P a r i s h o f ... 301 Yio Chu Kang Road, Singapore 805910

Parish of St. Vincent de Paul
301 Yio Chu Kang Road, Singapore 805910
Parish Office: Tel: 6482 0959, Fax: 6481 3019, Email: secretariat@svdp.sg
Pastoral Executive: Tel: 6481 0036, Email: pastoral@svdp.sg
Website: www.svdp.sg
Facebook: www.facebook.com/svdpsg
Parish Priest: Rev Fr Michael Sitaram
Asst. Parish Priest: Rev Fr John van Dich
Email: michaelsitaram@svdp.sg
Email: gioannam@yahoo.com
16 NOV 2014
33RD ORDINARY SUNDAY
YEAR A
Weekday Masses from Mondays to Fridays: 7am & 6pm
Devotion to the Sacred Heart: Fridays - 6.30pm
Weekend Masses (Sat): 7am & 6.30pm (Sunset Mass)
Sunday Masses: 7am, 9am, 11am & 6pm
Confession: 15 minutes before Mass.
Tagalog Mass: Every 2nd Sunday of the Month - 4pm
Mandarin Mass: Every 3rd Sunday of the Month - 8pm
Holy Hour: Every 3rd Tuesday of the Month - 8.30pm
Rosary Devotion: The 13th of Every Month - 8pm (The Grotto)
Divine Office Group (Recitation of the Rosary): Every Mon to Sat in the Church - 6.30am
Divine Office Prayers: Every Mon to Sat -7.45am to 8.15am (Room #03-02)
Divine Mercy Prayers: Every Friday 3pm (Adoration Room)
Adoration Room Hours: Mon to Fri - 8.30am to10pm, Sat & Sun - 8.30am to 7.45pm
IMPORTANT PARKING NOTIFICATION
LTA has given SVDP parishioners permit to park along the following roads for
weekend Masses at the given times stated; Yio Chu Kang Road Lamppost No. 156 to 166, Jalan Kelulut - Lamppost No. 4 to 9 (Saturdays and
Sundays from 7am to 9pm).
NO PARKING ZONE
There is a NO PARKING Zone along Jalan Jarak from house no.1-19.
There is also NO PARKING at road bends & entrances or exits of any premise or car parks
(including premise of the church), within 3m of fire hydrants, 6m of road junctions, 9m of bus
stops & 50m of pedestrian crossings.
ALTERNATIVE PARKING
HDB car parks at Block 988 Buangkok Green (opposite Mobil petrol station).
1st Reading (PROVERBS 31; 10 - 13, 19 - 20, 30 - 31)
When facing any kind of judgment, our first response is to be uncomfortable. Upon
reflection, when our choices and behaviors have led to fuller Life for ourselves and
others, we know we have nothing to fear from a judgment. Indeed, we can even look
forward to it.
2nd Reading (1 THESSALONIANS 5: 1 - 6)
Paul insists that the End has in some sense already come. Christian believers are already children
of the light and the day. The imperative is based on an indicative: Be what you are, children of the
light and the day.
Here is the final answer to the fanaticism of parousiac excitement. It is not a matter for idle
curiosity but one of living here and now in the power of the future that we have already begun to
participate in through baptism.
Gospel (MATTHEW 25: 14 - 30 OR 14 - 15, 19 - 21)
Every servant in this gospel parable is given riches by the master with the expectation that each
servant will increase what has been given. Even one talent was a significant amount of riches. To
bury it was to waste its potential. The servant who does so out of fear, wickedness, laziness is
condemned by the master upon his return and loses even what he has. The wealth each of us has
been given by our Master is a share in his very Life. Even a small amount is an incalculable
richness. We will be judged by how we have chosen to allow this Life to increase, to grow within
us. To choose otherwise is to bury our very selves.
