Parish bulletin week 13

Mass times (Week 13)

Sunday 26/03/2017 Fourth Sunday of Lent	1 Sam 16:1,6-7,10-13 Eph 5:8-14 Jn 9:1-41	7.30am (English) 9.00am(Tamil) 10.45am(BM) 5.30pm(Mandarin)
Monday 27/03/2017 4th Week of Lent	Is 65 : 17-21, Jn 4 : 43-45	No Mass
Tuesday 28/03/20174th Week of Lent	Ez 47 : 1-9. 12, Jn 5 : 1-16	1.00pm (English)
Wednesday 29/03/20174th Week of Lent	Is 49, 8-15, Jn 5 : 17-30	1.00pm (English)
Thursday 30/03/20174th Week of Lent	Ex 32 : 7-14, Jn 5 : 31-47	1.00pm (English)
Friday 31/03/20174th Week of Lent	Wis 2, 1a. 12-22, Jn 7 : 1-2, 10 : 25-30	1.00pm (English) *1.30pm (SOTC Eng) *7.00pm (SOTC Tam) *8.45pm (SOTC Mnd)
Saturday 01/04/2017 Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent; Fifth Sunday of Lent	Ex 37 : 12-14 Rom 8 : 8-11 Jn 11: 1-45 (or 3-7. 17.20-27. 33b-45)	5.00pm (Rosary) 5.30pm (Novena) 6.00pm (English)
Sunday 02/04/2017  Fifth Sunday of Lent		7.30am (English) 9.00am (Tamil) 10.45am (English) 5.30pm (Mandarin)

PARISH NEWS

*Stations of the Cross on Fridays of Lent 

English          : 1.30pm
Tamil              : 7.00pm
Mandarin       : 8.45pm 

Chrism Mass

Date    : 11 April, 2017 (Tuesday)
Place  : Church of St. Andrew, Muar
Time   :  7.30pm

Penitential Service for Easter

30.03.17 (Thu)	8.00pm	Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Krubong.
03.04.17 (Mon)	8.00pm	Church of  St. Theresa
04.04.17 (Tues)	8.00pm	Church of St. Mary, Air Salak  Chapel of Corpus Christi, Terendak Camp
05.04.17 (Wed)	8.00pm	Church of St. Peter Chapel of The Immaculate Conception (P.S.)
06.04.17 (Thurs)	8.00pm	Church of St. Francis Xavier
07.04.17 (Fri)	7.00pm	Church of the Holy Spirit, Jasin

Retreat in Bahasa Malaysia

Theme            : Bersama Yesus: Dari Kematian Menuju Kebangkitan
Facilitator       : Sr. Maria Magdalena
Date                : 31 March - 2 April, 2017
Venue             : Majodi Centre, Plentong, JB
Contact          : Francis Soh (012-7540037)

Closing Date : 26 March, 2017

*Registration Forms are available at the Parish Office.

Mary, Mother of EvangelisationA retreat by St. John Vianney Retreat House

Date                : 12 May – 14 May, 2017
Days               : Friday –Sunday
Fee                 : RM 200/Single or RM 180/Twin Sharing
Place              : Majodi Centre
Facilitator       : Sr. Margarete Sta Maria, FDCC.
Contact          : Julie Chong 016-6404588; Francis Soh 012-7540037;
                       Alvin Lee 016-6539114

Closing Date : 8 May, 2017

Melaka Catholic Youth Day 

Date    : 8 April – 9 April, 2017
Days   : Saturday and Sunday
Place  : Church of St. Peter
Time   : 9.00pm to 9.00 am
Age     : 15 years – 40 years

Contact :  Alston Benedict (013 6929052)

You may also surf the event page here for more information.

Youth Mass Multi-Lingual (Palm Sunday)

Date  : 9 April 2017

Time :  7.00am

Place :  Church of St. Francis Xavier

*Kindly take note that the Mass on Palm Sunday will be at 7.00am and not at 7.30 am This change is only for Palm Sunday.

Understanding the Mid-Life Beginnings. A stage of Re-Evaluation

Facilitator       : Bro. Collin Wee, FSC
Date                :  21 May 2017 Sunday
Place              :  Majodi Centre, Plentong
Fee                 :  RM 40.00 per person

Contact          : Francis Soh 012-7540037

Closing Date : 8 May, 2017

Montfort Youth Centre Open House Charity Carnival 2017

Date    : 21 May, 2017 (Sunday)
Time   : 9.00am to 4.00pm
Place : Montfort Youth Centre

Penitential Service & Holy Week Schedule 2017

Dear Brethren in Christ,

Please refer to the image above regarding the schedule for penitential services and Holy Week events.
For the transcribed version of the image, please refer below.

