Encounter
Chinese New Year Mass Timings
With Blessing of Oranges!
CNY 1st Day EC
Saturday, 10 February 2024
10 Feb 7.45am (Mandarin), 10am (English)
Sunset EC at 5.30pm as usual
Note:
Friday, 9 Feb 2024 – No 6pm EC
Sunday, 11 Feb 2024 – Usual EC Timings (6th Ordinary Sunday):
7.45am (Mandarin), 9.30am, 11.30am, 5.30pm
Monday, 12 Feb 2024 – Usual Public Holiday EC: 7.30am
FAT Tuesday
13 Feb 2024
7pm
Angel’s Courtyard
Lenten Journey
Penitential Service
14 Feb 2024
After 8pm EC
St Thomas room
Ash Wednesday EC
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
6.30am, 11am, 8pm
Note:
11am EC is specially for Seniors, but all are welcome.
No 6pm EC.
Praise & Worship, Reflection,
Healing Prayer
Saturday, 17 February
8pm
Bethel
ALL ARE WELCOME!
RECOLLECTION
27, 28 & 29 February
7.30pm to 9.30pm
Bethel
Theme: Talitha Cumi
Lord says: “But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.”
Stations of the Cross
16 February to 22 March
Fridays, 7pm
RECONCILIATION SERVICE
19 March (Tues)
7.30pm
Bethel
Note: CSM will adopt the form where all are to remain till the last penitent is heard. Then there will be a communal thanksgiving prayer.
CITY DISTRICT
RECONCILIATION SERVICE
Services begin at 8pm
11 Mar (Mon)
St Joseph’s Church (Victoria Street)
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church of Saints Peter & Paul
12 Mar (Tue)
Church of the Sacred Heart
13 Mar (Wed)
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
14 Mar (Thurs)
Church of St Bernadette
18 Mar (Mon)
Novena Church
(Church of St Alphonsus)
20 Mar (Wed)
Church of St Teresa
Formation
Ginosko
for pre-RCIA enquirers
Invite a friend who is not a Catholic to have a short journey to discover about Jesus Christ. This is a pre-RCIA journey. The person will not be obliged to join the RCIA.
For more information, please email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg.
Catechism Class 2024
We invite Parents with Children
who were born in 2017 to register for
Catechism Level 1.
Register from 1 Oct 2023 onwards.
Email: csm.admin@catholic.org.sg
CSM Disciples Pathway
For CSM Parishioners Only
Register:
http://tinyurl.com/CSMDisciplesPathway2022
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?
If you are interested, please register to find out more.
Community
21 Feb 2024
10am to 12noon
St John Vianney
We have sufficient old palms.
Please do not bring any more palms to church.
Thank you for bringing your old palms.
Gospel of John
with Fr Sam
Theology Facts
Every Wednesday
Please note we will take a break from
13 December and the month of January 2024
Line Dance
(for Seniors and Beginners Only)
Fridays 9.30 – 11.00am
Venue: St John Vianney
Teacher: Daisy Teo
Check out the latest photos
on CSM Flickr Albums
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.
Get your CSM T-shirts
CSM t-shirts are available at our Religious Stall.
Opening Hours on Sundays only.
8.45am to 9.30am; 10.45am to 11.30am
Each t-shirt costs $34 only.
Breakfast
@ St 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.
Elisha’s Spring
Mondays to Sundays
7am to 7pm
Monthly Prayers for the Departed
Every 3rd Sunday of the month
11.30am
Venue: Elisha’s Spring
Dear Brothers and Sisters
Our Parish electricity bill is more than $5,000 every month. In the long run this is not sustainable.
We seek your understanding and cooperation to switch on the lights when you arrive and switch them off when you leave so that we can save on these expenses.
Thank you for your assistance.
Adoration Room
Mondays to Sundays
7am to 9.30pm
Our Adoration Room is now open daily from 7am to 9.30pm.
