Sacred Heart Cathedral is looking for a full-time employee to run its Bookshop located at the Sacred Heart Parish Centre. Interested parishioner is invited to apply by completing application form and submitting same together with your resume and passport size photo to the Parish Office, We are looking for a computer-literate person with accounting background. Individual with experience working in similar background would be preferred. Closing date is Saturday, 30th January 2010. Further details are found in the application forms available during office hours at the Parish Office.

Please contact PFPN Section of the Parish Office (Johnny Chong) on all bereavement matters to arrange for prayer service by the Parish Benevolent groups. Tel. 224741(O)/019-5335797 (HP).

Seminarians Florian Marcus Dompok & Elvise Mourice have been posted to our Parish for pastoral exposures. Please support and pray for them.

The deadline for submissions of announcements is on WEDNESDAY of that week. Due to space limitation, the office will prioritize which announcements shall be inserted.

Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted .

The schedule for January to June 2010 will be posted on the notice boards at SHC & CMI. For more information, please call 087-775158 (8.00am-2.00pm) / 013-5461420 / 0168115476 or Fax. 087-774336.

1. Used newspapers, books, magazines and other paper products are to be placed at the Wooden Recycling Bins at the basement car park.
2. Aluminium or tin products such as cans are to be dropped at the Yellow Recycle Bin next to the staircase facing the Rectory (priests’ residence).
3. Usable Clothing (including shoes, bags or household items) are to be deposited at the Wire-mesh Receptacle at he Rectory. Please give items that are still of use.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM THROWING PLASTIC BOTTLES OR NON-USABLE ITEMS INTO THESE BINS.

Couples who wish to get married either at the Sacred Heart Cathedral or Church of Mary Immaculate, Bukit Padang are required to meet with the Parish Priest at the SHC Parish Office at least 4 months prior to the proposed date of marriage.

[PFPN Concurrent Session]

Key areas that need attention are:

• Better understanding of the roles and functions of PFPN;
• Enhance bonding of the 3 PPP;
• Analysis to look into PFPN strength and weaknesses;
• Devise methods to identify committed and dedicated olunteers to serve as PFPN Core Team, Zone and Taman Coordinators;
• Quickly address the shortages of Taman Coordinators;
• Ease of access to Church groups/ministries and to Priests;
• Firm up on the figure of the number of families in the Parish.

Family Issues/PFPN Joint- Session

• Build up PFPN first – bonding among its leaders;
• Zone & Taman Leaders to be well informed on key Family issues & trained;
• Build relationship with families through regular visits;
• Improve coordination among Church groups.
  

Closing Address

• Appeal to give chance for PFPN to work & facilitate 2 of the 3 PPPs;
• Concerted effort from everyone;
• Work together so that we would feel as part and parcel of PFPN & would not feel threatened by it.
  

Resolutions & Conclusions

• All PDW 2009 delegates to commit and be agents of change;
• To disseminate/communicate PDW 2009 Resolutions to respective groups’ members;
• Quarterly review of the recommendations of 3 PPP concurrent sessions.
  

PDW 2009 ended successfully with great promise of renewed vigor to deal with and resolve to their conclusions the three Parish Pastoral Priorities, namely, Faith Formation, Family Issues and Parish Family Pastoral Network (PFPN).

The Para-Liturgical group has decided and our Rector concurs that beginning 1^st January 2010 henceforth, the Holy Rosary will be recited before any Eucharistic Celebration.

Kindly note therefore that for the daily morning Mass at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Sacred Heart Cathedral (Monday to Saturday), recitation of the Holy Rosary shall then begin at 5.30am.

Parishioners interested to buy the statues used in recent Block Rosary can get them from the Parish Bookstore at cost. For more information, please contact Johnny Chong at 224741/223618.

The Parish Pastoral Council has set up a Sales Committee to vet and oversee all sales of appropriate goods or merchandises within the Church compound.

Beginning 1^st January 2010 any group or parishioner wishing to conduct any form of sales activitiy at SHC and CMI is required to first fill up a form to be submited to this Committee. The Committee will  meet on the 1^st week of every month to deliberate on all submitted applications. The forms are available at the Parish/Sub-Parish Offices during office hours.

Please contact Catherine Yong 016-8381766 or Victoria Manggala 016-8268100 for further information.

The Parish Office has been sending Church electronic-Bulletins through the Internet to parishioners with e-mail addresses the past 2 years. If you like to receive the e-Bulletin, please leave your e-mail address with Rose at the Parish Office. Call the Parish Office or come in person.

The bulletin can also be downloaded from this page here .

The Montfort Youth Training Centre has the following vacant positions:

1. Student Affairs Officers based in Montfort Kinarut Boys Campus
2. Nurse based in Montfort Kinarut Boys Campus
3. Female Cook based in Montfort Donggongon Girls Campus

Requirements:

1. Interested candidates for positions (1) must have the interest to work with youth-dynamic & energetic young men preferrably who have the ability to organize and run residential programmes and willing to participate in trainees’ daily outdoor activities. Proficiency in English and in IT are required for writing reports. Required to work shifts.
2. Interested candidates for position (2) must have the relevant nursing experience. Working hours are from 7.00am to 1.30pm, Mondays to Fridays.
3. Interested candidates for position (3) mush have the relevant experience in planning meals, marketing and cooking for institutions.

Please write in with full resume to:

Montfort Youth Training Centre,
Jalan Lama Penampang-Papar, Kinarut,
P.O. Box 612,
89507 Penampang, SABAH.

Tel: 755811, Fax: 755849.