The campus ministy. a lay ministry in the Church that covers all universities under the Titular Roman Diocese. In this ministry, we are led by the Bishop himself, followed by the Youth Coordinator and in this case, Father Martin, followed by a Campus Ministry Officer who has his (or her) own team and finally the people of what is called the Penang Diocese Campus Council, a body of students from various universities that make up this council. The council is responsible for ensuring that the Catholic faith is correctly deposited and that students coming from their homes have a platform for students for their Catholic faith.
Last week, for the first time in 4 years, I finally went for a meeting of the PDCC, and I asked myself, why didn't I join before? It was such an interesting journey indeed.
The one thing which caught my attention most was the house below. It doesn't look much but it was called the FM house. A house given by a Priest to the Diocese and now it belonged to the Campus Ministry.
The amazing part about this house is that it is free to use by any campus student, all they have to do is apply to the Campus Ministry. Sadly though, the house was too relaxing that I forgot to take pictures of the inside.
So what did we do over the weekend?
First of all, we managed to watch two movies: Soul Surfer and Letters to God, two movies that was to show about how much praying and having faith in God matters in our lives.
Secondly, we discussed matters pertaining to the Campus Ministry. Matters like camps, formations and the AGM which would be coming up soon.
One of the main highlights of the weekend was going to Gurney Paragon. A newly built mall, around the old St. Joseph's novitiate that was ran by the La Salle brothers. It was part of the Catholic history in Malaysia.
What I learned from this meeting amazingly, was the sharing we shared around the dinner table. The problem faced by many students in each campuses. Also another highlight would be Kevin's our Campus Minister, sharing on his journey for the Asian Youth Day. The way he described from seeing the Pope at a very close distance was very enlightening. He described that when he saw the Pope, he had the same kind of joy when holding a child in your hands. He described the Pope was such a joyous man with a constant smile on his face.
Another sharing from Kevin, was the way the Korean Catholics were martyred for their faith. The martyrs were recently canonised by Pope Francis on his visit there. The martyrs were martyred in the 1800s.
It was an enlightening weekend and I do look forward to the next meeting.
A little shaky picture of our fellowship.
Lastly, the Pope shared this message during one of his public speeches during the AYD and I think it is good for reflection:
"Remember that you are Asian!"
