Anastasia Maryknoll

Several days before Lunar New Year, one of the youth volunteers suggested me not to go to Shenzhen because their Hong Kong based employees weren’t allowed to go to Shenzhen due to Covid-19 outbreak. I said I would wait till Jan 24. There was an announcement that all Masses in Shenzhen is stopped starting Jan 24 so I decided not to go to Shenzhen.

Several days later Mrs. Liu, the coordinator of Luo Hu Hospital Volunteers, called me to ask to help at the supermarket to check the body temperature of the customers etc. Our community agrees that I go to Shenzhen to volunteer but the following day, there was news that the border maybe closed so one of our sisters suggested me not to go to Shenzhen. Mrs. Liu asked me twice when will I return to Shenzhen. She knows that I can arrange time to do voluntary work but she didn’t know my state of life.

Since then I am providing information for Holy Family public domain and sharing it to my group chatting. The coordinator of our public domain is very helpful if I need Chinese translation. I join more than 158 group chatting with more than 53.900 members. https://anastasialindawatimm.blogspot.com/2017/09/sharing-cyber-ministry.html

We published a post about the closing of the Church and the outbreak: the situation, how to take care of ourselves and several prayers on Holy Family Church public domain: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650650740&idx=1&sn=bd57443329ea45d03400d914efe1b82f&chksm=bea2016889d5887e09450f4168c6ace599c04b3a8dff78bfb60b5a7a05f5564406ddfc140bfc&mpshare=1&scene=1&srcid=&sharer_sharetime=1582246715446&sharer_shareid=2eeeeff8822f11ed801857f4b05dbd2c&exportkey=A8L6Als1dwlP4kCrNM3XSME%3D&pass_ticket=5qE3eVpFFa9egELAeJCBYRGa0pYXm3nKud8SDEDJ1dtJdgtIOzSMUSTwBajliZC8#rd. Unfortunately, it’s deleted unintentionally so we only can see the total reader from the re-post.

Here is the Novena for the outbreak: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650650740&idx=1&sn=bd57443329ea45d03400d914efe1b82f&chksm=bea2016889d5887e09450f4168c6ace599c04b3a8dff78bfb60b5a7a05f5564406ddfc140bfc&mpshare=1&scene=1&srcid=&sharer_sharetime=1582246715446&sharer_shareid=2eeeeff8822f11ed801857f4b05dbd2c&exportkey=A8L6Als1dwlP4kCrNM3XSME%3D&pass_ticket=5qE3eVpFFa9egELAeJCBYRGa0pYXm3nKud8SDEDJ1dtJdgtIOzSMUSTwBajliZC8#rd including Novena to St. Roch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Roch. Total reader for first day is more than 6.800 but decrease each day to more than 2.300 for the last day.

I provided the information about patron saint of human trafficking and slavery St. Josephine Bakhita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Bakhita and https://www.justice-and-peace.org.uk/campaigns/sr-josephine-bakhita-patron-saint-of-human-trafficking-and-slavery/ for this link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650650982&idx=3&sn=20b3eb9498dea845b0c5f113f804f57c&exportkey=A1QSrNNPXjV84cO8ypYhLBQ%3D&pass_ticket=5qE3eVpFFa9egELAeJCBYRGa0pYXm3nKud8SDEDJ1dtJdgtIOzSMUSTwBajliZC8

Several youth who attended marriage preparation program wrote their sharing after the end of the program. Here is the link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650650982&idx=3&sn=20b3eb9498dea845b0c5f113f804f57c&exportkey=A1QSrNNPXjV84cO8ypYhLBQ%3D&pass_ticket=5qE3eVpFFa9egELAeJCBYRGa0pYXm3nKud8SDEDJ1dtJdgtIOzSMUSTwBajliZC8

I compile a list of religious movies https://anastasialindawatimm.blogspot.com/2020/02/information-religious-movies.html and here are several of them in our public domain: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650650982&idx=3&sn=20b3eb9498dea845b0c5f113f804f57c&exportkey=A1QSrNNPXjV84cO8ypYhLBQ%3D&pass_ticket=5qE3eVpFFa9egELAeJCBYRGa0pYXm3nKud8SDEDJ1dtJdgtIOzSMUSTwBajliZC8

As the Churches are closed, I asked two pastors in Hong Kong about live streaming their Mandarin Mass but they need to check about it. There is a Putonghua Masses live stream but it’s not public so I can’t share it to my group chatting. I got the link of Putonghua Masses live stream on Feb 16 morning so then I forwarded to my group chatting. I planned to forward the link to my group chatting only for Sunday Masses but then the following morning I saw the link before the Mass began so I forwarded to my group chatting. There are priests who are not really agree on it but several group chatting are asking about it so I continue to forward the link. There are morning prayers, morning Mass and evening Mass for the first days but then only evening Mass is available as more people are starting to work. More than 20.000 people watching for Morning Masses and more than 30.000 people watching the evening Masses and the number is growing. Here is the link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650650982&idx=3&sn=20b3eb9498dea845b0c5f113f804f57c&exportkey=A1QSrNNPXjV84cO8ypYhLBQ%3D&pass_ticket=5qE3eVpFFa9egELAeJCBYRGa0pYXm3nKud8SDEDJ1dtJdgtIOzSMUSTwBajliZC8.

