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 issuance of receipt. Your generous donation is very much appreciated. PARISH FINANCE AND PROPERTY COUNCI L (PFPC) Datuk Patrick Tan * Liang Lih Lih * Phelomina Engsun * Henry Chin STATEMENT OF FUNDS RAISED AS AT 24 TH AUGUST 2023 RM FINAL CONTRACT SUM 3,321,890 Less: Funds raised Donors 1,5 7 8,1 55 Sunday collections 4 64,107 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 21,62 6 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 3,242 Government Grant 150,000 -------------- 3, 2 2 1 , 152 -------------- Remaining Funds to be raised 1 0 0, 378 ======== COLLECTION ON 14.08.23 & 15.08.23 [Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary] Black Bag: RM3,179.55 Red Bag: RM2,720.00 PARISH WEEKEND COLLECTIONS 19.08.23 & 20.08.23 Black Bag: RM7,705.90 Red Bag: RM7,081.15 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 fundraising 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. NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS HYMNS ENTRANCE 028 – Alleluia , Sing to Jesus COLLECTION: 256 – One Spirit, One Church OFFERTORY: 068 – Bread And Wine We Bring To You HOLY COMMUNION : 004 – A Living Hope 274 – Psalm 42/43: As The Deer Longs TH ANKSGIVING : 320 – The Cry Of The Poor RECESSIONAL : 332 – They’ll Know We Are Christians 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 23RD SUNDAY IN O RDINARY T IME YEAR A 1 ST READING: Jeremiah 20:7 - 9 2 ND READING: Romans 12:1 - 2 GO S PEL: Matthew 16:21 - 27 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 O ffice – for Funeral Mass at CMI Documents required ( a copy each ): i) Deceased’s Identity Card 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. GOTONG ROYONG : This is organised by the War dens in collaboration with RELA and will take place this Sunday, 27 th August 2023 from 1pm onwards. Refreshment will be served. Equipment to bring: Aluminium ladder & wipe cloth to clean the fans & windows /Broom s & dustpans for sweeping floor/Long pole broo m to clean ceiling/Pails, mops & brushes for cleaning stairs; P lastic broom for drain cleaning/All purpose cleaner/Squeegee/ scrub brush/ spray bottle. DONATION DRIVE FOR FSIC SISTERS OF STELLA MARIS CONVENT: This donation drive is organised by the CMI Youth Ministry. Donation can either be in cash or food items such as dry noodles/meehoon, canned food and cooking oil. Dry ite ms can be dropped off at the parish office during office hours or at their counter during Sunday mass. For further information, please contact Asher at 010 - 9432092 or Laurence at 013 - 8906665. CMI MID - AUTUMN FESTIVAL GALA: This is organised by the CMI Chinese Pastoral Community on Sunday, 10 th September at the parish hall at 6.00 pm. A buffet dinner priced at RM25 for adults, RM15 for children aged 6 years to 12 years old; and FREE for children 5 years and below. For registration, please scan the QR code on the poster on the notice board 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 DINNER 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: Isaiah 22:19 - 23 RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Your love, O Lord, is eternal, discard not the work of your hands. 2 ND READING: Romans 11:33 - 36 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. GOSPEL: Matthew 16:13 - 20 Peter The Rock We r ejoice today that Christ chose Peter in spite of his human failings to be the rock on which he built his Church. The reason for that choice lies in the unfathomable depth of God’s wisdom. ‘The Lord is high, yet he looks on the lowly.’ PARISH FAMILY PASTORAL NETWORK (PFPN) PFPN will be conducting its 1 st Meeting on Monday 28 th August 2023 at 8.00 pm in Room G1. The main agenda of this meeting is to form a committee of appointed Zone Coordinators and Taman Leaders within this parish ’s 9 zones namely: 33 - Bundusan A 34 - Bundusan B 35 - Beverly Hills 36 - Khidmat Bungalow 37 - Khidmat A 38 - Khidmat B 39 - BDC 40 - Bukit Padang/Kg Baru 41 - Ria Please refer to the notice board for a listing of the respective ‘Taman’ in each Zone. For those who are living within these zones and are interested to serve are most welcome to attend the meeting. Contact person: Leo Komuji at 012 833 3899 (Chairman of PFPN)