CATHOLIC CHURCH of Vol 89 No 7 Sundy 13 Jnury 2019 THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD An Exmple of Humility to Strengthen Us Wht is the mening of bptism? Christ ws bptised to set us n exmple of his humility. Not tht he needed to be snctified but by his entering into the wters he snctified the wters; nd by displying his humility s one who ws rich to become poor so we cn identify with him. He entered into our humn wekness to mke us rich in the inheritnce of spiritul gifts nd divine grces. We re bptised into the life of Christ s sons nd dughters of God. This is the mening of rebirth to be born gin of the spirit nd to be born from bove. We re by our humnness mortl but by our bptism we become divine by the grce of God nd henceforth shre immortlity or eternity. Bptism is Scrment of Fith (CCC 1214). St Thoms Aquins further tells us tht this fith is gift freely given without ny explntion or merit. For those who hve fith no explntion is needed for those who don t no explntion is possible. Sometimes God sends people into our lives nd we respond in fith to their presence without questions. Three Mircles of Fith: About three yers go I ws clled to visit young girl who hd fourth stge leukemi. The first mircle ws the fith of Mrs Jennifer Yeo who clled me when my phone hd not been working the whole dy nd when I hd mnged to fix it her cll cme through! She hd cted on fith s her first cll to me ws lte t night t the moment my phone ws working. A second mircle cme few dys lter. When I first met the ptient she ws t first very ngry nd even violent. But fter few visits nd winning her over by listening tlking nd prying with her she ws opened to be bptised s Christine. In this new life she found the strength nd pece to fce deth with Jesus holding her hnds nd she knew tht she ws not lone. Jesus be with me were her words of solce nd strength. Indeed these were words of fith. She returned to the Lord on the fest of Epiphny tht yer. The support nd love shown to her by her fmily friends nd church members touched her fmily. Two yers lter her prents who were not Christins were lso bptised into the church. This ws the third mircle of fith. Wht does bptism do for us? In her bptism Christine become God s own beloved child which enbled her to hve the bility to trnscend her fers nd limittions of pin nd deth becuse Jesus hs given her the ssurnce of fith nd eternl life. And to ll bptised Christins Jesus lso gives us the fith to believe in him nd in ll tht he teches to become children of God nd be loved by God. Bptism opens the door to other scrments nd grces. When Jesus ws bptised by John the Bptist the doors of heven were opened. And the grces he bestowed on us were poured down on us to give us the strength to ber hrdship nd hve the fortitude to endure suffering. It does not mke us become superhumns but gives us the grce to be humn with supernturl power to trnscend the limits plced on us in this world. The grce of bptism gives us the mindset tht we cn do ll things becuse of Christ who loves nd strengthens me. (Phil 4:13). Hope hs two beutiful dughters: their nmes re nger nd courge. Anger tht things re the wy they re. Courge to mke them the wy they ought to be. St Augustine Even when things do not go our wy nd we re ngry we need not despir. To be child of God is to know tht we re loved nd tht gives us hope nd courge. Our bptism into the life of Christ is bot given us to ride through the serene river of life nd courge to overcome the rough rpids tht we encounter long the wy. All we hve to do is to hold on to our fith nd sty strong nd to hve fith in the wters of bptism. FR COLIN TAN SJ Fr Colin Tn SJ Prish Priest Fr Mtthew Tn SJ Assistnt Prish Priest Fr Jerome Leon SJ Assistnt Prish Priest Angel Kurndi Prish Administrtor Suzie Wee Prish Accountnt Jeremy Aloysius Ctecheticl Director Gerrd Robert Youth Coordintor Cheryl Lek Youth Coordintor Robert Ong Scristn Dvid Sw Opertions Mnger Steven Leong Fcilities Mnger Therese Gin Communictions Mnger The Bptism Of The Lord 1st Reding Isih 40:1-59-11 2nd Reding Titus 2:11-143:4-7 Gospel Luke 3:15-1621-22
