ST ANDREW S CATHEDRAL

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1 Bishop of Singapore and Dean The Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah Vicar Revd Canon Terry Wong ST ANDREW S CATHEDRAL 15 OCTOBER 2017 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY COLLECT Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us your gift of faith that, forsaking what lies behind and reaching out to that which is before, we may run the way of your commandments and win the crown of everlasting joy; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen LECTIONARY READINGS Exodus 32:1-14 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 PSALM FOR 5PM Psalm 139:1-18 (Church Bible, OT, pg 1022) HYMNS 8.00am: CP534, CP349, Praise You Lord for the Wonderful Healing, CP am: CP534, CP349, Praise You Lord for the Wonderful Healing, CP pm: Abba, Father We Approach Thee, HP329, CP347, CP470 THE DIOCESE OF SINGAPORE Clergy Revd Peter Cook, Revd Freddy Lim, Revd Michael Lim, Revd Bertram Cheong Auxilliary Clergy Revd Canon Dr Louis Tay, Revd Soon Soo Kee, Revd Christopher Tan Deaconesses Ds Bessie Lee, Ds June Tan WELCOME A warm welcome to all members and visitors to our Services today. CHILDREN Each Service has special provisions for families with young children. Please inquire with the ushers. HOLY COMMUNION We welcome all confirmed members of the Anglican Church and visitors who are communicant members of other churches to share in the Holy Communion with us. Our practice is to have the Holy Communion by intinction (dipping of the wafer into the wine). If you are not partaking of the Communion, you are welcome to come forward to receive a prayer of blessing. Please keep your hands clasped to indicate that you are not receiving the Communion. CAR PARKING As there are limited parking lots within St Andrew s Cathedral, members may wish to park at carparks in close proximity to the Cathedral. Visitors who worship with us and park their cars in the Cathedral can collect a free pass from the Information Desk or from the Welcome Centre. Photo: The Dance Ministry at the Saturday 4.30pm Service, 5th Anniversary Celebrations. 1

2 THE VICAR WRITES Whatever You Do... Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Colossians 3: The Diocesan pre-school video was shown in all our Services last weekend. If you have listened and noted carefully, much can be gleaned from it. There is a unique influence of a work which has strong Christian values underpinning, and the covering provided by a local church. St James Church Kindergarten is 2000-strong today and Ascension Church s Ascension Kindergarten is More than just numbers, along with other church-based pre-school work, they have been quiet but influential. Both do not have a problem attracting good teachers because it is not primarily driven by money or careeradvancement opportunities. Purposeful and meaningful work is always attractive and self-sustaining. Truths, such as contained in the Bible verses above, powerfully ensure that organisations are imbued with strong inner qualities. I have served in two growing parishes, the last one being St James Church as her Vicar for 14 years. I have had the privilege to lead and serve with high-fliers such as politicians, High Court judges, senior doctors, senior lawyers, super-scaled principals along with successful businessmen and women, corporate leaders and so on. In church, they prefer to be related to as just worshippers and disciples. They are serving the Lord Christ, and thankfully, not me. This explains why our churches can be and do so much. One highly successful corporate leader once remarked to me, How can you have this small a budget and do so much? Political systems, money and connections cannot buy one thing - the human heart. One that is rightly conditioned and motivated, filled with the right desires, motivations, selfgoverning integrity, love, humility, others before self. Not only does the church need this, societies need this as well. That is not to say that church leaders are perfect, and indeed wonderful altruism can also be found amongst people of other faiths. I am merely pointing out that which is good and to urge that we may continue to walk in it. I now come to the field of healthcare. A bishop once told me that the battle in this field is already lost. By that, he was referring to how financial greed and selfishness have gripped the profession and how it has strayed so far from the values embodied in the classical Hippocratic oath. But there is no area nor field which our Lord cannot redeem. Take for example the many medical doctors and nurses who have chosen the less lucrative path to serve in SAMH, SACS and other Christian hospitals like St Luke s Hospital. There is a clinic at Serangoon Road (under Healthserve) which offers medical care for foreigners at a highly subsidised rate. In SAC and many other churches, many healthcare workers are involved in overseas missions or crisis relief work. There are also countless doctors and medical workers - in government or private institutions - who have not bowed down to the god of mammon, many whose faith in Christ has shaped the way they work and behave, as for the Lord and not men. Indeed, on this day, we can give thanks and be very grateful for all our healthcare workers for the testimony of their work. May the Lord reward them richly. Many of the early missionary pioneers of our Church, Schools and Medical Services have served with their blood, sweat and tears, often under very discouraging circumstances and with limited resources. If they can see what is happening today, they will be deeply encouraged.

