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Confirmation 2011!

2011-12-05T11:20:00.002+08:00

We offer a warm welcome to confirmands of 2011!

IHM Ark is part of the Youth Ministry of IHM and we are very happy to be of service to you.

If you wish to officially join us, please send an email to: ihmtheark@gmail.com.

Or you can fill in the online signup form at this link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDZIc25OcTFLNXhEajlaQ3hkMm1aa0E6MQ

You can't imagine how happy we are that you have joined us. :)

Welcome to the Ark's temporary home

2010-11-29T04:01:00.001+08:00

Hi!

Welcome to the Ark's temporary home on the world wide web.

Yes, we're updating this site as concamp's last night surrenders to dawn's early light.

Watch this space for updates!

Remember the important dates:

Confirmation Mass 2010

5th December, please report by 1300 hrs, Prayer Hall A B

Ark meeting:

4th December 2010, 330pm Prayer Hall A B

Those coming for the Christmas party, please bring your S$10.00

The Ark retreat:

17th, 18th and 19th December 2010

Level 3 Catechism Block

We now have a Face Book Presence.IHM The Ark.

Please poke us (Roy, Jac or Rebecca) if we've missed out on you.

Also, confirmands from the 2010 batch are welcome to add each of us on facebook to find out more. :)

BOOF! (:

2010-11-04T16:14:00.000+08:00

:D
Everyone mugging for exams, being sian through school, chionging projects, trudging through army, stuck in internships or slacking around, hang in there! <3

Relationship with God

2010-07-18T23:33:00.005+08:00

Hello everyone!
Know this is rather random, but just decided to post a summary of the session last Saturday. Heh, which was mine lol. Will try my best to make these summary thingies a regular thing, not only for archiving, but for those who miss session to keep track plus for the people lazy to take full notes, ahha.

Plus, if you have anything to share or any reflection thingies, email me, I'll post it up here for you (:

Yes, the obvious effort to revive this, ahaha.

Alright then, off we go!

I apologise if things may not tie up, it's rather difficult to explain online (am heavily reliant on whiteboard). But for all you know, it might turn out better in text. Always fancied myself a better writer than speaker >< Relationship with God

Three parts to this topic!
1. God
2. God to me
3. Me to God

1. God is love
Easiest one-word summary of who God is, for His love is shown in the fruits and blessings in our lives. Perhaps it's a tad simplistic, but (like during the session) if you throw up various adjectives/verbs/word-thingies to describe who God is and what He does, it can pretty much be traced back to love.

I Sacrificial and redeeming love

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. - John 3:16

God gave up His Son (Jesus!) for us, while we were still sinners and didn't deserve a single bit of what He did on Calvary. And it wasn't like Jesus had no choice but to die, He was battling fear and suffering up to the very end, but He still went through everything 'cause He knew that by His pain and death, He would save us.

II Unconditional and steadfast love

I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. - Jeremiah 31:3

God loves us just as we are! Which is rather amazing, we sinners, we broken people, we dissatisfied people. God will love you just as much if you become a better person, but He will also love you just as much if you make mistakes and fall on the way. What varies between these moments is you ability to respond to His love (we'll get to that later). Case in point: the prodigal son; he disappeared off and got really messed up. But his dad never stopped loving him while he was away squandering his dad's estate, and was just waiting for his son to come home.

III Providing and faithful love

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long. - Psalm 23:1-6

God always provides, and He knows exactly just what we need. In the creation of the world, God didn't just throw Adam and Eve into the dimensionless chaos on Day One; instead He perfected (and made good) everything else before bringing Adam and Eve into the Garden of Eden, where everything they needed was right there. In Matthew 6:26, Jesus says that His Father provides even for the birds who do not work and toil, what more will He provide for everything we need too!

2. God to me
God shows His love in your life through the various events and people you meet in daily life. Write a gratitude list of what you're thankful for this week. It's increasingly difficult to list as you write, but dig into your week and discover the little blessings! All these little incidents have at least one (or two, or three) of the elements of His love in them, because His love is shown through people and circumstances, even you.

3. Me to God

Responding to God's love

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. - James 4:8

Remember the thing earlier about God's love being constant? It is, He's just channeling all His love to you non-stop all the time! Like the sun, the amount of heat and energy radiating from the sun onto us does not change, we have to way to change it from the source. But what changes is the barriers we put to the sunlight. If you shield yourself with an umbrella, it does not change the amount from the sun, but limits how much sunlight you receive. In the same way, our experience of His love in our lives also depends on if we look to Him and receive the great immense love.
At the same time, we cannot be totally engrossed in His love. To return to the sun analogy, you'd get sunburn! His love is shown to us through the people around us and the various communities in our lives. Not only should we bask in His love, but we also have to do our part in showing His love to others in word and deed.
Awareness; perhaps it is the key! Of His love and faithfulness, and of the people around us as well.

Your relationship with God is a gift by His grace

Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe. - John 20:29

While we need to take effort to see God reaching out to us, a relationship with Him is not established independently. Rather, it itself is a gift from Him. A friend once taught me to flip that verse around, instead of the conventional interpretation that we will be blessed if we can believe withough seeing. We are blessed to be able to believe without seeing to begin with.

The relationship at work

They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them. - John 14:21

Jesus reveals Himself through this relationship that we build with God, like all relationships, where people get closer and want to know more with each other. There's this epic paragraph in the CCC, article 2015, "He who climbs never stops going from beginning to beginning, through beginnings that have no end. He never stops desiring what he already knows." Haha, yeah cheem stuff! Wish I had a whiteboard to explain it properly by drawing. But we'll have to make do.
Three things: Love, Knowledge and Truth. So the love of God we experience pokes us to want to know more about Him. Then the knowledge we gain reveals truths about Him. The amazing truths we realise inspires more love in our hearts for God, which whets our appetite for even more knowledge of him, and the truth we learn from that knowledge stirs up even more love in our hearts... Yeah it goes on. You can start from any one of the three, and it just keeps accumulating and we want more and more of God.

Sidenote: Converse to this equation-of-sorts could be - as speculated by those at session on Saturday - one of sin; Hate, Ignorance and Lies. Might sound a little jedi-ish, as Kim pointed out that day, but doesnt it make sense? Think about it :D

What if we fail?

If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - 1 John 1:9

What if we fall of that happy positive God cycle of Love, Knowledge and Truth? Or perhaps even are on the scary-sounding cycle of Hate, Ignorance and Lies? Remember, God loves us 100% no matter what! What is crucial here is (again) our response to His steadfast love, and thus repentance. Sin means turning away from God (seniors: Fr Luke's session ages ago!), so we can choose to keep facing away from God. To reuse the earlier analogy, face away from the sun, open umbrella, etc.. Our refusal to repent or fear of His "wrath" only blocks us off, blinds us from His love that is trying to reach all of us. So acknowledge you've been an idiot or a bobo, that you've done bad things and committed sins, then allow the God who loves you completely to bring you back to Him and heal your brokeness.

Maybe I sound very optimistic, and simplistic. But give it some consideration, maybe things with God don't have to be complex and difficult (:

Jump on the bandwagon of Love, Knowledge and Truth!

<3
Bucca

Seniors' Retreat 2010

2010-04-22T09:08:00.002+08:00

Hi everybody,

Seniors' Retreat starts on Friday, 23 April 2010 at 7.15pm at CAYC for Fr Antoine's session on adoration for youth, after which we will take public transport back to the IHM Retreat House for the remainder of the retreat. We will end at 5.30pm on Sunday, 25 April.

Catholic Archdiocesan Youth Centre (CAYC) is located just off Upper Serangoon Road, at 2 Lorong Low Koon.

For the Y1s, no session this week! :)

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Roy, Jacqueline, Eugene or Rebecca. :)

2009 Sec 2 Camp

2010-03-24T23:07:00.002+08:00

HELLO EVERYONE!

Haha, hope you all had an awesome March Camp!
I did :D
Selected exciting photos to summarise our experience to be up soon I hope!

Anyways we need to collect numbers for this year's sec two camp.
It's a great and rare opportunity for you guys to get some camp experience,
Especially in facilitating.
The main problem is that it's right before the MT O's,
So most of the puppies probably can't make it.
For the chicklets in JC,
Your H1 MYEs will/should be on the last two days of school,
So it'll be awesome if you like jump into camp right after exams are over :D

Camp itself will be 28-30 May,
Exactly on the Vesak Day weekend at the start of June hols.

Camp prep, which is just as important as camp,
And is also COMPULSORY,
Is on 8th May.
We will only accept exceptional reasons to exempt you from camp prep.

So if you can make it for both camp and the camp prep,
Please do let Rac or Joy know,
Or just sms the YC hotline at 84884857 (:

Deadline Friday 4pm!
Please don't cross it,
Pretty please!

One more thing!
This Saturday, no session,
Instead as a community we will be attending the Stations of the Cross Experience.
(Organised jointly by TOL and LOW4C)
Meet at 8pm in the Church Hall!

Okay, see you all this Saturday then!

<3
Becca

30 Jan 2010

2010-01-30T02:58:00.002+08:00

First Session for Seniors:

330pm - Retreat House

First Sessions for Year Ones.

430pm - Retreat House

Please do not forget to bring your bible and prayer journal.

Youth Alive and Boofday.

2010-01-19T13:09:00.003+08:00

Thanks everyone for a great boofday and youth alive thingie.

There will be an meeting for everyone, including new year ones, this coming Saturday, 23 Jan at 330pm, prayer hall A/B.

We might be having dinner so watch this space for updates. Will be sending email and SMS updates as soon as things are clearer.

On a random note, as you can see from the picture above, we had lots of fun doing boofday. :)

Cheers!

Updates! Updates!

2009-12-13T04:17:00.011+08:00

EDITED!!

BOOF!

Hello everyone!

Hope that the exams went well and all of you are well rested. :) Exciting activities await! Please take note of the following and mark it out on your calendar or scratch it out on the wall next to your bed. (Just make sure that your parents have given you permission to do so first...)

Those interested in joining YC or just want to find out more, please join us for the Tea Party on 9th January at 330pm. Venue: Prayer Hall A/B.

