Mandarin Group
Inspired by Fr John Baptist Tou in late 1999, the Mandarin Group was established to meet and serve the needs of the Mandarin speaking community in our parish. On the first Saturday of the new millennium, 1stJanuary 2000 at 8.00 pm, the first Mandarin mass was celebrated at the then newly built Holy Family Church. The current Parish Priest Fr Patrick Goh is very supportive of the Mandarin Group. In 2004, he encouraged the Mandarin Group to integrate into the larger groups of the parish communities by taking part in the formation of the first Parish Pastoral Council (PPC). This was a significant move as it paved the way for more cooperation between the English and Mandarin speaking communities to come and participate in church activities as one united body.
Currently there are eight organisations within the Group that support the Mandarin Mass on every Saturday evenings at 8pm and enable members to actively serve in our parish:
- Choir – practices every Saturday after the 8pm mass.
- Lectors – meet once every 2 month for reading practice.
- Wardens – require members who are willing to serve with passion; meet as and when required
- Legion of Mary – meets every Monday at 7.00pm.
- Bible Study group – meets every Friday at 8pm.
- Evergreen group – for all above 50 years of age, meets every third Sunday of the month at 2.30pm.
- Small Christian Community - meets every last Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm.
- Sunday Canteen – Serve once in a quarter
We welcome our parishioners to join any of these groups. You may contact any of the following persons in-charge
Rosaline Lee : 98365968
Joseph Sze : 96429694
