Welcome to St Joseph Church (Bt Timah)
Welcome to St Joseph Church
(Bt Timah)
History
History of St Joseph’s Church
(Bukit Timah)
As the church celebrates it’s 175th anniversary, we invite you to view the commemorative video and album that have been commissioned for this joyous occasion.
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AROUND THE PARISH

Charities Week 2024
24 Feb - 5 May 2024

Please support and donate generously towards Charities Week 2024, an Archdiocesan annual fundraising project. The funds raised will enable the Caritas Singapore Family to provide vital programmes and services to serve the poor and elderly, persons with disabilities or special needs, migrants, youth-at-risk, lower-income families, and more.

Let us walk together with our Brothers and Sisters in need. Pick up a Charities Week 2024 envelope to donate and mail it to Caritas Singapore (for cheques only), or drop it at your parish.

Fridays in Lent
7.30pm: Stations of the Cross
8.00pm: Mass
Main Church

During the season of Lent, there will be indoor stations of the cross followed by Mass.
16 Feb / 23 Feb / 01 Mar / 08 Mar / 15 Mar / 22 Mar

Divine Mercy Way of the Cross
Thursdays
8pm
Chapel of St Joseph

Join the Divine Mercy Prayer Group on the following Thursdays:
22 and 29 Feb
7, 14 and 21 Mar

Holy Week Schedule
(pls refer to the scrolling banner for the schedule)

23 & 24 March - Palm Sunday: Sunset 5.30pm / 7.30am (M) / 9.30am / 11.30am / 5.30pm
On Palm Sunday, please assemble at the Parish Community Hall.

28 March - Maundy Thursday: 6.30pm and 8.30pm
After the 8.30pm Mass, there will be the procession to the Parish Community Hall for the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

29 March - Good Friday Services: 9am (M) / 11am / 1pm / 3pm (the 3pm service will be preceded by the Stations of the Cross)

30 March - Easter Vigil: 7.30pm with baptism

31 March - Easter Sunday: 7.30am (M) / 9.30am / 11.30am / 5.30pm
2pm (M) - Mass with Baptism

Adult Lenten Reflections
13 Feb - 20 Mar
Every Tue from 8pm - 9.45pm OR
Every Wed from 9am to 10.45am

Would you like to know the Bible better?
Would you like to deepen your relationship with God?

All parishioners aged 20+ are warmly invited to gather online every Tuesday night or Wednesday morning in Lent for the Online Adult Lenten Reflections. Let us come together via Zoom to reflect on the Sunday Readings. Organised by the Faith and Bible Reflections Community of St Joseph's Church.

Please scan the QR code or visit tinyurl.com/LentFAB2024 for more information and to register.

Youth Lenten Reflections
18 Feb - 24 Mar
Sundays
3.30pm - 5.00pm

Calling all youths in Secondary 1 and above, you are warmly invited to gather in person every Sunday in Lent, 3.30-5pm at our parish for the Youth Lenten Reflections.

Meet fellow Catholic youths and find out how the Bible is still relevant to our lives today. Please scan the QR Code or visit tinyurl/YouthLent2024 for more information and to register.

2024 Feast Day Food Stalls
Sat 04 May & Sun 05 May

You can pick up a copy of the Food Stall Application form from:
a) Welcome Desk
b) Parish Office or
c) email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a softcopy.

Meeting dates:
1st Meeting: Sun 7 April @ 1pm
2nd Meeting: Sun 21 April @ 1pm
Venue: St Thomas Acquinas #02-01 Parish Community Hall

An Art and Faith Talk
"The Last 7 Days of the Life of Jesus"
Wed 20 Mar
8.00pm
St Joseph AVA Room
by Patricia Tan

What did Jesus do during his last seven days? There is a rich legacy of art depicting the Lord’s final journey to complete His earthly mission. Join us as we explore art pieces
of these significant events. Through this, we can reflect on the most sacred days of
our Catholic faith, the Holy Week.

Neighbourhood Prayer Walk

Let us walk & pray for our neighbours, schools, families, society & the Church this Lent!
Visit the Welcome Desk or download your prayer walk materials here: tinyurl.com/2024PrayerWalk

Tenebrae Service
Fri 29 Mar
5pm - 6pm
Parish Community Hall

On Good Friday, there will be a Tenebrae service after the 3pm Good Friday service. Come join in a time of prayers, readings, reflections and hymns on the suffering and death of Jesus as we observe this solemn day of prayer and fasting.
All are welcome.

Holy Saturday Pilgrimage to Holy Cross
Sat 30 Mar
Starting from 8.00am

All parishioners are invited to join in a pilgrimage on Holy Saturday to the Church of the Holy Cross in Clementi via the Rail Corridor.
Come as a family or invite friends to enjoy nature and reflect on God's creation. Non-Christians are welcome to participate.
For more information please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit the Welcome Desk outside St Joachim Room after weekend Masses.

