Prayer & Praise , every last Tuesday of the month, 7.14pm. Prayer Halls 9 FEBRUARY 2020 THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT THE DIOCESE OF SINGAPORE COLLECT Almighty God, who alone can bring order WELCOME to the unruly wills and passions of sinful A warm welcome to all members and visitors to humanity: give your people grace so to love our Services today. what you command and to desire what you promise, that, among the many changes HOLY COMMUNION of this world, our hearts may surely there We welcome all confirmed members of the Anglican be fixed where true joys are to be found; Church and visitors who are communicant members of through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who other churches to share in the Holy Communion with is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of us. Our practice is to have the Holy Communion by the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. intinction (dipping of the wafer into the wine). If you Amen are not partaking of the Communion, you are welcome to come forward to receive a prayer of blessing. Please LECTIONARY READINGS Isaiah 58:1-9; keep your hands clasped to indicate that you are not 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; receiving the Communion. Matthew 5:13-20 PRAYER & MINISTRY HYMNS If you would like to talk to someone or receive prayer 8.00am: CP424; HP313; CP318; CP429 ministry, in most Services this is offered either during 11.15am: CP424; HP313; CP318; CP429 or after a Service. Note the following: 5.00pm: HP52; Power Of Your Love; Lamb Of God; Worthy Is The Lamb; You Sat 4.30pm In Service Are Worthy Of It All; How Great Thou Art; 7.00am After Service at Graham White Library, HP368 North Transept, Ground floor 8.00am After Service at prayer table Bishop of Singapore and Dean 9.00am In Service The Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah 11.15am After Service at communion rails Vicar Revd Canon Terry Wong eleven.30 In Service Clergy Revd Canon Rinji Kwashi, 5.00pm After Service at communion rails Revd Peter Cook, Revd Michael Lim, Revd Bertram Cheong, Revd Joshua Raj, Revd Hambali Leonardi, Revd Calvin Wee, CAR PARKING Revd Moses Israeli There are very limited carpark lots available Auxilliary Clergy Revd Canon Dr Louis Tay, within the Cathedral. Members and visitors are Revd Soon Soo Kee, Revd Christopher Tan, encouraged to park at the surrounding carparks Revd Freddy Lim on Sunday. Deaconesses Ds Bessie Lee, Ds June Tan CHILDREN MINISTRY Each Service has special provisions for families with young children. Please see page 4. 1 A WORD FOR THE WEEK ast weekend, Pastor Grace Tan spoke many parts of Sabah, including Priest- Lon the importance of knowing God’s in-Charge of St Margaret's Church in Word: reading, digesting, applying and Keningau and St Peter's Church in Tenom, living it. Bishop Rennis spoke on the Rector of St. Mark's Church in Lahad Datu importance of small groups or Connect and St Luke's Mission District in Telupid. Groups, as we will call them here. Even He is also a member of the Lambeth as the Season of Epiphany concluded, Design Group, planning the programme we have a good number of carefully for Lambeth 2020. prepared and prayed-through sermons THE VICAR WRITES VICAR THE where the "Word in season" is heard. As Please pray for our new Archbishop as we are in different Services, I encourage he leads the Province and her missionary you to dig around and listen to them work. There are difficult challenges in our online whenever you can. You will be Communion and as our Primate, he will blessed. These sermons are also in line also be making vital contributions in this with our focus on personal discipleship area. for this year. Revd Yessua, the Sub-Dean of All Saints I am away this weekend for the Cathedral in Cairo (Egypt) will be spending Installation Service of the Rt Revd J two weeks at our Cathedral as an observer Melter Tais of the Diocese of Sabah, as from the 1st to 14th of this month. Please the new Archbishop of the Province of welcome him warmly. South East Asia at All Saints Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu. He takes over from The Coronavirus Crisis has pretty much Archbishop Ng Moon Hing, who is been the topic of many conversations also the Bishop of West Malaysia. The throughout the Chinese New Year season. Province of South East Asia contains As a Cathedral, while we wait for updates four dioceses: West Malaysia, Sarawak, and circulars from the Diocese, each of Sabah and Singapore. us can take some obvious responsibilities such as refraining from being at Services Bishop Melter became the 6th Bishop of if we are ill and practising good hygiene. Sabah in 2015 and was the first native There are hand cleansers placed at of Sabah to be installed. A father of four strategic locations which