Weekly Updates for the Church of St Anthony (Updated Aug 22, 2026)

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, Gospel of Matthew

At the start of a new liturgical year, we switch from Year C – Gospel of Luke to Year A – Gospel of Matthew

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Mass Intentions and Contributions

  • For mass intentions and contributions to the upkeep of the Church of St Anthony Singapore via PayNow please visit https://saint-anthony.org/paynow/ for more details including UEN and what to enter as payment references so that we know what your contributions are for.

Guide to this post: This is a one-stop post for the latest news and updates from Church of St Anthony, Singapore. Please revisit weekly for the latest updates. Updates are uploaded between Thurs and Sat morning each week.

  • Part 1: Updates and important notes for the week
  • Part 2: Summary of Masses, Private Worship, Devotions and Sacrament of Reconciliation by Day of the Week

Part 1: Updates and Important Notes for the week

2ND COLLECTION – The second collection this weekend will be for the maintenance of the church building and daily operations of the Parish. Please give generously.

MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

  • Date: 19 Sept 2026, Saturday
    Time: 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
    Fee: $8 per person
    Children 12 and below: Free
    Capacity: Limited to 150 participants
    Activities: Feast, lantern viewing, dance performances, games, lucky draws, fellowship
    Contact: Paul Chen 8951 8089 or Anna Ong 9475 5642
    Registration: Open now
  • DISCOVER THE CATHOLIC FAITH – A two-talk series by the RCIA Ministry for all seekers. It features Kelvin Chia from the Apostolate for Catholic Truth. The talks cover topics like the historical evidence for Jesus, whether the Bible can be trusted, the Resurrection, the one Church, Catholic vs Protestant perspectives, and the role of traditions.
    Talk 1: 18 Sept 2026, The Evidence for Jesus Christ
    Talk 2: 25 Sept 2026, The True Church
    Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
    Venue: Auditorium
    Register: https://www.bit.ly/4gqEVMs

REMINDER FOR MASS INTENTIONS

Mass Stipend is $10 per name, per mass. The envelope should indicate:
1. Intention (Thanksgiving, Special Intention or
Souls).
2. Name of person the Mass is intended for.
3. Date and time of Mass.
4. Contact number of the person offering the Mass.

You may offer Mass intentions via PayNow:
UEN: T08CC4040D
Reference: Mass Stipend & Name of Requester
Email your request at least one week before the Mass to massintentions@saint-anthony.org

NEW KNEELERS – Our parish has recently installed new kneelers and we kindly seek your cooperation to not place your shoes or heels on the padding as this will cause unnecessary wear and damage over time. Thank you for helping to care for God’s house by keeping it in good condition for everyone.

RECRUITMENT FOR ENGLISH RCIA FACILITATORS – We are recruiting facilitators to journey with our new RCIA inquirers. The term will be from Jan 2027 through Jul 2028. Formation will be provided weekly from Oct 6, 2026 onwards. Please indicate your interest to be a facilitator by visiting https://bit.ly/RCIAFACILITATOR.

2026 CHINESE RCIA – Our new series of Chinese RCIA classes will begin on 5 July 2026. You may know someone — a family member, friend, or colleague — who is searching for meaning in life, or simply curious about Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith. Sometimes, all it takes is a warm and sincere invitation from someone they know. So, if anyone comes to mind, do consider reaching out to them personally and inviting them to join us. Let us journey with them, and share God’s love in a simple and personal way. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/4sOyBBE?r=qr

DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION – The devotion to the Divine Mercy will be prayed before masses on Sunday at 5.00PM and Fridays at 6.00PM except for 1st Fridays of the month which are dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and every 1st Tuesday of the month in St Agnes Room on Level 3, Fireplace at 8 PM. Be part of the Divine Mercy Group by calling 80609570.

ST ANTHONY’S CUP – Looking to have fun, action and excitement? Come and join us at St. Anthony’s Cup! Sign up for a day filled with joy, family-friendly activities and sports such as Basketball, Football and Captain’s Ball. Register now as a team or as an individual at https://www.tinyurl.com/stanthonyscup.

— MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES —

PROTECTING OUR FAITHFUL FROM DIGITAL SCAMS – Please be vigilant against a recent rise in scams. Fraudsters are impersonating our clergy and church leaders via email and messaging apps. Important Reminders: Our priests will never contact you via private message to ask for money, bank transfers, or gift cards. If you receive a suspicious request, do not reply. Call your parish office directly to verify. Read the full advisory at https://www.catholic.sg/advisory-digital-scams.

CALLING ALL MINISTRY AND LANGUAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS – Parishioners who are serving in Parish ministries are requested to complete the Member Information
Form (MIF) at https://bit.ly/csa-ministrymeminfo. This will help the Parish communicate important updates efficiently and share and urgent information. If you have already completed the form, no further action is required. Thank you for your cooperation.