PARISH NEWS Next weekend s SECOND COLLECTION is for the GIFT cmpign by the Ctholic Foundtion. TAKING CARE OF GOD S HOUSE Help keep the church snctury for pece nd pryer for ll who come to rest in God s house. Plese pick up fter yourselves by disposing of food crumbs wrppers soiled tissues nd other litter into the bins provided outside t the PLACE OF GATHERING. Plese remind your children to tret the Sundy missls nd hymn books with considertion nd to refrin from pliting the ribbon mrkers. PARISH BULLETIN EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS Plese note tht ll nnouncements nd visul mterils for publiction in the Sundy bulletin should be submitted to Angel (csi.dmin@ctholic.org.sg) or Therese (communictions@stigntius.org.sg) in the prish office ltest by Tuesdy of tht weekend. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION FOR CHILDREN Children come dore Jesus in the Holy Euchrist. Sing hymns pry the Rosry offer intercessory pryers nd humble ourselves s the Lord's servnts to strt the new yer. Fridy 18 Jnury 7.45-9.00pm t the min Church. PIANIST FOR CHOIR St Frncis Xvier Choir is looking for resident pinist to serve on the 2nd nd 4th Sturdys of the month t the 6pm Sunset Mss. Messge or cll Mi t 9017 7411 or send her n emil t mttoy@gmil.com MASS FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE SICK with the Scrment of Anointing of the Sick is on Sturdy 16 Februry t 2.30pm. Confessions from 2.00pm. Registrtion forms t the Plce of Gthering. SYMPOSIUM JOIN THE DISCUSSION The Mgis Fmily Ministry is holding the symposium Free to love - Responding to Pornogrphy Promiscuity nd Sexul Predtion (3Ps): A Field Guide Fr Dvid Grci renowned lecturer nd speker on morl theology nd fmily life with pnel of experts counsellors prents nd young dults offer insights nd perspectives on the 3Ps their hrmful impct on us nd our fmilies nd wht we cn do bout it. Venue: St Igntius Hll Dte: Sturdy 26 Jnury Time: 8:15m (registrtion) to 2pm (with brunch) For ctering nd logistics pre-register t https://tinyurl.com/free-to-love-ppp or scn ALPHA FILM SERIES: BEGIN THE GREATEST ADVENTURE Session 1: Is There More to Life thn This? Alph the series of interctive sessions tht explores the mening of life in the context of our Christin fith strts 14 Februry nd on every Thursdy. Sessions begin with mel followed by video presenttion/tlk nd short group discussion. 7pm t Scred Hert Hll (Cnteen). LANDINGS ARRIVAL Lndings Ministry is coming to St Igntius. The outrech progrm helps welcome bck those who hve been estrnged from the Church. Contct Fr Jerome if you re interested in becoming coordintors nd fcilittors. WEEKEND CATECHETICAL PROGRAMME Ctecheticl sessions will only resume on Sturdy 16/ Sundy 17 Februry. Plese note the Prents Meetings (for selected levels) t 8.00pm St Igntius Hll: P1 Fridy 18 Jnury P2/P3 Mondy 14 Jnury P6 Thursdy 24 Jnury S1 Mondy 28 Jnury S3 Thursdy 31 Jnury WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY Lenten Chllenge Mrch 6 - April 17 Study the wys of Priests Prophets nd Kings in the Old nd New Testments with Bishop Robert Brron. Chllenge ourselves to mke scrifices spek the Truth with love nd order our lives in the wys of our Lord nd God. Register by 16 Jnury with Viv (97852268) or Jo (81832273). CHARISMATIC RENEWAL COMMUNITY "Do you hve ers? Are you listening to this? Relly listening?" Jesus sked the crowd in Luke 8:11-15. Using the prble of the Sower let us llow the power of God s Word to chnge us to mke us be more like him. In finding Jesus we find ourselves. Cn I ccept the Word of God nd llow it to grow nd tke root in me? All re welcome this Wednesdy t St Igntius Hll. Fellowship dinner strts t 7.30pm nd the session ends t 9.30pm. NCC NEWS Unless otherwise stted ll meetings strt t 8.00pm. ZONE A DISTRICT 1 & 3 Wednesdy 16 Jnury Rm SH-E. Light Refreshment @ 7.30pm Progrmme: Insights on the difference between Ctholic teching & Atheist view/ctholic & Protestnt. By Fr Rvi ZONE B DISTRICT 3 Thursdy 17 Jnury Rm SH-F Progrmme: 1) Gospel Shring Dily Word of God 2) Introduction to Igntin Spiritulity ZONE B DISTRICT 2 Thursdy 17 Jnury. Contct: lennrd.then@gmil.com Progrmme: Gospel of Mtthew by Jeff Cvins ZONE D DISTRICT 1 Fridy 25 Jnury Rm 01-03 Progrmme: St Pul video nd discussion A Living Circle WELCOMING MINISTRY OF ST IGNATIUS PHOTOS: JAMES CHOO A live Christms fir tree is wondrous nd brings life into our homes but is not lwys vilble to ll. To me the live fir Advent wreth is more beutiful. It mrks the beginning of our journey towrds the celebrtion of the birth of Christ. Our prish s live fir Advent Wreth mking event is held every yer on the first week of Advent. Even before the nnouncements went out people hd strted reserving spces. This yer sw more fmilies nd friends thn ever before come together to celebrte the strt of the witing. We re only sorry tht we hd to turn mny wy s we were constrined by the size of Scred Hert Hll. The circle is symbol of the eternity of God nd how He so loved the world tht He gve us His only Son who cme through the Virgin Mry t Christms. Lighting cndle ech Sundy of Advent brings the fmily together nd reminds us of the new testment of Love Pece Joy nd Hope tht comes with Christ. We thnk the mny people who helped us pull this event together especilly our fmily nd friends the Prish Office Tem our priests nd God who loves us so derly. Fther Jerome blessed ech wreth individully while Fther Mtthew cme long to enjoy the merriment nd good cheer. In this new Liturgicl yer our Ministry wishes you blessed yer filled with the grce nd promise of God our eternl Fther who lives nd reigns forever in us! Mny thnks! We hven t missed yer since we first discovered it! Rchel Kelly Music We were trete d to live music from the 8.15m Fm ily Choir. Gm es One gme ws designed to dr w the children closer to Adven t by depicting the Jesse Tree nother enble d kids to crete their own snow globe jrs. Te The tble ws heving with multitude of potluck contrib utions. We shr ed ll tht we hd nd enjoye d ll tht we sh Coo red. kies Homemde co okie decortin g gve young ones chnce to design their own strs nd trees. It ws de lightful to see th em revelling in their lovely cre tions. A gret event nd for gret cuse. Flvi (Surplus money goes to the Jesuit Mission Fund.) I love the food the cookie decorting nd the gmes! Shron Chn It s chnce to mrk the seson of Advent in meningful wy not to rush into Christms but to svour the promise to come. Indriti
Put the of bck into A Celebrtion with Our Friends in Needs TEXT: SAMANTHA CHEW PHOTOS: PETER KAY As we prepred our herts to receive Jesus during Advent nd wited the birth of Love Hope Pece nd Joy prishioners of St Igntius shred the messge of the true mening of Christms with our fmilies tius @ St Ign our ministries nd prish groups nd more significntly the wider community of our entire neighbourhood. Every yer the Society of St Vincent De Pul (SSVP) hosts Christms prty for Friends In Need (FINs). On 2 December members nd bout 120 FINs comprising elderly nd other low-income beneficiries gthered for n evening of festing nd fun. This is specil time where ll our FINs gther so tht members cn better bond with everyone nd spred the true Spirit of Christms. The prty kicked off with blessings from Fr Mtthew Tn SJ followed by fun gmes segment. FINs were involved in building the tllest cupcke tower nd guessing song lyrics nd the price of groceries. Mny lso belted out fvourite kroke songs nd impressed us with their cool dnce moves. Dinner ws followed by Bingo firm crowd fvourite where everyone went home with heftier wllet. It ws memorble event for FINs nd meningful one for members. This Christms prty for the FINs is one of the mny projects tht the SSVP conference t the Church of St Igntius undertkes. Other inititives include the Milk nd Dipers Progrmme which helps bbies of low-income fmilies the Kids Project which conducts ctivities for children s home Migrnt Workers Project which distributes goodies to injured Specil Pss migrnt workers in Little Indi nd The St Joseph s Home Goin-Shoppin project where shopping experience is brought to hospitl bound residents. If you re interested to serve plese emil us t ssvp.stigntius@gmil.com
