By Ivy Chai
Kuching Archbishop Simon Poh has expressed his gratitude to UNIFOR for the new SOP dated 15 February, which granted permission to churches in Green and Yellow Zones to reopen. Depending on the size of the church, maximum capacity is limited to only 100 persons.
Masses in most parishes will commence on 20 and 21 February to celebrate the Sunset and Sunday Masses for the 1
st Sunday of Lent. Parishioners are to check with their respective Parish Rectors for reopening schedules and to comply with any updated information and directive.
Churches in kampongs or in areas where active COVID-19 clusters are still present are not allowed to reopen. Sarawak is still under CMCO until 1 March, with many active and new clusters.
The
Year of the Ox 2021, will be remembered by Catholics as a year when they had to forgo the tradition of attending a Chinese New Year Thanksgiving Mass in Church, and having their New Year oranges blessed.
Except for live-streaming Masses, all Church services had been suspended since 13 January under the state’s COVID-19 CMCO.
Kuching Archbishop Simon Poh, Archbishops Emeriti Peter Chung and John Ha, together with the priests and religious wish all Catholics celebrating Chinese New Year a very blessed New Year, filled with the Lord’s blessing and protection for all families and friends.
May the Lord bless and keep you and your family.
Don t politicize pandemic, say Malaysian bishops
Prelates stress that accessibility to Covid-19 vaccines should not only be for the privileged UCA News reporter Updated: February 09, 2021 10:24 AM GMT
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Archbishop Julian Leow, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia. (Photo: Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur)
The Catholic Church in Malaysia is asking the country’s leaders to not exploit the Covid-19 pandemic. Bishops say the pandemic should not be politicized and any form of corruption in the procurement and distribution of vaccines must be avoided.
“The pandemic cannot be used to politicize or divide Malaysians. We call on our leaders to put aside any differences in order to steer the country and help rebuild our lives and that of the nation. The lives of the
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By Fr Francis Lim, SJ
On Dec 22, teachers from both SK St Joseph and St Joseph’s Private Primary School were on hand to witness the official handing back of the school building along Jalan Were, Kuching, by the outgoing Headmaster of SK St Joseph, Richard Kawi to the Archbishop of Kuching, His Grace Simon Poh.
An official letter addressed to the Director of Sarawak Education Department with the historic date of December 22, 2020 to designate the handing back of the school building, was presented by Archbishop Simon Poh to Richard Kawi. In his letter to the Director, the Archbishop expressed his gratitude to the Sarawak Education Department and the Ministry of Education Malaysia, for having provided quality education through SK St Joseph since 1963. Archbishop Simon Poh also thanked Richard Kawi, teachers and staff who have served in the school.