GUIDE FOR THE FINAL JOURNEY – The passing of a loved one can be emotional. It is a busy time with important matters to handle at such a short notice. To help the family prepare the final journey of their loved one, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore has published a Guide for the Final Journey. Funerals are often a time of distress for the family and funeral arrangements under these circumstances can be challenging to coordinate. For detailed information of the Guide, please refer to http://www.catholic.sg/guide-for-the-final-journey/

REMINDER – Please help to keep our parish clean. Please clear all your tissue papers etc. before leaving the church hall.

Scripture Reflection for Sunset and Sunday Masses, Feasts and Solemnities – Please refer to the following link: https://www.catholic.sg/archbishop/scripture-reflection/ for the Cardinal’s reflections of the day.

Activities and Events in the Archdiocese
  1. HEARTS FOR THE LORD (DAY OF PRAYER) – A collaboration effort between various Religious Orders/Congregation – We welcome all Single males & females, Catholic Young. Adults aged between 18 to 35+ years old, who are open and looking to explore and discern the possibility of a Vocation to Religious Life.
    Date: 6 Sept, 9.30am – 5pm
    Venue: Kingsmead Center.
  2. RETROUVAILLE WEEKEND 2026 – Is your marriage struggling? Retrouvaille offers a lifeline for couples facing communication breakdown or considering separation.
    Date: 25-27 September 2026
    Venue: ME House, 201 Punggol Seventeenth Ave, S829651
    Fri 8pm – Sun 6pm (Couple stay-in weekend)
    Email: retrouv.sg@gmail.com
    Phone: +65 96280188
  3. REVIEW OF LIFE WORKSHOP – Join us at Catholic Centre to learn the See-Judge-Act method for integrating faith into daily actions. Used by popes and Catholic movements, we’ll practice it through facilitated discussions.
    Date: 12 September 2026, 9am – 1.30pm
    Venue: Catholic Centre Level 2, 55 Waterloo Street

Opportunities for Group Prayer, Adoration or Contemplation

  1. 7 LILIES DEVOTION TO ST ANTHONY– Every Tuesday 7:00pm to 7.20pm at the Church Hall.  All are welcome to join us!  Devotion will start after Mass.
  2. DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION – The devotion to the Divine Mercy will be prayed before masses on Sunday at 5.00PM and Fridays at 6.00PM except for 1st Fridays of the month which are dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and every 1st Tuesday of the month in St Agnes Room on Level 3, Fireplace at 8 PM. Be part of the Divine Mercy Group by calling 80609570.
  3. PROMOTING CNCS (CATHOLIC NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITIES)  – We are revamping how we organise our CNCs. Whether you are new to our parish or not, everyone is welcome to join our CNCs. Sign up at https://bit.ly/CSACNCs.
  4. BLOCK ROSARY – please register your interest at https://bit.ly/CSAROSARY. You can either join the rosary or host the statue of Our Lady and the rosary at your home.
  5. AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE ST TERESA’S PRAYER GROUP -St Teresa’s Prayer Group is a new intercessory prayer group, meeting weekly in church to pray for the sick and dying. Those interested, register at https://bit.ly/JoinStTeresaPG 

Opportunities to Serve in Church

  1. WEEKDAY MASS AV TEAM RECRUITMENT – We’re looking for more hands to help with the Weekday Mass AV Team! This team ensures the audio visual needs for our 6:30pm weekday Mass. No prior experience is needed as training will be provided! If you would like to serve in this simple yet meaningful way, we’d love to have you. Contact us at csa.avministry@gmail.com for more information.
  2. CHOIR RECRUITMENT – The Sunday 11.15 AM Mass Choir is looking for more voices to join them. No prior music training is required but there will be a short audition. For enquiries, please contact Allison at 98550103.
  3. JOIN OUR SLIDES TEAM – WOULD YOU LIKE TO SERVE THE LORD IN A SIMPLE YET MEANINGFUL WAY? We are looking for volunteers to help with the Announcement slides for the weekend Masses—a quiet but powerful ministry that supports the participation of the congregation. Feel called to help? Please register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc582zn-KapOo6xjsKgcJaCjiwmAHgDfxwexR7R41TgFBBCKg/viewform?usp=send_form and you will be contacted shortly after.
  4. RECRUITMENT FOR SUNDAY 5.30 PM CHOIR – Come and join us to sing for the Lord. Call Carol at 97989828 or Rita at 97577856.
  5. PARISH EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS TEAM – As we work to build our Parish Emergency Preparedness Team (PEPT), we invite parishioners who are doctors, nurses, medics, or firefighters to join us. For more details on how you can help, please email operations@saint-anthony.org or call the Parish Office 6368380
  6. ALTAR SERVERS RECRUITMENT 2024 – Attention boys aged 9 and above! Are you feeling a call to join our ministry of servers? Ever watched those in white robes up on the altar and wished you could be like them? Well, now’s your chance to join them! Experience the privilege of assisting during Mass and growing in your faith alongside fellow servers! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to serve the Lord and answer His calling! Please register at the link at: https://tinyurl.com/serversapplication.
  7. Recruitment for Teochew Prayer Group – This group prays together on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and also at wakes.  For enquiries, please call Andy: 9636 6223, Tris: 9721 7362 or Theresa: 9277 7725.
  8. Recruitment for Stewards at the Banquet – Stewards, our hospitality ministers (called wardens in other churches) are looking for more help. Please call 9363-2657 or approach any Steward before or after mass if you are considering helping out in church. Come and develop a closer relationship with the Lord by serving him and his people as a Steward. We share on Scripture before mass and have monthly prayer night and fellowship as well as an annual get together to know one another better.
  9. Recruitment for the Sunset Mass Choir, Cosa Angelica. Practices are at 3.30 PM @ St Lucy’s room. For details please contact Gerard at 94509972 or Audrey at 90129357.
  10. AV Ministry – The AV Ministry works behind the scenes to ensure that all audio visual assets and processes needed during masses and also parish events, work towards helping our parishioners participate fully. Come and experience the joy of serving the Lord in this particular way by joining the ministry. Interested parishioners who are 13 and above are welcome to register by calling Mary-Ann at 9353 3446 or by sending an email to csa.avministry@gmail.com.
  11. SSVP is recruiting for more members to serve the needy. Please contact Mary @ 93250060.

