Malaysian Catechetical Commission Meeting 2011

MCC met in Bundu Tuhan 2011
Bundu Tuhan: Malaysian Catechetical Commission Meeting was held its yearly meeting on 17th – 19th January 2011 at Bundu Tuhan Retreat Centre headed by Bishop Datuk Cornelius Piong as the MCC President and chaired by Rev. Fr. Boniface Kimsin. All the representatives from all diocese of Malaysia were present except representative from Miri diocese. The National representative from National Catechetical Office (NCO) and the Vicariate of Brunei were also present for this meeting. The most important focus being discussed in this meeting was to review all the topics in the faith formation used in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult book which have been used for more than 20 years. It was decided that in learning the Catholic faith, it should be according to the sign of times and according to the Malaysian context based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It was agreed that the new title for the RCIA book is “Our Faith Journey in Jesus”.

"...eventhough we have a lot of challenges in our task,
especially in the faith formation of our children and young people of today,
do not give up hope...says Bishop Cornelius Piong during the closing Mass of  the MCC meeting.

For those involve in the RCIA team, a special meeting for this purpose will be held in Pace Bene, FSIC Retreat and Formation Centre on 20th – 22th June 2011. In communion with the universal Church on strengthening one’s personal relationship with Jesus, it was decided to adopt the WYD 2011 theme for this year’s Catechetical Sunday. The theme is “Planted and Built up in Jesus Christ, Firm in the Faith” (Col. 2:7). Catechetical Sunday this year falls on 18th September 2011. Fr. Nicholas Stephen from the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu was given the mandate to prepare the reflection based on the theme. The Malaysian Catechetical Commission will be having their meeting next year in Penang diocese on 17th – 19th January 2012.





Some of the MCC members pay a courtesy call to

His Grace Archbishop John Lee  and

Coadjutor Archbishop John Wong in their office

in Catholic Archdiocesan Centre, Penampang