Jesus looked up nd sid to him Zccheus come down immeditely. I wnt to come to your house tody. So he cme down t once nd joyfully took Jesus home Zccheus sid to the Lord.. I will give hlf my possessions to the poor nd if I hve cheted nyone I will py bck four times the mount. Jesus sid to him. Tody slvtion hs come to this house. Luke 19:1-10 Zccheus ws perched high up on tree (of success in life) looking down from fr s Jesus cme by. Jesus clled him nd wnted to come into his home. In much the sme wy Jesus clls us nd is sking to come into our spiritul home. Are we prepred for His visit nd like Zccheus re we prepred to ccept the Slvtion tht He brings nd do we reciprocte with our repentnce nd reconcilition? Every yer we spring clen our homes shop for presents nd prepre sumptuous mels to celebrte the festive seson with our fmilies nd friends. But how much time do we spend prepring nd clening our spiritul bode to welcome the most importnt figure in our lives our Lord Jesus Christ. This yer I decided to focus more on spiritul spring clening. Initilly the themes (Three Breths to Live The Wild Trinity Co-lbouring with Us nd The Audcious Drem of God) seemed little strnge nd mystifying. However s the tlks progressed they becme more meningful nd purposeful. Fr Michel Hnsen used Igntin spiritul exercises to guide us to meditte on God s breth over the first molecule of wter He creted the vitl source for ll living things. Ech time we drink wter we become prt of the beginning of cretion nd God s grnd plns for us. of During the seson of Advent St Igntius Church Advent preprtion from 10 to 12 December enter into time of nticiption witing nd As we pondered on the first breth tken by our Risen Christ in the tomb t the moment of Resurrection we experienced the breth of new life s we die to our old self nd rise to new spiritul life in Christ. We lso reflected on the numerous grces tht God hs blessed us with over the pst yer nd the res where we hve fllen short. With new light nd new fith we brethe God s breth in His beutiful cretion of the world s we journey from drkness to light. On the second night Fr Hnsen guided us with scripture reflections nd smll group discussions nd shring on the wys in which the Trinity works nd co-lbours with us in our erthly nd spiritul lives our reltionships our work nd our Christin mission on erth. In the third tlk Fr Colin Tn Three Breths to Live By Fr Michel Hnsen I ws intrigued when we were instructed to bring glss nd wter bottle to the first dy. The mystery ws reveled when Fr Michel Hnsen sked us to blow over wter in the glss while reflecting on the breth of the Spirit working t the point of cretion nd reviewing the events in our lives over the pst yer. The second breth of Jesus ws focused on three significnt explined tht God s pln is for His cretion to live with Him in his hevenly home for eternity but given the sin of Adm nd Eve we needed to be redeemed nd sved. In His immense Mercy nd Love God s unthinkble wesome nd udcious pln is to protect us from the evil one to shre in His life by becoming one of us nd by his dying nd resurrection to sve us from the snres of the second deth of eternl dmntion. God so loved the world He gve His only Son. John 4:9. So do we like Zccheus lep with joy to welcome our Lord nd Sviour Jesus into our spiritul bode with herts of conversion repentnce nd reconcilition? Are we prepred to jump on bord the udcious pln of God? TEXT: RICHARD C.H. TEO events His birth in the mnger His resurrection in the tomb nd His sending forth of the disciples in the upper room. The third breth is tht of the Cretor who sustins our existence s His cretures. We first imgined ourselves s fether on the breth of God until the end when we re sent like sprks of fire through which God s breth psses. We lso hd the opportunity to engge in spiritul converstion within smll groups. Brething is something we do nturlly without putting much thought to it such tht we tend to tke it for grnted. Wht ws most significnt for me ws Fr Michel s prting words nyone of us cn led one nother to encounter divine experience. We do not need to be trined or possess qulifictions in theology in our orgnised the Advent Triduum 3 nights of to