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Church of St. Francis of Assisi
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OTHER CLAsSESi
Tamil: 09.00am - 10.3oam
(email: andrew@sfa.org.my)
fn.monrw (ornrcr L|NE) : 03- 9074 5258
PARISH TEL: 03-90758236 FAx: 03 - 90758235
WEBstrE: www.sFA.oR6.Mv
PARTSH
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(!dwk)
Chinese: 09.30am - 1 1,00am
English: 1 1.1 sam - 12.45pm
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PAR|SH
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llalaysia: 3.30pm - 5.00pm
gereja-sfa-cheras@yahoo.com'my
parish-office@sfa.org.my
PArusH OFFTCE HouRs
,ilon-
Fri :
Sunday
Closed
09.30 am - 05.00 pm
: '10.30 am - 12.00 noon
: Saturdays and Public Holidays
SUN 2I
07.30 am
2 Sam
7
-2gh
: 7-5,8b-I2,14a,L6;
Ro
m
16 : 25-27
; Lk L: 26-38
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Sl:
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MASS IN MANDARIN
SENT TO INCARNATE THE WORD
DAY
ls 52: 7-10; Hebr 1: 1-6; Jn 1: 1-18(or 1-5,9-14)
/
11.30 am
for lan Mok K.K./ J. Lee Jia An
Sl:
Building Fund donors
RIP: Veronica Wong Siew Chin / Rose Kho Kim Miaw Lucy Doh / Mr & Mrs Joseph Ling Tung
Kai Kenny Baptist / Fra ncis Ling Shiaw Jinq / Suresh Thanabalasingam.
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wEEKDAv
Building Fund donors
Kenny Baptist / Veronica Wong Siew Chin Francis Ling Shiaw Jinq
Suresh Thanabalasingam / Jayamary / Francis David'
/
roRD
rNrAMrL
MAss TNENGLIsH
Is 62:
/ Anthony
Chin
sr.
26
08.00
10.30
05.30
05.00
am
am
pm
pm
STEPHEN,PROTOMARTYR,FEAST
ls9:!-7;Tit2:tt-L4;Lk2:7-L4
TG:
Steven Matthews & fly / Chua fly / Mother of Perpetual Help / Gerald,Teresa & Nicholas
Sl: Building Fund donors / Meng & fly /.timmy Ngui & fly
RIP: Mr & Mrs Cyril Francis Mr & Mrs Wong Chak Loon / Veronica Wong Siew Chin / Kenny
Baptist / Clarice Yap Tsin Fong / Suresh Thanabalasingam / Dennis Fernandez.
/
Ac 6: 8-10,
7,54-59;MtlO:77-22
MASS
Sl:
!!!;
Building Fund donors.
Walter & Charlotte de Rozario Veronica Wong Siew Chin
Richard de Rozario
/ Clarice Yap Tsin Fong / Suresh Thanabalasingam / Law Ah Cheng'
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ST.JOHN,APOSTIE
&
I
EVANGETISTS,FEAST
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Kenny
JnLiL-4; Jn2O:2-8
MASS
WEDOING SERVICE OF AIAN CHAN FUN FOO AND LOO AI MEI
ROSARY
FOIIOWED BY DIVIIIE OFFICE.
SUNSEI MASS
Peter & Santhe / Felicity Eu / B'day blessings for Joan Francis / Helen / Wedd' Anniv. of John
& Jackie Chin / Shirley Tan
St: Building Fund donors / Jessie Wong Hor Kid / Rose Chan Siew Fan / Cecilia Wong Hon Yee .
RlPl Laurence Loh,Lucy Lin, Josie Rewcastle, Richard Loh Richard de Rozario I Magdalene
Chin / Josephine Chin / Gerard Eu Vincent & Monica Cho Diana Harban Singh / Veronica
Wong Siew Chin Paul Wong Sik Hui/ Suresh Thanabalasingam / Law Ah Cheng.
TG:
/
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2 Sam7i 1-5,8b-L2,I4a,16; Lk7:.67-79
1-5; Acl3:t6-77,22-25;Ml1:1-25(or 18-25)
RIP: Clarice Yap Tsin Fong
FRI
MASS
RIP:
,
fly
MASS IN BAHASA MAI.AYSIA
Mal3: t-4,23-24; Lk 1: 57-66
Sl:
Peter Hii &
05.30 pm
SAT 2I
MASS
B'day blessings
MASS IN MANDARIN
T6:
1 Sam 1: 24-28;Lk 1:46-56
ADVENT WE€KDAY
MAss
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RIP: AgathaLim&AnthonyTee/ GeorgeYapPangFooi/ KennyBaptist/SoulsinPurgatory.
