Wednesday, March 24, 2010

No Silent Adoration during Holy Week

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Just a reminder, in case you have not signed up for the 1000 Hours but still want to go to the Chapel: there will not be any Silent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from Monday March 29 up to and including Easter Monday, April 5, because of Holy Week.


Normal hours for Silent Adoration will resume at 7am on Tuesday, April 6.


Thank you and God Bless,

The Spirituality Sub-Committee

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Praying before the Blessed Sacrament - powerful testimony

“When the Sisters are exhausted, up to their eyes in work; when all seems to go awry, they spend an hour in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. This practice has never failed to bear fruit: they experience peace and strength....”


In a recent Parish bulletin, we read the above testimony given by our beloved Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta on the strengthening power of the Blessed Sacrament.


This grace could also manifest in your life today. Come and sit; kneel and pray; spend time with the Lord and pray for our Priests before the Blessed Sacrament. Do this and be renewed.


Sign up to pledge an hour before the Blessed Sacrament as part of our 1,000 Hours initiative. Each parishioner is encouraged to sign up for one hour only as we would like 1,000 different parishioners to be involved.


You may sign up on the form outside the chapel on weekdays, or outside the church after all weekend masses.

Always have a plan B

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? Well, for that to happen, sometimes we need to have a plan in the first place.


Therefore, those who have signed up for the 1000 Hours are advised to arrange for a backup in case they are unable to make it for the hour they have pledged.


Remember, this hour is YOUR personal pledge to be in the presence of the Lord; your undertaking to be present in faithfulness to Him.


It is therefore your responsibility to make arrangements with a friend or relative to take your place in the event that you cannot be present owing to last-minute, unforeseen circumstances.


We say this only because there have been instances where those who signed up were unable to be there and their respective hours passed with NO ONE at the allotted seat to be in Silent Adoration before the exposed Blessed Sacrament.


So upon signing up, you should immediately contact someone to be your "Plan B" ... just in case.