Check out the Latest Happenings In Our Community – 13 September 2026 – Church of Saint Michael

Formation

Encounter

Change in Saturday Morning EC Timing
With effect from 12 Sept, EC timing will be changed to 7.30am.
Liturgy of the Hours on Zoom will begin at 8.15am.

For more information and timings for Liturgy of the Hours, please refer to our website or email csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg for login details.

Praise & Worship
Saturday, 19 Sept
8pm
Bethel
“I am the light of the world” – John 18:12
Speaker: Joseph Fernandez

Feast Day Triduum
Seeds of Hope, Community of Love
Collective reflection and prayer
https://tinyurl.com/CSMFeastDayCollectivePrayers

We are one family in Christ.

Together, we are called to sow seeds of hope and build a community of love.

As we prepare for our Feast Day Triduum (23–25 September 2026), we invite you to share 1 struggle / burden / cross you are currently carrying.

This is part of our journey to recognize the realities of life and to also discover how God’s grace and love can become seeds of hope for us all.

Thank you for your courage in sharing! Your vulnerability reminds us that we do not journey alone. 😊

Important Information Regarding Anonymity

Pastoral Care: To ensure a safe and supportive environment for our parish community, a small pastoral review team will screen all submissions as we prepare them for our Feast Day Triduum celebration.
All struggles shared will be part of our collective reflection and prayer during the Triduum.

This is an anonymous submission. No names or emails will be collected.

St Michael Feast Day Triduum
SEEDS OF HOPE, COMMUNITY OF LOVE
Wed to Fri, 23 TO 25 Sept
7.30pm

Day One, 23 Sept: English and Chinese
Day Two, 24 Sept: English
Day Three, 25 Sept: English

There will be Eucharistic Celebrations on each day of the Triduum.
To note: On 23-25 Sept, morning 6.30am EC as usual, no 6pm EC.

St Michael Feast Day
Eucharistic Celebration
Tuesday, 29 Sept
8pm
Followed by Fellowship after

Please note there is no 6pm EC.

Community

Fr Henry Siew’s WhatsApp channel on biblical and spiritual reflections

You are invited to join Fr Henry Siew’s WhatsApp channel on biblical and spiritual reflections for faith formation. Click the channel link and subscribe: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAIvIM4dTnQ67JChZ1W. For viewing, click on the “View in WhatsApp” button in the link.

Children’s participation in the Eucharistic Celebration

If you would like your child to

light the candles
bring up the offertory or
snuff the candles out after the EC

Do inform Odigos to register your children for the upcoming weekend ECs.

St Michael Feast Day FIESTA!!
SEEDS OF HOPE, COMMUNITY OF LOVE
Sunday 27 Sept
8.30am – 1.30pm

Come and join us this Feast Day Fiesta! 🌱🎉

Alongside all the fun games and yummy food, we have some meaningful and exciting activities lined up for everyone! 💚
Get ready to create, plant, pray and grow together through:

🌿 Sowing of Seeds
🙏 DIY Prayer Kit
🛤️ Journey of Faith

Let’s take a little time to nurture our faith, plant seeds of hope, and grow closer to God together. 🌱✨

There’s something for everyone, so bring your family and friends and join us for a day of fun, faith and fellowship!

💚 We can’t wait to see you there! 🙏✨

Recycling

Every item we throw away has a right place. A piece of paper. A plastic bottle. A can.

When we throw things into the wrong bin, we break the journey. We lose the chance to give that item a new life.

As Pope Francis reminds us in Laudato Si’, caring for creation begins with our everyday choices.

Recycle right.

LAUDATO SI
VEGETARIAN BREAKFAST
2nd Sunday of the Month
After 9.30am EC
Michael’s Patio

Pope Francis writes in his encyclical, “Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.

Come join us for our Laudato Si’ vegetarian breakfast, happening every 2nd Sunday of the month, after the 9.30 EC at Michael’s Patio.

Learn how to care for our common home through fellowship and fun Laudato Si’ activities.

RUMMI-KUB Builds Community

Seniors’ Gathering Day
Every Tuesday
10am to 11.30am
Location: Michael’s Patio

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.

Ministry Recruitment

Join Ephrem Music Ministry

Calling musicians and singers with a willing heart to serve to come forward to join Ephrem Music Ministry.

Email your interest to the Parish Admin Office: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg

Around Our Archdiocese

Reminder on GIFT programme
Next weekend, being the 3^rd weekend of the month, there will be a 2^nd 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.

Please bring your contributions or GIFT envelopes to drop them into the collection bags. Visit catholicfoundation.sg to contribute online or to find out more.

Getting Married: In Church or As Church?