NAflvrry oF rHE
uniqLe.
Building Fund donors B!P: Veronica Wong
& Jackie Chin / Chandra,Charmaine & Vagesh
Diana Harban Singh Ioseph WongAh Kow
Fernandez
Luke
Joseph
Kenny
Baptist/
Chin
/
Siew
/
Sharon Leong / Michael Wan & Theresa Seow / Theresa Thong / Rahman Moksin / Lawrence
Loke / Rose Thong / Vincent & Monica Cho / Michael Chua Swee Hock / Suresh Thanabalasingam
/ Joseph & Josephine Pagadala / J.Ananda Rayan & K.Arokiamary / Law Ah Cheng
08.00 am
Evelyn Cheong
08.30 pm
12 midnight
tlrercbeweee
Dominic
09.30 am
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WED 24
Arddl@e Theote: Dlsa:pl6hlp: CalH, Ch6en, Se/irt
F&us: Ead, one of w hre bes altd by nand and
MASS lN ENGIISH TG: Rupert, Joan Padua & fly / Ronnie,Pearly Koh & fly / Nicholas Panjangou,
Monica & fly / Christine Patrick & fly / Caroline Pagadala & fly / Danny,Pauline,Joel,Joanna,Jeslyn
Ryan,Megan & Dylan Ngan / lan,Ana Mok & fly / B'day blessings for Renice & Renee chin John
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Mary Chong Yoke Thai / lsaac Hu / Joanna Marie Nesan Mark Rajendran & fly / Weng Tat
Wedd. Anniv. & B'day blessings of Mr & Mrs Ageyemi
Building Fund donors / Choy Choong Yeen Choy Weng Kean & fly / Mary Chew Lay Mee
Frarrcis Chua / Paul Chua / Eileen Chua / Shernese Trecila Raymond
RtP: Chu3 Eng Wah Joe Diosay Julian de Costa Clarice Yap Tsin Fong / Sukumaran
Muthuraman / Michael Chua Swee Hock / Suresh Thanabalasingam Rose Kho Kim Miaw
Michael Lo Lai Sim Paul Chau Kok Kim Joseph Chau Sew Sit / Chang Yeon Lien / Veronica
Wong Siew Chin / Patrick Anugraham / Michael/ Souls in Purgatory'
ADvENT
Agnes
Y@rB
cHRlsrMAs
MASS IN ENGI.ISH
TG:
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Weelebate rffitdlhgd, & pny tlp Rryty PnyerS0
minu@ beloeMasqailY.
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'5t.
Sun.
$
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05.30 Dm
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BrevJPslterlV/
THUR 25
D]VINE OFFICE PRAYER
TG:
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
THEME FOR DECEMBER
Kulandaiyesu,Clara & fly / 1" B'day blessings for Angel Geralinaa BlE Jayamary / SM David
Francis David / Sr.Lidwin Mary / Lourdes Mary / Anthony Ramasamy/ Theresammal / Souls in P.
IQ:
11.30 am
o3,Oopm - O5.30pm : Form 5 Bible
ol.bObm - OS.foim : Form 4 Blble
0.1.@pm - 05.30pm : Fdm 3 Bible
DECEMBER 2014
f1ji
09.00 am
09.30 am
O6,00pm-
' New St'Clare
: Mltrt
TgE!: O8.3Opm
WED: OS.OOpm-lo.oopm : African Community Blble study - St. Pio
'New st.clare
f!!85: o8.3opm- lo.oopm : RclA (Engllsh)
- St.Fidells cabin
: Christlan l editatlon
O8,15pm
- Church
O7,4Opm
: Novena to St.Pio
5AT:
MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK: 2ld
- New St.Clare/St. Agner
: RclA (8il)
. St. Pio
07.3opm :l@ wks Bible (Tamil)
:CharlsmatlcPrayerMeet(famil),'st-Pio
o6.Oopm'O7.45Pm
o8,Oopm- o9.45pm : RCIA (itandarin)
' New St. clare
aitlt:-o3.ooPr- o5.oopm
7$ Mite, Jalan Cheras, 43200 selan8or, ltalaysia.
