ST ANDREW’S CATHEDRAL

Christmas at the Cathedral 2018

THE DIOCESE OF SINGAPORE

30 DECEMBER 2018
WELCOME FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
A warm welcome to all members and visitors to our
Services today.
COLLECT
HOLY COMMUNION Almighty God, who wonderfully
We welcome all confirmed members of the created us in your own image and
Anglican Church and visitors who are communicant
members of other churches to share in the Holy yet more wonderfully restored
Communion with us. Our practice is to have the us through your Son Jesus Christ:
Holy Communion by intinction (dipping of the grant that, as he came to share in
wafer into the wine). If you are not partaking of the our humanity, so we may share the
Communion, you are welcome to come forward life of his divinity; who is alive and
to receive a prayer of blessing. Please keep your
hands clasped to indicate that you are not receiving reigns with you, in the unity of the
the Communion. Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever. Amen
CAR PARKING
There are very limited carpark lots available
within the Cathedral. Members and visitors are LECTIONARY READINGS
encouraged to park at the surrounding carparks on 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Colossians
Sunday. 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52

CHILDREN MINISTRY PSALM FOR 5PM

Each Service has special provisions for families with Psalm 132
young children. Please see page 4.
HYMNS
8.00am: CP44; CP73; CP74; CP54
11.15am: CP44; CP73; CP74; CP54
5.00pm: HP78; The Steadfast Love;
Who Is Like Our God; Lord You Are
Always Here With Me; Glory Glory
Hallelujah; HP77

Bishop of Singapore and Dean The Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah

Vicar Revd Canon Terry Wong
Clergy Revd Peter Cook, Revd Freddy Lim, Revd Michael Lim, Revd Bertram Cheong,
Revd Joshua Raj, Revd Hambali Leonardi
Auxilliary Clergy Revd Canon Dr Louis Tay, Revd Soon Soo Kee, Revd Christopher Tan
Deaconesses Ds Bessie Lee, Ds June Tan
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THE VICAR WRITES
A photo taken from the Cathedral Bell Tower in 1863. This photo is released in
"Singapore Then and Now" by Ray Tyers, Landmark Books, 2018
THANKSGIVING TO ….
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! Psalm 33:12
R eflection, remembrance
thanksgiving come together.
We will be reminded - again and
and
again - to remember in 2019. Being the
bi-centennial year, we will of course be
remembering what Stamford Raffles
and our colonial leaders have done for
our city.
However, it also valid to say
that history is strewn with many
unrecognised factors, movers and
shakers. Old Singapore already existed
before the British came to shore.
Surrounded and protected by other
lands and islands, it meant that she has
a steady and growing existence, almost
uninterrupted by natural disasters.
Situated on a busy sea route
also meant the merchants from the
surrounding region and world were
calling to port constantly. With the
advent of faster and better ships, the
English and Europeans came a calling,
transforming our maps forever.
Arabic and Indian merchants left
their imprint with the increasing
importance of the spice trade.
With the internal wars and rise of
Communism in China, this meant that
many sought a better life in this island.
And highly capable and educated
missionaries who could not enter China
came to Singapore instead.
Our early political leaders had
the foresight to seek for education in
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developed countries, most of which had
values imbued from years of Christian
civilisation.
It is a long list of many factors that have
shaped Singapore today.
I am coming to my point.
When we say we are thankful, is that a
passive reaction almost akin to saying “we
are so lucky!”? Or are we thankful because
we believe that people and nations have a
destiny and that God has both created and
called us as such?
In other words, whether reflecting over
our personal lives or that of the nation, we
are thankful to Someone. As the psalmist
extols in Psalm 100:4: Give thanks to Him!
This will be the Christian attitude.
While we make attributions to factors that
have shaped our nation and our lives, we
always recognise the Hand that has moved
them. Theologically, we sometimes use
this big word “sovereignty of God". Pick up
the Bible and read and you will find that
this truth underpins every book in her.
I should not forget to add that
thanksgiving is also sometimes expressed
to our fellow human beings. As St Paul will
say in 1 Cor 1:4, "I give thanks to my God
always for you…”
As the year ends, take some time to
think about the Lord. Take someone to
thank those around you. And as you step
into the Bi-Centennial year, never forget
to give thanks to the One who "causes
nations to rise and fall (Job 12:23)."
PRAYER HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD
Great Britain
Pray for Great Britain as Brexit negotiations
have hit critical stages and there is much
uncertainty. Pray for the January 2019
crucial vote in British Parliament. Ask God
to direct Parliament in the way that they
should go, that MPs may have wisdom,
clarity, unity, a concern for the common
good and that God’s perfect will be done.
Pray for Prime Minister Theresa May, for
godly wisdom and strength to lead the
nation through this transition, for a strong
team to support her, for God’s favour as she
negotiates with leaders of the European
Union and with political leaders at home.
Pray against intensifying social tensions and
for order and peace throughout Britain and
Europe as the practical effects of Brexit on
daily life, business, economy, citizen rights,
etc. are understood.
Indonesia
“Volcanic tsunami” in the Sunda Strait
Pray for God’s mercy upon Indonesia
which has suffered much devastation, loss
of lives and property in recent months
from natural disasters; for the Indonesian
government and international agencies as
they coordinate search and rescue efforts,
comfort the bereaved families and provide
timely aid to those who have lost their
homes and their means of livelihood.
Singapore
Bicentennial
“Singapore Bicentennial in 2019 will provide
Singaporeans the chance to reflect on the
200th anniversary of Sir Thomas Stamford
Raffles’ arrival in Singapore in 1819, which
was one of the “key turning points” that
changed Singapore’s trajectory” (Singapore
Bicentennial Office). Pray that as we enter
into 2019, the people of Singapore will
know God’s hand upon our nation, how
God has founded us, sustained us and led
us through the years of nation building, to
become what we are today, that we may by
His grace, fulfil His divine plan and purpose
for this nation.
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Celebration of Hope
Thank God for bringing the Church in
Singapore to a greater level of unity, through
the many platforms of corporate prayer in
2018. Pray that the Church will continue to
grow united and strong; that as we continue
to sow in tears, we will, as we faithfully
prepare for Celebration of Hope, reap with
shouts of joy.
DIOCESE
Anglican Community Services
Thank God for the growth and expansion
of ACS over the years. Pray that God will
continue to direct and richly bless the work
of ACS with skilled manpower, financial and
other resources; that His love will be manifest
through those who serve in the various arms
of ACS and His salvation be made known
through the vibrant witness of His people.
CATHEDRAL
New Year’s Eve Service
Pray that the Lord will enrich our time
together as His people gather to reflect
on the year 2018 and look forward to the
beginning of a New Year; the Holy Spirit will
anoint the preaching of the word “ A Living
Hope for Everyone” through Bishop Rennis;
that God’s people will have a clear sense of
God’s leading and direction as we consecrate
ourselves afresh to Him and for His service in
the New Year.
Diocesan Certificate of Biblical Studies
(3 Jan 2019)
Pray that God will bless and anoint the
teaching of His word through DCBS; for a deep
desire in our hearts to learn the Scriptures,
that we may live out its truth in our lives as
faithful disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Annie Dang, Khor Seow Hong, Marjorie Lau, Nancy
Li, Barbara Rayney, Joy Brett, Doris Proctor, Dr.
Ruth Jeremiah, Anna Lim, Albert Lim, Janet Lim,
Ana Pelaez, Chew Hock Hua and Lim Soon Chye.
Members who know them are encouraged to visit
and pray with them.
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New Year's Eve New Year's Day Service
Covenant Service 9am Nave (with Holy Communion)
10pm CNS (with Holy Communion) A Season of Hope
A Living Hope for Everyone

SATURDAY SERVICE 29 DECEMBER SATURDAY SERVICE 5 JANUARY

4.30 pm Contemporary Service CNS
The Vicar
SUNDAY SERVICE 30 DECEMBER
7.00 am Holy Communion Nave
Ds June Tan
8.00 am Holy Communion Nave
Dr Joseph Thambiah Mr Keith Chua
9.00 am Contemporary Service CNS
Ds June Tan
9.30 am Service in Mandarin Nave
11.15 am Service in Mandarin CNS
11.15 am Holy Communion Nave
Dr Joseph Thambiah
11.30 am Contemporary Service
Prayer Halls
Revd Hambali Leonardi
2.00 pm Filipino Service NT Hall
Revd Soon Soo Kee
2.00 pm Myanmar Worship Service CNS 2.00 pm Myanmar Worship Service CNS
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
4.30 pm Contemporary Service CNS
Revd Freddy Lim
SUNDAY SERVICE 6 JANUARY
7.00 am Holy Communion Nave
Ds June Tan
8.00 am Holy Communion Nave
9.00 am Holy Communion CNS
Revd Joshua Raj
9.30 am Service in Mandarin Nave
11.15 am Service in Mandarin CNS
11.15 am Holy Communion Nave
Mr Keith Chua
11.30 am Contemporary Service
Prayer Halls
Revd Hambali Leonardi
2.00 pm Filipino Service NT Hall
Mrs Angeline Leong
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
Ds June Tan
5.00 pm Service in Mandarin CNS

