1 Tingkat Besi Satu, 11600 Penang
Parish priest: Rev. Francis Anthony
Asst priests: Rev. Henry Louis Rajoo, Rev Fabian Dicom
2009
As a parishioner of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Penang, I decided to join
in the Streetwalk activity organized by the parish as part of the Lenten Campaign.
This year, parishioners were flooded with numerous Lenten activities where they
can practice different ways of giving to be in solidarity with those who have no food.
Some parishioners pledged to fast, where the money saved from fasting went to
sponsor meals for the homeless. Some parishioners with culinary skills signed up to
cook the meals while others signed up to be part of the packing team and the
streetwalk team.
In three vans, about twenty of us began our streetwalk at 11pm. Our first stop was
the Komtar bus station and there we saw at least twenty homeless people sleeping
on the benches. A food set comprised a box of rice, a bottled water and a piece of
cake. Each volunteer was given two sets of food at a time to be given to the homeless.
Volunteers were encouraged to have short conversations with those they encountered
rather than just handing out food.
That night our team walked the streets of Georgetown for just over an hour but
distributed over 160 sets of food. We returned back to the Lent room in the parish
after the walk and shared our experiences and feelings. One person shared that she
never knew there were so many homeless people in Penang, while the most touching
story shared was about a father with a new born baby sleeping in the streets.
Three days were put aside for the street walk activity but response from the parishioners
was so overwhelming that organizers had to extend the streetwalk days.
Other activities were the sale of T-shirts to fund projects for the less fortunate,
blood donation, organ donation and clean up the environment.
2008
2nd March: Election 2008 - Issues to ponder before Voting
PENANG: The Parish Human Development Committee of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Penang held a forum on Election 2008 – Issues to ponder before voting on
20th January: PHDC organized a forum: Is Malaysia an Islamic State?
PENANG: The Catholic community in Penang clearly care, are concerned and want
to be better informed about happenings that ultimately affect them as rakyat Katolik
of the Holy Spirit (CHS) for a forum on “Islamisation of Malaysia.” The event
was organised by the CHS Parish Human Development Committee (PHDC).
CHS PHDC initiated Migrant Ministry in the parish
The Migrant Ministry of the CHS has made history by successfully organising the
very first migrant event in the parish – the New Year Party that was attended by
about 50 migrant workers from
workers had a great time singing, playing games and interacting with each other.
They were later treated to a sumptuous dinner that was sponsored by well wishers
and POHD.
2007
Sept 29th & 30th 2007: Introduction to the Migrant Ministry
Venue: Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Sept 1st 2007: Exhibition on Introduction to the Migrant Ministry
Venue: Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Hall