PARISH PASTOR: REV. ANDREW A ANlcKAlil oFM caP
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SUN
07.30
09.00
09.30
11.30
28
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am
am
am
05.30 pm
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OF JESUS,MARY AND JoSEPH,FEAST Gen 15: L-6,2t,1-3; Hebr 11:8,11-12,L7-I9; lk2:
22-40lor 22,39-4Ol OR Sir 3: 3-7 ,L4-7la(Greek2-6,L2-L4l Yr A; Col 3:L2-2L Yr A; Lk 2:22-4OYr B
HOIY FAMItY
MASS IN TAMIL
OIVINE OFFICE PRAYER
MASS IN ENGLISH
MASS IN MANDARIN
MASS IN BAHASA MALAYSIA
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ADVENT DIVINE OFFICE PRAYER ON WEEKEI{DS IN DEC.
thank God for what has been Sivento you, or for having done
well. Divine Office prayers will be prdyed during Advent
about 2G25 minutes and include praying with psalms,
scriptures and hymns.
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BREAKFASTSATE
I begin with the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, 'Give and it will be gven to you ......,....a good measure, pressed down, shaken
together and ruunning over....for with the measure you use, it will be measured to you".(Lk 6:38). Ihe benefii of serving others
isnotjusttrueofindividualswhomlnister. lt'strueofchurcheswhoembraceminlstryaswell. Focusingontheneedsoipeople
outside our walls makes us happier inside these walls. Growing, happy churches are churches that look outward to the needi of
the community and world around them. Their grace driven maturity draws lost people and the church experiences numerical
growth.
2l
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Fr. Andrew & frlends (Banana leaf
meals for 300 pax from 11.00am qnwards @ RM10/each(coupons on salel ln ald of our bulldlng fundf
28
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NOSALE
Thank you so much for supporting our weekly breakfast sale
in aid of our building fund.
But you know for churches that don't serve others, the result isjust the opposite. George Barna says; -Churches usually die
ftom inside out. Oeath is largely due to an inward focus, rather than an outward concern, Churches tlpt grow are focused on
addressing the needs of the have-nots in the world......whether what they did not have was a relationship with Jesus Christ,
physical health, emotional wholeness or rather desired aspects. Growing churches were not content to let missions support
simply relate to the givint of money."
COME AND BE RECONCITED
For those who missed the confession at our parish on
3 Dec. , can still meet Fr. before the weekday Mass at
6.3opm in Church.
Proceeds from the sale will go towards the SFA building fund.
we
are always in need of an extra set of hands
Have a skill you can offei? Call the office and let us know.
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ATAR SERVER9 MINISTRY
Pier 019-2103888 or Paul 012-3063105.
FTOWER COMMITTEE : Parish offlce
Karen Chong 012.280
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Will be closed from Tuesday, 23 till Sunday,28
Dec.
For those who have not completed the gacraments, there is a
class specially designed to prepare you. Classes will beSin on
17t January at 1O.OOam. Please contact Fr,Andrew
3018 or Helen Rayan 012.223 1292
dltg A'adf.h tAanll,u
PARISH OFFICE
ln case of any emergencies, please contact Fr.Andrew
at 012-4311020.
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FINGERPRINTS OF JESUS CHRIST"
,Y'HERE ARE VOU LEAVING YOUR
FIIIGERPRIIITE"?
personally or call 012-43ILO2O.
COURSE ON ICOSPEL OF
APOSrus"
on
tUI(€" AT{D "ACIS
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child Mohammad Ridzuan will live. There are many ways you can be part of this mission, Why not discovei yourself with the
coming New Yeat? You have a role to play in the parish and in the society. Can you be a disciple of Jesus christ?
Checkouttheparlshbulletinforvolunteeropportunitiesintheexistingministriesinourparish. Yourpresenceand
a
vast difference in the coming year, Blessed Chrlstmasl
lDuc in Ahum" (Ll5:4) "Put Out lnto The
OF THE
Deep"
..,...,,.Fr.Andrew Manickam,OFM,cap
lnvite someone to your home this Christmas.
We have some fumilies who would like to celebrate Christmas with you on
2WEEKENDS
you open your doors for them for one
3oof:
Open to Catechetical Ministry and those in olher Ministries.
Subsidy from Church for the rlght candidates, Certificates
issued by the Kuala lumpur Archdiocesan Apostolate, Contact
person: G.Anthony OL2-5666246
day?
25th Dec. They have no one here! Will
tnterested? Contact 012.4311020.
grAss cLEAf{tNG
Teachers, parents and students of sunday School are requested to help clean the class rooms on Sat,
9.00am. BreaKast will be provided.
