1 Oct 2014 (Opening Mass for Month of Rosary) - RM932.25 5 Oct 2014 - Black Bag - RM6,008.46 Red Bag - RM5,063.35 12 Oct 2014 - Black Bag - RM6,815.35 Red Bag - RM5,782.40 19 Oct 2014 - Black Bag - RM8,020.65 Red Bag - RM5,758.30 Thank you for your generosity, and may God bless you!

COLLECTIONS

ALL SAINTS DAY MASS will be celebrated on Friday, 31 Oct at 7.30pm. Please take note that this is a DAY OF OBLIGATION

News and Forthcoming Events

!! LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR will be held on 20-23 Nov 2014. Registration is now opened and flyers with the programme are being distributed. Please take a copy and seriously consider attending this seminar. !!

CHILDREN MASS on 23 Nov. Jun-ior Parents please take note. NO Junior Choir practice on 26 Oct. Practice resumes on 2 Nov in Room 6 at 11.30am

St Simon 30th Anniversary Lunch -

All parishioners are invited to the hall

after the Mass for lunch and fellowship.

Please come and join in our 30th anni-

versary celebration as one family, one

.Sale of St Simon T-Shirts - This is

available outside the main entrance

before and after morning Mass at

RM25.. T shirts can also be bought

PRAYERFUL CONDOLENCE to

the family of the late Elizabeth Yee

Choon Lian who passed away on 1 Oct

2014. May her soul rest in peace.

SUNDAY SCHOOL & CANTEEN 26 Oct - NO Sunday school due to Parish Feast Day. 2 to 23 Nov—Sunday school & Canteen is ON NO Sunday school & Canteen from 30 Nov to 28 Dec. Sunday school & Canteen RE-OPEN on 4 Jan 2015.

Sale of Malaysian Catechetical Series student textbook for use in 2015 and collection of 2015 Sunday school fee of RM10 will be done in each class from 2 Nov until 23 Nov. Book Prices: RM12-Book 1; RM15-Book 2; RM16-Book 3, 4, 5, 6; RM18-Book 7, 8; RM19-Book 9, 10. Please keep the official receipts for all payments, and to produce it to the new class teacher on 4 Jan 2015 for collection of their new textbook.

ALL SOULS DAY MASS on Sunday, 2 Nov. The blessings of cemeteries at Mile 4 1/2, Penampang Rd and Mile 2 Tuaran Road start at 3.00pm.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR ALL

SOULS’ DAY - envelopes are avail-able at church entrance. Please fill-in appropriately and drop envelopes into the box provided.

St Simon Catholic

Church Likas

Address: Jln Punat Tanah, Off Jln Tuaran Mile 3.5 (KM 6), 88400 Kota Kinabalu

Tel: 088-212713 Fax: 088-288713

Email: SSCCL010608@gmail.com Webpage: http://stsimonlikas.wordpress.com

Office Hrs: Mon-Fri: 9.00am - 1.00pm; 2.00pm-5.00pm Sat: 9.00am - 1.00pm

Rector: Rev. Cosmas Lee

Sunday Services: Masses (Eng) - 8.30am; 5.00pm;

Rosary - 4.15pm Confession - 8.15am; 4.45pm Weekday Masses (Chapel)

Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri - 6.30pm Holy Hour (Chapel)-Every Thursday

7.30pm followed by Mass at 8.30pm Weekly Intercessory Prayers - every Tuesday after

weekday Mass Chapel opens 7.00am - 9.00pm

26 Oct - Ss Chad & Cedd, bishops 27 Oct - St Otteran, monk 28 Oct - Ss Simon & Jude, apostles

29 Oct - St Colman, bishop 3 Nov - St Martin de Porres, religious - St Winifride, virgin - St Malachy, bishop 4 Nov - St Charles Borromeo, bishop 10 Nov - St Leo the Great, pope 11 Nov - St Martin of Tours, bishop 12 Nov - St Josaphat, martyr

Saints & Feast Days

FEAST OF ST SIMON THE ZEALOT —26 OCT 2014

R1– Jer 1:4-10;R2-Eph 2:19-22;Gospel–Lk 6:12-19 Resp. Ps - Their word goes forth through all the

earth.

ALL SAINTS—31 OCT 2014

R1-Rev 7:2-4,9-14;R2-1 Jn 3:1-3;Gospel-Mt 5:1-12 Resp. Ps - Such are the men who seek your face, O

Lord.

Feast Day of St Simon the Zealot, Apostle & Martyr

ALL SOULS—2 NOV 2014

R1-Is 25:6-9;R2-Rom 5:5-11;Gospel-Mt 11:25-30 Resp. Ps - The Lord is my light and my help.

THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA —9 NOV 2014

R1-Ez 47:1-2,8-9,12;R2-1 Cor 3:9-11,16-17; Gospel– Jn 2:13-22

Resp. Ps - The waters of a river give joy to God’s city, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

CONSTANT IN REMEMBERING, CELEBRATING, AND BECOMING

Blessed be St Simon the Zealot, Apostle and Martyr!

Happy Feast Day to one and all on this 30th Anniversary since the opening of the

first chapel of St Simon in 1984. Yes, it’s been 30 years! … and well over 6 years

since we came of age as a parish in June 2008. As we complete the third decade of

our existence, it is only right and just that we go back to the basics we decided 5

years ago when practically we summed up our vision and mission with the Theme

for the 25th Anniversary celebration: To Remember, To Celebrate, To Become.

This morning, before the Eucharistic celebration, some images of the important

events since the last Feast Day will be screened to help take our remembering back a

year, and by that little hop backward we should go beyond to recall with appreciation

and thanksgiving all the blessings we have received as a community not just since a

year ago but from the very beginning. We need to renew our sense of wonder in God

calling us to be a parish community, journeying together empowered by the Holy

Spirit, to grow in the faith, hope and love of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd. He

who does not know from where he comes, does not know where he is, and certainly

will have no idea of where he is going.

No celebration is possible without a true reason to rejoice. We need to connect to the

examples of our founding fathers who, receiving the minimal attention from bishop

and priests, took to themselves the building of the chapel and for years saw to the

growth of the small community. We must connect ourselves to the growing warmth

and intimacy of a community of faith whose members have known each other for

having spent much time together in work and play. We need to connect to the

marvellous gifts of a piece of prime land in a great location and for the many

physical amenities added to the parish (yes, the church is the first to be

air-conditioned in Sabah!). We need to connect to the blessings received since

becoming a parish, the many ministries that have been established and flourishing,

the new chapel and the many other upgraded amenities. And we need to thank God

for the dedication and pastoral attention of our leaders, the parish staff and priest in

our life of worship, formation and renewal, service and outreach.

How should we as members of the parish respond then? What should we be

becoming?

The New Evangelization. The true vibrancy of a community of faith is seen in its

ability to inspire members to grow in the true faith, and to reach out to those who

have yet to encounter the Lord Jesus. This vibrancy is nurtured through a whole

variety of activities, prayer and worship, relevant faith and skill formation for our

times, but it all boils down to renewal made in generous and selfless service.

St Simon the Zealot our Patron is a shining example. Zealous to spread the Good

News, St Simon was prepared to give up his life even when his services remained

largely unknown. Zeal, Joy, and anonymity for the Good News, these are the virtues

for which those who claim him to be Patron should constantly emulate.

Like it or not St Simon is largely a middle-class parish. The mortal temptation to just

sit back and enjoy the services provided in comfort is constantly there; the tempta-

tion to be served and not to serve; to claim the rights but not the obligations. This is

probably an infection many have caught from the prevalent Sabahan middle-class

home where amahs and hirelings do all the work. If body language is any manifesta-

tion of the symptoms, the poor response to the prayers and singing in the Sunday

Mass says a lot about who we have become!

Zeal and Joy of the Gospel underlines our pastoral thrust as confirmed once again by

the recently concluded Prayer, Discernment and Pastoral Planning in the parish.

The truth is, there is no do-or-die need for all kinds of special programs. If one truly

worships in spirit and truth even just on a Sunday renewal can begin. What is needed

is a courageous and open spirit to listen and celebrate the Word and Sacrament, and

allow the grace of God to prompt us to constant conversion and growth. The zeal and

joy to evangelize, seen in our wider engagement in services, will spring from the

Eucharist. Through the intercession of St Simon the Zealot, the saint of anonymity,

may the human crave for attention and self glory never need to hinder us to become

the servant and evangelizer community of faith.

As we thank God on this 30th Anniversary of the parish, we thank all our brothers

and sisters for the love, care, and services rendered. May God bless most those who

have prayed and served without being known.

PRAYER TO ST SIMON THE ZEALOT, APOSTLE AND MARTYR

O Glorious Patron Saint Simon, called the Zealot, for passion in the faith; Apostle picked and sent by Jesus Himself to found the Church. You travelled far and wide to spread the news of Him who loved us all; True to Him till you died a martyr’s death. Saint we proclaim you, Patron we claim you. Teach us to be like you, zealous to serve the Lord, That together we may build the Kingdom among all. And when we have done all that is asked, may we like you the faithful servant say: “It is only but our duty”, And be content to remain unknown. O Saint Simon the Zealot, Apostle and Martyr, Pray for us through Christ the Lord. Amen