Encounter
Month of the Rosary
Fridays – 9, 16, 23, 30 May 2025
6.45pm
Mother Mary’s Grotto
Pentecost Rally
4 to 6 June
More details to come.
Pentecost Sunday
8 June
Eucharistic Celebrations at Usual Timings
Formation
23 MaY, 8pm at Michael’s Patio
Have a question about the faith?
Come together with your favourite cuppa as we unpack the questions we have about our faith!
You may email secretariat if you have questions or just bring them!
Email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Bring food to share with your friends.
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
Workout cum Breakfast
in collaboration with KWSC @ St George’s
7 & 21 May
9am to 11am
Registration is open to Seniors:
-above 60 years old
-staying in St. George’s & St. Michael’s estate.
Register through the Parish Admin Office.
with your Full name, Contact no. and Postal code
Limited slots. Registration will close when slots are filled.
Dress: For exercise/ workout
If you are unwell (even if you have registered), please don’t join in the exercise. Come for the fellowship.
Photography & Videography Notice
A Kind Reminder
Please do not take pictures or video in the Worship Hall for the following reasons:
- PDPA Act does not allow us to take picture of other parishioners
- To protect the celebrants and parishioners themselves from terrorism
- Worship hall is a sacred place, to show reverence
Only officially appointed photographers and videographers from CSM may do so.
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
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.
Email: csm.admin@catholic.org.sg
Petals Ministry
No experience needed
Use Your Creativity to Bless Others – Whether you’re a floral expert or a beginner, your hands can bring joy and encouragement to others.
Serve with Purpose – Every flower arrangement carries a message of hope, love, and God’s beauty, bringing life to our church and the souls it touches.
Be Part of a Community – Grow in faith and fellowship as we design floral arrangements that uplift hearts and glorify God.
Join us and let your gifts blossom in God’s presence.
Email your interest to
csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
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
Coro di Velli Angeli Choir welcomes you!
Looking for singers and musicians
We serve on Saturdays at 5.30pm
Eucharistic Celebrations.
Email your interest to
csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Join the Family Life Ministry
We are looking for parishioners who are not involved in any ministry to come forward to help us
care for the family life in the Church.
The ministry will look into the areas of providing information on marriage, couple health,
parenting, events to build family wellness and support for those in challenging situations like
divorce, dealing with teenagers and ageing parents.
Email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Infant Baptism Preparation Team
The Infant Baptism Team journeys with parents and Godparents to prepare for and celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism of their children.
We invite you to join our team!
Do register if this is the ministry for you at csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Recruitment of Facilitators
Ginosko is in need of facilitators to support our pre-RCIA enquirers and non-baptized in
knowing more about Jesus.
If you are interested in helping others to know about Jesus and experience His love,
kindly contact CSM Secretariat @ csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg to sign up as a
Ginosko facilitator.
Befrienders – Special Needs Catechists Needed
We are currently in need of catechists for children with special needs!
Please drop an email to the Parish Admin Office at csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg if you’re keen on being one.
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.
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
csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Around Our Archdiocese
Hope Retreat
6 – 8 June 2025
The Catholic Spirituality Centre is running a Hope Retreat from 6 – 8 June 2025. This is a stay-in retreat for young adults aged 18 – 35 years old. During the retreat, we will take a deep dive into the Bible, as well as the writings of saintly writers to distill what Hope is all about and how to live as Pilgrims bringing the Hope of Christ.
Ark of the Covenant – Byzantine Icon Art Exhibition
Jointly organized by Singapore Catholic ACAMS, Carlo Catholic Services, and the Diocese of Tainan Catholic Church Studium S. Pius X Press Ltd.
Exhibition Dates: 1 May to 31 May 2025
Iconographer from Taiwan: Theresa Tung
Exhibition Venue: Carlo Catholic Services, Level 2, 225B Queen Street Singapore 188552
Exhibition Opening Hours:
– Monday to Saturday: 11 AM – 8 PM
– Sunday and Public Holidays: 10 AM – 5 PM
Admission is Free for the Exhibition.
There will also be guided tours, talks in both Mandarin & English and a three-day ICON workshop. For more information, please scan the QR code.
Everyone is welcome! Do invite friends, regardless of their beliefs!
Humanitarian Forum and Fair 2025
“Here I am, Lord! God does not call the qualified, God qualifies the called.”
Be part of something meaningful at the
Humanitarian Forum & Fair 2025!
14 June at St. Joseph’s Institution (Junior).
Join us for a day of inspiring talks, interactive experiences, and vibrant booths by CHARIS Member Organisations. Whether you’re exploring, learning, or looking for opportunities to get involved, the event invites us to reflect on how we can serve with our Heart, Head, and Hands.