I prepared several questions to be reflected by our parishioners as they can’t go to Church: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650650982&idx=3&sn=20b3eb9498dea845b0c5f113f804f57c&exportkey=A1QSrNNPXjV84cO8ypYhLBQ%3D&pass_ticket=5qE3eVpFFa9egELAeJCBYRGa0pYXm3nKud8SDEDJ1dtJdgtIOzSMUSTwBajliZC8 and here is the first sharing: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650650982&idx=3&sn=20b3eb9498dea845b0c5f113f804f57c&exportkey=A1QSrNNPXjV84cO8ypYhLBQ%3D&pass_ticket=5qE3eVpFFa9egELAeJCBYRGa0pYXm3nKud8SDEDJ1dtJdgtIOzSMUSTwBajliZC8

The Lowu border, which I usually go, was closed since February 4. There is a 14-day mandatory quarantine on all the people entering Hong Kong from the Mainland since February 7. There is still more pandemic patients in Hong Kong, the mask and other necessity is still not easy to get but we still have enough. One alumnae of MCS donated a bag of rice and one of Catholics nearby donated a box of mask. I am growing hydroponic vegetables. There are still many fresh food in the market.

Let’s continue to pray together for the ending of the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s heartbroken to see the struggles of the people both ill and healthy in facing this outbreak as it’s also hit their financial situation. St. Roch, pray for us, that we may be relieved from all diseases of body and soul.

Hong Kong, Feb 21, 2020

Sr. Anastasia B. Lindawati, M.M.

Let's help each other to live less waste living for a better world.

February 24, 2020

There are at least 4 Churches use Teng Xun Kai Hui to do live stream Mass including Holy Family Church.

Total participants for Jing Chang Zhi Bo Mass on Feb 23 evening was more than 100.000.

April 13, 2020

There are more priests broadcast live stream Masses including Pope Francis’ Masses during Holy Week so the participants of each Mass are less. (not more than 20,000)

Monday, January 27, 2020

Poster: The language of love (updated on January 13, 2022)

Here is the link on weibo: https://weibo.com/7531921155/JFqPg3cyS

#圣福若瑟# #爱的语言#

and Holy Family Public Domain: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650682800&idx=2&sn=ddc29da9e3d995a54c05278ac19e4a4a&chksm=bea18cac89d605baa98189014c2267715e0ac25dea793d88876a9dbeab5abc0f37fc5afb5fce&mpshare=1&scene=1&srcid=0207yLqEkkxQLF0hHMAjhpee&sharer_sharetime=1612705877018&sharer_shareid=2eeeeff8822f11ed801857f4b05dbd2c&exportkey=Ayk3OhNr0UblLfmwphgPK0w%3D&pass_ticket=t884Ciilyv9%2BQrUzP6QJq1zpDAErI9kFV55YVyfrEPxNkJpJwSLk4ZTGRQMXMJUC&wx_header=0#rd

Friday, January 3, 2020

Christmas Letter 2019

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

First of all, I want to wish all of you:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

May the spirit of the Christmas bless your home

with peace, joy, love and good health!

How was your Christmas celebration?

As for me, I spent Christmas at Holy Family Church Shenzhen as you can read below.

I left for Shenzhen on Dec 21, 2017 and attended the Fourth Sunday of Advent anticipated Mass besides the morning Mass the next day.

There were around 600 people for the 7.30 p.m. Mass inside the Church and hundreds people were watching through the big television on the outside ground. There were around 450 people for 11.00 p.m. Mass. Several of them are neither Catholics nor attend Mass regularly. After the first Mass, there was a procession of the Infant Jesus statue from ground floor to the manger followed by prayer time in front of the manger for the parishioners. Santa Claus threw away candies after 11:00 p.m. Mass. The religious articles store was moved to the ground floor to have bigger space. Several volunteers were in charge to receive donation because our monthly collection is not enough to cover the monthly rental fee.

There were more than 500 people for Christmas Day Morning Mass. Mr. Zhang invited Fr. Lu, several parishioners and I for lunch. It’s not a public holiday. I went back to Hong Kong to attend Indonesian Catholic Community in Hong Kong Christmas celebration at Christ the King Chapel after lunch.

I went to Luo Hu hospital to do voluntary work and attended the annual gathering on Dec 26, 2019 then went back to Hong Kong for Maryknoll China Region Christmas celebration on Dec 27, 2019. There were sacrament of matrimony for two couples on Dec 28, 2019 morning so I went back to Shenzhen again.

