*AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE* | *RETREATS & PRAYER* | 🙏🤰 *Pro-life Rosary Prayer* By Pregnancy Crisis and Support: A service of family life 12th of every month @ 8.30pm Via Zoom: - Meeting ID: 893 0017 3624 - Passcode: 121224 Come and join us to pray together. 🙏🏼 *Catholic Prayer Society Lunchtime Masses* Wednesday 12:15pm: - Cecil Building, 137 Cecil Street - Medical Alumni Association, 2 College Road, Level 1 Theatrette Friday 12.15pm: - One Raffles Quay Level 49 North Tower Visit us at https://www.cps.org.sg 🙏 *Inner Healing Retreat* A Semi-silent stay-in retreat Date & Time: 13 Feb 2025 (Thurs), 8.30am to 16 Feb 2025 (Sun), 6.30pm Fee: $320 (excluding 9% GST) Conducted by: Juliana Koh & CSC Retreat Team Requirement: attended Prayer Experience Retreat Includes: - Talks - Prayer sessions - Wounds and their effects - Healing of relationships - Healing of emotional wounds - Pray-over for healing and empowerment 🫂 *Friendsgiving: Praying our Friendships@Bintan* Date: 21-23 February 2025 A Cenacle programme. Friendship is a sacrament of God’s love and a gift. In this uniquely crafted retreat, you are to bring a friend (could be a family member, a colleague, etc) and celebrate this gift together. You will also discover how Jesus continues to draw you into a deeper friendship with Him. Register early at https://tinyurl.com/FriendsgivingPOFB 🙏 *Love Without Limits* A Monfortian Experience Lenten Retreat Dates: 7-9 Mar (Stay-in) Time: 7pm (Fri) – 1pm (Sun) Venue: Montfort Centre, 624 Upper Bukit Timah Road, S678212 In order to draw closer to us and give us a more convincing proof of his love, eternal Wisdom went so far as to become one like us, even to become a little child, to embrace poverty and to die upon a cross for us. Will you let Jesus, friend of sinners, come to you and love you just as you are? Register at: https://www.montfortcentre.org/events-1/love-without-limits 🙏 *Quieting The Soul* Date: 7-9 March 2025 A Cenacle programme 3-day Silent Retreat at SFX Retreat Centre (Punggol) Take some time out with the Lord as He invites you to "come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” [Mark 6:31] This is a 3-day silent retreat suitable for beginners and busy people. Register early at https://tinyurl.com/QTSsfxrcp 🙏 *Beginning Experience Weekend* Dates: 21 Mar (Fri) to 23 Mar (Sun) Venue: Lifesprings Canossian Spirituality Centre Come and experience a weekend away for a lifetime of change. The 68th Beginning Experience (BE) Weekend is a live-in weekend for the permanently separated, divorced or widowed (for both males and females). The BE Weekend helps single-again individuals move on from the darkness of their grief into the light of a new beginning, to be healed and be free to love themselves, others and God. Please register your interest at https://www.besingapore.org/be_event 🦶 *At The Feet of Good Shepherd Retreat* Dates: 22-23 Mar Venue: St Francis Xavier Retreat Centre, 199, Punggol Seventeenth Ave Costs: $320/- (en-suite single room, meals and spiritual direction session included) Register at https://www.catholicleader.sg --------------------------- | *FAMILY LIFE & YOUTH* | 💍 *2025 Marriage Preparation Course dates* 2025 dates: - 4 May - 8 Jun - 20 Jul -31 Aug - 5 Oct - 9 Nov This course, spanning over 6 half-day course sessions on weekends, is designed to help couples build strong foundations for a lasting, fulfilling marriage. Couples intending to celebrate their union in the Catholic Church are encouraged to attend MPC as early as possible before your wedding date. Register at https://mpcsingapore.com/registration/ --------------------------- | *FAITH FORMATION* | 👩‍💼🧑‍💼 *A Leader’s Spirituality (ALS)* Online recorded sessions - 6-month access. Available anytime at your convenience. - Fee: $100/- (GST inc.) - Register at https://catholicleader.sg/a-leaders-spirituality-als/ 🗣️👂 *Lead Like Jesus* Dates: - 15 & 22 Feb or - 15 & 29 Mar Venue: Agape Village, 7A Lor 8 Toa Payoh, MPR1 (#03-09) Cost: $200 (lunch & teabreak for 2 days, & workbook included Register at: https://www.catholicleader.sg 👥 *Building Trust* Date: 8 Mar OR 12 Apr 2025 Time: 9.30am-3.30pm Venue: Agape Village, 7A Lor 8 Toa Payoh, MPR1 (#03-09) Cost: $100 (lunch included) Register at: https://www.catholicleader.sg 🏠 *Landings* Thinking about starting your journey back to the Church in 2025? Are you searching for a journey back to the heart of the church? It's time to answer the call. Landings, a reconciliation ministry built for returning Catholics, is conducting a 10-week programme at two locations: - Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (OLPS) on Tuesday evenings, 8pm - 10pm beginning 4th March 2025 - Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (CGS) on Friday evenings 7.30pm - 9.30pm, beginning 7th March 2025 - 30th May 2025 with