3 ANNOUNCEMENTS Let Your Light Shine Cathedral 2017 will be held from Thursday, 21 Dec to Saturday, 23 Dec this year, with a Christmas Village concept. If you would like to serve in the area of creative arts (music, singing, painting or performing arts), crews, helpers and volunteers, please Steven Wong at arts@cathedral.org.sg. We would like to connect with you. CHILDREN S CHOIR Calling all 7-14yr olds who love to perform! You are invited to join the Children s Choir for Christmas@Cathedral 2017 Rehearsals begin in November. For more details, please Ee May at khoo.ee.may@cathedral.org.sg 27 Oct pm Friday Venue: Nave WEDDING SAT, 28 OCTOBER 2017 Lu Zheng Ping and Tan Shi Ying Serene If you know of any reason why they may not lawfully marry, please inform the Vicar of the Cathedral, or the Registrar of Marriages before the wedding. DONATION FOR FLOWERS TODAY These are received in memory of Doreen Ng Hwee Cheng, Mabel Mona Miles, Yap Ah Chuan and Lily Yap. 3 GIRLS AND BOYS BRIGADE The Girls and Boys Brigade Companies of St Andrew s Cathedral are having their annual camp from 18th to 20th November at Gan Eng Seng Primary School. There will be games, parent activities and sharing. If you are young at heart, able and available to serve in areas of camp support and helping to look after the children, we welcome you! Please contact Shaun Foo, our BB Ministry Staff at ext 128 during office hours, or drop an at shaunfoo@cathedral.org.sg ST MARGARET S 175TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER As part of the 175th anniversary celebrations, St Margaret s School will be holding a Thanksgiving Dinner on 16 November 2017 at the Island Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel. The theme for the year s celebrations is Glowing in His Glory. The Guest of Honour for the Dinner will be Madam President Halimah Yacob. Tickets for the Dinner at $135 per person are obtainable from: Ms Jennie Bek, St Margaret s Ex-Students Association, Tel , jenniebek@hotmail.com DIOCESAN HEALTHCARE SUNDAY (15TH OCT) TODAY, in most of our Services, we will give thanks for those working in the medical field. We will also observe SAMH- SACS Sunday and give thanks for the work of medical missions. There will be a sale of gifts and food to raise funds for the work of medical missions. All proceeds will go towards the Medical Missions Fund. We will also be providing free medical-checkup for foreigners from Myanmar and other countries.

4 INSIGHTS FROM ISAIAH JULY - OCTOBER at the 7am and 5pm Services SATURDAY SERVICE 14 OCTOBER 4.30 pm Contemporary Service CNS Dr Michael Lim SUNDAY SERVICE 15 OCTOBER 7.00 am Holy Communion Nave The Vicar 8.00 am Holy Communion Nave Dr Joseph Thambiah 9.00 am Holy Communion CNS Dr Michael Lim 9.30 am Service in Mandarin Nave am Service in Mandarin CNS am Holy Communion Nave Dr Arthur Chern am Contemporary Service Prayer Halls Mr Keith Leong 2.00 pm Filipino Service North Transept Hall Miss Joyce Carino 2.00 pm Myanmar Worship Service Revd Moses Kaser Htaw 2.30 pm Bahasa Indonesia Service South Transept Hall Mr Victor Effendie 2.30 pm Service in Cantonese Nave 4.30 pm Hokkien Service Prayer Halls Revd Freddy Lim 5.00 pm Holy Communion Nave The Vicar 5.00 pm Service in Mandarin CNS EXTENSION CENTRES am Westside Anglican Church Revd Bertram Cheong am Jurong Anglican Church Mandarin West Coast Recreation Centre am Acts Centre My Saviour s Church Revd Michael Lim 4 SATURDAY SERVICE 21 OCTOBER 4.30 pm Contemporary Service CNS Revd Freddy Lim SUNDAY SERVICE 22 OCTOBER 7.00 am Holy Communion Nave Ds June Tan 8.00 am Holy Communion Nave Archbishop Ben Kwashi 9.00 am Contemporary Service CNS Archbishop Ben Kwashi 9.30 am Service in Mandarin Nave am Service in Mandarin CNS am Holy Communion Nave Archbishop Ben Kwashi am Contemporary Service Prayer Halls Revd Henson Lim 2.00 pm Filipino Service North Transept Hall Revd Michael Lim 2.00 pm Myanmar Worship Service Revd Moses Kaser Htaw 2.30 pm Bahasa Indonesia Service South Transept Hall Mr Victor Effendie 2.30 pm Service in Cantonese Nave 4.30 pm Hokkien Service Prayer Halls Revd Freddy Lim 5.00 pm Evensong Nave Ds June Tan 5.00 pm Service in Mandarin CNS SUNDAY SCHOOL MINISTRIES 4.30 pm Sat CITYKids Children Ministry 8.00 am Sunday School 9.00 am Sunday School 9.30 am Sunday School (Mandarin) am Sunday School 5.00 pm Junior Cell

