This was Fr Martin Arlando’s wish as he gave out 24 coloured pencils to the children who received First Holy Communion at the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) on the 16th October, 2016. The children had all attended a Camp a month earlier and had been earnestly preparing for
Continue reading“I ask you to close your eyes and think back to one important moment in your lives when you need to be thankful to God for giving you what you asked. And when you have done so give thanks to God” These were the final words from Fr Martin Arlando’s
Continue reading“What goes up but never comes down?” this was one of the many riddles that challenged the young people who came to celebrate the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) first Mid-Autumn festival celebrations. This event was celebrated in the evening of the 11th September, just after the evening mass.
Continue readingPENANG – The 31st of August 2016 marked not only our National Day but the day when 121 parishioners of the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) woke up bright and early to greet the morning of our Divine Mercy pilgrimage to the Holy Doors at the Church of the
Continue readingCelebrating their 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary, Arlando Arokiam and Vanakka Mary Susei Odayar could not have been more elated that their son Fr. Martin Andrews Arlando, parish priest of the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang was there to celebrate with them in a unique way. The fact that they could
Continue reading“Fr can I do my confession to you over the internet?” “Is it a sin if I choose to go for confession to a priest who I think will give me lesser penance?” “If I confessed that I stole some money or thing, why is it that you will not
Continue readingYou don’t have to be a Sarawakian or a Sabahan to celebrate the Harvest Festival. Thus, for the first time in CDM’s relatively new but exciting history, the Bahasa Malaysia (BM) Apostolate Ministry organised a Pesta Gawai, Kaamatan and Kesyukuran celebration at 12 noon on the 22nd May 2016, in
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