Architecture

The President’s Design Award is the nation’s highest recognition of exceptional people of this country, who have played a part not only in creating objects, images and spaces that have made lives more interesting and more comfortable, but have also trail-blazed our pursuit of excellence in design.

The Church of St. Mary of the Angels has received the President's Design Award in 2006.

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THE WORK OF OUR FRIARS IN HAITI AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
The three Fraternities of Port-au-Prince are places that welcome the Haitians. Saint Alexandre, for example, right in down town, is a point of reference for many sick people cared for by Br. Victor, a psychologist from Chile who is also a Medical Doctor. The Church was converted into a hospital pavilion with medicine and many patients. Br. Omar, a Salvadorian, in his small convent pitched many tents for homeless children to provide them with a place to eat and sleep. Br. Colombano, on the other hand, continues making his rounds in the “cloister” of poverty, that is, the market place, which has become a place of misery. Yet, this cloister, this market place is where many buy and sell without water or electricity.

Everybody calls out to Br. Victor and he, with a smile, gives to each as he can. The fraternity of Croix-les-missions is the only house of three that suffered damage. The Church lost its façade while the convent also suffered considerable damage. The Friars sleep out in the open in the little square between the Friary and the Church. Br. Jean Louis is the infirmarian, who passes the whole day caring for the sick crowded around there. Br. Dempsey, who is the President of the Haitian Foundation, Guardian, and Pastor hustles back and forth re-organizing Parish life. Lastly, Br. Antonio is, likewise, taken up with a thousand necessary logistics. The third fraternity located on a flat surface was untouched by the earthquake; it’s a secure house even if the Friars choose to sleep out in the open in the small red tents. This fraternity has 11 youth in initial formation who, together with the Haitian Br. Miguel are busy assisting the victims of the earthquake. Br. Walter is the driver taking people here and there as he did with us. The people of Haiti, who are resilient in suffering, rely on the Friars, who, in turn, love their people for whom they organized loads of food transported from Santo Domingo to the Convent of Lilavois. The money collected up to now is for emergency use only, such as food and medicine. As to the rebuilding, Divine Providence will see to it in time.

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SWORDS TO PLOUGHSHARES: A CALL TO PEACE
Auditions for St Mary’s 2010 orchestral and choral concert “Swords To Ploughshares: A Call To Peace” will begin next Saturday 13 March from 10am to 4pm at the Music Studio. Please visit http://concert.stmary.sg to register and select an audition time slot or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

FIRST AID COURSE AT ST MARY’S
Ever wanted to learn first aid and be officially certified as a Qualified First Aider? Now you can, right here in SMOTA. The Franciscan Scouts in partnership with the Red Cross Society of Singapore will be organising the Standard First Aid Course. The dates are 10th, 11th and 17th April from 9am- 6 pm. Calling all those interested, please call our Special Projects Director Geovenn at 9710 6764 for more details. Limited spaces available!
cost per participant is $90.

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