*What’s On SJCBT* ❗ *Easter Family Activity Pack* Collect it from the Welcome Desk this weekend! 🙏 *Ascension of the Lord (Day of Obligation)* Vigil Mass - Date: 28 May (Wed) - Time: 8pm (there is no 6.30 pm Mass) Mass - Date: 29 May (Thurs) - Time: o 6.30 am o 12.30 pm o 6.30 pm o 8.30 pm All Masses will be held in the main Church. 🚶🚶‍♀️ *Neighbourhood Prayer Walk: Bukit Panjang* Date: 31 May (Sat) Time: 8.30am Venue: Meet at Bt Panjang MRT Exit A (next to Hillion Mall) Let’s pray for our neighbourhoods! 🙏 *Tuesdays Morning Manna: Mysteries of the Rosary: The Glorious Mysteries (Part 1)* An inspiring video that contemplates the life of Jesus through Mary’s eyes. Dates: 6, 13, 20, 27 May (Tues) Time: 11.05am-12.15pm Venue: St Joseph’s AVA Room 📖 *Faith & Bible Reflections: Easter Breaking Of The Word* Dates & Times: 8pm-9.45pm (Tues) OR 9am-10.45am (Wed) (Online) Come, reflect and share on the Sunday Readings this Easter season as a community! 📖 *Scripture Series Part X: Book of Maccabees by Fr Ambrose Vaz* Dates (15 sessions): - May: 15 / 22 - Jun: 05 / 12 / 19 / 26 - Aug: 07 / 14 / 21 / 28 - Sep: 04 / 18 / 25 - Oct: 02 / 09 Time: 9am-10.45am Venue: St Joseph AVA Room 💵 *Charities Week: Walk With Me* Period: 15 March – 25 May This Charities Week, join us in walking alongside Boys’ Town and other charitable organisations in Caritas Singapore Family as we uplift vulnerable communities and transform lives. To donate, log on to https://bit.ly/cw25donate 🙏 *Mass In Honour Of St Joseph* Date: 4 June Venue: Main Church Time: - 7.30pm (Rosary) - 8pm (Mass) 🙏 *First Friday Holy Hour: Praying as Pilgrims of Hope in Community* 7.30pm Mass, followed by Holy Hour Venue: Main Church Next Date: 6 June Speaker: Friar Gerard Victor Other Dates: 4 Jul, 1 Aug, 5 Sep, 3 Oct, 7 Nov, 5 Dec 🙏 *Mass Timing on Public Holiday (Hari Raya Haji)* Date: 7 June (Sat) Time: 8am *No 6.30am Mass Venue: Main Church **5.30pm Sunset Mass for Pentecost Sunday will resume. 🙏 *St Joseph’s Intercessory Prayer Group* Intercessory Prayer session at Adoration Room Every 2nd Wednesday of the month Next session: 11 June Time: 8pm-9pm 🙏📖 *RCIA: A New Journey Begins* _for non-Catholics_ English RCIA commencing on: - Date: 30 Jun (Mon) - Time: 8pm-9.45pm - Venue: St Joseph AVA Room - Registration form: https://stjoseph-bt.org.sg/services (Scroll down to RCIA and download the registration forms) Chinese RCIA commencing on: - Date: 10 Jul (Thurs) - Time: 7.45pm-9.45pm - Venue: St Joseph AVA Room - Enquiries/Registration: o Eileen 94524234 o Audrey 91547689 🙋‍♀️🙋 *Join the Welcome Desk* Do you like meeting new people? Would you like to help people feel more welcome in our parish? Visit the Welcome Desk downstairs for more information! 👩🧑 *PAVE Young Adult Community* Are you a young working adult in your 20s up till 35 years old? Are you looking to grow in your faith? Would you like to journey with a Catholic community that can support each other? If so, join the PAVE (Prayer, Accompaniment, Vocation, Encounter) Young Adult Community every Saturday 7pm at St Joseph's Church (Bukit Timah) for prayer, reflection, sharing and fellowship. Please contact [email protected] for more information. ❗ *Added Security Measures* In light of the recent incident in our Parish, our Archdiocesan Emergency Response Operations (AERO) has reminded all parishes to strengthen our security and safety measures, especially as we approach Advent, Christmas and the New Year. Here are some of the measures that we will be undertaking: (1) Strengthened PEPT Team We will be deploying more PEPT members to each Mass. If any parishioners are keen to join the PEPT, please approach any of the PEPT members for information. (2) Promote a “See Something, Say Something” Culture Parishioners are strongly encouraged to report any suspicious activities or unattended items to any of the PEPT members or the wardens. In the same light, parishioners are reminded not to bring big bags/luggage into the Cry Room, Church or Foyer. These items should be placed at St Joachim's Room. Posters will be placed in strategic areas around the Church to remind parishioners of this. (3) Medical Professionals We are strengthening our pool of Medical Professionals. If there are any doctors / nurses in our midst, please do approach our wardens so that we can reach out to you should a need arise. (4) Keeping Calm in a Crisis Should any incident arise during Masses, please remain calm and follow the instructions given. This will help the authorities carry out their duties without impediment. We were complimented by the authorities that they were impressed that the congregation co-operated and remained calm during the incident on 9 Nov. (5) No Photography / Videography During Masses We remind all parishioners that there is to be no photography / videography taken during Masses. This is to preserve the sanctity of the Mass. Only official Church photographers are authorized to do so. If you observe anyone doing so, please do alert the wardens.