21 December 2014 FAITH METHODIST CHURCH - ORDER OF WORSHIP 21 December 2014, 10AM | Praise@AC Contemporary Service Fourth Sunday in Advent ACT OF PREPARATION Pre Service Prayer Lighting of the Advent Candle ACT OF PRAISE *Opening Worship ACT OF PROCLAMATION *Prayer of Illumination All: God, our helper, by your Holy Spirit open our minds and lead us into your Truth for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Scripture Text Sermon *Song of Response Luke 2:8-16 Christmas Through the Eyes of Shepherds Rev Ming Feong Ching ACT OF PRAYER *Prayer on Behalf *The Lord’s Prayer ACT OF PRESENTATION *Exchange of Peace Welcome/Greetings Offertory Prayer/ Offering Family News Doxology (*) Congregation to stand UMH 95 ACT OF PARTING *Closing Song *Benediction *Congregational Response Altar Ministry Three-Fold Amen UMH 898 FAMILY NEWS 1 WELCOME ! If you are here for the first time, we would like to extend a warm Faith welcome to you and invite you to our Welcome Corners after the Service. We’d love to connect with you and give you a little gift! The Welcome Corners are at: Level 1 Faith Corner (8am Service) Level 4 Lift Lobby (9am Service) ACJC CPA Foyer (10am Service) Level 4 Shalom Corner (11am Service) As our guest, you do not need to participate in the offering. GET CONNECTED TO A SMALL GROUP ! 2 Sign up: the Information Counter OR email [email protected] OR register at www.faithmc.sg/getconnected WE ARE IN THE SEASON OF ADVENT 3 Advent is a season comprising four Sundays before Christmas. Advent is derived from the Latin adventus, which means ‘coming’. The season proclaims the coming of the Christ - whose birth we prepare to celebrate once again, who comes continually in Word and Spirit, and whose return in final victory we anticipate. Each year, Advent calls the community of faith to prepare for these comings; historically, the season was marked by fasts for preparation. The liturgical colour for this season is purple, symbolising penitence and preparation. HIGHLIGHTS AT FAITH 1 INVEST AND INVITE 4 We praise God for 1 person who prayed to receive Christ through our Mandarin Ministry on 11 Dec! SUN JAM RECRUITMENT OF FACILITATORS FOR 8 SUNDAYS ONLY (JAN - FEB 2015) 5 We want to go smaller in group size in order to help children discover God's word for themselves! Training for facilitators on teaching materials will be provided. Help us to disciple our children one child at a time. Small Groups are greatly encouraged to serve as a team. Please contact Pearly Sim at 96949774 or [email protected] or Magdalene Wee at 93877013. CHRISTMAS DAY PARKING 6 Kindly note that as there will be Christmas lunch after Service on 25 Dec, there will be no parking space available on Level 3. It will be used as a lunch venue. Please make arrangements to park in the vicinity of the church. Thank you. FAITHACTS ANNUAL REPORT 7 FaithActs 10th Anniversary Commemorative Publication cum Annual Report (2013-2014) is available for you at the info counter. Please help yourself to a copy. www.faithmc.sg ODMC 2: SIGN UP NOW OPEN! 8 One Day Membership Conference (ODMC) is a full day course for persons intending to be baptised and/or initiated into Membership in our church. The core curriculum (6 lessons pertaining to F.A.I.T.H) will be taught during the day and participants will be received into our church membership by the end of the same day at the Baptism & Membership Service. At the first ODMC, 164 new members experienced the goodness of this simplified process, what about you? Details: ODMC 2 will be held on 28 Feb 2015 (Briefing & rehearsal on 7 Feb 2015) for a minimum of 50 participants and a maximum of 100 participants. Spaces are limited! Registration forms are available at information counters on Sundays or online at www.faithmc.sg/baptism. Registration closes on 4 Jan 2015. For inquiries, please email [email protected] Other ODMC dates in 2015*: ODMC 3 : 16 May 2015 ODMC 4 : 22 August 2015 ODMC 5 : 7 Nov 2015 * subject to sign ups WEEKLY PRAYER INSERT If you would like to join us in praying