MINISTRY

Altar Servers are chosen from the faithful, who display a desire to participate in a more intimate way with Christ during the Holy Sacrifice of the Eucharistic Celebration.

Our role as an Altar Server is to bring the church assembly to a fuller understanding of the liturgy and to assist the priest in the Mass.

Contact:
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Altar Servers Facebook Page: SJCBT Altar Servers

Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Communion (EMHC) are lay people, consisting of men and ladies, who are appointed by the Parish Priest to assist the Celebrant in giving of the Holy Communion during Mass as well as, when necessary, be asked to assist the Parish Priest to administer the Holy Communion to the homebound, the sick and those who are hospitalised.

Contact person: Audi Thomas

We proclaim the Word of God during weekend Masses, days of obligation and on special days such as the Parish Feast Day. We have annual ‘Day of Recollection’ and engage in bi-weekly ‘Break the Word’ sessions each month to fall deeper in love with the Word of God and to mature in our faith.

English-speaking
Contact Person: Jeffrey Chan
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Chinese-speaking
Contact person: Theresa Go
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To sing is to pray twice
– ST AUGUSTINE

Sing hymns of praise & thanksgiving, and psalms during Masses on weekends, days of obligation, special days and feast day.

Sunset Choir
Saturday, 5.30pm
Contact Person: Louis
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The Little Praisers (for those aged 7 to 12)
Sings monthly on every 3rd Saturday Children’s Mass, except June & December.
Contact Person: Simon
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Chinese Choir
Sunday, 7.30am
Contact Person: Joseph Chong
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Voices of Grace
Sunday 9.30am
Contact Person: Imbert
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Sunday 11.30AM Choir
Contact Person: Daniel
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Sunday 5.30pm Evening Choir
Contact Person: Sebastian
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Ringing the church bells just before Mass, welcoming and ushering parishioners to the pews, collecting donations during Masses are just some of the duties of our ministry. We are committed to ensuring the smooth flow of parishioners not only during Holy Communion but also the flow of traffic within the church premises before and after Masses.

We also aim to provide members with an opportunity to live their faith and to serve God and His Church.

Contact Person: Lionel Lam
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Who we are?
We are a volunteer group of audio & video and who are readily available to serve God through the technical arts and communications gifting He has anointed us with.

What we do?
This ministry serves the church by:

1. Providing audio, video and visual support for all church services and meetings. The technical needs of the church and her respective ministries are met through a dedicated and committed church volunteers. We ensure that every service technically and efficiently carried through from the sound reinforcement for speakers and worship teams to effective delivery of A/V announcements.
   

2. Work closely with other ministries such as Altar Servers, various Choir Teams, Hospitality ministry to ensure relevant information are passed on to respective ministries and congregation effectively.

Above all this, we exist to be powerfully prophetic, skillfully creative and spiritually significant so as to impact our spheres of influence for God’s glory.

Want to join us?

• Email us your particulars to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to get more details.

• Talk to our friendly mass coordinators after weekend masses to get more details

Interested to learn more about being a catechist, assistant or facilitator?

Pre-Primary Level
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Catholic formation process for children aged 3 to 12 years, grounded in scriptural and liturgical study framed by Maria Montessori’s principles of education.

Saturday from: 12 – 1.45pm (N2 – K2)
Sunday from: 9 – 10.45am (N2-K2)

Contact Person: Theresa or Diana
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Website: http://stjosephatrium.org/

The Primary Catechism sessions are run to deepen the faith of our young children and importantly to deepen their relationship with our Lord. Catechism sessions are interactive and experiential to enhance the learning and the development of the spiritual life of our children. All children enrolled in the Primary Catechism sessions will also receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Sacrament of the First Holy Communion by Year 6 of Primary Catechism.

Primary Catechism sessions are held on Saturdays from 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm.

For more information, please visit: https://padlet.com/sjcbtpastoral/primarycatechesis

Contact Person: Geneieve

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We prepare our teenagers for the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Secondary 4 level and help to integrate them with the Youth Ministry for their spiritual formation. We meet every Sunday from: 9.30 am – 11.15 am.

Assist the inquirers and/or converts toward the Sacraments of Initiation on Easter Vigil at which they can become full members of the Roman Catholic Church.