we can make children, Melter Jiki Tais was ordained use of. into the Anglican priesthood in 1993 and had served in various capacities in Meanwhile, we remember these words in Psalm 91:1, 5-6, which we can use to pray for ourselves and others: "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.... You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday." 2 Continued on page 6 PRAYER HIGHLIGHTS PRAYER HIGHLIGHTS THE WORLD DIOCESE Pray for the World Health Organization as Church of The Ascension they seek to provide global leadership, to Pray for leadership renewal in the church’s the containment of the novel coronavirus Parochial Church Council and church ministries outbreak and to the provision of all necessary as the church prepares for the coming Annual technical and operational support to prepare General Meeting in April. Pray that the church for and respond to this outbreak, especially will be ready and open-hearted in welcoming in vulnerable countries. Pray for China as and discipling newcomers and their families her government collaborates with WHO who are relocating to their new homes in and partner countries, to investigate the Bidadari and Potong Pasir. Pray also for the epidemiology and evolution of this outbreak church’s chaplaincy ministries in Ascension and measures to contain it. Michael Ryan, Kindergarten and Kindercare as well as St head of the WHO Health Emergencies Andrew’s Junior school, that they will be Programme, told reporters in Geneva that effective in reaching out to the staff, students "The whole world needs to take action." Pray and their families. that every country in the world will take the necessary steps to prevent and to stop the CATHEDRAL rapid spread of this virus. Alpha Course (lunchtime and evenings beginning 12 Feb) SINGAPORE Pray for good response to the forthcoming Pray that our Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong Alpha lunch and evening courses beginning and officials in his ministry, will be divinely 12 Feb; for open hearts to receive God’s word guided as they prepare for various scenarios and for spiritual eyes to be opened. Pray for to manage the global outbreak of the novel Revd Hambali, Andrew Ho and Alpha hosts to coronavirus as it continues to evolve. Pray be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit in that every person living in Singapore will their interactions with our guests and for all play our part by being socially responsible guests to have a positive experience at each to prevent any possible spread of the virus Alpha session. in the community. Pray for God’s protection upon our healthcare workers and for renewed Mobile Medical Services to the Community strength as they work tirelessly to keep (MOFOW) Singapore and those living in our city, safe. Pray for our brothers and sisters serving in MOFOW to be the Lord’s hands, feet and mouthpieces as they attend to the medical PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK needs of migrant workers in Singapore. Pray Annie Dang, Marjorie Lau, Nancy Li, Barbara that through their kind words and loving Rayney, Joy Brett, Doris Proctor, Ana Pelaez and deeds, the life of Christ will shine through Lim Soon Chye. Members who know them are encouraged to them and touch the hearts of the people; that visit and pray with them. many will receive His gift of eternal life. 3 The Cathedral Podcast Listen to episodes at cathedral.org.sg/podcast A FOSTERING JOURNEY What is family? With three boys of their own, Joseph and Li Ping Gan share how they were led to foster two more. Hear their journey of conviction, preparation and how the church helped. SATURDAY SERVICE 8 FEBRUARY SATURDAY SERVICE 15 FEBRUARY 4.30 pm Contemporary Service CNS 4.30 pm Contemporary Service CNS Revd Canon Rinji Kwashi Revd Calvin Wee SUNDAY SERVICE 9 FEBRUARY SUNDAY SERVICE 16 FEBRUARY 7.00 am Holy Communion Nave 7.00 am Holy Communion Nave Ds June Tan Revd Joshua Raj 8.00 am Holy Communion Nave 8.00 am Holy Communion Nave Revd Canon Rinji Kwashi Vicar Terry Wong 9.00 am Contemporary Service CNS 9.00 am Holy Communion CNS Revd Hambali Leonardi Ds Bessie Lee 9.00 am Tamil Service 9.00 am Tamil Service Chapel for All Peoples Chapel for All Peoples 9.30 am Service in Mandarin Nave 9.30 am Service in Mandarin Nave 11.15 am Service in Mandarin CNS 11.15 am Service in Mandarin CNS 11.15 am Holy Communion Nave 11.15 am Holy Communion Nave Revd Canon Rinji Kwashi Vicar Terry Wong 11.30 am Contemporary Service 11.30 am Contemporary Service Prayer Halls Prayer Halls Revd Hambali Leonardi Ds Bessie Lee 2.00 pm Filipino Service NT Hall 2.00 pm Filipino Service NT Hall Ps Josefa Firmacion Ps Carolina Alar 2.00 pm Myanmar Worship Service CNS 2.00 pm Myanmar Worship Service CNS Revd Calvin Wee Revd Moses Israeli 2.30 pm Bahasa Indonesia Service 2.30 pm Bahasa Indonesia