Chinese Apostolates Of Perak Celebrate Family Day At OMPH Church

The Chinese Apostolates from Perak held their Family Day at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church on September 16, Malaysia Day. 

Over 170 participants attended from five parishes in Perak namely Sitiawan, Taiping, Batu Gajah, St Michaels Church and Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church.

Five Parishes and 170 participants attended

This was the eight year of their Family Day. Batu Gajah parish will be the host for the next celebration.

After registration and breakfast the morning began with Parish Priest Fr Patrick Massang giving the opening address and prayer.

Parish Priest Fr Patrick Massang

Before the start - registration and breakfast

Before the program proper got on the way the congregation sang the Negara Ku and after it was the ice breaker with a praise and worship where MC’s Lucy, Bernard and especially Victor showed how it was done.

MC Victor breaks the ice and all followed

A Family Day with full participation

(from left)MC's  Lucy, Bernard and Victor.

Then it was GAMES. They called it Station games and involved the whole family. It was spontaneous, fun and involved both young and the old.

The Games. 'Digital Monitoring' to measure ones active movements

'Ball transfer' over cups filled with water

After lunch each parish performed a sketch with a script from the Bible.

OMPH's performance donned graphic costumes ... 

..and enhanced the performance. 

Some of the OMPH volunteers on Family Day 

The teachers, students and parents of OMPH Church did an excellent sketch. They performed the 'Three temptations of Jesus in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1 - 11)  donning graphic costumes, though not elaborate that showed creativity of thought and brought out the full meaning of the verse. 

The closing Mass was con-celebrated by Fr Anthony Liew of St. Michaels Church and Fr Phillip Lai of OMPH Church after which the Family Day icon was passed to the representative from Batu Gajah parish.

A representative from Batu Gajah parish receiving the Family Day icon. Looking on is Fr Phillip Lai (l) and Fr Anthony Liew (back)  

JAG