invite prishioners nd ll our neighbours to mking plce for CHRIST in our herts. spiritul direction. Dre we tke up this chllenge nd trust tht we cn be n instrument of God nd persevere in the fce of resistnce? For those of us who re ccomplished nd recognised bsed on worldly stndrds re we open to listening to someone who is less qulified thn ourselves? TEXT: SARA WEE PENG LIAN The Wild Trinity Co-working with Us By Fr Michel Hnsen Wht does "wild" men? "Co-working"? I relise tht I hve role to ply nd I too need to "co-work" nd collborte with The Trinity if I wnt to find mening nd joy in my reltionships with others. I ws sking myself Wht nd how is my reltionship with The Trinity? Do I lwys mke the effort to co-work with The Trinity? Do I live ccording to the Trinity? I felt quite guilty I hve neglected prying to the Holy Spirit I hve not worked on being wre of my Spiritul Gifts nd I hve not lived ccording to the Spirit nd be Christ to others ll the time. If God never stops working for his cretion I should lso co-operte with The Trinity seek His grces to live ccording to the Spirit nd be Christ especilly to the difficult people which is lwys chllenge! My own definition of wild is to let loose nd put some humour into my spiritul life s I m sure God wnts me to be joyful including Joy in Suffering. The tlk is timely new yer reminder to strt doing the Awreness Exmen conscientiously so tht I m more wre of The Trinity t work in my reltionship with others nd The Trinity s presence in my life. TEXT: ELSIE YIM As I reflected on my scripture texts nd lter shred them in smll groups it ws n enriching experience for me tht we could pry listen nd shre God s messge. The spiritul exercise serves s personl invittion to open my hert to let God enter to chnge me. He invites me to use whtever tlents I hve been given to extend His touch nd presence in my fmily my workplce nd the world t lrge. Being more wre of His presence nd mission there is greter conviction tht I m clled to prticipte nd colbour with the Trinity in the building of God s kingdom. TEXT: DOREEN LEE The Audcious Drem of God By Fr Colin Tn SJ I ws relly intrigued by The Audcious Drem of God. Fr Colin explined tht Audcious mens extremely bold or dring recklessly brve ferless. Wht does God s drem look like? God hs 4 Visions 1. Vision to sve us Mtthew 1:21 you re to give him the nme Jesus becuse he will sve his people from their sins. 2. Vision to protect us Mtthew 2:13 Joseph ws told by n ngel Tke the child to Egypt nd he obeyed. 3. Vision to be mong us John 1:14 In the beginning ws the Word nd the Risen Christ is still wlking with us dily. 4. Vision to give us life s friend nd Sviour John 15:13-14 Greter love hs no one thn this: to ly down one s life for one s friends. Yes God hs vision gret pln for us. A Yes from Mry nd Joseph unfolds God s gret svings pln for mnkind. God hs never forsken us but protects nd cres for ll of us. God hs unique purpose for our life. We will be most complete nd content when we llow Him to mould nd shpe us. All He sks is for us to trust Him. Trying to run this rce of life without Him will do nothing but drin us dry. Now s we pck up our Christms decortions let s not pck up the Spirit of Christms. God wnts reltionship with us I will wlk mong you nd be your God nd you shll be My people (Leviticus 26:12) TEXT: CECILIA LEONG
Home in our Prish TEXT: MELANIE SAY Home Visit Seven of us from NCC Zone B Dist 1 (stnding lst row) hosted n fternoon te buffet for residents of St Theres's Home on 13 November. We presented smll gifts to bout 50 residents who were in high spirits s we served mingled nd bntered with them. A Visit to Our Ldy Prctised by Filipino Romn Ctholics Simbng Gbi lso clled Mis de Gllo ws orgnised by the Filipino prish communities in Singpore. The theme ws LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Mother Most Chste. Our church hosted the 5th night on 19 December. Mss ws celebrted by Fr Reymond Snchez SJ nd sung by Vox Ludete reminding us of the spirit of Christms s we re wy from our fmilies. The Philippine Ambssdor His Excellency Joseph Del Mr Yp lso ttended. A short mel