OVER THE PULPIT THIS WEEK (29th January 2012)
WS1 (9am) & WS2 (11am): Ephesians – New Identity by Rev Dr Andrew Peh
OVER THE PULPIT NEXT WEEK (5th February 2012)
WS1 (9am) & WS2 (11am): Ephesians – New Humanity by Rev Tan-Yeo Lay Suan
SERMON SUMMARY & REFLECTION QUESTIONS IN A BLOG
Rev Tan-Yeo Lay Suan has created a blog that summarizes the sermon of the week and some reflection questions. Church members are encouraged to avail themselves to these materials to help recall what was preached over the pulpit. Visit the webpage at www.towardsglory-toglory.blogspot.com.
SUNDAY BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE
We have a bus shuttle service on Sunday mornings to transport worshippers to church.
Look out for “Charis Methodist Church” sign on the bus.
Current Arrangement
Pick-up Points:
• Eunos MRT Station (car park along Sims Avenue) @ 8.30am
• Marine Parade Community Building @ 8.40am
Return Trip:
• 12noon from church to Marine Parade CB & Eunos MRT Station.
From February 2012
A) Coming to Church in the morning
Pick-up Points: (1) Car park in front of Eunos MRT Station along Sims Avenue, (2) Marine Parade Community Building at 278 Marine Parade Road
1st Run
8.15 am – Depart Eunos MRT Station
8.25 am – Depart Marine Parade CB
8.35 am – Arrive at church
2nd Run
8.45 am – Depart Eunos MRT Station
8.55 am – Arrive at church
B) Departing from Church to Marine Parade CB & Eunos MRT Station
Assembly Area: Under the porch in front of the church building
1st Run
11.15 am – Depart church
11.25 am – Arrive at Marine Parade CB
11.35 am – Arrive at Eunos MRT Station
2nd Run
12.20 pm – Depart church
12.30 pm – Arrive at Marine Parade CB
12.40 pm – Arrive at Eunos MRT Station
SUNDAY CHURCH CARPARKING
From February 2012 onward:
i) All vehicles parked in the driveway will have to leave by 10.50am;
ii) Vehicles parked in the regular lots (except those parked in the 10 lots parallel to the wire fence running alongside the Chapel) that do not leave by 10.50am, will not be able to leave until 1.05pm due to double-parking by WS2 drivers coming in after 10.50am.
iii) WS2 drivers are not to double-park in the driveway running parallel to the said wire fence.
So if you intend to leave early, park along the roads in the church neighborhood (kindly observe traffic rules), OR park at Blk 31A Eunos Crescent and ride the shuttle bus from Eunos MRT Station.
WORSHIP SERVICE PRAYER GROUP @ WS1 (Ordinary Week)
Pre-Worship: 8.40am in Room 201
Post-Worship: 11.15am in Room 203
PRAYER MEETING
Date: 4th February 2012 (Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Social Hall
BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION & MEMBERSHIP
If you have accepted the Lord Jesus as your personal Savior, then you need to consider water baptism. Pre-baptismal class is compulsory for all who desire to be water baptized. Those who wish to be baptized or confirmed or wish to transfer church membership into Charis on Easter Day 8th April 2012, please collect the appropriate form found at the lobby below the Sanctuary and submit the form to the church office by 29th January 2012. Please click here for full schedule of classes.
ALPHA 12 INTRO DINNER
The Alpha 12 Course will commence with the Intro Dinner on 18th February 2012, Saturday, 6.30pm at Charis. Invitation cards are available at the Alpha booth at the Plaza.
A special feature during the Intro Dinner will be the presence of Mr Alaric Tay who will be giving his testimony. Mr Alaric Tay is a Mediacorp artiste of the award-wining TV series “The Noose”.
CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT 2012
Dates & Time:
4th February (Sat, 7pm)
5th February (Sun, 2.30pm & 7pm)
Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Don’t miss this opportunity to invite pre-believer relatives and friends to this biennial event! Please refer to details in the brochure enclosed in the bulletin. You are encouraged to invite pre-believers or to sponsor tickets. Tickets ($10 each) for 5th February (Sun, 2.30pm) will be on sale on 29th January (Sun) from 11am to 11.30am at the Plaza.
GROWING KIDS GOD’S WAY (GKGW)
“He has shown man what is good and what is required of him” (Micah 6:8)
It is a God’s emphasis equipping course for parents that take your child through, from fifteen Months to Pre-Teens 12 years. GKGW can help any parent reach the heart of children with virtues and values that flow from the character of God and do it without stressing the child or the parents.
There is a reason why this curriculum is so popular: it’s comprehensive, practical and the applications work. Topics covered includes the below and more:
~ How to help children internalize virtues and values and how to help them practically live out the character of God in their life.
~ What parents do to foster insecure children and how they can fix the problems that might now exist.
~ How to say “I love you” to your children and spouse in such a way that each member actually feels the fullness of parental love.
~ How fathers build or undermine their children’s sense of trust and confidence in parental leadership and how to build family loyalty and identity.
~ How to train right behavior into children so you will not have to spend unnecessary time correcting wrong behavior.
~ How to successfully handle sibling conflict, temper tantrums, and the three sister sins: lying, cheating and stealing.
The entire course of 18 sessions on Saturdays is split into 3 modules.
Dates: (see the modules below)
Time: 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Venue: Charis Methodist Church
Module 1
Dates: 18th February, 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th March 2012
Cost: $100 (Christian Education subsidy available for Charisians)
Module 2
Dates: 14th, 21st, 28th April, 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th May 2012
Cost: $10
Module 3
Dates: 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th July, 4th, 11th August 2012
Cost: $10
In each session, participants meet to watch a video, and facilitators will lead a discussion on the topics, with Q&A. Come and find out more during the Introductory Launch Dinner. You are welcomed to bring your friends. Please register with Joyce Chue or Yvette Goh for catering.