Please register at http://tinyurl.com/2024SJCBTPilgrimage

Encounter Rally - Homecoming
Speaker: Fr Valerian Cheong
Thu 21 Mar
St Joseph's Church (Bukit Timah)
Main Church
7.30pm

Come together with friends and family
for a meaningful encounter with the Lord.
Feel free to bring along non-Christians to share this encounter!
PRAISE & WORSHIP • PREACHING • HEALING PRAYER

Prayer thru Music
"Dreams and God's Revelation"
Tue 26 Mar
7.30pm
Level 3, AVA Room

Guest Speaker: Fr Joseph Zhang

Novena to the Divine Mercy
Chapel of St Joseph

Day 1: 29 March - Good Friday @ 5pm
Day 2: 30 March - Holy Saturday @ 3 pm
Day 3: 31 March - Easter Sunday @ 3 pm
Day 4: 01 April - Easter Monday @ 8 pm
Day 5: 02 April - Easter Tuesday @ 8 pm
Day 6: 03 April - Easter Wednesday @ 8 pm
Day 7: 04 April - Easter Thursday @ 8 pm
Day 8: 05 April - Easter Friday @ 8 pm
Day 9: 06 April - Easter Saturday @ 1pm

Easter Sunday: 31 March

Media Centre (Bookshop) will be closed on Sat 30 March & Sun 31 March
Canteen will be closed on Sun 31 March.

Easter Reflection Booklet
2024 (Year B)

The Office for the New Evangelisation (ONE) has launched their Easter Reflection Booklet. Themed Witnessing a New Life, this booklet will help prepare our hearts and minds for the Word this Easter season.

Limited hardcopies are available at the entrance of the Church

Catholic Parenting
6 & 13 April
3.15pm - 5.15pm
Parish Community Hall
Cost: $20 for the workshop

A 2-session workshop:
Part 1: Foundation of Catholic Parenting
Part 2: Forming our Children in Faith & Virtues

Come discover how as Catholic parents, we can live out our mission to be priest, prophet and king
in the family. Learn how to instil Faith & Virtues in our children.

Scripture Series with Fr Ambrose Vaz
Part IV: The Books of Kings
9am to 10.45am
Every Thursday commencing 11 April (for 8 sessions)

Come journey through the Bible with Fr Ambrose Vaz.
Dates: Apr 11 / 18 / 25
May 02 / 16 / 23 / 30
Jun 27
Do bring along your bibles.
All are welcome.

Welcome Team

Do you enjoy making new friends and welcoming people?

We are looking to form a Welcome Team to welcome visitors and new parishioners to St Joseph's.

If this interests you, please email Jane, our Pastoral Teams Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Offertory at Weekend Masses

You can register your interest to bring up the offertory gifts at the weekend Masses.

Please provide at least one week's advance notice. All requests will be on a first-come first-served basis. The Parish Office will contact you to confirm if your request has been accepted.

You can scan the QR code or use the link below to register your interest.
https://forms.gle/1BCrL6Kp7Cgt9BkdA

GLAD Fit
Every Tue and Thu
Parish Community Hall

To participate, please register with the Healthy 365 App. All are welcome.

PARISH DEVOTION

Mass in Honour of St Joseph
Every First Wed of the Month

7.30pm: St Joseph Rosary
8.00pm: Mass

There will be no 6.30pm Mass in the Chapel of St Joseph.

First Friday Mass & Holy Hour

7.15pm: Mass
8.00pm: Holy Hour

There will be no 6.30pm Mass in the Chapel of St Joseph.

Divine Mercy Devotion

Every Fri (except First Fri)
8.00pm
Chapel of St Joseph

AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE

Easter Vigil – Why it is different from other nights?
Fri 22 Mar
8:00pm – 10pm
Venue: La Salle House, 490 East Coast Road, Singapore 429058
Love offering: $10 per student; $20 per adult

The speaker is Br Collin Wee FSC. He will cover in detail the “greatest and most noble of all solemnities” as it is on this night that the Church keeps watch and celebrates the resurrection of Christ.

For more info/to register: https://forms.gle/6CQG2jPkHdDZg9768

Catholic Junior College Lenten Evening
Ashes to Glory
Fri 22 Mar
5.30pm - 9.00pm
CJC Auditorium

Catholic Junior College (CJC) warmly invites all Catholic youth aged 15 to 18 to participate in Lenten Evening 2024! Held in collaboration with the Office for Young People (OYP), this event aims to create an opportunity for all participants to encounter Christ more deeply in this Lenten season, as well as forge bonds across Catholic students from different schools.
Attire : School-based tee-shirt with school pants/skirt/pinafore
Fee: Free of charge

Crucis Singapura
A Barefoot Way of the Cross
Sat 23 Mar

Jesus Youth invites you to join "Crucis Singapura" - a unique "Way of the Cross" prayed while walking barefoot across the island marking the sign of the Cross. Participants will walk in pairs across 4 pre-defined routes, varying from about 8 - 15 km. Registation is free. Confirmation email will include route map, guided prayers and other useful information. Register before 15 March on singapore.jesusyouth.org or call Aji George (8339 1887) for details.

