Click on the banner above for the readings of the day. Please change your calendar setting in Universalis to Asia-Malaysia to obtain the correct readings.
For prayers said weekly in SMC, click here
May is the month of Mother Mary. Let us pray the Rosary every night in May together with SMC's Legion of Mary.
Click here to read Fr Anthony Liew's message in full and for a copy of Pope Francis' prayer to be said after the Rosary.
UPDATES ON MASSES IN SMC
ASCENSION MASS
Mass will be on Thur, 13/5/2021 at 11.00am (English) and 8.00pm (Bilingual). Both masses will be livestreamed.
Pre-registration links for Ascension masses will start at 12 noon on Sat,8/5/2021 and will close on Mon,10/5/2021 at 9.00am or earlier if capacity is filled.
Get updates by following our official Facebook page or website.
Links to pre-registration forms for weekend masses will be listed here and on our Facebook page on Tuesday night.
Names of those confirmed registered for weekend masses will be posted on our SMC Facebook
and in the top section of this site on Thursday night after 9.00pm.
To register for weekday masses during CMCO or RMCO period, please refer to the persons in charge as listed here
in the table.
SMC masses can be followed online via our SMC YouTube channel.
For links to our Online Masses or masses streamed from other churches, check out our official Facebook page or
online mass timetable.
Past masses streamed from SMC and some of Fr Anthony Liew's homily extracts can be found on our SMC YouTube channel playlists. Subscribe
to our channel and click on the bell icon to receive notifications of any video updates.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Click on the letter below to read about the Catholic perpective on Covid-19 vaccinations.
For latest announcements from SMC, read the bulletin, refer to our
official Facebook page or archives section.
FOR NEWCOMERS TO ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, IPOH
Welcome to the SMC family! We look forward to welcoming you into our community. All weekend and weekday mass times are listed in our
About - Key Info page. If you wish to know more about the Catholic faith, feel free to enquire about the RCIA programme through our parish office via phone, e-mail or FB messaging.
Please note that during this period of recovery movement control order (RMCO), all SOPs must be strictly observed in church for the safety of all.
We have many active and vibrant parish groups which you may be interested to be a part of. Click on the About - Parish Structure
link to view the various ministries, BECs and groups in our SMC family. Those interested in outreach activities may check out our Sahabat Orang Asli ministry, Soup Kitchen and Ministry to the Poor among others.
Newcomers may be interested to know that we are the only church in Ipoh with a first-class relic of the Italian saint known fondly as Padre Pio. The relic
consists of St Pio's blood on a part of the stained mittens which he wore during his life. Click here to read more about
this relic and SMC's Padre Pio group, which is a support group for those who are ill or suffering from terminal illnesses.
For more up to date news and events, check out our
official Facebook page.
RECYCLING PROJECT IN SMC
Parishioners may bring unwanted paper or boxes, plastics, old clothes
and electrical items for recycling at SMC by the 3rd week of this month. Kindly ensure the clothes to be recycled are packed in plastic to prevent them
from getting wet. Recyclable items must be sorted according to the categories and placed at the space provided opposite the Oak (next to the new columbarium). Please
do not throw glass and wooden items.
CATHOLIC RESOURCES AT FORMED.ORG
All Catholics are encouraged to log on to the Catholic website "Formed.org".
The Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur and Diocese of Penang have paid the yearly subscription for our use. This site is a rich
resource for all Catholics and church leaders wishing to increase their knowledge about God, the bible and the Catholic faith. It also contains
many useful tools like books, documentaries, videos and articles for ministry leaders, Sunday school teaching etc.
For details on how to sign up for the site, click here.Please contact your respective parishes
for the Parish Code, which will be required for initial signing up. Our parish code is abb755.
The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a new instruction on the burial of the dead and on the
conservation of the ashes in cases of cremation, on 25th October 2016. Click here to read in detail about
these instructions.
PAST PARISH EVENTS
To read about our past parish projects and events in our church, please refer to the
Archives section by year. From 2019 onwards, kindly refer to our Facebook page for updates.
NOTICE BOARD
MONTHLY ROSTERS
Click on respective groups for the current duty roster:
Click here to read more about the Sahabat Orang Asli ministry.
Click here to read more about the SMC Soup Kitchen project and
how you can help out in this worthy cause.
The SMC Religious Articles Centre has a wide selection of religious gifts including bibles, crucifixes,rosaries, religious books, medals, statues
and loads more items suitable for baptism gifts, Christmas and other seasons. Come pay us a visit every weekend before or
after masses and on Saturday mornings from 9.30 a.m. to noon.
KEY INFORMATION
Click here for all details about mass times,rates for hall and funeral parlour rental etc.
SMC OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE