amkmc Bulletin ANG MO KIO METHODIST CHURCH (TRAC) fb.com/amkmc @amkmc @amkmc Scan QR code to visit our church website at wwww.amkmc.org.sg Today s Sermon 25 Dec 2018 Unexpected Luke 2:1 20 Rev Anthony Lee Today s Sermon 13 May 2018 CHRISTMASTIDE begins on 25 December (Christmas Day). Jesus Christ, God Incarnate, is emphasized in this season. It is a time of celebration of the Incarnation (John 1:14). The colour for this short season is white, which symbolizes celebration and purity. OUR SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES Traditional Service 8am & 5pm AMKMC Sanctuary 2 Contemporary-Simulcast Service 10.30am AMKMC Sanctuary 2 and AMK Hub Cinema Halls 4 & 5 WEEKLY SUNDAY MINISTRIES 1-2-3 Ministry, ages 1-3 8am & 10.30am AMKMC, Rooms 2.3 2.4, Level 2 10.30am AMK Hub, Cinema Hall 3 All Mighty Kids, ages 4-10 8am & 10.30am Rooms 4.1 4.4, Level 4 10.30am AMK Hub, Cinema Hall 2 Youth Ministry, ages 11-18 Youth Family Groups 8am & 10.30am, Level 4 Youth Celebration 9.30am King David/King Solomon Rooms, Level 4
welcome A very warm welcome to members and friends who have come to worship with us today. May God keep you and your loved ones in His care & love always. Welcome Pack If you re here for the first time, please make sure you receive our Welcome Pack which contains helpful information about our Church. Please fill in the Response Form to let us know how we can serve you. Brought your Children? Our Children s Ministry serves children from 1 to 10 years old. We have special fun-filled programs for them every week at all our 8.00am and 10.30am services. Please contact any of our ushers for more information. Offerings Giving financially is a way our Church members & friends honor God and fund our Church work ministries. As a visitor, please do not feel obliged to give. We re simply glad you are here with us. Questions and Prayers If you have a question, or a personal prayer or need, please do not hesitate to approach any of our ushers, pastors or pastoral team members. We are always happy to assist you. 2
VISION THEME TO BE A METHODIST FAMILY AFTER GOD S HEART Fellowship Time 2018 SUB THEME DISCIPLE CONTACT US CHURCH OFFICE 1 Ang Mo Kio Street 21 Singapore 569383 6705 6170 (TEL) 6705 6198 (FAX) admin@amkmc.org.sg PASTOR-IN-CHARGE Rev Melvin Huang 9630 7590 (HP) PASTORS Rev Lee Yam Kai Rev Anthony Lee 9661 3262 (HP) 9639 4025 (HP) After-service coffee/tea fellowship & refreshments Amstutz Hall, Church Premises & AMK Hub *, Cathay F&B area All worshippers, especially new visitors, are invited after service to join us for a time of fellowship and refreshments. * Every last Sunday of each month at AMK ASSISTANT PASTOR Ps Collin See 9846 7981 (HP) PASTORAL TEAM MEMBERS Mr Alphonsus Ang 9698 8563 (HP) Ms Amy Cheung 9793 7780 (HP) Mrs Caroline Chew 9325 9323 (HP) Mr Gerald Boon 9694 9544 (HP) Ms Irene Tay 9152 0207 (HP) Mr Joshua Kwok 9137 4265 (HP) Ms Selina Gunawan 8320 1374 (HP) Mr Tan Quee Chew 8123 4772 (HP) Ms Chan Mei Ming 9628 4341 (HP) LCEC CHAIRPERSON Mr Lim Biow Chuan LAY LEADER Mr Tan Tong Guan PPRSC CHAIRPERSON Mr Thomas Tan 9731 4163 (HP) 9632 5312 (HP) 9625 3095 (HP) 3
MINISTRY OF HELPS 8am Service WORSHIP LEADER Lee Kelvin ACCOUNTING STEWARDS Ching Aik Chuan Ching Yoke Mun Simon Chua Lucy Chua Bey Guek Ngor Yvonne Tan Cheryl Wang Khoo Teng Aun USHERS Anthony Lee Jeanie Lee Doris Ong Margareta Huan Shirley Lim Eleanor Yow Celia Quek Sylvia Chua Yvonne Tan Dr & Mrs Han Meng Siew Betty Yong Cindy Tng Nancy Lai MUSICIAN Carolyn Ang SUPPORT SINGERS Sharon Teh Chee Keong AV CREW Ong Siong Huat Simon Tng Anthony Chua Danny Lee goodmorning MUSIC PRELUDE CHORAL INTROIT O Come, All Ye Faithful TRADITIONAL 8am Order of Christmas Service 25 Dec 2018 UMH# 234 (V1) * CALL TO WORSHIP L : Glory to God in the highest. P : And on earth, peace, goodwill toward men. L : Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy. P : Glory be to God on high. L : For to You is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. All: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men. * CELEBRATION OF PRAISE Angels We Have Heard on High UMH# 238 Away in a Manger UMH# 217 CHRISTMAS PRAYER Eternal God, by the birth of Jesus Christ You gave Yourself to the world. Grant that, being born in our hearts, He may save us from all our sins, and restore within us the image and likeness of our Creator, to whom be everlasting praise and glory, world without end. Amen. HYMN OF PRAYER When Christmas Morn is Dawning UMH# 232 4
