Kajang parish organises celebration for Migrant Sunday

KAJANG: The Church of the Holy Family, Kajang (HFK) celebrated Migrant Sunday on Sept 23 during the 9.00am Mass. The Eucharistic Celebration gathered people from many different countries, with different languages and customs. There were representatives from Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nigeria.

The Migrant Ministry, under the umbrella of the Parish Integral Human Development (PIHD) Ministry, organised the event. A banner of the 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees with the theme was displayed at the church entrance together with posters and flyers with a summary of the Pope’s message. The migrants and refugees, who were dressed in their respective national costumes, animated the Mass. The hymns at Mass were a rich blend of traditional sounds, with the offertory hymn being sung in the Indonesian language.

After Mass, there was a free Mobile Clinic and Medical Screening at the Church hall for the migrants and refugees, arranged with the help of Mr Kong Min Ho of St John’s Ambulance Kajang.
He came with a team of 40 volunteers including Datuk Nelson Tan, five doctors, nurses, dispensers and helpers.

About 120 migrants and refugees — adults and children — were registered for the medical screening.

The Migrant Ministry would like to extend our sincere thanks to our parish priest, Fr Andrew Kooi; the St John’s Ambulance Doctors and volunteers for the Mobile Clinic, the PIHD for their assistance in financing the event; the Liturgical team; AOHD for the Migrant Sunday Materials; and the Migrant Ministry core team members for their support and contributions towards the fundraising project, fellowship and organising the whole event.

 

Article reproduced from Herald Malaysia online

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