Donation to OMPH church

• ​Online transfer at Public Bank Ipoh Garden: A/c no. 3096864807 ; Account Name: Parish of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Ipoh Garden, Ipoh. 
  
• Or give us a call [Tel: (60) 05 5458220] at the parish office to make an appointment. 
  
• For International donations: Swift code is required "PBBEMYKL".
  
• No one is authorized to collect any money ​on behalf of the church.
  

OMPH Catholic Charismatic Renewal Group:

• There will be no prayer meeting on Wed 29 January 2025 due to Chinese New Year. 

Reflections:

• Read Food for Thought Reflections and Bulletin of 5 Jan 2025: click here.
• For other Reflections, click here.

For Tamil Marriage Preparation course 2025:

• Please see your Parish Priest for registration.
  

PONGAL CELEBRATION

• The Tamil community will be celebrating ponggol festival on Sunday 26 January 2025 commencing at 9.30am with the boiling of sweet rice in-front of the church followed by Mass.
  
• All are welcome to participate in this celebration. 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Novena Petitions and Thanksgiving Letters:

• ​E-forms for Novena Petitions and Thanksgiving Letters:  available at "Novena Petition" or by scanning QR code here.​​​​

New Registration & Parents' Session, Sunday 5 January 2025:​

• ​Registration for catechism Std. 1 (and other new) registration, must submit a copy of the baptism certificate during registration.
  
• Those who are currently with OMPH catechism do not need to submit a copy of their baptism certificate.
  
• Registration FEE & BOOK Primary – RM30/-. Secondary – RM35/-
  

Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament:

• 1st Friday of each month: (date) Friday, 7 February 2025 (time) 7.20pm, followed by Mass at 8.00pm.​​

Note from Parish Priest:

Dear Parishioners, This is a short note from me that I will be on a sabbatical from 1st of January till 30th June, 2025. In my absence, Fr. Patrick Massang has been appointed as Administrator of the parish. Thank you to all Ministries and parishioners who have worked hard to build up the ministries and the parish life. I thank God for the blessings, graces and guidance. I am sure the PPC and Fr.Massang will guide the parish even further. We are not a perfect parish neither do we strive for that. We are human and along the way we make mistakes, we correct, say sorry, reconcile and move forward. May 2025 be a year of blessings for all. We will strive to remember that we are multi-cultural parish where all are welcome but we are one parish. Blessings upon all. Have a Blessed Advent!                                                                       (Fr. Joseph Stephen, Parish Priest)

​​Evening for the Engaged 2025:

• Please see your Parish Priest for registration.
  
• EE142: 14-16 Feb 2025; EE143: 16-18 May 2025; EE144: 8-10 Aug 2025; EE145: 7-9 Nov 2025.
  
• Couples planning to get married in the year 2025, please take note of the EE Weekends held in English during the year.
  
• You are requested to register six (6) weeks before the weekend
  

Marriage:

• Please contact the Parish Priest at least SIX MONTHS in advance.

PASTORAL STATEMENT FOR DISPENSATION FROM FASTING DURING CHINESE NEW YEAR 2025

• The Catholic Bishops Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, in consultation with the Episcopal Regional Liturgy Commission of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei offer the following guidance: (1) That the Fridays of January 31 2025 & February 7 2025, dispensation is given from abstinence. (2) That the faithful substitute these days with other forms of penance, especially works of charity and exercises of piety during this Year of Jubilee. 

Christian Meditation Time:

• All are welcome to join the Christian Meditation group which meets EVERY SATURDAY from 11.00 am – 12 noon in the Meditation room. ​

CHINESE NEW YEAR MASS

• The Chinese community will be celebrating Chinese New Year on Wed 29 January 2025 at 10am Mass in Mandarin.  

THANKSGIVING MASS

• We welcome Rev. Fr. Charles Anthony Prabhu,C.Ss.R. who will celebrate his first Thanksgiving Mass in OMPH church on Sat 1 February (E) & Sun 2 February (T) 2025.
  
• The parish wishes him all the best in his ministry. 

On-line Novena Devotion:

• #245, 25 Jan: <https://youtu.be/Ovsi8ZgzaWI>;
  
• ​For past recordings, please click here.

PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (BLESSING OF CANDLES)

• Sat 1 February (5.45pm) & Sun 2 February (8.00am) 2025.
  
• All are welcome to join in prayer for our priest and religious on this Feast of Presentation of Our Lord.
  
• On this day candles will be blessed for your personal & home use.
  
• Please leave your candles (mark with your name) on the table provided near St. Joseph shrine.  

Pope's Prayer Intentions for January 2025:​​​
FOR THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION: Let us pray for migrants, refugees, and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected. (Ref: National Catholic Register)