Novena Church to open on 29 September 2017

16 09 2017

Photos from the first mass: https://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/2017/09/30/normal-service-resumes-at-novena/

Based on an announcement on the Novena Church Facebook page last night, the new Novena Church – after a little delay, will open on 29 July 2017 – when its first mass will be celebrated. The first novena devotion will be held on Saturday, 30 September at 8am and the first Sunday mass will be celebrated on 1 October, 8am.

More on Novena Church / previous posts on Novena Church:

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Date : 16 September 2017
Tags: Changing Landscapes, Church of St. Alphonsus, Novena Church, Novena Church Redevelopment, Redemptorists, Redemptorists in Singapore, Thomson Road
Categories : Singapore, Thomson / Balestier Road Area

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Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets

Fenced off and with “No Trespassing” signs on prominent display, many of Singapore’s state owned properties lie out of sight and out of mind. “Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets”, a series of visits supported by SLA, provides a rare opportunity to discover these restricted spaces.

Pasir Panjang ‘A’ PS (22 Apr ’18)

2018 schedule

2 Jun: Naval Base Housing
7 Jul : 5 Kadayanallur St.
4 Aug : 10 Hyderabad Rd
1 Sep : Watten Estate Road
29 Sep : Old Changi Hosp¹
3 Nov : Garrison Churches²
1 Dec : TBD³

¹Registration closed.

²Registration from 19 Oct.

³Site to be confirmed in due course.

Updates will be posted on this site and also on my Facebook page.

Do note that as spaces for the visits are limited due to conditions on site, slots for these visits are often taken up in a matter of minutes.

2017 series

⁴Repeated for SG Heritage Fest 2018

… more at …

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Old Changi Hospital (9 Sep 2017)

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Articles relating to the Dragon Kilns:

Dec 2012 Post on Thow Kwang's Firing

Oct 2011 Straits Times article

Sep 2011 Article in Bridge (South-West CDC Newsletter)

Jun 2011 Post on Thow Kwang Dragon Kiln

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Oct 2012 : An Autumn Harvest by the bay

Jun 2012 : Official Opening

Jun 2012 : Where Wonder Blooms

May 2012 : In the merry month of May

Apr 2012 : Ascent into the Clouds

Nov 2011 : New Light in the Old Harbour

Nov 2011 : Sneak Peek at the Gardens

Walks back in time with the NLB

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I took participants on a walk with the NLB up a hundred steps to the heavenly world of Mount Sophia that was home to the fairy-tale like mansions such as Eu Villa (demolished in 1981). We also explored the neighbouring Mount Emily, the site of Singapore’s first public swimming pool and along with that, some of the areas that were once part of a Jewish and then Japanese quarter. Information relating to the walk and some of what we saw or were transported to can be found in the post “One Hundred Steps to Heaven”.

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I took an enjoyable walk back in time with several participants in a heritage trail at the Toa Payoh Library, to a Toa Payoh that was taking its first steps as the first planned satellite town. Details of some of the places we visited can be found in the post “A journey through time: a heritage trail through Toa Payoh”.

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