In Our Community
Children’s Liturgy on Zoom from 1st Sunday of Advent
Register via email:csm.admin@catholic.org.sg
Children from 2 to 6 years old to participate in Zoom for Children Liturgy
Got Talent or not, please register and let the Lord decide
Catechetical session for 2021 is open for registration.
All children and teens currently attending catechism at CSM are to register for catechism sessions for 2021 online
Register : https://stmichael.churchsys.info/catechism-registration-form/
Please find below the estimated schedule and closing date for the registration of the catechetical sessions for 2021.
Documentation Needed:
Please provide the required documents (in the pdf copy and with file name format of
Level_Name_Document – e.g. L6_Lily_Tan_Baptism)
1) Baptism Certificate
2) First Holy Communion/Reconciliation Certificate (if applicable)
3) Transfer Letter (if applicable)
4) Any other relevant supporting documents
Important Notes:
• This is a Parish based catechesis. Please visit our webpage for more information.
For enquiries, please email csm.admin@catholic.org.sg
• Level 1 to Level 3: Lower Primary; Level 4 to Level 6: Upper Primary; Level 7 to Level
10: Secondary with Confirmation at Level 10.
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(Note 1) Due to on-going church renovations and MCCY regulation for pandemic control,
catechetical sessions may be conducted via Online ZOOM platform till further notice.
The session timing shown above is to be confirmed and is dependent on the availability
of meeting rooms.
Catechism for Children
Is your child born in the year 2014?
Guiding our young children to experience the mystery of God’s love is what we can do best for them and one of the most important ways is through Catechism.
- Provide a strong foundation in the knowledge of our faith
- Nurture them to become God-fearing , independent, responsible, mature and skillful young adults
- Prepare them to be witnesses and disciples of Christ in proclaiming the Word of God
Starting: 8 November 2020, Sunday
Registration closes: 7 December 2020, Saturday
Kindly prepare a copy of the student’s Birth Certificate and Baptism Certificate to be submitted with the registration at https://stmichael.churchsys.info/catechism-registration-form
Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations; baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you– MT 28:19-20
RCIA – New Journey beginning at the Church of St. Michael
Register via email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
The new journey for the next batch of RCIA will begin soon at the Church of St. Michael.
Here is a call out to those who know of friends who are thinking of the Catholic Faith.
Please invite them to register via email at
csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
We have 11 who have signed up for the RCIA so far.
We hope more of you will be asking those around you to “Come and see” as Jesus invited Andrew and his friend.
We do hope you will keep asking all those you know to come and see.
Home Bound Communion
Register via email:csm.admin@catholic.org.sg
There are quite a number of home bound parishioners in need of home communion service.
We are hampered by a lack of parishioners coming forward to offer this service.
Giving communion to the home bound is our way of reaching out to those in need.
If you are not involved in the parish so far, can you give this some thought. We are only limited by your generosity in this area.
Please welcome them to our growing family:
Michael Loke Ah Weng
Theresa Yang Sin May
Emma Tan Geok Yang
Patrick Wong Chor Kee
Around Our Archdiocese
OLG 9-day Novena 2020
3 Dec to 11 Dec 2020 (Please choose the dates you are able to attend)
Time: 8pm to 9pm
On 12 December, the Church will be celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In order to prepare our hearts for this celebration, we will be coming together to pray a 9-day Novena in her honour.
Click Here to register now.
Feast Day Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe Protectress of the Unborn
12 Dec 2020
Time: 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Following the conclusion of our 9-Day Novena in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we will also be gathering on 12 December (Saturday) for a special Feast Day Devotion to her. We invite you to join us that afternoon, as we offer our prayers and petitions for her intercession.
Click Here to register.
During this holy season, we remember how unconditionally God loves us and how He has showered us with blessings. As we reflect on this, our hearts grow in gratitude. We thank God for the blessings and gifts of His love. We also thank Him by sharing His love with others.
Your giving this Advent will help empower the Caritas Singapore family to continue to journey and empower people in need in our community, especially during this difficult year.
Caritas Singapore continues to make a difference in the lives of our community here in Singapore. Our work supports a wide array of causes such as the poor, children, youth-at-risk, families, prisoners, elderly, sick, people with life-limiting illnesses, people with HIV/AIDS, those with disabilities, migrant workers, and people with legal and medical needs.
