IMPORTANT NOTICES!!!
1. Warm-up for pageant on 24 Dec (Wed) 10pm in the choir room
2. Combined choir to be seated in church on 24 Dec (Wed) by 11pm
3. GII to adjourn to Dione's place for Christmas Party after midnight mass
4. Gerard's party for GII on 26 Dec (Fri): Keep your tummies free for dinner!
5. GII runs a games stall for Holy Family Feastday 28 Dec (Sun): Gerard is games stall I/C
6. GII sings for the wedding mass of Evon and David on 31 Dec (Wed) 9am in church
7. Combined choir for New Year's Day/Mary Mother of God mass 10am on 1 Jan (Thu) 04
8. GII sings for 2 weddings on 3 Jan (Sat) 04: 12noon mass (Patricia & Michael) 2pm service (Yvonne & Kenneth)

GII ANNUAL CAMP - Success!!!
7-10 Dec (Sun-Wed)
At St Teresa's Church
4 days of Christ-centred fun, fellowship, & food!!!

GII CAROLING 2003 - Success!!!
21 Dec (Sun) 7pm
At Century Roxy Hotel
Evangelising thru our music at a Christmas outreach/party
Singing from house to house esp to the housebound sick and elderly

Combined Choir for MIDNIGHT MASS
Practices: 30 Nov, 3,11,14,18,21 Dec
In church, 2-4pm Sundays; 7.45-9.45pm weekdays
A grand celebration and memorable Christmas mass we shall make it!!!
Details in ms word format (song list, seating arrangement)

Caroling 2003 - GII's caroling campaign to Marine Parade began with tremendous success!!! Glory and praise to our God! It was a Christ-filled evening at Blk 71 Marine Dr where friends, family , well-wishers and even interested passers-by joined in the singing and experienced community.
Our next outreach will be on 21 Dec (Sun) 7pm at Christmas Party in Century Roxy Hotel, where we'll be singing to the elderly of Marine Terrace in a party jointly organised by Catholics and Protestants. Amen to that!

1st Week of Advent - 30 Nov to 6 Dec - Theme - Gathered in Hope "One Bread, One Body"
03 Dec - Combined choir 745pm in church; check under "whats new" for song list etc
05 Dec - Be sure to attend Fr Erbin's talk on "Praying as a Eucharistic Community" - 745pm in church
06 Dec - Wedding of Alicia & Winston 10am Mass - Practice at 9am

27 Nov 03 1148am - GII welcomes into the world Athan Ding, son of Allyson and Aaron Ding!!! Congratulations!!!!

Photos from GII's 20th Anniversary Celebrations - Check them out here

On the 5th of November 1983, Genesis II was formed for you and me - We celebrated our 20th anniversary with our alumni, our parents and Fr Erbin on 1 Nov (Sat). 120 of us were treated to a special night of awards, games and a video down memory lane...

Holy Family Church turns 80 this 11 Nov (Tue) - The grand old dame has grown from a small chapel to a bustling parish. Happy Birthday!

Week of 13 - 20 Sep 2003

Triumph of the Cross 13/14 Sep - "He humbled Himself, obediently accepting even death, death on a cross!" Philippians 2:8
Come join us before mass in the choir room as we pray the Rosary!

Wedding 27 Sep (Sat) 2pm - Holy Fam Church

Week of 17 - 23 Aug 2003

Teen confirmation mass 23 Aug 03 (Sat) 5.30pm. GII's singing for confirmation!!! Take note of the earlier mass time at 5.30pm (no novena) and practice will start at 4.20pm. Let's make this a very special & memorable mass and Sacrament of Confirmation for all present. Congratulations to our newly confirmed Genesians - Darren, Dominic, Gerard, Isabelle, Jeremy Chia, Jeremy Oh, Shanae.

Weddings on 6 Sep (Sat) 10am & 27 Sep (Sat) 2pm

Check out Holy Family's new website at www.holyfamily.org.sg

Week of 10 - 16 Aug 2003

Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 15 Aug 03 (this Friday) - GII is singing for the 6.15pm mass. Practice at 5.15pm in the choir room. (other mass times 14 Aug - 6.15pm & 8pm, 15 Aug - 6.15am, 1pm, & 8pm)

6.15am mass for the Feast of the Assumption of the BVM on 15 Aug 03. The choir leader in charge, Sr Eugene, has requested the help of all choirs to send a few members to be part of this early morning choir. Be seated in church at 6.05am. A big thank you to the 7 Genesians who came down =)

16 Aug - Lay Apostolate Sunday. After mass we'll immediately adjourn to Nicole's place (Laguna Park 5000C #02-10) for her birthday party. This will be followed by prayer meet ("God in our community") and practice for confirmation mass (empower me, thank you Lord, come to the river).

