Mother of Archbishop Simon Poh passes away: Archdiocese mourns loss
KUCHING: Geraldine Tay Huang Siew, the mother of Archbishop Simon Poh, has passed away this morning (Dec 23), the Chancellor’s Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching announced. Tay peacefully departed at 5.12am at the Sarawak General Hospital. In a statement, Chancellor Patrick Heng conveyed condolences on behalf of the clergy, religious communities, seminarians, staff, […]
ACS calls on Christians to vote in GE15
KUCHING: The Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) in its pastoral letter for the 15th General Election (GE15) has urged Sarawakian, especially Christians, to exercise their rights to vote. Its chairman Archbishop Simon Poh said in a democratic government, the freedom to elect leaders through voting is the right of each citizen. “To vote means […]
Churches tread cautiously before reopening
KUCHING: Churches in Sarawak have generally agreed to be cautious before deciding to open to the congregation. Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) chairman Archbishop Simon Poh said this was agreed upon after the respective head of churches had a brief discussion in its group chat following the release of updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) […]
Continue praying from home, says Archbishop
KUCHING: On this Easter Sunday, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching, Most Reverend Simon Poh, has called upon Catholics to continue praying from home. “As many cannot come to church, I invite you to continue to pray online. Do not be passive viewers, but pray together. “You may be with your own family in your […]
Churches open for Holy Week under strict SOPs
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has allowed churches in Sarawak to open during the Holy Week under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs). Association of Churches Sarawak (ACS) chairman Archbishop Simon Poh, said that as stated by Unifor in its administrative notice, churches in the orange and red zones are to remain closed to […]
Churches opt for drive-through blessing of oranges
KUCHING: All parishes in the Archdiocese of Kuching have arranged a drive-through blessing of personal Mandarin oranges in conjunction with the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration. Every year, the blessing of oranges is done after the CNY thanksgiving mass in churches, but this year, due the Covid-19 pandemic and under the present conditional movement control […]
Cathedral starts carpark mass
KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic has forced churches worldwide to limit its attendance of people at one time due to need to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and to resort to conducting masses online. However, St Joseph’s Cathedral here has taken the initiative to provide a carpark mass whereby parishioners can park their vehicles […]
Churches to suspend services if situation worsens
KUCHING: The Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) is monitoring the Covid-19 situation closely before it decides to temporarily suspend church services. ACS chairman Archbishop Simon Poh said as in past situations, ACS leaders are ready to suspend services in the respective churches if the situation deteriorates. “Currently, we are monitoring the situation, once Kuching […]
SK St Joseph building handed back
KUCHING: Teachers from both SK St Joseph (SSJ) and St Joseph’s Private Primary School (SJPPS) witnessed the official handing back of the SSJ building at Jalan Were to SJPPS by SSJ’s outgoing headmaster to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching Most Reverend Simon Poh on Tuesday. An official letter addressed to the director of the […]
Afternoon Christmas masses cancelled
KUCHING: All Christmas masses that are scheduled after 1pm at Catholic churches here are to be cancelled. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching, Most Reverend Simon Poh said the Archdiocese has coordinated with churches throughout the city to having only one mass on Christmas morning (Dec 25) and it is to be held in English, Chinese […]