English RCIA
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Chinese RCIA 成人慕道团
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Spiritual community united in the practice of meditation in the Christian tradition.

Contact Person: Mabel Lim
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St Joachim Conference
Jesus in the Poor!

Our mission is to help the needy and underprivileged members of the parish community we called FINS (Friends in Need) by visiting and assisting them with their daily necessities, bonding with them socially and spiritually as well as providing tuition to their children as needed.

We distribute cash, vouchers and donated household items on the first Sunday of every month and runs a tuition programme on Saturday morning from 9am to 12 noon.

SSVP National website: https://ssvpsingapore.org/
SSVP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SSVPSingapore/

Contact Person:
President – Kelvin Wong
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Our ministry was formed based on social teachings of the Church correlating to the mission of ACMI (Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants & Itinerant People). Our vision is to see that every newcomer to our parish feel welcome, and new immigrant be integrated into the parish family and contribute to the parish. We also provide assistance to new immigrants and guest workers with the help of the parishioners.

Contact Person:
Leo Joseph
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St. Joseph’s Church Pastoral Care Services for the Elderly and the Sick is supported by a team of delegated volunteers. Pastoral trainings are provided to prepare them to reach out to the housebound and homebound to bring Holy Communion, arrange Sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing, to pray with them and to keep them updated of parish events.

Contact the parish office for more information.

The Divine Mercy Prayer Group was formed on 4th January 2002 through the grace of God and with the permission from the parish priest, Rev Fr Augustine Tay.

Divine Mercy Prayer Group Goals

1. To spread God’s message of Divine Mercy to the people of the whole world.
2. To strive for Christian perfection and exercise Mercy by deeds, words and prayers towards our neighbours.
3. To perform spiritual and corporal works of mercy, particularly in converting sinners, consoling and aiding the needy, the afflicted and the sick.

Divine Mercy Prayer Group Activities

1. The Divine Mercy Prayer Group meets every Friday in the Chapel at 8.00 pm, except on the first Friday of each month.
2. The Group conducts the Devotion to the Divine Mercy with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Prayers are offered up for the needs of the world, intentions of the Pope, Archbishop and personal petitions.
3. The Group organises the 9-day Novena to the Divine Mercy starting from Good Friday through to Divine Mercy Sunday. Members try to create an awareness in the parish of God’s infinite Divine Mercy through the Novena. Priests of the parish, core team members and lay devotees are encouraged to give a sharing, reflection or testimony during the Novena.
4. The Group prays for the sick, the dying and the needy at St Joseph’s Home, and at funeral wakes.

Contact Person:
Michael Zavala (English)
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Charles Wong (Mandarin)
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The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolic association of Catholics who, with the sanction of the Church and under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate, Mediatrix of All Graces, serve the Church and their neighbour on a voluntary basis in about 170 countries.

The object of the Legion of Mary:

1. Glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and imitation of the virtues of Mary.
2. Foster a deeper devotion to Mary among all people.
3. Participate in the life of the parish through visitation of families, the sick, both in their homes and in hospitals and through collaboration in various apostolic and missionary undertaking sponsored by the parish.

There are 2 types of membership.

Active member

• Attend weekly meeting, where prayer is intermingled with reports & discussions.
• Daily recitation of The Catena Legionis prayer.
• Engage in various apostolic work.

Auxiliary Member

• Daily recitation of the Rosary & prayers contained in the Legion prayer leaflet called the “Tessera”.

Please refer to this link for the prayers: https://www.legionofmary.ie/prayers

Mary of the Way (MOW) Praesidium
Meets on Monday from 7.30pm – 9pm
Contact: Edmund D'Cruz (Treasurer)
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Mother of Perpetual Succour (MOPS)
Meets on Wednesday 4pm – 5.30pm
President: Sr Navyasree Kamepally
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Our Lady of Guidance (OLOG) – Junior Praesidium
Meets on Saturdays from 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Contact: Maricon Macandill Recto (President)
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Adult Mandarin Legion of Mary
(成年圣母军):
开会时间： 星期天 9am - 10.30am
联络: 秀全姐妹 Teresa Wong
联络: 碧琴姐妹 Elisabeth Wong
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Youth Mandarin Legion of Mary
(青年圣母军):
开会时间: 星期六 下午1.30pm - 2.45pm
联络: 丽丽姐妹 Lee Lee Tang
联络: 碧琴姐妹 Elisabeth Wong
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The Prayer Groups console bereaved families and pray at the wakes of the deceased parishioners living within the parish boundaries.

