Daily Meditation Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (Matthew 18:18) Jesus’ words sound familiar, don’t they? That’s because two Sundays ago, we heard him say the same thing to Peter. Then, Jesus was giving Peter the keys to the kingdom and establishing him as leader of the Church (Matthew 16:18-19). Along with that position, he was giving Peter a specific ministry that came with a special authority and grace: the power to bind and loose. That ministry continues today in Peter’s successors. In today’s Gospel, however, Jesus seems to be doing something different. He’s speaking to all his disciples, and he extends this call to bind and loose to all of them—and in a way, even to us. While most of us aren’t priests who hear confessions, we are all called to forgive. Jesus wants us to understand that both our forgiveness and our failure to forgive have an effect on people. By our words and the thoughts in our hearts, we can keep someone bound in condemnation or judgment. But we can also “loose” them by forgiving them. And forgiveness always releases people from the chains of guilt or shame. This means that we can help them experience the freedom that Jesus wants for them. We can continue his “ministry of reconciliation” in our corner of the world (2 Corinthians 5:18). How amazing that Jesus trusts us to share in this sacred calling! He doesn’t want anyone to remain trapped in sin or in unforgiveness. He knows the danger that sin poses to our souls. That’s why he urges us to “cut off” and “throw away” anything in our lives that leads us astray (Matthew 18:8). That’s why he never stops seeking after his lost sheep (18:10-14). And that’s why he calls us to forgive “seventy-seven times . . . from [our] heart” (18:22, 35). Because as we forgive people who sin against us, we won’t just be freeing them. We’ll be “loosing” ourselves from those chains, too. “Jesus, help me to forgive today.” NO INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION Date: 12 th September 2023 (Tuesday) Resume: 13 th September 2023 (Wednesday) PARISH PASTORAL ASSEMBLY 2023 Date: 28 th September 2023 (Thursday) Time: 8.00 AM at Sacred Heart Parish Centre Reminder: All groups, ministries or communities to submit names to the Parish Office (Johnny Chong) before 20 th September 2023 MALAYSIA DAY MASS 2023 (B. MALAYSIA) Date: 16 th September 2023 ( Saturday ) Time: 8.00 AM at Sacred Heart Cathedral All are encouraged to participate. PRIEST ON STUDY LEAVE: FRIAR GERALD TERENCE SAIMEL OFM Friar Gerald will be on a 5 months full- time study course with effect from October 2023. He will cease to do pastoral work in our Parish but will continue to assist to celebrate Mass on Sunday. HOSPITAL CHAPLAINS Please contact Fr. Russell Lawrine 014-9512131, Fr. Terans Thadeus 013-8842493, SHC Parish Office 223618, 224741, 262068, Fr. Gilbert Marcus 016-8023946. Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Psalter III - Year A 10 th September 2023 ___ LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: EZEKIEL 33: 7-9 Responsorial Psalm O THAT TODAY YOU WOULD LISTEN TO HIS VOICE! HARDEN NOT YOUR HEARTS. 2 nd Reading: ROMANS 13: 8-10 Gospel: MATTHEW 18: 15-20 ___ Next week’s reading Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Psalter IV - Year A 1 st Reading: ECCLESIASTICUS 27: 30- 28: 7 Respons. Psalm PSALM 102: 1-4. 9-12 2 nd Reading: ROMANS 14: 7-9 Gospel: MATTHEW 18: 21-35 ___ DAILY MASS & ADORATION SCHEDULE Daily Mass 6.00 AM (Monday - Saturday) Individual Confession 10 AM - 11 AM (Monday - Friday) Holy Hour 8.00 PM (Thursday) Divine Mercy 3.00 PM (Friday) ___ WEEKEND MASSES & ADORATION SCHEDULE SATURDAYS Individual Confession 4.30 PM – 5.30 PM Novena Devotion 5.00 PM Mass 6.00 PM (EN) SUNDAYS Mass 7:00 AM ( CHI) 9.00 AM (EN) 11.00 AM (BM) Season of Creation Prayer ( 1 st September – 4 th October 2023 ) Creator of All, From your communion of love your Word went forth to create a symphony of life that sings your praise. By your Holy Wisdom you made the Earth to bring forth a diversity of creatures who praise you in their being. Day after day they pour forth speech; night they reveal knowledge. You called human beings to till and keep your garden. You placed us into right relationships with each creature so that we could