Society of St Vincent De Paul Feast Day (National Level)

On 27th September 2011, we celebrated the Feast Day of St. Vincent De Paul. We started off by a mass celebration at the Church of Risen Christ at 6pm. Vincentians all over Singapore, from over 30 Conferences, streamed in to participate in this annual event. We are honored to have Archbishop Nicholas Chia to celebrate the Mass for us.

The Archbishop reminded us of the importance of our duty as Vincentians to help the poor and spread God's word to them. Towards the end of the mass, we had the formal installation of our new National Council President, Paul Foo. After that, long service awards were given to Vincentians who have been serving for the longest time. From Church of Risen Christ, Raymond Leong, Linda Kiong, Edward Soh and Harry Chew each received the 25 years award.

After the mass, the Vincentians marched across the road to Swatow (汕头） restaurant for our dinner.

The restaurant was fully filled with about 45 tables

The 25 years long-service award recipients Raymond, Linda and Edward. (Harry Chew is missing)

 Church of Risen Christ provided a band consisting of Mark Leong (Vocals, Guitar), Mark Tan (Vocals), Nick (Vocals, Guitar), Ronald (Drums), and May May (Guitar). They provided beautiful English, Mandarin and Hokkien music throughout the dinner.

Our Band performaing "我问天"

We also invited an Emcee, Justin (from one of the churches), who provided a splendid entertainment. His tear-filled humor never failed to grip the hearts of the crowd, with jokes about different cultures, languages and persona. There were two rounds of lucky draw; each conference provided a set of prizes.

Our conference took two tables, three if the band is included. Anyway, we enjoyed the company, the food, the music and the jokes. It was already 10pm when the crowd started dispersing.

Written by: Vincent Wei

Society of St Vincent De Paul Feast Day (Church of Risen Christ)

The feast day of Saint Vincent de Paul has been recognized for two centuries. The feast day of Saint Vincent de Paul is actually on September 27, which is the date of the death of Vincent de Paul. Our Church celebrates it two weeks before with our FINs to commemorate his many contributions during his lifetime.
 













The day started at 4pm. At the charity corner, the caterers were preparing the food, while the servers were preparing the tables in the church hall. Vincentians were also helping to set up the tables and chairs, and plan the events on stage. 

The dinner started at 7.30pm. The hall was completely filled up and the dishes were being served to the FINs.Our own band put up some songs for the FINs.

 We were also privileged to have the participation of a  Filipino group that performed songs and dances. There were loud applause after the performances and the FINs were also busy chatting with each other.

 The dinner ended at 9.30pm. Some FINs stayed back to help the Vincentians clear up the place. I think everyone enjoyed the variety of food and events that night.

Written by: Vincent Wei

 

Quarterly Mass

As a community of Vincentians, we come together and celebrate Mass quarterly (4 times a year). The Mass is central to and the driving force of our Christian life and vocation.

Everyone is welcome to the Mass - Vincentians, helpers, benefactors or anyone.

After Mass, we gather together for some fellowship. In the Singapore culture, that normally means food.