Bulletin - Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Singapore

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
22 MAR 2015
5TH SUNDAY OF LENT
YEAR B
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
Last Sunday of every month: 11am Family mass.
(Couples celebrating wedding anniversaries, please register with Parish office)
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 - 6.20am
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 (JEREMIAH 31: 31 - 34)
This time God will write his law, not on tablets of stone, but in the hearts of his
people. All of them will then “know” him, that is, live in obedience to his law.
From the time of Paul, Christians have seen the fulfillment of this prophecy in
the covenant that was established by the blood of Christ and that led to the outpouring of
the Spirit into the hearts of believers.
2ND READING (HEBREWS 5: 7 - 9)
What Jeremiah anticipates ("the days are coming") Jesus fulfills ("Now is the time").
What is anticipated and fulfilled? A new covenant with all people, a new
people now drawn to Jesus himself.
In our society people often strive to gain glory for themselves, even if it means hurting
others. Followers of Jesus strive to gain glory too. But their glory is a free gift of God
granted to those who serve others by dying to self.
GOSPEL (JOHN 12: 20- 33)
The challenge of this gospel is to serve others, lose one's life, and die. All this, to gain
new life. Disciples do this in imitation of Jesus. Discipleship therefore, means a lifelong
growing into dying and rising. Learning to serve, we understand what losing our life
means. Losing our life, we understand what dying means. Dying, we receive the fruit:
fullness of life and a share in Christ's glorification.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER
There will be NO Intercessory Prayer on Thursday, 26th March 2015 in view of the Penitential
Service.
PARISH CANTEEN ACTIVITIES
Group
Day / Date
Time
Location
Indonesian Group
Sun / 22 MAR
Morning
Fr. Saussard’s Café
Begonia, Nim
Sun / 29 MAR
Morning
Fr. Saussard’s Café
SILOAM SVDP CHARISMATIC PRAYER COMMUNITY
Come, join us as we will be having a talk on Healing by Ms Michelle Voo,
Siloam, followed by Ministering/Praying Over Session.
Next session: MONDAY, 23 MARCH 2015
Praise & Worship: 8pm, Room #03-02
Rosary: 7:30pm, Room #03-04.
All are welcome! Please bring along your bibles.
“Lord, you are good and forgiving, most merciful to all who call on you.” Ps 86:5
The Next Infant Baptism will be in MAY 2015
Preparation Session
Time: 2-4 pm
Venue: Room #03-02
Sacrament of Baptism
Time: 12.15 pm
Venue: Main Church
Sunday, 10th May
Sunday, 17th May
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.
TIMES OF MASSES
FRIDAY MASS: LENT TIME - 8pm, followed by Stations of The Cross
LENTEN PENITENTIAL SERVICE: 26 March - 8pm
PALM SUNDAY: 29 March - Sat 6.30pm, Sun 7am, 9am, 11am, 6pm
CHRISM MASS@CHURCH OF OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE: 2 Apr - 9.30am
MAUNDY THURSDAY: 2 Apr - 8pm (NO MASSES@7am & 6pm)
GOOD FRIDAY: 3 Apr - 11am (Tagalog), 2.30pm & 5.30pm (English)
(NO MASSES@7am & 6pm)
HOLY SATURDAY: 4 Apr - 8pm (NO MASSES@7am & 6.30pm)
EASTER SUNDAY: 5 Apr - 7am, 9am, 11am, 6pm
SCHEDULE OF 2015 LENTEN PENITENTIAL SERVICES, 8PM
MONDAY
23 MARCH - Church of St. Francis Xavier
TUESDAY
24 MARCH - St. Anne’s Church
WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH - Church of the Nativity of the B.V.M.
THURSDAY 26 MARCH - Church of St. Vincent De Paul
MONDAY
30 MARCH - Church of Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church of St Vincent de Paul
9 Days Divine Mercy Novena 2015
DAY
DATE
TIME
VENUE
INTENTION
1
3 April Good Fri
930 AM
Room #03-02
All Mankind Especially All Sinners
2
4 April Holy Sat
930 AM
Room #03-02
The Souls Of Priests & Religious
3
5 April Easter Sun
3 PM
Adoration Rm
All Devout & Faithful Souls
4
6 April Easter Mon
3 PM
Adoration Rm
5
7 April Easter Tue
3 PM
Adoration Rm
6
8 April Easter Wed
3 PM
Adoration Rm
7
9 April Easter Thu
3 PM
Adoration Rm
8
10 April Easter Fri
3 PM
Adoration Rm
9
11 April Easter Sat
930 AM
Room #03-02
Those Who Do not Believe In God &
Those Who Do Not Yet Know Me
The Souls Of Those Who Have
Separated Themselves from Church
The Meek & Humble Souls And The
Souls of Little Children
The Souls Who Especially Venerate
& Glorify My Mercy
The Souls Who Are Detained in
Purgatory
Souls Who Have Become Lukewarm
ENROLMENT FOR ST VINCENT DE PAUL KINDERGARTEN
Blk 536, Serangoon North Avenue 4, #01-187, (S) 550536. Tel: 6484 0812
2016 REGISTRATION OF NURSERY / K1 / K2 (born in 2010-2012)
Dates / Time: 13 - 15 April 2015 / 8am - 11am
REQUIREMENTS

Originals & photocopies of the child’s Birth Certificate & Immunization Records,

A recent passport-size photo,

A photocopy of both parents’ IC,

Full fees Payment
For enquires, kindly call Ms Desiree Chng (8am-12pm)
Stations of the Cross Visitation at St Joseph Church, Bukit Timah
Date / Time: Saturday, 28 March 2015, 9am to 1pm.
After Visitation, lunch (at own cost) at JEM Shopping Centre, Jurong.
Cost: $5 per person. Limited seats available on a first come first serve basis.
Visit to St Anne Church, Penang (24-27 July 2015) for the Feast of St Anne
36 seaters brand new double decker Singapore registered coach - 2 nites at Sunway
Hotel Penang - 1 nite at Hatten Hotel Malacca
Tour Fare: Single @ S$559 // Twin @ S$399
Minimum 30 paxs (First come first served basis).
Inclusive of one unlimited durian lunch at Yong Peng.
For more details, please refer to our posters
or contact Judy Sim: 9626 9406, Helen: Parish Office, David Lee: 9798 2772
Organized by Senior Parishioners' Ministry, SVDP