On the afternoon of Saturday, 12 May, the musical tones of sape and gong wafted through the still afternoon air as a group of parishioners, together with their parish priest, Fr Martin Arlando, gathered at the main entrance of the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM) in Sg Ara, Penang. Resplendently
Continue readingA total of 86 Ministry and BEC leaders as well as some interested parishioners turned up on a Saturday morning to listen to Deacon Johnathan on the theme Mission for Christ on the 18th May. This formation was organized based on the parish’s focus on the Scripture to guide leaders
Continue readingThis year’s parish event planned by Fr Martin Arlando, parish priest of the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang (CDM) was to organize a pilgrimage of parishioners to four local less well-known churches in the Diocese. The churches chosen were ones with deep historical backgrounds related to the early growth of
Continue readingIn conjunction with this year’s parish focus on the Scripture of the Bible, the theme of this year’s celebration was decided as “… and God said…” Following this main theme, six sub-themes were also formulated. Our parish priest, Fr Martin Arlando was then given the task of sourcing appropriate Mass
Continue readingAfter focusing on Prayer last year, the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM), Penang turned its direction towards the Word of God. A one-day Scripture Centered Retreat was organized on the 3rd March at CDM. Fr Martin Arlando, the parish priest, sourced a former fellow coursemate of the seminary studies, Sr
Continue readingThe launching of this year’s Lenten Campaign at the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM), Penang traditionally fell to the Form 5s. They are known to be the parish’s Love Squad especially for this for this purpose. They planned and performed a skit in line with this year’s theme entitled “Heal
Continue readingIn his homily at the Mass on Ash Wednesday, Fr Martin Arlando, the parish priest of Church of Divine Mercy (CDM), Penang, reminded the congregation that this was the beginning of 40 days for self reflection. He said that we should commit ourselves to allowing the Holy Spirit to convince
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