.00 pm
DEVOTION TO THE DIVINE MERCY
MASS
TG:
B'day blessings for David Chin / B'day blessings for Nikitha Rajendran.
Building Fund donors / Nicholas Yap,Terence Yap,Jonathan Yap.
RIP; Richard de Rozario Souls in Purgatory,
Sl:
/
Lim Bee Bee
ORDINARY
25
08.00 am
WEEKDAY
Building Fund donors
RIP:
MASS
EPh 2: 1-10; LK 12: 73.27
05.15 pm
06.00 pm
MASS
Sl:
/
ROSARY FOLLOWED BY NOVENA
SUNSET MASS
TG:
Nicholas Yap,Terence Yap,Jonathan Yap.
Sl:
ST. JOHN PAUL
07.00 pm
MASS
,
Francis & Felicity Eu
/ lsaac Tan
Vincent & Monica Cho / Richard de
Laurence Loh,Lucy Lin, Josie Rewcastle, Richard Loh
Rozario / Diana Harban Singh / George Kesavan Nair / Esther Titus & Joseph / Clarice Yap Tsin
Chang Yeon Lien.
TUES 21
Eph 4:7-16; Lk 13: 1-9
oRDTNARYWEEKDAY
SAT
IN BAHASA MATAYSIA
MASS
Eph 4: 1-6; Lk 12: 54-59
CLARET,BISHOP,MEMORIAL
Annie Yap
TG: B'day blessings for Hilarior K.Gabriel/ Moo Kok Wai.
Building Fund donors
/
RIP:
ll
Eph2tt2-22;
Lk
12:35-38
Fong.
TG: Johanna Gan Suat Khlm / Caroline KongYin Seong.
Sl: Building Fund donors / Nicholas Yap,Terence Yap,Jonathan Yap.
RIP: Marv Theresa Santiago.
22
08.00 am
sr. JoHN oF
07.00 pm
MASS IN MANDARIN
RIP: Agatha Lim&AnthonyTee/ GeorgeYapPangFooi/Helena
WED
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledee
Sun.
We @lebnte reconciliation &
- St' Pio
' New St.Clare
- St.Fidelis cabin
/
IN ENGLISH
MASS
TG:
TG:
20
THUR 23
D.Sinnappan
Edward Ng / Edward Khoo Vincent Ng
/
GoonKit/ Michael ChuaSweeHock/ ClariceYapTsinFong /DianaHarbanSingh /Mary
Fernandez,Magdalene Lewis / Michael Lo Lai Sim / Souls in Purgatory.
MON
Ol.Oopm io:.:opm ; Form 5 gibte
gible
O4.OOpm - 05.30Pm : Form 4
o4-ooom - o5.30om : Form 3 Bible
New St.clare
study
I
Weekday LecLl"t reading: Year
ROSARY LED BY SUNDAY SCHOOL
RIP:
07.00 pm
1O.00Pm : African Community Bible
Brev./ Psalter
TG: Joe & Zanariah Francis,/ B'day blessings for Fr. Paul Cheong.
Sl: Building Fund donors / Felicia de Padua / Nicholas Yap,Terence Yap,Jonathan Yap.
RIP: Anselm / Clarice Yap Tsin Fong / Souls in Purgatory.
wedd.Anniv. of Mr & Mrs Henry Jude / Gabriel Chen, Janet
/ Mother Mary / Mary Chong Yoke Thai
Sl: BuildingFunddonors/ChoyChoongYeen/ ChoyWengKean&flyl JoannaMarieNesan/
FrancisChua/Paul Chua/JohnTan /AndyChoong/BenjaminC.D.Bok/Msgr.Daniel Lim
05.30 pm
'
THURS: O8.3Oem- 1o.00pm : RCIA (EngLish)
08.+op. - 09.30pm : chrjstian Meditation
TAMIL
Mr & Mrs Gerald Ramesh
Anthonysamy & Papamah
Tsang & fly
11.30 am
OS.OOpm-
: MLM
fiHEME FOR OCTOBER
ls 45: 1,4-6; 1 Th 1: 1-5b;
29t" sultoeY oF oRDINARY TtME
TG;
O8.3opm
WED:
WEEK: lgh -26h October 20/4
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
07.30 am
ME!:
-sAT:
MISSION SUNDAY
- New St.Clare/St. Agnes
OfOOpm- Os.Oopm ; RCIA (Bl'{)
- St' Pio
o6.oopm- o7.3opm :100 wkt Bible (Tamil)
06.OOpm- 07.45Pm : Charismatic Prayer Meet(Tamil) '5t. Pio
(Mandarin)
'New
St. Clare
08.00pm- 09.45pm ; RCIA
oRDTNARYWEEKDAY (PUBLTC
HOUDAY-DEEPAVALI)
MASS
TG: J. Lee Jia An / lan John
Sl: Building Fund donors / Nicholas Yap,Terence Yap,Jonathan Yap
RIP: Josephine Mary / Alice Annamal
SUN
Eph3:2-L2; Lk 12: 39-48
30'"
26
suruoavoFoRDtNARylME
07.30 am
09.00 am
09.30 am
MASS IN TAMIL
11.30 am
IV]ASS IN
05.30 pm
07.30 pm
08.30 om
MASS IN BAHASA MALAYSIA
RosARy LED By BEc sT.RApHAEL/
Ex22:20-26;1Th L:5c-10; Mt22:34-40
sr,tuoe
MASS iN ENGTISH
-
MANDARIN
HOLy HOUR AT OLD ST.CLARE'S ROOM.(FOR
JUST
ERADtCATION OF
rHE EBOLA
GOW.. VICTIMS OF FLIGHT DISASTERS.HUMAN TRAFFICKING.RELIGIOUS
DTSEASE,
VlclMS
OF WARE AND lSlS,
INjUSTICE AND ABORTED BABIES.
