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NEWS 2009 - January |
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Consecration Service of Church Of The Holy Spirit Pendising (31 January)
The new church in
Pendising, Segama was consecrated as the Church of the Holy
Spirit by Bishop Vun. The desire of the people in Pendising
to have a church was so strong that it moved one of the
members to clear part of his oil palm estate as a gift to
the Diocese. The land was subsequently leveled and the
members put together a make-shift tent to meet there every
Sunday. With the help of a grant from the Diocese and a
contribution from a Korean church based in Kuala Lumpur, the
church building is now completed and consecrated.
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Phase two of the building
project will be to construct the office and evangelist’s
accommodation adjoining the church building. |
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Induction
Service - St Mark's Church Lahad Datu (30 January)
The Rev Raymond Chin
Jee Vui was inducted as Rector of St. Mark’s Church, Lahad
Datu, by Bishop Vun. The church was packed with members of
St Mark’s Church in support of their Rector. Archdeacon
Moses Chin was also present along with members of the Church
of the Good Shepherd from Sandakan. There were also
representatives from St Philip’s Mission District and St
Stephen’s Mission District and family and friends. |
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Diocesan Vocation
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Kota Kinabalu
[Chi/Eng] - 19-21 January
The annual Chinese/English Diocesan Vocation Camp was held
at Christ Church Likas, Kota Kinabalu. 12 participants from
Kota Kinabalu, Tawau and Sandakan attended the 3-day camp to
discern the call of God on their lives. The topics covered
were ‘Understanding Vocation’, ‘Vocation and Women
in the Bible’, ‘Vocation and Men in the Bible’,
‘Core Ministries of the Vocation’ and ‘Journey
into Vocation’. 6 out of the 12 will continue to serve
another 3 months in their churches before making a decision
for full-time ministry. The rest have decided to pursue
their secular education first before making a commitment.
All testified that they were greatly blessed by the camp.
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Valley of
Blessing, Telupid [BM] - 19-21 January
The BM Diocesan
Vocation Camp with the theme 'Semarakkan Api' was attended
by 83 from the BM congregation. The participants were
challenged and blessed by sessions conducted by Archdeacon
Melter Tais and Rev Canon Musa Ambai. |
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Clergy & Pastors'
Conference, 2009, Kota Kinabalu (12-15 January) |
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The annual Clergy and Pastor's
Conference is an important event, much awaited by all clergy and
pastors, not just for the business of hearing the Bishop's
directives and challenges for mission and ministry, but also for the
fellowship and catching up with each other. The Bishop led the
clergy and pastors in a time of evaluation of our growth and
performance, addressed pastoral issues and administrative
housekeeping. Apart from these, the participants also spent time on
collective planning and decision on the Diocesan programs to ensure
they achieve its intended purpose and impact. The conference ended
with a sense of mission and renewed strength among the clergy and
pastors – another year of mission and ministry begins! |
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10th
Anniversary Celebration - Heritage Anglican Church Kota
Kinabalu (9 January)
Heritage Anglican
Church (HAC) celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a
thanksgiving dinner. Bishop Vun graced the occasion together
with Ministers from the government sector, priests and
pastors, leaders and members of other Anglican churches in
Kota Kinabalu.
HAC was officially opened by YAB Tan Sri Bernard Dompok,
Chief Minister of Sabah and dedicated by the Most Rev Dr
Moses Tay, Archbishop of the province of SEA, and the Rt Rev
Datuk Yong Ping Chung, on 30 Jan 1999. |
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HAC is a Mandarin-speaking
church pastored by Rev Canon Ronnie Liew. It has three worship
services on Sunday with an average attendance of 700. The church is
served by 2 non-stipendiary priests, 2 non-stipendiary deacons, 2
pastors and 4 full-time workers. The vision of HAC is to grow the
church to 3,000 in the next 10 years, to be a light in Kota Kinabalu
to shine for Jesus Christ. |
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Provincial Youth Network (PYNET) Johor Bahru (8-9 January)
The Provincial Youth
Network (PYNET) Committee Meeting was held at Pulai Springs
Resort in Johor Baru. The Diocese of Sabah was represented
by Rev Yong Thiam Choy. PYNET was established in 1997 with
the following terms of reference:
• To share experience
• To strategize for youth work
• To develop youth leaders’ leadership
• To encourage youth mission
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In the last 10 years, PYNET has
organized Provincial Youth Leadership Camp (1999), Provincial Youth
Missions Congress (2000), Provincial Youth Mission Conference (2001)
and PYNET Leadership Conference (2002). In this meeting, the
committee has planned to organize youth mission trip in order to
foster the collegial bonds and network among the four dioceses.
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