5 What will the End times be like? DOES THE BOOK OF DANIEL PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE END TIMES? Does the book of Daniel promise faithful believers the same kind of prosperity and success on earth that Daniel and his friends enjoyed? SPEAKER: REVD DR GORDON WONG 13 & 14 OCTOBER; 20 & 21 OCTOBER Fri 13 & 20 Oct (7.30pm pm) Sat 14 & 21 Oct (9.00am am) ST ANDREW S CATHEDRAL Organised by Diocesan Certificate of Biblical Studies Registration online: Or you can register at the Welcome Centre WEEKDAY SERVICES/MEETINGS MONDAY, 16 OCTOBER 9.00 am Morning Prayer TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 7.30 am Clergy & Leaders Nave Holy Communion WEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER Public Holiday THURSDAY, 19 OCTOBER 9.30 am Holy Communion FRIDAY, 20 OCTOBER 9.00 am Morning Prayer 7.00 pm Young Adults Ministry Cathedral Welcome Centre No Meeting SATURDAY, 21 OCTOBER 9.00 am Morning Prayer 2.00 pm LYnC Youth Ministry 2.30 pm Shalomkids Ministry Prayer Halls (For children with autism) 5 COMING UP... OCTOBER Diocesan Healthcare Sunday/ SACS-SAMH Sunday Diocesan Missions Conference & Consultation Roundtable 18 Deepavali Daniel Part 2 (Dr Gordon Wong) 21 Batam Outreach (289 Fellowship of Manger) 26 SMF: Pot Blessing 27 Prayer NOVEMBER Day of Prayer and Fast 9 Synod Plus Meeting 9 SMF Snr Citizens Day Synod 11 DCBS exam T BB GB Junior Camp 23 SMF Outing 24 Missions Evening Batam Medical Outreach DECEMBER The Joyful Chimes of Christmas 3 Advent Christmas Concert 10 9am Service 16 Lessons & Carols SAC Youth Camp Cathedral 24 Christmas Eve Services 25 Christmas 31 New Year s Eve Covenant Service GIVING We practise the giving of tithes, pledges and free-will offerings as a part of our Christian stewardship and worship. During our Services, the offertory bags will be passed around for this purpose. If you are visiting, please do not feel obliged to give. We also offer online and direct giving facilities. Please call the office or contact finance@ cathedral.org.sg for more information. GETTING MARRIED? Check out this link for more details

6 WHAT WILL YOU DO TO PROTECT YOUR MARRIAGE? AN INSIGHTFUL SEMINAR FOR TODAY S CHRISTIAN LEADER GUARD YOUR HEART SEMINAR Saturday 28 Oct 2017, 9:30am - 3pm Cathedral New Sanctuary Seminar Speaker Revd Dr Marty O Rourke Rector, Church of the Messiah (US) FEES Couple $50, Individual $20 For enquiries, contact Agnes ( ext. 210 I agnes@anglican.org.sg) Organised by Diocese of Singapore & Whole Life SLOW SHUTTER SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY SAC Creative Arts will be conducting a Slow shutter speed photography workshop. Dates : Oct 28 (Sat) 1 pm to 3 pm Nov 3 (Fri) 7 pm to 9 pm Venue : St. Andrew s Cathedral Fees : $30 (members) $50 (Non-members) Closing date: October 22, 2017 register via - arts@cathedral.org.sg Requirements 1. Digital Camera (compact camera, mirrorless camera, DSLR, etc). Basically a digital camera capable of using manual mode (M mode) 2. A sturdy tripod for the camera 3. Make sure camera is fully charged. Bring spare camera batteries (optional) Objectives - Informal skill sharing session to better understand low light photography. - Understanding how to best shoot in low light conditions where shutter speeds are slow. - Explore techniques that are possible with low light photography. BAPTISM COURSE (ADULTS & TEENS) 2.00 pm pm Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 (Sun) 2017 Baptism Service: 10 Dec 2017, Closing Date: 22 Oct 2017 This course prepares candidates for baptism by looking at what it means to be saved, how to continue growing in our relationship with God, as well as how to live as an empowered disciple of Christ. A course fee of $10/- per person is charged to cover the cost of course materials. To register, go to: sg/page/register CONFIRMATION/MEMBERSHIP COURSE 2.00 pm pm Jan 7, 14, 21 (Sun) 2018 Confirmation Retreat: 27 Jan 2018 Confirmation Service: 4 Feb 2018 Closing Date: 22 Oct 2017 This Confirmation-Membership Course is open to all Teens and Adults who are seeking to be confirmed as Anglicans and be members of St Andrew s Cathedral. Teen classes may be conducted separately in order to cater to their needs: A course fee of $10/- per person is charged to cover the cost of course materials. To register, go to: sg/page/register For further information, please call or the following staff at or sacce@cathedral.org.sg: Wee Lian Kuanh (Ext 153), James Tan (Ext 177) or Edmond Chua (Ext 174). 6

