Featured Parish Cathedral Of The Holy Spirit

CATECHESIS SESSIONS @ The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Penang
Catechism classes (Sunday School) are an integral part of a parish community. In every issue, we have featured one parish and the catechesis that takes place there. Here, we highlight a parish in the Penang Deanery.
Name of Church: Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Address: No. 1, Tingkat Besi Satu, Green Lane, 11600 Penang
Telephone: 604-658 4909
Website: https://chs-penang.seedlings.dev/
Rector: Fr. Raymond Raj

Catechism Coordinator (English): Anne Ho
Assistant Primary Coordinator (English): Maria Yeap
Assistant Secondary Coordinator (English): Christopher Siddharth
CLOW Coordinator (English): Kenneth Ho
Number of CLOW ECs (English): 6 groups (with 4 members in each group)

Time of Catechism: Saturday, 4 pm (English)
Profile of Catechism Classes in 2025
Classes
Pre-School to Year 6
Form 1-5
Enrolment
90
100
Number of ECs & Helpers
19
16

Anne Ho, the Catechism Coordinator at CHS, Penang, shares her experience.
1. What we found works for us:
- Camps (with outreach activities).
- Praise & Worship and Devotion time before class begins.
- Engaging with parents, whenever possible.
1. What we are thinking of introducing this year:
- More outreach activities.
- Sports day or something similar.
- Bible quiz.
1. Challenges we face
- Students prioritising exams and tuition over faith formation.
- Negative influence via social media.
We would like to share one of our past events.
Last Christmas (2025), the Ministries under the Formation Cluster in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit came together to organize an outdoor Christmas Crib for the parish.
The Formation Cluster comprises the Catechism, CLOW, RCIA and Parish Formation Ministries. Not only was a different sort of Nativity scene presented, but the Formation Ministries put together videos and reflections to help parishioners prepare themselves for Christmas.
Info-boards provided a brief understanding of the various Advent scenes. They also allowed parishioners to view heart-warming videos of what Christmas means to us, especially to our children.