Part of the adjustments OFWs need to make when moving overseas, either for work or settlement, is establishing a support group or assimilating in a community.
ALSO READ: Coping with Homesickness: Tips for the Restless OFW
But more than the need for belongingness or to combat homesickness, joining a community such as a local church offers far more personal and practical benefits, such as having a safe space to openly express one’s faith and then there’s networking and other services offered by the organization, such as training, shelter, and counselling or support.
Catholic Churches and Parishes in Singapore (City District)
In Singapore, there’s an estimated 7% or around 300,000 Catholics that come from various parts of the world, given the fact that the Republic is a multi-cultural nation. In this post, we will share a number of Roman Catholic churches where Christians can go to in Singapore:
- Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
Address: A, Queen St, Singapore 188533
Contact Number/s: +65 6337 2036
Website: https://cathedral.catholic.sg/
Google Map Location:
- Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Address: 50 Ophir Rd, Singapore 188690
Contact Number/s: +65 6294 0624
Website: http://www.lourdes.sg/
Google Map Location:
- Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church)
Address: 300 Thomson Rd, Singapore 307653
Contact Number/s: +65 6255 2133
Website: http://www.novenachurch.com/
Google Map Location:
- Church of St Bernadette
Address: 12 Zion Rd, Singapore 247731
Contact Number/s: +65 6737 3529
Website: http://www.stbernadette.org.sg/
Google Map Location:
- Church of St Michael
Address: 17 St Michael’s Rd, Singapore 327976
Contact Number/s: +65 6291 9272
Website: http://stmichael.catholic.sg/
Google Map Location:
- Church of St Teresa
Address: 510 Kampong Bahru Rd, Singapore 099446
Contact Number/s: +65 6271 1184
Website: http://www.stteresa.org.sg/~stteresa/
Google Map Location:
- Church of Sts Peter and Paul
Address: 225A Queen St, Singapore 188551
Contact Number/s: +65 6337 2585
Website: http://sppchurch.org.sg/
Google Map Location:
- Church of the Sacred Heart
Address: 111 Tank Rd, Singapore 238069
Contact Number/s: +65 6737 9285
Website: https://www.churchofthesacredheart.sg/
Google Map Location:
- St Joseph’s Church (Victoria Street)
Address: 143 Victoria St, Singapore 188020
Contact Number/s: +65 6338 3167
E-mail
Google Map Location:
In places such as Singapore, where there are plenty of overseas Filipino workers, it’s important to note that there are also a lot of places for us to express our faith and practice our religion because whether we admit it or not, putting our faith on a higher being helps us survive and thrive in places where we might feel out of place or alone.
Furthermore, it’s also good to note that Singapore openly accepts all kinds of faith that come along with various nationalities of the people working and living in the country.
ALSO READ: 12 Things to Know for First-time Travellers in Singapore