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
UPDATES ON MASSES IN SMC
Check out our official Facebook page or
online timetable for links to our online masses for the duration of the movement control order.
Fr Anthony Liew's homilies and past masses can be found on our SMC YouTube channel. Subscribe
to our channel and click on the bell icon to receive notifications of any video updates.
For details of mass schedules (including weekday masses) during RMCO period, click on our Key Info button.
Pre-registration is compulsory as the seating capacity is limited to comply with the social distancing rule still in place. This means that you will have to pre-register online every week if you wish to attend mass every Saturday or Sunday.
The links for pre-registration to weekend masses will be made available here on the top of this page and on SMC's official
Facebook page every Tuesday night.
Name list of those successfully registered for those masses will be uploaded here on our website and on our official Facebook page by Thursday night, 9.00pm.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For latest announcements, read the bulletin, or refer to our official Facebook page.
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.
SMC "JESUS + U + ME" EMMAUS PROJECT
The "SMC Jesus + U + Me" Emmaus project was initiated by our parish priest during the start of the covid-19 pandemic for the purpose of journeying with parishioners and
assisting all those adversely affected economically, spiritually or emotionally by the movement control order (MCO). Click on the Archives 2020 link to read
more about it and how to seek help for yourself or someone you know in need of aid.
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