Celebrating our migrants

The theme Give the Gift of Life was indeed an unexpected coincidence with the Blood Donation Drive and the celebration of Migrant Sunday at the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The 60 successful blood donors from the parish and neighbouring areas of Puchong each received a token of appreciation in the form of a prayer card to assure them that their noble act was not mere donation of blood but it was a sign of hope given to those in need.

After the 11.30am Mass in Bahasa, the parishioners adjourned to the basement of the church for a ‘potluck’ fellowship with the many migrants of the parish.

Parish priest Fr Albet Arockiasamy graced the event with a speech and prayer which gave hope to the migrants who were present. He further elaborated that we can liken the lives of migrants to that of Mary and Joseph when they fled to Egypt with baby Jesus in search of safety and shelter. It was indeed a fellowship of love for our fellow brethren that day, with many parishioners bringing homemade dishes.

Parishioners also had much fun and laughter during the ‘poco-poco’ dance by the KUBM group. Both these events certainly created awareness to the community present to be witnesses of Christ in giving love and embracing those in need.

Article reproduced from Herald Malaysia online