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Christmas Message from
the Bishop
The Rt Rev Datuk Albert Vun Cheong Fui |
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My family joins me to greet all our
churches and friends a joyous Christmas. As we celebrate, let us keep in
mind the true meaning of Christmas. The whole world celebrates Christmas
- for all kinds of reasons. Many celebrate without really knowing the
real “reason for the season”; such that Christmas is defined as a great
time for shopping, partying, feasting or just taking a holiday. That is
why the church must take hold of the opportunity to sing and proclaim
the message of Christmas. We must tell people that Christmas is about
Jesus. It is about God's amazing love, that He sent His only Begotten
Son to redeem fallen mankind out of darkness. We must make known to all
that only through Jesus there is salvation through the forgiveness of
sins. Christmas is for those who know the Lord Jesus and a time to thank
God for what He has done for us, but it is also a time for us to
proclaim the message to the many who do not know about Him. We must not
allow those who do not know about Jesus to tell a distorted and empty
message about Christmas trees, Santa Claus and shopping. So this
Christmas, let us again shout out from the mountain tops that "Jesus
saves!" Let us bring many to Christmas service or a Church Christmas
event where the message of Christmas is proclaimed.
We have also come to the close of another year. And this year has been
both eventful and exciting for our Diocese. We have registered growth in
our church attendance by more than 1000 a year, over the past several
years. Our Diocesan average Sunday attendance has passed the 24,000
mark. We have completed our new BSI Vision Schools in Tawau and will
begin in 2010 with around 100 students. The new Kokol Prayer Retreat
Center is almost completed. We have consecrated our new assistant Bishop
who is also the 1st Kadazan Anglican Bishop. We now have more clergy and
pastors serving in our Diocese than at any other time in our history. We
sense a strong momentum as we move forward as a Diocese in evangelism
and in discipleship. So as we prepare to move into the New Year, may I
encourage all our churches and members to move into the new season in
“the spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline" 2 Tim.1:7. |
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Calendar [February-March]
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2-4 Feb |
Provincial Synod |
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7 Feb |
Provincial Sunday |
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7 March |
Ordination Service |
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8-11 March |
Pastors Training Module 1 |
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15-19 March |
Diocesan Eng & Chi Children Leaders' Training |
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15-17 March |
Diocesan BM Children Leaders' Training |
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22-31 March |
Youth Pastors School I & II (Chi & Eng) |
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Downloads
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Diocesan Bulletin - December 2009 |
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English |
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Bahasa Malaysia |
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Chinese |
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