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15th & 16th April 2017 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S RESURRECTION Year A
BURNING BUSH PRAYER MEETING
Wed 8:15pm St Joachim’s Hall
CATECHETICAL OFFICE
Mon to Fri: 9am-5pm (Close on Tues & PH)
Sat: 2pm-5:30pm Sun: 8:30am-12:30pm
Tel: 68813197
CHILDREN LITURGY Every Sun at 11am Mass
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION Thurs 8pm-9:30pm #03-02
Andrew - 96792682
COLUMBARIUM Prayers on last Sun of the month after 11am mass
By Ministry of Consolation
COUNSELLING by FLS Call 63820688 for appt.
Mon-Fri (10am-4pm) Counselling in Mandarin
by Nurture Heart. Albert Tay: 84080889
DIVINE MERCY
Wed after 6:15pm mass in Church (in May & Oct it’s
at 5.15pm)
EMMANUEL LIBRARY Sun. 8:30am - 12:30pm
GIFT SHOP
Sat:5-7pm; Sun:8am-12:30pm & 5:30-7:30pm
HOLY HOUR
1st Thurs 8pm in Church
INFANT BAPTISM Last Sun of even months. Compulsory prep session.
LEGION OF MARY
Every Monday at 8pm in #04-08
MALAYALAM GROUP 2nd Sat of the month at 6pm in people’s homes.
Lejo@8606 2653 / Sunil@9819 1224
NICHES BOOKING
Call 63865072 Mon to Fri:8am to 2.30pm &
Sun:10am to 1pm (Closed on Sat & PH)
ST PIO PRAYER
On 23rd of every month at 6.45pm in Church
ROSARY
5:30pm on Sat & 10:30am, 5.30pm on Sun.
In May & Oct it’s also recited daily after the
weekday 6.15pm mass.
ST ANNE’S CHURCH + 66 Sengkang East Way Singapore 548593. Tel 6386 5072 Fax 6386 5202 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stanneonline.org
PARISH PRIEST-Fr Francis Lee:63152976 ASSOCIATE PRIESTS-Fr Robertus Sarwiseso, CICM:64895752, Fr Edward Seah:63863792
MASSES (in English) + Saturday Sunset: 6pm + Sunday: 7.15am, 9am, 11am & 6pm + Weekdays: 6.30am & 6.15pm + Public Holiday: 8am (no evening mass) + 华文弥撒 :每个月第一和第三个星期日(主日弥撒 ):下午一点正(教堂内). + Tagalog Mass: Every 2nd Saturday of the Month at 7.30pm
+ Malayalam Mass: Every 4th Saturday of the Month at 7.30pm + Tamil Mass: Every 1st Sunday of the Month at 7.30pm + Adoration Room: Open 7am to 9pm daily. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
St Anne’s Church Kindergarten: Tel: 63862007 / 63861651. Fax: 63861343. Email: [email protected]
FR FRANCIS, FR ROBERTUS AND FR EDWARD WISH ALL PARISHIONERS A VERY HOLY, BLESSED AND JOYOUS EASTER!!
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May the Promise of Easter fill your hearts with Peace, Joy, Hope and Love always!!
Our 9 DAYS of DIVINE MERCY NOVENA started from 14 April (Good Friday) and ends on 22 April. The remaining 7 days will be held in the Church after the evening Mass. Please take note that on the 9th day, devotion time will be at 5pm. Please check the Divine
Mercy Notice Board at the pillar next to the Church gift shop for the full detail. All are welcome !
In and Around Catholic Theological Institute of Singapore (CTIS) welcomes applications for the Certificate in Theology program for Semester 2, 2017. Please join their Information Night on May 3 (Wednesday), 2017 from 7:30pm to 8:30pm to know more about CTIS and the programmes they offer. You may download a copy of their Prospectus 2017 from their website. Application forms are available at CTIS Office or you may download it from their website.
Closing date for all applications is May 27 (Friday), 2017. Contact them for more information. CTIS, 55 Waterloo St, #05-04 Catholic Centre, S(187954). Telephone: 6434-8000, Email: [email protected], Website: www.ctis.sg.
Christian Life Program by Couples for Christ Singapore Starts on Saturday 6th May 2017 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in St Anne’s Hall (3rd Floor).
Open to all Singles and Married Couples. Light dinner will be served at 7pm. For enquiries please contact Jovi at 94556709 or Mark at 96825064.
