Encounter

Feast Day Triduum
Theme: On the Wings of Archangels

24 Sep Day 1: Bold to Announce – Gabriel
25 Sep Day 2: Gentle to Heal – Raphael
26 Sep Day 3: Strong in Adversity – Michael

Jon us for Feast Day Triduum with
Eucharistic Celebration
Starts at 8pm
No EC at 6.30am and 6pm on all 3 days

Feast Day Eucharistic Celebrations

(28 September, Sunday)
Please note that the 11.30am EC for Sunday, 28 September will be changed to 12pm due to Feast Day Fiesta.

All other EC timings remain the same.

Feast Day Celebration
Mon 29 Sept
7pm Dinner
8pm Eucharistic Celebration

Let us gather as one community around the table of the Lord for our Feast Day Eucharistic Celebration.

This year, we are invited to celebrate with joy, while renewing our commitment to Laudato Si: to care for our common home, cherish creation, and live simply in faith.

Please note there are no ECs at 6:30 am or 6:00 pm on that day.

Holy Hour

3 Oct, Fri
7pm

Bethel

Jesus is waiting for you to come and spend some time with Him.

Eucharist Explained

4 October, Sat

12.30pm-4.30pm at Bethel

Why do we genuflect, kneel, stand bow at different parts of the Eucharistic celebration?

Why do we pray certain parts?

Come experience an experiential explanatory Eucharistic Celebration!

Pater Noster

We will be chanting the Our Father prayer in Latin in the months of October and November.

October is the month of the Rosary

Fridays, 7pm – 10, 17, 24 Oct in Church

30 Oct (community rosary in homes; time tba)

Register: tinyurl.com/CSMRosaryinHomes

Formation

Art and faith Series

Wed, 8 Oct

Art & Faith Talk: In the Company of Angels @ St Felicity/ St Perpetua from 8pm to 10pm

Register: tinyurl.com/CSMArtnFaithTalk-8Oct

Come, Listen, and Learn

25 September, Thu

9.30am to 11.30am

St Michael Room

Seniors, come for a sharing about the roles of archangels and angels, followed by a time of fellowship.

Register: tinyurl.com/CSMSeniorTalkonAngels

Disciples Pathway

CSM Disciples Pathway
For CSM Parishioners Only

We may have on our own gone for several courses and retreats offered in the parish and in the Archdiocese. Do you know where all this is leading to? Would you like to take a pathway of faith and life?

Email for more information: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg

Community

Feast Day Fiesta
Sunday 28 Sept
9am to 2pm

Please note: Eucharist Celebration for Sunday, 28 Sep will be  12pm instead of 11.30am due to Feast Day Fiesta.

On Sunday, 28th September 2025, join us for our Feast Day Fiesta!

From 9 AM to 2 PM, the courtyard will come alive with preloved treasures ,
yummy food
, fun games , and creative workshops  .

This is our chance to celebrate together and care for God’s creation—Laudato Si way .

Bring your family, bring your friends—let’s turn up the praise and turn down the waste!

CSM Survey

Scan the QR Code in the poster above.

Check out our latest photos
on CSM Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/churchofstmichaelsg/albums

Photography & Videography Notice
A Kind Reminder

Please do not take pictures or video in the Worship Hall for the following reasons:

  1. PDPA Act does not allow us to take picture of other parishioners
  2. To  protect the celebrants and parishioners themselves from terrorism
  3. Worship hall is a sacred place, to show reverence

Only officially appointed photographers and videographers from CSM may do so.

Line Dance 2023

Line Dance
(for Seniors and Beginners Only)

Fridays 9.30 – 11.00am
Venue: St John Vianney
Teacher: Daisy Teo

Browse our selection of library books at CSM
with our NEW CSM Library App!

Here’s how to Get Started!

Step 1: Download the App –
Bookshelf-Your Virtual Library
(Available on both App Store and Google Play)

Step 2: Click on the link below

https://bookshelf.app.link/n176mH0sVzb

Step 3: Click to Explore the CSM Shared Shelf of over 700 books

Step 4: Interested to borrow a book?
Send an email to csmtrove@gmail.com

or come meet us at our mobile CSM Library
(by the religious stall) on Sundays after 9.30am EC.

Breakfast
@ Michael’s Patio
Sundays after 9.30am EC

The word, “Xenizo” means “To be received hospitably as an honoured guest,” and that is the name our hospitality ministry has taken. Come and partake of breakfast made with loving hands, at St. Michael’s Patio every Sunday after the 9.30am Eucharistic Celebration. Mingle, fellowship, make a new friend, chat, welcome someone new.

Driving to Church?

