Encounter
Updated
Added 6pm EC on Ascension Day
ASCENSION DAY
ADORATION
Fri, 6 May
7.30pm to 8pm
Bethel
Parishioners are invited to come and spend time with the Lord as one community.
Register: tinyurl.com/CSMAdorationMay2022
Virtual Week of Guided Prayer
7 to 14 May 2022
(Saturday to Saturday)
Via Zoom
Learn how to pray with Scripture
and develop a closer relationship with the Lord.
Saturday 7.5.22, 2.00 – 4.30pm: Taster Session Via Zoom
Presentation of Prayer Methods & Meet your Prayer Guide at Breakout Session.
Monday, 9.5.22 to Friday, 13.5.22: Week of Guided Prayer
Meet your Prayer Guide daily for half hour between 9.00 am – 10.00 pm
Choice of Virtual meeting to be agreed with Prayer Guide
Saturday 14.5.22, 2.00 – 4.30 pm: Closing Session Via Zoom
Participation is free, but love offerings to Sojourners’ Companions are welcome
Register: tinyurl.com/
Closing Date: 27th April
Participation is limited to Parishioners of Church of St Michael.
Praise & Worship
Sat, 21 May
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Venue: Bethel
Register: tinyurl.com/
St. Luke’s Night
Fri, 27 May
More details to come!
COME AND SEE!
RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Starting Soon!
We will be commencing the new RCIA process and therefore please invite those that you know who are non-baptised to come and see.
Register your interest with the Parish Admin Office csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
The date of the commencement will be announced shortly.
Formation
Updated Dates for Talks
Grace
STARTS Thurs 5 May,
Fri 13 May & Thurs 19 May
8pm
St Michael Room
St Michael Room
Community
Donation to the Poor
1st Sunday of the month
Collections will be for the Poor of the Parish
This pandemic has affected many people. The collection for the poor has also dwindled. We are appealing for donations for the poor.
You may also place your donation in the boxes provided at the Church. Do indicate “For the Poor” on the envelopes.
Do note that online donations are purely for the Church only.
Good Shepherd Sunday
8 May 2022
Collections for the 4th Sunday of Easter will be set aside for the ongoing formation of our Seminarians and expenses relating to the St Francis Xavier Major Seminary.
Recruitment
Email Parish Admin Office
csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Coro di Velli Angeli Choir
welcomes you!
Contact Kaivan @9169 9385
Recruitment of Musicians
Ephrem Music Ministry
Calling all musicians with a willing heart to serve to come forward to join Ephrem Music Ministry.
Contact: Maryanne (9771 5995) or the Parish Admin Office.
Zumba sessions
8pm to 9pm
Strictly for fully vaccinated.
Register: tinyurl.com/CSMZumba2022
Location: St John Vianney Room
Outreach
Season of Giving
during Christmas 2021
Look out for more community outreach events in 2022.
Around Our Archdiocese
GIFT Programme
Please give generously
On 24 April, there will be a second collection for the GIFT (Giving in Faith & Thankfulness) programme to build a more vibrant, evangelising and missionary Church.
Scan the QR code for the video “Echoing and Handing Down the Faith” to see how the Office for Catechesis works to realise this vision. Please give generously and consider signing up for a pledge at catholicfoundation.sg/give
22, 29 April; 6, 13 May 2022
8pm to 10.30pm
Presenter: Andrew Kong
Considered one of the greatest legacies of St John Paul II, this catechesis explains Catholic teachings through the lenses of the Nuptial Mystery. Understanding Sexuality, Love and the Meaning of Life is critical not only for marriage and sexual morality, but concerns the entire Gospel, the Bible and in fact the Whole Mission of Christ. A must for all in family and youth ministry and adult / teen catechesis; and all who wants to make sense of the sexual moral confusion and scandals in the Church and the world.
Cost: Love Offering (PAYNOW 96493893)
Registration: http://tinyurl.com/ACT-Talk-Signup
6 – 8 May 2022
1 – 3 July 2022
CBN Leadership Program
“Journey with Christ 2022”
May to September 2022
How to be an effective leader in the workplace?
An invitation to all Aspiring, Young Christian Leaders seeking a Spiritual Journey with meaningful careers.
Click here for more details: https://bit.ly/
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/
CHARITIES WEEK 2022
Jesus taught us to “love thy neighbour as thyself” (Matthew 22:39). He came to serve those in need, and we too are called to do the same.
The season of Lent is when Caritas Singapore conducts its annual Archdiocesan fundraising campaign—Charities Week. Caritas is the social and community arm of the Catholic Church that assesses the needs of charities to fund programs to help our brothers and sisters in need.
Support the Charities Week 2022 and give generously. Your contributions will help serve the poor, vulnerable, and marginalised in our community. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its third year, these people continue to be the hardest hit economically and emotionally.
Pick up an appeal envelope at your parish or scan the QR code to donate. Share God’s love and blessings—so that no one is left behind.
Let us, as one Church, journey together to listen to each other’s faith experiences, joys and challenges. We invite all Catholics to join in the Synod conversations. Come together in small groups of 2 to 5 people to PRAY, REFLECT, SHARE and LISTEN to what God’s will might be for the Church going forward. Find the conversation topics, starter questions, the steps to do this conversation and access to the submission form on www.catholic.sg/synod May the Holy Spirit be with all of you as you begin your conversations.
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.
New audiobooks from the
Daughters of St Paul
In his World Mission Sunday message, Pope Francis reminds us that “To be on mission is to be willing to think as Christ does, to believe with him that those around us are also my brothers and sisters.”
As an aid for the synod, a highly recommended book is Pope Francis’ encyclical on fraternity and social friendship, Fratelli Tutti, now available as an audio book so you can listen to it as you commute, walk, cycle, wherever you are. Also on audiobook is Nostra Aetate, the ever relevant Vatican II document on our relationship with other religions. Both available on Audible, and wherever great books are heard! Soon also on Spotify and Apple Music.
Fratelli Tutti https://youtu.be/n4cTrWRwJaM Nostra Aetate https://youtu.be/_9QMkt8lmjo
Listen to samples of both books on Audible shorturl.at/ejlvA
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.
CBN Career Counselling
Dear Friends of CBN,
Our Career Counselling Service is now available on Zoom Meeting.
In these current times, this can be a valuable service for you, as you can have discussions with a trained Counsellor on Career exploration, Career planning, Career transitions, Workplace challenges, Job Search strategies etc.
God Bless.
Click Here to Register.
