Fr Philip Heng was the Novice Director of the Loyola Jesuit Novitiate in Singapore. Last April 1, he was installed as the new parish priest of St Ignatius Church. Here he wrote of his first weeks in his new mission.
Fr. Philip Heng (MAS) will assume the post of Parish Priest of the Church of St. Ignatius, King’s Road, Singapore. This appointment had been accepted by His Grace the Archbishop of Singapore, Nicholas Chia,upon the recommendation of Fr Larry Tan.
Fr Philip Heng will take over from Fr Leslie Raj, whose health is of major concern to us as he is suffering from a chronic stomach problem, which requires constant medical monitoring and attention. Please continue to pray for him.
Fr Bong Abad Santos (PHI) continues to dream of making Railaku a full-fledged parish. For this to be possible, one of the things to be done is to have the Railaku church repaired. He is getting in touch with several donors to raise enough funds for this project.
Last October 15, EAPI held its annual, albeit special, alumni homecoming. The attendees strolled down the 42 years of EAPI’s existence, down to its moment of conception. Fr Jose Ma.
Fr Pepe Calle (CHN) gave this talk at EAPI’s 42nd alumni homecoming last October 15.
I feel very grateful to Fr. Jeyaraj and the members of the Staff for giving me this opportunity to be with you today. The last time I gave a lecture here was 20 years ago.
People come to the EAPI to EXPLORE the FUTURE;
I am here today to REMEMBER the PAST.
From November 10 – 14, Ms. Gemma Yecla, will conduct her sessions on Genogram. This will be followed by the sessions on Prayer & Discernment by Sr. Judette Gallares, r.c. from November 17 – 21. Then, from November 24 – 29, it will be a joint session with the other course for the module of Fr John Fuellenbach, SVD on Kingdom of God and Christian Community
On Oct. 7 Cosme Hoang Van Dat, SJ was ordained a bishop and installed as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Bac Ninh, Vietnam. The Principal Consecrator was Bishop Peter Nguyen Van Nhon of Dalat, the president of the Vietnam Conference of Catholic Bishops. Twenty-one bishops took part, including Cardinal Paul Joseph Pham Dinh Tung, retired Archbishop of Hanoi; hundreds of priests and religious and over ten thousand faithful joined the ceremony.
Currently, two ongoing programs, started last June 29th and ending on December 12, are in full swing with their respective modules and activities. The Sabbatical Pilgrimage have 15 participants and the Pastoral Renewal Program (PRP) has 54, for a combined total of 69 participants. This current batch is composed of 35 priests, 29 religious sisters, and 5 lay people. Indeed, EAPI has been blessed with a good number of those who want to renew and update themselves to be more effective in working in God’s Kingdom.
Jesuit Communications Foundation in Manila, in collaboration with the EAPI and JESCOMEAO, conducted an annual one-month Pastoral Communications Workshop for participants coming throughout Asia from May 14 to June 13. Mr. Augustine Loorthusamy (SIGNIS World President, JESCOMEAO Special Assistant) and Fr Jerry Martinson launched this year’s workshop which drew a record number of over 40 participants.
The school had only a few boys (and no girls) when it started in 1952 at an old bombarded Japanese Communication Centre in Chuuk State; but for its 2007-2008 academic year, it had 142 girls and boys, among the best students of Micronesia. Under the remarkable leadership of the school’s Director, Fr Arthur Leger, the school community had long prepared for and looked forward to important events which took place in and around the school’s new chapel Maria della Strada.