PINOY OBLATES OF SAINT ANTHONY DE PADUA
Community at the Church of St Anthony, Woodlands, Singapore (since 2001)

About Us

The POSAP Filipino Community was formed in May 1, 2001 by four migrant Filipino families, with the support of the Filipino Community of the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea in Yishun and Migrant Chaplain Fr Angel C. Luciano. The community was founded with the basic goal of reaching out to the migrant Filipino parishioners of St Anthony and establishing a pastoral presence.

POSAP stands for Pinoy Oblates of Saint Anthony de Padua and as the name suggests, dwells on pastoral integration among the Filipino migrant families in the parish and the larger community as a whole.

Then Parish Priest Fr John Koo welcomed POSAP as a member of the Pastoral Council and in December 2001, the first ever Simbang Gabi (9-day Novena Masses held in various churches in Singapore) was held in St Anthony, attended by close to 900 Filipino migrant workers, families and some of their employers. Since then, the Church of St Anthony has been part of the annual Simbang Gabi celebrations.

In January 2002, the monthly Tagalog mass, led by Fr Angel C. Luciano, had come to St Anthony, and has been regularly held since, on the fourth Saturday of the month.

In October 2002, POSAP founded the Marian devotion group in the Admiralty and Sembawang areas, wherein monthly Rosary prayers are being held on second Saturdays. Known as the FRC or Family Rosary Crusades, this monthly activity is geared towards encouraging families to pray the Rosary together in migrant families’ households. It was also intended to be a time where member-families gather and share food and experiences, blessings and challenges.

The community also has its own choir, comprising of adult members and are in the process of training the young ones to replace it someday.

On the Feast day Food Fest, Filipino snacks are being prepared and sold to all parishioners. Some of our regular members also participate in the church’s Music Ministry, on the 6pm choir. We strive to participate in parish activities and in the process integrate our community with the entire parish spectrum. With the support of Frs Terence, Vincent and Cyril and with God’s grace, we will succeed.

About the POSAP Logo

• Designed by Francis Cepe in June 2001.
  
  
• The central circle represents Mary and the Baby Jesus, with the hands clasped in the Philippine colors red, white and blue, with the rising sun.
  
  
• The four gray lining represent the four founding families.
  
  
• The three encompassing rays represent our guiding values: Faith, Hope and Love.
  
  

Our regular activities are

• Monthly Tagalog mass, fourth Saturdays at 7.30pm.
  
  
• Flores de Mayo or Flowers of May. For three Sundays, the POSAP kids offer flowers and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to commemorate the Filipino tradition in May. This is culminated by the Tagalog Mass on the 4th Saturday.
  
  
• Family Rosary Crusade or FRC. Monthly prayer gatherings on host-families’ residences, where adults and children pray the Rosary together and partake food and share blessings and experiences.
  
  
• Family Rosary Rally. An annual Living Rosary held on the 4th Sunday in October, where previous and present FRC family-hosts come together and pray the Rosary in the church. This is culminated by the Tagalog Mass.
  
  
• Simbang Gabi. St Anthony will be one of the hosts to this traditional 9-day Novena Masses held in various churches in Singapore. In 2006, Simbang Gabi became a Parish event.
  
  
• Interaction among various Filipino Parish communities in Singapore on prevalent issues.
  
  

We welcome you to POSAP. If you are interested to join, please contact:

• Francis Cepe (General memberships)
  Tel: 94761255
  Email:
  
  
• Tony Odiada (Choir)
  Tel: 91052930
  Email:
  
  
• Joy Quiambao (FRC)
  Tel: 91372612
  Email: