Janne Ritskes, our Sunday morning parishioner, is the driving force
behind the Nokor Tep Women's Hospital now under construction. The
hospital is designed to better medical care for women, especially women
with cancer. Hospitals are expensive and this Saturday, 8
February, is the latest in the annual walkathons to support this worthy
endeavor. Call (095) 779-282 or click on www.nokor-tep.net for more information. Walk yourself or sponsor someone who does!
Blood Donations
Next Sunday, 9 February, the National Blood Transfusion Center will hold
a blood collection campaign at St. Joseph Church from 8:00 to 11:30
AM. PLEASE come if you are able to donate! This is one
really invaluable contribution we can make to the betterment of
Cambodia! Dr. Jean-Luc Verselin, a volunteer doctor with the Paris
Foreign Mission society (Bishop Olivier's group) attests to the
standards and safety of donating blood here.
Getting to know you...
Pope Francis has appeared on the covers of TIME, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone,
and other magazines. We can't make you that famous but we do want
to put your picture in this newsletter so that your brother and sister
parishioners will get to know who you are. Our photographers will
be asking members to allow a photo before and after masses. Please
help us to get to know each other better.
Check out these members of our parish--and say Hello to them next weekend!
Deepak, Deepika, and Dishant Sehgal
From India
In Cambodia since five years ago
Currently working in teaching
Sunday morning liturgy
Charles B. Saguda
From Tanzania
In Cambodia since 2010 but scheduled to return to Singapore
Working at the Niroth Water Treatment Plant project
Sunday morning liturgy
Giving Tree Donation
During Advent we had a Giving Tree activity in which we collected
money for St. Luke House and St. Elizabeth House. These are two
houses for poor, sick people from the provinces who come to Phnom Penh
for medical treatment. We collected $2,300 for them, and the
director of the Catholic Medical Pastoral Committee, Ms. Betty Millena,
has sent a letter thanking us. Here is her letter:
24 January 2014
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Greetings of PEACE!
The Spirit of Christmas constantly lingers in our two sick shelters, St. Elizabth in Boeung Tum Pun and St. Luke in Tuol Kork!
It is because of your loving concern to support us in our ministry to the sick.
Your generous contribution is a big help indeed in letting us continue
Christ's ministry of healing to our sick poor brothers and sisters in
Cambodia.
Though words are not enough to express our gratitude, we say,
A MILLION THANKS TO EACH ONE OF YOU!
May our Lord be your reward.
With grateful hearts and prayers,
Beatriz Millena
Health Pastoral Committee Coordinator
Emeline "Lynne" Roc
From the Philippines
First came to Cambodia in May, 2013
Working
Saturday evening liturgy
Bro. Tony Burrows
From Australia
Came to Cambodia in 2013
A Marist Brother on the pastoral team at the Lavalla School for Disabled youth
One of the eucharistic ministers
Saturday evening liturgy
English Catholic Community
Telephones:
• Church: (012) 418-802
• St. Vincent de Paul (emergency assistance): (099) 887-613
(Please call between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM.)
