All Church groups using the rooms in the Parish Centre are reminded to maintain the cleanliness of the rooms. Once your activities or meetings are over, kindly stack up all chairs and keep tables in orderly manner. Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Structural repair works are currently in progress at the Cathedral. Parishioners are advised to be cautious when you are at the Cathedral’s vicinity.

The Sacred Heart Cathedral Environmental Action Committee has set up an Educational Fund from the proceeds of the sales of recyclable items collected at the Parish Hall basement. This Fund is to help needy students (primary and secondary level) meet their educational needs such as transport fares, purchases of books, etc. For enquiries please contact Martina or Catherine at Tel. No. 723973.

Part Two: Parables of the Kingdom

In this up-coming study we are continuing to offer you the 2^nd part of our thematic study of the parable of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels of Mark, Matthew, & Luke. Come & join this Part Two 5-weekly study. Every Tuesdays at 7.45 p.m. at SHPC Room F6 from Feb 2 to March 16, 2010. The programme includes individual study, small-group sharing and lectures. Please register with Arthur: 013-8513238; Monica: 012-8432547; Dorothy: 016-8803828; Alan: 019-880300; SHCP Office: 224741. Registration, commentary & study guide fee of RM40 will be charged for new participants.

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).