If you are attending the Eucharistic Celebration and are driving, we urge you to turn into St. Francis Road and then turn left into Jalan Semerbak and then enter the Church. This is to facilitate a better traffic flow.

Ministry Recruitment

Coro di Velli Angeli (CVA Choir)

5.30pm Eucharistic Celebrations

Do you play any musical instruments like the guitar, piano, keyboard, organ, or electone?

Do you sing?

Never doubt your abilities!

If you have the willingness to serve God with your heart,

join us in serving through music and singing!

 

Email:csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg

Xenizo Ministry
Become a part of something special
Opportunities — Fellowship — Happy Parishioners

We are possibly best known for providing the Sunday Breakfast service after the 9.30am EC

Join the Xenizo Ministry.

Email:csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg

Ministry of Comfort

We need you to bring JESUS to your neighbour.

Join the Ministry of Comfort (MOC) today.

Do contact the parish office.

Email:csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg

Becoming RCIA facilitators

For it is in giving that we receive.

Email:csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg

Around Our Archdiocese

Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan was launched on 8 September 2025.
Pastoral Message for the Launch of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan (2025 – 2035): “Communion in Mission”
https://www.catholic.sg/pastoral-plan-2025-2035-communion-in-mission/

Pope Leo XIV: “All creatures are loved by God and worthy of love and respect”               

  • The Holy Father dedicates The Pope Video for September to the relationship of the human person to creation.
  • “For our relationship with all of creation” is his prayer intention for this Season of Creation, on the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Creation and the 10th anniversary of the Encyclical Laudato Si’.

God & Me In My Autistic World
11 October 2025 (Saturday)
9am – 12pm
Agape Village, Multi-Purpose Hall (Level 1)

What happens when a person with autism connects with God? Can someone truly desire God without a strong sense of self? These questions invite us to pause and look deeper into the mystery of faith, and into the spiritual journeys of those who live with autism. Their experiences challenge us to reflect on our own search for God, and what it means to love and be loved in return.

Friar Derrick Yap, OFM will explore these elusive questions, guiding us to explore how asking the right questions can open doors within and connect us deeply with the spiritual stories of others navigating the autistic world.

Following the talk, Friar Derrick will be joined with Dr Eunice Tan and Professor Kenneth Poon in a panel discussion. They will explore the realities of autism, offering both professional and pastoral insights into how faith and life meet.

Register via bit.ly/godandme_reg or the QR code in the poster above.

Inner Healing Retreat:
At the Feet of the Good Shepherd
Sat to Sun, 1 – 2 Nov
Punggol Retreat Centre

$320 per pax

As leaders and parents, we may be so used to tending to those under our care that we may not look into our own spiritual and emotional well-being. Might we have any childhood trauma or past hurts that continues to affect our behaviour today and result in wounding those we lead?  A semi-silent retreat to allow Jesus, our Good Shepherd, to tend to you and heal and restore your soul. Includes inner healing prayers and 1-2-1 spiritual direction.

To register or find out more for both, go to www.catholicleader.sg

Day For Life
Mon 20 Oct
10am – 5.30pm
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

View more details in poster above.

Praying the Middle Years:
A Midlife Retreat
4-5 October 2025 @ La Salle House
Facilitated by Sr. Bubbles Bandojo, RC

The middle years, ages between 45-60yo, post unique challenges for us. It is time to assess how we have lived our lives up to the present, and how we would like to live the rest of our lives. We will be invited to look at some unfinished business of the past, and address where we need healing and reconciliation.
Register early. View QR code in poster above.

Guitar Donation Drive (for Caroling Outreach)
Our youth members will be conducting caroling sessions this Christmas season as part of our outreach efforts. However, we are currently experiencing a shortage of guitars, and we are unable to purchase new ones.

We are reaching out to kindly ask if your parish may have unused guitars in working condition, or guitars that ae unwanted but can be easily repaired that could be donated to our youth.

End-of-Year Youth Camp Publicity (10–13 Dec 2025)
We would also like to share that our annual End-of-Year Camp will take place from 10 to 13 December 2025, gathering over 100 youths for spiritual growth, fellowship, and formation.

View the above poster for more details.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLwYEVURo-B/

Choice Weekend Program
18-20 Oct @ SFX Retreat Centre (Punggol)
For all unmarried young adults – single or dating – 18 to 40.
Ever wonder why some of your relationships thrive while others struggle?

Join Choice for a transformative weekend of self-reflection to uncover the richness or poverty of your relationships – with family and significant people God placed in your life. What is loving vulnerably? Receive authentic sharing from singles, couples and religious voices.

Experience how God wants you to deepen and transform your relationships.

View poster above for QR Code.