+ SILENT PRAYER & MEDITATION + CORPORATE PRAYER After each prayer item, Leader will say, Lord, in Your mercy, and the congregation to respond, Hear our prayer. + THE LORD S PRAYER (To be sung) (Wesley Tulus) PIANO RESPONSE WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERTORY PRAYER (Suite II: The Promised Coming) THE CHRISTMAS OFFERING* CHOIR ANTHEM (8am) DANCE PRESENTATION (8am and 10.30am) * DOXOLOGY * HYMN OF PREPARATION UMH# 250 Once in David s Royal City SCRIPTURE TEXT Luke 2:1 20 SERMON PREACHED BY REV ANTHONY LEE Unexpected * HYMN OF DEDICATION What Child Is This UMH# 219 * BENEDICTION CHORAL SEND-OFF Joy to the World UMH# 246 (V1) * The Christmas Offering (less designated giving e.g. pledges) is received for the Additions and Alterations (A&A) Project. For internet banking, please * denotes congregation standing + latecomers please wait until the prayer is over 5
AMKMC, SANCTUARY 2 OPENING PRAYER SINGING PRAISES TO GOD ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESENTATION OF TITHES & OFFERINGS DANCE PRESENTATION DOXOLOGY SCRIPTURE TEXT Luke 2:1 20 SERMON PREACHED BY REV ANTHONY LEE Unexpected WELCOME RESPONSE/PRAYER BENEDICTION CONTEMPORARY 10.30am Order of Christmas Service 25 Dec 2018 MINISTRY OF HELPS 10.30am Service WORSHIP LEADER COMBINED Rakesh Singh Alphonsus Ang MUSICIANS COMBINED Clarence Chew Timothy Ng Isaac Tan AV CREW COMBINED Sean Ng Shireen Choo Joseph Lim ACCOUNTING STEWARDS Joanna Khoo Shirley Yeo Wong Kiew Kwong Gloria Lee Chun Yan Zhuang Zhe En, Isaiah USHERS COMBINED Jeanne Cheung Cassandra Khoo Rosie Pang Sharon Ng Sarah Djumin Phillis Goh Patrick Lok Birdy Loh 6
announcement Highlights Item 10 ADVENT & CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME Do check out our programme schedule to stay updated. Item 11 CHURCH PRAYER MEETING (02 JAN) Come and join us for this time of prayer and intercession. Item 12 REV MELVIN HUANG S FAREWELL LUNCH RECEPTION (30 DEC) We encourage all regular worshippers at AMK Hub to worship with us at Sanctuary 2 if you wish to attend the farewell lunch reception. Item 13 REV MELVIN HUANG S RETIREMENT SERVICE (29 JAN) All are invited. NC-denotes NewComers 7
1. SERMON AVAILABILITY ON AMKMC WEBSITE Listen to our sermons online at www.amkmc.org.sg/sermonsonline 2. DONATIONS/OFFERINGS/PLEDGES TO CHURCH We praise the Lord for your generous support to the Church. You may put your giving in form of cash or cheques in the offering bags when you attend our service. Alternatively, for your convenience, you may consider making your contribution through internet banking or over-the-counter fund transfer/deposit solutions provided by your banks. The Church s bank account details are as follows: a. Name of payee : Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church (TRAC) b. Bank name : Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (or OCBC Bank) c. Account number : 581-894813-001 d. Type of account (if applicable) : Current account Kindly quote your pledge reference number (on the back of the cheque or in the Your Initials field in internet banking) if your contribution is for pledges or the specific codes outlined in the Church s bulletin for special offerings. Any receipt without identifiable reference numbers or codes will be treated as open offerings. 3. CAR PARKING Car park lots are available in the multi-storey car park at Block 260 and in the vicinity of our church. Please refrain from parking in residential (red) lots in the multi-storey car park and along Street 21. 4. CHURCH ELECTRONIC CAR PARKING REGISTRATION If you wish to park in our Church, Online Registration is Compulsory. Kindly register your vehicle on our church website at www.amkmc.org.sg/carpark two weeks of processing time is required before you can park your vehicle. Registration of your vehicle enables entry into our basement carpark, only if parking lots are available. Thank you for your kind understanding & cooperation. 8