Holy Week Retreat
(Stay In & Silent Retreat)
28 - 31 Mar
LaSalle House
By the Cenacle Sisters

Beginning on Maundy Thursday morning, we remember the gift of Jesus Christ who calls us into friendship with Him and we witness His great love for us in this total act of self-giving.
In the process, we hope to discover the meaning and relevance of his passion, death and resurrection in our own lives today.

Armour of God Retreat
6 - 7 April

A 2D1N stay-in retreat that unpacks the spiritual and practical implications in St Paul’s letter to the Ephesians Chapter 6: 10 – 17 and helps leaders to be equipped with the "whole armour of God". The retreat includes talks by Fr Valerian Cheong, Fr Andrew Wong and Joseph Fernandez on being more aware of supernatural realms on social media and other openings which lead people away from God, what the first commandment entails and so on.

The Welcome – Unlocking Heartfelt Hospitality in your Parish
Fri 12 Apr (Fri), 7.30pm to 9.30pm
13 Apr (Sat), 9.30am to 4.00pm
SFX Seminary Building
Conference Fee*: $28 - Individual
(*Inclusive of GST) $88 - Group of 4

Some of the topics that will be covered include:
• The Welcoming Parish – How can our parish community be known for our radical and generous hospitality?
• Sacramental Hospitality – How can we be more intentional in practising the art of hospitality in our sacramental environments?
• Mental Health Matters – How do we serve and respond to mentally vulnerable people who we come across in the parish, or who come and seek help and support from the parish?

More details on the conference, including the full list of speakers and conference topics, and registration details can be found at www.bit.ly/newwine2024

Lead Like Jesus
13 & 20 Apr

A foundational leadership development workshop that offers participants a practical model based on Jesus’ servant leadership. In the 2 sessions, participants will encounter a leadership framework comprising 4 domains of leading like Jesus: the heart, head, hands and habits.
To register or find out more for both training courses, go to www.catholicleader.sg

At the Feet of the Good Shepherd Retreat
27 - 28 April or 29 - 30 June
SFX Retreat Centre

As leaders, we may be so used to tending to those under our care that we may not look into our own spiritual and emotional well-being. Might we have any childhood trauma or past hurt that continues to affect our behaviour today and result in wounding those we lead?

The Catholic Leadership Centre is pleased to present a 2-day 1-night (2D1N) weekend stay-in retreat locally. You will spend time with Jesus in personal prayer, contemplating the Word of God. You will be guided for your Sacrament of Reconciliation. You will also meet with a Spiritual Director one-to-one to guide you in your personal prayer.

Building Trust
4 May 2024
9.30am - 3.30pm
Agape Village

Through conversations and interactive group activities, participants will develop a shared understanding of trust and take personal responsibility for how they can develop deeper levels of trust at an inter-personal level as well as at a group level.
Learning insights are drawn out from the participants' own personal experiences. They will develop their personal action plan to practise with community members by the end of the session.

Marriage Encounter Weekend
English: Apr 5-7; May 31-Jun 2; Aug 2-4
Mandarin: Mar 15-17; Sep 20-22
Indonesian: Apr 19-21; Aug 16-18

The Marriage Encounter Weekend is a stay-in experience that provides married couples the ideal opportunity to listen, share and connect more deeply with each other. It helps to greatly improve communication and renew the loving feelings they have for each other.

Call Reenie at 9670 5390

Marriage Preparation Course
Q3: 21 Jul - 25 Aug 2024
Q4: 29 Sep - 10 Nov 2024

This course, spanning over 6 half-day sessions on weekends, is designed to help couples build strong foundation for a lasting fulfilling marriage.

An Ignatian Retreat
29 Aug - 6 Sept or
31 Aug - 6 Sept

An individually-guided silent retreat with daily spiritual direction, Mass and Eucharistic Adoration. Set on a small island, away from the business of city life. Come as you are to encounter the Lord.

7-day Retreat: 29 August – 6 September 2024
5-day Retreat: 31 August – 6 September 2024
Dates include travelling time
Venue: Xavier House, Cheung Chau island, Hong Kong

For enquiries, email Jacinta Teo or Sister Cecily at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
More information and registration at tinyurl.com/XH2024

Catholic Prayer Society
Lunch Time Masses
12.15pm

COME ! SPEND TIME WITH JESUS.
The Catholic Prayer Society invites all to lunchtime mass at these locations in the city:

Wednesdays @ 12.15pm
Medical Alumni Association, 2 College Road, Level 1 Theatrette

Cecil Building, 137 Cecil Street
(Refer to notice in the lift on the day for unit number)

Fridays @ 12.15pm
One Raffles Quay, Level 49 North Tower

Visit us at www.cps.org.sg

Mass Offerings

PAYNOW

St. Joseph’s Church (Bukit Timah)
UEN (Unique Entity Number):
T08CC4043C

CASH

You can drop this in the donation boxes at the foyer (Cry Room) and St Mary's wing.

CHEQUE

Cheques can be made payable to:
St. Joseph’s Church (Bukit Timah)

Mail to:
St. Joseph’s Church (Bukit Timah)
620 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 678116

Drop into Donation box:
You can drop this in the donation boxes at the foyer (Cry Room) and St Mary's wing.

Please leave your name, contact number and address so that we can mail the receipt to you.

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