Daily Meditation In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. (John 14:2) What’s your dream home? Maybe it’s a beachfront villa or a cabin on a picturesque mountainside. Maybe it’s a castle high on a hill or a modern apartment in a bustling city. Each of us has a different picture of what is ideal. When Jesus told his disciples that he was returning to the Father in today’s Gospel, he said he was going to prepare a place for them. And just as it is with our dream homes, those heavenly abodes aren’t one size fits all. In fact, there’s one that is made just for you! Does this mean each one of us gets our own personal “dream home” in heaven? Yes and no. Heaven isn’t a resort filled with personalized vacation homes. But it is very real, and it’s a place where each of us receives the deep rest and refreshment we need. The Catechism tells us that heaven is “the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness” (1024). That means that Jesus has each of us in mind as he prepares to bring us to our perfect dwelling place. He knows us through and through. He knows our deepest yearnings. He knows what makes for our ultimate happiness. And he is preparing a place suited just for us. But that “place” is so much more than a dwelling. It’s where we will find God himself, the One who quenches every thirst and satisfies every longing. Nothing that we currently experience could add to the happiness that we will know when we see the Lord, our God, face-to-face! We will be with him fully and without hindrance. Our eyes will be opened to the beauty and holiness and power of God, and that vision will take our breath away. Jesus promised to take us to himself so that where he is, there we also may be (John 14:3). In his presence, everything is fulfilled. And that makes heaven infinitely better than a dream home! “Lord, thank you for preparing a place for me!” 5 th Sunday of Easter Psalter I - Year A 7 th May 2023 ___ LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: ACTS 6:1-7 Respons. Psalm MAY YOUR LOVE BE UPON US, O LORD, AS WE PLACE ALL OUR HOPE IN YOU 2 nd Reading: 1 PETER 2:4-9 Gospel: JOHN 14:1-12 ___ Next week’s reading 6 th Sunday of Easter Psalter II - Year A 1 st Reading: ACTS 8:5-8. 14-17 Respons. Psalm: PSALM 65:1-7,16,20 2 nd Reading: 1 PETER 3:15-18 Gospel: JOHN 14:15-21 ___ 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) For more NOTICES & EVENTS , kindly refer to our E-Bulletin at www.shckk.org or www.facebook.com/shckk NO DAILY MASS Date: 9 th & 10 th May 2023 (Tue & Wed) The Daily Mass will resume on 11 th May 2023 (Thu) NO INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION Date: 9 th May 2023 - 10 th May 2023 Individual Confession will resume on 11 th May 2023 at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD DATE TIME PLACE 17 May 23 (Wednesday) 7.30 PM (EN) SHC 18 May 23 (Thursday) 6.00 AM (EN) SHC It is a day of obligation. DEVOTION ON FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH DATE DEVOTION TO TIME & PLACE 2 Jun 23 (Friday) Sacred Heart of Jesus 7.30PM, SHC 3 Jun 23 (Saturday) Immaculate Heart of Mary 11.00AM, Chapel 7 Jun 23 (Wednesday) St. Joseph 7.30PM, SHC MPC SOCIAL – UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL TEACHING OF THE CHURCH: FRATELLI TUTTI – STUDY SESSION Date: 10 th May 2023 (Wednesday) Time: 7.30 PM – 10.00 PM Place: SHPC Room F7 All parishioners are invited to participate in this study session. MALAYSIAN PASTORAL CONVENTION 2026 (MPC) Gathering of 1,000 at Majodi Centre, Johor Bahru 16 th -19 th September 2026 The FAMILY SUBCOMMITTEE of MPC Sacred Heart would like to encouraged all parishioners be part of this historical event throughout the month of May through the following means: 1) Scan the QR codes placed on the church pews 2) Click Links provided in the e-flyers from Sacred Heart Website http://www.shckk.org , CMI Website http://www.cmikk.org 3) Help desk outside the church entrance in the Month of May. 4) Study session on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ – The Joy of Love by Pope Francis on 24 th May 2023 (Wednesday, starting at 7.30 pm in 3 languages. GOD REDEEMING OUR WORLD (GROW): SEMINAR 2 – THE DIVINE RESCUE BY DEACON DR. SHERMAN KUEK Details are as follows: Date: 12 th – 14 th May 2023 (English session) Venue: Room F6 & F8, SHPC Contribution: RM45/person (Registration is confirmed once full payment has been done) Last Day of Registration: 7 th May 2023 (for Eng session) You may register via: 1. Online: https://bit.ly/s2grow2023 2. Booth: We will have a booth opened at the entrance of the Cathedral before and after Sunset and Sunday English masses. For more info, please contact: Joanna (016-5095583) / Denis (016-8435133) PRE-MARRIAGE COURSE LANGUAGE: MANDARIN DATE TIME PLACE 13 May 2023 (Saturday) 9.30 AM – 4.30AM Catholic Diocesan Centre, Penampang 14 May 2023 (Sunday) LANGUAGE: B. MALAYSIA DATE TIME PLACE 22 Jun 2023 (Thursday) 5.45 PM SHPC Room F7 23 Jun 2023 (Friday) 7.00 PM SHPC Room F7 24 Jun 2023 (Saturday) 8.00 PM-4.30PM SHPC Room F7 Fee: RM 50.00 (Per Couple) Please register at the Parish Office during office hours. INFANT BAPTISM AT SHC (MANDARIN) DATE TIME VENUE 21 APR 2023 (Sunday) 3.00 PM SHC (Limited to 50 PAX only) Registration will open on 8 th May - 16 th May 2023 (Registration closed at 3.00 PM on 16 th May 2023) during office hours. Parents and Godparents to attend the briefing on Thursday, 18 th May 2023 at 8.00 PM in Room F7 Attendance of parents & godparent are COMPULSORY (Registration will be cancelled if either one of the parents or the Godparent fails to attend the briefing.). 3RD COLLECTION IN AID OF CHURCH OF ST. PAUL BUILDING FUND Date: 6 th & 7 th May 2023 VOCATION SUNDAY - SHC PARISH DONATIONS (29 TH & 30 TH APRIL 2023) Black RM 16,590.45 Red RM 13,714.70