Church of St Mary of the Angels

This article is about the Roman Catholic church in Singapore. For the other St. Mary of the Angels churches, see St. Mary of the Angels.

Coordinates: 1°20′50″N 103°45′35″E / 1.347141°N 103.759735°E / 1.347141; 103.759735

Church of St. Mary of the Angels
Basic information
Location Singapore, Bukit Batok, City of Singapore
Geographic coordinates 1°20′50″N 103°45′35″E / 1.347141°N 103.759735°E / 1.347141; 103.759735
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Region West Region
District Archdiocese of Singapore
Leadership Archbishop William Goh
Website catholic.org.sg
www.stmary.sg
Architectural description
Architect(s) WOHA Architects Pte Ltd [1]
Construction cost $16.5 million [1]
Specifications

The Church of St Mary of the Angels is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore completed in 2004. It is located in the Bukit Batok Planning Area, within the West Region of Singapore. Currently, the parish is home to some 8,500 parishioners. The parish caters to parishioners who come from the different parts of Singapore, mainly from Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak, Hillview, Jurong East and Choa Chu Kang.

It grew out of the work of a group of Franciscan friars in the 1950s.[2] The building was awarded the Singapore Institute of Architects Religious Building category award in 2004, and Design of the Year award at the first President's Design Award in 2006.[3]

The current Parish Priest is Friar Clifford Augustine, OFM. The Assistant Parish Priests of the parish are Friar John Derrick Yap, OFM, Friar Joseph Lee, OFM and Friar Justin Lim, OFM

Mass Timings

Weekdays (Monday to Friday): 6.55am (With Morning Prayer), 6.30pm

Saturdays: 6.55am (With Morning Prayer), 4.30pm, 6.15pm

Sundays: 7.30am (Mandarin), 9.00am, 11.00am, 12.45pm, 5.30pm, 7.15pm

Saturday Novena: 4.00pm

Novena to St. Anthony: Tuesdays after the 6.30pm Mass

Devotion to the Sacred Heart: 1st Friday of Every Month, after the 6.30pm Mass

The "Last Chance" Mass

Over the years, the parish had a rapid growth in the number of parishioners, which resulted in most of the weekend masses being very crowded. The final straw came in 2011, when the 5.30pm Mass on Sunday became just as crowded as the Sunday Morning Masses. The parish saw the need to add in a new mass timing to cater to the crowd. With that, the Sunday 7.15pm Mass started, with the initial aim to cater to the crowd. It now caters to many parishioners, as well as people who are on shift work and are unable to attend Mass at any other timing on Sundays.

The Sunday 7.15pm Mass is the latest timing for any English Mass among all Catholic Churches in Singapore. It is known as the "Last Chance" Mass for people who are unable to attend Mass earlier in the day due to their hectic schedules.

Novena to St. Anthony

The Franciscan Friars in formation play host for the Novena to St. Anthony every Tuesday after the 6.30pm Mass. This is a devotion which is well known to the parishioners and well attended.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Architectural Record Building Types Study - Church of St Mary of the Angels
  2. ↑ Susan Tsang Discover Singapore: The City's History & Culture Redefined -- 2008 Page 44 "Church of St Mary of the Angels' "In 1970, they took charge of the newly-established parish of St Mary of the Angels. Although Bukit Batok, where they were situated, was in the outskirts, the area developed as public housing spread away from the city center. By 1985, the ..."
  3. ↑ Tsang page 44 "The result: a building with a glass wall, and a spacious column-free hall. It is hoped that the unblocked prospect of the priest and the altar will make it more conducive to worshippers participation in the celebration of mass.... In 2004, the Singapore Institute of Architects honoured St Mary's with awards in the Religious Building category and also in the Interior ... The architects took the Design of the Year award at the inaugural President's Design Award in 2006."

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