Ministries

William Ting (016 8605003) Chairman of the Chinese Liaison Committee (CLC) is interested to hear from individuals who would like to participate in this ministry.

Our community offers an opportunity to be renewed in faith and offers healing prayer and service to those who are in need of them. Prayer sessions and meetings are held every Thursday (Chinese) and every Friday (English) at 7:30pm.

Join us and be renewed and filled by the Holy Spirit.

Our community welcomes all to have a share in this wonderful experience by joining our prayer meetings or contact the following for further information:

Christina Eng (English Emmaus Servant Community)

Mervyn Jong (Chinese Emmaus Servant Community) 

To know more about the community, download the PDF below or contact the Parish Office 082-578857 or send a WhatsApp message to 011-55078570.

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The Legion of Mary (LOM) English and Mandarin group are Catholics known as Legionaries approved by the Church formed to be of service to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The worldwide Legion of Mary was founded by Frank Duff in Dublin, Ireland in 1921 and since then has gained active participation from Catholics with the establishment of many individual units known as ‘Praesidium’ throughout the world and locally. Members meet for weekly prayers and spiritual input and are assigned to various works of mercy such as hospital visitation, wake prayers, home visitation for the infirmed or sick.

Our weekly meetings and contact are as follows:

Our Lady Undoer of Knots Praesidium (English)

Contact: Nicholas Hu 012-8837376

Legion of Mary (Chinese) contact: William Ting at 016 8605003

Adults becoming Catholics

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is a process offered to adults who wish to be a fully initiated Catholic (Baptism, Communion and Confirmation) or being received in the faith from another Christian denomination. Individuals interested are required to attend an initial interview before the process of formation. Classes usually begins in June each year. Application forms are available from the parish office or can be downloaded from the website.

Applicants are also welcome to contact the Parish Office 082-578857 or send a WhatsApp message to 011-55078570.

The mission of our Sunday school is to provide a concrete faith foundation for our children and gospel values which would serve them well into their future. Faith classes are conducted in a fun filled manner by well-trained faith teachers in a highly conducive environment. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to participate in our Sunday school by contacting the Parish Office 082-578857 or send a WhatsApp message to 011-55078570.

1. BSC Youth

BSC Youth is a ministry geared towards the interest of youth and young working adults. The ministry is involved in organizing a variety of activities which serves as a platform to bring the youth of the Church closer together and to further explore the meaning of faith to them individually and as a community and a Church.

2. Chinese Youth

The Chinese Youth Ministry (CYM) meets every Saturday, 7:45pm.

The CYM is a platform for Chinese-speaking youths to meet and grow together in the Catholic faith.

Our vision and mission is to nurture the youths to be witnesses for the Lord by living in the light through acts of kindness, justice, and honesty, also discerning what is pleasing to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:8-11)

Contact us for more info on Instagram and Telegram!

Instagram link to: https://instagram.com/bsccym?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Telegram link to: https://t.me/bsctelegram

3. Emmaus Youth

Emmaus Youth ministry shares similar pursuit with Emmaus Servant Community only the difference is that our focus are for the ‘Youth’. We come together in prayer and healing as one community of youth and for the youth of this parish under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We welcome all youth to experience the saving power of Our Lord Jesus Christ by attending our session on Friday evenings at 7:30pm (Block B206).

For information do contact Sharon Beatrice at 011 62151367

FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/GfRq668MPudQrHhW/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmausyouthministry?igsh=ang5NXRqcmJ2azU1

4. Boys’ Brigade 11^th Kuching Company

Join the Brigades Now !

The Boys Brigade was founded in Scotland by Sir William Alexander Smith in 1854 with the primary objective of “The advancement of Christ’s Kingdom among Members and the promotion of habits of obedience, reverence, discipline, self-respect and all that tend towards a true Christian Character”. Members comprises of boys from the age of 8 to 12 years old (Junior) and 13 to 17 years old (Senior) and recruitment of members are throughout the whole year.

Meetings are held every Saturday from 2 to 4 pm and those interested are encouraged to contact Capt. Clement Sii 016-8958393

5. Girls’ Brigade 11^th Kuching Company

The Girls’ Brigade (GB) is an international organization dedicated to nurturing and empowering young girls since its establishment in Dublin, Ireland in 1893. It expanded to Malaysia in 1938, where it is now recognized by both the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth and Sports as an official uniformed body in schools. The motto of the Girls’ Brigade is “Seek, Serve and Follow Christ”, and its aim is “to help girls become followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and through self-control, reverence and a sense of responsibility to find true enrichment of life.”

GB welcomes girls aged 9 to 17 as members, while ladies aged 18 and above are invited to serve as helpers and officers.

Meetings take place every Saturday from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM. For more information, please contact Capt Cynthia Chan 016-8083638

1. Altar Servers

• The role of an altar server is mainly on the sanctuary assisting the priest and at liturgies and carries with it great responsibilities. The server will be the most visible individual on the sanctuary in addition to the priest. The priest and congregation depends on the altar server to ensure that liturgies particularly the Eucharistic celebration are run smoothly. If you are interested to serve at the altar feel free to contact Parish Office 082-578857 or send a WhatsApp message to 011-55078570.

2. Choir

“To sing is to pray twice”, St. Augustine

The choir is split into 3 different groups’ namely Sunset mass, Mandarin mass and the Sunday English mass where the members’ single pursuit in their ministry is to give praise to God at masses celebrated at Church. Through the act of singing we hope to lead congregation deeper in their praise and prayers to God. Come and talk to us if you want to sing for God.

Sunset Mass Choir Master: Annabel Gowbei

Morning Mass Choir Master: Florida Law

Chinese Choir Master: Rosaline Sia

3. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

The following are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion commissioned on 23 and 24 Sept 2017 to serve for a period of 2 years, i.e. until Sept 2019.

Commissioning of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion on 23 June 2019 during the Sunset Mass

4. Wardens

We serve the community by being the first in line to welcome parishioners as they take their seat, finding seats, assisting with special needs. We assist too with the collection and attend to emergency needs of the community.

5. Lectors and Commentators

• The presence of God is made alive through the proclamation of the Words by Lectors.
• Commentators provides the narratives and commentaries in the celebration of liturgies creating the awareness on the movements and meaning of the liturgies.

If you are interested to be a lector/ commentator please contact the Parish Office 082-578857 or send a WhatsApp message to 011-55078570.

Block Rosary is devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary from one family to another focussing on the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Holy Family. Friends and neighbours would gather together at homes (taking turn to host) to pray the Rosary for personal and general intentions. This activity is a wonderful method to encourage devotion to the Blessed Mother, deepening faith within the Christian family and promoting fellowship among neighbours through praying the Rosary.

For those interested please contact the Parish Office 082-578857 or send a WhatsApp message to 011-55078570.

English: Michael Junim, Philip Aso

Chinese: Peter Thian

Compassion & Human Development Ministry is dedicated to supporting the spiritual and emotional well-being of our community. We offer services such as wake prayers upon request by parishioners and hospital visits to bring comfort and prayer to those in need. If you or a loved one would like to arrange a wake prayer service or receive a visit, please contact the Parish Office 082-578857 or send a WhatsApp message to 011-55078570.