fellowship followed the mss. TEXT: DR CHARLES NG I ws the orgniser of smll group of prishioners from St Igntius Church who went on pilgrimge to the Shrine of Our Ldy of Gudlupe in Mexico City in October 2018. Sixteen intrepid pilgrims defied the risk of erthqukes to visit the Shrine with Fr Colin Tn s our Spiritul Director. Our Ldy of Gudlupe is the Ptron Sint of South Americ. In the 15th Century Jun Diego n Indin pesnt met Our Ldy when he ws in the mountin nd she told him to build church for her there. But being poor nd ignornt he did not know wht to do. So he told his priest who did not believe him. When he went up the mountin she ppered gin nd sked him wht hppened. He told her tht the priest did not believe him. He then went to see the Bishop but ws dismissed. He tried to void the mountin. On his wy to see his ill uncle she ppered gin nd sked him why he ws voiding her. He told her he ws on his wy to see his uncle nd tht the Bishop did not believe him. She told him tht his uncle ws not sick ny more nd to return to the Bishop. The Bishop told Jun tht he wnted sign from Our Ldy. So he went up the mountin gin nd Our Ldy told him to go to the top nd with his clok or telm gther the flowers he would find there nd bring it to the Bishop. When Jun opened his tilm out fell beutiful fresh roses. It ws winter. At this the Bishop fell on his knees nd believed. Pictured on the tilm ws Ldy in white nd blue pregnnt with roses nd crown of strs nd ngels in the hevens bove her hed. To this dy the originl tilm is hung in the Bsilic of the Church t the Shrine of Gudlupe. People from ll round hve come to sk for fvours including cures for sickness. Most recently Mrs Jennifer Yeo shred tht she ws clered of her metsttic cncer growths fter prying there. We wnted to shre our experience nd convinced Fr Colin to hve picture of Our Ldy of Gudlupe which is now hung in the witing re of the Confessionl t St Igntius. The first ppernce of Our Ldy ws December 9 1531. The Fest of Our Ldy of Gudlupe is celebrted on 12 December in our TEXT: GWINNIE LEE PHOTOS: PETER KAY The Three Wise men who hd seen the Str nd chose to seek out Bby Jesus in Bethlehem tht Holy Night long go must hve done so with much love in their herts. For they hd put side everything to focus on looking for Bby Jesus by following. I could not help but think tht this is how our elderly prishioners nd the sick must hve felt when they decided to ttend the specil Christms Mss t St Igntius Church on 28 December. It ws love for Bby Jesus tht hd brought them. There must hve been mny Christms gtherings they hd ttended in the pst where food nd gifts mttered most. But now older nd wiser mteril gifts would not be s importnt s the love they hve for Jesus nd the love showered on them when fmilies nd cregivers took time off to bring them to ttend the Christms Mss. Surely the volunteers who wited ptiently to guide them into the Church hd love in their herts. And when the DVC youth choir sng O Holy Night love ws indeed plpble. One could imgine the quiet strry night under which Bby Jesus ws born nd crdled in the rms of his loving Mother. Indeed love ws in his hert when Fther Mtthew reclled his childhood in his homily. He shred his memories of life with his fmily nd how the love he experienced shped him nd sprked him to do the sme for his fellowmen. Energized by the spiritul food they hd just received everyone tucked into the sumptuous spred tht followed with gret enjoyment. Fun ws their focus now s they creened round the Plce of Gthering singing crols nd dncing to choruses of Jingle Bells nd sleigh bells nd Rudolph. There ws no doubt tht the DVC Choir who provided the music were hving s much fun s everyone else. And when Snt Clus brvely donned his hevy ttire in the hot Singpore wether to bring gifts for everyone there ws much cheer nd rejoicing. This yer Sntrin mde her very first ppernce in cute red outfit with mtching shoes to entertin nd delight everyone. Bby Jesus hd memorble Birthdy Prty tht dy thnks to ll the love tht ws given nd shred from ll the volunteers the DVC Choir nd the Pstorl Cre Ministry who lovingly orgnized the specil event.