Notice #1

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

The administrator of the blog of Saint Francis Xavier's Church, Melaka, would like to sincerely apologise for the mistake made in the announcements for Week 10, for which it was not noted that the 10.45 am Mass on 12/3/2017 will be said in the national language or Bahasa Malaysia, instead of English.

Fiat Voluntas Tua,
The Administrator.

Parish Bulletin Week 11

Mass times (Week 11)

Sunday 12/03/2017 Second Sunday of Lent	Gen 12 : 1-4 2 Tim 1 : 8b-10 Mt 17 : 1-9	7.30am (English) 9.00am (Tamil) 10.45am (BM) 5.30pm (Mandarin)
Monday 13/03/2017 2nd Week of Lent	Dan 9: 4b – 10,  Lk 6 : 36-38	No Mass
Tuesday 14/03/2017 2nd Week of Lent	Is 1 : 10, 16-20,   Mt 23 : 1-12	1.00pm (English)
Wednesday 15/03/2017 2nd Week of Lent	Jer 18 : 18-20,  Mt 20 : 17-28	1.00pm (English)
Thursday 16/03/2017 2nd Week of Lent	Jer 17 : 5-10,  Lk 16 : 19-31	1.00pm (English)
Friday 17/03/2017 St. Patrick Bishop, Memorial	Gen 37 : 3-4, 12-13a 17b-28  Mt 21: 33-43, 45-46	1.00pm (English)
Saturday 18/03/2017 Saturday of the Second Week of Lent; Third Sunday of Lent	Ex 17 : 3-7,  Rom 5 : 1-2, 5-8 Jn 4 : 5-42	5.00pm (Rosary) 5.30pm (Novena) 6.00pm (English)
Sunday 19/03/2017  Third Sunday of Lent		7.30am (English) 9.00am (Tamil) 10.45am (English) 5.30pm (Mandarin)

PARISH NEWS

Stations of the Cross on Fridays of Lent 

English          : 1.30pm
Tamil              : 7.00pm
Mandarin       : 8.45pm 

Mary, Mother of Evangelisation

Date                : 12 May – 14 May, 2017
Days               : Friday –Sunday
Fee                 : RM 200/Single or RM 180/Twin Sharing
Place              : Majodi Centre
Facilitator       : Sr. Margarete  Sta Maria, FDCC.
Contact          : Julie Chong 016-6404588; Francis Soh 012-7540037;
                       Alvin Lee 016-6539114

Closing Date : 8 May, 2017

Lenten Recollection with Fr. Ignatius Huan

Date    : 18 March, 2017 (Saturday)
Time   : 10.00am – 5.00pm
Place  : St. Peter’s Church
Fee     : RM 10.00 per person

(Lunch & Tea will be provided)

*Please register at St. Peter’s Church.

Marriage Preparation Weekend in English

Date    :  17 -19 March, 2017
Day     :  Friday - Saturday
Venue :  Wisma Theresa
Fee     :  300.00 per couple

Contact Person : Toby De Costa (012-6603413)

*Please obtain registration forms from the Parish Office and have it endorsed by the Parish Priest.

Retreat in Bahasa Malaysia

Theme            : Bersama Yesus: Dari Kematian Menuju Kebangkitan
Facilitator       : Sr. Maria Magdalena
Date                : 31 March - 2 April, 2017
Venue             : Majodi Centre, Plentong, JB
Contact          : Francis Soh (012-7540037)

Closing Date : 26 March, 2017

*Registration Forms are available at the Parish Office.

Melaka Catholic Youth Day

Date    : 8 April – 9 April, 2017
Days   : Saturday and Sunday
Place  : Church of St. Peter
Time   : 9.00pm to 9.00 am
Age     : 15 years – 40 years

Contact :  Alston Benedict (013 6929052)

You may also surf the event page here for more information.

