Cal Performances presents the world premiere of Jamar Roberts
Holding Space, streaming thru Sept. 8. $5-$60. https://calperformances.org/
Ballet22
The East Bay dance company that disrupts traditional gender roles in classical ballet shares the new dance film Totum, filmed at the Sf Mint. July 23-25, 30-Aug 1. https://www.ballet22.com/
Black Choreographers Festival @ Dance Mission Theatre
Informal showing of solos, duos and trios by Gregory Dawson, Ashley Gayle, Shawn Hawkins, Erik Lee and Yeni Lucero. July 25, 6pm. $5-$20. http://bcfhereandnow.com
Max & Val: Stripped Down @ Hoffman Theatre, Walnut Creek
The handsome Chmerkovskiy brothers from
Dancing With the Stars perform their fun touring show with lots of dancing. Lesher Center for the Arts, $ 8pm. 1601 Civic Drive. https://maksandvaltour.com/tour/
By Linda Edward
Archbishop John Wong of Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese has officially formalised Caritas Kota Kinabalu (KK) Committee to spearhead the Church’s social mission at their inaugural gathering Dec 19.
The prelate has appointed 15 lay people from diverse backgrounds as Committee members and said that the appointment is a result of some consultations, and recommendation by Fr Gilbert Marcus, Spiritual Advisor and Sr Anita James, Coordinator of Caritas KK.
Caritas KK will focus on top three to five priority social issues in Sabah to begin with, among 19 wide-ranging issues identified at their initial consultation with various respondents.
Caritas KK Committee comprises individuals from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Catholic Doctors Group, individual lawyers, Banking Institutions and Church leaders who will serve for a period of three years until the end of 2023.
By Linda Edward
Archbishop John Wong of Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese has officially formalised Caritas Kota Kinabalu (KK) Committee to spearhead the Church’s social mission at their inaugural gathering Dec 19.
The prelate has appointed 15 lay people from diverse backgrounds as Committee members and said that the appointment is a result of some consultations, and recommendation by Fr Gilbert Marcus, Spiritual Advisor and Sr Anita James, Coordinator of Caritas KK.
Caritas KK will focus on top three to five priority social issues in Sabah to begin with, among 19 wide-ranging issues identified at their initial consultation with various respondents.
Caritas KK Committee comprises individuals from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Catholic Doctors Group, individual lawyers, Banking Institutions and Church leaders who will serve for a period of three years until the end of 2023.
By Dominic Lim
The newly established Archdiocesan Commission for Pastoral care of Migrants and Itinerants (ACMI) of Kota Kinabalu has its inaugural gathering on Dec 12 with the presence of Archbishop John Wong at the Catholic Archdiocesan Center, Taman Hiburan here.
During the gathering, the head of the Archdiocese welcomed the fourteen-member Commission comprising eight former members of the previous Archdiocesan Human Development Commission (AHDC), two former staff of KK Migrant Desk, and four others who have experience in handling migrant issues.
The prelate also officially introduced Fr Ambrose Atang as Spiritual Adviser of ACMI and Dominic Lim as its head. He said even though ACMI is a new Commission in the Archdiocese, pastoral care to migrants has been going on in the local Church since its early days, and was one of the main focuses of AHDC in the past 10 years. However, with the setting up of ACMI, he hoped the pastoral care of migrants and itinerants in the Archdiocese w