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Lent has arrived and it's that time of the year again where we give up meat and fast for forty days before celebrating Easter. Most of us have this pr...

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Youth Ministry Podcast (2) – Sacrifice for Lent

Lent has arrived and it’s that time of the year again where we give up meat and fast for forty days before celebrating Easter. Most of us have this preconceived notion that Lent is about doing these two things and is purely a time of solemn offering, but is that what Lent
really is all about? This episode touches on the essence of Lent in a nutshell and the other things we can offer of ourselves in this time of spiritual preparation and self-reflection. Michelle Nyanam brings to you a different way we can celebrate the season of Lent for the
year 2013.

Michelle Nyanam: Hi, everyone! You’re tuning in to the SIC Youth Ministry podcast — second podcast, to be exact. My name is Michelle and today, I’ll be talking to you about the things we can do during the season of Lent. Okay, when I say the word “Lent”, what comes to your mind? Usually, what would come to most people’s minds are words like fasting, abstaining and sacrifice, but those words are a little bit, scary, don’t you think? And a bit discouraging — it seems a bit tough to do all those things. I’m not saying it’s wrong or anything… I mean, Lent is definitely about repentance and sacrifice. It’s a time where we acknowledge our weakness and when we humble ourselves. We really need to depend on God’s strength during this season of Lent and also grow mentally and spiritually. But I’m just saying, how about we make this Lent a different one… something a bit more memorable? You know, when we think of Lent of 2013, let this be a time or a memory of us rising and shining as individuals of Christ. When we think of Lent, maybe think of words like joy, charity, contentment — positive words. Okay, our usual practices of Lent would be fasting from food and abstaining from meat, but these are things we do almost every year — year in and year out. It’s become a habit to us… something so normal, something we don’t even have to think about, we just say “Oh, yeah, I’m vegetarian, I’m vegetarian, that’s it.” You know, we don’t really have to turn to God anymore for help to get us through this month. So let’s do something that requires us to go to God, to lean on Him, to depend on Him for strength… something a bit more different. A few examples of things we can do during this season of Lent would be like… taking a cold shower early in the morning. You all don’t do that, do you? I know, I know. Okay, the next thing you can do is maybe saying “I love you” to your parents every night before going to bed. It’s a hard change; some of us are not very comfortable showing affection that way, but you may not know. Your parents might take it in a good way and it’ll be good for you. The third thing you can do is maybe saying the Rosary while exercising. While you’re jogging, every step you take, you may go like, “Hail Mary, full of grace…”, that kind of thing. That way, it keeps you healthy and you get to remember the Rosary and get to say your daily prayer. The fourth thing you can do is being a little bit more helpful… maybe like, helping your teacher carry his or her bags or books, or when you see a friend in need, you volunteer yourself and go help out. The fifth thing you can do is also standing in a bus or LRT (Light Rail Transit) or any public transportation for that matter to give way to the elderly and the disabled. You can also, every morning, say a prayer for one person you don’t like. That’s a change, right? Instead of saying a prayer for yourself or people you really care about, this time, you say a prayer for someone you don’t like, you know? It’s something different during this Lent. All these actions may seem like small things and you wouldn’t think that they can make a drastic or big change in someone’s life, but I’m telling you, it’s all these small actions that really count. They may affect you or someone else in different, unexpected ways and you may not even know it. Through these actions, it not only benefits you, it benefits someone else too. You know, while you’re practising changes in the season of Lent, you can shine the light of Christ to the people around you. People can see you and say that “That boy is a follower of Christ,” or “That girl is a Christian.” In the same way, you can glorify God. That is about it for my topic on what we can do for Lent. Now, if you have any other questions or anything you would like us to answer or talk about, feel free to leave it on the comments or you can private message us on our Facebook(@https://www.facebook.com/SICJYM) and Twitter accounts(@https://twitter.com/sic_jym). That’s it! Bye!

 

You can also listen and download our audio version @ http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/16955727/What_Can_We_Do_For_Lent?

