Rurum Lun Bawang and Rurum Kelabit Christmas Dinner

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Rurum Lun Bawang and Rurum Kelabit Christmas Dinner

Saturday, 13 November 2010 16:27

KUCHING: The Rurum Lun Bawang & Rurum Kelabit Kuching Branches will be holding their Christmas Service and Dinner on December 3 and 4 at Kuching Evangelical Church here (SIB Iris Garden) starting at 7.30 pm.

According to the Chairman of the dinner’s Organising Committee, Richard Labung Ganang,the main aim of the event is to help keep alive the traditions of the two highlanders communities, which includes remembering what God had done in transforming their lives and also to let the younger generation continue the noble practice of fellowship and thanksgiving.

His sentiments were shared by Caroline Agan, the Vice Chairperson of Rurum Kelabit Sarawak.

The guest speaker at the Christmas Service shall be Rev Danil Raut, President of SIB Semananjung Malaysia. All the members of the Kelabit and Lun Bawang Community in and around Kuching are cordially invited. Others who can understand the Lun Bawang & Kelabit dialects are also welcome to join in the service.

Meanwhile, the Christmas Dinner on December 4 is open to members of the two associations and their friends. Tickets for the dinner are now on sale.

Please contact the following persons for further details: Ennis (013-8119545) and Margaret (013- 8026826) from Rurum Kelabit Association: Rose Pengiran (016- 8977775) and Floria Apak (013- 5707438) from the Rurum Lun Bawang Sarawak.

The Lun Bawang and Rurum Kelabit’s very own live band will be performing songs in Lun Bawang and Kelabit at the dinner, to bring cheers and add to the mood for the Christmas season.