Make a gift this Advent that will change lives. You can make a difference! Donate Now
Stay awake, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming – Mark 13:33-37
This Advent, reflect on the areas in your life that you need to awaken from, such as being more intentional at prayer time. In what ways can you actively wait for the coming Word during this season and then, share these thoughts with a friend.
Alternatively, you may use our 2020 Advent Weekly Reflection video for your reflection with the following link: https://bit.ly/Advent2020Week1
My Journey Series- Inspiring Faith @ Work
Date: 2 Jan 2021
Time: 10am
Catholic Business Network (CBN) is pleased to present our next My Journey Series Online via Zoom Webinar featuring Michael Puhaindran.
Join us on Sat 2nd Jan 2021 at 10am. There will be Live Q&A during the session.
Register now: via zoom
Free Admission: love offering welcome
Enquiry: admin@cbn.sg/91117325
Date: 11 Jan – 3 May 2021 [16 Sessions Monday Evenings]
No classes on (February 15)
TIME: EVENINGS (8:00 – 10:00 PM)
By: Msgr. Ambrose Vaz
REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/35Zju0Y
Date: 12 Jan – 20 April 2021 [14 Sessions Tuesday Evenings]
No session on (Feb 9)
TIME: EVENINGS (8:00 – 10:00 PM)
By: Msgr. Eugene Vaz
REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/370RQjq
Date: 13 Jan – 5 May 2021 [16 Sessions Wednesday Evenings]
No classes on (February 10)
TIME: EVENINGS (8:00 – 10:00 PM)
By: Msgr. Ambrose Vaz
REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/33b9IqN
Date: 14 Jan 14 – 27 May 2021 [16 Sessions Tuesday Evenings]
No classes on (Mar 18 School Break ,Apr 1 & 8 Lent & Easter Week, May 13)
TIME: EVENINGS (7:30 – 9:30 PM)
Date: 19 Jan – 18 May 2021 [16 Sessions Tuesday Mornings]
No classes on (Mar 16 School Break ,Apr 6 Easter Octave)
TIME: MORNINGS (9:30 – 11:30 AM)
By (both): Fr. Ferdinand Purnomo OCD
REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/y57mg6kc
Books of SAMUEL
Date: 15 Jan – 14 May 2021 [16 Sessions Friday Mornings]
No classes on (February 12 & April 2)
TIME: MORNINGS (9:30 – 11:30 AM)
By: Msgr. Ambrose Vaz
REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/2HuJ44u
LOVE OFFERING Options (for all the above):
- PayNow: using UEN T08CC4023DBA1 This is the name that will appear ARCHDIOCESAN BIBLICAL APOSTOLATE
- Bank Transfer to: UOB A/C No.: 451-300-686-6 (Please add SM in your PAYNOW and BANK Transfer detail)
- Cheque: to Payee Name- Archdiocesan Biblical Apostolate
- Post: 2 Highland Road, #03- 17 Singapore 549102
Sacraments & Worship @CSM
CSM Sunday 11am Zoom
Eucharistic Celebrations
Register: tinyurl.com/SundayEC
For twice-a-month Weekend EC, or Daily EC you must register to attend ECs at CSM via www.mycatholic.sg
Note: If you had previously registered for Sunday 11am Zoom Eucharist celebrations, you need not register again for future ECs- the system will generate the new ID & password 12 hours before the Eucharist Celebration on Sunday. Registration at the link is only required once.
Eucharist Intentions Offerings
For those who wish to submit Eucharist intentions, do state:
1) Name
2) Date
3) Time of EC (11am Sunday/ Weekday Morning or evening)
4) Intention of Eucharist
5) Cheque number
kindly email the above 14 days before the stated EC to csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg, followed by mailing a cheque (made payable to Church of St Michael to Church of St Michael, 17 St Michael’s Rd, Singapore 327976)
Register via email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Many Catholics treasure the sacrament of Reconciliation.
The peace of mind and soul which this sacrament imparts to us is one for which there is no substitute. It is a peace that flows from a certainty, rather than from an unsure hope, that our sins have been forgiven and that we are right with God.
Our CSM priests will be available on the following days and times:
Mondays (7.15pm to 8.15pm)
Wednesdays (7.15am to 8.15am)
Fridays (7.15am to 8.15am & 7.15pm to 8.15pm)
Please register via email to the Parish Admin Office.