3.
January at
CHRISTMAS MISSION AS A FAMITY
Z!/'] EACH
Expected returns...(2000 pcs x RM22/-)= RM 44OOO
Sales + Donations rec. (@ 14l12).......RM 15,925.00
Do please support your parish in its effort.
FINGER PBINTS OF CHRISTT.SHIRT @ RM
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CHIIDREN'S MASS on Sat,3 Jan. 2015
Do bring your children for this Mass. Special
blessing availablb for them.
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The hospital missions that we have embarked was a good sign of evangelization, People are coming to know that we christians
are close to the broken. hearted. , During our recent visit to HKL (17 Dec), there was this Muslim mother who requested us to
pray for the sick child who was terminally sick. Though it is a very sensitive arda, nevertheless the,matron of the hospital gave
us the permission to pny foi the sick child. Gathered around at one corner we prayed for.the child. we gave hope that her
commitment will make
January 9, 10 and 11 and March 13, 14 and 15
Venue: Archdlocese Pastoral Centre
cost:
The words of Luis Palau came to my mind as I was preparing this reflection, "The church is like manure. pile it together and
stinks up the neighbor-hood. Spread it out and it enriches the world".
1. Bernard ooi Beng reong &
:an. zors at srr
2. Alex Martin lnbaraj & Masalitina Oleha Vitalilvna who will be married on 7 Feb. 2015 at SFA.
3. Trevor James Sta, Maria & Michelle Elizabeth lim who will be married on 14 Feb. '15 at St.Peter,Melaka.
lf anvone should know of anv imoediment to these marriaEes. olease inform the oarish oriest.
During.the Advent homebound visit, the Parish Evangelising Team and I visited some Sr. Citiz€ns & parishioners
SFA who have expressed their Christmas wish for ZOra: "SOUfOfvE UgfS ME THIS CHRISTMAS" .....rr. Andrew
of
1. John Hendr,off, 62 Jln Choo Lip Kun& Tmn Taynton View. (03-9131
X.571)
2, Arulnathan & Veni, 21 Jln Seri Cherls 5, Tmn Sri Cheras (03-90811931),
3. Lucy Shum(Chinese speaking),03.03-02, Tmn Minang flat (03-89589083)
4. Elisa, 2 Jln Arasakesari, Tmn Taynton View
5. Susan Won& Taynton view Care Centre for the Aged, Jalan Dato Haji Harun, Tmn T€ynton View
6. Maria Gabriel and Beatrice at Rumah Sri Seronok, Cheras next to LSp
FOUND
2 sets of keys,a Ladies' watch,Biblerrsunday Missal and Divine 0ffice
at the parish office.
prayen books. Please claim
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DISCIPLESHIP: CALLED, CHOSEN, SENT
"Before I formed
you in the womb
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4th Sunday of Advent
Cod alone is Lord over life and death. Not even "my"
I knew you,
and hefore
you were born
Why is
fthffi$"rFffiffi
God-giveh human life is God's own property; it is
sacred from the first moment of its existence and
not under the control of any human being. "Before I
formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you
were born I consecrated you" (Jer 1:5).
I
consecrated you
life belongs to me. Every chitd, from the moment of
conception on, has a right to [ife. From his earliest
beginnings an unborn human being is a separate
person, and no one can infringe upon his rights, not
the State, not the doctor, and not even the mother.
Aborting a 'handicapped' child is atways a serious
crime, even if it is done with the intention of sparing
that person suffering later onThe Church's clarity
about this is not a lack of compassion; she means,
rather, to point out the irreparabte harm that is
inflicted on the chitd who is kil.ted in abortion and on
his parents and on society as a whole.
That
is
why the Church atso opposes experiments be
performed on living embryos and embryonic stem
cells. "Producing" embryos and then "using" their
stem cetts for purposes of research is absolutely
Atways
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. Compendium ofthe Catechism ofthe Catholi. Church
, Youth Cate.hism
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immoral and fa[[s under the commandment "You
sha[[ not kitt."Research on adult stem cells is a
different matter, since they cannot develop into
human beings. Medical interventions on an embryo
are justifiabte onty if they are made with the
intention of healing, if the life and unimpaired
devetopment of the child are assured, and if the
risks involved are not disproportionately great
Protecting innocent human life
tasks
of the State. lf a
responsibitity,
Internd Circutation
dy
ruteof [aw. x
it
is one of
the nobtest
State evades this
undermines the foundations of
a