Ash Wednesday Roster 2014

Ash Wednesday Roster 2013

Announcements 23rd – 24th Feb 2014, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

1. Administration (Rosters and Special Events)
a. Special events roster for MARCH has been updated. All to check. The Group Leader will announce the names on the roster as a reminder during debrief (attached behind). After announcing, the Group Leader is to tick the name of the server on the attached roster. The Group 5 leader is to inform the Special Events IC immediately if by the last Sunday evening of the month, there are names which are not yet ticked. The Special Events IC will then make the necessary phone calls. The attached roster is NOT TO BE DISCARDED BUT ATTACHED TO EACH WEEKEND’S ANNOUNCEMENTS until replaced by the roster for the following month.
b. It is still the primary responsibility of the server to still check the noticeboard and find a replacement if he is unable to serve.
c. Group 5 servers will be serving the Novena service next Sat, 1st Mar.

2. Sharing
a. Sharing for servers secondary 1 and above will be held this Fri, 14th Feb.

3. Ash Wednesday
a. Ash Wednesday will be on 5th Mar, 630am, 630pm and 8pm. Rosters have been published. Servers to check and swap among one another if they are unable to make it for their allocated slot.
b. Servers who require a letter requesting for time off from school are to notify Zachary Clunies Ross by Sat, 1st Mar and provide their full name, name of school, class and name of principal.

4. Retraining
a. Leaders to emphasise on the attached notice. All servers Secondary 2 and below to take note.

5. Discipline
a. Prayers before and after mass are to be said without haste and reflectively. Some groups have been saying their prayers mindlessly and in a rush. This is to be corrected immediately.

6. Newsletter
a. The newsletter for Feb 2014 has been published. They will be sent to one’s parents via email. It will also be uploaded onto the blog and Facebook page.

7. Parish Renewal Experience
a. Group 5 Sacristans on duty this Sun, 23rd Feb, are to help set up and keep an extra set of mass items in the hall for the PRE participants. They may ask other servers to help them during the setting up and packing up. For the number of hosts required, the sacristan is to check with Grace Ch’ng 9675 2502.

RETRAINING NOTICE
All servers secondary 2 and below will be required to come down for retraining. Attendance is compulsory and will be taken. Servers are to bring their cassock and come in mass attire. The schedule is as follows:

Sunday, 16th Feb
1pm-215pm
Alphonsus Phoon
Cadenn Nalpon
Joseph Low
Juan Nickson
Nishnath Vijayan
Sunday, 23rd Feb
1pm-215pm
Alexander Bogaars
Christian David
Lewis Chow
Matthew Lim
Nicholas Koh
Sebastian Soon
Sunday, 2nd Mar
1pm-215pm
Basil Chew
Divyan Vijayan
Ivan Khoo
Justin Quah
Kristopher Go
Samuel Tan
Shane Nalpon
Thaniel Subash

Sunday, 16th Feb
230pm-345pm
Brian Hofbauer
Eliot Galistan
Josiah Leong
Pio Lee
Ryan Nerva
Sunday, 23rd Feb
230pm-345pm
Francis Chua
Glenn Paul
Ivan Lee
Mario Nickson
Ralph Nerva
Reuel Theseira
Sunday, 2nd Mar
230pm-345pm
John Paul
Jonah Teo
Joshua de Souza
Philip Bogaars
Thomas de Silva
Timothy Low
Zachary Chan
Zachery Clunies Ross

Servers who are unable to come for training must present a valid reason to the Head Trainer, Joshua Wong and come for another session. There should be no more than 10 servers per session. If one is from the 1pm session and wishes to order a packet of chicken rice for lunch, he is to inform Raphael Ng by the night before the training. These servers should bring along $3 exactly. Lunch will be given out at about 1245pm.

Announcements 8th – 9th Feb 2014, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Note: All servers are responsible to check and note these announcements.  As announcements are put on the blog, there should not be any reason for servers not to check even when they are not present over the weekend, unless they are unable to obtain an internet connection when overseas.  Group Leaders are not to skip the reading of any announcement and should elaborate where necessary.  

 

 

1.

Administration (Rosters and Special Events)

b.

Special events roster for FEBRUARY has beenupdated.  All to check.  The Group Leader will announce the names on the roster as a reminder during debrief (attached behind).  After announcing, the Group Leader is to tick the name of the server on the attached roster.  The Group 5 leader is to inform the Special Events IC immediately if by the last Sunday evening of the month, there are names which are not yet ticked.  The Special Events IC will then make the necessary phone calls.  The attached roster is NOT TO BE DISCARDED BUT ATTACHED TO EACH WEEKEND’S ANNOUNCEMENTS until replaced by the roster for the following month.

c.

It is still the primary responsibility of the server to still check the noticeboard and find a replacement if he is unable to serve.  

d.

Group 3 servers will be serving the Novena servicenext Sat, 15th Feb.

e.

Servers are reminded that serving their weekday mass is mandatory and a letter of excuse is to be submitted if one has a valid reason to be exempted.

f.