HOLY HOUR@SVDP
Tuesday, 18 Nov 2014, 8.30 - 9.30pm
“Could you not stay awake with me one hour ?” Matt.26:40
PARISH CANTEEN ACTIVITIES
Group
Day / Date
Time
Location
Begonia, Nim
Sun / 16 NOV
Morning
Fr. Saussard’s Café
Filipino Group
Sun / 23 NOV
Morning
Fr. Saussard’s Café
The Next Infant Baptism will be in JAN 2015
Preparation Session
Time: 2-4 pm
Venue: Room #03-02
Sacrament of Baptism
Time: 12.15 pm
Venue: Main Church
Sunday, 11th JAN
Sunday, 18th JAN
Please register at the Parish Office with a photocopy of parents’ marriage certificate,
child’s birth certificate and Godparents’ confirmation certificate. Godparents and
parents are required to attend the preparation talk.
SILOAM SVDP CHARISMATIC PRAYER COMMUNITY
COME, JOIN US TO PRAISE AND WORSHIP THE LORD!
Day/Date: Monday, 17 November 2014
Topic: The Qualities of Leadership
Speaker: Br Emmanuel @ Pierre-Paul Guadette
Praise & Worship: 8pm in Room 03-02 (Rosary in 03-04 at 7:30pm)
Please bring along your bible.
SVDP THRIFT SHOP - Always something for everyone.
Remaining Sales dates for 2014 are 16th Nov, 7th Dec & 21st Dec.
*Parishioners donating items are kindly requested NOT to leave your
donated items at the car-park. Please leave your items BESIDE the
Thrift Shop@Level2. Thank you.
LOOKING TO INCLUDE GOD IN YOUR MARRIAGE?
You’ll discover how to do in the Marriage Encounter Weekend!
The Weekend is about putting aside 44 hours for you and your spouse;
away from jobs, phones and daily activities, to focus on each other and
God’s place in your relationship.
Coming Weekends: 5-7 Dec 2014, 2-4 Jan 2015 and 6-8 Mar 2015.
To register, call 9670 5390 or go to our website at wwmesg.org
SPM GAMES NIGHT
Day/Date/Time: Friday, 21 November 2014 at 7.30pm
Venue: Father Saussard's Cafe.
It is fellowship time again - All are welcome to join us for an evening of refreshment
and number games that will keep your mind alert, sharp and working.
Highly recommended for our senior parishioners!
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SPM HEALTH TALK - CANCELLED
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have cancelled the Health Talk.
We regret any inconveniences caused.
- Senior Parishioners' Ministry, SVDP
DISCONTINUATION OF SVDP SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE
Dear Parishioners, as you are aware the Parish tried out pilot runs of the
shuttle bus service on Sundays for the 9AM & 11am Masses, to help the
elderly and the young children, who were finding it difficult to commute the
public transport to & from church. This was tried out during the months of August and
September for about 5 weeks as well as during the 9-day Church Feast Day masses
for parishioners of Serangoon North, Hougang, Fernvale and Buangkok.
We regret to inform that the service had to be discontinued for the reason of poor
response especially during the onward trips to church before mass.
ADVENT RECOLLECTION FOR MIGRANTS
Dear migrants, you are invited to the Advent Recollection for Migrants conducted by Fr
Frank Aniban to be held on Sunday, 30 Nov, 230pm at Room 04-01.
Please contact Mrs Belen Tan (97572847) if you would like to attend.
2015 CATECHISM SESSIONS
The timings for 2015 Catechism sessions have been finalized and all
children have been assigned to a class. Because of large class sizes and
unequal class distribution in 2014, we have planned for equal class numbers
for all levels next year. This will help us to minister more effectively to our
young people. As such, some of our young people have been re-assigned to
a different class timings next year. Please check your child’s class time for 2015 on the
notice board next to the Adoration Room. We urge all parents to support this by sticking
to the given timing for your child. However, if your child needs to make a switch, please
visit the Parish Office and fill up a form by latest 31 December 2014. We will try our
best to accommodate your request, if possible. Thank you for your cooperation.
Details on registration for Level 1 will be announced soon.
2015 Session timings for L1-L9 :
LEVEL
SAT 10.30-11.45am
SAT 2.00-3.15/3.45pm
L1
Session 1
Session 2
L2
Session 1
Session 2
L3
Session 1
Session 2
L4
Session 1
L5
Session 1
Session 2
L6
Session 1
Session 2
L7
SAT 4.00-5.15/5.45PM
Session 2
1 session only
L8
1 session only
L9
1 session only
L1-L6 sessions last 1hr. 15min.
L7-L9 sessions last 1 hr. 45min.