Our group came into existence when Fr Eugene Chong appealed to
parishioners to pray at a wake of a recently deceased Catholic.
Teresa Sie and Madelene Wee turned up only to find Fr Chong and Lawrence
Lee at the wake. There was a need to form a Wake Group urgently for our
parish as most parishes had their own groups.
The search for members willing to pray at wakes and funeral
masses began and the group was officially formed in 2002 with
Teresa as Chairperson, Madelene as Secretary and Lawrence as Coordinator cum
Treasurer.
The group now has 30 members and 5 auxiliary members led by
Joanna Ng as Chairperson and Fr Chong as Spiritual Director.
Our activities include praying at wakes for God's love, mercy and
forgiveness to be bestowed on the deceased, and to render emotional
support and consolation to the family and loved ones. We also serve as
readers at funeral liturgy, choral singers and render assistance at funeral
masses and committal ceremonies.
We fulfill our mission of evangelization that is the proclamation of Christ by
word and the testimony of life, by praying for the dead and
comforting those who mourn.
As members of the ministry, we meet and pray together every first
Wednesday of the month, offering praise, worship and thanksgiving to
God for the gift of life and to foster fellowship among members.
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