Sandakan Diocesan Catechetical Commission

Sandakan:The Diocese of Sandakan will soon establish its Catechetical Commission. The inaugural meeting, to be presided by Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom will be held on Saturday 18^th April 2009 at the Diocesan Meeting Room , Church Hill Road, Sandakan. The following representatives from the various Parishes are expected to attend the meeting:

• St Mary’s Cathedral Sandakan - Sr Lilianna, Pius Gorohom and Briget Chen
• St Martin’s Church Telupid -- Richard Lobinjang and Terry Theresa Papaling
• St Dominic’s Church Lahad Datu -- Sr Veronica, Shirley Serob and Benedict Blasius
• Holy Trinity Church Tawau -- Sr Hilda and Danny Carreon

Sr Veronica Kandaung of St Dominc’s Church Lahad Datu will brief the members on the outcome of the Malaysian Catechetical Commission meeting in Majodi, Johore held on 2^nd – 4^th February 2009 and its latest development. Representatives from each Parish will also present their report which shall include a statistical summary of the catechumens, sunday school children and animators as well as analyzing their strength and weaknesses. Picking up from there, the Commission members will then explore opportunities to work out strategies to improve on catechetical matters both at the parish and diocesan level.