Sep 2010 IDD International Day of the Deaf celebrations

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Usual gathering
IDD sale
7.30am - 1pm

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We'll be at IHM (Church of Immaculate Heart of Mary) to join our SCDC-IHM group for their IDD Sale from 8am and IHM's 11am Mass

Please join us in celebrating this joyous event!

Monday, September 13, 2010

IDD

this Sunday!!! Usual gathering and we'll have our stall during Mass times at St Mary's! Please drop by and buy something for our fund-raising! Thank you!

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Announcement: 7 March 2010

There will be no usual gathering as some of us will be away for a weekend Retreat. Will see you on the 14 March!

Sit with us and approach our friendly Friar Brother Rowland after he has made our own announcements! Volunteer interpreters will be standing by :)

a nice gathering

SCDC has two 'bases'.

Way up north at the Immaculate Heart of Mary (where Father Aloysious FINALLY gets to Sign after so long)/Singapore Pastoral Institute and way (almost) West Church of Saint Mary of the Angels.

Due to the distance members of both 'bases' rarely meet up, except for huge occasions like Chinese New Year, Easter and Christmas parties. As times went by retreats were held.

21 Feb was of no exception. All of us gathered at the Church of Saint Mary of the Angels for Chinese New Year's celebration. It was great seeing everyone after quite some time with so much catching up to do. There was so much beef that Trix - one of the dogs in the Friary - would be jealous.

And this weekend both 'base' members will be having a Retreat together. May we have a wonderful-Spirit-filled time!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Ash Wednesday Mass

Today, 17 February 2010
8pm
Church of Saint Mary of the Angels
(please see left for address)

Yep, despite the festivities we still are good Catholics ;)

Monday, February 08, 2010

Announcement: 14 Feb and 17 Feb

14 Feb Sunday
We will not be at St Mary of the Angels. However we will be attending Masses at our respective parishes due to Chinese New Year celebration.

17 Feb Ash Wednesday
No, it's not a Day of Obligation but all Roman Catholics are encouraged to attend :)

The link from Veritas Singapore stating Mass Times at all Roman Catholic Churches in Singapore. Please click here to read
[Please spare the Parish/Assistant Priests and their office staff a break by checking with respective Churches' bulletins and/or websites for confirmation instead of calling them to ask unless it is not announced during last weekend's Masses, bulletins and/or websites ;) ]

If all else fails please click here to read the list of Roman Catholic Churches in Singapore. Click on the name of a Church on the list to find out its contact details.

Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Holidays!

Friday, December 04, 2009

two reads

Friar John Wong, ofm, writes on Advent and how the Church of St Mary of the Angels celebrates this liturgical season
Click here to be directed to From the Friar's Desk

Father Aloysious' Ong Christian movie discovery
Click here to be directed to Blinded Sided!

Friday, November 20, 2009

SCDC/SCDC-IHM new website!!!

Announcing SCDC's/SCDC-IHM's new website!!!

http://www.deafcatholicspore.com/

do surf by!! Get to know our friends based at IHM and our "resident" Brother Lionel Thomas!!!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

IDD

no not International Direct Dialling XD but it's International Day of the Deaf, celebrated annually during the last two weeks of September (no, nothing to do with Oktoberfest either, LOL)

We met at around 7am and set up the stalls. Parishioners came and strolled by, many bought: foldable bags with our "Let's Talk" alphabet prints, cake slices, Bro R's Korean beef and sausage slices (wonder how many times Trix might be howling for them as he smelt the aroma from the kitchen to the garden!), tupperware and a performance with congo by Kenny, with the interpreters Siang Ping and Intan on guitars and tambourine :3

The highlight came at 10.45am Mass when we Signed together with the Lectors and Father John Wong. Father John Wong Signed, sang and interpreted with Sign as he concurrently celebrated Mass. We did our Thanksgiving Hymn performance in the centre of the Church with the choir too!

It was truly a day to remember.

Thank you

Father John Paul for allowing us to celebrate this happy occasion and giving us a "home"

Father John Wong for co-ordinating and celebrating Mass - (Signing and speed improved a lot!!! YES!!!)

the announcer of events (due to the original poor Mandarin grammar it's a great relief when the announcer re is fine-tuned it!) of the Mandarin Mass

10.45am Fathers, Lectors, Psalmist and the Choir - thank you for the Alleluia!!! - Altar Boys, Wardens, Communion Ministers. All parishoners who attended this special Mass and Alleluia-ed with us!

other Ministries who came by and supported us in many ways

Parishioners who stopped by, took time to read our posters and supported us in many ways too

J's personal thanks to Zhong Han, Johnson and Sihui for the Mandarin translation (and for tolerating my panick-mode), the bookstore that had everything that was needed one day before the event and mommie for staying up as late as possible for moral support for the preparation for the Mandarin Mass!

