6th & 7th February 2016 6th & 7th February 2016 6th & 7th February 2016 6th & 7th February 2016 5TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME5TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME5TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME5TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Year CYear CYear CYear C PARISH OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri: 7am to 2:15pm Sun: 9am to 12.15pm* *Months with 5 Sundays office is open on the 3rd Sunday. Months with 4

Sundays, office is open on the 2nd Sunday. All other

Sundays closed. Closed on Sat & PH.

BURNING BUSH PRAYER MEETING

Wed 8:15pm St Joachim’s Hall

CATECHETICAL OFFICE Mon to Fri: 9am-5pm (Close on Tues & PH) Sat: 2pm-5:30pm

Sun: 8:30am-12:30pm Tel: 68813197 / 81122797

CHILDREN LITURGY Every Sun at 11am Mass

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION Thurs 8pm-9:30pm #03-02

Andrew - 96792682

COLUMBARIUM Prayers on last Sun of the month after 11am mass By Ministry of Consolation

COUNSELLING by FLS Call 63820688 for appt. Mon-Fri (10am-4pm)

Counselling in Mandarin by Nurture Heart.

Albert Tay: 84080889

DIVINE MERCY Wed after 6:15pm mass in Church (in May & Oct it’s

at 5.15pm)

EMMANUEL LIBRARY Sun. 8:30am - 12:30pm

FLM FILIPINO POTLUCK 2nd Sat of the month at 8.30pm in the Canteen. Mel Tapaoan@92479001

GIFT SHOP Sat:5-7pm; Sun:8am-

12:30pm & 5:30-7:30pm

HOLY HOUR 1st Thurs 8pm in Church

INFANT BAPTISM Last Sun of even months. Compulsory prep session.

MALAYALAM GROUP 2nd Sat of the month at 6pm in people’s homes.

Lejo@8606 2653 / Sunil@9819 1224

NICHES BOOKING Call 63865072 Mon to Fri:8am to 3pm &

Sun:10am to 1pm (Closed on Sat & PH)

PADRE PIO PRAYER On 23rd of every month at

6.45pm in Church

ROSARY 5:30pm on Sat &

10:30am, 5.30pm on Sun. In May & Oct it’s also recited daily after the

weekday 6.15pm mass.

ST ANNE’S CHURCH + 66 Sengkang East Way Singapore 548593.

Tel 6386 5072 Fax 6386 5202 E-mail: secretariat@stanneonline.org Website: www.stanneonline.org PARISH PRIEST-Fr Francis Lee:63152976 ASSOCIATE PRIESTS-Fr Robertus Sarwiseso, CICM:64895752, Fr Edward Seah:63863792

MASSES (in English) + Saturday Sunset: 6pm + Sunday: 7.15am, 9am, 11am & 6pm + Weekdays: 6.30am & 6.15pm + Public Holiday: 8am (no evening

mass) + 华文弥撒华文弥撒华文弥撒华文弥撒 :每个月第一和第三个星期日(主日弥撒 ):下午一点正(教堂内). + Tagalog Mass: Every 2nd Saturday of the Month at 7.30pm

+ Malayalam Mass: Every 4th Saturday of the Month at 7.30pm + Adoration Room: Open 7am to 9pm daily. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St Anne’s Church Kindergarten: Tel: 63862007 / 63861651. Fax: 63861343. Email: stanne.kindergarten@gmail.com

CHINESE NEW YEAR MASSCHINESE NEW YEAR MASSCHINESE NEW YEAR MASSCHINESE NEW YEAR MASS

Eve of Chinese New Year (Sunday 7 Feb 2016) Eve of Chinese New Year (Sunday 7 Feb 2016) Eve of Chinese New Year (Sunday 7 Feb 2016) Eve of Chinese New Year (Sunday 7 Feb 2016) ---- Masses in the morning at 7.15am, 9am and 11am as usual. Evening mass will be brought forward to 4pm instead. No 6pm mass. Chinese Mass at 1pm as usual. 1st day of Chinese New Year (Monday 8 Feb 2016)1st day of Chinese New Year (Monday 8 Feb 2016)1st day of Chinese New Year (Monday 8 Feb 2016)1st day of Chinese New Year (Monday 8 Feb 2016) - Masses at 8am & 10am. - Both masses with blessing and distribution of oranges. No 6:15pm mass. 2nd day of Chinese New Year (Tuesday 9 Feb 2016) 2nd day of Chinese New Year (Tuesday 9 Feb 2016) 2nd day of Chinese New Year (Tuesday 9 Feb 2016) 2nd day of Chinese New Year (Tuesday 9 Feb 2016) ---- English mass at 8am and Chinese mass at 10am. No 6.15pm mass.

THE SEASON OF LENT + ASH WEDNESDAY 10th February 2016 (Day of Fasting & Abstinence) - Mass with blessing

and imposition of ashes at 6.30am, 6.15pm and 8pm.

+ STATIONS OF THE CROSS will begin on Friday 12th February 2016. During the Season of Lent, weekday evening mass on Fridays will begin at 7.30pm instead of 6.15pm followed immediately by Stations of the Cross.

+ No Holy Hour during the Season of Lent.

