MINISTRIES
RCIA
RCIA sessions are scheduled on every Monday evening providing faith formation for adults and assist those who are called to conversion and becoming a Catholic. For more information, please email: rcia@churchofthesacredheart.sg
CATECHISM
Catechism classes meet on every Sunday morning from 10.30am to 11.30am in the classrooms at the Parish Building. Our Catechetical Ministry helps to foster faith and spiritual formation for children aged between 7 and 15. They prepare the 10 years old for their First Holy Communion and the 15 years old to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. For more information, please email: catechism@churchofthesacredheart.sg
LECTORS AND ANIMATORS
Lectors are ministers proclaim the Word of God to the Congregation during Masses. Those who are interested in serving in the ministry of Lectors and Animators may contact Bernadette Chong - berniechong@hotmail.com
WARDENS
Wardens welcome parishioners as they enter Church, assist with seating, take up collections, direct Communion lines and any other assistance requested by the Priest. Those who are interested in serving in the Ministry of Wardens may approach the Wardens on duty at Mass.
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
The society of St Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to the poor who live within the boundaries of the Parish. On the first weekend of every month the members distribute rations and financial help to the poor and needy
Those who wish to join the Society in serving the poor may contact Angela Ong - angelaong.gs@gmail.com
CHOIRS
The Choir leads the congregation in singing at the Mass. Those who wish to join the choirs do not necessarily need to have music background or able to play musical instruments although those who know how to play the organ are most welcomed.
The following are the contact persons for the various choirs:
Saturday Sunset Mass – Randolph Khoo – randolphkhoo@outlook.com
Sunday 9am Mass – Jeffery Tan – jeffrey.tan.jf79@gmail.com
Sunday 10.30am Mass – Joyce Phuah – hephuah@gmail.com
Sunday 12noon Mass –
Sunday 5.30pm Mass – Gladys Chin – gladchin56@gmail.com
ALTAR SERVERS
Those who are interested in serving as Altar Servers may contact Dominic Tan – dominictanz@hotmail.sg
Did you know?
SOYA SAUCE FACTORY
By the turn of the 19th century, the number of Catholics in Singapore was rising. Many Chinese Catholics from all over the island attended the Church of Sts Peter and Paul. At that time, it was the only church that served the Chinese population. Father Vincent Gazeau, who was in-charge of the Cantonese and Hakka-speaking Catholics, felt that it would be necessary to build a church that would cater for these two groups, allowing the Teochew and Hokkien-speaking Catholics to remain at Sts Peter and Paul Church. So in 1908, Father Gazeau started a building fund for this church. It was said that only after a novena to the Sacred Heart was made that the site of an old abandoned soya sauce factory, located behind Fort Canning Hill, was made available for the church.