7 PRAYER HIGHLIGHTS DIOCESAN HEALTHCARE SUNDAY Pray that our Christian medical and healthcare workers will continue to exemplify Christian values in their work. Many of our doctors and healthcare workers are involved in cross-cultural missions or crisis relief work. Do pray that the Lord will continue to use them as they avail their skills and resources to help other societies. Pray for our government and Ministry of Health as they balance rising costs with the need to provide affordable health-care. Pray that the current emphases on caring for the health of an aging population will be effective. Singapore Anglican Community Services Sunday Pray for these ministries, heads and chaplains. St Andrew s Mission Hospital Grp CEO: Dr Arthur Chern COO: Dr Loh Yik Hin St Andrew s Community Hospital CEO: Dr Loh Yik Hin Chaplain: Revd Eric Yong St Andrew s Lifestreams Chairman: Mr Benjamin Williams (Hon) St Andrew s Nursing Home Cluster Ag CEO: Mr Chan Wah Tiong SANH (Buangkok) Exe. Dir: Ms Winnie Chan SANH (Henderson) Ag Exe Dir: Mr Chan Wah Tiong St Andrew s Autism Centre CEO: Mr Dennis Ang, Chaplain: Revd David Teo St Andrew s Autism School Principal: Ms Diana Chin SA Autism Adult Svs Head: Mr Marcel Semaun Mission To Seafarers Chairman: Capt. Robert Walker Chaplain: Revd Peter Manimuthu Psychiatric Rehab & Recovery Svs (PRRS) Head: Mr Steven Ting Simei Care Ctr - Dir: Mr Steven Ting Hougang Care Ctr - Dir: Mr James Chan Integrated Employ m Svs Head: Mr Vincent Budihardjo SACS Family Care Ctr Head: Ms Serene Choo SACS Senior Svs Head: Ms Winnie Chan Community Rehabilitation & Support Svs (CRSS) CRSS Bt Batok Head: Ms Irene Sng CRSS Pasir Ris Head: Mr Francis Goo CRSS Yishun Head: Mr Victor Tng City Comm Svs Mgr: Mrs Patricia Aw Peace Connect Management Committee Chairman: Revd Lim Kek Wah THE DIOCESE Diocesan Missions Conference (17-18) - That participants will respond to the call of missions Consultation Roundtable (18-22 October) - Strengthening of friendship and partnership between our diocese, deaneries and other dioceses and mission organisations - Renewing our missional call to Gospel work as an Anglican Communion THE CATHEDRAL Free Health Check (15 Oct, 12-2 pm) on our Cathedral grounds for foreigners, in partnership with our Myanmar Worship Service congregation. Pray for good weather and that the love of God can be experienced in practical ways. Six2One Camp for P6s organised by SAC and CITY Community Services (19-21 October) Pray that God will bless the camp with good weather and pray for His protection over the 80 campers from different groups (Befrienders, Student Care, Boys Brigade, Girls Brigade and Sunday School). Pray that the camp will create opportunities for new friendships to be forged and for existing ones to be enriched. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Annie Dang, Khor Seow Hong, Marjorie Lau, Nancy Li, Barbara Rayney, Rene Tan, Joy Brett, Doris Proctor, Anna Lim, Albert Lim, Janet Lim, Ana Pelaez and Lim Soon Chye Members who know them are encouraged to visit and pray with them. 7

8 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14 THE DIOCESE OF SINGAPORE The Diocesan Mission Conference is open to the Anglican family of all ages, all professionals and vocations, both leaders and members. PLENARY SESSIONS: Game Over! Bishop Kuan Kim Seng Missions Director, Diocese of Singapore Log On! Bishop Keith Andrews Diocese of Western Anglicans, Anglican Church of North America Home Run! Bp Rennis Ponniah Bishop of Singapore Empower Me! Revd Chris Royer Executive Director, Anglican Frontier Missions Registration: We warmly welcome you to St Andrew s Cathedral Please complete and return this portion to the ushers or the Info Desk, or simply drop it into an offering bag. Your Name : Sex : F/M Age: Telephone: (HP) Service attended: I am a visitor. I would like to be contacted. I wish to know more about Christianity. I wish to attend an Alpha Course. I wish to be a member of St Andrew s Cathedral. I wish to join a Connect group. I wish to receive a set of tithe envelopes/give online (please indicate your preference). I wish to register for a Christian Education course. The name of the course: Others : 8