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Given to Gift- 5 Gifts (Piano played by Grace Chan)

https://youtu.be/RcWk_DlU1_k   What is the title of the music song played on a classical piano by our very own 15 year old parishioner, Grace Chan? Is the music album cover drawn with a digital pen or with colored pencils? Select the 5 Gifts, highlighted in the video, that we can give to others? The winners of this contest will be gifted [...]

By |2021-01-09T10:39:43+08:00December 26th, 2020|Faith Formation, Featured story, Youth and Young Adults, Youth Videos|Comments Off on Given to Gift- 5 Gifts (Piano played by Grace Chan)

Looking for Opportunities to Pray?

With the Covid-19 measures for social and physical distancing, all Eucharistic Celebrations and Devotions congregating in a physical location remain limited. With the many changes we have experienced in the year 2o2o, it has been a challenging year for many of us where we could not got to church physically like we used to. With many parishes from all over [...]

By |2021-05-17T10:14:14+08:00December 16th, 2020|Faith Formation|Comments Off on Looking for Opportunities to Pray?

Joys of Advent – Joy

The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday and is meant to remind us of the joy that the world experienced at the birth of Jesus, as well as the joy that the faithful have reached the midpoint of Advent. The candle is pink for Joy. We are 2 weeks away from the birth of Baby Jesus and some of [...]

By |2020-12-11T14:33:06+08:00December 11th, 2020|Faith Formation|Comments Off on Joys of Advent – Joy

Joys of Advent – Faith

We are now into the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Advent is a chance to focus our thoughts on the gift God has given us in his son Jesus who stepped down from heaven and took the form of a man so that we might believe. The second candle which is  purple or violet symbolizes faith is being lighted up. It is [...]

By |2020-12-05T06:41:42+08:00December 4th, 2020|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Joys of Advent – Faith

A Different Advent

The season of Advent begins on Sunday November 29th and lasts for the four week leading up to Christmas. The word Advent derives from the Latin word meaning coming. The Lord is coming. Advent is a season of preparation for his arrival.  Its a joyous season and prayer, penance and fasting are appropriate during this season. Advent 2020 finds us [...]

By |2020-12-05T06:39:25+08:00November 30th, 2020|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on A Different Advent

Liturgical Reflection for 1st Sunday of Advent (29 Nov 2020)

Once again, we have entered the season of Advent; a season dedicated to the preparation of our hearts to receive Christ at Christmas and for the second coming of Jesus. It is a sacred time that calls us to repentance and hopeful longing for the Lord. In the first reading today, we hear the lament of the people; the cries [...]

By |2020-11-28T04:39:10+08:00November 28th, 2020|Faith Formation|Comments Off on Liturgical Reflection for 1st Sunday of Advent (29 Nov 2020)

Advent Promise Craft

As we are nearing the season of Advent,  The Level 2 of catechism class was tasked to do Advent candles made of colored papers and toilet rolls with the virtues of Advent. Hope, Love, Joy and Peace The candles are part of the Advent wreath, and symbolize the passage through the 4 weeks of Advent. Each candle represents one of [...]

By |2020-12-05T06:39:36+08:00November 20th, 2020|Faith Formation, Featured story|Comments Off on Advent Promise Craft

Tackling Procrastination with the Lord

In our 2nd Instalment of exams stress, the CSM Youth group touch on the topic of Procrastination. Procrastination as per the dictionary "The action of delaying or postponing something." Something we are all guilty of and sometimes we really cant help it.  We delay doing certain tasks due to a myriad of reasons as below   The above tips can help [...]

By |2020-11-06T06:40:26+08:00November 6th, 2020|Faith Formation|Comments Off on Tackling Procrastination with the Lord

The Community in a Diapause Season

A diapause is an indefinite period of time of suspended development in insects, invertebrate, or mammalian embryos, during seasons of unfavourable environmental conditions. The term "diapause" was coined by a German entomologist in 1893 to describe such a period of temporary limbo during the embryonic development of insects. He observed that insects had two cycles of rotation in their egg [...]

By |2020-11-14T12:40:02+08:00November 6th, 2020|Faith Formation|Comments Off on The Community in a Diapause Season