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The Church of St Mary of the Angels is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore completed in 2004. It is located in the Bukit Batok Planning Area, within the West Region of Singapore. Currently, the parish is home to some 8,500 parishioners. The parish caters to parishioners who come from the different parts of Singapore, mainly from Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak, Hillview, Jurong East and Choa Chu Kang. It grew out of the work of a group of Franciscan friars in the 1950s.〔Susan Tsang Discover Singapore: The City's History & Culture Redefined -- 2008 Page 44 "Church of St Mary of the Angels' "In 1970, they took charge of the newly-established parish of St Mary of the Angels. Although Bukit Batok, where they were situated, was in the outskirts, the area developed as public housing spread away from the city center. By 1985, the ..."〕 The building was awarded the Singapore Institute of Architects Religious Building category award in 2004, and Design of the Year award at the first President's Design Award in 2006.〔Tsang page 44 "The result: a building with a glass wall, and a spacious column-free hall. It is hoped that the unblocked prospect of the priest and the altar will make it more conducive to worshippers participation in the celebration of mass.... In 2004, the Singapore Institute of Architects honoured St Mary's with awards in the Religious Building category and also in the Interior ... The architects took the Design of the Year award at the inaugural President's Design Award in 2006."〕 The current Parish Priest is Friar Clifford Augustine, OFM. The Assistant Parish Priests of the parish are Friar John Derrick Yap, OFM, Friar Joseph Lee, OFM and Friar Justin Lim, OFM ==Mass Timings== Weekdays (Monday to Friday): 6.55am (With Morning Prayer), 6.30pm Saturdays: 6.55am (With Morning Prayer), 4.30pm, 6.15pm Sundays: 7.30am (Mandarin), 9.00am, 11.00am, 12.45pm, 5.30pm, 7.15pm Saturday Novena: 4.00pm Novena to St. Anthony: Tuesdays after the 6.30pm Mass Devotion to the Sacred Heart: 1st Friday of Every Month, after the 6.30pm Mass 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Church of St Mary of the Angels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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