It rings a bell......

It is good to be back and good to be blogging again. I apologize for the late post for this event. Well, after about 2 weeks away from Singapore, here is the update of the 25th Anniversry Mass and Dinner Celebration for the St Francis Xavier Major Seminary.


Although the Nuncio could not be here to celebrate this joyous occasion with us, he still sent us his congratulatory message (yup! the one that was posted earlier). We also received the apostolic blessing from the Holy Father, which was presented to our Rector, Fr William Goh, by His Grace Archbishop Nicholas Chia.

After the Eucharistic Celebration at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we proceeded to the school next door, CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity, for the celebratory dinner. You can see our Rector, together with our Bishop and the head of the Celebrations Committee cutting the birthday cake!

Next... here is something that rings a bell..... ermm.... may bells actually. We, the seminarians, decided to put up some items for the dinner and one of them was this 'Bell Orchestra' performance. We were coached by Damien Lim, from the Ministry of Bells, and did two mean Christmas Carols. Guess you got to be there to hear the sweet sound of music..... it is still ringing in my ears..... *wink*

For a more casual performance, there was also a dance item put up by 6 of our brothers. Check out the cool costumes we had. This really gave the audience much comic relief.


Finally, we definitely need to thank the Good Lord for blessing us with 25 years of graces to be forming the future priests of the Church. I am confident the Lord will bless us with many more years to come......

Let us all journey towards our Mission to
PROCLAIM THE GLORY OF THE LORD
AS TEACHERS, MINISTERS & LEADERS.

25th Anniversary of SFX Major Seminary

On 12th April, the Archdiocese organised the Day of Prayer for Vocation held at Holy Spirit Parish. There was a time of prayer led by the youths of the parish, the Serra Club as well as the seminarians. This was followed by Mass celebrated by our Archbishop. During the Mass, the Archbishop unveiled and officially launched the logo for the Seminary's 25th Anniversary Celebrations. (Yes this kampung is only 25 years young)

Explanation Of The Logo

The central figure in the logo is a priest proclaiming the Glory of the Lord. With his hands raised to Heaven in the posture of a cross, the priest is configured to Our Lord Jesus, crucified on the Cross for all of us. Resplendent in a white cassock and red stole, the priest evokes the imagery of a Teacher of the Word, Minister of the Sacraments and Leader of the Community.

The red stole and the cross resemble the Major Seminary's iconic tower, symbolising the institution's central role in forming and training priests for the Archdiocese of Singapore.

In the background, the stylised number '25' marks the silver jubilee of the Seminary.

The overall colour scheme is festive and reflects the liturgical colours of white, red and purple. Finally yellow signifies the Light of Christ radiating from the Cross.

More about the 25th Anniversary Celebrations to be posted later, but here are some photos of the event. Enjoy