Alternatively, drop us an email: ihmyouthcat@gmail.com

WE WANT YOU!

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~~YC Planning Camp~~ ~~[14th to 16th Dec 09 (Mon - Wed)]~~

~~For: Buddies, Bunnies, Bunchkins, Munchkins, Chicklets~~

~~Note: Please refer to email for packing list and more details.~~

OVER!

No Session BUT.. Informal Frisbee Game [19th Dec (Sat)]

Maplewood Park (Lor Ah Soo opposite PLMGS) from 330 to 6 pm

Note: Dress comfortably, bring water. Don't want to play? Injured? Just come and hang out!

Contact number: 84884857

Beach Thingy (Informal Gathering of Youth Catechists Past, Present and Future - IGYCPPF) [21st Dec (Mon)]

Sun, Surf, Sea!

Meeting Point: 9am at IHM

We will be taking public transport (bus 76) towards East Coast Park together. Please kindly inform your parents and get their consent. They may contact 84884857 for more details.

YC Tea Party Thingy [9th January 2010 (Sat)]

For: Anyone who wants to join YC or find out more about YC!

Prayer Hall A/B @ 330pm till 6pm

Just come and join us. More info later!

Revenge of the Camp Thingy [19th to 21st March]

YC Year 1 Camp - Very Important

For: Year 1s

xoxo

*MEEP*

Updates for September 2009

2009-09-24T18:30:00.002+08:00

1) There will be a session this saturday for everyone, Bunnies, Munchkins and Chicklets. 26th Sep, 330pm to 6pm. Bring your writing materials and zip-loc bag.

2) Our attendance at daily mass on mondays (and other days) is still on going. Do your best to come. If you are going alone (on a week day other than Monday) and would like company, you can message me (by 5:55pm) and I'll do my best to join you.

3) Sessions have been cut back because of preliminary examinations and the bulk of you guys are busy with school. BUT we'll definitely be back very soon. If you feel you'll still like some input or to come to church to pray and de-stress, let me know so we can arrange for this to happen.

4) I'd like to know who is interested in helping out at confirmation retreat, dates are: 4th to 7th December (Friday to Monday) and 13 December for the mass. Roles available are: logistics and maybe facilitator. All YC are requested to be available for the mass. Seniors and super seniors have the option to stay overnight to help prepare for the End of Year retreat.

5) End of year retreat is confirmed. Dates are : 14th to 16th December (Monday to Wednesday). Your attendance is required. Let us know if you need a consent form. It will be held in church, catechism block level 3. A packing list will be sent out closer to the date.

6) Beach outing. I'm kinda considering a beach outing some time in october. Those who are keen, please let me know.

For all of the above, please contact Roy with your response if a response is required.

Point to note, please read your emails and sms-es carefully as those who communicate with you guys encounter this problem: you ask questions about and for information that is already in the messages sent out to you. For example: Where will the End of Year retreat be. Or. When is confirmation retreat.

Ok. So keep in touch and let me know if you need anything. Jac and Roy and the Superseniors are here to be of service to you. Cheers.

Farewell Dinner for Fr Joe and Fr Luke

2009-09-07T23:27:00.002+08:00

The church will be having a farewell dinner for Fr Joe and Fr Luke on
19 Sept 2009, Saturday.
It'll be at 8pm.
Cost to be confirmed, please check back for details. I'll put a very big "Edit!" so that everyone knows that this post has been updated.

As a token of appreciation to Fr Joe & Fr Luke, the church community will also be putting a scrapbook together for them. This coming weekend, there will be counters outside church, for parishioners (us inclusive) to pen our thoughts, feelings, gratitude & thanksgivings etc. This will be compiled and then presented to Fr Joe & Fr Luke during the dinner.

Now, for the very important stuff:
1. Please RSVP Rene to confirm your attendance for the dinner BY 10 SEPT, THURSDAY. People from CJ, please sms Ivy (by 8 Sept) so that we can try to get leave as a group from J2 retreat.
2. Those who want to help out for the dinner (logistics or emcee etc) OR help out for the cleaning up, please send your names to Roy.
3. Those who have ideas on what we should do during the dinner, please send your names and ideas to Roy also.

Please do 2 and 3 by 13 Sept 2009.

YM Mass

2009-09-07T00:52:00.002+08:00

YM Mass
11 Sept 2009
Chapel
8pm

Please do try your best to come down for the YM Mass for September. It's the last time we're having such a mass or Holy Hour (on the YM level) with Fr Luke, so do leave out the time for it on your calendar. :)

See you there. :)

Yes there is Sesson on: Saturday 25 July 2009

2009-07-24T22:22:00.003+08:00

There'll be session from 430pm to 6pm on Saturday 25 July 2009.

:)

Everyone is invited to attend.

SYD Spiritual Preparation

2009-07-09T23:21:00.002+08:00

Hi everybody! It's Friday tomorrow, TGIF!!

Anyway, SYD Spiritual Preparation is on
Saturday, 11 July
from 730pm to 1030pm
at Upper Room.

The people involved are Clarissa, Evalin, Amanda, Sam, Ben, Patrick, Denise, Kim, Tania, Sean, David, Daniel, Ivy and Michael Soh.

Please note:
1. It's COMPULSORY. If you don't go, NO involvement in SYD (no matter how big your role is).
2. Be PUNCTUAL. :)

See you there!

June 2009 Holy Hour

2009-06-24T00:17:00.001+08:00

25 June 2009
Main Church
8pm - 9pm

Do come down for Holy Hour, it's IHMYC running it this time! :)

Upcoming events!

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1. IHM Ministry Day
13/14 June 2009

Set-up is from 12pm to 330pm, 13 June, and these people have volunteered to help:
Amanda, Atricia, Carol, Cecilia, Joshua, Kimberley, Marianne, Michael Yiin, Roy, Simon, Tania
Please be punctual!

Chicklets are welcome to help out in manning of the boof (booth)! Please sms or email IVY (preferably sms) regarding which slot you can help out for! The slots are:

- 12pm to 330pm Saturday 13 June
- 530pm to 730pm Saturday 13 June
- 8am to 10am Sunday 14 June
- 1030am to 1230pm Sunday 14 June
- 530pm to 730pm Sunday 14 June

2. Holy Hour(s)
As IHM community we will be having a Holy Hour on 13 June, Saturday evening. Please do attend. Good to spend time, one full hour, with the Lord.

As IHMYM, on the last Thursday of each month we devote 8 - 9pm to the Lord, either with a YM Mass or Adoration. Please make it down for June's Holy Hour!

3. House of Horrors at SGPS
11 July 2009 (Saturday), 10am to 4.30pm

All welcome to help for this one! It'll be fun, we're helping to set up a haunted house for SGPS boys. You can help by being one of the people to don scary costumes/makeup or just to set up the place! Please EMAIL/SMS ROY if you wanna be involved! And also if you've got any ideas. :)

A random post that has important information

2009-06-01T20:58:00.002+08:00

Ok, as you read on, please follow the instructions.

1. Make the sign of the cross.
"In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen."
2. Pray this prayer.
"Lord, I pray that I will be able to love you above all things, and place you at number ONE in my life. Everything that I do, let me offer it up to you."
3. Say, AMEN!
"Amen!"

On to the more administrative stuff.
Session this weekend is TO BE CONFIRMED, because seniors will be having SENIOR'S RETREAT! So,

1. Chicklets to check back for status of session this coming Saturday, 6 June!
2. Seniors, CHECK YOUR EMAIL AND REPLY! :D

Thanks, and remember to always pray that you will put God first in your lives, above all other things. That way, everything will just fall into place nicely. Remember, God has his own plan for you and you gotta trust Him. :)

Urgent Update

2009-05-28T12:58:00.002+08:00

1) Sec 2 Camp - Calling for helpers for games (chicklets specially invited), check your email for details.

(Please ignore if you are already involved in sec 2 camp)

Please contact Roy if you can come help out for sec 2 camp games. Need your FIRM response by 10am tomorrow morning. Apologies for last minute notice.

2) Adoration tonight - special intentions for Fr. Jo.

3) No Session this coming Saturday, 30 May due to sec 2 camp.

Godbless and please pray for Fr. Jo and for the success of sec 2 camp.

SYD

2009-05-21T23:38:00.002+08:00

For SYD, the invitation to be a participant has been extended to all the youth groups in YM! :D So, if you just wanna experience the powerpacked worship, testimonies and drama -- i.e, the whole rally firsthand without having to worry about job responsibilities on the night itself, you can! :)

Date/Day: 22nd August, Saturday
Cost: $13 ($10 for the rally and $3 for the optional dinner)
Venue: CHIJ TP
Time: 5pm - 10pm

For all who want to go as a participant,
You will have to follow the IHM group for the duration of the rally, meaning that we will first meet at church then go for the rally together, and return with the group back to IHM. This is not to make things difficult for everyone but for safety and accountability. Non-negotiable, sorry.

For all who want to help out,
You can be:
1. Actors/Choir/Backstage (committment from now to 22 August and 29 August)
2. Logistics (committment for one month before the rally and 29 August)
3. Ushers (committment for three days - one day in June, 22 August, and 29 August)

FOC dinner. :)

Whether you want to go as a participant or helper, please email/sms Carol your contact details (Name, email and whether you want dinner or not) by Sunday 24 May 2359h. If you want to contribute in some other area, please also tell her.

SYD is cool.

23rd May 2009 Session! READ!!

2009-05-19T23:14:00.004+08:00

Ok, here goes. A list of things-to-bring/tips-and-reminders for session.

Be punctual, it's good to arrive early and just go up and sit with the seniors. Latest 4.29pm.
Bring CCC. Very very very important.
Bring notebook. Very very very important.
Bring a pen. Very very very important.
Please have read CCC 75 to 100! No excuse for those who have not obtained their CCC, you can read it here. Advisable to print it out too and bring it along for session.
Please also prepare TWO QUESTIONS based on the reading. A note - please do not use the excuse "its very difficult to read so I didn't read it" because in any kind of tertiary education (be it ITE, Polytechnic or JC), you have to do readings. And more so in university. Start practicing!

