Church of the Holy Trinity is a

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. Its current address is 20 Tampines Street 11,

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New Town, Singapore 529455. It currently has an approximate population of 13,720, the largest parish in Singapore.

History

The church was founded in 1988 and is relatively new among the other Roman Catholic churches in Singapore. It was built at a cost of S$8,000,000 and is uniquely designed, being built with features such as a waterfall within the church building itself. A columbarium was also incorporated into the design, with space for 1,400 niches. Thirty-seven acres of the Tampines New Town was itself built on land acquired in 1971 from the Catholic Mission.Economic bulletin Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore International Chamber of Commerce - 1971 Page 49 "(21) New housing development in Upper Serangoon; Thirty-seven acres of land in the Tampines area, belonging to the Catholic mission, will be acquired by the Government for housing development. A Government Gazette announcement ..."

Organisation

The church currently has 3 priests administering to a church of about 13720 Parishioners. These priests are: * Rev Fr Frederick Quek (Parish Priest) * Rev Fr Luke Zhang (Assistant Parish Priest) * Rev Fr Joe Dinesh (Assistant Parish Priest) The church has the following ministries: * Faith Formation Ministry ** Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) ** Catechetical Ministry ** Charismatic Group * Neocatechumenate Communities ** 1st Community of Holy Trinity ** 2nd Community of Holy Trinity * Liturgical Ministry ** Knights of the Altar (Altar Servers) **

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** Music Ministry (Choirs) ** Lectors ** Hospitality Ministry * Youth Ministries ** Holy Trinity Youth * Service Ministry ** Society of St. Vincent De Paul (SSVP) ** Willing Hands ** Canteen * Legion of Mary * Missionary Ministry ** Chinese Group ** Filipino Group * Neighbourhood Christian Communities (NCC) ** Simei NCC ** Tampines NCC

Affiliations

As a Roman Catholic church, the church is naturally affiliated with all other Roman Catholic schools, churches and organisations, particularly in Singapore. However, there are a few that share a markedly closer relationship because of their geographic proximity. * East District Deanery parishes ** Church of Divine Mercy (Singapore) ** Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace (Singapore) ** Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Singapore) ** Church of Holy Family (Singapore) ** Church of St Stephen (Singapore) * Catholic schools ** CHIJ Katong Convent ** Hai Sing Catholic School ** Saint Patrick's School ** Saint Anthony's Canossian Primary School ** Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School

References

External links

Holy Trinity website

Archdiocese of Singapore website

Simei NCC website

Neocatechumenate Communities of Singapore

Trinity Choir website
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