Understanding the Mid-Life Beginnings. A stage of Re-Evaluation

Facilitator       : Bro. Collin Wee, FSC
Date                :  21 May, 2017 Sunday
Place              :  Majodi Centre, Plentong
Fee                 :  RM 40.00 per person

Contact          : Francis Soh 012-7540037

Closing Date : 8 May, 2017

Parish Bulletin Week 10

Mass times (Week 10)

Sunday 05/03/2017 First Sunday of Lent	Gen 2 : 7-9, 3 : 1-7 Rom 5 : 12-19 Mt 4 : 1-11	7.30am (English) 9.00am(Tamil) 10.45am(English) 5.30pm(Mandarin)
Monday 06/03/2017 1st Week of Lent	Lev 19 : 1-2, 11-18, Mt 25 :31-46	No Mass
Tuesday 07/03/2017 SS Perpetua & Felicity, Martyrs	Is 55 : 10-11, Mt 6 : 7-15	1.00pm (English)
Wednesday 08/03/2017 1st Week of Lent	Jona 3 : 1-10,  Lk 11 : 29-32	1.00pm (English)
Thursday 09/03/2017 St .Frances of Rome, Religious	Est 4 : 17  Mt 7 : 7-12	1.00pm (English)
Friday 10/03/2017 1st Week of Lent	Ez 18 : 21-28, Mt 5 : 20-26	1.00pm (English)
Saturday 11/03/2017 Saturday of the First Week of Lent; Second Sunday of Lent	Gen 12 : 1-4 2 Tim 1, 8b-10 Mt 17 : 1-9	5.00pm (Rosary) 5.30pm (Novena) 6.00pm (English)
Sunday 12/03/2017  Second Sunday of Lent		7.30am (English) 9.00am (Tamil) 10.45am (English) 5.30pm (Mandarin)

 

PARISH NEWS

Stations of the Cross on Fridays of Lent 

·         English          : 1.30pm 

·         Tamil              : 7.00pm 

·         Mandarin       : 8.45pm 

Retreats Organised by St. John Vianney Retreat House

Psalm 51 : A Healing & Penitential Prayer

Date  : 10 March – 12 March, 2017

Place :  Majodi Centre

Fee     :  RM 200/ Single

              RM 180/ Twin sharing

Animator : Fr. Edward Rayappan

Contact : Francis Soh (012-7540037)

Closing Date : 06 March, 2016

Mary, Mother of Evangelisation

Date    :  12 May – 14 May, 2017

Days    : Friday –Sunday

Fee       :  RM 200/Single

                RM 180/Twin Sharing

Place  :  Majodi Centre

Facilitator: Sr. Margarete  Sta Maria, FDCC.

Contact : Julie Chong 016-6404588

               : Francis Soh  012-7540037

                : Alvin Lee 016-6539114

Closing Date : 08 May, 2017

Lenten Recollection with Fr. Ignatius Huan

Date : 18 March, 2017 (Saturday)

Time : 10.00am – 5.00pm

Place : St. Peter’s Church

Fee    : RM 10.00 per person

(Lunch & Tea will be provided)

*Please register at St. Peter’s Church.

Marriage Preparation Weekend in English

Date:  17 -19 March, 2017

Day  :  Friday-Saturday

Closing Date:  01 March, 2017

Venue :  Wisma Theresa

Contact Person : Toby De Costa (012-6603413)

Fee  :  300.00 per couple

*Please obtain registration forms from the Parish Office and have it endorsed by the Parish Priest.

Retreat in Bahasa Malaysia

Theme: Bersama Yesus: Dari Kematian Menuju Kebangkitan

Facilitator: Sr. Maria Magdalena

Date: 31 March - 2 April, 2017

Venue: Majodi Centre, Plentong, JB

Contact: Francis Soh (012-7540037)

Closing Date : 26 March, 2017

*Registration Forms are available at the Parish Office.

Melaka Catholic Youth Rally

Date   : 08 April – 09 April, 2017

Days   :  Saturday and Sunday

Place  :  Church of St. Peter

Time  : 9.00pm to 9.00am

Age    : 15 years – 40 years

Contact :  Alston Benedict

                    013 6929052

 

Understanding the Mid-Life Beginnings. A stage of Re-Evaluation

Facilitator : Bro. Collin Wee, FSC

Date :  21 May, 2017 Sunday

Place :  Majodi Centre, Plentong

Fee     :  RM 40.00 per person

Contact : Francis Soh 012-7540037

Closing Date : 08 May, 2017