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY encourages prayer and financbl support for the missionary work of the Catholic Church throughout
the forld. lt enables the Gospel, the Good Newt to reach millions who have yet to hear it and it supports many who daily
expe;ience a significant lack of basic needs. World Mission Sunday unites Catholics all over the world in prayer and mutual
support both material and spiritual. Toda)/s collections will go towards this need. Please contribute generously.
ROSARY SCHEDUTE FOR OCTOBER 2014
FR..ANDREW
19
Monday, 20
:
Sundiy School,
BREAKFAST SAI.E SCHEDUT"E FOR OCTOEER 2014
wltL
-
AWAY FROM THE pARtSH fiom
wednesday 22, October.
A counter will be set up this weekend, Oct. 18 & 19 for
those who would like to make Yellow Card contributions
and censis uodates.
MASS TIMES FOR ATT SAINIS DAY (DAY OF OBLIGATIONI
ROSARY SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 2014
Saturday,
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
ri
October November -
l
8.00pm (SFA)
7.00am SFA)
Sunset
7.00am (l.J. Convent)
9.0Oam(Elessing of graves)
6.00 pm (SFA)
St. Augustine
St. John de Bosco
FR.,S VIS]T
7.30pm-8.30pm
To pray for the eradication of the Ebola disease, for victims of
war and lslt a just government, victims of natural disasters,
families of victims of flight disasters, victims of human
trafficking, victims of religious injustice, aborted babies.
Sundav School - No class on Sun, 26 Oct.
-
Wedding Banns are announced between:
Damian de Costa and Foo Sook Peng who will be married
on 21 Nov '14 at
AND
Adrian Luke a/l.lohn and Dharchini Rajasingham who will
be married on 29 Nov '14 at SFA. tf anyone should know of
any impediment to these marriages, please inform the
parish priest, (Details on the notice board).
SFA
HOIY HOUR ON SUNDAY. 26 OCT
Time:
TO BEcs OURING THE ROSARY MONTH
before the mentioned dates.
Tues, 18 and Wed, 19
Venue:AtOldSt.Clare'sroom
-
SOUTS DAY
Fr. will join the BEC for the rosary prayer at 8.30pm.
Please give hosfs details to the parish office at least 2 days'
- New St.Clare - 8.30pm
5
z.lHD -Thurs,13 -St.Dominic - 8.30pm
- 8.30pm
3.PCC - Thurs, 13 -St. Pio
- 8.30pm
4. PFC - Thurs 20
- St. Pio
-8.30pm
5.PPC - rhurs2T -St.Pio
-
AII
z+toffi
l.BECCOT- wed,
ClerSy Recollection
Mass
Sunday, 2November
- MASSASUSUAL
** The Bishops Conference of Malaysia, Singapore
and Brunei has decided that'?ll those who have
attended the Sunset Mass on 1 Nov. have fulfilled
the Sunday obligation."
No class (School Holidays)
No class (School Holidavs)
All Souls Day
Friday,31
MASS TIMES FOR
BREAKFAST SAI"E SCHEDUIE FOR
2014
'{OVEMBER
No class (All Souls
Day)
02
09
L6
Schedule of Services atthe Cemetery
/
REACHINGOUTWARD: TOUCHING HEARTS,TOUCHING UVESPRoJECT'
tIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR - PART TWO
us the truth, helps us
Cod ,.t, irr. completely different way. That's why the Holy Spirit is shown as a dove: He reveals to
understandwhoJesusreallyis,andcallsustoaradicallynewlifeinchrist.
Ahar Servers
St. Basil
St. Joseph
St. Francis ofAssisi
St.John de Baptist
Visiting the sick in our BECs including people of other faiths.
Faithfully gathering at our monthly BEC prayer and praying the Divine Office'
BE
Last week's sale by BEC St.Faustina: RM700l=
Thank you for your continued support ofthe b'fast sale.
All proceeds are for the Building project fund.
02
09
16
23
30
ROOM'
HOLY HOUR ON SUNDAY, 26TH OCTOBER FROM 7.3OPM-8.3OPM AT OLD ST.CLARE'S
VOTUI{TEERS NEEDED UFGE'VTL
}'
II{ THE VARIOUS
MINISTRIES- Committed persons to serve the Lord in
Flower, Choir, Catechetical, Women's Desk, lHD.
