Encounter
Updated 16 Dec 2021
Ring in the New Year Together!
Friday, 31 Dec 2021
Eucharistic Celebrations
6pm EC – 50 pax (weekday EC)
8pm EC – 100 pax (Thanksgiving EC)
Register at MyCatholic.sg
11pm Praise & Worship (No EC) – 100 pax
To register: tinyurl.com/PraiseandWorshipDec
Happy New Year
Saturday, 1 Jan 2022
Public Holiday EC @ 7.30am
Weekend ECs @ 4pm and 5.30pm
Friday Adoration
7 January 2022
7.30pm to 8pm
Register:
tinyurl.com/CSMAdorationJan2022
Updated 26 Dec 2021
Register your interest with
Parish Admin Office
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.
Adoration Room
Book your timeslot with the Parish.
Please book your timeslot no later than 12 noon the day before.
Register at https://bit.ly/CSMAdoration
Email: csm.office@catholic.org.sg
Updated 26 Dec 2021
Register with the Online Form
Sacrament of Reconciliation
on Weekdays
Register : https://tinyurl.com/csmweekdayrecon
Our CSM priests will be available on the following days and times:
Monday, Tuesday & Friday evenings (after 6pm EC)
Tuesday mornings (after 6.30am EC)
Register : https://forms.gle/CCdYprYrx94Zyakw9
Sacrament of Reconciliation
on Sundays
BLUE ZONE ONLY
Reconciliation will be available at the following times on Sundays:
Areas (Worship Hall):
Blue Zone (Near Our Lady’s statue)
Time:
9am (half an hour before the 9.30am Eucharist)
10.45am (half an hour before the 11.15am Eucharist)
When should we begin to prepare for baptism?
It is never too early.
During the pregnancy, families should contact the Parish Admin Office to sign up for the Infant Baptism Preparation Programme.
Email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
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
For Mass Bookings of
Up to 200 persons
•You should have EITHER completed your vaccination OR have taken the approved Pre-Event Testing (PET).
Children aged 12 years and younger can now participate in Pre-Event Testing (PET) or Vaccinated-only Masses. The number of children allowed is no more than 20 percent of worshippers present for the Mass.
•Vaccinations are valid only from 14 days after the 2nd dose. Show your vaccination status via your TraceTogether app or token.
SafeEntry Procedures
Church of St Michael
Please ARRIVE 20 MINUTES before the Eucharistic Celebration (EC).
The gates will close 5 minutes before the start of the EC. We will not admit latecomers.
Do your Mass online booking at MyCatholic.sg
When you arrive at the Church
(2) SHOW your identification card
Those WITHOUT a working Token or TraceTogether App will be DENIED ENTRY.
Walk-ins will also NOT be allowed.
Please DO NOT LINGER on church grounds or its immediate vicinity after EC.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Formation
Gospel of Luke
Mondays 3, 10, 17, 24 January,
7, 14, 21, 28 February
via Zoom
Time: 8 – 9.30pm
Register:
Eucharist Explained
Sunday, 16 Jan 2022
1pm
100 persons
St Michael and St Thomas Rooms
Register:
tinyurl.com/CSMEucharistExplained2022
Parish Retreat
17-21 January
via Zoom
(Similar to 2021)
Register: tinyurl.com/CSMParishRetreat2022
Recruitment of Catechists
Calling all Parents who have young children and those who are endowed in the teaching charism to come forward and serve the Lord.
Catechism 2022
Update of Parent’s or Child’s Particulars
or Request to Transfer (L2 to L10)
For any change in Particulars (i.e Address, Phone no and etc) or any Request to Transfer of Catechism class to CSM or other Parish, please send an email to csm.admin@catholic.org.sg
L1 Catechism
Registration starts weekend of
6 & 7 November 2021
Catechism class registration for Year 2022, Level One will commence on the weekend of 6 & 7 Nov. Registration will close on 5 Dec.
Please prepare the relevant documents (e.g. birth certificate, baptism certificate) for your child.
Register: https://stmichael.
Library
Our library is open! We have about 300 books available in our library for borrowing. We have a wide range of books on faith, spirituality, healing, Mother Mary and many others. For those who are interested in studies and deeper readings, we have commentaries, bible dictionary, church history books too. A book review website indicated on this week’s Pilgrimage is also made available for your reference.
Due to the safety management measures, the list of books are made available in our CSM website under Library section for easy browsing. To borrow, write in to csmtrove@gmail.com and indicate the title of the book. Our librarians will provide you with more borrowing details.
We also have books for children ranging from 2 years old onwards. We have also selected some activities for our children to extend their book experience . To have a peek on the type of activities, simply scan the QR code as shown. This would also be made available on this week’s Pilgrimage.
Check out the suggested games and activities specially curated for each book. Click here.
Cannot Decide Which Book to Read?
