Advent Week 4 - LOVE - Parish of St. Ignatius

21 December 2014
4th Sunday of
ADVENT
Vol 85 No 4
1st Reading: 2 Sam 7, 1-5. 8b-12. 14a. 16
2nd Reading: Rom 16, 25-27
Gospel: Lk 1, 26-38
PA R I S H P R I E S T W R I T E S . . .
Advent Week 4 - LOVE
T
he theme of “Love” of this
week’s Advent season brings
us to the core of our preparation,
the reason for our celebration
and the essence of our Christian
faith. God is the plenitude of
Love and we are each created
in His image and likeness. With
the love of God planted in our
hearts and woven into every fibre
of our being, let us reaffirm this
Truth.
Let us remind ourselves that
“if we speak without love,
H
then our words are like a gong
booming or a cymbal clashing” (1
Cor.13:1); a lot of noise, attention
and adulation, but hollow, empty
and useless.
As
God
shares
His
unconditional Love with us and
reveals Himself at Christmas, in
the Christ-Child, let us prepare
our minds, hearts and homes to
receive Him; more so when we are
in the last week of Advent. The
great gift of the Christ-Child who
awaits to come into our lives and
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the world to dispel the darkness
of sin and sorrow in our souls.
This will happen if we do
not “tie” God’s Hands with a
lukewarm faith and conditional
love of God and our neighbour.
Msgr Philip Heng,S.J.
S U N D AY R E F L E C T I O N
ow does one express mystery?
We frantically celebrate in an
effort to express the unutterable.
But mystery is revealed in
the wordlessness of silence,
acknowledging that we have
not the ability to express God’s
dealings with us. Yet the inspired
word of God finds a sublime way
of telling us in language that is as
obvious as it is startling. “When
Parish Priest
Msgr Philip Heng, S.J.
Assistant Parish Priests
Fr Mark Aloysius, S.J.
Fr Agustinus Tanudjaja, S.J.
Parish Administrator
Angela Kurnadi
Parish Accountant
Joyce Setiawan
Operations Manager
David Saw
Sacristan/Assistant Sacristan
Jennah Kwek/Joyce Setiawan
Youth Coordinator/Assistant
Keith Neubronner/Yvonne Chen
Catechetical Coordinator
Jeremy Aloysius
all things were in quiet silence
and the night was in the middle
of its course, your almighty word
lept down from heaven”.
And here is the good news of
Christmas. There is a baby among
us with his parents and animal
friends. He is the creator of the
universe and all that is in it. He
tells us that he comes in love and
peace. What more could we ask
for in a troubled world? We have so
much both in fact and in promise
that we can do no more than pray
in gratitude and in silence.
Let us not forget what is truly
ours. The important things in life
comes in silence – the silent night
of Christmas.
Fr Gerry Keane, S.J.
PA R I S H G O A L
in Myself, in Others and All Situations
for God’s
120 King’s Road Singapore 268172 Tel: 64660625 Fax: 6467 7015 Email: [email protected] Website: ww.stignatius.org.sg
PA R I S H N E W S
Church office will be closed on Thursday, 25th Dec due
to Christmas Day Public Holiday.
WEEKEND CATECHETICAL PROGRAMME
• Catechetical sessions - 2015 catechetical sessions
shall resume on the weekend of 7/8 Feb 2015
• 2015 Registration Exercise - is now CLOSED. Any
enquiries should be emailed to: stignatius.wecat@
gmail.com
• 2015 Parents Meetings-all parents of children/youth
enrolled in our programme are required to attend
the respective start of year parent meetings on:
Primary 1 - Fri, 9 Jan 2015
Primary 2 and Primary 3 - Fri, 16 Jan 2015
Primary 4 and Primary 5 - Fri, 23 Jan 2015
Primary 6 - Fri, 30 Jan 2015
Secondary 1 - Thu, 8 Jan 2015
Secondary 2 - Thu, 15 Jan 2015
Secondary 3 - Thu, 22 Jan 2015
Secondary 4 - Mon, 12 Jan 2015
INFANT BAPTISM on Sunday 11 Jan 2015 at 3.00 pm
All parents and godparents are expected to attend
the briefing on Sunday 4 Jan, 3.00 pm at La Storta
Room. Registration forms at church office or website.
Please choose a Saint’s name for your child’s baptism.
For inquiries, Lea (9173-8717) & Wahjudi Gunawan or
Audrey Hwang (81288613).
CHARISMATIC RENEWAL COMMUNITY
There will be NO more meeting for December 2014.
Next meeting will be 7th Jan 2015.
THE TUESDAY LADIES BIBLE STUDY GROUP
will be starting our new study, Acts:The Spread of
the Kingdom by Jeff Cavins and Sarah Christmyer on
Tuesday 13th Jan 2015. The study will run till 9th
June 2015. Sessions are held every Tuesday 10am
to 12pm at the Annexe Hall. For inquiries, contact
Marjorie Teo at [email protected] or 97338730.
BAT’S BIBLE LECTURES ON ` GENESIS’
by Msgr Vaz - Thursdays, Jan to May 2015
Msgr Ambrose Vaz will be conducting weekly Bible
lectures on the Book of `Genesis’ , every Thursday
evening 8 pm to 10 pm at Annex Hall from 15 January
to 21 May 2015. Come and listen to detailed account
of `Genesis’, the book that starts our Faith Journey.
Contact Henry Wu at [email protected]. or
Matthew Raj at [email protected] for any queries.
MEMORIAL MASS FOR DECEASED
PARISHIONERS & FAMILY.
There will be NO Memorial Mass in December.
RIP - Risen in the Lord
Mark Teo – 65 years
Death: 14 December 2014
Funeral Mass: 18 December 2014
CHRISTMAS VIGIL
Wednesday, 24 Dec; Main Church
Children Pageant, followed by Family Mass at 5.30 pm
Youth Pageant, followed by Christmas Eve Mass at
11.00 pm
CHRISTMAS MASSES
Thursday, 25 Dec; 8.15am, 10.15am, 12.15am, 6.00pm
(NO 6.45 am Mass)
CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR THE POOR AND
FRIENDS OF OTHER RELIGIONS
Friday, 26 Dec; 5.00 pm, St Ignatius Hall
INTERRELIGIOUS HEADS IN ARCHDIOCESAN
Christmas Gathering and Celebration
Monday, 29 December, 7.00 pm, Main Church
THANKSGIVING AND NEW YEAR EVE MASS
Wednesday, 31 Dec; 11.00 pm, Main Church
There is NO 6.00 pm Mass
CHILDREN CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
If children (ages 5 - 9 yrs old) are interested to
participate in the Christmas Eve Pageant at 5:30pm,
meet in the St Ignatius Hall on Dec 14th and 21st
at 2.00-3.00 pm. Parents are encouraged to help
monitor their children in the pageant and play. Bring
along any Nativity costumes. Please email Chantal
Wong [email protected] if you would like to
participate.
THE ADVENT JESSE TREE
is a symbol of the Tree of Life
that brings hope, peace, joy, and love
to you and your family
to all children . . .
Reflect on the weekly theme
and write what you wish to give
as a gift to Baby Jesus
(eg: sacrifice,good deed)
on the paper leaf
provided and hang it on the Tree
at the Place of Gathering

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