a weekend Retreat. Recover the faith that never left you! Register to find out more here: https://landings.typeform.com/comehome --------------------------- | *OTHER EVENTS* | 👶👧 *Little Shepherds’ Schoolhouse Open House* Date: 15 Feb (Sat) Time: 9am-12pm Venue: - LSS @ St Joseph’s Church (Bukit Timah) - LSS @ Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea (Yishun) To register: https://www.tiny.cc/lssopenhouse15feb2025 🥳 *Assisi Fun Day* Charity Carnival with than 100 stalls Staff and volunteers from Assisi Hospice will be at our church on *1 March* from *4.30pm - 7.00pm* and on *2 March* from* 8.00am - 1.00pm* to sell carnival coupons for their upcoming Assisi Fun Day. Assisi Hospice serves 3,200 patients each year, with 70% of them being means-tested at the lowest income tier and in need of financial support. The funds raised will help Assisi Hospice to continue their mission of providing compassionate, personalised and quality palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses. Please support them by purchasing the carnival coupons or making a donation at https://www.assisihospice.org.sg/assisifunday Carnival details: Date: 15 June 2025 Time: 10am to 4pm Venue: St Joseph’s Institution International School, Toa Payoh West Entrance, 19 Toa Payoh West, S318876 ✈️ *Mission to Pamplona* Bringing hope and healing to Pamplona, Philippines Organised by Gebirah, member organisation of CHARIS Dates: 15-19 March 2025 In November 2024, Typhoon Marce wrecked havoc in the region, leaving over 40,000 individuals displaced and their homes destroyed, leaving them desperate for help and hope. As we approach Lent, a time of reflection, sacrifice and service, we emulate Christ by bringing essential aid to those most in need, rebuild their schools, homes, bringing hope and some joy back into their lives. We end the mission with a pilgrimage of thanksgiving and presentation of petitions to the shrine of the centuries-old image of Our Lady of Piat that was visited by Pope Francis in 2023. Visit https://www.gebirah.org/pamplona for more details, donations & to register. 👥 *Creating Safe Spaces: In Communities and Religious Institutions* Date & Time: 22-23 Mar, 9am-5pm Venue: La Salle House Conference Room Facilitated by: Fr James Gascon, SJ Who should attend: Leaders and members of church ministries/Catholic organisations, persons who accompany others, teachers, mentors, catechists, facilitators, etc. To register: https://tinyurl.com/CSSiCaRI This two-day workshop seminar introduces Safeguarding as Charism and Spirituality, starting with its theological and spiritual foundation. Abuse and all its forms will be defined. The dynamics of victimization and offending will also be explored. This workshop is highly recommended to all holding leadership positions in the Church. As Pope Francis insists, “We are a sign that the ministry of safeguarding belongs to all of us as it is part of the Church's ministry, indeed of evangelization itself,” and without safe spaces and interior freedom from the heart, our Church will never be safe where the Gospel is freely proclaimed. ✈️ *Mission to Bogor* Bringing the Easter Joy of the Resurrection to the refugees in Bogor. Organised by Gebirah, member organisation of CHARIS Dates: 30 Apr (Wed) - 4 May (Sun) During this mission trip, we will engage in a range of impactful activities designed to bring hope, healing, and empowerment to the refugee community. We end the mission with a pilgrimage of thanksgiving and presentation of petitions to the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, a neo-gothic masterpiece and one of Indonesia’s most iconic Catholic landmarks. Be part of the mission. Donate pre-loved or new items needed by the refugees. If you cannot join, consider sponsoring someone willing to serve but unable to afford the expenses. Pray for us. Visit https://www.gebirah.org/bogorrefugees for more details, donations & to register. ❗ *St Gabriel’s Foundation: Vacancy for Pastoral Worker* We are hiring. Position: Pastoral Worker/Officer Purpose: - Sustain the Catholic ethos and Montfortian values in schools - Collaborate with school leaders, pastoral teams of MGEI Schools and committee on planning, developing and implementing programs for students and staff - Align school celebrations with the religious traditions and pastoral needs. Email [email protected] or call 89111359 to apply. 👩‍💼🧑‍💼 *CBN: Career Counselling for PMEs* Sessions conducted via Zoom - Career Exploration - Workplace well-being - Career Transition - Job Search Strategies There will be a nominal charge of $10 to cover administrative costs. All PMEs are welcome. To register: https://bit.ly/CareerCounselling2024?r=qr ❗ *Catholic Spirituality Centre Calendar of Retreats* Please refer to https://csctr.net/all-retreats/adult-retreats/ for all retreats at CSC this year.