Choral Masterclasses & Workshops by Jonathan Velasco 5 to 9 Aug 03 -
i) 5-7 Aug Choral Masterclass
ii) 8 Aug (Fri) Conductors' Workshop 7.30--10pm St Teresa's Church ($30 per person limited to 40 pax)
iii) 9 Aug (Sat) Choral Workshop & Forum 9.30am-4.30pm St Teresa's Church

Week of 14 - 20 July 2003

Wedding on 2 Aug 12pm Holy Family Church. First of all, a big thank you to all those who sang for Natasha's brother's wedding. So far for this wedding on 2 Aug, we've 10 singers and do take note that we'll be singing for one of our old members, Regina Galistan. So we'll be confirming the numbers this weekend.

What's happening this Sat 19 July? Well its mass as usual (16th Sunday of the Year), followed by choir prac (we'll be running through the new Gloria and also learning a christmas carol, guess which one?) The Prayer Meet originally slated for this Sat will be held on 26 July, next Sat.

Holy Family Youth Sports Day 20 July Sun - 3-6pm at KC Sec... Feeling unhealthy lately? Come down for an afternoon of soccer, netball, frisbee, floorball, basketball, captain's ball and sun-tanning at the school by the canal.

Week of 07 - 13 July 2003

Wedding this Sat 12 July 11am St Anne's Church - Natasha's brother. Meet at Natasha's place (10B Martia Rd) at 9.15am. Bus leaves at 9.30am for St Anne's church. Choir prac will start at 10am. We need more singers!!!

Bible Sunday July 12/13 (15th Ord Sunday readings) - mass as usual but the emphasis is quite clearly on the Word of God. Plus 20% off all bibles at KCBC, or put it on Fr Erbin's tab!!! =)

Week of 30 June - 06 July 2003

New members - Let us welcome into our family Isabelle, Shanae and Geanarvy (who are currently in KC Sec 4)

Parish Reflection Night with Fr Eugene Vaz. - Friday 4 July, 8pm in church; Fr Vaz will be speaking on parish renewal, everyone is strongly encouraged to come down - If you were inspired/enlightened/challenged by his talks during our pentecost triduum or if you just want to learn how to be part of our parish renewal, come!!!

Deacon Aloysius is now FATHER ALOYSIUS!!!! He will be celebrating his first mass this coming Sunday at the 11.15am mass. This will be followed by a gathering at 3 Sea Ave, with food provided =)

Week of 22 - 29 June 2003

"You are Peter and on this rock I will build My Church. And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it."
This Sunday 29 June the church celebrates the Feast of Sts Peter & Paul, the princes of the apostles, from whom we derive our Christian Faith. Learn more abt them here at Catholic Online

The musicians this Sat are Gen, Noel & Jonathan. After mass practice will be conducted by Adrian Lee and section leaders; we'll be learning an R&B version of "Deck the halls" =)

Deacon Aloysius Ong's Ordination Mass - 29 June (Sun) 5.30pm St Bernadette's Church. Come and witness this momentous celebration, and pray for our dearest Deacon. Combined choir singers please be in church by 3pm. Bring along a change of clothes and water.

New members - We welcome Dominic and Darren into our choir. They are from the present Con4 batch =)

World Sanctification Day for Priests 25 June (Wed) - This day will be celebrated by nearly 100 priests of the diocese with talks/workshop/reflection at HFC, followed by mass at 7.30pm in HFC. Please pray for our priests. Combined choir (including us) will be singing for the mass. Please be seated by 7pm.

Opus Dei Mass - 26 June (Thu) 7.15pm Holy Cross Church. Meet at Clementi MRT at 6.30pm or see you there at Holy Cross.

Week of 15 June - 21 June 03

Opus Dei Mass practice - thank you to Gen, Andrea, Elden, Duane, Noel, Adrian & Darren for coming down for the prac on Monday 16 June. It was pretty fruitful and we covered all the songs!

Chris & Fab's wedding practice - 17 June (Tue) - 7.30pm - Choir Room.

World Refugee Day Mass 20 June (Fri) 7pm Cathedral - Celebrated by Archbishop Nicholas Chia, we'll be praying for the millions of refugees in the world who are homeless, hungry and in need of hope.

Chris & Fab's wedding mass 21 June (Sat) 10am HFC - be seated by 830am for warm-up. Let's make this a celebration to remember!

Week of 18 May-24 May 03

Ascension Day 29 May (Thu) - we'll be singing for the 6.15pm mass, with practice at 5.15pm. This is a day of obligation and your attendance is much needed.

Holy Family Netball Carnival 8 June (Sun) - KC 3-6pm. Anyone interested in forming teams for this netball tournament? Mxied teams are allowed =). A good chance for us to interact with the parish youth.

Father's Day 14/15 June (Sat/Sun) - Like what happened on Mother's Day, there'll be a tribute to our fathers at every mass. Any of you would like to say something (to the 6pm congregation) abt your papa?

Deacon Aloy's Ordination Mass 29 June - Attention those of you who signed up for the combined choir (Andrea, Natasha, Winnie, Dione, Jasmine, Daphne, Brandon, Gerard, Bek, Duane, Elden, Basil, Noel, Auggy & Darren) the first practice is on 8 June 12.30-2.30pm at St Bernadette's Church, parish hall.

20th Anniversary Baby Photo Contest - Please send in your baby photos (below 3 yrs of age), with your name attached, to Darren or Natasha.

