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FOCUS ON MINISTRY ACTIVITIES by Diane Chai
SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES (sccs)
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL (SSVP)
Mission • To encourage and fully support the growth of more SCCs in our parish. • To use the AsIPA (Asian Integral Pastoral Approach) to build and support the SCCs. • To facilitate training in rotational SCC leadership to promote and encourage self-sustainability.
Mission • To ser ve the “Friends in Need” (FINs) and provide them with financial, educational and social support • To seek spir ituality through pr ayer and meditation • To bear witness to the love of Christ through daily living and to create relationships with those in need About our Ministry • P r e s e n t l y c o m p r i s e s 1 2 m e m b e r s , “Vincentians” • Meetings ever y Tues @ 7.00p.m. • The distribution of monthly food ration and cash ever y 1 st Thurs of each month • Once a month home visits to the existing 29 families in our parish that comprise 40 family members • Visits to three Homes for the aged to provide lunch, tea and social interaction • Annual outings and a Christmas par ty for FINs and their children • Financial contribution for education of poor children in neighbour ing countr ies (e .g. Burma, Vietnam, Thailand), through the SSVP National Council Events • Once every two months: » Canteen operation » Meeting of the six parish “conferences” that comprise the Par ticular Council (PC) for Nor th District • Annually: » Retreat for all Vincentians in Singapore. » Celebration of SSVP Feast Day. » F e l l ow s h i p g a t h e r i n g a n d d i n n e r o f Vincentians, held on a rotational basis. Contact Charles Wee (HP: 98288980) Dominic Abraham (HP: 90188385) Joseph Francis (HP: 92380382)
The congregation prayed the prayers taught by the Angel of Peace and Our Lady at their apparitions during each decade of the Rosary. A Powerpoint presentation of the history of the apparitions, the messages and how to respond to these messages of Fatima was shown, after which the congregation prayed the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Prayer, a request made by Mother Mar y herself. The evening concluded with the singing of ‘Happy Birthday’ to Our Lady.
Vision To be a communion of communities where the Good News is manifested in each SCC and the faith is balanced in devotion and social-mission, leading to a participatory church.
The statue of Our Lady of Fatima was resplendently decorated with an arch of peach roses and bouquets offered by the congregation. After Mass, parishioners happily snapped photos with their mobile phones while others enjoyed their slice of ‘birthday cake’ outside the church.
The four commonalities of an SCC are, for people: • To come together to pray and reflect on Scripture; • To support and care for one another; • To learn to live out their role as disciples and how to connect their faith to life. • To have a mission or outreach e.g. to the less fortunate, the sick or the elderly in their neighbourhood.
Josephine Leong
Pardon Prayer My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You. I implore pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love You. Amen.
Angel Of Peace Prayer Most Holy Trinity Father, Son and Holy Spirit
I adore You profoundly and I offer You the most precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences by which He Himself is offended. And by the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and those of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg You for the conversion of poor sinners. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
Most Holy Trinity, I adore you! My God, my God, I love you in the Most Blessed Sacrament
About our Ministry • There are 24 Estate Rosary Groups, each with a coordinator. • Some groups have grown into SCCs that meet monthly or bimonthly. • There is a Core Team that looks into weekly activities e.g. Talks, to encourage parishioners to come together as a SCC.
Events Archdiocesan SCC Day • 13 Oct • Oct (annual) Nightly rosar y prayers within each estate. • 31 Oct All Saints’ Day sunset and closing Mass for October Rosary Month. • Canteen duty by SCCs in 2007: » Mustard Seeds of Green Meadows – Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov. (6x year regular) » St Thomas Aquinas (Thomson View) – Mar, July, Sept » St Faber – Aug (ad hoc) Plans for 2008 Recruitment and formation of a parish SCC Pastoral Team to focus on awareness, promotion, formation and activities for SCCs. Contact Timothy Kow
(HP: 97451908)
PARISH EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Diane Chai • Elizabeth Ng • Janet Chan Adelind Tay • Janet George • Mary Koh-Tay Special thanks to Henry Seah and all those who have provided contents for this issue. Fr Andrew Wong (Parish Priest) Fr Jean Nguyen Van Dich, MEP
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PASTORAL CARE FOR THE SICK Mission To bring love, joy, cheer and companionship of Christ to the housebound “Referrals” the elderly, the sick, the terminally ill and those recovering from acute operations. About our Ministry • Star ted in January 2006 • Currently 12 member s divided into two groups (English- and Chinese-speaking) • Meetings once every two months • Home visits provide pastoral care, emotional and spiritual suppor t and administering of Holy Communion • Weekly or for tnightly visits on Wed, Thur and Sat mornings. Frequency depends on the needs of each Referral Events • 8 Nov @ 5.00p.m. – Special annual Mass for the sick and needy. Contact Joseph Bong (HP: 97550078) Dominic Fernandez (Chinese GP) (HP: 93659166) Mary Koh (English GP) (HP: 96203125) Sr Florence Wong FMDM (HP: 93825913) (Spiritual Director)