5. PULPIT CALENDAR Date Sermon Topic / Speaker / Service 30 Dec Speaker: Rev Melvin Huang (All Services) 31 Dec Speaker: Rev Dr Chiang Ming Shun (10.30pm) 06 Jan Speaker: Rev Anthony Lee (All Services) 6. CHURCH A&A WORK The Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church is undergoing Additions and Alterations (A&A) works till mid 2019. During construction, we have put in place precautionary measures to ensure public safety and to reduce noise and dust pollution. Eden garden area (L4) will be closed and hoarded until further notice. We seek your kind understanding and cooperation. Please submit the Donation Response Forms with your donations to the A&A project. 7. 40TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO ALBUM (DVD) Please collect your copy at the Info Counter. If you received a defective copy, please exchange it at the Info Counter for a new copy. In addition, you can now watch all the 40th Anniversary videos wherever you are and share it with your friends and family with the click of a button! All the videos on the album will be progressively uploaded to our Youtube channel. Head over to our channel and click on the Subscribe button to receive notifications when new videos are uploaded to our channel. Link to AMKMC Youtube channel - https://tinyurl.com/ytamkmc 8. JOB VACANCY @ ANG MO KIO METHODIST CHURCH KINDERGARTEN Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church Kindergarten is looking for a suitably qualified person to join us as a Vice Principal. For more information, please refer to the poster on notice board. Interested and suitable applicants may submit your resume with a recent photograph to jaclynnlim@amkmc.org.sg 9
9. THE GIVING METHODIST The Giving Methodist is back, from 6th March to 13th April 2019! This Lent, as we remember God s greatest gift of grace to us, let s respond by reaching out to the poor and in need. Spend a few hours to brighten up someone s day by joining a church community blessing activity or volunteering at an MWS centre. Visit our website thegivingmethodist.sg (or scan our QR code below) to access the list of activities and sign up to give time today! More activities will be added every week so keep visiting the website to get the most updated details. The Giving Methodist is spearheaded by The Methodist Church in Singapore and the Methodist Welfare Services. 10. ADVENT & CHRISTMAS CALENDAR Date Service 30 Dec Christmas Sunday 31 Dec Watchnight Wesleyan Covenant Renewal Service (10.30pm) Note: The church office will be closed on 24 and 26 Dec. 10
11. CHURCH PRAYER MEETING (CPM) Come and join us for this time of prayer and intercession. Members and friends are invited to join us in this church prayer call! Date: Wed, 2 Jan Time: 8pm Location: Sanctuary 3 (Attic level) 12. REV MELVIN HUANG S FAREWELL LUNCH RECEPTION Rev Melvin Huang will be retiring come 31st December 2018. To honour and appreciate him for his pioneering work and past five years of pastoral ministry here at AMKMC, we are holding a Thanksgiving and Farewell lunch reception. Details: 1. Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 2. Time: 12pm 3. Venue: Amstutz Hall *We urge regular worshippers at AMK Hub to worship with us at Sanctuary 2 on that Sunday if you wish to attend his farewell lunch reception. 13. REV MELVIN HUANG S RETIREMENT SERVICE To honour and appreciate him for his 36 faithful years of fruitful ministry, a retirement service has been planned. Details: 1. Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 2. Time: 8pm 3. Venue: Wesley Methodist Church 4. Buffet Dinner will be provided from 6.45pm onwards. 