353:. The Choir was known as the Risen Christ Choir while it was based at the Church of the Risen Christ, and it was during this period that its first 3 LPs were released, including the WEA album, "Christmas in Singapore." The choir also recorded and was featured in the original TV broadcast for Singaporean National Day songs in the 80s such as "Count on Me, Singapore" and "We are Singapore".
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has an integral place in liturgical music in the Church of the Risen Christ, and is the sole instrument that accompanies the congregation and choirs during the mass. The organ is also used together with other encouraged forms of liturgical music like choral polyphony and plainchant. It is hoped that
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2005- Page 332 "Not far from that place, the town of TOA PAYOH had been completed in the 1970's and a church with 8,000 parishioners had been dedicated to the "RISEN CHRIST" in 1971. The new church located some distance further away would naturally become a sister church with the name of CHRIST THE
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Passion of the Lord replaced the previous orange lanterns with illustrations of the scenes of the Passion. The old seating benches gave way to sturdy new ones, while the use of hymn books and bible leaflets were discontinued with the use of projectors and television screens displaying
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and kitchen, thereby impeding on the priests' privacy and opportunity for interaction. Hence, the Church decided to build a new extension that would meet the needs of the growing community. Construction on the new 4-storey extension began in early 2003. Costing approximately $ 3.5 million, the new
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On 4 October 2021, a 65-year old retiree fell violently ill and was hospitalised after consuming ivermectin at the urging of a group of close friends from the Church of the Risen Christ. The group claimed that the mRNA vaccine was against God and urged her not to get vaccinated. They also claimed
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Fernandez - Thinking allowed?: politics, fear and change in Singapore 2004 -- Page 133 "For years as a boy, I was a member of the famous Peter Low choir, which sang at the Risen Christ Church in Toa Payoh. When the choir embarked on a goodwill tour of the United States, I happily donned a
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Singapore, 2006 Who's Who Publishing - 2006- Volume 3 - Page 335 "Born 1948; married Linda, 2 daughters Lynette and Lorraine. Educ: SJI where he was an altar boy. Set up Peter Low Choir in the Church of the Risen Christ in 1971, taught children in Toa Payoh to read
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Singapore were invited by the Singapore Government to tender for a piece of land of 40,000 square feet (3,700 m). A month later, the government announced that a Roman Catholic church would be built at the junction of Toa Payoh Central and Lorong 4. The
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2 manual and pedal instrument with 45 stops or voices. Other notable features include a set of 6 voicebanks which allow the entire organ's voices to be changed to sound like pipe organs built in different musical periods or countries. These include the
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Singapore." is reportedly the ... with one microphone. Producer was Donald Wong; leading the choir was Peter
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Situated in the centre of the new satellite town, Church of the Risen Christ was meant to serve a population of 200,000 middle and low-income flat owners. As Toa Payoh town estate grew in its affluence and size, so did the Church and its parish community.
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that the virus was a test of faith and that vaccines were Satanic. Upon hospitalization, the group administrators quickly removed the retiree from Telegram chats and erased all conversations with her.
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it is its traditional instrument, the sound of which can add a wonderful splendor to the Church's ceremonies and powerfully lift up men's minds to God and higher things."
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this total experience of liturgical music will lead the faithful to a greater awareness of the divine in the liturgical celebrations, and help the faithful to truly sing
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in the background adorns the inner wall of the extension. To reduce renovation cost and time, layering of new floor tiles over existing ones was carried out. Small
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