Holy Family Feast Day Mass was celebrated on Dec 29, 2019 afternoon. Two couples renewed their marriage vows. The Church was full. There was a banquet after the Mass for all the guests from other Churches and our volunteers.

I attended the Mother of God Feast Day in Mother of God Church Shenzhen after doing voluntary work at Shenzhen the Third People’s Hospital on Jan 1, 2020.

I still continue my cyber ministry through group chat and blog. Total members of the single Catholic group chatting is more than 350 members in three groups, who are living in several cities. I am still uploading my missionary journey on my blog http://anastasialindawatimm.blogspot.com and the page views of my blog reached more than 221,000.

With the help of several donors, I help several needy people through two local NGO.

While in Hong Kong, I am still visiting the inmates in Tailam Center for Women. I attended the certificate presentation to the inmates at Shek Pik Prison.

Here were my several activities after Easter 2019: CICM Diaconate ordination, gathering of retired staffs of Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital (http://www.olmh-hk.com/intro_background.html), Mentorship and Graduation Mass of Maryknoll Convent School, trip to Beijing, Pastoral Sisters Meeting, Memorial Mass for the Servant of God Fr. Frederick Price, MM and Sr. Corinne Rost, MM, a 13 weeks course on “The Biblical Vision of the Human Person” , Renewal Vows of Sr. Esther, Indonesian Independence Day Celebration, Annual General Meeting of Catholic Religious School Council (https://www.catholic.edu.hk/en/schools-council/hong-kong-catholic-diocesan-schools-council/), Maryknoll Medical Welfare Association Bazaar and Games Day (http://mmwa.org.hk/history.html), Wo Foo Christmas Party (http://www.wse.hk/zh/), Maryknoll Sisters Asia Pasific World Section Meeting in Japan, outing with Indonesian Catholic Community and New Missionaries, several talks besides enjoying the visit of Kim Anh, Mariza etc.

And, last but not least, I want to thank you for all your support, love, hospitality, gifts and especially your prayers during this year. It’s a special year for me as God opened up the way to serve more Putonghua speaking people.

Here is the link of the annual gathering of Luo Hu Hospital Volunteer Gathering: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5NTg5NDkwNQ==&mid=2652021207&idx=2&sn=0fa2931efaf6f77c75b60ead4d1b37d9&chksm=8b5e6dc1bc29e4d7cff09cc75cdbe358a3df340c0ac31ea11a133f1a360942658269c5a49407&mpshare=1&scene=1&srcid=0103JalaeVBje31muAgekJhg&sharer_sharetime=1578019562659&sharer_shareid=2eeeeff8822f11ed801857f4b05dbd2c&exportkey=A1%2FPnHL2lqobnqR9uioNV74%3D&pass_ticket=u4zPRkyF%2B0XcA%2BJLwtkKR%2F2%2FRQyqrJGzml5swa6rqRdT8hxjTU8xH1skItmVJsyC#rd

Hong Kong, January 3, 2020

With love and prayer,

Sr. Anastasia B. Lindawati, M.M.

Let’s do simple things with simple love to make God’s love visible

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Sharing: Dec 2019 Shenzhen O2O Gathering

Several volunteers helped me to organized the third Shenzhen O2O Gathering on Dec 1, 2019 at St. Paul Church. There were 18 members attended it including from Guangzhou. Several of them are not a regular Church goers nor ever attended youth gathering.

We attended the Sunday Mass followed by prayer, self introduction and shared the qualification of their expected husband/wife followed by lunch at a Inner Mongolia Restaurant. There was birthday celebration for one of the members after sharing about male domination. There are several Chinese clothes to be wore for free so four of us (including myself and a guy) wore it. It reminded me about my first trip to Beijing in 2005, around two years before entering Maryknoll, wearing Chinese cloth.

We went around the old city and Zhong Shan Park (https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E4%B8%AD%E5%B1%B1%E5%85%AC%E5%9B%AD/493106） and then played a game on the mobile phone.

Three participants and I talked about their plan to collect personal information and qualification of expected husband/wife and then arrange a program. Since the beginning I didn’t want to introduce a guy A to a woman B because I don’t want the parents will chase them to marry as soon as possible because they were introduced by a sister.

Hong Kong, Dec 4, 2019

Sr. Anastasia B. Lindawati, M.M.

Let’s help each other to live less waste living for a better world.

Anastasia Maryknoll

Friday, February 21, 2020

Information: Religious Movies

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Sharing: Ministry without Border

Monday, January 27, 2020

Poster: The language of love (updated on January 13, 2022)

Friday, January 3, 2020

Christmas Letter 2019

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Sharing: Dec 2019 Shenzhen O2O Gathering

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