St Michael’s “theatre” was full house last evening, this Saturday night! The film traces the rise of the band, Queen, through their iconic songs and reaching unparalleled success. But in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Father Terence explains from a spiritual point of view how we can draw parallels to [...]
This morning at church... being the 1st day of the Chinese New Year, many families from young to seniors, were seen dressed in shades of red participating in the Eucharistic Celebrations together. Mandarin organges were distributed after both English and Mandarin Eucharistic Celebrations. “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus”- 1 Thessalonians [...]
In preparation for the Lunar New Year, we had a pleasant surprise as many parishioners turned up to help pack mandarin oranges. And because of the many helping hands, all 1,800 mandarin oranges were packed in just under half an hour! Distribution will be made the 1st day of Chinese New Year, after both English and Mandarin Eucharistic Celebrations.
The changing of water to wine at the wedding at Cana is the first of the signs written about in the Gospel according to John. The Greek word used to describe this miracle is sēmeîon, which translates as “a sign, prodigy, portent, i.e. an unusual occurrence, transcending the common course of nature” (The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon). [...]
Thank You, Jesus! As missionary disciples of Jesus, we are called to bring Jesus to everyone and that’s what our jolly band of CSM carollers did! Our Neighbourhood Christian Communities (NCC) and parishioners belted Christian songs and danced through lobbies and homes in different estates around our neighbourhood. The joy of Christ our saviour being born was definitely [...]
Today we mark the end of the Christmas season and the beginning of Ordinary Time in the church. John the Baptist was not the one who introduced baptism for the first time. The Jewish were used to baptism, but they did not submit to it. Baptism was an initiation rite for the pagan converts to Judaism from other [...]
Christmas Octave 2018 The Church of St Michael had 8 days of Christmas Octave Celebrations with the overarching theme of Hark the Herald Angel Sing. All the ministries chipped in to help out with the celebrations over the 8 days. Day 1 of the Octave featured The First Noel organized by the Youth. The word, “Noel” means ‘news’ [...]
The image of the Holy Family is represented often in a Christmas card in a scene that is loving and peaceful. However, this can be misleading. The picture we would need to encounter, is that of a real family which is filled with grace but still faces the difficulties and struggles of daily life. Joseph, Mary, and Jesus [...]
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thes 1:2) Aspazomai is the Greek word ἀσπασμὸν used for the English word “greeting”. It has many meanings but the root meaning is “to embrace”. This greeting appears many times in the Bible. For example, it is taught by Jesus to his disciples [...]