‘We are still shocked’: Parishioners shaken after St Joseph’s Church stabbing but undeterred from attending service

Another parishioner, Ms Lisa Tan, heard about what happened from her parents who were at the evening mass. 

The 26-year-old engineer, who has been attending the church since birth, said that the church has come together to pray for Father Lee’s recovery. 

“Father Chris is known to be very kind, and is just a generally very caring parish priest, so I think everyone is just saddened by the news, to see him injured,” she said. 

One parishioner who was left shaken by the ordeal was Mrs Joseph. 

The 50-year-old, who only wanted to be known by her last name, said the community was pulling together despite the difficult time. 

While the software engineer was not at Saturday evening’s mass, she heard of the incident through messages from other church members. 

“It was pretty shocking, I would say we are still shocked … we just need to be strong,” she said, visibly emotional. 

She added that she had personally spoken to Father Lee several times in her five years of attending the church with her family. 

“We just pray, and are hoping that things will get back to normal.”