Thnksgiving: To Be United in TEXT: LEON SIMONETTI PHOTOS: PETER KAY Children s Pgent: st to the c u o y k thn : A BIG their prents or O'Conn der nd ie ll E in Liu Alexn Sebst k Goh & ic r n t i t P Lur Cris irstin & rendn Kelly K g n e er Clre H Jessic & B elyn & Heth r c e Jo n Goh Gfrer kric ndrw Se g B r &M Won elle M Allison elestb & C g s s in t ly A Bn O'Reilly s to: Jvier l thnk y help of prent volunteers the young Speci rothy K o D & cst put on n entertining ply l Wong Chnt complete with colourful costumes nd lively crols. Celebrted by Frs Jerome Greg nd Mtthew the Christms Eve ALL PHOTOS: PETER KAY Mss ws joyful gthering of friends nd young fmilies. A Shring of Christms Joy The Ntivity Pgent on Christms Eve ws spirited celebrtion thnks to the support of the 8.15m Fmily Choir nd prticipting students. This St Igntius Church trdition reclls the true mening of Christms. After only three short rehersls nd with the O n 31 December the prish of St Igntius gthered to celebrte the lst mss for 2018 presided by Fr Colin Tn nd concelebrted by 7 priests. In his homily Fr Colin ccentuted the importnce of being united in the love of Jesus in spirit of forgiveness. He led us to recll the mny times when we experienced forgiveness grciousness nd God s blessings in 2018. These words brought to mind n incident tht occurred in My when I returned to bording school fter term brek. We were on the second dy of our school cmp. Wking up t sunrise our group begn strenuous uphill hike in the hinterlnds of the Glss House Mountins in Queenslnd. A gruelling 6-hour trek led us to our new cmpsite. Just s we unloded our ruckscks our fcilittor received phone cll. After brief converstion with our techer he informed us tht cmp hd been clled off but ws unble to provide ny dditionl informtion. The news drsticlly chnged the mood of the group. We were unsettled nd nxious. Upon returning to cmp bse we gthered in the dining re. After the finl group returned it ws reveled tht one of clssmtes ws involved in n ccident while ttempting the high ropes course. He ws rushed to hospitl by helicopter. He ws in criticl condition nd in com. My hert snk. The bus trip bck to school ws fr cry from the one on the wy to the cmp. A hevy sdness weighed on us. When we entered the school grounds the bus stop ws pcked with techers nd prents who were lso distrught. Students disembrked nd flew into their prents embrce unble to hold bck their ters. I rushed up to the dorm nd clled home. By evening the story hd mde the news hedlines in Queenslnd nd cross the country. I becme imptient to lern more bout my friend s stte. I serched every news rticle hoping to cling to ny sign tht his condition ws improving. But every rticle did not tell me nything more thn wht I lredy knew: my friend ws in criticl condition. Anger begn to tke hold of me. I wnted to blme someone. Exhusted from the torrent of emotions ll I could do ws pry tht I will her some good news in the morning. Hence I ws encourged to lern the next dy tht the prents of the boy were sking for our pryers nd not demnding nswers. It gve me sense of hope telling me to focus on offering support in whtever little wy I could. In the mornings we would gther in the chpel to pry for him. In clss we mde crds for him s wy of expressing our pryers nd thoughts. Prents formed pryer groups including my prents in Singpore nd lso support groups to help his fmily in their time of distress. Lter on I discovered tht other Ctholic schools in Queenslnd offered pryers for my friend nd our school community. This incident not only brought together the Mrist nd Ctholic communities it showcsed the Christin spirit of spreding the love of Jesus. All of us re grteful tht our friend is now bck with us. We hd thnksgiving mss for him when he returned. Wht is truly mzing is tht there re no noticeble injuries. We witnessed our Lord s blessings s we shred the burden together. I hve come to understnd tht it is by being united in Christ s love tht we cll on God s blessings.
