In Our Community – 25 April 2021

Good Shepherd Sunday
25 April 2021

Collections will be set aside for the ongoing formation of our Seminarians and expenses relating to the St Francis Xavier Major Seminary.

ECCLESIASTES
BIBLE STUDY
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 May (Mondays) via Zoom
Time: 8-9.30pm

Register: https://tinyurl.com/Bible-Ecclesiastes

Ascension Thursday
Eucharistic Celebrations
Register via myCatholic.sg

Dates and Time:
Vigil Mass – 12 May: 6pm & 8pm
13 May: 8am, 9.30am & 11am*

Place:
Worship Hall

*11am EC is also on Zoom

The following words of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, are good for our meditation as we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord:

“The Ascension does not point to Jesus’ absence, but tells us that He is alive in our midst in a new way. He is no longer in a specific place in the world as He was before the Ascension. He is now in the lordship of God, present in every space and time, close to each one of us. In our life we are never alone: we have this Advocate who awaits us, who defends us. We are never alone: the Crucified and Risen Lord guides us. We have with us a multitude of brothers and sisters who, in silence and concealment, in their family life and at work, in their problems and hardships, in their joys and hopes, live faith daily and together with us bring the world the lordship of God’s love, in the Risen Jesus Christ, ascended into Heaven, our own Advocate who pleads for us.”

http://www.popefrancishomilies.com/ascension

Infant Baptism Preparation Team

We are looking for parishioners who will be helping us to prepare couples to have their babies baptised. The team will execute a programme that has been written for this purpose.

Baptisms take place only four times in a year in our parish.

Email your interest to: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg

Module 3 of My Personal Moral Compass 2021
By Rev Fr David Garcia, O.P.

Do Christians follow a different morality? Is there a difference between Christian and secular morality?

Join us virtually and live for the third module of My Personal Moral Compass as we contemplate what God has to do with ethics in general, and how the Christian understanding of God has an impact on human ethics.

Our conversation will cover issues like the existence of God, what we understand about God, the moral standard that Jesus called for, what is grace and how that grace helps us in our daily lives, and more.

Module 3 will start on 29 April 2021 and will be held weekly on Thursdays over Zoom live at 7:30 pm for seven weeks.

To register, please go to https://bit.ly/3a0542c

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

CPS Lunchtime Talk Series

Am I Ready to Live in the Kingdom of God?
3, 10, 17 & 24 May (Mon) Via Zoom
By Rev Fr David Garcia

Each time we pray “Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven”, do we really know if we are living God’s Kingdom on earth?  Is it even possible to live His Kingdom values in today’s world? Or is God’s Kingdom reserved for life after death?

CPS invites you to join us as we hear Rev Fr David Garcia share his insights.

Dates: Mondays 3, 10, 17 & 24 May 2021

Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm.

Registration is required. Each session will have a unique id and password. You will NOT be able to log in using the previous ID and password. Please DO NOT share the details.

Register at this link https://tinyurl.com/p7zzf35c or scan the QR Code in the poster.  

GIFT Contributions

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Every 3rd weekend of the month, parishes have a collection for the Giving in Faith and Thankfulness (GIFT) programme for the operational and infrastructural needs of the Church.

To effectively resource these needs, sign up for a monthly GIFT pledge, the most reliable source of funding for the archdiocese.

You can also give regularly via PayNow. Please include your name and mobile number or email address to receive an acknowledgement.

For more information, visit catholicfoundation.sg

Thank you for your generosity for the vision of the archdiocese.

PRAYCATION – Montfortian Experience 2021

Renew your faith this year as we celebrate Catholic 200SG by spending a praycation with us at Montfort Centre.

We have now included the blended approach for those who just can’t seem to find time to spend a whole weekend retreat with us at Montfort Centre especially in this pandemic.

Fret not, we hear you and we are here with you.

Contact Lydia at 67695711 for more information!

CSM Sunday 11am Zoom
Eucharistic Celebrations

Register: https://tinyurl.com/EucharisticCelebrationviaZoom

There are now 4 EC booking sessions per month for weekends;
each parishioner is limited to 4 weekend ECs per month.
Daily ECs are limited to 1 EC per day.
Please note that you must register to attend ECs at CSM via www.mycatholic.sg

For further information, please visit https://www.catholic.sg/resumption-of-mass21/

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)

Visits to Columbarium

Register via email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg

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)

Columbarium is closed on weekdays and public holidays.

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.

Columbarium Monthly Prayers

Every 3rd Sunday of the month, CSM Bethany Prayer Group gathers with the community on Zoom to Pray for the Dead.

Next Zoom session
18 April – 1pm

Join Zoom Gathering
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2912529125
Zoom password:  1804
(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 May: 16 May
Month of June: 20 June

(above dates are subject to change, please check monthly 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