CHURCH OF STS. Peter and Paul is having their
annual Holy Infant Jesus Novena 2008 from Dec 16-25. The theme this
year is “Give Birth To Jesus In Your Life”.
Church of St. Francis Xavier Christmas Outreach
Project this year involves the youths of the parish, together with
the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, adopting some needy families
and elderly living in one-room flats. These have indicated their
Christmas wishes on tags which have been hung on the Christmas tree
in front of the church. Parishioners are invited to participate in
the outreach by sponsoring one of the gifts for these familes.
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary Teochew and Chinese Choirs, together with Chinese
choirs from Churches of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Holy Family
and Risen Christ will be singing Christmas carols and having a
harmonica and violin performance at the parish on Sunday Dec 21,
from 7.30-9.30pm.
St. Anneʼs Church has an Advent Jesse Tree at
the front of the church. Parishioners are encouraged to write a
prayer, a thanksgiving, or a wish on a piece of coloured paper
provided and hang them on a tree. The parish Advent project is
raising funds for the Montfort Youth Training Centre in Sabah, East
Malaysia.
The parish is also organising a Christmas Carols Delight on
Saturday Dec 20, a concert by the parish choirs with carolling and
a hand bells performance. Church of St. Anthony has a three-fold
Advent project. It is divided into Advent for individuals, where
individuals are guided over a four-week period by parish priest
Father Terence Pereira with prayers and reflections; Advent for
Families, where families are prepared to celebrate the birth of
Jesus with a specially tailored programme – the Making of the Jesse
Tree; and a three-week Advent for CNCs (Catholic Neighbourhood
Communities).
Church of the Holy Spirit will be having a
parish family event on Saturday Dec 13 with a talk, a time for
healing for the family, family Mass, followed by fellowship dinner.
There will also be a lunch-time Christmas Carolling at Thomson
Plaza with the aim of evangelising the meaning of Christmas to
passers-by.
St. Joseph Church (Bukit Timah) will be
carolling in the homes of parishioners and friends to raise funds
for Boysʼ Town. Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour will be
giving a HOPE ribbon to each family as their Advent project. Each
family is encouraged to affirm the people around them.
Church of Divine Mercy Planning Committee will
be presenting each construction worker building the new church
building with a hamper consisting of basic necessities such as
condensed milk, toothpaste, etc, as a token of appreciation for
their work.
Parishioners of Church of the Holy Trinity are
encouraged to contribute to this project by donating these items or
contributing a love offering.
Blessed Sacrament Church will be having their
parish carnival 2008 “Carnival in Bethlehem” on Sunday Dec 14, from
9.00am to 2.00pm at the parish grounds.
Church of St. Mary of the Angels has, for their
Advent project, embarked on a journey to learn more about the work
of Franciscans International (FI) and how they work – in the
offices of the United Nations – for change in the lives of the the
vulnerable and the poor. Each week of Advent features a case study
of how FI works to confront the systemic problems in development,
the environment, human rights, and peacemaking in the developing
nations of Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America.