See you at Prayer Hall A/B. :)

Session on 9th May 2009

2009-05-09T00:53:00.002+08:00

Session as per normal, in the same place, at the same time. Bring the usuals (notebook, pen, CCC and Bible). But..

NOTE!!

Anyone who is not feeling well OR has a fever, please stay at home and REST!
In view of Influenza A/Swine flu/H1N1, whatever you call it, and how it can spread without showing any symptoms,
please be socially responsible and do not spread any germs you might have to anybody around you. :)
Depending on the attendance of the session, we might post up some little bits here and there in the "Reflections" part of this blog for you to think about whilst stuck at home.

Once again, everybody, please rest well and take care! And see you at session if you're not unwell!

Calling all aspiring actors!

2009-04-16T22:43:00.000+08:00

As you all might know, Serangoon Youth District Rally is happening sometime in July/August this year. SYD is having a play, and yes the auditions are at IHM!

ALL ASPIRING ACTORS! Please make yourselves available on 26 April, Sunday, from 1pm to 4pm. This would be very good experience as it's not everyday that you get to be involved in events happening during rallies. All are highly encouraged to have a go at the auditions!

Reminder: Session as per normal on Saturday, 18 April. For the 4.30pm session, please be punctual, bring your notebook, your pen, and your CCC if you have one. REMEMBER!

Sorry -

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for the late notice. But anyway,

Session is on tomorrow (11 April)! And after that, we'll have a short dinner together and EASTER VIGIL TOGETHER!

Yes, Easter is (finally) here.

Munchkins, bunnies and superseniors, check email!

YM Canteen - URGENT URGENT URGENT!

2009-03-28T23:12:00.002+08:00

URGENT!!

YM Canteen
4th and 5th April (this coming weekend)

Sorry that this seems so last minute but please do contribute as much as you can in the following two ways.

1. Food
On Saturday we'll be selling munchies like muffins and brownies. You'll be funded - just spend the least you can to make the most amount of food.
On Sunday we'll be selling staples, munchies and finger food. Pasta, bee hoon, chicken wings, etc. It's the same, you'll be funded.
If you can help to provide some of the food, please please please let Kim know what you can contribute by Wednesday, 1 April.

2. Duty Roster

Time slots are
1. Saturday after 6.15pm mass
2. Sunday 7am to 9am
3. Sunday 9am to 11am
4. Sunday 11am to 1pm (preferably assist in cleanup after that)

For those who've already told us which time slot you want, thanks. For those who haven't told us which shift you want, please let Kim know by Thursday 2 April!

We are out of time so we really need your cooperation by letting Kim know on time. If you're not clear about anything please sms or call Kim anytime and she will give you more details. Her number's in the email sent out to you.

This is a good project for the whole of IHM Youth Ministry to get together and have some fellowship by serving the community. Do try your total bestest to make it down - there'll definitely be something to do. The past few years' canteen were fantastic experiences.

Campity camp camp!

2009-03-05T17:44:00.002+08:00

Camp's in 26 hours! Please refer to your emails for the packing list and any other information.

Also, new reflections are up on the Reflections page. Click on "Reflections" in the column on the right. :)

See you tomorrow!

Thingys to do

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1. Read CCC Chapter/Article 1, Paragraphs 27-67
Very very important. We all want to understand what Fr Luke's referring to.

2. Bring a journal for next session
Very very very important. If you don't understand Fr after you've read Article 1, taking notes will help you to see everything more clearly because you're rephrasing what you hear into sentences that you understand at a glance. This is coming from the one who gave you the session on study habits, so LISTEN!

3. All those who don't have a CCC (Catechism of the Catholic Church), you need to get one. If they need a CCC, inform Andre or e-mail Youth Cat e-mail (if you don't have Andre's contact number) by Tuesday 24 Feb, latest. This book is extremely instrumental to your formation as youth catechists. Really really. So if you don't have one, please tell Andre immediately. If you're worried about not being able to afford it, also do speak to Andre and we'll work something out.

Thank you very much. :)

Homework Before The Next Session

2009-02-17T15:35:00.002+08:00

Hello!

Please be reminded to read CCC Article 1, paragraphs 27-67 before our next session with Father Luke.

"The desire for God is written in the human heart..." to "... base themselves on such 'revelations'."

It is pages 14-23 of the 1st edition of the CCC.

For those who do not have the book, the article can be read on the world wide web at the following addresses:
1. http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p1s1c1.htm
2. http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p1s1c2a1.htm

See you all at the next session!

Y1 Camp, YES Camp, Blood Drive

2009-02-05T22:23:00.003+08:00

1. Y1 Camp
This camp is compulsory for all Y1s. It will be from 6 - 8 March. It's not yet the school holidays, so camp on Friday will start in the evening. Please mark down the dates in your calendar and KEEP THEM FREE!! More information will be given about the camp soon, probably during a session.

2. YES Camp (Youth Empowered in the Spirit)
Day session: 8 March
Stay-in camp: 13 -15 March
Post session: 21 March

If you want to go for the YES Camp, please take these dates down and drop IHMYC an email to tell us you want to go. Reason is that quite a few things is happening on 8 March, we want to make sure manpower is properly spread.

For more information about the YES Camp, please go to this website. :)

3. Blood Drive
As mentioned in the previous post, the IHM blood drive will be held on 8 March. Once again, the same rationale. If you want to go for this, please email IHMYC.

Stay tuned and please continue checking your emails for more specific updates!

Blood Donation Drive

2009-01-24T21:05:00.003+08:00

Hello!

There's going to be a blood donation drive in IHM and the details are as follows:

8th March 2009, Sunday
9.30am - 3.30pm
Church Hall

Those who are 16 and 17 will need their parents to sign a consent form so if you're interested and need a consent form, just send an e-mail to the Youth Cat e-mail and we will send you the form.

If you're interested in donating blood, just report to Church Hall on 8th March.

See you there!

Things to Attend and Note

2009-01-19T14:55:00.000+08:00

Hello!

Just to inform everyone of a few things:

1. YM Holy Hour
For those who don't know, the whole Youth Ministry comes together every last Thursday of the month to pray. (We made an exception this month though because of Chinese New Year).
Details are as follows:

22nd January 2009 (Thursday)
8pm

2. Vocation Prayer Night
Pray for more vocations!

23rd January 2009 (Friday)
8pm
Chapel

3. Session this Saturday
To remind everyone that we'll be having session this Saturday

Seniors report at 3.30pm
Year 1s report at 4.30pm

Okay. That's it. Have a geat week and see you all soon!

Stuff we all should take note of and bookmark in our new 2009 diaries

2008-12-28T23:14:00.002+08:00

If you are a confirmand, please read till the dotted line! If you're a YC, please read on till the end of the post!

1. YC Boofday! 4th Jan 2009
YC will have a boof, together with the rest of the groups in YM, in the Piazza. All the confirmands are welcome to take a look around and make their decision, if they haven't already done so, on which group to join! At the YC boof, there'll be forms for you to fill up if you want to join. Please come down and have a look, there'll be interesting games to play and you'll learn a lot more about the different groups in church.

2. YC Tea Party 10th Jan 2009
For all interested confirmands who want to join us! This tea party will be a kind of introduction to our group. It'll be from 330pm to 615pm in Prayer Hall A/B. Don't fret if you didn't grab a form the week before, forms are available on this day too!

3. Confirmation photos
Available at this place!
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3. Boofday! Preparation (for YCs) 3rd Jan 2009
Compulsory to attend. Please bring a scissors, penknife, markers and a cutting mat if you have. Meet at 3pm in the Piazza. All should end by 6pm, then optional mass and dinner after that.

4. Boofday! 4th Jan 2009
COMPULSORY. If you're going for commissioning, please tell Rene. After mass, we have to go to the boof in the piazza. Refer to your emails.

5. Tea Party Preparation (for YCs) 10th Jan 2009
Compulsory. Just come at 1pm on the day itself. More details to come.

6. Thanksgiving Dinner 9th Jan 2009
Mass at 7pm and dinner after that to give thanks to the Lord for a blessed 2008. Compulsory. $2. If you cannot make it, contact Cassie.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Dates to take note of!

2008-12-19T09:01:00.002+08:00

20th Dec, 9am onwards: Christmas Light-up Prep

21st Dec, 3pm – 745pm: Movie (The Nativity Story), Mass and Christmas Light-up!

23rd Dec, 10am -1pm: Help to clean up FMM (Sr Susan)’s place - it's right behind the retreat house

26th Dec, 730pm onwards: Presents!

SEE YOU AROUND! :)

ConCamp 2008

2008-12-08T23:31:00.005+08:00

Thanks be to God for making this Confirmation Camp a great success.

Thanks to all who helped in the camp as well as those who journeyed with the kids throughout the year. You have made a tremendous difference.

For confirmands who are keen to find out more about us, please follow the links below:

http://ihmyc.blogspot.com/2006/10/about-us.html

http://ihmyc.blogspot.com/2006/10/our-charter.html

If you would like to sign up, the form is available for down load from the link below.

http://www.geocities.com/ihmyouthcat/signup-new.doc

These links can also be found on the navigation panel to the right of this post, a few lines under the Ninja.... :P

See you at Confirmation Mass everyone!

Next session...

2008-11-06T23:06:00.001+08:00

8th November
Usual place (Prayer Hall A/B)
Usual time
Please bring your 2009 calendar! :)

Postcards from Paul...

2008-11-01T00:20:00.002+08:00

by Walk on Water Productions!

15 November
FREE!

What we have to do: Set up a booth in front of the church, walk around and tell people to get their FREE tickets for this production! The booth will only be for 1st/2nd Nov, and 8th/9th Nov.

"Postcards from Paul is an inventive look at one of the most complex characters in the Catholic tradition. He was a wolf who ate the lambs of the first Church but became a great shepherd. Paul was a man who worked for his keep and preached the good news. Paul was a man capable of both old testament wrath and child like tenderness. Who was this man? Postcards from Paul attempts to reveal more about this great character by building on his writing and imagining what his life must have been like."

For more information, please visit http://www.calmtheseas.com/whatson.htm.

