Sunday, July 20, 2008

St. Anne's Feast 2008


From:
Tue, 18/Jul/2008
To:
Tue, 26/Jul/2008


Venue:St. Anne's Church
Agenda:A 9 day prayer ritual hthat draws a congregation of its followers. In conjuction with the annual St. Anne's feast which Night of Candle Light Procession usually follows at the Church grounds.


History
The church started in 1846. The main church was opened in 1888. It is now called the St. Anne's Shrine. It is the main church for the Feast Of St. Anne every year. In 1958, the parish opened another church. These church was called 'new church' for 48 years. It is now a centre. On 2002, the new church was opened. This church could fit 1,200 people. Work on the new St. Anne's Church started on 2000 and was completed on 2002. It was opened by the then Apostlic Delegate To Malaysia. Not only a new St. Anne's Church was constructed, the Dataran St. Anne was installed in front of the church. Domus St. Anne was also installed to accommodate pilgrims who intend to stay over. A parish office, parish community centre and canteen were also installed. On 2006, the church installed the 'Statues Of Passion'. These statues cost RM 600,000 all together. It shows the station of the cross. Currently, the parish priest for the church is Msgr. Stephen Liew.

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