Men’s FoRM II Conference
A Forum on the Richness of Manhood
Supported By Catholic Family Life
1 Nov 2025, Saturday | 10.00am – 5.00pm
Suntec Convention Centre

The Men’s FoRM II Conference is a gathering of men from diverse backgrounds to share, learn, and grow in their identity and mission as men. With parallel tracked sessions for young men, husbands and dads, and senior men, the conference offers meaningful formation for every stage of life.

This year’s forum invites men to rediscover their gifts and identity, and to grow in virtue for the good of self, family, and society.

Key Highlights:
Keynote Speaker: Alexandre Havard, Founder of the Virtuous Leadership Institute
Plenary Sessions Include:
• “Fatherhood – Are You Now Convinced?” by Bryan Tan
• “Man! You were NOT born for porn” by Nicholas Gabriel Lim
• “Give me the worst class!” Masculine Instincts in Education by Jerome Chong

Register here via the QR code  in poster above or visit mensformconference.sg to sign up.

Mission to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
10–14 October 2025

This is more than a mission—it is a call to love, to serve, and to be transformed. We will bring hope and tangible support to some of the most vulnerable: orphans, the poor, the sick, and the abandoned.

We will work closely with:
Pho Cap School (Focolare): A school offering education and meals to children from broken homes and those with disabilities.
Nazareth Hospice: A sanctuary for the terminally ill who have no family or financial means.
Thien Phuoc Home: A care centre for children with Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Down Syndrome, and other disabilities, providing therapy, education, and love.
To learn more, you may visit:

Inner Healing Retreat:
At the Feet of the Good Shepherd
Sat to Sun, 1 – 2 Nov
Punggol Retreat Centre
$320 per pax.

A semi-silent retreat to allow Jesus, our Good Shepherd, to tend to you and heal and restore your soul. Includes inner healing prayers and 1-2-1 spiritual direction.

To register or find out more for both, go to www.catholicleader.sg

Or scan the QR Code in the poster above.

CJC Legion of Mary Reunion
Saturday, September 13, 2025
10am for mass, followed by lunch and fellowship
CJC Chapel

If you were part of the Legion of Mary at Catholic Junior College, come join in a reunion as the praesidia mark their 50th anniversary.

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025

Time: 10am for mass, followed by lunch and fellowship

Venue: CJC Chapel, 129 Whitley Road, Singapore 297822

Kindly RSVP at https://bit.ly/4kpBnsU. For enquiries, please email: CJC.LOM1975@gmail.com

Mid-Life: A Crisis or An Opportunity
Speaker: Br. Collin Wee, FSC
13 Sep 2025 (Sat)
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
La Salle House
490 East Coast Road, Singapore 429058

Love offering: $50 per person
For more info/to register: https://forms.gle/2Vus98JuvRssJupq7

Scan QR Code in above poster.

Marriage Encounter Weekend
Oct, Nov and Dec Weekends are now open!
Please refer to the above poster for details.

We look forward to your parishioners’ registration for the upcoming Weekends.
Early registration to secure seats via www.wwmesg.org/Weekend_Reg is encouraged. on.

Discover Sacred Spaces
a new video series from the
Office for the New Evangelisation (ONE)!

Learn how your home can become a holy place of hospitality, refuge, and formation. God is
present everywhere, not just in churches. All online videos and accompanying e-booklet
available from July 12, 2025 onwards,
bit.ly/SacredSpacesHomes

Retrouvaille Weekend
26 – 28 September 2025

If you are considering separation, divorce, or are already divorced and want to get back together, Retrouvaille may just be what you need as a couple. Retrouvaille is an international programme that came to Singapore in 1993. The programme aims to help troubled couples mend their relationships.

The Retrouvaille Weekend starts on 26 September, Friday at 8pm and finishes on 28 September, Sunday at 6pm. This is a Couple stay-in weekend.

If you have questions? Feel free to contact Joan at 9628 0188.

Register via bit.ly/RetroWE or the QR code in the above poster:

Rebuild Hope, Restore Lives:
Support Gaza Rebuilding Efforts


In Gaza, countless families have lost everything — their homes, their schools, their safe spaces. Yet, even in the midst of devastation, hope remains. Together, we can help rebuild not just buildings, but lives, dreams, and futures.

Caritas Humanitarian Aid & Relief Initiatives, Singapore (CHARIS), is appealing for donations to support the rebuilding efforts for those affected by the ongoing conflict. Your generosity can provide shelter, education, and a chance for these families to begin again.

Small Gifts, Miraculous Impact.

You can donate via credit card or PayNow through CHARIS website. Alternatively, you can send a crossed cheque payable to “Humanitarian Aid Fund”, indicate “Gaza Rebuilding Efforts” at the back of the cheque, send the cheque to: CHARIS, 55 Waterloo Street, #07-02 Catholic Centre, Singapore 187954.

