Tamil Youth Camp - A great success

Theme : Arise Youth ! Shine In Your Family !

Venue : St.Chastan & Imbert Chai Leng Park , Perai

Date : 8 & 9 July 2011

Participants: 133

Focusing on this year's diocesan theme on family , a camp with the theme "Arise Youth, Shine in Family" was  a good start to the Tamil youths in northern district and other districts. The camp  helped the youths to realize and understand about their responsibility to the family. The camp started with praise and worship and followed by sessions conducted by Fr. Victor Louis (NBVM,Butterworth parish priest)  and Bro Kevin. 

Next day,  the mass was celebrated by Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu. In his homily, he explained more about the theme of the camp. After that, another session was conducted by Bro Kevin. The session helped the youths to reflect about their family.

All in all, the camp was a good start to rebuild the relationship in family . 

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all for the success of this came.

TAIZE Prayer

Taize is a tiny village in eastern France where young people come on pilgrimage to build community and participate in prayer and reflection. Taize prayer is a gathering of people with a common goal: to encounter oneself and God in prayer through songs and meditation.  It could be likened to an Upper Room experience when God appeared to His disciples.  It is an experience of peaceful communion with God in silence.  It is “a gathering of a common voice… to proclaim and respond to the Word of God”.  

For more information about TAIZE, please visit:  http://www.taize.fr/

We have to give up all our excuses

"99% of all failures comes from people who have a habit of making excuses" George Washington Carver.
People have a positive day...Better Malaysia! God bless.

Penang Diocesan Pastoral Staff Annual Retreat

 

All the pastoral staffs of the Diocese of Penang had attended an annual retreat on 21-23 June at Domus St. Anne.

We are honoured to have the rector of College General, Fr. Gerard Theraviam as our retreat-master.

All the staffs are rejuvenated from their 'routine' after had a time off to get closer to God and each other.

Tamil Youth Camp

City Parish Youth - Planning Meeting

The young people of City Parish Youths in Penang Island met to discuss on their upcoming program 

Youths and Parents - Formation Camp

Theme : Journey with Christ as a Family

Date: 5th -7th August 2011

Venue : Assumption Formation Centre

All are invited  to participate in this program.......for information Contact PDYN or Dominic 010-3736270

Fr John Prior a missionary from East Timor, Indonesia shared with us the Asian Youth Spirituality…..quoted St Catherine of Sienna “Be who god what you become, the world will be set on fire.” The youth have the power to change the world. The three areas of youths that needs real focus are:

1. Identity

2. Uncertainty

3. Relationship