for church concerns, please collect a printed copy of the Weekly Prayer Insert from our information counters. If you are in a small group, you should receive an electronic version via your small group leader. FAREWELL FOR PASTORS 9 As Pastor Ming Feong Ching, Pastor Wendy Tay and Pastor Benjamin Lee have been appointed to sister churches in January 2015, we are inviting Faith church members to a lunch and farewell gathering to be held on : Date Time Venue Cost : Sunday, 28 Dec 2014 : 1 - 3.30pm (Lunch from 1-2pm) : Worship Hall, Level 4 : $10 per person Please register and make payment at the Information counter by TODAY to confirm your attendance. ONE FAMILY HOLY COMMUNION DEDICATION SERVICE - 4 JAN 2015 10 Rev John Benedict Foo and Rev Raymond Fong will join the Faith family in 2015. We will be officially welcoming them on the first Sunday of the year, 4 Jan, at our One Family Holy Communion Dedication Service. During this service, all Faith worshippers who are serving in different capacities will be dedicated together as a family. Do note that there will be no Sun Jam programme on 4 Jan. Lunch will be provided after the Service. ONE FAMILY HOLY COMMUNION DEDICATION SERVICE Date : 4 Jan 2015, Sunday Time : 11am Venue : Sanctuary & Worship Hall (Level 1 & 4) 2 HIGHLIGHTS AT FAITH Sermon Series Christmas Through the Eyes of.. Shepherds - TODAY Angels - 24 Dec God - 25 Dec Magi - 28 Dec KEY DATES AT A GLANCE... 24 Dec 2014 Christmas Eve Service Wednesday ● 8pm ● Sanctuary (Level 1) 25 Dec 2014 Christmas Day Service^ Thursday ● 11am ● Sanctuary & Worship Hall (Level 1 & 4) (Lunch provided*) 28 Dec 2014 Farewell for Outgoing Pastors Sunday ● 1pm - 3.30pm (Lunch from 1-2pm) ● Worship Hall (Level 4) (Please register by 21 Dec at the information counter) 31 Dec 2014 Wesleyan Covenant Renewal Holy Communion Service Wednesday ● 10pm ● Sanctuary (Level 1) (Supper provided*) 4 Jan 2015 One Family Holy Communion Dedication Service Sunday ● 11am ● Sanctuary & Worship Hall (Level 1 & 4) (Lunch provided*) *After Service ^Children’s programme available HIGHLIGHTS AT FAITH 3 MISSIONS MEMBER CARE SEMINAR What is Missions Member 11 Care? As a Faith member, other than praying, what else can I do for our IM workers and their ministries? We have invited a Missions Care practitioner, Ms Brenda Bosch to help us answer these questions and to understand how we can more meaningfully care and support our IM workers and their ministries. Brenda, a South African, has spent 26 years in missions (including 21 years in Missions Member Care). She often travels from Africa to Asia to train others about missions care. Mr & Mrs Daniel Quah Han Sai on the demise of his sister the late Ms Lena Quah Yew Ai who passed away on 13 December 2014. 14 FLORAL THANKSGIVING In loving memory of late father Ong Boon Beng from Mrs Ong Wee Lee & family. Thanksgiving from Tan Phaik In and family. In loving memory of our late husband/father, Mr Stephen Leong Choon Chee from Mrs Mary Leong, Grace, Elizabeth, Andrew, Angela and family. Thanksgiving from Angelia Koh & family. Seminar Details Date: 17 Jan 2015 (Sat) Time: 9.30am -12.30pm (with a short tea break) Venue: Koinonia Hub Faith Methodist Church 15 ATTENDANCE 14 Dec Please email Jimaia Wong ([email protected]) by 3 Jan 2015 to register for the seminar or if you have any enquiry. GO ONLINE! 13 CONDOLENCES TO… 12 Access the e-bulletin at www.faithmc.sg/haf or via the QR code below. From 23 Nov – 28 Dec 2014, we are rewarding three weekly winners across all Services for using the e-bulletin. Get spotted and you might walk away with an 8GB thumbdrive! 8am 9am 10am 10.15am 11am TOTAL 629 180 261 109 564 1,743 PASTORAL TEAM MOVEMENT Annual Leave Pastor Benjamin Chow Tat Keong Tay Hae Dar Tammy Ang John Sihoe Andrew Seow Pastor Feong Ching 16 : 21 Dec : 21 - 23 Dec : 21 - 23, 26 Dec : 23 - 29 Dec : 26 - 28 Dec : 26 - 27 Dec : 27 Dec For feedback and comments, please drop us a line at [email protected]. 4 HIGHLIGHTS AT FAITH
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