By Fr Ambrose Vaz
Organised by Catholic Family Life

2 October 2026 (Friday)
8pm – 10pm

The Catholic Centre (Level 2)
55, Waterloo Street, Singapore 187954
$20 per pax or $35 per couple

This session explores the Catholic understanding of marriage as both a sacrament celebrated within the Church and as a lifelong commitment
that embodies the Church’s mission. Participants will delve into the significance of marriage in the Catholic tradition, examining how the
sacrament of Matrimony not only unites a couple but also calls them to live out their faith as a “domestic church”

What does it mean to be married “as the Church”? How can marriages become a living sacrament? What’s the difference between a wedding in the church and a marriage that lives out the church’s mission?

St Mary’s Church Tour — Now Open for Booking!
In celebration of the Jubilee Year of St Francis, proclaimed by Pope Leo, and the special opportunity for the faithful to receive an indulgence through pilgrimage to a Franciscan church, come visit St Mary’s and discover the hidden stories, sacred spaces and Franciscan heritage that have shaped St Mary of the Angels over the years.

Led by our Church Tour Ambassadors, each guided tour offers a meaningful opportunity to explore and encounter St Mary’s in a new way.

Weekend slots from September 2026 are now open
Register at stmary.sg/churchtour
Slots are limited, sign up early!

Come, walk in the footsteps of St Francis and discover the story of St Mary’s.

Experience “In Christo Union”
The St Pio Devotion Singapore warmly invites you, your family, and your friends to join us for a powerful time of grace, healing, and spiritual unity at the upcoming Padre Pio Triduum & Feast Day!
Save the Dates: 20 – 23 September 2026
Venue: Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (50 Ophir Road Singapore 188690)
Come as you are, experience God’s mercy, and leave deeply renewed in faith, hope, and love.
All are welcome! Tag your family and friends below to invite them along!

There are 3 upcoming Cenacle programmes. Do check them out.

Digital Church Office will be organising a hackathon on 9-11 Oct where you can help to ideate solutions for various archdiocesan organisations. Sign up now to be part of building the church of tomorrow with your talents! Signups close by 30 August!

Day for Life 2026
Saturday 31 Oct 2026
For more details, see above poster.

Catholic Social Teaching by Fr David Garcia, OP

Faithfulness to the Gospel is more than going to church and being nice. We are called to build God’s kingdom and transform our world.

Join us as we explore how the Church’s social teaching can help us put our faith to concrete practice in daily life!

Register now at bit.ly/cstsep2026

Course Themes (Mondays 8pm to 9.30pm)
28 Sep – Unhealthy Ideas about Ministry & Hierarchy
5 Oct – Work is Not a Job
12 Oct – Money and the Economy
19 Oct – Migrants
26 Oct – Crime and Capital Punishment

For enquiries, please email Caritas Singapore at formation.cst@caritas-singapore.org

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND

A transformative Weekend experience for married couples who want to get more out of their relationship and desire a richer, fuller life together.

2026 Stay-In Weekends: Oct 2–4 | Nov 6–8 | Dec 4–6

Secure your Weekend: https://www.wwmesg.org/Weekend_Reg

God, Money & Me

God Money & Me blends practical financial tools with Catholic principles, helping you build healthy habits, make values-based decisions, and experience the freedom of faithful stewardship.

Orientation: Saturday, 5 September 2026 (10am – 12pm)

Sessions: Saturdays – 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 October 2026 (9am – 1pm)

Venue: Catholic Centre, 55 Waterloo Street, Singapore 187954

Retrouvaille Weekends
25 Sep to 27 Sep 2026

Venue: ME House, 201 Punggol Seventeenth Avenue, Singapore 829651

The programme starts on Friday 8pm and finishes on Sunday 6pm.

This is a Couple stay-in weekend.

$50 per couple

Retrouvaille is an international programme that came to Singapore in 1993. The programme aims to help troubled couples mend their relationships.

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.

Choice Weekend Program
23 to 25 Oct

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.

Date: 30 May to 1 June @ ME House (Punggol)

Lunchtime Masses near your Workplace

With God’s grace, the Catholic Prayer Society managed to secure two more new locations (Collyer Quay and Jurong East w.e.f. 10 Mar).

Please be vigilant against a recent rise in scams. Fraudsters are impersonating our clergy and church leaders via email and messaging apps.

Important Reminders:

No Private Solicitations: Our priests will never contact you via private message to ask for money, bank transfers, or gift cards.

Verify First: If you receive a suspicious request, do not reply. Call your parish office directly to verify.

Official Emails: Authentic emails from the Archdiocese and clergy come mostly from @catholic.org.sg addresses.

Read the full advisory at www.catholic.sg/advisory-digital-scams

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.

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.

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