Thought for May

Go forth and tweet! Pope sees web networks as "portals of truth". The websites - often associated with endless postings of idle gossip and baby photos - could be used as "portals of truth and faith" in an increasingly secular age, the pontiff said in his 2013 World Communications Day message. "Unless the Good News is made known also in the digital world, it may be absent in the experience of many people," the Pontiff said in the a letter published on the Vatican's website. The Holy See has become an increasingly prolific user of social media since it launched its 'new evangelization' of the developed world, where some congregations have fallen in the wake of growing secularization and damage to the Church's reputation from a series of sex abuse scandals. The Pope himself reaches around 2.5 million followers through eight Twitter accounts, including one in Latin. Belying his traditionalist reputation, the Pope praised connections made online which he said could blossom into true friendships. Online life was not a purely virtual world but "increasingly becoming part of the very fabric of society," he said. Social networks were also a practical tool that Catholics could use to organize prayer events, the pope suggested. But he called for reasoned debate and respectful dialogue with those with different beliefs, and cautioned against a tendency towards "heated and divisive voices" and "sensationalism". The websites were creating a new "agora", he added, referring to the gathering spaces that were the centers of public life in ancient Greek cities. - Reuters

May 2013

KK Archdiocese

**Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish Events**
Contact: Parish office @ 088-224741

Morning Prayer (Lauds)
Date: Daily
Time: 5:30 am
Venue: SH Chapel
Biblical Walk Through the Mass
Date: May 21
Time: 7:45 pm
Venue: F6 SHPC
LifeTeen Social Nite
Date: May 18
LifeTeen Issue Nite
Date: May 25
Alpha Follow-up DVD series "Swear to God"
Date: May 20, 27
Time: 7:45 pm
Venue: F7, SHPC
Contact: LJCCC @ 088-718817

**Legion of Mary Comitium**
Contact: Victoria @ 016-8445213

Meeting
Date: May 19
Time: 12:00 pm
Venue: CMI

**St Simon Likas Parish Activities**
Contact: Parish Office @ 088-212713

DVD Course on Catholicism: Journey to the heart of Faith
Date: May 21, 28

**Stella Maris Parish Events**
Contact: Parish office @ 088-254321

Parish Kaamatan Celebration at BM Mass Followed by lunch fellowship
Date: May 19
Time: 10 am
Venue: Parish Hall (lunch)
LSS for Neophytes
Date: May 23-25
Contact: Neil @ 013- 8798415
50th Anniversary Blessing of Stella Maris Church
Date: May 25
Children's Retreat at Pace Bene
Date: May 30-Jun 1

Free Guidance & Pastoral Counselling Services
Venue: G4, Catholic Family Life Service Centre, SHPC
Contact:
088-220741 to make prior appointment
Parish Office: 088-224741
Services: individual, group, marriage & family counselling, career guidance, psycho-education (training or talks).

Alamesra Youth-PREP Centre
Time: 9 am - 5 pm (Mon- Fri), 9 am - 4 pm (Sat)
Venue: Ground floor, Lot 25, Block E, Lorong Plaza Utama 1, Alamesra, Jalan Sulaman.
Contact:
088-485371 or fax 088-485373; email: youthprepcentre@gmail.com
Venue: Youth Prep Centre Alammesra
Contact:
Call 088-771003 or 019-8011371; email: youth@pkgs.org.my
Services: Provides a space for youths to seek professional assistance and support on issues such as education, relationships, work, family, financial stability. Also provides a point of reference for those intending to leave home for the first time and for those intending to work in West Malaysia and Singapore.

Keningau Diocese

**Retreats**
Venue: Pertapaan Karmel Kaingaran Tambunan
Contact: 013-8772529

Retret Iman yang hidup dalam Kuasa Roh Kudus
Date: May 17-19
Retret untuk Chinese Priests
Date: May 22-29
Chinese Retreat
Date: May 31-Jun 2

Monthly Adoration (12-hr)
Date: May 23
Time: 6 am - 7 pm
Venue: KSFX
Contact:
Parish Office @ 087-331154

Monthly Adoration (15-hr)
Date: Mondays - Saturdays
Time: 6:30 am - 9:30 pm
Venue: RRKK Tatal
Contact:
RRKK @ 087-332935

Sandakan Diocese

Bible Sharing (3 languages) (Mondays)
Date: May 20, 27
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Tawau
Contact:
Parish Office @ 089-752281

Prayer Meeting (3 languages) (Fridays)
Date: May 17
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Tawau
Contact:
Parish Office @ 089-752281

Monthly Adoration
Date: May 16
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: St Joseph Sandakan
Contact:
Parish Office @ 089-271331