21st September 25th Ordinary Sunday Year A
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS:
SOLEMN MASS WITH LATIN CHANTS in Honour of Sts. Cosmas & Damian on Fri, 26 Sep, 8.00pm in the Chapel. All are welcome. Celebrant: Fr. Gerard Weerakoon.
OPENING MASS - OCTOBER, MONTH OF THE ROSARY on Wed, 1 Oct.
Rosary: 7.30pm followed by Mass at 8.00pm
A family that prays together stays together. We invite all families of the parish to come as one, to pray the rosary and celebrate the opening mass which follows the recitation of the rosary.
A special Family Prayer Card will be handed out, as well as donation tins to estate representatives at 7.00pm. There will be NO evening mass at 6.00pm on Wed, 1 Oct
CATHOLIC MOMS PRAYER & SUPPORT GROUP monthly meeting on Sun, 28 Sep, 10.15am - 12.00pm at #02-05. Discussion topic: Teaching Your Kids about the Mass. For more details call Pamela (9271 3335).
CATHOLIC NEWS is available this weekend; please take one copy per family.
CANTEEN is managed by the Charismatic Prayer Group. Come and have fellowship.
FAMILY LIFE:
MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSE begins on Sun, 12 Oct. Registration closes on Fri, 26 Sep. Application form is obtainable at www.catholic.org.sg/mpc or parish office. For enquires please call John/Joan (9848 2864) or email: marthasohsk [at] yahoo [dot] com
CHOICE WEEKEND for young adults 18 - 40 yrs begins on Fri, 26 Sep - Sun, 28 Sep and Fri, 28, Nov - Sun, 30 Nov. Visit www.choice.org.sg for more details. To register call Terence (9695 6599) or Madelene (9685 9416) or email: choicewk [at] singnet [dot] com [dot] sg
PRAYER & DEVOTION:
CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP on Tue, 23 Sep at 7.45pm. Praise & Thanksgiving - Talk by Fr. William Goh "Gifts of the Holy Spirit"
FAITH EDUCATION:
CHILDREN'S LITURGY will be held at the Chapel during 9am mass on the following Sundays: 21 Sep & 28 Sep.
CHILDREN & TEEN CATECHETICS:
L9S FAMILY MEETING WITH FR GERARD WEERAKOON: For those who have not confirmed their appointments, please contact your teen's catechists as soon as possible. Please submit your reflection sheet to "Secondary Catechists" Letterbox soonest.
EXAM MASS: It will be held on Sun, 21 Sep at 3.00pm. The celebrant is Fr Gerard Weerakoon. We encourage all students to come with their families and godparents. This celebration replaces all catechism classes on the weekend of 20 & 21 Sep.
Children's Day '08: The masses for the weekend of 4 & 5 Oct will be dedicated to our Children, to honour the way that children's lives enrich our own. There will be a special blessing for all the children at every mass on that weekend. There will be no catechism classes for the Primary Levels on the weekend of 4 & 5 Oct, as we hope that parents being the first and foremost catechists of their own children, will take this opportunity to share and emphasis Jesus' love for them.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS 2008 mass at Church of St Vincent de Paul on Sun, 28 Sep at 11.00am. Celebrant Archbishop Nicholas Chia. Enquiries please call Agnes (6280 5424) or email: acmi [at] catholic [dot] org [dot] sg
VOLUNTEERS (aged 18 to 60) NEEDED FOR HOME BUILDING MISSION IN YOGYAKARTA by Archdiocese Crisis Coordination Team (ACCT) from Sun, 9 Nov to Sat 15 Nov. Contact Darren Soo (9767 7725) or email Darren [at] tuesdaypeople [dot] com
SACCRE Healing Rally on 22 Sept at Church of the Risen Christ at 7.30pm. Speakers - Cyril John (India), Vice-Chairman of International Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Vatican City; and Anne Marie Gatenby (Australia). Program - Praise & worship, talk, testimony, prayer for repentance and outpouring of the Holy Spirit. All are welcomed.