listen to their voices, and learn how to safeguard the conditions for life. But we turn in on ourselves and away from our co-creatures. We close our ears to the counsel of our fellow creatures. We fail to listen to the cries of the poor and the needs of the most vulnerable. We silence the voices of those who hold the traditions that teach us to care for the Earth. We close our ears to your creative, reconciling and sustaining Word that calls to us through the Scriptures. We lament the loss of our fellow species and their habitats that will never speak again. We grieve the loss of human cultures, along with the lives and livelihoods that have been displaced or perished. Creation cries out as forests crackle, and animals alike flee the fires of injustice that we have lit by our unwillingness to listen. In this Season of Creation, we pray that you would call to us, as from the burning bush, with the sustaining fire of your Spirit. Breathe upon us. Open our ears and move our hearts. Turn us from our inward gaze. Teach us to contemplate your creation, and listen for the voice of each creature declaring your glory. For “faith comes from hearing.” Give us hearts to listen for the good news of your promise to renew the face of the Earth. Enlighten us with the grace to follow the Way of Christ as we learn to walk lightly upon this holy ground. Fill us with the hope to quench the fires of injustice with the light of your healing love that sustains our common home. In the name of the One who came to proclaim good news to all creation, Jesus Christ. Amen. www.shckk.org or www.facebook.com/shckk CATECHESIS FOR ADULTS & YOUTHS “Come to me all who labour and are overburdened and I will give you rest...” (Mt 11:28) Time: 8.00pm at SHPC Room F7 (Every Monday and Wednesday ) Organiser: Neo Catechumenate Community All parishioners are invited. INFANT BAPTISM IN BM DATE TIME PROGRAM PLACE 14 Sep 2023 (Thursday) 7.30 PM Briefing Room F7 17 Sep 2023 (Sunday) 4.00 PM Infant Baptism SHC (Limited to 50 PAX only) Registration: 4 th – 13 th September 2023 (Closes at 3:00 PM on 13 September) during office hours. Participation in the briefing is COMPULSORY for both parents and Sponsor. (Registration will be cancelled if either the parents or the Godparent fails to attend the briefing.). A FRESH STUDY PERSPECTIVE UNVEILING THE WORD OF GOD DATE TIME ROOM 18 Sep 2023 (Monday) 8.00 PM – 10.00 PM Room F6 19 Sep 2023 (Tuesday) 8.00 PM – 10.00 PM Room F6 Speaker: Fr. David Reegon OFM Cap For more information, kindly contact Jon, 019-8067154. All parishioners are invited. CATHOLIC PARENTS FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION Date: 17 th September 2023 (Sunday) Time: 11.30 AM at SHPC Room F2 (For 20 pax only) For more information, please visit our Facebook Page. BLOOD DONATION DRIVE Date: 23 rd September 2023 (Saturday) Time: 8.00 AM – 1.00 PM at CMI, Bukit Padang All parishioners are welcome. FAMILY DAY BAZAAR: CELEBRATING CHURCH OF MARY IMMACULATE (CMI) 30 TH ANNIVERSARY & ESTABLISHMENT Date: 23 rd September 2023 (Saturday) Time: 7.00 AM – 1.00 PM at CMI Parish Hall All parishioners are welcome. QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ON DEAF MINISTRY Mr. Lee Lim Tat, studying at Asia Pacific Seminary (Millennium International University) is conducting an exploratory study on Deaf people and the Christian Church in Malaysia. The survey will take 20 minutes to complete. Your responses will remain anonymous and all collected information will also remain private and confidential. Scan the QR Code. RENEWAL AND HEALING SEMINAR 2023 (IN ENG & BM) Date: 13 th – 15 th October 2023 (Friday – Sunday) Venue: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu Speaker: Rev. Fr. Hans Jeharut, Ibu Esther Kandou, and Mike C Lolong Registration link: https://bit.ly/daftarseminarshc or scan Activities include confession, counselling, and healing services. Admission is free. PRE-MARRIAGE COURSE IN BM Date: 19 th – 21 st October 2023 Place: SHPC Room F7 For more information on the registration, please visit www.shckk.org/marriage 3 RD COLLECTION IN AID OF CHURCH OF ST. PAUL BUILDING FUND (2 ND & 3 RD SEPTEMBER 2023) Total Amount: RM15,568.05 SHC PARISH DONATIONS (2 ND & 3 RD SEPTEMBER 2023) Black RM 16,453.00 Red RM 13,758.05