OMPH Church parishioners before the start of the lantern walk. |
The Mid-Autumn Festival has been celebrated all throughout
Ipoh town recently and OMPH Church not wanting to be left out held their own festival
celebration at Parish level.
The Parish event was organized by the Chinese Apostolate
group and held at the Church premises last Sunday evening September 11.
Rev Fr Joseph Stephen welcoming the parishioners. |
It was an elaborate affair with Parish Priest Rev Fr Joseph
Stephens officiating at the event.
The evening started with dinner being served before the
commencing of the activities.
A slide presentation explaining the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival during dinner. |
While the parishioners dined a video explained how the
Mid-Autumn celebration came about.
Dance presentation by the Chinese Apostolate group. |
The activities after dinner included dances by the Chinese
section and games where both young and senior could participate in.
Games. Passing the hula hoop without breaking the human chain |
The winners of the Treasure Hunt (above) and the participants(below) |
A section of the parishioners viewing the activities |
The final event of the night was the lantern walk held at the parking lot within the church.
The final event, the Lantern walk was what all the children were waiting for. |
Some of the families that participated in the walk. |
It was an evening of fun for the families in the Parish that
concluded by 10pm.
JAG
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