IMPORTANT!

Get back to Rene asap about whether
1. you want tickets to this fabulous production by a reputable group, and
2. whether you can help out for the booths. They'll be the usual - before and after masses on Saturday and Sunday.

Thanks and see you for the Theology of Body talk!

Oh whacking day, oh whacking day..

2008-10-15T23:32:00.001+08:00

Hello everybody, just a reminder..

Whacking Day
191008 Sunday
1230pm - 5pm latest
Bring A4 sized rag (as many as you can find) and your whacking stick (to whack the mattresses)
Wear tee-shirt and shorts, masks will be provided for those who responded to Simon's email

Oh, and by the way, Simon sings..

(to the tune of "O Christmas Tree)

O Whacking Day, O Whacking Day
Our Hallowed Mattress Thrashing Day

We'll Scrub The Floors, We'll Clean the Mat
We'll even try and wash the cat

O Whacking Day, O Whacking Day
Our Hallowed Mattress Thrashing Day.

SEE YOU ON SUNDAY! :D (and for those involved in AYD, SATURDAY!)

Session

2008-10-10T10:14:00.001+08:00

Hello!

Just to let everyone know, there's session on 11th October 2008.

Same time, same place.

See you guys there!

Christmas Play

2008-10-02T22:25:00.002+08:00

Hi all!

There will be a Christmas Play this year.

If you're interested in helping out, please let us know.

You don't have to be able to act/sing/dance to be in a play. There are lots of other things you can do.

Rehearsals are on Saturday nights BUT if you can't commit on Saturdays or if you're afraid you can't commit at all rehearsals, don't worry. We'll try to work around your schedule. As long as you're willing to participate or help out, however big or small, it's enough. (:

The play itself will be on 27th December.

So please consider. And if you're interested, give your names to Rene.

Thanks!

Good luck to those having exams!

NEW RCIY Website

2008-10-01T21:49:00.002+08:00

hello people!

RCIY has just revamped their website,
so do go visit okay!

they have a really nice layout, posts, photos, music etc.
very interesting!
(:

alright, all those having your exams, MUG ON!

Next session coming up..

2008-09-10T21:57:00.002+08:00

Refer to mooman's tag on the tagboard.

Next session is on 13 sept,
Venue to be confirmed.

Stay tuned! :)

PRE 9 and Teacher's Day

2008-09-01T11:51:00.001+08:00

PRE 9 took place from 28th-31st August 2008.

About 2 days before the start of PRE 9, I was thinking, “What did I get myself into?” It is a rare chance that I get weekends free nowadays and this was one weekend that I had free but I had to attend the PRE. So yes, I admit that I was sceptical about it. I didn’t want to go. However, the day before the 28th, I decided to go with an open mind. I was glad I made that decision.

It is in going with an open mind that I could benefit from the experience of PRE. I can honestly say that it has had an impact on me. It made me realise that I really can’t say that I’m Catholic if I choose to fly solo in my religion. It is not about me but about the people around me. It really is about community. Also, through the PRE, I realised that I’m not alone in my struggles in life and in my Faith. Everyone has struggles, pains and sufferings in life but the important thing is that, in a community, we have each other to rely on and to fall back on during the rough times in life. It was reassuring to know that I’m not alone.

The PRE has also made me realise what a vibrant parish community we have. The parishioners here are filled with the willingness to spread the love they have in their hearts and to give of their time. This really showed itself during the PRE as everyone had genuine smiles on their faces, warm greetings and the willingness to serve without expecting anything in return. It was a humbling experience and it was great to know that there were so many people willing to sacrifice their time and put in so much effort to pull everything together for the participants.

Before the PRE, I was, in all honesty, feeling tired and drained. I was living life day by day and lost the zest and lust for life, for awhile. I felt that I was doing things for the sake of doing them but I wasn’t really putting my whole heart into it. Doing things, therefore, lost its meaning and perhaps life lost meaning to me for awhile. Attending the PRE changed this. I, now, feel that I have been recharged and life doesn’t seem to drag on as much as it used to. Perhaps, it will take awhile for life to have its full meaning for me again but I’m getting there.

If you want to really know how I felt, I suggest attending the PRE. Go with an open mind and heart and you’ll never know what you might get out of it. (:

- Rene
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On another note, today is 1st September 2008. In some way, catechists are teachers of the faith, so.. HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY! :)

kenneth clara terence roy carol germaine darius rene joyce cheryl xavier joann cassie tania cecilia marianne eugene alvin vanessa wilson chester jac justin kim simon atricia amanda nick nat cordelia louis andre amos mel rebecca ivy gene michael marissa joshua

Session on 230808

2008-08-23T00:54:00.002+08:00

Session is at MM Room, usual time. :)
Please make it down, we have a very special programme for six very special people. :)

It will be fun. We'll be reviewing our church history program too, so that we can start preparing for next year. Yep!

See you there!

Half Day Retreat

2008-08-09T17:05:00.002+08:00

Hi Everyone

for those who are going, the catechism half day retreat will be from 1pm to 5pm.

Prayer Hall A/B.

:)

Happy National Day.

IHM Christmas Play '08 Recruitment, and a reminder!

2008-07-28T00:36:00.002+08:00

WHO? youths aged 15 - 30 years
WHAT CAN I DO? can act, sing, dance or simply want to be a part of this awesome IHM youth ministry project!
WHEN? 3 Aug 2008, Upper Room from 11am to 12.30pm

We'll be having brunch together! :) No experience needed if you want to participate!

For those taking study leave (ie. having BIG exams this year), not to fret! We'll arrange something for you if you want to join in the fun too! Meanwhile, have fun studying and feel free to ask us if you need help!

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REMINDER!!
There's YM Monthly Adoration this coming Thursday 31st July, at 8pm in the main church. Please do try to make it down! :)

Welcome Home Pilgrims! And hullo visitors from France.

2008-07-21T14:50:00.002+08:00

Welcome home to our pilgrims!!

Hope WYD was all that you hoped it would be and more!

And we'll also be hosting some pilgrims from France in IHM so say hi and be friendly!

Dinner with them on Tuesday 22nd July. After evening mass.

All YC are welcome!

Church History

2008-07-06T23:47:00.002+08:00

The first night of Church History 2008 was bamboozatastic! Well done everybody!

To all those going for WYD 2008:
Have a safe flight, enjoy yourselves and bring back some souvenirs! :)

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be my witness" - Acts 1: 8

Monthly Adoration

2008-06-23T22:05:00.003+08:00

Gentle reminder, monthly adoration this coming Thursday 26th June 2008, 8pm, main church.

Would be nice if you had a petition list of thingies and people to pray for. (:

Please be there on time.

Also, message Roy if you would like dinner, let him know by Thursday 430pm.

140608

2008-06-13T23:21:00.002+08:00

Session is on as per normal! Usual place, usual time. We'll be continuing with Church History. :)

Also, if you have not already done so, please reply to Roy regarding your attendance and preference for YC Thingy on Monday.

Thanks! :) WWJD picture will come soon.

WWJD Camp

2008-06-10T18:43:00.002+08:00

Many thanks to all those who came down to help out, regardless of whether they stayed for the whole thing! Facilitators and logistics both did a wonderful job!

from YC,
facils alvin amanda andre atricia cecilia chester darius eugene kenneth kimberley natasha nicholas rebecca tania vanessa wilson
logistics cassandra ivy michael simon
campfire clara germaine terence xavier

a huge thank you for putting in all the effort to help the sec 2 catechists!

MORE UPDATES! :)

2008-05-25T23:11:00.003+08:00

Hello everybody! The holidays are here, for some of us! ENJOY!
Anyway, please keep these dates marked in your calendars..

29 May
a. Triduum. It's for the youths! Please wear green, and be ready to help out wherever you've signed up for or been allocated to! Logistics and ushers.

31 May
a. Beginning of Church History preparations. Anyone who's interested, feel free to come down and help! We'll appreciate every bit of help we could get. More information later in the post.

b. Family Fiesta! Please bring $5 to be paid to Rebecca for the tickets, for those who ordered.

1 June
a. For those who are going for Sec 2 Camp, this is the training session. 10am to 2pm.

b.Frisbee friendly match at Surin Park, 430pm. Come on down to support!

6 June
a. Preparation for the Sec 2 Camp, starts at 615pm in church with mass. More details will be out once they are confirmed.

7 - 9 June
a. Sec 2 camp! Let's make this a fantastic camp for all the Sec 2s, show them just how cool the youth cats are! XD

16 June
a. YC Pool Party! Once the organizing team gets things up and running, we'll send out a mass email to everyone from the YC email. Please check your emails on a frequent basis.. :)

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Regarding Church History, we'll need people to help out as in logistics, acting and backstage. It's helping out in basic logistics, moving props around during the skits, acting.. Fun!! The actual dates of Church History sessions are on the Saturdays from 5 July to 2 August, please make sure you can commit.
For all those who are interested, no matter whether you can make it for the real sessions, please email/sms Rene or Marissa or email to the YC email. They will help to slot you in :)

Update!

2008-05-13T00:17:00.002+08:00

Hello everyone! :D

Just an update, May's Holy Hour Adoration will be on
Monday 26 May, 8pm

And there will be no session this weekend! Next session will be on
Saturday 24 May, 330pm
It's a session by Fr Luke, please be punctual!

Have a great week. :)

Upcoming sessions!

2008-05-02T23:08:00.002+08:00

Hello everybody!

Please note, session on Saturday, 3rd May is at Surin Park. We're gonna have a bonding session and frisbee there! It's optional though, for those who have a lot of work to do..
Sunday, 4th May please be at the MM Room at 11am, after catechism class! A speaker (Raymond Rodriguez) is coming in to give us a talk on facilitation. It'll be really good and it's especially important for those who want to help out in ConCamp 2008!

If you can't make it for the talk, please sms Ivy/Roy and give a valid reason. Please also contact either of them if you don't know how to get to Surin. :D Thanks!

PS. Attendance is being monitored.

