PRICELESS VALUE OF KNOWING CHRIST
These past few months, the Catholic Church has been under attack with scandals and sexual abuses. The priesthood has been under attack from within and without too. This crisis that the Catholic Church is experiencing is especially predominant in the Western countries. The never-ending. ....[Read more]
THE RISEN LORD BRINGS LIFE
Every year I look forward to Lent and I promise God to make it a special time for conversion. This year I wanted to make each day of Lent special, to reflect on my relationship with God. Now that it has ended, I find that it is the same as previous Lents, without much impact on my ....[Read more]
ENCOUNTER AND WITNESS CHRIST DURING HOLY WEEK
We are coming to the end of Lent and Holy Week is near. Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday traditionally marks the beginning of Holy Week. The Church invites us to walk with Jesus in His passion, death and Resurrection. It is...[Read more]
ENJOYING FAITH FORMATION
On 6th April 2019, a one-day formation was organised for the catechists of St Joseph Parish, Sentul. A mix group of 20 young and vibrant youths to senior and experienced catechists participated in this formation. The annual in-house formation was organised. ...[Read more]
A GIFT OF GRACE
Lent is a time for conversion. The word in Greek is metanoia, which means a change of heart. The Church invites us to experience the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the sacrament of new beginnings, healing and freedom. God’s mercy works in more powerfulus...[Read more]
FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER 2019
A LENTEN JOURNEY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
We are already halfway through Lent. If it has been a time of growth - well done! But if we have yet to hold steadfast to the Lenten observances well – almsgiving, prayer and fasting - we need not give up hope. Perhaps we have become a bit negligent in....[Read more]
FAITH , FELLOWSHIP, & FUN AT FRIM
On 17th March 2019, some of us, young people of St. Joseph’s Church (SJC), attended our first KL North District Youth Gathering of the year. It was the first of these sort of gatherings for us and it was held at Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM). Therefore, ....[Read more]
PATIENCE
– A FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Since the beginning of the Lenten season this year, I started watching short video clips from “FORMED: Lenten Reflection”. The Augustine Institute Studios has produced a series of daily reflections on Lent (each approximately 2 – 4 minutes long) on Christian ...[Read more]
CALLED BY NAME TO COMMIT TO GOD
On the first Sunday of Lent, during the Sunset Mass (9 March 2019), we had a Rite of Sending for three of our catechumens. They were presented by their sponsors for enrolment in the Book of Elect. Before that,.....[Read more]
LOWER PRIMARY CAMP 2019
On 10th March 2019, the Preschool, Std 1 and 2 learners attended a lower primary camp entitled Encounter Christ in Nature. The class catechists were involved in conducting the sessions. We had three sessions in total. The first session was done by Catechist Divina Ng .....[Read more]
SJC YOUTH ON INSTAGRAM
Our SJC Youth Ministry is now on Instagram! Follow their official page @sjcyouths for updates and more!
THE CHALLENGE OF THIS SEASON IS TO COMMIT
It was heartening to see the faithful attending mass for the observation of Ash Wednesday despite the weather being unpleasant, especially during the 8 pm Mass. So why not make the same commitment to participate in daily Mass (in addition to Sunday Mass) to .....[Read more]
BRINGING THE HOPE OF CHRIST TO CREATION
We begin our journey through the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday which falls on 6 March this year, and end this journey on Holy Saturday, 20 April 2019 – a day before Easter. It is going to be an uphill climb for six and a half weeks. .....[Read more]
CHINESE NEW YEAR 2019
LUNCH FELLOWSHIP
The Chinese Apostolate of St. Joseph’s Church ended the Chinese New Year celebrations with a lunch fellowship on Sunday, 24th February 2019 after the 9.00 am mass. It was held in the church courtyard. They had ......[Read more]
TO LOVE AND TO HONOUR
Last weekend (17 February 2019) we celebrated World Marriage Day in our Parish, during both the Tamil (7am) and English (9am) Masses, respectively. The married couples gathered at the Parish courtyard, and walked in procession into ....[Read more]
THE CELEBRATION OF WORLD MARRIAGE DAY
St. Joseph’s Church, Sentul celebrated World Marriage Day on Sunday, 17th February 2019 during the 7.00 am (Tamil) and 9.00 am (English) Masses. Both Masses began with a procession of the married couples from the courtyard into church, .....[Read more]
ADORATION IS A TIME FOR OUR SOUL
Making time for adoration at the Blessed Sacrament is growing in popularity amongst Catholics. Despite hectic daily schedules, we find that for some of us, there is a desperate need for a place of silence, especially with Eucharist. Every now and then, I see a number of our .....[Read more]
A PILGRIMAGE TO INFANT JESUS CHAPEL
On Sunday, 3rd February 2019, a group comprising mostly of Catechism children went on a pilgrimage to the Chapel of Infant Jesus in Kuala Selangor. It was a heartwarming sight to see the little ones from pre-school were there, early in the morning about 6.45am. [Read more]
PARTICIPATING IN CHRISTIAN UNITY
It has been a month since the start of 2019, which marked the beginning of a new phase in our lives and in our parish community. As we start the month of February, I want to take a moment to look back at the short stretch of the month of January.[Read more]
A MISSION TO COMMUNICATE THE MESSAGE OF CHRIST
The Church in Malaysia has chosen a theme for the year 2019 Catechetical Sunday – “Christ, Our Mission,” (Phil 1:21). Archbishop Julian Leow, Episcopal Advisor for Catechetical, who is presently overseeing Catechetics for Malaysia, said in his message that he desires.. [Read more]
CATECHETICAL SUNDAY 2019
Have you ever wondered what Catechetical Sunday is all about and why a day is set aside for this celebration?Well, Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays in being a witness to the Gospel and to rededicate......[Read more]
EXTRAORDINARY MISSION
OF YEAR 2019
The Holy Father, Pope Francis has dedicated the month of October 2019 as an Extraordinary Missionary Month, promoting the greater commitment of “Missio ad Gentes” (missionary activity) and animating the missionary transformation of Church life and pastoral activity with new enthusiasm......[Read more]
Extraordinary Missionary Year 2019
RCIA - INVITATION
BE FORMED AND
INFORMED
Do you have questions about the Catholic Faith? Do you wish you knew the Bible better? Are you being well formed in your Catholic faith?FORMED.org is an online Catholic recourse website and …[Read more]
CATHOLIC MASS ETIQUETTE
Make a commitment to yourself, your family and to God, by attending
Mass every week. But, how exactly do you prepare yourself for Mass on
Sunday?Fast Before Mass. It is Church law ...[Read
more]
2019 SJC PLANNER
