15th & 16th April 2017 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S RESURRECTION Year A

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

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

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.

LEGION OF MARY

Every Monday at 8pm in #04-08

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 2.30pm &

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

ST 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 :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 + Tamil Mass: Every 1st Sunday 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

FR FRANCIS, FR ROBERTUS AND FR EDWARD WISH ALL PARISHIONERS A VERY HOLY, BLESSED AND JOYOUS EASTER!!

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May the Promise of Easter fill your hearts with Peace, Joy, Hope and Love always!!

Our 9 DAYS of DIVINE MERCY NOVENA started from 14 April (Good Friday) and ends on 22 April. The remaining 7 days will be held in the Church after the evening Mass. Please take note that on the 9th day, devotion time will be at 5pm. Please check the Divine

Mercy Notice Board at the pillar next to the Church gift shop for the full detail. All are welcome !

In and Around Catholic Theological Institute of Singapore (CTIS) welcomes applications for the Certificate in Theology program for Semester 2, 2017. Please join their Information Night on May 3 (Wednesday), 2017 from 7:30pm to 8:30pm to know more about CTIS and the programmes they offer. You may download a copy of their Prospectus 2017 from their website. Application forms are available at CTIS Office or you may download it from their website.

Closing date for all applications is May 27 (Friday), 2017. Contact them for more information. CTIS, 55 Waterloo St, #05-04 Catholic Centre, S(187954). Telephone: 6434-8000, Email: admin@ctis.sg, Website: www.ctis.sg.

Christian Life Program by Couples for Christ Singapore Starts on Saturday 6th May 2017 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in St Anne’s Hall (3rd Floor).

Open to all Singles and Married Couples. Light dinner will be served at 7pm. For enquiries please contact Jovi at 94556709 or Mark at 96825064.

After this Easter weekend, Fr Albert Ng from Church of the Holy Trinity will be transferred to our Parish and Fr Robertus Sarwiseso who has been with our Parish for the past 9 years will be transferred to Church of the Holy Cross. We would like to thank

Fr Rob for all that he has done for our parish and wish him well in his new parish. Thank you Fr Rob & may God continue to bless the work of your hands!

As we thank God for our priests, let’s come together as a parish community to show our support at the Appreciation & Farewell cum Welcome Dinner for Fr Rob and

Fr Albert on Saturday 29th April 2017, 7.30pm in the church canteen. Tickets at $30 per person are still available for sale this weekend after mass. All are welcome to join in!

On Sunday 23 April 2017, Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held in conjunction with St. Pio prayer at 5pm. All are welcome!

PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR TRANSITION TO PRIMARY SCHOOL Is your pre-schooler going to be ready for primary school? Parents of pre-schoolers worry

about many issues as that big milestone looms. Come attend a talk by a school principal and get insights on how to go about making that

transition smoother for both parents and children. Date and time: Sunday 7th May 2017 from 9am to 10.15am in St Joachim’s Hall (4th Floor)

From the Catechetical Office There will be no Catechism Classes for all levels on 29th & 30th April 2017 as the

Catechists will be going for a retreat. Please pray for them.

EASTER FIESTA - Come and celebrate this greatest of feasts with us on Easter Sunday morning in the canteen with complimentary food.

Plenty of fun and games for children. All are welcome!!

Weekend Readings - Acts 10:34, 37-43 / Psalm: 117 / 2nd Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 / Gospel: John 20:1-9

EASTER SUNDAY This Mass is our Alleluia; our song of praise to the risen Christ who is our life and

whose triumph over death we proclaim to all the world.

To the point: Mary arose “early in the morning” to go to Jesus tomb. This

image of a new day speaks to us of a new beginning, new opportunities,

new encounters. Early morning speaks to us of freshness of new life. By

contrast, this gospel uses the word “tomb” seven times, speaking to us

about the seemingly finality of Jesus’ death. By even greater contrast, the gospel ends with the

Scripture certitude that Jesus “had to rise from the dead”. Death is overcome. Death has no

victory. God is the Lord of life. Easter celebrates a new beginning, our certitude of new life.

May we choose that Life.

Reflection: The whimsical saying has it that the only thing of which we are certain is dying and

paying taxes. Not true! This Easter morning gospel tells us of a far more reliable and important

certitude: Jesus “had to rise from the dead”. Herein is the paradox of the resurrection: we

believe but do not understand. We believe because we encounter the risen Lord in our good

works and in the holiness of each other, because we experience the nearness of our loved

ones who have died, because we see the recurring newness of life all around us. This gospel

shows the extent to which Jesus’ resurrection calls all of us to examine the deepest truth about

ourselves, our most intensified act of self-giving: Jesus’ resurrection calls us to surrender

misunderstanding to belief, to give ourselves over to the life Jesus offers us. In Christ we are all

members of his Body, we all share in his risen life. After the resurrection the one thing that

matters is that we surrender our all (even as Christ surrendered his all) to the Father and

Christ, who clothe us with an identity beyond our just deserts.

The resurrection is a mystery which we can never understand but only believe. This mystery

takes us beyond all which is familiar to us - the certitude of our everyday living - to a realm

where God’s glory and majesty and power lift us up to a share in the new dignity of risen life.

Easter is a celebration of Jesus’ taking his rightful place in the divine kingdom of his Father

where the truth of his divine being is known. Easter is also a celebration whereby we ourselves

acknowledge who Christ really is - the One who shared in our humanity even to the point of

accepting death, but who conquered death to raise us up to a share in his life. The tomb has no

finality, really. The final word is risen life. In Jesus Christ death is overcome. In Jesus Christ

each of us is invited to share in immortality - the gift of risen life.

This new life and dignity isn’t something which can be measured or calculated or grasped. It is

a freely given gift by the Divine One who has loved us from the beginning of creation, who

breathed life into us, and who continues to beckon us to grow into the fullness of life. In the

morning we see the freshness of the dew fall, the glory of a risen sun, the clean smell of fresh

beginnings, the sweet sounds of people waking to new beginnings, new certitude, new life.

Easter beckons us to choose this life, this being with the risen One, this Alleluia that rings out

our certitude in the God of love who gives us life.

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