This 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
Continue readingWorld Day of the Sick is observed every year on 11th February. Since the date fell on a Sunday this year, the parish priest of the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM), Penang, Fr Martin Arlando, decided to celebrate it at the 9 am morning Mass as he wanted the congregation
Continue readingOn the afternoon of Saturday, 20 January, a group of parishioners of the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM) in Sg Ara, Penang together with their parish priest, Fr Martin Arlando, were seen hard at work in front of a blazing wood fire, boiling milk in a clay pot. As the
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