IHMYC Seniors' Retreat 2008

2008-04-23T22:50:00.002+08:00

The retreat was a huge success! Many thanks to all the youth cats who actually put aside them during this busy weekend to come down and participate in the sessions! :D

The first session was the creation of one's soul country. This country was to reflect the many good and bad events in our lives, ups and downs, and we could represent these with marshes, bogs, forests, trees, plateaus and other wonders of nature. We were provided with paper and art materials to create this soul country. Many people came up with different ideas for their own countries - some countries looked like a calculator, some was divided into 16 squares exactly depicting 16 years on earth, some were collages, and some were real geographical maps and one was even a 3D map with trees that could stand! The variety of maps certainly impressed Sr Susan, our retreat mistress.

The second session was on Saturday morning, where we recognized the gifts that each and every one of us were blessed with. On a piece of paper, we wrote down our gifts of being, gifts of doing and gifts of having. "I am... I can... I have..." After that we shared our discovery of our gifts with groupmates, which was followed by a large group sharing where everyone talked about their feelings during sharing.

Next up was affirmation. A piece of paper was stuck to our backs and we went about in silence, writing good remarks about people on their pieces of paper, reaffirming them. Even people who had to leave the retreat for various reasons got a piece of paper for others to affirm them! We were then given reflection questions on our affirmations and our gifts, and most of us went to journal about our feelings and the questions. All the affirmations we read made us feel warm and fuzzy inside.. Aww!

Lunch and an hour of study time was up next. At 3pm, Sr Susan and all the retreat participants gathered back in Prayer Hall A/B for the next session. We penned down our hopes and prayers for our follow retreat participants. Most people hoped that their friends would be able to cope with their new lives in new schools, whilst others prayed for IHMYC as a whole that we may grow in faith together.

By this time, the Y1s were due to arrive anytime! Marissa gave us instructions to prepare a skit depicting different bible passages, and the Y1s were incorporated into our different groups. Some of these passages include the one about the widow giving her all to the church treasury, Zacchaeus climbing a tree in order to see Jesus, an official's son being healed, and the ten bridesmaids of which five were foolish. There were several memorable moments, some of which were unfortunately not captured on camera ):

Everyone went for anticipatory mass together on Saturday evening and some Y1s joined us. Silence was imposed until the next session began at 9pm. Pochinello made his appearance.

This session was easily the most serious and emotional session for a lot of the YCs. The seniors acted out a skit featuring Pochinello and the woodcarver, and Sr Susan led us in a meditation to find out what this woodcarver (God) is saying to us in order to help us let go of any heavy burdens we might be carrying. All the answers from the woodcarver went into a beautiful piece of architecture where everyone could appreciate the replies from God. Due to the emo-ness of this session, we had a cheer-up party after that..

An ICE CREAM PARTY! A surprise was sprung on all those in the food room! Two boxes of neopolitan ice cream and two bars of Cadbury chocolate awaited us! :D It was an utterly scrumptious dessert. Totally unexpected, it was the best ending to a day that we could have. Everyone went off on their own activities from there feeling full and satisfied. The entire camp was feeling rather high - giggling fits ensued in the shower, and nobody was really ready to sleep until Roy insisted that we had to. [Cat class the next day!]

The last session was on Sunday morning before the last cleanup and catechism class. It was the missioning of the youth catechists - all of us were given a slip of paper to keep, with a unique bible quote on it. It related to our calling as catechists and as disciples of Christ. From there, we finished our clearing up and officially broke camp. And of course, we went to fulfill our calling!

Thank you once again, everyone, for coming down! Especially many thanks to..
Sr Susan for being our retreat mistress
Justin for being the most fantastic one-man-logistics ever
Roy, Jac, Carol, Rene, Marissa for presenting the sessions
and of course,
God for keeping everyone safe and sane. :D

Senior's Retreat Pictures

2008-04-22T14:14:00.014+08:00

Upcoming MCC workshop!

2008-04-08T12:09:00.003+08:00

Hello everybody!

Thingy: MCC Workshop (on the catechesis)
Time: 2pm - 6pm
Venue: Prayer Hall A/B

It's compulsory for all YC to attend this workshop! Please do make your bestest effort to come down, the workshop will be very useful in helping us for catechism class. If you really cannot make it, please sms Roy and state your reason (which must be VALID!) for not going for the workshop.

Hope everyone's week will go on smoothly!

April's Holy Hour.

2008-04-06T11:47:00.002+08:00

This time round, it is going to be MASS! To commemorate our first quarter of praying together as a Youth Ministry. (Mass is the highest form of prayer still, remember? (: ) Just for this month cos it's special.

Date: 24 April 2008
Time: 8pm-9pm
Venue: Main Church

Sooooooo. We're in-charge of the Readings, Psalm and the Prayers of the Faithful. 3 people for the 3 different roles will do. Please let Carolyn know before the next YC session which you may want to volunteer for. Thanks!

YM Holy Hour

2008-03-25T19:29:00.003+08:00

HELLO EE-HIM-EEK-ERS! =D

Please be reminded that there will be YM Holy Hour this Thursday,8pm-9pm at the Chapel!
Some of us will be meeting for 6.15pm mass first so feel free to come down earlier!

We strongly encourage you to come and spend an hour with the Lord.

See you there!(:

PS. Sessions restart this Saturday! Please remember to come on down! :D

Newsflash!

2008-03-16T15:35:00.004+08:00

1) Lenten Pilgrimage with YM
14 of us will be attending this event on Thursday. (Sorry to those who wanted to join us but couldn't!) Please take a look at the reflection prior to the pilgrimage so that the significance of the journey will not be lost! An email with the details will be sent out.

Schedule
6.15pm - 7.15pm Mass
7.15pm - 8.15pm Adoration
8.15pm - 9pm Briefing for the walk
9pm Walk commences

Meet in the canteen at 6pm on Thursday, 20 March, if you're attending Maundy Thursday mass with YC. (Those of us walking the pilgrimage are to attend mass.) Everyone's welcome for the mass and adoration!

2) Rescheduling of Church History Sessions
Dates have been shifted to July/Aug due to a rearrangement of the Sec 3 catechism schedule. The sessions will be on the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th of July, as well as the 2nd of August.

3) Sec 2 Camp Facilitators
Sec 2 Camp will be on the 6th to 8th of June. Year1s, this is your chance to facilitate! If you are unable to attend the camp, please inform Carolyn by Friday, 21 March, to take you off the list of facilitators. Year2s, you're welcome to help out in this as well. Likewise, you may contact Carolyn by Friday, 21 March, if you are keen to facilitate or do logistics.

NOTE NOTE NOTE! There's been a change!
The camp has been pushed back to 7 to 9 June instead of 6 to 8 June! Please reconfirm with Carolyn if you're still able to make it!

4) Seniors' Retreat
The Seniors' Retreat will be held from 18th to 20th April. Seniors, please confirm your attendance for this retreat by responding to the YC email.

5) No YC Session
There will be no YC session this coming Saturday in view of all the activities for Holy Week. But we can still attend Easter Vigil Mass together if you want! Meet in the canteen at 7.30pm on Saturday, 22 March. Our next YC session will be on 29 March.

See you and have a blessed week ahead, everyone! <3

Fr Luke's talk during the camp

2008-03-13T22:51:00.001+08:00

( click here to read more )

Thank you for a wonderful weekend!

2008-03-11T00:10:00.002+08:00

Thanks everybody for making it for the camp, especially the Y1s. It was great getting to know you all better and we hope you enjoyed camp!

Penitential service in IHM is on 12 Mar, Wednesday. Who is interested in going as a group, please take note that that we're meeting at the statue of Jesus before mass. :)

Also, upcoming events are A Walk with Jesus and the YM Canteen.
A Walk with Jesus is on Holy Thursday night and it will be an overnight semi-silent walk to the parishes in the Serangoon District. Consent forms will be issued for this, so if you wish to go please inform Carol.
YM Canteen is on 13 April, whoever wants to help out please also contact Carol. If you don't have her contact details, just email to our IHMYC email. *points to the right*

YC camp kit lists

2008-03-04T22:38:00.002+08:00

Y1s
-bible
-writing materials
-white t-shirts and black shorts for wear (and only white)
-plate, mug, fork, spoon
-toiletries
-consent form (if you haven't returned it yet)
-camp fees of $30

Y2s
-bible
-writing materials
-black t-shirts (for wear on fri to saturday night), other t-shirts and shorts for wear (can have pattern on black)
-toiletries
-plate, mug, fork, spoon
-consent form (if you haven't returned it yet)
-camp fees of $30, or $4 per meal if you're not staying the whole way

Y2s, please be in the retreat house at 7.45pm on saturday for Father Luke's talk at 8-9pm

God bless and see you there! (:

Important Announcements!!

2008-02-24T22:24:00.002+08:00

1. YM Monthly Youth Adoration

There will be Holy Hour this Thursday @8pm in the Adoration Room. All YCs please try to make it. Some of us will be going for 6.15pm Mass first followed by dinner.

2. Shine Jesus Shine Youth Rally

There will be a rally to encourage youth to foster greater cooperation between the youth groups of the various churches in Serangoon.
Date: 1st March 2008
Time: 7.30pm to 11pm
Venue: St Vincent De Paul Church
Transportation will be provided.

All those interested,please inform Cassie latest by Thursday. Also, call 9691 5722 to let Bernard know you are going.

3. Fr Gino's Meeting with IHMYC EXCO

This is COMPULSORY for all YC EXCO unless there is a valid reason.
Date: Tuesday, 26th Feb
Venue: Church Hall
Time: 8 to 10pm

Fr Luke's talk on Lent

2008-02-19T23:06:00.000+08:00

Summary of Father's talk:
1st part: 4 major aspects of scripture linked to the Eucharist.