5. Kindly note that there is no parking on the church s premises. PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT (PDPA) The provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) took effect on 2 July 2014. Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church (TRAC) is committed to protect your personal data. In the course of the year, the Church will be collecting, using and/or disclosing your data for the purposes of maintaining the membership records or for the planning of Church related activities/services for you. We seek your understanding to grant us your consent when the Church approaches you for your written consent. For more details & the full policy, please go to: www.amkmc.org.sg/personal-data 11
25 Dec 2018 SERMON TOPIC : Unexpected SCRIPTURE TEXT : Luke 2:1 20 PREACHED BY Rev Anthony Lee TODAY S SERMON 12
upcoming Events Saturday, 5 Jan GC WSCS Thanksgiving Service Sophia Blackmall Hall L6 Methodist Centre 10.00am to 12.00pm Saturday, 26 Jan Mandarin Oranges Distribution Void Deck of Blk 245 2.00pm children and youth Activities for Dec-Jan Ministries Sunday, 06 Jan New Cells Orientation / Meet the Parents session CHILDREN S MINISTRY Sunday, 20 Jan Holy Communion CHILDREN S MINISTRY 13
1-2-3 Ministry (Ages 1-3) AMKMC Rooms 2.3 and 2.4, Level 2 Every Sunday, 8am & 10.30am AMK Hub Cathay Cineplex Hall 3, Level 4 Every Sunday, 10.30am All Mighty Kids (Ages 4-10) AMKMC Rooms 4.1-4.5, Level 4 Every Sunday, 8am & 10.30am AMK Hub Cathay Cineplex Hall 2, Level 4 Every Sunday, 10.30am Timings for 2018 Youth Ministry 930am Combined Youth Celebrations King David/Solomon Conference Room 8am 1030am Youth Family Groups Light breakfast will be provided at 9.15am (level 4) 14
Is this your first time visiting our church? Yes no Name: (Male/Female) Address: MY RESPONSE Please pass this form to the ushers or Pastoral Staff or put it in the offering bags. Thank you! Email: Contact No: I am single I am married No. of Children Please indicate your age Below< 16++ 20++ 25++ 30++ 35++ 40++ 45++ 50++ 55++ >Above Please tick one or more of the boxes below (where appropriate): I have accepted Jesus Christ into my life today. I would like to know more about Jesus Christ. I would like to know more about the church and its activities. I would like to know more about/join the cell groups in the church. I would like to speak to a Pastoral Team Member. I re-dedicated myself to the Lord and would like some follow-up. I want someone to pray with me. I would like to serve in the Church. Please contact me. Service attended 8.00am 10.30am AMKMC 10.30am AMK Hub 5.00pm By providing my personal data to Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church, I acknowledge that the Church is collecting my personal data in this response form in relation to my participation in the activities of the Church. I hereby consent to the Church collecting, using or disclosing my personal data to enable the Church to continue to provide services to me. I also consent to the Church contacting me by telephone or sending phone or email messages to me in relation to any of the activities conducted by the Church or any services to be provided by the Church. SIGNATURE DATE 15
Our Vision Is To Be A Worshipping God as the centre of our lives by loving God with all our hearts, soul, mind, and strength. Showing God s love and grace in our fellowship through authentic care and support. Teaching, nurturing and empowering one another to be disciples of Christ. Fulfilling the Great Commission by reaching out to serve the needs of our communities and beyond. Our vision is to be a Methodist family after God s heart This symbol comprises 4 emphases that capture our vision, thrust and identity in Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church (TRAC). As a church, we strive to be a Methodist family after God s heart and it is our desire that as we Love God, Love People, Disciple and Serve, we will create an environment where people will experience God and be empowered to share His love to their communities, families and each other. 16