Contact: Parish Priest/ Office
Columbarium
ButHeneverforcesusordeceivesusintodoing
and temptations
anything we don,t willingly choose to do. That's real freedom: when we choose, against our shortcomings
fqom the world, to live the true life brought to us by Jesus Christ.
spirit and his action in our
ln an age when our minds are soaked by so many distractions, it s not easy to experience the Holy
not be worried or
lives. tlind it very helpful what that great Christian writer, C.S. Lewis, wrote about the Holy Spirit: "Do
two persons (of the Trinity) ln
surprised if you find the Holy spirit rather vaguer or more shadowy in your mind than the other
lfyouthinkoftheFatheras
theChristianlifeyouarenotusuallylookingit(tn.UolySpitit):Heisalwaysactingthroughyou.
pray, tryingto turn you into another
to
helpingyou
side,
atyour
standing
as
someone
son
and
ofthe
front
ofyou,
in
someone
son, then you have to think of the third Person as someone inside you'"
at our Baptism and ou'
The Holy Spirit is not floating around "somewhere out there". We received Him into our lives
may be tempted
Confirmation. Beginning with those sacramental moments, He has always been dwelling within us. Someone
you're not letting Him act
to ask: "well, where is He, because I don't feel Him." lf you don't perceive Him, it's probably because
in your life. Remember: He will not violate your freedom.
Spirit. Listen: "lf you are close to Him, the spray (of the Holy
Him, how could he or she not live
Spirit's love) will wet you: if you are not, you will remain dry. Once a person is united to
forever? Once a person is separated from Him, what can he or she do but wither and die?"
C.5. Lewis said something even more radical about the Holy
GO, GROW AND
GtOw
:
DATE 28-30 NOVEMBER 2014
-
Mt. 28: 18-20
- 1ft 2:2
Gt-ow - Mt. 5: 13-15
GO
GROW
Go,Grow and Gbw; the theme for the Life in the Spirit Seminar or known as LSS'
your
to go .nd ,n-.k" disciples of all nations (Mt' 28: 19-21), To go is to 8et out from
We as believers in Chrirt .r"
zone Every
place in order to fulfill your God-given mission. This will also mean something else, to get out of your comfort
in the maintaining mode'
believer is stuck at the comfort oi their job, business and even ministry. Many churches today are
.oriliiGd
not believed in? And how can
St.Paul in his Letter to the Romans 10: 15-16 say, "How then, can they call on the one they have
preaching to them? And how
they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone
can they preach unless they are sent?
faith as we journey with God'
lf we go, it will bring us to a new level of maturity in Christ. lt is an opportunity to grow with our
why when you go,
It will take commitment, courage and compassion to go and make disciples. This is not an easy task, that's
you will surely grow.
lutheran Garden Cemeterv & Columbarium
This experience
with God will bring you to
a
greater height of glory and there you will shine and Sive light to all.
As you go...........you will grow and glow.
a//fA//0 6f fllPnwRED
CORNER
REGTSTRATION: BEGTNS THtS WEEKEND, 18rH AND 19n OCfOBER AT THE RIGHT 1^/|NG/COFFEE
FEE: RM 15/= PER PARTICIPANT'
"ln the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Hoti Spirit", the person is baptized with a
name. The name and the face are uttimately what
makes a person unique, even in Cod's sight' "Fear
not, for I have redeemed you; I have catted you by
DISCIPLESHIP: i
name, you are mine" (ls 43:1). [2158]
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Christian treats the name of a person reverentty,
because the name is profoundty connected with
that person's identity and dignity. From time
immemorial. Christians have setected names for
their chitdren from the tist of the saints; they do
19 oCTOBER 2014
so in the bel.ief that the patron saint is
WHAT DOES
I MTAN TO
an
exampte for them and witL intercede with Cod for
them in a speciaI way: /n Baptism, the Christian
his name in the
Church. Parents,
godparents, and the pastor are to see that he be
receives
given a Christian name. The patron saint provides a
model of charity and the assurance of his prayer
BE
(ccc
216s).
That finaL sentence is very important'
BAPTilZED
For
Cathotics, naming our chitdren after saints isn't
an arbitrary rute but an acknowtedgment that we
truty betieve in the communion of saints. Thus,
when we choose a Christian name for our chitd,
we shoutd have a particutar saint in mind. ls
Catherine named after Saint Catherine of Siena or
Saint Catherine of Alexandria? ls Francis named
after Saint Francis of Assisi or St. Francis Xavier?
TH A PABIICULAB
NAMI?
i,]a:iii:ri'ij L',:: I l:ln l ls'L;:iilSs;;l.r'111
lnternal Circutation OntY
ji;p1llr::i.ron-:
As our chil.dren grow, we shoutd cuttivate their
devotion to their patron saint, by teaching them
about the Life of that saint and hetping them to
learn prayers to that saint. As Christians, we
never watk through this tife atone, but in
communion with al.L the saints. And that reatity
sheutd be reflected in the names we give to our
children. *