St Joseph Bukit Timah Home Page

620 Upper Bukit Timah Road Singapore 678116

Church Announcements

What's On This Week * Mon 17 Nov 8pm – RCIA: The Creed: Tenets of Our Faith. * Fri 21 Nov 7.30pm – Rosary by the Grotto: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. * BOOKFAIR - Sat & Sun - 21 & 22 Nov The Daughters of St Paul will be here with their Bibles, books, CDs, etc.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) New journey will begin soon for both English and Chinese sessions. Have you friends or relatives interested in the Catholic faith? Introduce them to the RCIA

FOR INFORMATION WHAT’S IN THE PARISH DIRECTORY?? * Anointing/Holy Communion for the Sick* Contact the Parish Office for the necessary arrangements. (Please see Pastoral Care in Hospital.) * Confessions * Available 15 minutes before weekend masses, or please call the priests of the parish for an appointment. * Church Wedding * Please inform the priest (of your choice) to confirm a wedding date at least six months ahead to give you ample time to attend the marriage preparation course. Apply for a licence with the Registry of Marriages (ROM) either in person or thru the net after confirming the wedding date. (Please see Marriage Preparation Courses and Choirs.) * Funerals * Upon death, family should contact the Parish Office with a copy of death certificate for necessary arrangements. (Please see Nightly Prayers at Wakes and Booking of Chapel of Resurrection & Niches.) * Marriage Preparation Courses * Marriage Preparation is a prerequisite to a church wedding. To book a date to attend either the Catholic Engaged Encounter (EE) or the Marriage Preparation Course (MP-C), you may pick up a form from the Parish Office or you could go online. * Nightly Prayers at Wake * Should you require night prayers during the wake, please inform the parish secretary as this service is provided by volunteer-parishioners. The family may want to give a token of appreciation to cover transportation. * Booking of Chapel of Resurrection & Niches at the Columbarium Niches * Please contact the caretaker.

The Parish Needs YOU “The harvest is rich but the labourers are few.” Live Your Faith, Love & Serve + Altar Servers + Apostleship of Prayer Group + Bible Group Catechists + Choirs + Divine Mercy Group + Estate Management & Maintenance + Floral Team + Infant Baptism Team + Lectors + Legion of Mary + Liturgy for Children + Missionary Group + RCIA + Vocation Team + Society of St Vincent de Paul + Sodality Groups + Wardens + Youth Group

Mass Schedule

Weekdays

(Monday - Friday)

6.30 am

6.30 pm

Saturday Morning

Saturday Sunset

6.30 am

5.30 pm

Sunday (Mandarin)	7.30 am
Sunday (English)	9.00 am 11.00 am 5.30 pm
Eucharistic Adoration
The Upper Room (Daily)	7.30 am to 10.30 pm
Devotions
Rosary	Before Weekday Mass
Rosary/Novena	Sat, 4.45 pm
Divine Mercy	Fri, 8.00 pm
Grotto Rosary	13^th day, 8.00pm
Infant Baptism	1st Sun of even months
Blessing of Expectant Mum	Last Sun of each month

How to get there

By Bus:- 67, 75, 170, 171, 176, 178, 184, 961, 963, 970

By MRT to Choa Chu Kang Station and take bus number 67

Click here to open MAP

Links

Family Life Society

http://www.familylife.sg

Liturgical Music Committee, Archdiocese

http://www.catholic.org.sg/lmc

Catholic Neighbourhood Group Central Committee

Bi-monthly meeting on

Mon, 24 Nov @ 7.30pm

Catechists’ Room.

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LOURDES IS COMING BACK TO SINGAPORE

2^ND Lourdes Experience will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on

Sat 6 Dec 08.

Those who have sick relatives who wish to attend the event may contact the Parish Office for more details.

MEDICAL APPLICATION IS NECESSARY TO ASCERTAIN FITNESS OF PATIENT TO STAY SIX HOURS IN THE STADIUM

No Catechism

Classes in recess until next year.

Infant Baptism

Sun 7 Dec 12.30pm

Preparations for Parents

Sun 23 Nov

12.30pm – 2.30pm

For Godparents

Sun 30 Nov

12.30pm – 2.00pm

Parish Office.

FUND RAISING

Teachers & students from the Catholic Jr College are here to promote sale of T-shirts, gift items, & biscuits to raise funds for their community trips to Philippines & Thailand.

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

WHO IS COMING?

22 & 23 Nov

Daughters of St Paul Book Fair

Blessed Sacrament Church Sale of Carnival Coupons

30 NOVEMBEr

First Sunday of Advent

Advent Booklets will be available to families who wish to prepare themselves for the coming of the Christ-child.

6 & 7 DECEMBER

Cancer Society FOBT

Volunteers from

Beginning Experience Sale of 2009 Calendars

13 & 14 December

NUS Car Wash

14 December

Christmas Party for the Poor of SSVP

18 December

Advent Penitential Service

20 & 21 December

Legion of Mary

Book Barrow

25 December

Are you ready to receive the

Christ-child?

NEW MINISTRY

The Parish of St Joseph is starting a Migrant Ministry. It is under the Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants & Itinerant People (ACMI)

For more information please contact

William Lee @ 97551208 or Rommel @ 91567716

How to be linked to the SJC website?

Want to post your ministry or committee details on the website?

You can do so by sending your articles in word (.doc), PowerPoint (.ppt), Acrobat (.ppt) or html formats and send them to the webmaster email sjcbt@hotmail.com.

If your ministry or committee already has an existing website and wishes to be linked to the SJC website, please send the address to the webmaster.

Got announcement to make for your ministry or community?

You can simply write an email to the webmaster email sjcbt@hotmail.com.

Please specify if you want the announcement to be made to the general parishioners or for your own ministry or committees.

Updated: October 5th 2008

Note: Only websites that are linked to the main site are considered to be official sites of the church.

Infant Baptism Photos

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Baptisms

We congratulate parents & godparents of the following infants baptized last Sunday,

5 October:

Grace Tan Shi En

Jeremiah Lew Wei Wen

Natalie Lai Yun Yee

Victoria Evette Binny

Chandler Olivero Tampoco

Baptism Certificates can be collected at the Parish Office.

Any comments about this website? Please write to SJCBT@hotmail.com

Church of St Joseph (1846)

620 Upper Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 678116

Tel: 67691666

Fax: 67627136

Email: sjcbt@singnet.com.sg