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Church of the Holy Trinity
1°20′56″N 103°56′50″E / 1.34884°N 103.94720°E / 1.34884; 103.94720
Location	20 Tampines Street 11, Singapore 529455
Country	Singapore
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	holytrinity.org.sg
History
Founded	1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Founder(s)	Rev Fr Paul Tay
Administration
Diocese	Archdiocese of Singapore
Clergy
Priest(s)	Rev Fr Frederick Quek (Parish Priest), Rev Fr Luke Zhang, Rev Fr Abel Antony

Church of the Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore. Its current address is 20 Tampines Street 11, Tampines 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.

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 Abel Antony (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)
  • Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion
  • 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

1. Catholic News
2. The Straits Times, Sunday Mass by a Waterfall Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine 21 January 1988, Page 23 "Sunday Mass by a waterfall. .. The most impressive feature at the church ... is a waterfall, complete with rocks and lush shrubs. The shape of the building itself is unusual. It is designed to look like a fish - an angel fish, naturally."
3. 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 ..."

External links

• Holy Trinity website
• Archdiocese of Singapore website
• Simei NCC website
• Neocatechumenate Communities of Singapore
• Trinity Choir website

• Roman Catholic churches completed in 1988
• 1988 establishments in Singapore
• Tampines
• 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Singapore