In Our Community – 8 November 2020

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

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

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)

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 at 1.00pm, CSM Bethany Prayer Group gathers with the community on Zoom to Pray for the Dead.

Next Zoom session
15 November

Join Zoom Gathering
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2912529125
Zoom password for November: To be announced
(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

INFANCY NARRATIVES

Course Description

The Infancy Narratives found in the Gospels of Saint Matthew and Saint Luke focus on the accounts of Jesus’ life as a child. The root of these stories is the experience of hope found in the birth of Jesus and the examples of surrender and service embodied in his parents, Joseph and Mary. This is a story of longing and seeking, as demonstrated by the Magi searching for the redemption offered by the birth of a new king. Ultimately, Jesus’ life and message is a story for today, one that speaks to the restlessness of the human heart searching for the sole truth which alone leads to profound joy.

4 MORNING sessions: 10 November – 1 December 2020

• Mornings, 9:30am-11:30am
• Evenings, 8:00pm-10:00pm

By Msgr. Ambrose Vaz

Venue: online (Zoom)

Register at: https://tinyurl.com/yyu43ass

LOVE OFFERING Options:

• 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
• Cheque to: Archdiocesan Biblical Apostolate (Post to: 2 Highland Road, #03- 17 Singapore 549102)