Bulletin - In and Around the Parish
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – 29th August
2010
| 2nd
Collection The Second collection taken this weekend will be used for the Church Repairs and Restoration Works. Thank you for your kind donation. |
| Free
Coffee Free coffee & tea will be distributed after the 9.30am and 6.00pm Mass this Sunday. |
| Confirmation The following youths were confirmed at the Church of St. Bernadette on 1 August 2010 Marissa Claire Chong Jia Ling, Joshua Kenneth Anthony Louis, Alphonsus Raphael Martin Pereira and Victor Emmanuel Karan |
| Charismatic
Prayer Meeting Date : Friday, 3rd September 2010 Time : 7:45 pm Venue : Function Hall Theme : Embracing the Cross of Jesus Speaker : Rev Fr John Kennedy All are welcome to join us for a Wonderful Time of Praise and Worship, Talk, Fellowship and Prayers for your needs. Do bring along your Bibles and invite someone who needs to “Experience God's Love and Healing”. |
| The
Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was celebrated at least by the sixth century, when St. Romanos the Melodist, an Eastern Christian who composed many of the hymns used in the Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox liturgies, composed a hymn for the feast. The feast spread to Rome in the seventh century, but it was a couple more centuries before it was celebrated throughout the West. The source for the story of the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Protoevangelium of James, an apocryphal gospel written about A.D. 150. From it, we learn the names of Mary's parents, Joachim and Anna, as well as the tradition that the couple was childless until an angel appeared to Anna and told her that she would conceive. (Many of the same details appear also in the later apocryphal Gospel of the Nativity of Mary.) The traditional date of the feast, September 8, falls exactly nine months after the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Perhaps because of its close proximity to the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not celebrated today with the same solemnity as the Immaculate Conception. It is, nonetheless, a very important feast, because it prepares the way for the birth of Christ. And to mark this auspicious ocassion, the Rosary Apostolate invites one and all for the Recitation of Holy Rosary on Date : 8th September 2010 Time : 5.55pm This would be followed by the usual evening Mass at 6.30pm. After the Mass, please adjourn to the Function Hall for a light meal fellowship. |
| Special
Prayer & Adoration for Vocations Date : Wednesday, 1st September, 2010 Time : 7:00 pm Venue : OLOL CHAPEL ALL ARE WELCOME. Please come and join us in Prayers & Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament specially to guard, guide and lead our Priests, Seminarians & Youths in living Christ’s way of life & to give them the COURAGE, STRENGTH and WILL to continue the WILL of GOD ! |
| Volunteers
for Fund Raising Committee We are appealing for volunteers for our Fund Raising Committee. Interested parties please submit your name and credentials to the Parish Office. |
| Come
Walk With Me Date : 10th September 2010 Time : 7:30 am to 1:00pm The Youth Apostolate, the Altar Servers and the Catechists are jointly organising the above event at the West Coast Park. It will be a day of fun and games, a time to get to know each other and a community experience. Registration Forms are available at the Parish Office. |
| Pilgrimage
to Holyland There will be a Pilgrimage to Israel, Egypt and Jordon Spiritual Director : Rev Fr Augustine Joseph Dates : 23rd November to 11th December 2010 (19 Days) More information available at the Parish Office. |
| Marriage
Encounter Weekend Many happily married couples attend the Marriage Encounter Weekend because they know a good marriage requires work and constant renewal of their commitment. When was the last time you devoted time for just you and your spouse? Enrol now! Coming Weekends : 1st – 3rd Oct, 5th – 7th Nov, 3rd – 5th Dec. To register, call 9670 5390 or click marriage-encounter-sg.org. |