Daily Meditation They laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. (Acts 8:17) Philip was having great success in Samaria. As the result of his preaching and ministry, many Samaritans came to believe in the Lord. Not only that, but unclean spirits were being routed and people were being healed of all kinds of afflictions. Crowds of people were being baptized into Jesus’ death and resurrection and were experiencing the joy of their redemption. So why did the apostles in Jerusalem even bother to send Peter and John to Samaria? What more could the people possibly need? The Holy Spirit, that’s what! Just as he had made all the difference for the apostles on the day of Pentecost, so did he make all the difference for the people of Samaria—and for us. What is that difference? Here are some examples. It is clearly amazing to witness a miraculous healing as the Samaritans did— or even to receive one yourself as some of the Samaritans did. But when the Spirit comes to dwell in you, he can bring healing to your wounded memories and free you from lifelong patterns of sin and guilt and shame. It’s a good thing to be able to memorize prayers or passages from Scripture. But it’s even more wonderful to have the Spirit alive in you, breathing new life and joy into your heart through these prayers and passages and giving you new insights into his love. It’s one thing to muster what strength you have to fight sin, but it’s another thing altogether to experience the indwelling Spirit giving you his own grace to say no to temptation and keeping your faith alive in times of difficulty. The truth is, we need the Holy Spirit to renew our minds, to fill our hearts, and to keep us connected to Jesus. Pentecost is just two weeks away. What do you need the Holy Spirit to do in you? “Come, Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of your faithful. Come, fill my heart!” 6 th Sunday of Easter Psalter II - Year A 14 th May 2023 ___ LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: ACTS 8:5-8. 14-17 Respons. Psalm CRY OUT WITH JOY TO GOD ALL THE EARTH. 2 nd Reading: 1 PETER 3:15-18 Gospel: JOHN 14:15-21 ___ Next week’s reading 7 th Sunday of Easter (World Social Communications Sunday) Psalter III - Year A 1 st Reading: ACTS 1:12-14 Respons. Psalm PSALM 26:1. 4. 7-8 2 nd Reading: 1 PETER 4:13-16 Gospel: JOHN 17:1-11 ___ 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 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 NURSES DAY MASS AND DINNER Theme: OUR NURSES OUR FUTURE WALK WITH GOD AS HIS WAY IS ALWAYS PERFECT (PSALM 18:30) Date: 28 th May 2023 Time: 5.30pm Place: Church of Mary Immaculate, Bukit Padang All nurses and medical staff are welcome. Thereafter dinner at New Wong Kok restaurant Luyang. Contact Agnes M 0168363158 /Airlines 0109569256 INFANT BAPTISM AT SHC (MANDARIN) DATE TIME VENUE 21 May 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.). MPC SUBCOMMITEE ON FAMILY 1. Please scan the QR code on the pews to take part in an online survey on families [ if you haven’t done so ] . We want to get the views of as many parishioners as possible 2. Please come for an EXCITING SESSION on Family [ Amoris Laetitia: The Joy of Love by Pope Francis ] to be conducted on 24 th May 2023 Wednesday [7.30 to 10 pm] in 3 languages in the SHPC, F7 in English [ Fr Michael Modoit ] , F2 in Chinese [ Fr Paul Lo ] and F6 &8 in BM [ Sr Suzan Guntabid ] PENTECOST HEALING RALLY Date: 2 nd - 4 th June 2023 TITLE: RESTORATION IN JESUS Speaker: Mr. Jude Antoine (International speaker) Venue: Sacred Heart Parish Hall Registration: FREE – using QR code OR click: https://forms.gle/RzgYqXaEQ2jxYZJf6 PRE-MARRIAGE COURSE 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. WORLD SOCIAL COMMUNICATION SUNDAY All donations on 20 th & 21 st May 2023 (Sat & Sun) will be sent to the Archdiocesan Office for Catholic Sabah. Please donate generously. 3RD COLLECTION IN AID OF CHURCH OF ST. PAUL BUILDING FUND Total Amount: RM 17,656.15 Thank you for your generosity. SHC PARISH DONATIONS (6 TH & 7 TH MAY 2023) Black RM 16,624.95 Red RM 13,907.90