Introductory Launch Dinner
Date: 11th February 2012 (Sat)
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Social Hall, Charis Methodist Church
For registration, please contact:
~ WS1 – Joyce Chue (email: ycjychue@gmail.com / hp: 8118 5277)
~ WS2 – Yvette Goh (email: yvettegoh@yahoo.com / hp: 9199 2622)
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
CHARIS DIASPORA
Rev Tan-Yeo has started a yahoo-group for Charisians working or studying overseas through which she updates them on the events that have taken place in Charis MC. This is to enable Charisians to continue to stay in touch with the church and ease their re-entry into Charis when their stints overseas come to an end. We want to see them fitting in back into church without too much difficulty. Please let them know that they can write in to be a part of this yahoo-group by writing to the owner of CharisDiaspora@yahoogroups.com.
EZ-LIBRARY
In the hope that Charisians can benefit from members’ contribution as well as the church’s investment in Christian literature, we are bringing our much-neglected library nearer to you so that the books are now readily accessible. Selected library resources are now available in the shelf located in the Social Hall.
What’s more, the loan scheme has been relaxed to make borrowing absolutely hassle-free for you! There will be no restriction on the number of books you wish to loan (but don’t take the entire shelf) or on the loan period (hopefully it’s not eternity). Also, you do not have to register the loan. All you have to do is put the book back in the shelf after you’ve read it so that someone else can have access to it as well.
Do drop by the Social Hall after the worship service and visit the library. We hope this will become your favorite corner by and by!
DIALECT MINISTRY AT BETHANY NURSING HOME
On the 3rd Sunday (from 1.30pm) and the last Tuesday (from 2pm) of every month, Rev Tan-Yeo visits the Bethany Nursing Home and run a simple dialect service. If you speak Hokkien or Cantonese and would like to join Rev Tan-Yeo in this ministry, do sign up with her at tanyeo@charismc.org.sg. The service is about 45 minutes in total. But on the last Tuesday, Rev Tan-Yeo goes around to the bed-ridden to serve Holy Communion and will end about 4pm.
ROOM BOOKINGS ON SUNDAYS
To increase availability of meeting rooms, block-booking of rooms on Sundays will be limited to Sunday School classes and ministry-based activities. Cell group meetings and bible study groups are advised to make bookings on a weekly or monthly basis. All room users are required to inform the church office early if the bookings are cancelled so as to allow someone else to make use of the rooms. Please contact church office staff Benjamin Tan (office: 63445750, email: bentan@charismc.org.sg) to make your room bookings.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES NOTICE BOARD
Looking for a job? Why not take a look at the job advertisements placed on this Notice Board? New advertisements are posted as and when we receive them through the church email.
Or maybe you are looking for workers for your company? Email your advertisement to us at office@charismc.org.sg and we will place your advertisement for free not only on this Notice Board but also to all our 15 sister CAC churches. Don’t wait contact us TODAY!
SUNDAY FLORAL OFFERING
We wish to acknowledge the frequent donations of Charis members for our Sunday Floral Offerings. These members often use this means of floral offering as an expression of thanksgiving to God in their lives. It has also been used in memory of loved ones, anniversary date etc. Their support and generosity have also greatly added to the ambience of our weekly Sunday Services.
We have put up a weekly schedule for floral offerings on the [Church Office] notice board for your convenience. Dates for floral offerings may be chosen in advance. Do also remember to include your name, purpose and contact number on this schedule.
Please contact the church office for enquiries.
SUNDAY REFRESHMENT OFFERING
If you have enjoyed the refreshment provided and would like to contribute to this item as a service to the congregation, or as an act of thanksgiving, celebration of birthday, anniversary, baby first month or for whatever reasons that you are celebratory about, please put your name down on the Sunday Refreshment Offering Form posted on the [Church Office] notice board.
Kindly forward your cheque/cash to Thor Bee. This is a purely voluntary offering and refreshment will continue to be provided every Sunday even if no donation is forthcoming. However your contribution is always much appreciated!
WS2 FELLOWSHIP LUNCH
This monthly communal lunch is another avenue for Charisians to bless each other. You can do so by donating towards the cost of the lunch.
Indicate your donation on the WS2 Fellowship Lunch Offering form posted on the [WS2] notice board and state the reason that you wish to be printed in the Sunday bulletin as acknowledgement. Examples are: anniversary/ birthday celebration; thanksgiving; remembrance & etc.
For your donation, please use the church’s tithing envelope (placed at the pews), indicate “WS2 Fellowship Lunch Offering” and drop it into the offering bag or give it directly to the church office. Thank you for your blessings!
SKILL TRAINING AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SUBSIDY
LCEC has approved a subsidy scheme to encourage members to upgrade their skills and Christian knowledge so as to serve God better. Application Form is available from the church office. Should you have any feedback on this scheme or any need for clarification, please speak to our Pastors or any LCEC members.
VOLUNTEERS FOR EMERGENCIES ON SUNDAYS
(DURING HOURS OF WORSHIP)
We are putting together a list of worshippers who can provide medical assistance in an emergency, such as doctors, dentists, nurses, civil defence personnel and those certified to provide first-aid and/or CPR. Please call church office (O: 63445750) with your full name and designation, and the service you attend.
We will collate the names and phone numbers and put one list in the office and another in the ushers’ cupboard in our Sanctuary. Thanks for coming forward to volunteer your service.