Week of 11 May-17 May 03

What happened on Saturday - 16 Genesians sang for the 2pm wedding, which was animated by a TCS actor!... Thank you for singing! Practice after mass was marked with a malfunctioning air-con and we learned 4 new songs in record time (thanks to the heat wave & our charged up conductor & organist) The Altos also put up their Easter decoration (a nice big flower) in the choir room.. great job!

Week of 04 May-10 May 03

Latest updates to the website:
1. Check out Augustine's online diaries aka blogs. Do send us your own blogs.
2. Genevieve shares on her experience of Lenten Vigil 2003.

Week of 27 Apr-03 May 03

GII's Easter Project - All sections will be working on their Easter activity and poster for the next 2 weeks. Hopefully, we can decorate the choir room with our Easter posters.

Leaders' Seminar - Adrian, Jonathan, Winnie, Noel and Darren will be attending this workshop at KC primary from 2-9pm on Sat 03 May.

Welcome to GII - We welcome Peiwen, Polly and Jared to the choir this Easter season.

Week of 20 Apr-27 Apr 03

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! - Jesus is alive! Truly He is risen! May you be blesses with His graces and may you be inspired to proclaim His salvation to all those around you!

Revelation Day 20 Apr - Easter Sunday! Pot-luck by the beach! The Tenors' home-made sandwiches were the talk of our lunch. After that, we had some ice-breakers and then we began our secret pal revelation. The Altos/Basses narrowly defeated the valiant but Sops/Tenors in captain's ball. We ended the day with frisbee, soccer and watching capoeira (a Brazilian martial art).

Week of 13 Apr-19 Apr 03

Easter Vigil 19 Apr - 84 children of God were received into the Catholic Church and welcomed to the parish of Holy Family this holiest of holy nights. Their celebration of new birth was shared by the 2000+ congregation and 90-strong combined choir.

Holy Week 2003 - A very big thank you to all you Genesians who came down for combined choir practices and mass on Holy Thursday and Easter Vigil, for our own Lenten Vigil and Good Friday service.

Lenten Vigil 17 Apr - after 2 months of practices, our efforts paid off as we sang an inspiring Holy Hour with our Lord. Thank you to Winnie and Marissa for leading us through!! Hopefully, we'll be putting some of the songs online too.

Week of 6 Apr-12 Apr 03

Lenten Vigil update - We will be singing for the 9-10pm slot on Maundy Thursday 17 Apr 03. The song list includes: Steal Away, O God You Search Me, Only Your Love, We Have Been Told, The Kind of a Kingdom, My God in Whom I Trust, You are My Shepherd, Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross, A Quiet Time.

Emily's grandmother's funeral mass - At 3pm in Holy Family Church on 7 Apr (Mon). We'll be practising at 2.15pm in church. Please come down if you can make it.

Week of 30 Mar-5 Apr 03

5th Sunday of Lent 05 Apr 03 (Sat) "Unless a grain of wheat shall fall upon the ground and die..."- After mass, we proceeded to have rosary in the choir room, and then choir practice for Lenten Vigil. It was a pretty fruitful practice as we went through and refined 7 of the 9 songs. We ended off practice with a special birthday prayer and blessing for all the April babies present (only Aaron wasn't around). And of course, we sang them the 2 GII birthday songs.

April Babies - A hippity happity hoppity birthday to the following Genesians!!!
Duane 01 Apr Interview with Duane
Damien 03 Apr
Aaron 10 Apr
Melina 17 Apr
Daphne 27 Apr
Anthony 27 Apr
Looks like we'll be seeing quite a few rival parties going on hehe.

Week of 23-29 Mar 03

4th Sunday of Lent - "Joyful" Sunday - 29 Mar 03 (Sat). SARS came to Holy Family Church today as we were told not hold and shake hands, hug or kiss, and receive Holy Communion on our lips, during mass. Despite this and the ongoing outbreak, church was as crowded as before.

We continued with rosary after mass, in the choir room. Elden was treated to a surprise birthday mini-celebration after rosary.

For practice after mass, we went through the songs Only Your Love, The Kind of a Kingdom and You are my Shepherd. Another surprise birthday celebration was in order later that night as we gathered at the Cheescake Cafe (Siglap) with past Genesians to wish Aaron a happy birthday.

Week of 16-22 Mar 03

Prayer Meet Report - 36 Genesians gathered on 22 Mar 03 for an evening of discovering our Lenten calling, sharing their experiences and learning that God's vision of love could be applied to our everyday lives. Each sharing group also prayed over and blessed their members, promising to support each other in faith. A full report with pictures will be out soon!

Prayer Meet Sat 22 Mar 03 - Part II of our Fully Human Fully Alive series. Our 2nd prayer meet for the year promises to be a feast for the soul and mind, with a short talk by Deacon Aloysius on Lent, and interactive group sessions to follow. Seeya there!

Peace Rally Fri 21 Mar 03 - Even as I'm writing this down, US cruise missiles and bombs have hit targets in Iraq. The peace rally to be held at our Cathedral of the Good Shepherd at 7pm may be too late in averting war, but our prayers for the victims of war must continue. Let's try to go down for this rally.