Youth Ministry Podcast (1) – How to be a Christlike Friend

Greetings everyone!! Welcome to the new year. With a new year comes new resolutions – PODCASTS!!! We will be producing podcasts with informative topics from time to time as some input for everyone!!

In this time and age, each and every one of us comes up with New Year resolutions once a new year arrives. It can involve making new friends and strengthening the friendships we already have. How do we go about being a good friend to others and displaying God’s love to them? In this first episode, Samuel Loh gives you the inside scoop on what it means to be a christlike friend.

Samuel Loh: (Applause) You are tuning in to the SIC Youth Ministry podcast. It is a new year, and one of our New Year’s resolutions is bound to be a better Christian. So what does “Christian” even mean? Christian means a follower of Christ. So that means we are not Christians by name, but we are Christians by how we act — our deeds, our actions and how we treat other people. So, friends… friends are everywhere around us. Even the Bible talks about friends. In Sirach 6:14, it says,”A faithful friend is a strong support; whoever has found one has found a treasure,” and what it means is that our friends are like treasure. They’re so precious to us. So, what makes a friend? Well, there are many values, for example goodness, self control, faithfulness, peace, patience, love, joy,gentleness and even kindness. An example of those values patience. In our modern day, everything is so hectic and there are so many things going on. There’s bound to be a person that’s going to come up to you and start complaining and whining and ranting about how bad his or her day was, and you are called as a Christian to be a listening ear — to listen to their troubles and be there for them and be patient with them. Okay, so how do we be a good friend? We can build our friends up; encourage them to be a better version of themselves because that is what God wants for us. Also, we should not, or never ever backbite or gossip or even spread rumors about one another because this is a very dangerous thing and it can kill a person. Also, we should always be there for a person — to be there to lend a hand, to chip in or just to be there. Just being there accounts to a lot for some people. Now, how do we be a Christ-like friend? Jesus always places others first and that’s what we should do as a Christian. We should also accept people for who they are, no matter their good side or their bad side because all of us have our own good and bad. So, we should always accept each other. We should also never exclude anyone out because we are all equal and we are friends, so we should never exclude anybody out. Also, we should be very tolerant of our friends, because people tolerate us. I mean, somebody could think I’m annoying, but he or she still tolerate me for a friend. So, we should tolerate them. Also, how to deal with difficult friends? Two main things — WWJD, What Would Jesus Do? The second, if that doesn’t work, is to seek advice from an elder person. So for example, I’m going to give you a situation. Somebody is trying to spread bad rumors about someone else. So first things first, WWJD — what would Jesus do? Well, we should ask them to
stop and we should stand up for the other person. If that doesn’t work, and if he or she doesn’t listen to you, we should always get someone with authority, someone who we all look up to to speak to the person. Friendship is never about ourselves. It’s always about the other person. So, I’m going to end this with a very important thing. Remember JOY. Always remember JOY… J-O-Y — Jesus, Others, Yourself. Okay, so if you have any questions, anything you want to say or any requests you would like us to talk about, please visit our Facebook page(@https://www.facebook.com/SICJYM) or Twitter page(@https://twitter.com/sic_jym). You can private message us or comment. We’ll see you in the next podcast. Ciao!”
You Can Download Our Audio File @ http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/16952389/How_To_Be_A_Christlike_Friend

Lenten Outreach – Orang Asli Settlement, Tapah

In conjunction with this season of lent, the SIC Youth Ministry has organised an outreach to the Orang Asli Settlement in Tapah on the 16th of March (Saturday). This outreach allows you to gain experience on the Malaysia’s Orang Asli way of life.

All those aged 15 and above are encouraged to come and join us in this event. The fee is only RM15 per person.

Date : 16th March 2013, Saturday
Time : 8am – 5.30pm
Meet in front of the Church at 7:30am.

You can register at all weekend masses.

All participants are advised to dress appropriately and to bring a friend(s) along.

Facebook Event Page – Tapah Outreach

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