Parish Priest : Fr. Paul Lo Assistant Priests : Fr. Russell Lawrine (Hospital Chaplain) Fr. Saimon William Fr. Terans Thadeus (Hospital Chaplain) Fr. Gerald Terence Saimel, OFM Jln Kolam, Bukit Padang P. O. Box 21283, 88770 Luyang Post Office Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Tel: 088 - 222345, 012 - 870 8009 / Fax: 088 - 244345 Email: cmikk@ymail.com FB: www.facebook.com/cmibp Website: https://cmikk.org/ Office hours: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 12:00 pm; 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm; Sat 8:00am - 12:00 pm; Closed on first Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays Contact persons: Admin Supervisor – Douglas ; General Clerk – Rita; Accounts Clerk – Eva DAILY AND WEEKEND MASSES SCHEDULE * Daily Mass (English) Monday — Saturday Rosary at 5.50 am; Mass at 6:30 am * Saturday (Mandarin) Rosary at 4 : 5 0 pm; Novena at 5:30 pm; Mass at 6:00 pm * Sunday (English) Rosary at 7:15 am; Mass at 8:00 am ; * Sunday (Korean) Mass at 10:00 am in the Chapel CMI BUILDING EXTENSION Contractor: Bisajuta Sdn. Bhd. Final Contract Sum: RM3,321,890 Completion date: 18 June 2020 Extension consists: An open hall, 6 multi - purpose rooms, a canteen, a Rectory and toilets CHURCH OF MARY IMMACULATE PARISH CMI BUILDING FUNDRAISING (i) PERSONAL AND CORPORATE DONATIONS: Transfer or deposit to: RTDKK CMI Building Fund C/A No.: 101960010196410 Alliance Bank (M) Bhd. IMPORTANT : Please forward the details (bank in slip) to CMI office either by Fax or e - mail for o ur record and issuanc e of receipt. Your generous donation is very much appreciated. PARISH FINANCE AND PROPERTY COUNCIL (PFPC) Datuk Patrick Tan * Liang Lih Lih * Phelomina Engsun * Henry Chin STATEMENT OF FUNDS RAISED AS AT 7 SEPTEMBER 2023 RM FINAL CONTRACT SUM 3,321,890 Less: Funds raised Donors 1,5 8 1 , 5 55 Sunday collections 4 74,487 Pledges by Ministries/Groups 101,815 Donation – SHC 84,856 Charity Concert 55,798 Golf Charity Tournament 240,002 Fund Raising Dinner 182,888 Souvenir Magazine 2 1,626 Bazaar 295,243 Mother’s Day sales 2,442 Boys Brigade Food Coupons 8,850 CMI Silver Jubilee Dinner 20,000 SFC Pilgrimage DVD 2,480 Book sales (XinLu.XinLu) 9, 648 Bund le sales 3, 508 Government Grant 150,000 -------------- 3, 2 35,198 -------------- Remaining Funds to be raised 86,692 ======== PARISH WEEKEND COLLECTIONS 02.09.2023 & 03.09.2023 Black Bag: RM8,143.25 Red Bag: RM7,315.52 PRE - LOVED ITEMS T here will be sales of pre - loved items before and after mass in the c hurch lobby. All sales from this will be channelled to the CMI Building Fund. Please drop by the stall and give your support. PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL FOR THE TERM 2023 – 2026 1. Chairman Catherine Chai Engsun 2. Vice Chairman / PFPN Leo Komuji 3. Secretary / SOCCOM Henry Chua 4. Asst. Secretary Laurence L. Dumling 5. Catechetical Lilian May Chia 5. Chinese Community Paul Wong & Lily Pan 6. Family Life Charlie Oliver 7. Liturgical Victoria Voon 8 Social & Welfare Caroline Tai & Jody M ajanil 9 Youth Savio Masudal 10 CWL Jennifer Jinu 11 Ex - Officio Sr. Bibi Densia fsp DONATION DRIVE FOR POTTED PLANTS The Catechetical Ministry invite s parishioners to donate any potted plants to be sold at the Family Day Bazaar on 23 rd September 2023 as a fundr aising towards the CMI Building Fund. Donated plants can be dropped off at the church lobby during office hours or Sunday mass. Your donation is very much appreciated. 3 RD COLLECTION IN AID OF CMI BUILDING FUND ON 03.09.2023 RM10,379.35 Thank you for your kind generosity! NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS HYMNS ENTRANCE : 126 – Glory And Praise To Our God COLLECTION: 149 – Holy, Holy, Holy OFFERTORY: 311 – Take My Hands HOLY COMMUNION : 274 – As The Deer Longs 081 – Christ, Be Our Light TH ANKSGIVING : 208 – Make Us True Servants RECESSIONAL : 150 – Holy Is His Name Praise the Lord for he is good; sing to our God for he is loving; to him our praise is due. - Psalm 146 NEXT WEEK’S READINGS 24TH SUNDAY IN O RDINARY T IME YEAR A 1 ST READING: Ecclesiasticus 27:30 - 28:7 2 ND READING: Romans 14:7 - 9 GO S PEL: Matthew 18:21 - 35 BAPTISM FOR CHILDREN For Application of Baptism, please register at CMI Parish Office with the following documents (a copy each): a) Child’s Birth Certificate; b) Parents’ Church Marriage Certificate; God Parent’s documents: - i) For Single – Copy of Baptism & Confirmation Certificates; ii) For Couple – Copy of Baptism, Confirma tion & Church Marriage Certificates Next baptism: 15 th October 2023 FUNERAL MASS Parishioners please take note of the following when making arrangements for Funeral Mass: a) SJBF Office – for purchasing a tomb or b urial ground; b) SHC Parish Office – Funeral Mass at SHC or Funeral Service at a parlour; c) CMI Parish Office – for Funeral Mass at CMI Documents required ( a copy each ): i) Deceased’s Identity Car d ii) Deceased’s Baptism Certificate iii) Death Certificate/Police Report iv) Deceased’s Church Marriage Cert (if any). SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangement of Church Wedding at Church of Mary Immaculate should be made at least FOUR ( 4) MONTHS before the proposed wedding date with the Parish Priest. Documents required – Please contact CMI Parish Office during office hours. FAMILY DAY BAZAAR : This will be held on Saturday, 2 3 rd September 2023 at the Parish Hall from 7am - 1pm. There will be 52 stalls selling varieties of food, clothes, home and decorative items and services ; Blood donation drive by Parish Caritas; Plants by Catechetical Ministry; Busking by the Wardens and many more. Parishioners are invited to come and support our vendors and buy their products. Your participation is very much appreciated. FUNDRAISING DINN ER IN AID OF CMI BUILDING FUND : T his will be held on Sunday, 29 th October 2023 at CMI Parish Hall at 6:30 pm with an 8 - cours e sit - down Chinese dinner. Tickets sold out. Thank you for your continuous support. CMI CELEBRATING 30 YEARS (1993 - 2023) & ESTABLISHMENT OF PARISH (2023) LITURGY OF THE WORD 1 ST 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 ACCLAMATION Your word is truth, O Lord, Consecrate us in the truth. GOSPEL: Matthew 18:15 - 20 Stonyhurst, UK – Establishment of a new Pri vate or International school in Kota Kinabalu. Stonyhurst College in the UK is a very prestigious Catholic Boarding school founder by the Jesuits in 1593. Last year the institution opened its very first International sister school outside of the UK – Stonyhurst International S chool in Penang. The school already has over 600 students from all over the world, including 200 Malaysian boys and girls who are being educated in a value - based academic environment founded on Ignatian Values. With the encouragement of Archbishop John W ong, the school is currently considering the establishment of a new Private or International school in Kota Kinabalu and seeks to understand the needs and motivations of the intended market before making its final decision. A focus group discussions with Catholic families will be held on 17 th September 2023 at CMI in Room G1 at 9.30 am. Seats are limited to 20 pax only. F or regis t ration please scan the QR Code by Monday, 11 th September 2023. You may also refer to the notice board or Facebook. SEASON OF CREATION PRAYER 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 knowle dge. 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 o ur 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 livel ihoods 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 un w illingness to listen. In this season of Creation, we pray that you would call to us, as from the bu rning 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 com es from hearing‖. Give us hearts to listen for t h e 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 h ope to quench the fire s 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 HOLY HOUR Date: Thur, 28th September 2023 Time: 8:00 pm Venue: Main Church MOVIE NIGHT : MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA Date: Sunday, 24 th September 2023 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Room G1/G2 Duration: 2 hrs 56 mins PARISH FAMILY PASTORAL NETWORK (PFPN) 2 ND MEETING Date: Monday, 11 th September 2023 Time: 8:00 pm Venue: Room G 1 Parishioners who are residing within CMI’s 9 zones are invited to join in this meeting as the PFPN is still looking for volunteers to be Zone Coordinators and Taman Leaders. Please refer to the notice board for the zones and taman listing. Upcoming events to be organised are (i) October Month of Rosary (ii) Advent Family Visit.