Vatican II - All grace and spiritual power flows from the Mass
Eucharist is the apex (everything else comes from it)
Don't ask Priest for blessing after the Mass as you already get it from the Mass
System at Eucharist - everything is nice and neat BUT it had a very messy past

4 major aspects of scripture:
1. Genesis 15:1-18 (Yahweh's Covenant)
Take aways:
- Evidence of spilt life and spilt blood
Life is about death
Something must die so that something beautiful can happen
- God walked through split animals for us
Even if we walk away from our covenant with God, God will not
- Don't be unevenly yolked
With reference to marriage (2 Corinthians 6:14)

2. Genesis 22 (Sacrificing Isaac)
Take aways:
- Genesis 22:8 - God will provide
- Genesis 22:13 - God provided the lamb
- Genesis 22:14 - Mountain was named "The Lord Provides"

3. Exodus 7 (Plagues God sent in Egypt)
Take away:
- Yahweh is stronger than any other God!
The different plagues represented other Gods and Pharaoh. By sending the plagues in Egypt, God showed that he was stronger than all the other Gods.

4. Exodus 12:1-14 (Slaughtering of an unblemished lamb)
Take aways:
- Share the lamb (community!)
- Sacrifice must be unblemished (or clean)

2nd part: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday

Jeremiah 31:31 - God will make a new covenant
Last supper - Jesus = new and everlasting covenant

Holy Thursday
Take aways:
- We should remain solemn till Holy Thursday
- We should be with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane by spending 1 hour with Jesus in front of the Altar of repose
- Crucifixes and statues are covered
- No Tabernacle light

Good Friday
Take aways:
- Service not Mass
- Mass of Jesus the High Priest so Priests wear red
- Veneration of the wood
- Kiss the CROSS not Jesus' feet

Fast from Good Friday to Holy Saturday to make it more meaningful.

Holy Saturday
Take aways:
- Office readings on Holy Saturday morning (after which, Father said we should all help to clean up the Church!)
- Altar is bare
- Still no Tabernacle light
- 8pm - Easter Vigil Mass- Gloria (lights go on, bells will ring, flowers come back, statues and crucifix will be uncovered)
- Alleluia (not allowed to say this throughout lent)
- Elects and Godparents pass through pews led by Jesus to the waters of Baptism
- Consecration of new bread

Celebration of Mass in 3 days.

Lamb of God - Abraham's covenant
Isaac to be sacrificed - God provided the ram that became the lamb
"Through Him, with Him, in Him" - Highest point. Jesus on Calvary. (Jesus is not THE sacrifice; we must respond to God's love)

Luke 7:36 (The woman who washed Jesus' feet with her tears and hair)
- She spared nothing to wash His feet, anointed Him before His death on Calvary.
Jesus spared nothing to show God's love for us on Calvary!

This talk on Lent has certainly helped us to deepen our knowledge of the Triduum and Lent. :) Hope these points help you to understand more too!

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Some events that are coming up:

- 28th Feb Holy Hour 8 - 9pm
- 2nd Mar Sec 1 Games Day
- 7 - 10 Mar YC Camp
- 13 Apr WYD Canteen
- 19 May WYD Piazza washing

Talk on Lent by Fr Luke

2008-02-18T20:28:00.003+08:00

All YCs to take note:

There will be a meeting tomorrow in church.
Fr Luke will be giving a session on Lent.
All YCs are highly encouraged to come.

Details:
Venue- Main Church
Time- 8pm (it should not last beyond 2 hours)

If you are unable to make it please let either Roy, Jac, Rebecca, Carol or Cassie know asap.
Thanks!

Monthly Youth Ministry Adoration

2008-01-29T12:46:00.001+08:00

Hi all YCs

Please take note of the following:

YM Adoration. Spend an hour with Jesus in the adoration room.

Attendance is highly, strongly and firmly encouraged.

Please come pray together as a ministry.

8pm to 9pm, Thursday, 31st Jan 2008, IHM Adoration Room.

The Youth Cats will be meeting up for evening mass at 6.15pm first, before going to dinner together and then back to church.

Thanks.

Note:
For YC session this Saturday, please remember to finish reading Book 1 of Autobiograpy of a Saint. If you have not started it would be best to start now.

Congratulations Bunnies!

2008-01-24T15:48:00.000+08:00

For all the Bunnie who have received their O level results today: Congratulations!

Don't worry if you didn't do too well, just keep at it!

Please pray hard so that you'll make the right choice for your further studies. :)

We'll be praying for you.

Again, congrats!!

A big big welcome to all Y1s!

2008-01-13T16:11:00.000+08:00

Games Day started at about 2pm and everyone present had a lot of fun! Many kudos to the organisers! Volleyball and captain's ball is fun :)

Everyone gathered in Prayer Hall A/B at 430 and mingled. Some arrived late as they were caught in the pouring rain. After a short game of Indian, Pirate, Ninja and Ah Beng, we all settled down for an introduction to YC for the new Y1s.

Roy talked for a bit, introducing the Y1s and Y2s to the topics that were to be covered through the course of the year. This included topics like Professionalism and Servant Leadership, Spirituality, PnW Workshop and Scripture Study. He also raised up several important events that YC will be taking part in for the first half of the year - Blood Drive Registration on 20th and 27th Jan, and A Cross with Jesus Pilgrimage for Holy Week 2008. All who wish to help out in the Blood Drive Registration please email the YC email by Tuesday.

After the admin matters were settled, we had a mini session led by Roy, on Embracing the Lord's call. The scripture reading from John 15: 14 - 16 was followed by several questions which required us to reflect on during the quiet time allocated. Quiet time was followed by a group discussion on the reading, and how God is our friend. Many people tossed out opinions and views and it was a fruitful discussion which ended at 6pm.

All Y1s, thank you for attending our first session! Sessions will start proper on 19th Jan, please bring along your Bible and stationery for next week. For all Y2s, please bring your Bible, stationery and prayer journal! Thank you and continue checking back here!

2008-01-07T22:30:00.000+08:00

Hello, this is random and a little late, but I thought I'd just put it up! (:

IHMYC GAMES DAY!

2008-01-07T21:40:00.000+08:00

Hey all!

The Youth Catechists will be having a Games Day this Saturday, 12th January from 1.30 to 4pm, right before our session at 4.30pm, to end by 6pm.
It will be held in the church hall, followed by Prayer Hall A/B.
There will be a break in between the games and our informative session to give you guys a break.

All newly confirmed or those who are interested, please come dressed in shorts and t-shirt(or in anything that's comfortable to wear while running around =D).

Please bring along a waterbottle and an extra set of clothes to change into!

P.S. YCs who are free, please try to come at 1pm to help with the prep.Thanks.

YM Leader's Retreat

2008-01-05T20:38:00.000+08:00

To start off the YM retreat, we had a BBQ which began after evening mass, on the 28th Dec. People were eating and chatting away. It was a good opportunity to mingle with the other youth groups in church. Each group presented a short slide-show and after which, Clement lead us in an ending prayer.

We started clearing the place up and for those who were not staying on for the retreat, left for home. The rest of us headed down to the retreat house where we started cleaning up the place, and after a quick shower, we were briefed on the rules of the camp.

We were up by 8am the next morning and went down to the meals room to have our breakfast. By 9am, our retreat facilitators, Edwina, Petrine and Claire had arrived. We went in, in twos and started the walk of the Canticle of Creation in the conference room. There, we witnessed the the beginning of creation to life in the present- all written down in words, with soft music playing in the background. In pairs, we then reflected for a short while about our thoughts and feelings while walking through the Cosmic Path. Following which, one person from the pair will share what was discussed with the rest.

For the next activity, each of us were given a string, with both ends of the string coloured. The objective of the activity was to find the person who has the other same-coloured end of the string and connect it. We ended up in a circle and tasked to share something about ourselves to the people sitting directly beside us. I guess it goes to show that each of us are vital to the YM and that things would not come full circle if there was just one missing. After the short exchange, we were asked by Edwina to share about how we experienced the person whom we had a short exchange with. There were many positive replies about the different people.

After lunch, we each decorated a piece of paper of different sizes, and pieced all of them together. It was somewhat like a jigsaw and we later stood on the part of the paper which we had decorated our names, and each of us affirmed each other by saying thanks. Dinner came, and after which, we washed each other's feet as an act of reconciliation or as a re-affirmation of friendship.

At 8.30am on 30th Dec, we had morning prayer in the form of yoga. After the morning prayer then came our breakfast. For our morning session, we reflected on our feelings from the past, the older members reflected on the problems faced in starting a new youth group, to the newer members reflecting on their feelings when they joined YC. Then we thought about what the youth group would be like in 5 years time. Some of us wanted the future YC to go into teaching the primary level, others wanted more intake of YC members to lessen the workload, some wanted YC to be more technology-advanced and Roy and Jac wanted to start a franchise of 'bunny, rugrats, etc' goods. All of us had a goal to aim for and achieve.

At 2pm, Fr Luke came over to the conference room to give us a private mass. He reminded us to be more Christ-centered (and disclosed that he was not soccer-savvy). And of course, we had the clearing up to do. The clearing up was done rather quickly and after taking a few last minute photos, we broke camp at around 5pm.

All these activities goes to show the importance of each individual's importance to the YM and that all of us matter as we make up a segment that is eventually a part of another bigger segment, and we thank the Lord for this beautiful lesson.

Boofday! roster and level meetings

2008-01-02T22:38:00.000+08:00

Hey, ycs please check your emails for the latest Boofday! roster as there have been some changes because of the level meetings. If you have any problems with the timings please call/sms (not email) Rebecca by friday (4th Jan).

If you haven't gotten any email from Rebecca on the Boofday!, please also contact her asap to check which slot you're in. She is sleepy, may have missed out some people XD

Last Minute Instructions:

1) Don't forget to wear your YC T Shirt
2) Please bring scissors :)

2008-01-01T22:30:00.000+08:00

Hey guys! (: Here’s the schedule for the upcoming weekend..

On Saturday, we have the YC Tea Party and Boofday! All YCs are to be in church at 1pm, to prepare for the party. Please remember to wear the YC shirt! Tea Party will end at 6. Some YCs will then stay to man the Boof. More information on the shifts will be provided later on.

On Sunday, we have Catechists’ Commissioning! All YCs are to be seated in the front few pews in church for the 8.30am mass. The rows are probably going to be reserved. We'll meet at 8am at the bell tower (if it's raining, meet outside the church office) so we can enter the church together.