Click the above image to see some recommendations
or check out our links below.
- View CSM Book Reviews here .
- Browse through the available list of books using CSM website.
- 300++ titles of physical books for borrowing.
- Provide book title and/or author to librarian.
- To borrow, write in to csmtrove@gmail.com
Book Themes
- Children
- Spirituality
- Healing
- Holy Spirit
- Faith
- Church
- Sacraments
- Salvation History
- Morality
- Introduction to Bible
- Formation
- Commentaries
- Mariology
- Saints
Community
Wishing Tree Project
As we are approaching the feast of “The Nativity of the Lord”, we would like to invite all our parishioners to decorate our 10-foot-tall Christmas tree.
Let us come together as a community with renewed hope to celebrate Christmas. We can certainly place our trust and all our hope in Jesus who is the Emmanuel.
“Yes, I know what plans I have in mind for you, Yahweh declares, plans for peace, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope” – Jer 29:11.
All you need to do is:
- Pick up a colorful waterproof tag from the pew where you will be seated during weekend ECs on 11 and 12 December
- Write down your wish(es) on the waterproof tag using an oil-based marker. If you are unable to find a suitable marker, you can come back to the Church to do it. We have prepared some oil-based markers placed on a small table near to pantry area for this purpose. Please ensure to sanitize your hands before and after using the marker.
- Lastly, remember to bring back your hand written tag to the church by 19th Dec and drop it inside the box (at the back of worship hall/ pantry area).
Looking for Volunteers
(who are not in any Ministry)
for Safe Entry in the morning
for EC & Adoration
Please contact the Parish Admin Office.
Zumba sessions
Starting 11 Jan 2022!
8pm – 9pm
Every Tuesday starting 11 January 2022
Strictly for 60 years and below, fully vaccinated.
Register: tinyurl.com/CSMZumba2022
Location: To be advised
We welcome the appointment of Assistant Priest –
Rev. Fr. Sam Thadathil John to the
Church of St. Michael for a term of 3 years,
as of the 1st of December 2021.
St John / St Luke
Available from 29 November 2021
For Church of St Michael Parishioners only
(2) the second is the area outside the pantry facing our Lady’s grotto.
We need volunteers
@ Sun 5.30pm
to help direct drivers
to enter and exit safely in our new carpark
before and after Eucharistic Celebrations
Please contact the Parish Admin Office.
Eucharist Intentions Offerings
is now ONLINE!
Now you can submit your special intentions and well-being of your family and friends, and for your departed loved ones. Payment is online as well.
Subscribe to our Weekly Bulletin
Email: csm.secretariat@catholic.org.sg
Outreach
Season of Giving
26 Dec, 2021
2 to 4pm
Venue: Meet in Church
As we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, let us remember the underprivileged in our community. Come and join us as we bring joy and love to many families in our neighborhood! We will be distributing NTUC vouchers to the families at Blk 33 Boon Keng Road.
By every means I have shown you that we must exert ourselves in this way to support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, who himself said, “There is more happiness in giving than in receiving”. Acts 20:35.
Please register through the URL provided below before 19 Dec, 2021
Secret PenPal Project
Join us and who knows… you might meet
a new friend or learn more about an old friend
in the Parish!
A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great” ~ Proverbs 18:16
During this season of Advent, the greatest gift you can give to anyone is the giving of yourself.
Come join us as we bless each other with truths, words of affirmation and prayers!
This invitation is open to all, including children. Let us all experience a different Advent this year!
Sign up at http://tinyurl.com/CSMSecretPenpal
Around Our Archdiocese
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
REVELATION
Monday EVENINGS
(ONLINE LIVE via ZOOM)
03 January 2022 – 18 April 2022
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
by Msgr Ambrose
Friday MORNINGS
(REPLAY of Monday evening session – ONLINE ZOOM)
07 January 2022 – 29 April 2022
9:30 am to 11:30 am
For more information and registration:
https://forms.gle/Romaic4amvWPVBc39
MACCABEES
Tuesday MORNINGS
(ONLINE LIVE via ZOOM)
04 January 2022 – 12 April 2022
9:30 am to 11:30 am
by Msgr Ambrose
Tuesday EVENINGS
(REPLAY of morning session – ONLINE ZOOM)
04 January 2022 – 12 April 2022
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
For more information and registration:
https://forms.gle/8hbCuhkKW6uCdi4P7
GOSPEL OF LUKE
Wednesday EVENINGS
5 January 2022 – 25 May 2022
8:00 pm to 9.30 pm
by Fr Eugene Vaz
ONLINE via ZOOM
For more information and registration:
INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE
Thursday EVENINGS
20 January 2022 – 19 May 2022
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
by Fr Ferdinand Purnomo
ONLINE via ZOOM
For more information and registration:
https://forms.gle/Mxgf5mD7QAMaBwkX9
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.
