| Church of Saint Alphonsus | |
|---|---|
 Novena Church | |
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| 1°19′19″N 103°50′34″E / 1.321812°N 103.842786°E | |
| Location | 300 Thomson Road, Novena, Singapore |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Religious institute | Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer |
| Website | http://www.novenachurch.com |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 25 October 2017[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Style | new Gothic |
| Completed | 1950 |
| Construction cost | S$ 54 million |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Singapore |
| Deanery | City District |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Victorino A. Cueto, CSsR[2] |
| Vicar(s) | Terence Wee, CSsR [2] |
| Priest(s) | Peter Wee, CSsR Simon Pereira, CSsR Vincent Low, CSsR Paul Pang, CSsR Clement Lee, CSsR Terence Wee, CSsR Gerard Louis, CSsR Simon Tan, CSsR |
| Laity | |
| OCIA coordinator | Simon Tan, CSsR |
| Youth ministry coordinator | Sikstus Bapa Atawolo, CSsR [3][4] |
The Church of Saint Alphonsus, or Novena Church as it is more popularly known, is a Catholic church in Singapore located at 300 Thomson Road. It is not a parish church and is under the care of the Redemptorists.[5] The name Novena Church refers to the novena prayer devotion,[6][7] for which this church is famous. At the Church of Saint Alphonsus the Saturday novena services usually attract more people than the Sunday Mass services (Catholics generally go to their own parishes to attend Sunday Mass).[8] Having popularised the novena devotion sessions in Singapore, it draws people from the entire country and beyond. The devotions gave name to the surrounding area, Novena.[9]
- ^ "History of Novena Church and the Devotion – Novena Church, Church of St. Alphonsus, Singapore".
- ^ a b "Church Council – Novena Church, Church of St. Alphonsus, Singapore".
- ^ "Youth and Young Adults – Novena Church, Church of St. Alphonsus, Singapore".
- ^ "THE TEAM". home.
- ^ Erbin Fernandez Catechesis in the Archdiocese of Singapore: A Multiple Case Study ... - 2007 - Page 118 "The Church of St. Alphonsus is a Church of devotion dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and is administered by the Redemptories Congregation. It is popularly known as the Novena Church and literally thousands of Catholics and ..."
- ^ Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore: From ... 2012 - Page 68 "Insular Southeast Asia, of which Singapore may be said to be its nexus, did not allow it to be close-minded. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, Chinese syncretism appears in the form of novena practice where many Chinese offer prayers and ..."
- ^ Lynn Pan, The encyclopedia of the Chinese overseas Chinese Heritage Center (Singapore) - 1998 "In Singapore and Malaysia, indigenous Malay animism is acknowledged and affirmed in Chinese Religion by the presence of ... Buddhist temples (Theravada, Vajrayana and so forth) and even the Catholic Saint Alphonsus (Novena) Church."
- ^ Peter C. Phan Christianities in Asia -- 2011 Page 90 ... the Mother of Jesus (the weekly Saturday novena liturgies in Singapore are more popular than Sunday liturgies).
- ^ "Novena Church History:Urban Redevelopment Authority".