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 MASS IN SMC
QUICK LINK TO FR ANTHONY LIEW'S HOMILY ON 28TH JUNE 2020.
Take note that the church and mass is NOT yet open to the general public.
If you are :
- older than age 69 or age below 13 ;
- exhibiting any covid-19 like symptoms within the last 14 days ;
- not a Malaysian
you will not be allowed to attend mass yet under the present government standard operating procedures.
SMC mass is now presently open only to serving members of SMC's ministries and their helpers who are helping to implement the SOPs in church.
Pre-registration is compulsory so that we can comply with the 1/3 capacity ruling. This means that pre-registration is required for every mass that
we wish to attend i.e. you have to pre-register every week if you wish to attend mass every week. Those without pre-registration and in non-compliance with our church's and government's guidelines will have to be turned away.
QUICK LINK TO BISHOP SEBASTIAN'S LETTER ON RE-OPENING OF CHURCHES DATED 16TH JUNE 2020
QUICK LINK TO PENANG DIOCESE GUIDELINES FOR RE-OPENING OF THE CHURCH UNDER RMCO DATED 15TH JUNE 2020
Check out our official Facebook page for updates from the Penang diocese, latest messages from our parish priest
and also for links to online masses for the duration of the movement control order.
For easy reference, you may also click here for the timetable and quick links to online masses.
This project was initiated by our parish priest for the purpose of journeying with parishioners and assisting all those adversely affected economically, spiritually
or mentally by the present movement control order due to the covid-19 pandemic. 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.
NEED A LISTENING EAR?
Are you feeling
overwhelmed,troubled or spiritually dry due to the covid-19 pandemic and its other effects?
Click here to seek help by talking to the priests, nuns or counsellors who have made themselves available
to you.
MESSAGE FROM PARISH PRIEST AND POHD - PENANG DIOCESAN LENTEN CAMPAIGN 2020
The Catholic Bishops of Peninsular Malaysia has issued a circular suspending all masses and public gatherings in church from 14th March to 29th March 2020.
Click here to read the official circular from the Catholic Bishops of Peninsular Malaysia.
UPDATE ON FR ROBIN ANDREWS
Fr Robin is recuperating at the Little Sisters of the Poor home in Penang.
Let us all continue to pray for Fr Robin's recovery and that he gets well enough to return home to us here in SMC.
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.
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