EXTENSION CENTRES SUNDAY SCHOOL MINISTRIES

10.00 am Westside Anglican Church 4.30 pm Saturday CITYKids Ministry
Revd Bertram Cheong Prayer Halls, B1
10.00 am Jurong Anglican Church 8.00 am Sunday School
North & South Transept Halls
Mandarin
West Coast Recreation Centre 9.00 am Sunday School Enquire at CNS, B2
9.30 am Sunday School (Mandarin)
10.30 am Acts Centre 11.15 am Sunday School
My Saviour’s Church Enquire at North Transept Hall
Revd Michael Lim 5.00 pm Junior Cell South Transept Hall
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WEEKDAY
SERVICES/MEETINGS
MONDAY, 31 DECEMBER
8.00 am Morning Prayer Epiphany Chapel
TUESDAY, 1 JANUARY 2019
New Year's Day
WEDNESDAY, 2 JANUARY 2019
12.30 pm Holy Communion Nave
THURSDAY, 3 JANUARY 2019
8.00 am Morning Prayer Epiphany Chapel
9.30 am Holy Communion
Chapel for All Peoples
FRIDAY, 4 JANUARY 2019
8.00 am Morning Prayer Epiphany Chapel
7.00 pm Young Adults’ Ministry
YA Roots and Roads
SATURDAY, 5 JANUARY 2019
2.00 pm LYnC Youth Ministry
Chapel for All Peoples
2.30 pm Shalomkids Ministry Prayer Halls
(For children with autism)
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
TO CORNERSTONE STUDENT
CENTRE, LAT KRABANG
Cornerstone Student Centre in Lat Krabang,
Bangkok, conducts free English lessons
for students from the King Mongkut
Institute of Technology. Situated among
the hostels and only a few minutes away
from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), it serves
not just as a place for students to learn
English, but also offers a space for them
to hang-out and feel welcome.
St. Andrew’s Cathedral is currently
looking for volunteer teachers. If you
are confident in teaching conversational
English, keen to build relationships
with tertiary students and reach out to
them, come and volunteer your service
for 2 months or more.
For more information, please write to
(Lyn Wee) missions@cathedral.org.sg
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COMING UP
JANUARY 2019
1 New Year’s Day Service @9am
3 DCBS Course
4 COH Be An Andrew Course
5 The Quiet Garden Retreat
10 DCBS Course
11 Intercessors’ Retreat 11-13
11 COH Be An Andrew Course
13 Confirmation Course
17 DCBS Course
18 COH Be An Andrew Course
19 Batam Medical Outreach, 19-20
20 Confirmation Course
22 EHS Course Intro
23 PCC
24 DCBS Course
25 COH Regional Prayer
27 Confirmation Course
31 DCBS Course
THE QUIET GARDEN RETREAT
RECOLLECT REVIEW RENEW
Saturday 5 January 2019,
9am to 1pm
The North Transept Hall, Level 2,
Cathedral Main Building
In this retreat, you will recollect the
events of the year past. With gratitude,
review the events and take a walk with
the Lord through the year. For your failing
to response in the image of God, there
will be time to ask for forgiveness. After
looking back, recollecting and review, you
look forward to renew your commitment.
Renewal is a call to spiritual growth when
you ask for gifts of the Holy Spirit for the
future.
Retreat ends with ‘bring and share’ lunch
and conversation. Free-will contribution
to Contemplative Spirituality Ministry is
welcome.
Do sign up to indicate your attendance:
https://tinyurl.com/TQG-Retreat-01-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SPECIAL NOTE: The Cathedral Bells are not ringing for Christmas this year as they
have been sent to UK recently for repairs and restoration. We are fund-raising for this
project and if you would like to help, please visit cathedral.org.sg/bells
ROAD DIVERSION
Please take note of further road diversion
along North Bridge Rd at Funan gate from
22 December 2018 to Jun/July 2019.
North Bridge Road at the junction of our
Funan gate will be split into 2 separate
lanes, drivers should exercise caution
while exiting. We advise the use of the
Padang gate where possible.
CAR-FREE DAYS
Sunday, 30 Dec 2018
Monday, 31 Dec 2018
Entry for vehicles: Capitol gate
Exit: Padang & Funan gates
To ease congestion, you can exit by
the Padang gate, and TURN RIGHT into
Coleman Street, which on car-free
Sunday, will temporarily be a 2-way
street.
EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY
SPIRITUALITY COURSE
Tuesday 7.30 to 9.30pm
(12 Feb - 2 Apr 2019)
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Level 2,
North Transept Hall
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Course
is the first step that launches you into a
transformative spirituality with God and
will equip you with tools to develop a
deep interior life with Christ.
Emotionally Healthy Relationship
Course will teach you practical steps
that launches you into transformative
relationships with others and equips you
with skills to love others like Jesus.
Closing date for registration: 28 January
2019
Course Fees: $50/- includes The
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Book,
EHS Workbook and EHS Day by Day
(total $35/-).
Enquiries: 63376104 ext 131 or
ehs@cathedral.org.sg
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WEDDING | SAT, 12 JANUARY 2019
Leow Li Yao and Tjioe Yan Yin
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.
CATHEDRAL CLOSED
We wish to inform all members that the
cathedral office and compound will be
closed from 1pm on New Year's Day (1 Jan
2019).
THE BELLS
of St Andrew’s Cathedral
- A Heritage Project
Plans are underway to restore and convert our
bells for change ringing by 2019. A further four
bells can be added to the existing eight if funds
are available. Read up on this project from the
brochures and noticeboards.
Donation envelopes are available at the
Welcome Centre. If you are writing a
cheque, please pay to “St Andrew’s Cathedral”
and mark “Cathedral Bells” on the reverse
side. Please include your name and mailing
address so that we can issue you a receipt.
More information can also be read here:
cathedral.org.sg/bells
For more info - contact Vivien at
vivienchen@cathedral.org.sg
or tel 63376104 ext 169
Funds raised as of (11 Dec 2018): $206,840