Opportunities to Care for those in Need

  1. Contributions towards Saint Vincent De Paul (SSVP). The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) seeks your generous contributions to sustain their ministerial work for the less fortunate. Their donation box has been shifted to the basement carpark, just next to the elevator as you all exit the Church. Do drop your donations into this box. There will be a second collection in church every 1st weekend of the month for SSVP.

Opportunities to Contribute Towards the Vision of the Archdiocese

  1. GIFT Programme. On every 3rd weekend of the month, there will be a call for contributions for GIFT (Giving in Faith & Thankfulness) programme to build a more vibrant, evangelising and missionary Church. Support the organizations and projects of the Archdiocese by making a monthly pledge. Or, give via PayNow (UEN: 201231391K). GIRO forms, cheques or cash can be sealed into GIFT envelopes and dropped into any of the Donation boxes. For more information on GIFT and more, visit catholicfoundation.sg

Overall Summary of Masses, Sacraments, Devotions and Adoration

  1. Sacrament of Reconciliation – the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be made available for all at the church hall reconciliation rooms, 15 minutes before every mass and will end when mass begins.
  2. Rosary in English – Every Saturday from 4th Nov – 30th Dec at 5.00pm before the Mass begins. All are invited to join the Legion of Mary (LOM) to pray the rosary as a family!
  3. Devotion to the Divine Mercy. Sundays at 5.00 PM just before the 5.30 PM Mass.
  4. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, every first Friday of the month, after the 6.30 PM Mass.

Part 2: Summary of Masses, Private Worship, Devotions and Sacrament of Reconciliation by Day of the Week

Public Holidays: Weekday masses that fall on public holidays will be at 7.30 AM instead of the regular timing of 6.30 PM. Please check this post or the bulletin for updates.

Liturgical Seasons: Masses during the seasons of Lent, Easter, Advent and Christmas can be found in the parish bulletin (https://saint-anthony.org/bulletin/) or at https://mycatholic.sg/schedules.

Monday

  1. Weekday Mass in English at 6.30 PM in church.

Tuesday

  1. Weekday Mass in English at 6.30 PM in church.
  2. Devotion to St Anthony – The ‘7 Lilies’ devotion to St Anthony is after the evening mass from 7.00 PM to 7.20 PM in the church hall.
  3. Every first Tuesday of the month at 8PM @ St Agnes Room (Fireplace/Annex Building)

Wednesday

  1. Weekday Mass in English at 6.30 PM in church.

Thursday

  1. Weekday Mass in English at 6.30 PM in church.

Friday

  1. Weekday Mass in English at 6.30 PM in church.
  2. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, every first Friday of the Month, after the 6.30 PM Mass.
  3. Devotion to the Divine Mercy at 6.00 PM before the 6.30 PM mass, every other Friday except the first Friday of the Month.
  4. During the season of Lent -Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows at 7.30PM followed by Mass at 8.00PM and Stations of the Cross.

Saturday

  1. Sacrament of Reconciliation is available 15 mins before mass and ends when mass starts
  2. Sunset mass in English at 5.30 PM in church.
  3. Mass in Malayalam at 7.30 PM in church on the Eve of every 1st Sunday of the Month
  4. Mass in Tamil at 7.30 PM in church on the Eve of every 2nd Sunday of the Month
  5. Mass in Tagalog at 7.30 PM on the Eve of every 4th Sunday of the Month

Please refer to the bulletin for updates and the actual dates for each month.

Sunday

  1. Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available 15 mins before mass.
  2. Mass in Mandarin in church at 7.30 AM on the 1st and 2nd Sunday of the Month. Gates close just before mass starts and late comers will not be admitted due to pre-mass preparations.
  3. Mass in English at 9.15 AM, 11.15 AM and 5.30 PM.
  4. Devotion to the Divine Mercy at 5.00 PM before the 5.30 PM mass
Adoration at Mt Tabor on Level 5.
  1. Mondays to Saturdays 8.00 AM – 9.30 PM
  2. Sundays 6.00 AM to 9.30 PM
  3. Please switch off the lights and air-conditioning if there is no one else in the room after you leave.