Register:
https://calendly.com/church-of-st-michael/private-worship?month=2020-07
Private Worship
Dear Parishioners, Private Worship is available in half-hourly slots in the mornings. If you would like to come and pray at the church, do register first with the Parish Admin Office. Please note the timings as follows:
Monday to Saturday: 7.15am to 8.45am
Closed on Sunday
Registrations are recorded on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Please adhere to the following guidelines for your safety and those of your brothers and sisters.
(1) Each Booking admits maximum 5 Persons from the same household.
(2) Please be punctual
(3) Each slot is 30 mins (5 mins for entry procedure, 20 mins for private prayer, 5 mins for cleaning)
(4) Entry procedure (includes temperature, sanitising of hands, Safe Entry)
(5) Please be responsible and leave on time otherwise others will be deprived of their time.
(6) Please enter the Church via St Michael’s Road Big Gate.
(7) Please exit the Church via the Worship Hall Staircase leading to the Columbarium and exit at the 1st level. Proceed towards the small gate leading towards St Michael’s Road and press the Red button to open the small gate.
Register via email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Visits to Columbarium
The Catechism says, “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification” (1030–1031).
Scripture tells us that our intercession helps them: Sacrifices were offered for the dead even though they may have sinned.”… so that the dead may be pardoned for their sin (2 Maccabees 12:46). In praying for the dead, there is a solidarity among members of God’s people, between the living and the dead.
Please register via email to the Parish Admin Office if you wish to visit the columbarium during the following times:
Saturdays: 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Sundays: 1.45pm – 4.00pm (updated opening hours as of 8 October 2020)
Eucharistic Celebration Time from 24th Dec 2020 to 1st Jan 2021
24/12
6:30am weekday EC
8.00pm (Zoom EC)
25/12
8.00am
9:30am
11.00am
11.00am (Zoom EC)
5:30pm
31/12
6:30am weekday EC
9.00pm ZOOM (P&W, faith sharings, EC)
1/1/21
7:30am weekday EC
For Zoom Eucharistic celebrations booking:
Prayers As a Parish Community @ CSM
Register: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Prayer Binds Community Together
Daily- 8am, 12.30pm, 6pm
We invite you to join us. We will be praying the prayers of the Church, namely, Lauds, Midday and Vespers. This is one way we can stay connected with each other. The prayers are invariably 15 to 20 minutes long.
Register via URL: https://tinyurl.com/csmintercessoryprayers
Or email: csm.admin@catholic.org.sg
Intercessory Prayers via Zoom
Every Tuesday at 8pm
Jesus promised: “If on earth two of you agree in asking for anything, it will be granted to you by my heavenly Father” (Matthew 18:19). One of the most powerful ways we can pray as intercessors is together with others.
Please register via the URL above or by email to the Parish Admin Office if you wish to join in the intercessory prayers:
Every Tuesday: 8pm
Devotional Prayers
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87812547628?pwd=eTZkaDdhVmc3ZTB2djlvNGdUNEtzZz09
Join us every Friday @ 3pm for devotional prayers.
Meeting ID: 878 1254 7628
Password: 482960
Prayer is an important part of Catholic worship as it provides the opportunity to communicate with God. The Catholic Catechism states, Prayer is the raising of one’s heart and mind to God or the requesting of good things from God (Catholic Catechism 2259).
You may wish to download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Columbarium Monthly Prayers
Every 3rd Sunday of the month at 1.00pm, CSM Bethany Prayer Group gathers with the community on Zoom to Pray for the Dead.
Next Zoom session
20 December
Join Zoom Gathering
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2912529125
Zoom password for December: CSM2012
(Note that there will be a new Zoom password for each monthly session)
Thereafter, the Zoom sessions will be on the following Sundays:
Month of December: 20 December
(above dates are subject to change, please check the CSM website for updates)
Prayer for the Dead
God our Father,
Your power brings us to birth,
Your providence guides our lives,
and by Your command we return to dust.
Lord, those who die still live in Your presence,
their lives change but do not end.
I pray in hope for my family,
relatives and friends,
and for all the dead known to You alone.
In company with Christ,
Who died and now lives,
may they rejoice in Your kingdom,
where all our tears are wiped away.
Unite us together again in one family,
to sing Your praise forever and ever.
Amen.
Source: catholic.org