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December 24, 2022

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

It is Christmas and it is with great joy that we celebrate the birthday of our Lord Jesus Christ. I, together with Rev. Fr. Gilbert, Rev. Fr. Wilson, Rev. Fr. Lawrence, Rev. Fr. Andrew, Rev. Friar Cruzender,  Seminarian Bradley, the Parish Pastoral Council, the Parish Finance and Property Council, all the parish committees and the staff of the Parish of St, Michael Penampang, wish all of you a very merry Christmas, one that is filled with Hope, Love, Joy and Peace

As we celebrate the birth of Christ, it is an opportune time for us to remember the “birth” of Christianity in Penampang. St. Michael Penampang Church has a rich history of the early missionaries and later, of our own Sabah bred priests. To honour their service and tireless efforts in promoting the Faith to the people of the District of Penampang, we plan to build a Memorial to be located between the Rectory and the church.  This Memorial will help to ensure that they will be remembered in perpetuity. It will be called “The Footprints of Faith” (Tunak do Kotumbazaan). So called because, especially in the early days of our Penampang church history, the missionaries walked all over the kampongs to tell people of the Good News and left behind “footprints” for others of the Faith to follow and to continue their good work.

The Footprints of Faith Memorial will have integrated with it, a wall to hold plaques with names of all the early Missionaries and names of the Rectors / Parish Priests of St. Michael’s church who came on behind them. A water fountain will be incorporated as a symbol that we are baptized with water for the purification of our soul and admission into the Faith.  It will also have seats/benches for those who wish to stay awhile to pray and meditate. A statue of the late Monsignor August Wachter, who made St. Michael’s Penampang his base and much loved by the people of Penampang, will also be erected at the Memorial.

If you wish to contribute to the construction of the Footprints of Faith Memorial, please contact the Mission Office.

God bless.

Rev. Fr. Wilfred Atin,
Parish Priest St. Michael Penampang
Towards an Amazing Parish


Saudara dan saudari yang dikasihi dalam Kristus,

Ini adalah musim Krismas dan kita menyambut Krismas, hari kelahiran Tuhan kita Yesus Kristus ini dengan penuh kegembiraan. Saya, bersama Rev. Fr. Gilbert, Rev. Fr. Wilson, Rev. Fr. Lawrence, Rev. Fr. Andrew, Rev. Friar Cruzender, Seminarian Bradley, Majlis Pastoral Paroki, Majlis Kewangan dan Harta Benda Paroki, semua Komiti di Paroki dan Staff Mision St, Michael Penampang, mengucapkan Selamat Hari Krismas kepada anda semua, yang dipenuhi dengan Harapan, Cinta, Sukacita dan Kedamaian.

Semasa kita menyambut kelahiran Kristus, sekarang adalah masa yang sesuai untuk kita mengingati “kelahiran” agama Kristian di Penampang. Gereja St. Michael Penampang mempunyai sejarah yang kaya tentang sejarah awal tentang misionaris dan kemudiannya, melahirkan paderi yang berketurunan Sabah sendiri. Bagi menghargai jasa dan usaha gigih mereka dalam mempromosikan Iman kepada penduduk di Daerah Penampang, kami bercadang untuk membina Memorial yang terletak di antara rektori dan gereja. Memorial ini bertujuan untuk mengingati  para misionaris ini selama-lamanya. Ia akan dipanggil “Jejak Iman” (Tunak do Kotumbazaan). Ianya disebut sedemikian kerana terutamanya pada zaman awal sejarah gereja Penampang kita, para misionaris telah berjalan ke seluruh kampung untuk menyebarkan kepada orang ramai tentang Berita Baik dan meninggalkan “jejak kaki” iman mereka untuk mengikuti dan seterusnya meneruskan kerja baik mereka.

Memorial Jejak Iman ini akan disepadukan dengan sebuah dinding dan akan dibuat plak dengan meletakkan semua nama-nama Misionaris awal dan beserta nama-nama Rektor / Paderi Paroki yang pernah melayani di Paroki St. Michael. Sebuah air pancutan akan dibuat sebagai simbol bahawa kita dibaptiskan dengan air sebagai penyucian jiwa kita dan masuk ke dalam Iman. Ia juga akan mempunyai tempat duduk/bangku untuk mereka yang ingin duduk sebentar untuk berdoa dan bermeditasi. Sebuah patung mendiang Monsignor August Wachter, yang menjadikan St. Michael Penampang sebagai pangkalannya suatu ketika dahulu dan sangat disayangi oleh penduduk Penampang, juga akan didirikan di Memorial ini.

Jika anda ingin menyumbang kepada pembinaan Memorial Jejak Iman ini, sila hubungi Pejabat Misi.

Tuhan memberkati.

Rev. Fr. Wilfred Atin,
Paderi Paroki St. Michael Penampan
Kearah Paroki yang menakjubkan.

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