喜乐教会，微笑的服务
加影圣家堂两个华文圣母军支团在今天（复活期第五主日）庆祝圣母军日。
圣母军日的主要目的，是让堂区教友对圣母军及其工作有更多的认识。在这活动中，支团除了希望能够招募到新团员外，也得到更多的“圣母军朋友”，以便在工作上，获得他们的支持与合作，成为圣母军的伙伴。
军友们除了把支团的各项活动照片，如检阅典礼、避静、常年大会等主要活动做成壁报，还加插了许多关于圣母军组织的介绍，及军刊《爱之光》的展示。
配合今年的主题“喜乐教会，微笑的服务”，团员也分发微笑徽章给教友，以鼓励大家常常微笑，制造一个温和的气氛，使到教会成为一个更完美的喜乐团体，活出基督福音的幸福与快乐。
今天的教会更需要欢笑，因为世俗生活变得更复杂与混乱。社会最近发生很多不幸与不公的事件，令人颓丧，而生活担子越显得沉重。婆娑的烦恼，令人不会欢笑。
从分派微笑徽章中，可以感觉到一些教友有点排斥这个温馨的主动。有些拒绝接受，有些则不愿意把它挂上。微笑需要发自内心，当心里有困扰，欢笑的功能就不能发动了。
一个微笑，需要努力。一个微笑，可以改变世界，努力使值得的。
赫神父在证道时，提醒大家耶稣所说的：“我是道路、真理、生命”，也是“活石”。我们把自己奉献给他，让他改造我们，让他引领我们，朝向一个喜乐，充满希望的生命。
活石的教会，就是一个喜乐的教会。
神父也提到圣母军日，他赞赏圣母军友，奉献自己，定时探望不幸者、病者及孤苦的人工作，把爱及关怀输送。弥撒后，他给军友特别的降福。
这两个支团除了积极的拜访工作，许多团员也非常活跃的参与成人慕道班、主日学及礼仪组的工作。
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（推介圣母军录像）
JOYFUL CHURCH, SMILING SERVICE
Two praesidia of Chinese-speaking Legion of Mary held a Legion's Day today (Fifth Sunday of Easter) at the Church of Holy Family Kajang.
Its main aims are to foster closer relationship and understanding with the parishioners, thus making new friends and collaborators in their legion works. Legion's Day is also a good occasion for recruiting new members and auxiliary members.
Pictures of their activities and Legion event were on displayed along side with writeup of the organisation and its functions.
In conjunction with the theme: Joyful Church, Smiling Service, members also gave up smiley batches to parishioners, encouraging them to smile more often, creating a warm atmosphere, making the Church a joyful community, living out the joy of Christ's Gospel in our daily lives.
People are finding more difficult to smile nowadays. The heavy burden of daily living, many unhappy and unjust events and incidents happened in the society, making a simple smile a difficult expression.
In his homily, Fr. George reminded the congregation what Jesus has said in the Gospel:" I am the Way, the Truth and the Life" .... and the living stone. We offer ourselves to Christ thus allowing Him to form and mold us, guiding us to a happy life.
Church making up of living stones is a happy Church.
Fr. George also praised the Legionaries for their good works of visiting the sicked, aged and lonely. He gave a special blessings after Mass and wishing them all the best in their future undertakings.
Besides visitations, many members are actively involved in other ministries and works such as RCIA, Sunday School and Liturgical services.
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(Promotional ppt Video Youtube)
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