Church of St Stephen Singapore

Church of St Stephen Singapore Church of St Stephen is a welcoming sanctuary for a humble community of Catholics in MacPherson and Aljunied districts. Under the patronage of St.

Stephen, this sacred space embodies the spirit of hope, peace, joy, and love, fostering faith and unity.

Are you affected by the upcoming priest transfers in the Archdiocese, or feel concerned aboutwhat to expect?Designed to ...
15/06/2026

Are you affected by the upcoming priest transfers in the Archdiocese, or feel concerned about
what to expect?
Designed to accompany parishioners through this season of transition, the Office for the New
Evangelisation offers ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด. This resource comes complete with prayers, Scripture reflections, and practical guidance to navigate this season of change with faith and hope, while remaining anchored in Christ, our Good Shepherd.
You may grab your copy in Church or
๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out more at one.org.sg

๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ "But what proves that God loves us is that Christ died for us while we were still sinne...
14/06/2026

๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ
"But what proves that God loves us is that Christ died for us while we were still sinners." This verse shatters the human notion that we must achieve perfection or fix ourselves before we can be worthy of God's affection. Christโ€™s sacrifice was made at our absolute worst, proving that His love is not a reward for good behavior but a free gift. Because His grace meets us in our brokenness, we are given the security and power to truly transform.

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด:
We often carry an unconscious belief that we have to "earn" our way into Godโ€™s favor or work off our mistakes before approaching Him. Ponder: In what areas of my life am I still trying to "prove" my worthiness to God, rather than simply resting in the truth that He loved me while I was still a sinner?

Jesus doesn't look at the broken crowds with judgment or frustration; He looks at them with gut-wrenching compassion because they are "harassed and helpless." Ponder: When I look at the brokenness in myself or the people around me, do I respond with frustration and judgment, or do I see them through the compassionate eyes of Christ?

๐™‹๐™ง๐™–๐™ฎ๐™š๐™ง:
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your love. Thank You for not waiting for me to become perfect before giving Your life for me on the cross. When I am overwhelmed by my own failures or tempted to hide from You, remind me that Your grace meets me at my lowest point. Help me to receive this unmerited love today, so that it may heal my heart and overflow into compassion for a broken world. Amen.

[PARISH BULLETIN]14 June 2026: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
13/06/2026

[PARISH BULLETIN]
14 June 2026: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

"But Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart." โ€” Luke 2:19Today we honor the Immaculate Heart of ...
13/06/2026

"But Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart." โ€” Luke 2:19
Today we honor the Immaculate Heart of Maryโ€”a heart that held the mysteries of God with patience, love, and unwavering faith. ๐Ÿค

While the Sacred Heart of Jesus represents the source of divine love, the Immaculate Heart of Mary shows us the most beautiful response to that love: a life lived in humble obedience and gentle devotion.

๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ:
O Most Blessed Mother, heart of love, heart of mercy, ever listening, caring, consoling, hear our prayer. As your children, we implore your intercession. Obtain for us the grace to love your Son as you loved Him, and to keep His Word as you kept it in your heart. May our hearts be made pure and patient, ever striving to do the will of the Father. Through your Immaculate Heart, we entrust our lives, our families, and our world to the protection of Jesus. Amen.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€Today, on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we pause to reflec...
12/06/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€
Today, on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we pause to reflect on the depth of Christ's love for us. As it is written: "The designs of His Heart are from age to age, to rescue their souls from death" (Ps 33:11).

In a world that can often feel overwhelming, we are invited to bring our burdens to Him. Jesus, who is "meek and humble of heart," promises us rest and comfort.

๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต:
O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, living a life-giving fountain of eternal life, infinite treasure of the divinity, I adore You, I love You, and with sorrow for my sins, I offer You this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Your will.

Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in You and for You. Protect me in the midst of danger. Comfort me in my afflictions. Give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Amen.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!

10/06/2026

๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€
Join us on Sunday 21 June as we come together to celebrate Fatherโ€™s Day and honour the special fathers in our lives โค๏ธ

โœจ Theme: โ€œOur Fathers, Our Shepherds โ€” Celebrating Faith, Love & Communityโ€
10.00AM โ€“ 10.40AM
Father-Child Quiz โ€ข Messages from the Heart โ€ข Photo Booth Challenge

12.00PM โ€“ 1.30PM
Celebrating the sacerdotal anniversaries of Fr Bosco and Fr John Lauโœจ
With Live Band โ€ข Father-Child Quiz โ€ข Photo Booth Challenge โ€ข Cake Cutting

Families are encouraged to stay on for the fun Father & Child Photo Booth Challenge with exciting pose themes and prizes!
We look forward to celebrating this joyful occasion with all of you

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜Reflecting on a grace-filled Sunday, we celebrated th...
08/06/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜
Reflecting on a grace-filled Sunday, we celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi which was marked by the commissioning of 24 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMCs) by Fr John Lau during the 11:00 AM Mass.

โ€‹๐˜ผ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™–๐™ฎ๐™š๐™ง ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™€๐™ญ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ค๐™ง๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ:
Lord, we lift up our 24 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who were commissioned this day. Grant them a deep and abiding love for the Eucharist they serve. May their hearts be pure, their hands be steady, and their lives be a witness to the profound mystery they carry to the faithful. Strengthen them in their ministry, that through them, many may encounter Your Real Presence. Amen.

โ€‹Thank you to everyone who joined us in prayer and worship. Let us continue to keep our new EMCs in our prayers as they begin this sacred service to our parish community.

More ๐Ÿ“ท: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCWaQ3

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๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body a...
07/06/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜
As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, we are reminded that Jesus offers Himself as the Living Bread that sustains us through the wilderness of life. In John's Gospel, Jesus makes the bold promise that whoever eats His flesh and drinks His blood will have eternal life, moving us beyond the temporary manna of the Old Testament to a permanent, life-giving communion with Him. St Paul further emphasises this unity, reminding us that because we share in this one bread and one cup, we are intimately bound together as one Body in Christ. Receiving the Eucharist is therefore both a profound encounter with God and a clear call to become what we consume, poured out in loving service to a spiritually and physically hungry world, not mere symbols but truly the Real Presence of Christ Himself. Therefore, we must always revere this great Sacrament, giving the highest honour and worship as we approach His Altar with awe and deep gratitude for His abiding presence among us.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:
Do I approach the Eucharist merely as a routine ritual, or do I truly recognise it as the living presence of Christ meant to sustain and transform me?
Since receiving Communion makes us "One Body," how am I actively working to heal divisions and nourish those in need within our community?

๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ:
Lord of the Eucharist, we thank You for the profound gift of Your Body and Blood, offered as real food for our earthly journey. Nourish our weary hearts and awaken in us a deeper hunger for Your living presence. Whenever we partake in this sacred mystery, transform us into what we receive, so that we may bring Your life, healing, and unity to a broken world. Keep us always in perfect communion with You and with one another. You who live and reign forever and ever. Amen.

๐˜– ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜บ,
๐˜– ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ,
๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ
๐˜‰๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ.

[PARISH BULLETIN]7 June 2026: Corpus Christi - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
06/06/2026

[PARISH BULLETIN]
7 June 2026: Corpus Christi - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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