The Catholic Nurses’ Guild of Singapore (CNG) will celebrate its golden jubilee and Nurses' Day Mass and blessing at the Church of Christ the King, Ang Mo Kio Ave. 8, on July 23.
Archbishop Marek Zalewski, Papal Nuncio to Singapore, will lead the celebrations.
The event includes the Eucharist, the Nurses’ Pledge, a blessing of hands, and dinner.
Before COVID-19, CNG operated under the auspices of Caritas and assisted the local church in several initiatives to aid the sick, the disabled, the elderly, and kids with special needs. It also provides instruction on basic medical care to foreign domestic workers through partnerships with the Diocesan Pastoral Commission for Migrant and Itinerant Workers.
Additionally, the CNG provides twice-monthly interactions and health education to AIDS patients through the Catholic Aids Relief Effort (CARE).
It organizes free medical clinics and pastoral care laboratories for the laity, and the organization oversees providing medical coverage and first aid for ecclesial activities. It works in conjunction with the Caritas Humanitarian Aid and Relief Initiatives (CHARIS) program for missions abroad.
A French priest named Albert Fortier founded CNG in Kedah, Malaysia, in 1970. Later, it established branches in Singapore and throughout Malaysia.
Following Singapore's independence in 1965, CNG Malaysia and CNG Singapore split off into separate realities in 1969, each of which focused on Catholic nurses in their respective nations.
CNG is a member of the Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers, the Pontifical Council for the Family, and the Pontifical Council for the Laity of the Holy See's International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medical-Social Assistants.
Currently, it has about 250 CNG members.
According to Father Johnson Fernandez, spiritual director of CNG, the Catholic Nurses Service is seen as "a calling, not just a career." -Santosh Digal
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