On the 5th October, the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) held a quiet celebration of St Faustina’s feast day. There was no procession carrying St Faustina’s statute around the neighbourhood. No welcoming of pilgrims and explanations of the Divine Mercy saints behind the Holy Door. It was just the
Continue readingAt the morning mass on the 4th October, a large number of parishioners of the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) competed with many migrants for the limited places in the church under the SOP rules of the present MCO. The adjoining St Faustina Hall had to be opened to
Continue readingThe Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) was awarded the “Green Office Certificate” by the Penang Green Council of the state government in 2019. As the first certified Green Parish in Malaysia it embarked on yet another project to promote an eco-friendly environment. A rooftop vegetable garden above the church
Continue readingThe parishioners of the Church of the Divine Mercy Penang (CDM) said goodbye to their first parish priest, Fr Martin Arlando at the weekend masses of the 26th & 27th September. It was an emotional moment when Fr began his last homily on the gospel of the different responses of
Continue readingAfter much anxiety due to the closure of the churches because of the pandemic, 17 children in Year 4 at the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) managed to receive this second sacrament of initiation into the Catholic faith on the 20th September. The five teachers of this class managed
Continue readingIt was a nostalgic trip through the seven years Fr Martin spent at the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) serving as it’s first parish priest. A pictorial account of his journey was recapped over a PowerPoint presentation that traced all the things he had done since coming to the
Continue readingThe Church of Divine Mercy Penang (CDM) celebrated the 28th World Day of the Sick on the 15th February. The theme of the mass was Our Lord Heals and a total of 60 people registered for anointing and blessing. There were eight ushered in on wheelchairs and one was bused
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