English-speaking group
Started by Father Edward Lim in August 2003, the group prays for the soul of the deceased together with family members and friends.
Contact Person: Bennie Cheok
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Teochew-speaking group
Sodality of St. Joseph for the departed souls

The Sodality of St. Joseph is a lay Catholic prayer group dedicated to fostering holiness, service, and community life in the spirit of St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus Christ. We pray for the dead because it deepens our faith and our own spiritual life through the prayers. We believe our prayers will assist those souls to journey towards heaven.

圣若瑟炼灵会是一个平信徒祈祷团体，以耶稣养父圣若瑟的精神为榜样，致力于培养圣德、服务与团体生活。我们为亡者祈祷，以深化自身信仰及灵修生活，并相信这些祈祷将协助亡灵迈向天堂。

For more information, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/mte5k2f4
Contact Person: Benita Sim
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Divine Mercy (Chinese)
Contact Person: Charles Wong
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Sodality Wakes Group (Mandarin)
Contact Person: Isabel Sao
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Laudato-Si’ is the second encyclical of Pope Francis entitled ‘On care of our common home’. In this letter, he has highlighted the unprecedented mistreatment of our common home and calls for all people of the world to take unified action in order to preserve and restore our common home to its original beauty and wonder.

To find out more about Pope Francis’ call for action in this encyclical, please visit Laudato Si' Action

In response to this call, our parish St. Joseph Church (Bukit Timah) has formed the SJC Laudato Si’ community. We welcome all parishioners at our church to be part of this community and to contribute in taking positive action to preserve our common home.

Our mission is:

To grow a vibrant community that takes action towards the caring of our common home for the wellbeing of all, including for our future generations.

Our goals are:
1. To spread awareness of Laudato Si’ and our mission
2. To engage our community with regular activities and projects with the aim of achieving eco-conversion in our community.
3. To discover God in the beauty of creation and to care for God’s creation

We welcome volunteers to join us to help grow this community and organize activities in order to fulfil our mission. If you are interested to join the community, you can reach up via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or you can scan the QR code where you can find out more about our movement and how to volunteer.

Mission
To build an active holistic seniors community grounded on faith and Christian love.

Objectives

1. To journey spiritually with our seniors through prayer sessions and talks
2. To nurture an environment that encourages caring and sharing amongst the community
3. To promote healthy living and life-long learning

Contact: Gabriel Lok
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St. Joseph’s Neighbourhood Christian Community (NCC) is a Ministry where Catholics who live within the neighbour gather as a community on a regular basis to support one another spiritually. We come together for prayer, fellowship, to read God’s word, to discern how we can encounter God and to spread the good news. We want to be life giving and a joy to others. We strive for spiritual formation, to be connected for sacramental support, for ministry formation, and for shaping of our consciousness of our spiritual being. With faith, we discern what God wants us to do in the neighbourhood, to be mindful of the importance of inter-faith relationship, the poor around us and the different cultures in our midst.

Parishioners of this church are welcome to join our community as an extended family to enrich, edify and support each other as we take our faith journey.

Contact Person: Vincent Lee
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Bond, Belong and Beyond!

To Bond the youths of St Joseph’s, building a sense of home and a sense of Belonging to a community of God lovers as we journey Beyond ourselves into an intimate relationship with the infinite love of God.

We meet regularly for connect sessions, worship and spiritual inputs. We also coordinate and facilitate youth confirmation camps.

The Core group meets fortnightly.

Contact: Leonard Ong (Coordinator)
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Supporting role by providing resources for publicity, updating the parish photo gallery and image archives.

Capturing memorable moments of parish events on video to be Live Streamed or Shared online.

Contact Person: John Teoh Seng Hoe
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Supporting role by providing resources for publicity, updating the parish photo gallery and image archives.

Capturing memorable moments of parish events on video to be Live Streamed or Shared online.

Contact Person: John Teoh Seng Hoe
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Design and management of online tools, infographics and content.

Providing a platform for information sharing, interaction and outreach via the New Media.

Contact Person: Simon Wee
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