26.9.09-SFX Treasure Hunt 2009

The SFX Sports Ministry organised this Treasure Hunt event with the professionals for this sport from Time Out Solutions Sdn Bhd as part of the fund raising activity for the SFX 50th Anniversary which will be celebrated in 2011. A total of 29 teams ranging from between 2 and 4 persons each registered to take part. SFX parishioners and also non-parishioners who are fans of this motor sport were among the participants.

Briefing for the participants were held a day earlier on Friday 25.9.09. On the event day on Saturday 26.9.09 participants started to gather as early as 6.00am at the church basement carpark to register themselves and also to eat a light breaksfast. After the formalities of registration, welcome and prayed over, the participants were flagged off by Rev. Fr. Albert Tan SJ, Assistant Parish Priest at 8.00am. Our dear Padre Rev. Fr. Simon Yong SJ was also a participant and was partnered by Bro Simon Anand, Lawrence Loh and Molly Chan.

The Treasure Hunt run was about 50 KM and it took the participants as far as Glenmarie and Shah Alam before returning to Church via Sec. 14 areas.

The Finish Station was opened from 12.30 noon at the Church basement car-park where all answer sheets were collected for checking and tabulation of marks. All participants then adjourned to Loyola Hall for lunch. Massage services were also made available to soothe tired hands, neck and shoulders. Thanks to the massage and also the good lunch provided, the participants took the opportunity to have fellowship and also make friends with other participants.

All winners were finally given their prizes and the different prize categories were given out respectively by Lawrence Loh PPC Chairperson, Gerard Pereira, Sports Ministry and also Golden Jubilee Fund Raising Sub-Committee Chairperson and our dear Padre Rev. Fr.Simon Yong SJ himself.

Grateful thanks is recorded to the Organising team of the Sports Ministry and also Time Out Solutions Sdn Bhd, all the prize donors and sponsors, and all the participants from SFX parish and also from the outside for making this sporting event a success.

13.9.09 - Sec 5 Zone celebrates Feast of St. Vincent de Paul

The three BECs in Section 5 i.e Good Shepherd, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Therese Of Lisieux jointly celebrated the feast of St. Vincent de Paul which actually falls on 27.9.09, by hosting a lunch for the lads of Rumah Pengajian Xavier, the education home project of the SSVP, Conference of SFX Church on Sunday 13.9.09.

Mrs Saras Gnanapragasam graciously opened her house to host the luncheon. The celebration started with at about 1.00pm with praise and worship before all present adjourning for lunch.

Besides hosting the luncheon, each of the 3 BECs also donated RM150.00 each to SSVP with the request for the Society to buy provisions worth a total of RM450.00 to be given to the needy families which the Society is currently helping in the Desa Mentari area. The provisions will be bought and distributed to the families to coincide with the forthcoming Deepavali celebrations. Members of the BECc are invited to join in the proposed distribution on Thursday 15.10.2009.

11.9.09 - SFX Charity Golf Tournament at Kelab Golf Negara Subang

On Friday Sept 11 2009 , mid day 12.30 pm 128 Golfers teed off at the SFX Golf Tournament which was held at Kelab Golf Negara Subang.

Though there were some anxious moments the weather held on for a perfect day for Golf.

The results were as follows:





Dinner was held with prize giving at the Dewan Tunku, KGNS.

Fr.Simon Yong, Lawrence Loh and Gerard Pereira were in attendance.

More photos of the tournament can be viewed on-line at FLICKR :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66361346@N00/

6.9.09 - BEC commorates IDD for REACH members

This year’s International Day for the Deaf (IDD) was celebrated for REACH by the combined BECs of 16/17B (St. Ignatius of Loyola) and 17C/19(St. Patrick) on the Sunday afternoon of 6.9.09 at the home of Francis and Joyce Cheah. More than 60 members of REACH and the two BECs turned up for the celebration.

The celebration program included the members of REACH introducing themselves, listening to a sharing by a REACH MEMBER Stephen Lee about the life of a hearing impaired person, prayers and the cutting of a celebration cake and ended with fellowship for all present.

6.9.09 - Blessing of Tabernacle and Stations of the Cross Stained Glasses

The Tabernacle at the Sacred Heart side of our church has been moved back to the centre of the Sanctuary last Sunday 6.9.09 at the 8.30am Eucharistic celebration. This was made possible as the new Tabernacle was included in the Retablo recently installed in the sanctuary.

This new Tabernacle was blessed by Rev. Fr. Simon Yong SJ after which it was used for the first time to keep the consecrated hosts at the end of the 8.30am Mass. With this change of the Tabernacle to the center of the sanctuary all parishioners are asked to genuflect when they come before it or cross from one side of the church to the other.

Later at the end of the 11.30am Mass our Dear Padre also blessed the new stained glasses for the 14 Stations of the Cross.

With the blessings imparted it completes this stage of the church renovations and the Parish wish to thank the benefactors for their kind donations.

Photos of the 8.30AM Mass - Blessing of Tabernacle and the 11.30AM Mass - Blessing of the 14 Station of the Cross Stained Glasses