Reading of Bible on hand phones during Mass

There have been many questions asked about the reading of the Bible on hand phones during Mass.

The following is an extract from the Minutes of the 1st SIC Parish Coordinating Council Meeting for 2010 held on 28th January 2010:

#7.0 - (5)
Reading of Gospel passage and Word of the Lord on the hand phone is not allowed even for valid reasons because of ruling of no hand phone usage in church during Mass. A number of Sunday Missals are available in church. They are to be returned after use.

Trust the above is self explanatory.

Rosary @ the Grotto - Monday May 31, 2010

The details of the Rosary at the Grotto are as follows:

Date: Monday, May 31, 2010
Time: Procession starts at 6.00pm followed by Mass
Route: Procession is around the church building only (not passing through Training Centre)
Liturgy: Weekday Mass, No collection
HM Tasks: Communion & Monitor Procession

Any HM leader/s who can make it on Monday 31/05/2010 evening, please let Erwin know ASAP.

Next Clean The Grotto Session - Saturday 29th May 2010, 8.30am

May is the Month of the Rosary and it will end with the ROSARY AT THE GROTTO in SIC on Monday 31st May 2010 at the 6.00pm evening Mass.

Therefore, we are proposing another CLEAN THE GROTTO session on Saturday 29th May 2010 starting 8.30am.

Of late, quite a lot of silt seem to be accumulating at the bottom of the pond. If there is anyone out there whom is a drainage engineer or is well versed with aquarium maintenance, please offer help and advice on how we can clear out the silt.

Updated HM Duty Roster

We extend a very warm welcome to our young sisters Jennifer and Lyn whom have volunteered to serve as HM Leaders for the 9.00am mass every 1st Sunday of the month. Let us lend them our fullest support.

Our updated Duty Roster is as follows:

Masses for Pre Ascension Day 12/05/2010 and Ascension Day 13/05/2010 - Updated

The following are the HM leaders for the Pre Ascension and Ascension Day Masses:

Wednesday 12th May 2010
7.30pm - Anthony Francis

Thursday 13th May 2010
6.30am - Agatha Chang, John Breneman, Alexander
1.00pm - Zoe Lo, Ken Cham
6.00pm - Francis Khoo

There will be collection (single collection each mass) at all the masses mentioned above.

However, there will be no welcoming of 1st time visitors.

Marian Congress 2010 - Update

The HM of SIC have been invited to assist at the upcoming Marian Congress on 15th and 16th May 2010 at Wisma MCA KL, 8.00am - 7.00pm.

If you have registered as a participant for the Congress, please notify Erwin as soon as possible because we will need volunteers to assist in collections and holy communion during the masses at the Congress on both days.

Easter Vigil

Strict Instructions:

i) No candles are allowed upstairs for safety reasons

ii) Children are NOT allowed to hold candles (due to wax being dropped all over the floor/pews and the lack of volunteers to clean/remove the wax afterwards).

iii) A sufficient amount of plastic chairs will placed inside the church (on Saturday morning) and NO extra plastic chairs will be allowed into the church before or during mass.

As usual, the HM dress code shall be light (preferably white) colored shirt/blouse/dress and dark (preferably black) colored pants/skirt