Kota Kinabalu: Attendance were full at most Roman Catholic churches in Sabah on the occasion of Palm Sunday (April 2) which signalled the start of the Holy Week observance.
By Audrey J Ansibin
The chief shepherd of the archdiocese here, Tuesday, ordained Wilson Francis as a Deacon in front of some 150 priests, religious, guests and parishioners held at the St Simon Catholic Church Likas.
Archbishop John Wong said, if he recalled correctly, it was the first such ordination in the history of the archdiocese that had to be scaled down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In view of the health protocol, the prelate in his brief speech congratulated Deacon Wilson “for his courage and generosity to come forward to ask to be ordained a deacon”.
Archbishop John also thanked Wilson’s parents for their faith and support towards their newly-ordained son, adding that the blessing is shared by the family as well.
By Audrey Ansibin
The first of a two-part “Advent-Christmas Caroling Together 2020” at St Simon Catholic Church Likas saw some 700 households joining on both Zoom and YouTube on Dec 13.
Its rector, Fr Cosmas Lee, said the idea of holding the virtual carolling, themed “Celebrating the Birth of Christ, God-with-us in the pandemic”, was first mooted when the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the traditional house-to-house caroling norm.
“We’re better focused on the Word of God… on what we’re actually singing and praying,” he said on the virtual caroling, in contrast to physical gathering where some people could get distracted by appearances, among others.
Published on: Wednesday, December 16, 2020
By: Audrey J Ansibin
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This screenshot taken from the virtual event shows Fr Cosmas displaying the two sets of statues from the rectory. Parishioners who were not able to join the session on Zoom were also able to interact with each other via the Live Chat on YouTube Live.
Kota Kinabalu: The first of a two-part “Advent-Christmas Carolling Together 2020” at St Simon Catholic Church Likas saw some 700 households joining on both Zoom and YouTube on Dec 13.
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Its rector, Fr Cosmas Lee, said the idea of holding the virtual carolling, themed “Celebrating the Birth of Christ, God-with-us in the pandemic”, was first mooted when the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the traditional house-to-house caroling norm.