All servers who are temporarily changing their mass groups for the weekend are to note that the following reasons are not valid and will not be accepted by Group Leaders

i.

There is no catechism class

ii.

Overslept

g.

Servers who present these reasons are still to attend mass and come for debrief.

 

2.

Sharing

a.

Sharing for servers secondary 1 and above will be held this Fri, 14th Feb.

 

3.

Retraining

a.

Leaders to emphasise on the attached notice.  All servers Secondary 2 and below to take note.

 

4.

Training

a.

Leaders to teach and demonstrate that the sign of the cross is to be made without haste, according to the words “Father, Son, Holy Spirit” and with the five fingers extended and held together.

b.

The server(s) who light(s) up the candles before mass will extinguish them after mass while still wearing his cassock.

 

 

 

5.

Discipline

a.

Servers are reminded to ensure that their cassock is clean and well ironed when they put it on.  They may not be allowed to serve mass if their cassock is dirty or crumpled.

b.

Servers are strongly encouraged to use a cassock cover or fold their cassocks neatly if it is to be placed in a bag.

c.

Prayers before and after mass are to be said without haste and reflectively.  Some groups have been saying their prayers mindlessly and in a rush.  This is to be corrected immediately.

 

6.

Visit by Apostolic Nuncio

a.

The Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, His Excellency the Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli will be celebrating the 11am mass on Sun, 16th Feb.

b.

All servers who are above Secondary 4 and 2 primary school servers are on the Mass Team. The roster has been published. Training will be held on Sat, 15th Feb from 8pm to 930pm.

c.

It will be a full society mass.  All primary school servers are to report to the Basement Chapel at 1030am SHARP.  Cape and sash is required and attendance will be taken.  Secondary School servers are exempted.

d.

This will NOT be counted as a weekend mass except for 11am servers and those on the Mass Team.  Hence, servers will still need to serve at their usual mass times.  However, Mass Team servers who are also Sacristan and Group Leaders should ensure that their duty is covered and that their mass group is not depleted of servers.

 

7.

Newsletter

a.

The newsletter for Feb 2014 has been published.  They will be sent to one’s parents via email.  It will also be uploaded onto the blog and Facebook page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETRAINING NOTICE

All servers secondary 2 and below will be required to come down for retraining.  Attendance is compulsory and will be taken.  Servers are to bring their cassock and come in mass attire.  The schedule is as follows:

 

Sunday, 16th Feb 1pm-215pm Alphonsus Phoon Cadenn Nalpon Joseph Low Juan Nickson Nishnath Vijayan	Sunday, 23rd Feb 1pm-215pm Alexander Bogaars Christian David Lewis Chow Matthew Lim Nicholas Koh Sebastian Soon	Sunday, 2nd Mar 1pm-215pm Basil Chew Divyan Vijayan Ivan Khoo Justin Quah Kristopher Go Samuel Tan Shane Nalpon Thaniel Subash
Sunday, 16th Feb 230pm-345pm Brian Hofbauer Eliot Galistan Josiah Leong Pio Lee Ryan Nerva	Sunday, 23rd Feb 230pm-345pm Francis Chua Glenn Paul Ivan Lee Mario Nickson Ralph Nerva Reuel Theseira	Sunday, 2nd Mar 230pm-345pm John Paul Jonah Teo Joshua de Souza Philip Bogaars Thomas de Silva Timothy Low Zachary Chan Zachery Clunies Ross

Servers who are unable to come for training must present a valid reason to the Head Trainer, Joshua Wong and come for another session.  There should be no more than 10 servers per session.  If one is from the 1pm session and wishes to order a packet of chicken rice for lunch, he is to inform Raphael Ng by the night before the training.  These servers should bring along $3 exactly.  Lunch will be given out at about 1245pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE REGARDING APOSTOLIC NUNCIO VISIT

(HIGH IMPORTANCE)

 

SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2014

11AM

FULL SOCIETY MASS

 

The following servers are on the Mass Team.  Training is on Saturday, 15 Feb 2014.  Those unable to serve are to inform Raphael Ng by Sun, 9th Feb 2014.

 

Bryan Khoo

David de Souza

Dennis Wee

Emmanuel Er

Ethan Galistan

Francis Chua

Geoffrey Tan

Ian Quek

Ivan Lee

Jeremy Wong

Joel Moosa

Jonathan Ng

Jonathan Pong

Luke Yeo

Nicholas Lim

Raphael Ng

Timothy Wong

 

Full society mass: YES (ALL PRIMARY SCHOOL SERVERS)

Exemption: ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL SERVERS

Cape and Sash: YES

Reporting Time: 1030AM

Reporting Venue: BASEMENT CHAPEL

Counted as a weekend mass: NO except for 11am servers and those on the Mass Team.  Hence, servers will still need to serve at their usual mass times.  However, Mass Team servers who are also Sacristan and Group Leaders should ensure that their duty is covered and that their mass group is not depleted of servers.