While people stay at the Boof (Boofday!) in shifts, there will be breakfast and fellowship in the Upper Room, kindly provided for by Aunty Angela. Level meetings in the level 2 classrooms will start at 10.30am, and end by 12pm. At 12 pm, there’s a session by Fr Luke on “Centering your life on Christ” in the Upper Room. Please try to attend.

Cheers to a fantastic year together. It's 2008! :D

YM Leaders' Retreat Info

2007-12-27T21:56:00.000+08:00

For the camp please bring the usual clothes and toiletries essentials, bible, prayer journal, stationery and $20

See you there! (:

YM BBQ

2007-12-27T15:29:00.000+08:00

Date: Friday, 28th December 2007 (Tomorrow!)
Venue: Outside Church Hall
Time: After Evening Mass
Bring: Yourselves and $6 (:

All youths are invited to attend.

Projects for 2008

2007-12-20T16:31:00.000+08:00

Some projects you can look forward to helping out with in 2008:

- Sec 1 Games Day (March)
- YC Camp (March)
- Sec 2 Camp (March)
- Church History (April)
- Seniors’ Retreat (April)
- ConCamp
- Xmas 08
- Discipleship Programme (July to Confirmation)
- Rosary Project (13 October)
- Day of Recollection (November)
- Confirmation Mass (November)
- Sec 1 Orientation Camp (Nov/Dec)
- YC Planning Camp (December)
- YM Leaders’ Camp

Boofday! Boothday! and tea party

2007-12-18T22:50:00.000+08:00

Our Parish's Youth Catechists will be hosting a tea party and information session on Saturday, 5th January 2008 from 4.30pm to 6pm at Prayer Hall A/B, Catechism Block. All newly confirmed Secondary 3 students are invited to join us in the fun and to find out more about our ministry.

IHMYC ~~Boofday!~~ Boothday! will be held on 5th and 6th January 2008. All interested to find out more about the Youth Catechists are welcome to visit our booth after Mass outside the church. Members will be available to answer your questions at the following Masses: Saturday, 615pm, Sunday, 830am, 11am and 615pm.

Our first session will be held on Saturday, 12th January 2008, from 4.30pm to 6pm, Prayer Hall A/B, Catechism Block. All youth aged between 15 to 35 interested to join us are strongly encouraged to come.

*The completely intentional spelling error in Boofday! has been officially corrected to Boothday! in support of the Speak Good English Movement.

Next meeting coming up

2007-12-18T19:31:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone,

there'll be a end-of-year session this Saturday, 22 December at 4.30 pm :)
Please try to be there, as we'll be having preparations and briefings for Boofday!, as well as reflecting on the year and our recent YC Planning Camp.

See you there!

Camp camp camp!

2007-12-17T20:50:00.000+08:00

People starting arriving at 230pm on Friday as they had been tasked to clean up areas that would be used for the camp. However, due to the sudden heavy outpour, several members of the team arrived late and work started only at about 330. By 530, the whole of level 3 of the catechism block had been swept and double mopped with Jeypine. Bunnies started pouring in then and at 6, they all went for mass together.

The camp rules were decided after mass and then dinner was served. Bread and water! Most people took half a french loaf each, and ate in the makan room (room 3-2). Next up was the first session, a session on each bunny's growth throughout the year in various aspects of life (personal, family, community and YC). We copied down questions for reflection and spent the next hour answering these questions and setting targets for these aspects of our lives, for us to achieve in 2008.

At 930, everyone gathered back in Prayer Hall A/B to share. The discussion, led by Gene, Roy and Andre, started with different Y1s sharing on different reflection questions. Different views and opinions with respect to family was brought up when a Y1 shared his targets. Slowly, the discussion developed and we touched on a variety of topics, from the reason we were at camp to siblings and some of the most memorable experiences with our family.

"I held my brother in a deathlock!"

"My brother shaved off the hair on my hand!"

"My brother spent years trying to murder me; he tried the following: explosives, poison, knife and axe throwing.... its a miracle I'm alive today!"

The sharing, unfortunately, had to stop at about 11 after saying the Vespers because we all had to bathe and then sleep in preparation for the next day.

530am Saturday morning, RISE AND SHINE! We all said the Lauds, and then went for morning mass. Breakfast was bread and water, and soon after breakfast, session 2 started. Roy and Jac taught us more about lesson plans, what they actually are and what they are made up of.

Fr Luke came in at 10am, escorted by Terence and Xavier, greeted by a line of catechists and youth cats while the Imperial March from Star Wars played.... the unofficial YC theme song...

He taught us about the different types of prayer and the difference between praying and saying prayers.

"Sometimes, I just want to shake the congregation and tell them to start praying instead of saying prayers!"

He left us with a prayer that we can say anywhere and everywhere.. in our brains, out loud, on the bus, while playing ball..

Lord Jesus Christ,

Son of God,

Have mercy on me,
A sinner.

Next up was.. Whacko! we played a special version of whacko, where instead of saying names, we were to say something about the person who was our target. It helped us to get to know each other better.

Lunch was bread and water, and chicken and olive oil and vinegar, bought by Andre who drove out to get it for us. It was the end of our bread and water fast, a decision that our leaders made after someone raised up the point that we should have been informed beforehand. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed lunch and so returned to sessions in the afternoon happily.

Macro-planning, the planning for events in the long run. The whole camp sat down together to do a plan an event that we're having in January, YC Tea Party! Then each group was allocated a lesson and they created the lesson plan, which was to be presented at night. Three hours was the allocated time, and most groups had extra time. Many people spent the time catching up on their sleep.

We went for anticipatory mass, and then had dinner at Ah Seah. Everybody was given $3 from the camp funds to spend for dinner.. Yum! All gathered back in Prayer Hall A/B at 830pm for the presentations. Each group presented their lesson plan and sort of "role played" their lesson, dealing with difficult kids, kids eating chocolate and kids who talk excessively. Roy and Jac were the critiques and all were subjected to their scrutiny. Topics covered include professionalism, servant leadership, basic teaching skills, the Holy Spirit, and apologetics.

Presentations ended at 11pm and we were given till midnight to bathe and get ready to sleep. Story telling began shortly after midnight.

At 2.40am, Sunday morning, the seniors woke all the bunnies up. It was graduation ceremony! Slowly, one by one, the Y1s were led to the prayer hall and presented with a YC shirt. Daniel and Greg, who sadly will be leaving YC at the end of the year, then shared their thoughts on this cohort of bunnies as a whole. Breakfast was at 4am, and by 5.30am, all had been fed with Changi nasi lemak and had tucked into bed.

12pm. The whole camp was awake and we gathered in the boys' room to play card games. In small groups, we went to meet Roy and Jac who told us that all of us had to go through an interview in the afternoon with them, to allow them to get more feedback and further improve the way things are done, and also for us to clarify any doubts or just talk. The interviews started after a scrumptious lunch of Pow Sing chicken rice, chilli and rose syrup. Chicken rice courtesy of Cassie's parents. Whilst each of the Y1s were being interviewed, the rest stayed in the boys' room to sleep and then everyone woke up and started to play games - Polar Bear and Murderer. Later, some of the Y1s who were done with their interview helped to clean up level 3 of the catechism block.

We ended off the camp with a prayer in the corridor, which signifies that we, as YC, are continually journeying. It was definitely an enjoyable camp with new experiences and memorable moments. Many thanks to Roy, Jac, Gene, Fr Luke, all the seniors, and most importantly! God. (:

Photos will be up soon.

Camp Details

2007-12-12T14:24:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!

Just a reminder that the YC Planning Camp starts this friday, 14 December at 5.30pm. The camp will end at 6pm on sunday, 16 December. There will be an optional dinner after the camp ends.

Please go for confession before the camp.

A list of stuff to bring follows:

Rosary, bible, stationary, waterbottle, personal toiletries, clothes for 3 days, and a new notebook as a reflection journal (not neccessarily absolutely new)

Optional: laptop, Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC)

In addition to this, please also bring $30 as camp fees.

See you at camp! (:

ADD ON:
also bring your ezlink card and 1 set of clothes for mass!
thankyou! :D

ADD ON 2:
Please bring your sleeping bag and or bedding. (:

Wake and Funeral for Colin Kang

2007-12-07T01:51:00.002+08:00

It is with great sadness that I make this post.

Our brother Colin Kang has gone to be with the lord.

His wake is at Blk 533 Hougang Ave 6.

There will be a special Youth Ministry prayer at 10pm. All Youth Cats who are free are encouraged to attend. If you need a ride back from the wake let Roy or Jac know.

The entire YM will also make up the Choir for the mass, practice is at 9am, Upper Room on Sat.

Funeral mass is on Saturday, 8th December at 3pm, IHM Church.

Cortege will leave Blk 533 at 245pm.

Please keep Colin and his family in your prayers.

Prayer for the deceased

2007-12-05T16:56:00.000+08:00

Hi

please say a prayer for our brother Colin Kang who passed away this afternoon, 5th December 2007.

May perpetual light shine upon him and may he rest in peace.

Details on the wake and funeral mass will follow.

Recruitment!

2007-12-05T00:40:00.000+08:00

Watch this space for recruitment information!

The application form is available on this website, please fill it in, rename it to yourname.doc and email it to ihmyouthcat@gmail.com. We'll get back to you shortly.

Cheers!

Oh, and...

There is a 90% probability we'll be having our first session on Saturday, 12th Jan 2008, 430pm, prayer hall A/B.

1st EXCO Meeting and Admin Session

2007-12-02T12:40:00.000+08:00

Our new EXCO met up for the first time yesterday (1 Dec 2007).

We looked at the year ahead and distributed projects.

Then we met up with everyone else. Each of us spent 1 min sharing about major developments since the pre-lims. Some of the more interesting activities:

1) Eating out can be quite unhealthy, according to Alvin (he and a bunch of YC have vacation jobs at Toast Box @ PS).

2) Amos is finding sem 2 harder than expected.

3) Eugene believes that his classmates are really smart and is finding the competitive spirit in his school a form of positive peer pressure.

4) Clara and Germaine have the uncanny ability to break plates and spill milo.

It was so wonderful to see everyone gathered together again!