Ministry Recruitment
Intercessory Prayer Group
Recruitment
“Intercession is a Prayer of petition which leads us to pray as Jesus did” CCC2634
The Intercessory Prayer group is looking for members to come together to experience the power of collective prayer! We come to pray for others, extending God’s love, mercy and compassion for those who seek comfort, healing and joys before the throne of Grace.
In this season of Advent, what better way to give and show your love for God’s people.
Come join the Intercessory Prayer Group!
Audiovisual (AV) Ministry
JOIN US to create inspiring worship experiences!
Contact our Parish Office.
Comms Ministry And You!
Have you felt the stirring in your heart to bring the Good News to all through your creativity?
From photography to digital art, canva posters to Instagram reels, multimedia videos to podcasts, reflections to reviews, we need you! Come talk to us.
Email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Join us as Wardens
When we extend hospitality to others, we’re not trying to impress people, we’re trying to reflect God to them. As we serve our Lord, we may meet someone who really needs a friend…and we can fill that need. Maybe we can make an eternal difference in the person’s life, just because we choose to be friendly and helpful.
We are Recruiting Catechists
Calling all Parents who have young children and those who are endowed in the teaching charism to come forward and serve the Lord.
We are in need of
Trained Special Needs Catechists
Pope Francis has called the Catholic Church to be a welcoming Church. As we welcome our students into our religious education classes, it’s important that we see each one as a child of God with special talents and special gifts; remember that you are seeing the face of Jesus. Teaching religious education is a splendid opportunity to share your love of God and the Catholic Church with your students.
Recruitment of Musicians
Ephrem Music Ministry
Calling all musicians with a willing heart to serve to come forward to join Ephrem Music Ministry.
Lectors Recruitment
Ministry of Lectors is recruiting new members to proclaim the Word of God. If you have a willing heart and a desire to serve the Lord, come join us to be instruments of God and proclaim your faith through HIS Word.
Recruitment
Ministry of Comfort
The Ministry of Comfort brings the Eucharist to the homebound.
Interested to learn more about this ministry and how you can help, Email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Recruitment
csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Outreach
Outreach to the Poor
Be the Angel
Bringing the joy of Christmas to the residents!
Check out the photos. Click Here.
Around Our Archdiocese
Reminder on GIFT programme
Next weekend, being the 3rd weekend of the month, there will be a 2nd collection for Catholic Foundation’s GIFT (Giving in Faith & Thankfulness) programme. GIFT is a regular giving programme to rally support for and fund the Archdiocese’s organisations and initiatives for youth, evangelisation, catechesis, formation, and others.
Visit catholicfoundation.sg to contribute online or find out more.
Easter Vigil Talk
Fri, 22 March 2024
8pm – 10pm
Venue: La Salle House, 490 East Coast Road, Singapore 429058
Love offering: $10 per student; $20 per adult
The speaker is Br Collin Wee FSC. He will cover in detail the “greatest and most noble of all solemnities” as it is on this night that the Church keeps watch and celebrates the resurrection of Christ.
For more info/to register: https://forms.gle/6CQG2jPkHdDZg9768
Live the Gospel
in the World
with David Garcia, OP
Jesus calls us to live our faith intentionally as disciples. So join us as we listen, pray and share how the Church’s social teachings, drawn from the Gospel, can help us become better versions of ourselves and contribute to building communities. Come and see how we can jump into life and build God’s kingdom here on earth together!
Part 1: 2 & 3 March 2024
9am to 6pm
Kingsmead Hall, 8 Victoria Park Rd
Part 2: 9 March 2024
10am to 3pm, CANA at Catholic Centre,
55 Waterloo St, Level 2
Fee: $70
ACMI Skills Development
Courses for Migrants
Registrations for Mar-May 2024 Weekday courses are open! Pick up skills such as English, Cooking and Baking! Courses are held at Agape Village.