Please contact CHARIS at 6337-4119 or scan the QR code in the poster above to visit their website for more information.

Together, let’s help Gaza rise again

Archdiocesan Pastoral Council (APC)
has launched the Schema!

The Schema is a document containing the draft priorities and recommendations for our diocese for the next 10 years. It is the result of wide and deep consultation and discernment among the faithful lay, clergy and religious communities.

All are invited to read the Schema, engage in conversations within your parish and communities, and share with us your discernment on it.

The Schema is available on the APC website at https://www.catholic.sg/apc-schema/. There, you can also find a Schema Workbook which provides a guide on holding conversations on the Schema within your community.  Scan this QR code to access the link:

Video of the overview of the Scheme:
Journey Together, with Christ
Build the Kingdom of God
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rVGBPOiSzUEPSCAoT_ihzR5yoZ6O5MX6/view?usp=drive_link

Pro-Bono Counsellors
Catholic Family Life

A Heart to Serve – Catholic Family Life (CFL) is calling out for volunteers!

If you have a desire/calling to make a difference and contribute your God-given gifts and talents. Join CFL in volunteering your time by empowering, enriching the lives of our fellow brothers and sisters.

“Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa

Get in touch with Catholic Family Life to find out more, contact us at 64880278 or email michelle@familylife.sg. If you are interested to volunteer with us, do fill up the volunteer form: https://bit.ly/CFL-volunteer-form and we will get in touch with you.

Online resources
for Catholic parents

A great resource for parents preparing for their children’s baptism as well as parents of children attending catechism classes.

Foundations of Catholic Parenting
Bonding with Our Children
Sexuality Education
Managing Social Media and screen time
Forming our children in the faith and virtues, and more to come.

Divine mercy courtyard

The Catholic Hub

Watch the video to learn more about the Catholic Hub

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-3ygFCIpiIdTlY4IMd4H2aM5GvO3N9c7/view?usp=share_link

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Our Archdiocese has been working to build a more vibrant, evangelising and missionary Church. In sharing the Good News, we are bringing the hope and love of Christ to vast numbers of people.

Within our Church today, however, there are currently no premises large enough for our organisations and communities to hold their activities on a large scale. After much study, we concluded that the Church’s largest freehold site at 49 Upper Thomson Road could optimally be used to house major Archdiocesan organisations, a convention centre with overnight retreat facilities, a home for senior clergy – and more – for the long-term needs of the Church.

Beyond physical infrastructure, such a Catholic Hub can bring about a greater depth of communion. The facilities and organisations located there will enable collaboration for a more effective witnessing of the Gospel to the people of Singapore and reap economies of scale.

Read more…https://www.catholicfoundation.sg/the-catholic-hub/

Catholic Family Life: Volunteer Recruitment
(Administrative and Reception Support at Counselling Centre)

A Heart to Serve – Catholic Family Life (CFL) is calling out for volunteers!
If you have a desire/calling to make a difference and contribute your God-given gifts and talents. Join CFL in volunteering your time by empowering, enriching the lives of our fellow brothers and sisters. “Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa
Get in touch with Catholic Family Life to find out more, contact us at 64880278 or email michelle@catholicfamilylife.sg. If you are interested to volunteer with us, do fill up the volunteer form: https://bit.ly/CFL-volunteer-form and we will get in touch with you.

Migrant Helpline

UGAT-ACMI Free Counseling Services

UGAT’s SGot Kita, Kabayan Helpline are available for (Filipino) migrants in Singapore.

SGot Kita, Kabayan is a designated free online helpline developed specifically for migrants in Singapore.

UGAT has counsellors who speak various languages and dialects in the Philippines, such as Tagalog, Cebuano, Bicolano, Bisaya, and Hiligaynon, for those clients who are more comfortable sharing in their own language.

The helpline service is open on Monday – Sunday, 9pm – 12am.

Counselling and Psychological Services
By Clarity Singapore

Clarity Singapore, a member organisation of Caritas Singapore, focuses on responding to mental health needs through community-based mental healthcare services and social integration programmes. We offer professional counselling and psychological services to help individuals in learning to cope with their situations in more adaptive ways.

Learn more: https://www.clarity-singapore.org

PARA-COUNSELLING

Para-Counselling Service
By Catholic Family Life

Need someone to journey with you through the stages and challenges of life? Trained Para-Counsellors are available via Zoom.

Please call 66318963 (Mon – Fri 12pm to 4pm)

Email paracounselling-info@familylife.sg or

Visit https://cpc.familylife.sg/ to book your session.