Really looking forward to YC Planning Camp 2007. 14th, 15th and 16th December.

Cheers everyone!

Call for talent - YM Christmas Thingie

2007-11-16T22:48:00.000+08:00

There will be a call for talent: Actors, props people, sound people, lights, choir and logistics... for this YM wide event.

It will serve as a great opportunity to lend a helping hand and to get to know the going-to-be-confirmed.

If you can't make it, there will be a second casting call on 21st Nov, Prayer Hall A/B, 7pm to 10pm.

Hope to see y'all there!

Camps Camps Camps!

2007-11-08T19:51:00.000+08:00

YM Camp

7, 8 & 9 December

christmaswithihm.blogspot.com

YC Planning Camp 2007

14, 15 & 16 December 2007

Details to follow.

Study Space & Intercessory Group

2007-10-23T16:45:00.000+08:00

Study Space

We have arranged for a study space in Church for youth.

Youth cats are welcome to come study in church (weekdays, 7pm to 10pm). but do get a consent form from one of the proctors* (available at the room itself).

Watch this space for announcement on location.

This space will commence on 24th October 2007.

When: Weekdays 7pm to 10pm.

Where: As of now, its Catechism Block - Level 2 or 3 classroom.

Till: 17th November 2007

Roster follows:

Day	Volunteer Proctor
Monday	Roy Kheng
Tuesday	Justin Selvam
Wednesday	Justin Selvam
Thursday	Andre Lim
Friday	Roy Kheng

Intercessory Group

For youth cats who have cleared their major exams or are in the midst of semester (Poly and Uni students) there is an opportunity for you to come lend very real support; we need as much and many prayers for the following:

1) Vocations (which means please come for vocation prayer night)
2) Those taking major exams this year.
3) Those getting confirmed this year.
4) YM Camp and YM Christmas thingie.
5) 2008 Y1, Y2 & Catechism Program.

So when our brothers and sisters are studying upstairs, we would be grateful if you could come and spend some time with Jesus in prayer in the adoration room. Please register with the proctor when you come.

Thanks!

*Proctor: someone who supervises students either in exams or in a dormitory.

Gospel of Luke

2007-10-22T20:42:00.000+08:00

Hey all!

Presented by CANA:

Gospel of St Luke! Performed by Broadway actor Bruce Kuhn.

Click here for more information.

Here're the details:

Date: 17 November 2007, Saturday
Time: 8.15pm
Venue: IHM
Ticket price: $20

This is a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED event! Please sms Roy if you wish to attend.

Good luck with exams and God bless! :)

2007-10-11T17:51:00.000+08:00

Hi all!

Please remember to come for Youth Cats session this Saturday 4.30pm at Mother Mary's room. I know everyone's busy, but do set aside some time to say a special prayer for those who will be taking exams in the coming weeks (that amounts to just about everyone, even among the older youth cats). Intercede for each other and let prayer work its wonders... :)

Persevere with the studying, it'll all be over in no time. See y'all this Sat, God bless!

Vocation Prayer Night & Session 29th Septmber 2008

2007-09-28T13:47:00.000+08:00

Please be reminded that Vocation Prayer Night is (tonight) 28th September 2008, 8pm, Chapel.

And..

There will be a session for Youth Cats on Saturday 29th September 2008.

Cheers!

neeeenjah!

Confirmed Sign Ups for WYD 2008

2007-09-28T13:46:00.000+08:00

The following Youth Cats' details have been submitted to the Parish Office:

Ivy Lam
Andre Lim
Cordelia Lee
Joshua Chee
Kimberley Ahchak
Jacinta Peh
Calista Roch

If you want to register for WYD 2008, please register direct as applications through the Youth Cats are now closed.

Thanks.

World Youth Day Sign Ups

2007-09-13T00:55:00.000+08:00

Apologies to everyone for last minute request for such an important event...

Please email the YC email address:

ihmyouthcat-at-gmail.com

If you are interested in attending next years World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia.

Please email your name, mobile number, email address.

Estimated cost is about S$2,000 per person and the tentative dates are: 15th to 20th July 2008.

:)

WELCOME BACK!

2007-09-01T18:44:00.000+08:00

Thanks to everyone (both bunnies and seniors) who showed up for today's YC session. It's exciting to see everyone again after such a loooong break. Hope the prelims were smooth and dandy! For those who're still combatting prelims, or for those who are being crushed by waves of assignments/projects, JUST KEEP SWIMMING! Remember the theme for today's prayer-time: HOPE and trust in the Lord! Everyone's behind you! :)

Please take note of the following I.M.P.O.R.T.A.N.T. DATES:
17 Nov - Day of Recollection for confirmands
24 Nov - Confirmation mass
25 Nov - Casting call (tentative)
26 to 27 Nov - Sec 1 orientation camp, calling for facilitators! If interested, please fill up consent form and return to Andre :)
14 to 16 Dec - YM Camp (tentative) - correction not YC -

Please check back for changes in details.

And now, a few snapshots to commemorate the day...

The Angry Projector

The Poor Camera-woman

What's written on the board...?

Hungry hungry people! Respect the puff, yo.

Till next time! God bless everybody! See you on 15th September.

Pray for All, Be Together

2007-08-30T11:17:00.000+08:00

Hi Everyone

Please spread the word...

This coming Saturday, 1 Sep 2007, we'll be having a get together at Prayer Hall A/B.

4:30pm to 6pm.

We'll pray and chill out. :)

Please spread the word.

SJS RALLY UPDATES!

2007-08-24T12:46:00.000+08:00

Hi all, here're the final details for tomorrow's SJS Rally:

Meet at: 5:30pm (latest 6pm) in church canteen
Departure from IHM Church: 6:30pm
SJS ends at: 10pm
Arrival back in IHM at: 11pm (latest)
Students are to bring: consent form reply slips, EZ-link cards

We will be taking public transport to SVDP for the rally. No one is supposed to leave on their own unless they've indicated this in their consent forms. Please remember to settle your own dinner before coming to church. Hope everyone's had a great week.

Cheers! :)

Call for Facilitators

2007-08-17T12:00:00.000+08:00

This is a call for facilitators.

Secondary and Primary Catechism is organising a camp for incoming Secondary 1 students (currently Primary 6).

We'd like to invite you, our dear Youth Cats to be facilitators and helpers at this camp.

If you're interested, please email Andre Lim at: andre.lim@*remove-to-mail*yahoo.com.sg

Details to follow soon. :)

Good luck for everyone's prelims (those who have them). Big Hug to all bunnies from your buddies!

Serangoon District's Shine Jesus Shine Thingie

2007-08-02T03:25:00.000+08:00

Shine Jesus Shine Rally

A Serangoon District event.

Details to follow.

Saturday, 25th August
6pm to 9pm (To be confirmed)
SVDP Parish

Archdiocesan Youth Rally 2007

2007-07-10T21:41:00.000+08:00

070707 was a day of fun-filled activities for confirmands and facils involved. The program kickstarted with confirmands splitting up into their groups and moving off to different rooms. In there, they were required to play a game involving choices. Standing in two rows, participants were asked to choose between two items/events and jump left for the first option, right for the second option. Most of them didn't have any problems picking one option over the other. A handful, however, were seen to use their friends' decisions as a frame of reference... They were later told how choices could be broadly classified into 3 categories: physical/material, social and spiritual choices.

After a fifteen minute break, the confirmands were briefed on the story of Jonah and the Big Fish and returned to their respective rooms. They were then given a short period of time to come up with a pictorial representation to link Jonah's story and the sacrament of Confirmation.

When the clock struck four, hotdog buns and a custard cream puffs were served in plastic bags. When everyone had had something to bite, we all proceeded to the carpark for our ride to the Singapore EXPO. Being one of the earliest churches to arrive, it was wonderful to see the hall slowly fill up with people from parishes all over the island. It was even more heart-warming to see thousands of catholics worshipping in unison when the event began.

The highlights of the youth rally include the screening of World Youth Day 2008 Sydney video (which some of us will be going for next year :D), intimate sharings by Bro. Benedict and Sr. Margaret on how they answered the call to the religious life and the crowd-entertaining play on Jonah and the Big Fish staged by actors from For Heaven's Sake.

The atmosphere in the hall was on a consistent high until the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament which reminded us that worshipping Christ is not all about the highs but the quiet and reflective adoration as well.

Here're some pictures to remember the event by:

Erica briefing confirmands on the day's happenings

I can't think of anything to draw...

Oi! Better grab as many as you can!

Nice hot buns... :)

Passengers from flight IHM please proceed to hall 13 and await further instructions

Standing in rows of four

FISH!!!!

Hall 13 @ 2243hrs

Many thanks to the organizers, presenters, facils and all who turned up for the event. Happy 5th Ordination Anniversary to Fr Brian! :)

Discipleship Program - Year Ones are Invited

2007-06-29T02:52:00.000+08:00

Hullo everyone

The 3 month Discipleship Program starts this coming Sunday, 1st July 2007.

Year One youth catechists are invited to attend and journey together with the confirmands.

Please come to the Church Hall at 930am on Sunday. Do dress comfortably and appropriately as we might be sitting on the floor.

Hope to see everyone there! :)

Jac and Roy

Countdown to Semester 2

2007-06-21T19:51:00.000+08:00

There will be no session on the 23rd of June a.k.a this Saturday to give our dear YCs time to prepare for the new school semester.

Post Island Blues

2007-06-19T15:13:00.000+08:00

On the whole, Bonding Day 07 was blessed with fine weather, good food and marvelous company. I shall let the pictures speak for themselves...

Waiting for the day to start proper

Fr Luke pairing off confirmands and facils

IHM YESSS!

Setting up a shelter for our bags

Let the games begin!

MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE!

Phwoar...

Lunch is served :)

Posing for the camera

Say "Gootenstoffle!"

Thanks to all everyone who went for the outing: confirmands, year 1s, year 2s and above and others! It wouldn't have been the same without you! Apologies for not posting photos of you guys in the water... I was in there too and hands were wet. Please nurse those sun burns, for those of you who have them... Cheers and have a safe week ahead! :)