For more information, visit rebrand.ly/sdweekday24 or scan the QR code in the image above for more details! Registration closes on 25 Feb.
For any enquiries, please email sd.acmi@catholic.org.sg or call 6801 7444 (Mon to Fri).
2024 Lenten Reflection Booklet
Holy Week Retreat
28-31 March 2024
LaSalle House
Angelico Art Award 2024
Ephesians 6:
Armour of God Retreat (EPH6)
6 – 7 April 2024
Lead Like Jesus (LLJ)
13 & 20 Apr 2024
9am – 5.30pm
Agape Village
Beginning Experience Weekend
8 Mar – 10 Mar 2024
(Friday night through Sunday afternoon)
Date: 8 Mar – 10 Mar 2024 (Friday night through Sunday afternoon)
Eucharist Explained – CPS Lunchtime Talk
12.30pm – 1.30pm
29 Jan, 19 & 26 Feb 2024 (Mondays)
137 Cecil Street, Cecil Building, #04-01, Singapore 069537
Don’t miss this chance to learn and connect with the heart of some of our Catholic teachings.
Register here or scan the QR code in the image above.
Marriage Encounter Weekend
1 to 3 Mar 2024 or 5 to 7 Apr 2024
Special Retreat Package
Mondays to Thursdays
Welcoming Home Catholics Seeking A Reconnection
15 Feb to 9 May 2024
My Personal Compass
Shortened Edition
by Fr David Garcia, OP
18 Jan to 21 Mar 2024
7.30 to 9.30pm
Venue: CANA
My Personal Compass returns in a shortened edition this year. Come and get introduced to the basics of morality in an increasingly complex world. Build an ethical foundation to journey towards fulfilling your potential as a human person made in the image of God.
To register, please visit our website
at https://tinyurl.com/y38faeyr
For enquiries, please email Caritas Singapore
at mpmc@caritas-singapore.org
New CTIS Mandarin Programme
Course for Adult Catechists
Together with the Commission for the Apostolate of Mandarin-speaking in Singapore (ACAMS), CTIS Mandarin Department is offering the Course for Adult Catechists (CAC) which will commence in January 2024. Upon completion of the programme, graduates will receive a Certificate of Catechesis issued by ACAMS and a CAC Graduate Certificate issued by CTIS. The course is aimed generally at equipping Mandarin-speaking Catholics here to be more confident in sharing their faith. More specifically CAC is oriented to those interested in serving in RCIA ministry.
The CAC will be conducted from 8-10pm on Wednesdays for 5 semesters over the CTIS Academic Year. It will cover topics on the doctrine of God, Christology, Ecclesiology, Christian Anthropology and Catholic moral teaching among others.
or more information such as the content of each module, the class schedule, and the method of enrolment, please refer to our website: https://mandarin.
Email: mandarin@ctis.sg
Tel: 69028706
Whatsapp: 80774898
for Catholic parents
A great resource for parents preparing for their children’s baptism as well as parents of children attending catechism classes.
- Our website at https://catholicparents.
online/ - Free downloadable handbooks at https://catholicparents.
online/handbooks/ for Catholic parents to read, reflect, and share with their spouse and other parents within their own cell groups. - Our locally produced YouTube video and audio Podcast channels for Catholic parents. Instructional episodes are vetted by Fr David Garcia, OP to ensure there are no theological errors. Modules include
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.
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/
CPS Lunchtime Mass
COME HAVE LUNCH WITH JESUS!
COME! SPEND TIME WITH JESUS during your lunch hour at these locations near you:
Every Wednesday, 12.15pm:
- Medical Alumni Association, 2 College Road, Level 1 Theatrette
- 137 Cecil Building,Cecil Street Level 4
Every Friday, 12.15pm:
- One Raffles Quay, level 49 North Tower
More details at: www.cps.org.sg
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.
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
Learn more: https://www.clarity-singapore.org
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.