Life
BE AN ANDREW
EQUIPPING FOR EVANGELISM
Faith 7.30 – 9.30pm, Fridays
4, 11 and 18 January 2019
Prayer Halls, St Andrew’s Cathedral
Meaning
Admission is free. To register, please
visit tinyurl.com/BeAnAndrew or
scan the QR code.

ALPHA In the Bible, Andrew was a fisherman and a

disciple of Christ who brought his brother, Simon,
20 Feb - 15 May 2019 to Jesus Christ (John 1). Like Andrew, today every
7pm believer, regardless of his personality and the
St Andrew’s Cathedral number of years as a believer, can be an Andrew
to point someone to Jesus Christ. Each can
play a part in the harvest of souls in Singapore
as we look forward to the evangelistic rally,
CELEBRATION OF HOPE, 17-19 May 2019.
INTRO DINNER The ”Be an Andrew” course aims to equip
20 FEB 2019, 7PM Christians to share with others the message
of God’s saving work in Christ. In 3 hands-on
Registration: www.cathedral.org.sg/alpha
sessions with Ds Bessie Lee, Revd Hambali
Leonardi and Revd Joshua Raj, participants will
learn:
1. about the common barriers to the Christian
DIOCESAN CERTIFICATE faith and the resources available for handling
OF BIBLICAL STUDIES objections*.
2. to pray with the use of scripture, for people:
Thursdays 7.30pm - who hold steadfastly to certain beliefs and
3 January - 16 March 2019 misconceptions of the Christian faith;
Module 1A Background Overview of the - with negative experiences of Christians;
3 JAN Bible – Old Testament track - who have promised to observe rituals for
Instructor: Ms Vivien Chen their departed loved ones.
3. to share the gospel using the FOUR and
Module 1B Background Overview of the BRIDGE methods
3 JAN Bible – New Testament track 4. to craft their testimonies: the dos and don'ts
Instructor: Ps Ti Lian Swan of sharing their life stories
Module 2A The Pentateuch I 5. to initiate a follow-up session with a new
10 JAN - 7 MAR Instructors: Ds June Tan, believer and to nurture him or her in the faith
Ps Grace Tan, Ms Vivien Chen (with the use of the New Life Kit and the
Andrew Initiative Evangelism Training
Module 8 The Gospels Handbook).
10 JAN - 7 MAR Instructors: Ds Bessie Lee,
Ps Ti Lian Swan, Ps Angeline Leong
Course fees: $10 per module (inclusive of study
materials); $5 for written examination.
*"Christianity has no
Register at cathedral.org.sg/dcbs relevance and no place
For more details, please refer to the DCBS in a modern society
brochure available at the Welcome Centre. like ours, is there?"
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 New Year's Eve
Covenant Service
with Holy Communion

A LIVING
HOPE 10pm, Mon 31 Dec

FOR
CNS
St Andrew's Cathedral
Message by the Right Revd

EVERY-
Rennis Ponniah
Bishop of Singapore

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Prayers for various needs.
Lawn Reception & Fireworks
after the Service.
All are welcome. Admission is
free of charge.

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