Love for widows and orphans, prisoners and the sick and needy
          of every kind, is as essential to the Church as the ministry of
          sacraments and preaching of the Gospel.
          (Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, no.22)

 

The Penang Office for Human Development is a social service organization set up
in 2000 under the Catholic Church of the Diocese of Penang. It was established as
an expression of the Catholic Social Teaching, which stems from the teachings of
Christ in the Gospel, with the main intentions of responding to the needs of the poor, needy and marginalized, and promoting justice and peace in the Diocese of Penang.

 

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Our Ministries 

 

 

 

 Migrant Ministry:

 

Penang Diocesan Independence Day Celebration

This event is organized for migrant workers to celebrate their respective
National Day together with Malaysians. This celebration hopes to foster
better relationship among migrant workers in Malaysia and fellow Malaysians. 
 
It will be held at the Church of Immaculate Conception, Penang
on 10th August 2008, from 10:00am - 4:00pm
All are welcome. Come celebrate this auspicious event with us!

Entrance is Free.

Event contact person: Ruth Mary (04 3236787)


 

 

This training on basic case-handling methods is specifically for 
migrant service providers. Topics include information on the Employment
Act and Labour Department procedures. 
It will be held on 10th August 2008, 8.45am – 3.15pm
at Stella Maris, Tg. Tokong, Penang

Registration Fee: RM10.00
 
Who can attend : Restricted to only those who are working/planning to
work with migrant workers
 
Event contact Person: Sudhagaran Stanley (016 4455678)
 

 Children's Ministry: Kem Si Sayang Yesus 6

 
Was held on June 4th – 7th 2008 at Church of St. Mary, Tapah
53 asli children from Kg. Chang, Sg. Lembing, Kg, Siek, Changkat Ramu, Sg. Bill,
Suak Padi and Batu Empuk, Perak attended the camp.
 
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ABOLISH ISA!

   

Because every person was created by God in His image and likeness
(Gen1: 26-28) as well as redeemed by the most precious blood of Christ,
any violation of the personal dignity of the human being cries out
in vengeance to God.


The Internal Security Act (ISA) gives total power to the Minister of
Internal Affairs to arrest anyone without permission from any opponent
including the court and detain that person for up to 60 days without
any trial. A detainee of ISA has no right to defend herself/himself on court.
Therefore, ISA violates the dignity of every human person.

Sign the petition to Abolish ISA today!

For more information on ISA, click here:

http://www.suaram.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=747&Itemid=82