JESUIT NEWS INTRODUCTION TO AUTHENTIC CONVERSATIONS Explore the rt of listening which is t the hert of n uthentic converstion. Are we wre of wht we relly listen to? How does tht shpe quite unconsciously how we communicte nd fundmentlly how we live our lives by recting or cting? Dte: Wednesdy 20 Feb 2019 Time: 9.30m-5.30pm Fcilittor: Lnce Ng Contribution: $60 Register: http://tinyurl.com/ic2019 Jesuit Regionl Curi Telephone: 6469 7356 Fr Christopher Soh SJ Fr Jmes Tn SJ Kingsmed Hll Jesuit Community Tel: 6466 3225 Fr Gerld Tseng SJ Fr Chrles Sim SJ Fr Leslie Rj SJ Fr Agustinus Tnudjj SJ Fr Gregory Tn SJ Fr Rvi Michel Louis SJ Msgr Philip Heng SJ Fr Adrin Dnker SJ Kingsmed Centre Tel: 6467 6072 Jesuit Mission Office Tel: 6463 6022 ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 2019 Theme: Justice nd only justice you shll pursue. (Deuteronomy 16:20) An invittion to ll Christins to join us in Pryer Reflection Songs nd Fellowship in one or more of the following events. Time: 8.00pm 9.00pm followed by fellowship Fridy 18 Jnury St Thoms Orthodox Syrin Cthedrl 650 Yio Chu Kng Rod S787075 Tuesdy 22 Jnury Covennt Community Methodist Church 11 Blckmore Drive MGS Chpel level 3 S599986 Wednesdy 23 Jnury The Slvtion Army Bishn Chinese Corps 20 Bishn Street 22 Snctury (Bsement 1) S579768 Fridy 25 Jnury Church of St Vincent de Pul 301 Yio Chu Kng Rod S805910 CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE 2019 Dte/Time: The dy fter the relese of O Level results 10m 4pm Address: 129 Whitley Rod Singpore 297822 Two-wy shuttle between Cldecott MRT nd CJC SJI OPEN HOUSE 2019 Dte/Time: 15 Jnury 9m - 3pm St Joseph's Institution 38 Mlcolm Rod Singpore 308274 GCE 'O' Level students who wish to consider the Interntionl Bcclurete Diplom Progrmme for their pre-university eduction. For informtion visit www.sji.edu.sg or follow SJI on our Fcebook nd Instgrm. Church Office 120 King s Rod Singpore 268172 or 8 Victori Prk Rod Singpore 266492 Entrnce vi 8 Victori Prk Rod Kingsmed Hll (Priests Residence) St Igntius Hll Scred Hert Hll Kingsmed Centre (for Igntin Spiritulity & Counselling) Sundy Msses Sturdy: 6.00pm Sundy: 6.45m 8.15m 10.15m 12.15pm nd 6.00pm Weekdy Msses Mondy Fridy: 7.00m & 6.00pm Sturdy: 7.00m Confessions Every Fridy & Sturdy: 5.40pm Every Sundy Mss: 20mins before Mss begins Infnt Bptism (ech month) Briefing for prents & godprents (compulsory): 1st Sundy 3.00pm Bptism: 2nd Sundy 3.00pm shrp Registrtion forms re vilble t front of Church office Weddings Couples must mke themselves known to the priest t lest one yer before the wedding. Contct: Scristn Robert Ong (8511 4614) Visiting Hours (Columbrium) Open dily from 6.30 m to 8.00 pm (including weekends & Public Holidys) Memoril Mss t the Min Church every 4th Fridy 6.00 pm for ll decesed prishioners nd fmilies followed by pryers in Columbrium. Inigo Bookstore Wednesdy to Sturdy: 4.30pm to 7.00pm nd during Sundy Msses. Closed on Mondy nd Tuesdy Sick Elderly nd Homebound Plese contct the prish office if help is needed for prishioners hospitlised (regrdless of hospitl). In emergencies you my lso contct priests residence t 6466 3225 Berevement Plese contct the prish Scristn Robert Ong (8511 4614) for help nd dvice before contcting the funerl director. Church of St Igntius hs no officil socil medi ccount. WEEKLY Rosry Devotion in Church Mondy to Sturdy fter 7m Mss nd Mondy to Fridy 5.15pm to 5.45pm except first Fridy of the month Intercessory Pryers Tuesdy 2.30pm in Scred Hert Hll Adortion Room Level 2 Ctholic content online login: www.formed.org; prish code: 4904ed Gentle Light Tuesdy 10m 12noon in St Frncis Xvier Chpel (Kingsmed) Thursdy 10m 12noon in Scred Hert Cnteen (Room SH-A) Divine Mercy Devotion Every Wednesdy fter 6.00pm Mss in the Min Church. Christin Medittion Fridy 2.30pm in St Frncis Xvier Pryer Room (Kingsmed) MONTHLY in Min Church Scred Hert of Jesus Mss Every 1st Fridy 8.00pm (No 6.00pm Mss) Followed by Euchristic Adortion by Genertion CHRIST! Children Euchristic Adortion Every 3rd Fridy 7.45pm. No session in June nd December Memoril Mss Every 4th Fridy 6.00pm followed by pryers in the Columbrium 120 King s Rod Singpore 268172 Tel: 64660625 Fx: 64677015 Emil: church@stigntius.org.sg Website: www.stigntius.org.sg