After this Easter weekend, Fr Albert Ng from Church of the Holy Trinity will be transferred to our Parish and Fr Robertus Sarwiseso who has been with our Parish for the past 9 years will be transferred to Church of the Holy Cross. We would like to thank
Fr Rob for all that he has done for our parish and wish him well in his new parish. Thank you Fr Rob & may God continue to bless the work of your hands!
As we thank God for our priests, let’s come together as a parish community to show our support at the Appreciation & Farewell cum Welcome Dinner for Fr Rob and
Fr Albert on Saturday 29th April 2017, 7.30pm in the church canteen. Tickets at $30 per person are still available for sale this weekend after mass. All are welcome to join in!
On Sunday 23 April 2017, Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held in conjunction with St. Pio prayer at 5pm. All are welcome!
PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR TRANSITION TO PRIMARY SCHOOL Is your pre-schooler going to be ready for primary school? Parents of pre-schoolers worry
about many issues as that big milestone looms. Come attend a talk by a school principal and get insights on how to go about making that
transition smoother for both parents and children. Date and time: Sunday 7th May 2017 from 9am to 10.15am in St Joachim’s Hall (4th Floor)
From the Catechetical Office There will be no Catechism Classes for all levels on 29th & 30th April 2017 as the
Catechists will be going for a retreat. Please pray for them.
EASTER FIESTA - Come and celebrate this greatest of feasts with us on Easter Sunday morning in the canteen with complimentary food.
Plenty of fun and games for children. All are welcome!!
Weekend Readings - Acts 10:34, 37-43 / Psalm: 117 / 2nd Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 / Gospel: John 20:1-9
EASTER SUNDAY This Mass is our Alleluia; our song of praise to the risen Christ who is our life and
whose triumph over death we proclaim to all the world.
To the point: Mary arose “early in the morning” to go to Jesus tomb. This
image of a new day speaks to us of a new beginning, new opportunities,
new encounters. Early morning speaks to us of freshness of new life. By
contrast, this gospel uses the word “tomb” seven times, speaking to us
about the seemingly finality of Jesus’ death. By even greater contrast, the gospel ends with the
Scripture certitude that Jesus “had to rise from the dead”. Death is overcome. Death has no
victory. God is the Lord of life. Easter celebrates a new beginning, our certitude of new life.
May we choose that Life.
Reflection: The whimsical saying has it that the only thing of which we are certain is dying and
paying taxes. Not true! This Easter morning gospel tells us of a far more reliable and important
certitude: Jesus “had to rise from the dead”. Herein is the paradox of the resurrection: we
believe but do not understand. We believe because we encounter the risen Lord in our good
works and in the holiness of each other, because we experience the nearness of our loved
ones who have died, because we see the recurring newness of life all around us. This gospel
shows the extent to which Jesus’ resurrection calls all of us to examine the deepest truth about
ourselves, our most intensified act of self-giving: Jesus’ resurrection calls us to surrender
misunderstanding to belief, to give ourselves over to the life Jesus offers us. In Christ we are all
members of his Body, we all share in his risen life. After the resurrection the one thing that
matters is that we surrender our all (even as Christ surrendered his all) to the Father and
Christ, who clothe us with an identity beyond our just deserts.
The resurrection is a mystery which we can never understand but only believe. This mystery
takes us beyond all which is familiar to us - the certitude of our everyday living - to a realm
where God’s glory and majesty and power lift us up to a share in the new dignity of risen life.
Easter is a celebration of Jesus’ taking his rightful place in the divine kingdom of his Father
where the truth of his divine being is known. Easter is also a celebration whereby we ourselves
acknowledge who Christ really is - the One who shared in our humanity even to the point of
accepting death, but who conquered death to raise us up to a share in his life. The tomb has no
finality, really. The final word is risen life. In Jesus Christ death is overcome. In Jesus Christ
each of us is invited to share in immortality - the gift of risen life.
This new life and dignity isn’t something which can be measured or calculated or grasped. It is
a freely given gift by the Divine One who has loved us from the beginning of creation, who
breathed life into us, and who continues to beckon us to grow into the fullness of life. In the
morning we see the freshness of the dew fall, the glory of a risen sun, the clean smell of fresh
beginnings, the sweet sounds of people waking to new beginnings, new certitude, new life.
Easter beckons us to choose this life, this being with the risen One, this Alleluia that rings out
our certitude in the God of love who gives us life.
The Living Liturgy