Society of St Vincent De Paul Feast Day (National Level)

On 27th September 2011, we celebrated the Feast Day of St. Vincent De Paul. We started off by a mass celebration at the Church of Risen Christ at 6pm. Vincentians all over Singapore, from over 30 Conferences, streamed in to participate in this annual event. We are honored to have Archbishop Nicholas Chia to celebrate the Mass for us.

The Archbishop reminded us of the importance of our duty as Vincentians to help the poor and spread God's word to them. Towards the end of the mass, we had the formal installation of our new National Council President, Paul Foo. After that, long service awards were given to Vincentians who have been serving for the longest time. From Church of Risen Christ, Raymond Leong, Linda Kiong, Edward Soh and Harry Chew each received the 25 years award.

After the mass, the Vincentians marched across the road to Swatow (汕头） restaurant for our dinner.

The restaurant was fully filled with about 45 tables

The 25 years long-service award recipients Raymond, Linda and Edward. (Harry Chew is missing)

 Church of Risen Christ provided a band consisting of Mark Leong (Vocals, Guitar), Mark Tan (Vocals), Nick (Vocals, Guitar), Ronald (Drums), and May May (Guitar). They provided beautiful English, Mandarin and Hokkien music throughout the dinner.

Our Band performaing "我问天"

We also invited an Emcee, Justin (from one of the churches), who provided a splendid entertainment. His tear-filled humor never failed to grip the hearts of the crowd, with jokes about different cultures, languages and persona. There were two rounds of lucky draw; each conference provided a set of prizes.

Our conference took two tables, three if the band is included. Anyway, we enjoyed the company, the food, the music and the jokes. It was already 10pm when the crowd started dispersing.

Written by: Vincent Wei