Catholic News Feature
St Mary's Feast Day 2023 Celebrations was featured in the Catholic News in their issue published on 20 August 2023, capturing some of the highlights of the event. Click the buttons to read the article online or the pdf version of the physical copy:
Also click on the various link buttons below to view photos of the various events taken by Luminaire.
Feast Day Highlights
The Parish Friars & Team would like to thank all our parishioners, volunteers and donors for your great support and generous contributions in our Feast Day celebrations and fundraising efforts. We have raised about $200k for our Maintenance Fund, from which we will be using to build the wheelchair access ramp. Work on the ramp will commence soon!
Greetings From Assisi
The Parish Friars and Team at St Mary's wish all parishioners and friends a Happy Feast Day as we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula! Our Friars with the Franciscan World Youth Day Contingent sends their greetings to everyone from the Basilica of St Mary of the Angels at Assisi to all of us back here at St Mary's here Bukit Batok 🥳!
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This year, St Mary’s will be celebrating our Feast Day from 27 July to 30 July 2023, where we remember and celebrate once again God’s extravagant love and mercy poured out to us through the Portiuncula Indulgence, which St Francis of Assisi obtained from Jesus through the intercession of the Virgin Mary.
And in the footsteps of St Francis who rebuilt the little chapel of St Mary of the Angels, our parish has initiated a proposal for a project that is long overdue: we are hoping to build a wheelchair access ramp with a new entrance point from the HDB blocks & market that will better serve the those struggling with the steps as they enter the church: the elderly, the wheelchair bound and young families with strollers. We are in the process of seeking approvals. We will be organising fundraising events to support our Maintenance Fund, part of which will be channelled to this project.
Liturgical Celebrations
Thursday 27 July, 10am
Celebrating the Mercy of the Cross with our Elderly & Sick - Holy Mass with Anointing
The parish would like to unite with our sick and elderly, to extend the immense goodness and mercy of God through this celebration of Holy Mass with Anointing. This will be followed by fellowship and a special reception prepared for them. Registration is required to cater for food, logistics & transportation. (All are welcome to attend the Mass.)
Note: There will not be the usual 12.15pm weekday Mass.
Friday 28 July, 7.30*pm
Celebration of The Pardon of Assisi
Our church is named after a little chapel in Assisi, in which several significant events and encounters took place for St Francis. As a community and parish, we reflect on and celebrate the gift of God’s mercy, poured out to us through the Portiuncula Indulgence, also known as the Pardon of Assisi.
*Update: Please note the amended timing for this programme.
Sat & Sun 29 & 30 July
Feast Day Mass & Crowning of Our Lady
We crown and honour Our Lady, Queen of the Angels at all our weekend Masses. This weekend, we will also be holding a number of parish activities and events to raise funds to build the ramp (more details below).
Sat: 4pm, 6pm, 6pm (Tamil Mass @ St Clare Hall)
Sun: 7.15am (Mandarin), 9am, 11am, 1pm, 5pm
Note: NO Sun 7pm Mass due to Kaki Fun Night
Wed 2 August, 6.30pm
Mass, Rosary & Procession
On the actual feast day of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula, there will be Rosary and a candlelight Procession at the piazza after the 6.30pm Mass. All are welcome!
Fundraising Events & Activities
The Parish has initiated the process and come up with a proposal to build a wheelchair-access ramp that will run from a new entry point at the market side of the church. For more information about our proposed ramp building project, click below.
The estimated cost of building this ramp is $150K to $200K.
Thus we will be organising some Fundraising events and activities in the runup and during our Feast Day weekend.
Here’s a quick overview of what’s happening. Details of sales and registration of events (if any) will be coming soon!
Saturday 29 July
Fundraising Dinner @ 6pm
Venue: Goodwood Park Hotel
$2,288 per table
Entertainment by Alemay Fernandez & other Artistes
Attractive Lucky Draw Prizes
(Update: All available tables are fully booked.
Thank you for your generous support!)
Sunday 30 July
Kaki Challenge @ 3pm
Venue: St Clare Hall
Mahjong Game (FREE registration)#
Ludo Tournament ($20/participant)
Kaki Fun Night @ 6pm onwards
Venue: Piazza
Makan & Drinks / Music / BINGO & Prizes
($20/coupon booklet)
#As the previously mentioned offering of a prize and collection of money as a contribution to the game may be perceived as gambling and contravene the Gambling Regulatory Act, St Mary’s has decided to de-link any monetary connection to this (Mahjong) event. It will be primarily a social activity to engage the elderly, the young and family members.
Fundraising Sales
(Updated 1 Sep)
Collection and sales at the Reception during our usual opening hours.
Please bring along your pre-order receipts as proof of your purchase when you come to collect them.Prices of merchandise: Limited Edition Lego set ($89), Tote Bag ($20), Golf Umbrella ($30). While stocks last!
Cashless payment via NETS and PayNow only. NO Cash payment. Thank you for your understanding.