Many Parts One Body

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For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.

For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot were to say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body’, that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear were to say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body’, that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many members, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you’, nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’

On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and those members of the body that we think less honourable we clothe with greater honour, and our less respectable members are treated with greater respect; whereas our more respectable members do not need this.

But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honour to the inferior member, that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it.

1 Corinthians 12:12-26

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About Our Parish Theme

Our Identity

The theme “Many Parts, One Body” reflects our desire to more deeply live out our identity as “a Catholic community of faith” as reflected in our Mission Statement.

Rich Diversity

St Bernadette’s is blessed with great richness and diversity within our community. In terms of languages, we speak Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin, and English. We a community of many nationalities: Filipino, Indonesian, Chinese, Malaysian, Singaporean and many others besides.

Our Spiritual Home

We hail from different home and family backgrounds, but we all call St Bernadette “home”. St. Berns is indeed our spiritual home where we come that our spirits and souls may find nourishment, rest and peace “in the warm embrace of [God’s] unconditional love.”

Everyone a Member of the Body

Some of us serve in Parish Ministries, some are part of devotional and prayer groups, others volunteer on an ad hoc basis and others are proud just to be regular worshippers here on weekdays and weekends.

One Body, One Spirit in Christ

Out of all this diversity, it is Our Lord Jesus Christ who binds us together. At every Mass we pray that by the power of Holy Spirit, we become “one body, one spirit in Christ.” (Eucharistic Prayer III)

Exhortation to Unity

Our theme, therefore, is an exhortation like that which Saint Paul made to the church in Corinth. That out of our many small groups – families, clans, prayer groups, devotional groups, volunteer groups, ministries – we rediscover and reorient ourselves back towards Christ as our centre and in so doing, forge anew the bonds of unity and peace we pray for at each Mass.

Begins at Home

This begins first in our families and homes with those nearest and dearest to us. May our homes be place where Christ can be encountered in prayer, service, and forgiveness.

Overflows into the Parish

Then it overflows in those groups we belong to in the Parish where we live out the reality of being brothers and sisters in Christ as we love, serve, heal and forgive one another. In loving one another as he loves us, may we create opportunities for others to encounter Him.

Culminates in Liturgy

Finally, it should find its culmination in the Liturgy itself. When we come together to celebrate the Eucharist, may it be truly a celebration of that unity we live out when we are sent on mission at the end of every Mass. Ite missa est.

A Lived Reality

May 2026 be the year where St Bernadette makes “Many Parts, One Body” a lived reality for one and all. All for the greater glory of God and the building of His Kingdom here on earth.