Daily Meditation The Transfiguration of the Lord can sound embarrassingly magical. Jesus goes up onto a mountain and his clothes become dazzlingly white. Prophets appear and talk to him. And then it is all over and Jesus tells his disciples to say nothing. We should hold on to the absurdity of the incident. There is simply no reason for all this to have happened. In particular, there is no reason to put it into a gospel – the evangelist makes no capital out of it, it is simply there. And this is the strength of the Transfiguration as an historical incident. There is no reason for anyone to have invented it. It is not central to the Christian case. It is not used to win arguments. There is only one reason to put it into the Gospel, and that is because it happened. It is one of those cases of the evangelists writing things down without knowing why they were important, and their very puzzlement is what makes the story so convincing. Why, then, did it happen? Surely so that we could see and understand that Jesus is at once one of the prophets and the one that was prophesied by them; and that he is God, and lives for all eternity in a blaze of dazzling and unapproachable light. The true miracle of the Transfiguration is not the shining face or the white garments, but the fact that for the rest of the time Jesus hid his glory so well. Source: Universalis, The Transfiguration of the Lord. SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 14 August 2023 (Monday) Time: 7.30 PM (ENG) Place: SHC 15 August 2023 (Tuesday) Time: 6.00 AM (ENG) Place: SHC It is a day of obligation. DEVOTION ON FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH Devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Date: 1 Sep 2023 (Friday) Time: 7.30 PM Place: SHC Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Date: 2 Sep 2023 (Saturday) Time: 11.00 AM Place: Chapel Devotion to St. Joseph Date: 6 Sep 2023 (Wednesday) Time: 7.30 PM Place: SHC CHURCH COMPOUND: NON- SMOKING AREA To comply with Health Ministry regulations, smoking is strictly prohibited in our church compound. Offenders may face penalties ranging from RM 250 to RM 350 as per the Tobacco Revenue Control regulation (PPKHT) 2004 amendment 2018, effective since 1st January 2020. We kindly request all parishioners and visitors to refrain from smoking in this area. Transfiguration of The Lord Psalter II - Year A 6 th August 2023 ___ LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: DANIEL 7: 9-10, 13-14 Responsorial Psalm THE LORD IS KING, MOST HIGH ABOVE ALL THE EARTH. 2 nd Reading: 2 PETER 1: 16-19 Gospel: MATTHEW 17:1-9 ___ Next week’s reading Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Psalter III - Year A 1 st Reading: 1 KINGS 19: 9, 11-13 Respons. Psalm PSALM 84: 9-14 2 nd Reading: ROMANS 9: 1-5 Gospel: MATTHEW 14: 22-23 ___ 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) www.shckk.org or www.facebook.com/shckk PARISH PASTORAL ASSEMBLY 2023 The Parish Pastoral Assembly (PPA) will be held on Thursday, 28 th September 2023 at Sacred Heart Parish Centre. Strengthen our faith together under the theme: "The Catholic Church in Malaysia coming together as clergy, religious, and laity to CELEBRATE, LISTEN, and WALK in the Light of the Lord" (Isaiah 2:2-5). Ministry, community, and group representatives' participation is compulsory as a preparation for the Archdiocesan Assembly 2024 and Malaysia Pastoral Convention 2026. NEW PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL 2023 – 2026 1. Datuk Bernard Liew 10. Dicky Lee 2. Ignatius Matayun 11. Dr. Eddy Liew 3. Carlos Cordova 12. Henry Ng 4. Douglas H. Naun 13. Jarisah Gondikit 5. Catherine Wan 14. Priscilla Justin 6. Joanna Chong 15. Richard B. Valintinus 7. Alex Wong 16. Rosalind Sulit 8. Charles Tibok 17. Suzy Maiks 9. Dennis Lo Kin Hew INFANT BAPTISM AT SHC (ENGLISH) DATE TIME PLACE 13 Aug 2023 (Sunday) 3.00 PM SHC (Limited to 50 PAX only) Registration: 31 st July – 9 th August 2023 (Closes at 3:00 PM on 9 August) during office hours. Parents and Godparents MUST attend briefing on Thursday, 10 th August 2023 at 8:00 PM in Room F7 Attendance is COMPULSORY (Registration will be cancelled if either the parents or the Godparent fails to attend the briefing.). Please bring the following copies: Child's Birth Certificate, Church Marriage Certificate, Godparents' Confirmation Certificate, and Godparents' Church Marriage Certificate (if applicable). WHY WE BELIEVE WHAT WE BELIEVE – Answering Common Questions about the Catholic Faith by Dr. Brant Pitre For 8 Wednesdays (start since 2 August) Time & Venue: 8.00PM at SHPC Room G1 Organizer: SHC Apologetics Ministry For more questions, please contact: Julia (019-8815009) MPC: LAUDATO SI Parishioners are invited to attend the study session for Laudato Si as follows: Date: 11 th August 2023 (Friday) Time/Venue: 8.00PM - 9.30PM at CMI (Room G1 – ENG, G2 – BM, F1 -CHI) All are welcome to participate. GOD REDEEMING OUR WORLD (GROW): SEMINAR 3 – THE AWAITED SAVIOUR BY DEACON DR. SHERMAN KUEK (EN) Details are as follows: Date: 11 th –13 th August 2023 (Deadline: 6 th August 2023 ) Venue: SHPC Room F6 & F8 Contribution: RM45/person (Registration is confirmed once full payment has been done) You may register via: 1. Online: http://www.bit.ly/s3grow2023 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) SHC CWL LUCKY DRAW RESULT IN AID OF THE SEMINARIAN FUND PRIZE TICKET NO. PRIZE TICKET NO. 1 ST 56915 7 TH 21769 2 ND 52701 8 TH 29986 3 RD 25315 9 TH 49989 4 TH 44861 10 TH 52604 5 TH 13510 11 TH 26029 6 TH 59639 12 TH 29483 The prizes can be claimed from the parish office before 11 th August 2023. SHC ENGLISH PRAYER MEETING Date: 11 th August 2023 (Friday) Time/Venue: 8.00PM at Room F7 Theme: My Heart, God’s Dwelling Place All parishioners are invited. CHARIS PROPHETIC INTERCESSION TRAINING Details are as follows: Date: 14 th –19 th August 2023 Venue: Sacred Heart Cathedral Speaker: Archbishop Francis Kalist (International Speaker) & Chevalier Cyril John (International Speaker) Please contact the following person for Registration: Rozy Regina (019-8719958), Elne Beth (013-8917513), Mary Low (019-2866355) SACRED HEART CHINESE TEENS GATHERING Date: 19 th August 2023 (Saturday) Time/Venue: 7:45PM TO 9:45PM in SHPC Room F2 Theme: Gather. Reconnect Teenagers aged 12-20 are very welcome to participate. QR code for registration: For more info, please contact: Queenie 016-841806, Brandon 010-3666362 LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR (ORGANIZED BY LJCCC) DATE TIME ROOM 7 Sep 2023 (Thursday) 8.00 PM – 9.30 PM Room F2 8 Sep 2023 (Friday) 8.00 PM – 9.30 PM Room F2 9 Sep 2023 (Saturday) 8.30 AM – 3.00 PM Room F2 10 Sep 2023 (Sunday) 2.30 PM – 4.30 PM Room F7 For registration, kindly call or text Lucia, 012-802 7255 or Walk-in registration. All are welcome. 3RD COLLECTION IN AID OF CHURCH OF ST. PAUL BUILDING FUND Date: 5 th & 6 th August 2023 SHC PARISH DONATIONS (29 TH & 30 TH JULY 2023) Black RM 17,512.85 Red RM 15, 074.90