INFINITE THANK YOU!!!!

Saturday, August 01, 2009

Sunday, July 12, 2009

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

"Thus He chose us in Christ
before the world was made
to be holy and faultless
before him in love,
marking us out for himself beforehand,
to be adopted songs,
through Jesus Christ

...in whom through His Blood,
we gain our freedom,
the forgiveness of our sins

..And it is in in Him
that we have received our heritage.."

excerpts of the 2nd Reading of Ephesians 1:3-14

Sunday, July 05, 2009

"Praise the Lord, for He Is Good"

"We are never alone in our sufferings. Should we ever experience the anguish of being ridiculed or put down by family of friends, we are never alone.

The Lord Jesus stands with us in our times of trial, giving us the grace we need to bear patiently with our sufferings, never stooping to do the same level as those who would cause us pain.

Through the Holy Eucharist we participate in the saving death and glorious resurrection of the Lord.

May the grace of the Holy Eucharist being us forbearance and courage as we carry our crosses."

2009 Daily Gospel, 5 July
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Thursday, June 18, 2009

EVENTS 2009 - JUNE

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2.00pm sharp
English Signed/Spoken Mass
at Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
50 Ophir Road, S'pore 188690
Friar Julian as celebrant.
We will not be at St Mary of the Angels for 10.45am Mass


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10.45am
English Signed/Spoken Mass
Church of St Mary of the Angels
12.00pm
Readings + Gospel + Prayers of the Faithful
Computer Class

Monday, April 20, 2009

update

Lots of 'happenings' in our little community lately.

In just two weeks we have a new leader and an assistant leader, Confession during Lent, Holy Week then Easter celebrations and a housewarming-blessing!

Our endless 'thank you's:

- Father John Wong for facilitating Election Day

- To all ex-Core members who have been with us through these years

- The wardens of Church of St Mary of the Angels for giving us a place to join in the Easter Vigil celebrations

- Andrew for joining and helping us out on Easter Vigil!

- Five Loaves Ministry for the hot-cross buns

- the Friars for being there, even for a hello

- Humi, Jeremy, Darius and Ginger for their invitation to their humble abode

Looking forward to more fun!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

SCDC Christmas Party 2008

some of the of last year's Christmas Party 2008's pictures


Please click here for full online album

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Happy New Year! A look at our 2008 activities :)

Taken from a Powerpoint presentation of the activities of year 2008 of the Singapore Catholic Deaf Community (SCDC) based in the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (SCDC-IHM) and Church of Saint Mary of the Angels (SCDC-SMOTA)



Please click here if you can't see. It will open another window directly to YouTube to view our video, thank you :)

Friday, December 05, 2008

hallo!

Yes we are still around! Sorry for not updating...pictures of SCDC 30th Anniversary will be on hold as the 'updater' needs time to resize the pictures in the midst of the heap of things-to-do

in the meantime, do join us for our 10.45am Mass!

and watch out for our Christmas celebration!

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Little Bryan's baptism

Last Sunday some of us attended Bryan's baptism. 14 kids of ages ranging from 1 month to 6 years old were baptised by Father John Wong who Signed his welcome address. It was an eye-opener for us, surrounded by babies and toddlers for their baptism - some of us must have felt like giants there XD!!!

Watch out for IDD end of this September!!!

Sunday, August 03, 2008

hallohallo!

We are still around! We apologise for the lack of updates..the webmaster is still currently on a lookout for good freeware 3gp to avi conveters to upload somee grrrreat videos that were taken a long time ago.

Our update of events:
We saw how Profession of Solemn Vows was made by three wonderful (ofm) Friars William Lee, Justin Lim and Derrick Yap. Then Brother Rowland went to Australia to pay a visit to his fellow Friars there and participated in World Youth Day. We went to Singapore Pastoral Institute to join our SPIers for a Mass and had a great time together. Today some of us celebrated St Mary's Feast Day!

Looking forward to more celebrations!

Sunday, May 04, 2008