Come connect, be moved, and discover how your actions – big or small – can create real-world impact. Together, we can do more.
For more information, visit:
https://charis-singapore.org/hff2025/
Posted 2 May 2025
PIETA
Tues 20 May 2025 will be on Zoom
7:30pm to 9:15
PIETA is a support group for bereaved parents who have united in faith to seek God’s comfort, wisdom and hope. A monthly session led by bereaved parents is held to pray, reflect and break open the WORD OF GOD. We invite any parent who has lost a child (regardless of age and no matter how recent or long ago) to unite with us in faith.
Our next session on Tues 20 May 2025 will be on Zoom and will be from 7:30pm to 9:15pm.
(Please note that for May it is not on the usual 4th Tuesday of the month)
If you wish to join us, please email us directly at pieta.singapore@gmail.com f
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
We are grateful for your continued prayers and support throughout our formation.
Please save the date – 22 to 24 Aug – for our Vocation Retreat, open to all young men discerning or exploring the call to the priesthood. It will be a time of prayer and reflection to listen to God’s voice.
We ask for your prayers for all who will attend. May the Lord bless you abundantly and guide us all in His service.
With gratitude,
The Seminarians
OYP Outreach for Secondary 4 & 5 Students
Calling all Sec 4/5 students! Come find out what Jesus has in store for you this holiday season. There’ll be prayer and fellowship so come and find rest in Jesus amidst the busy season!
Date: Monday, 16 June 2025
Time: 2.30pm to 5.30pm
Venue: Office for Young People, 2 Lor Low Koon, Singapore 536449
Registration: https://tinyurl.
For enquiries, please email Melissa at melissa.oyp@catholic.org.sg
Posted 2 May 2025
OYP Kickstart25
Beginning your university journey this year? Come join us at Kickstart25*, a retreat with fellowship and formation for all incoming university freshmen (studying locally or overseas)! You can look forward to hearing the faith stories of other university students and learn more about the universities you are entering from the seniors who will be there to welcome you! The Lord desires much for you, young friend. Take a leap of faith to discover more!
*This is a stay-in retreat
Date & Time: 28 June 2025 (Saturday) 10am to 29 June 2025 (Sunday) 7pm
Venue: Office for Young People, 2 Lor Low Koon, Singapore 536449
Cost: $21.80 (inclusive of 9% GST)
Participant Sign up: https://tinyurl.com/
For enquiries, please contact Dennis via email (dennis.oyp@catholic.org.sg) or Telegram (@jeremiahlo).
Posted 2 May 2025
CJ50 Anniversary Homecoming Dinner:
Date: 31 May 2025 (Saturday)
Venue: CJC (129 Whitley Road, S297822)
Time: from 6.30pm
Attire: Casual Blue
Calling all Catholic Junior College alumni, family members, and supporters of our Catholic Education!
Singapore’s first Catholic tertiary institution celebrates her Golden Jubilee this year, and the college, together with the CJC Alumni Association, is organising a Homecoming Dinner to celebrate 50 years of faith, friendship, and fearless spirit. The dinner will be a casual affair held at CJC, where we will gather to reconnect and reminisce on our collective experiences and memories of our formative years as A Family United in Truth and Love! Many parishioners are alumni of the college, so do show your support to your alma mater and join in the celebration! Bring your family and friends along!
You can follow the link on the CJC website at
https://www.cjc.moe.edu.sg/
Posted 2 May 2025
A Spring Day for Our Dis0ease:
Spirituality for Busy People
5-6 July @La Salle House
“Is this all there is to life?”
Maybe you’ve been running on autopilot—keeping up, pushing through—but something still feels… missing. What if the answer isn’t in doing more, but in slowing down?
In a world obsessed with hustle and high efficiency, this weekend retreat offers a sacred pause. Through stillness, silence, and solitude, discover the peace that your heart longs for.
Scan QR Code in Poster for more information.
Posted 2 May 2025
RENEW. REIGNITE. REDISCOVER! 4D3N
11-14 Sept @Bintan, Beach Resort
This retreat, guided by Sr. Kriz, RC and Fr. Jerome SJ, is designed to help participants deepen their relationship with the self, others and God. Through an arrangement of rest, simple leisure activities, prayer and reflection, we hope to provide a safe space for self-discovery, self-acceptance and emotional growth as we evaluate: Why do I do the things I do?
Due to peak season (school holidays), we need to confirm registrations early for accommodation and ferry arrangements.
Posted 2 May 2025
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.
Special Retreat Package
Mondays to Thursdays
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/
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.
