Daily Meditation The ax lies at the root of the trees. (Matthew 3:10) John the Baptist was enjoying great success in convincing people to respond to his call to repentance. People from all around Israel, and from every walk of life, were coming out to be washed clean of their sins and to recommit themselves to the law of the Lord. But things didn’t go so smoothly when some Pharisees and Sadducees showed up. “Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance,” John challenged them (Matthew 3:8). Don’t come just for a washing. Actually change your life. For John, repentance without change was like cutting off one branch of a tree when plenty of other branches are still bearing bad fruit. You need to take an “ax” to the entire root system that feeds all the branches (Matthew 3:10). You need to ask the Lord to cut away the foundational attitudes and root sins that keep feeding all the other sins. What are these roots? They differ with each person. Maybe they include long-standing resentments, positions of pride and self-sufficiency and prejudice, selfish desires, or a lack of compassion. Whatever they are, we have to trust that as we ask the Lord to cut away these roots, we’ll find freedom and a greater ability to change. God wants to give us a new way of thinking and acting. He wants to replace our foolishness with his wisdom. He wants to give us insights into his love and all that he can do in our hearts. And he wants to give us strength to obey his commands. But we have to come to him and confess our needs. At Mass today, you will be invited to cry out, “Lord, have mercy.” But you will also ask Jesus, “Only say the word, and my soul shall be healed.” Jesus loves to forgive your sins, but he longs to heal your soul—your “roots”—even more. So welcome him in. Ask his Spirit to keep making you into a new creation. “Come, Lord, teach me to bear fruit in keeping with my repentance.” For more NOTICES & EVENTS , kindly refer to our E-Bulletin at www.shckk.org or www.facebook.com/shckk SACERDOTAL ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY Our Parish Priest, Fr. Paul Lo will celebrate his 17 th Sacerdotal Ordination Anniversary on Saturday, 10 th December 2022 and Fr. Felix Chung will celebrate his 53 rd Sacerdotal Ordination Anniversary on Wednesday, 14 th December 2022. Let us pray for God’s choicest blessings on them in their priestly ministry. CHURCH RENOVATION - INTERIOR PAINTING The morning mass will be celebrated at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel from 28 th November - 3 rd December 2022 and 5 th December - 10 th December 2022 . Despite limited and confined space in the Chapel, parishioners can also attend the 6.30 AM morning mass at CMI. Also, Advent Individual Confession on 5 th - 9 th December 2022 will be held at the Sacred Heart Parish Centre. Your inconvenience is deeply regretted. ADVENT INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION The individual confession for Advent at Sacred Heart Cathedral will begin as follow: DATE TIME 5 - 9 December 2022 (Monday - Friday) 9.00 AM - 10.00 AM 10.30 AM - 11.30 AM 3.00 PM - 4.00PM 12 - 16 December 2022 (Monday - Friday) 9.00 AM - 10.00 AM 10.30 AM - 11.30 AM 3.00 PM - 4.00PM 19 - 21 December 2022 (Monday - Wednesday) 7.30 PM - 9.00 PM Registration is not required. DEVOTION ON FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH DATE DEVOTION TO TIME & VENUE 7 Dec 22 (Wednesday) St. Joseph 7.30PM, SHC NO HOLY HOUR Kindly be informed that there will be NO Holy Hour during Advent and Christmas Time. The Holy Hour will resume on 5 th January 2023. CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT (SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL) Date: 18 th December 2022 (Sunday) Time: 7.00 PM Venue: Sacred Heart Parish Center Foyer All parishioners are welcome to participate. CHRISTMAS MASS 2022 SCHEDULE FOR SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL 24 Dec 2022 (Saturday) 6.00 PM B. Malaysia 8.30 PM English 25 Dec 2022 (Sunday) 7.00 AM Mandarin 9.00 AM English 11.00 AM B. Malaysia For CMI, kindly refer to their church bulletin. ADVENT-CHRISTMAS FAMILY VISIT (CAROLLING) 2022 Date: 5 th (Monday) - 16 th (Friday) December 2022 Please note that For Zone 33 to Zone 41, will be handled by CMI PFPN. BLOOD DONATION DRIVE (SHC CARITAS) Date: 11 th December 2022 (Sunday) Time: 8.00 AM - 1.00 PM Venue: SHPC Right Wing & Room G1 CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY The SHC Social Ministry Sub-committee is organising the annual Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday, 17 th December 2022 from 10:30AM – 2:00PM, at SH Parish Hall. All children aged 4 -12 years are invited to attend. Registration forms are available from the Sunday School classes, Parish Office and at the special booth set up during Sunset Mass and Sunday Masses. CERTIFICATE OF BAPTISM, HOLY COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION FOR COLLECTION Parishioners are again reminded to check whether they have their Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation certificates. You may come to the SHC Parish Office to collect your certificates soonest. Please note that certificates that have been long issued and still not collected by 1 st January 2023 will be disposed of accordingly. Thereafter, you need to request for extract and will be charged RM 10.00 (ten only) per certificate. Your urgent cooperation is greatly appreciated. NEW REGISTRATION FOR THE YEAR 2023 SUNDAY FAITH FORMATION MINISTRY (ENGLISH) For children ages from 7 years old to 14 years old. All NEW students to register via this link - https://bit.ly/SFFM_New_Registration_2023 For any inquiries, please contact Suzy (0168315833) or Flossie (0146567201) INFANT BAPTISM AT SHC Please visit www.shckk.org for the latest schedule for Infant Baptism. Application Form for Baptism (Child): https://bit.ly/31R9mbg SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE AT SHC Arrangement for a Church Wedding should be made at least 4 months before the proposed day of marriage, with the priest of this Parish. For enquiries, please email at shparishoffice@gmail.com or visit www.shckk.org FUNERAL MASS ARRANGEMENT AT SHC Please contact the SHC Parish Office during office hours to make funeral arrangements with our priests. Kindly refer to our website at www.shckk.org for the procedure. TENDER AWARDED - PAINTING OF THE CHURCH The tender has been awarded to the successful contractor for a sum of RM 19, 800.00. PARISH DONATIONS (26 TH & 27 TH NOVEMBER 2022) SHC ( Black ) RM 17,548.65 ( Red ) RM 14,467.65 CMI ( Black ) RM 7,961.75 ( Red ) RM 6,710.45