Farewell to Sr. Caroline Gan

With fond memories and not a few tears, we bid farewell to our beloved Sr. Carol, who has been with us for a record 15 years. I never realized how long she has been with us!

Unassuming, straighforward, always with a smile on her face, she has worked tirelessly as a pastoral worker in the parish since 2004. She started the RCIA way back in 1993 (during Fr. Anthony Chong's first term) during her first time in the parish. Later she took over the Kindergarten from Sr. Catherine Choong. During her sabbatical, she went for a 3 month's course in Sabah to brush up her Bahasa Malaysia and prepare for her pastoral work with the Sabahan and Sarawakian parishioners at Kem Desa Pahlawan.

She has served the parish in many ways, as commentator, as communion minister, as sacristan and preparing couples for marriage, and catechumens for baptism. She was in charge of the RCIA in BM. Last year, she attended a 5-day seminar on 'Evangelization for Catholic Leaders' in Johor Baru at Majodi Center. At the seminar, she realized that she needed to share her own personal encounter story with Jesus whenever she meet people interested in the Catholic faith. She has been instrumental in bringing a number of people to the Catholic faith.

As a FMM, ( Franciscan Missionary of Mary), she will be going on a year's formation  course in Catechetics in Bangalore, India after she leaves Kota Bharu on 8th May 2019. We wish her a fruitful mission as she continues to share her life and her work in the future. May God be with you wherever you are, Sr. Carol!

by Joseph Wang

Sr. Carol, giving her farewell speech

Fr. Francis paying tribute to Sr. Carol

Anne Hong, MC for the farewell dinner

Gerard Yeo, PPC Chairman, giving his speech

Sr. Regina, Sr, Enid, and Sr. Nora help Sr. Carol to cut her cake

Fr. Francis, Sr. Carol, Gerard Yeo pose for a photo

Joseph Wang, Sr, Carol, Celestine, Rosalind, Teoh Bin Koun, Michelle Poh 

One of the many tables of parishioners who came to bid farewell to Sr. Carol