There will not be any catechism classes on 6th & 7th February 2016 for all levels because of Chinese New Year. Catechetical sessions will resume on 13th & 14th February.

St Anne’s Church Bursary Award 2016 We are happy to announce that the total amount of S$20,400 has been awarded for 2016.

Congratulations to all successful applicants! All applicants will be notified by post on the outcome

of their application and cheques will be mailed out to the successful applicants.

FR FRANCIS, FR ROBERTUS & FR EDWARD WISH ALL

PARISHIONERS A BLESSED, HAPPY & PROSPEROUS CHINESE NEW YEAR

Divine Mercy Devotion on Ash Wednesday 10 February 2016 will begin at 5pm instead of the usual timing. All are welcome!

Grandma Kitchen (Canteen) is closed this Sunday 7th February. They will reopen on 14 February 2016.

Clarity together with The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) jointly present an introductory programme to Christian meditation on three Saturdays (19 March, 2 and 9 April 2016) from 8.45am - 9.45am. Register early as spaces are limited.

To register, call 6757 7990 or email to registration@clarity-singapore.org.

St Anne’s Church Neighbourhood Christian Community (NCC) - Meeting once a month and praying together as a family, growing in faith & love, fellowship and reaching out to the community! Join us! Call us to find out more!

Anchorvale Zone – Christina @ 9648 8739 Compassvale Zone – Helen @ 8641 2443 Sengkang Zone – Belmont @ 9671 2233 Rivervale Zone – Amelia @ 9675 2464 Punggol Zone – Joyance @ 8299 3186

Lenten Booklet 2016 - “COMMUNION” The Lenten Booklets have arrived and each family is encouraged to take a booklet home for your

reflection and prayers and may it help to strengthen your faith relationship with God & others.

Our Lenten reflections continue in the theme of communion. Lent is a time of clearing the ground to make space in our hearts for the Lord where he is the

centre, the point around which everything turns. It is a time of allowing the seed to grow in greater connectedness, communion, with the Father

and to find each another through Him who is our centre.

'May they all be one in us, as you are in me and I am in you, so that the world may believe it was you who sent me.' John 17:21.

CHRIST MAKES US HIS APOSTLES We are utterly unworthy to be the apostles of Christ and yet he sends us out to be fishers of men. He cleanses us from our sins

and gives us the strength to say: ‘Here I am, Lord, send me.’

Reflecting on the Gospel

Having someone take command of us can bring opposite effects from us. If,

for example, we are planting our flower beds and a neighbor comes along

and tells us where to plant what, we might get testy. Contrary, if we are in a

perilous situation, for example, a fire has broken out, to have an off-duty

firefighter handy who takes over, gives orders, and quickly gets people to

safety is a good thing. No one objects, and when orders are given no one

thinks about disobeying. In this gospel story Peter and the other fishermen are docked and cleaning up

after a night of unsuccessful fishing. One might surmise that they were a bit testy. Jesus gets into

Simon’s boat and asks him to move away from the shore a bit where he sits down and teaches. Then

Jesus commands him to put out into the deep. Peter must have had some sense of who Jesus was,

because he responds affirmatively to his command. His inkling let to what Simon could never have

imagined.

Simon Peter begins a more sure relationship with Jesus by allowing him to take command of his boat.

He moves to allowing Jesus to take command of his heart, openly confessing the truth about himself (“I

am a sinful man”). Finally, he allows Jesus to take command of his whole life (“left everything and

followed him”). Like Peter, we are to allow Jesus to take command of us - our possessions, our hearts,

our lives. We are to see that what is at stake in Jesus’ commands to us is life-threatening and

life-giving. Life-threatening because choosing to follow Jesus costs us our all - we “leave everything”. At

the same time, we receive all - more than ever an abundant “catch of fish”, we receive Life.

Both the first reading and gospel make clear that while God is present to us and calls us, our freedom is

respected - God truly does give us a choice about answering the call. In the first reading God asks,

“Whom shall I send?” In the gospel Jesus merely announces “from now on you will be catching men.” In

both cases Isaiah and Peter were free to respond or not. Such is the divine graciousness - God calls,

but in the divine encounter gives us the strength and grace to respond. How can we not answer, “Send

me!”

Living the Paschal Mystery

If we pay attention to details in this gospel beyond the immediate call and response events, we might be

caught by surprise. Too often we feel the burden of discipleship is solely on our shoulders. The gospel

depicts Jesus initiating the call - he comes to Peter at his boat; he invites Peter to follow. Our

discipleship rests upon Jesus long before we begin to follow. The surprise of the gospel is that we are

never alone when we hear and follow God’s call; divine Presence always abides within us, enables us

to hear the commands and call of God, and to answer the call and remain faithful to it.

God meets people where they are. Sinfulness isn’t a stumbling block to following God’s call. We simply

go deeper, beyond our sinfulness to hear God call each of us (because of our baptism) to discipleship.

In spite of our objections, God gently and persistently says to each of us, “You’re still the one I want.”

Like Isaiah and Peter, we are invited to be overwhelmed by God’s graciousness and self-revelation and

answer, “Send me!” God’s is a gentle command. Our response must be strong.

The Living Liturgy

1st Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8 / Psalm: 137 / 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 / Gospel: Luke 5:1-11