As we prepare to commemorate Good Friday and celebrate Easter, let’s pray for that  friend or loved one who needs Jesus in their life. Then invite them to our English or Mandarin services. 

6 Apr 2023 Maundy Thursday

• English Holy Communion Service

Rev Vincent Goh
8.00pm | Onsite & Online

7 Apr 2023 Good Friday

• English Service

Pastor Judith Halim
9.00am | Onsite & Online

• English Service

Pastor Judith Halim

11.15am | Onsite

• Mandarin Service

Mrs Vanessa Wong

11.15am | Onsite & Online

9 Apr 2023 Easter Sunday

• English & Mandarin Services

9.00am & 11.15am | Onsite

• English Service

Rev Dr Kow Shih Ming

9.00am | Online

• Mandarin Service

Ms Judith Ng
11.15am | Online

Download a copy of the Holy Week meditations written by the WSCS ladies from various TRAC churches here.

Inviting all Young Adults to join us and be empowered to our calling at our YA Retreat to be a Kingdom Professional in our spheres of influence. Let us unite to the hope of His call that our city, our nation might be transformed for the glory of God.

There is one body and one Spirit  — just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to you call (Ephesians 4:4)

Retreat details:

Theme: "To unite as one to echo God into our spheres of influence"

Date: 01 Jun 2023 – 03 Jun 2023 (3D2N)

Location: I Hotel Baloi, Komplek Baloi Kusuma Indah No.7, Batu Selicin, Kec. Lubuk Baja, Kota Batam, Kepulauan Riau 29432, Indonesia

Cost: 

• S$150 per person including children

• S$50 per person for student / NSF

Closing Date: 16 Apr 2023 or when full

Registration Here: https://forms.office.com/r/uVtDaRRCJt  

More Details:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_HqqbJYkCeARbPcqYWbWQ6lf16dpp9x1/view

The annual registration starts from 28 Feb 2023 for children born in the year: 

2018 (Kindergarten 2) 

2019 (Kindergarten 1)

2020 (Nursery) 

2021 (PreN)

2022 (Playgroup) 

All registration will be conducted at the Kindergarten Admin Office, Covenant Centre level 2.

For enquiries, please call: 6285-3730 between 9am to 3pm. 

Methodist Church members enjoy a year-round promotion (till 31 December 2023) for first-time enrolment at Methodist Preschools. Details @ https://methodistpreschools.org/methodist-church-members-promotion-2023.

There is also a Walk-in Open House at Sengkang Methodist Preschool on 15 April (Saturday) from 10.00 a.m. to 12 noon for those who are interested!

MGS is having our Open House on Saturday, 29 April 2023 for interested P5 & P6 students and parents to learn more about the MGS Secondary School experience. Come and explore how our suite of programmes, through MGLearns and MGServes, nurtures “every girl in a Christian environment To Master, To Grow and To Serve in every phase of her life.

Please register your interest here!

The Methodist Festival Choir (MFC) presents: I AM. Organised by Methodist School Of Music, the MFC will be sharing Jesus’ “I Am” statements in music, song, Scripture and prayer.

This is an in-person (on-site) event with no live streaming. No registration is required.

For more information, please visit: https://msmusic.edu.sg/events/mfc-presents-i-am/

1. 2023 Oh!It’sFairfield! Carnival
   This is a much-anticipated combined event held once every five years  by Fairfield Methodist Schools. This year’s celebrations, which also marks their 135th anniversary, will be held on 29 April (Saturday) from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. at the school compound on 100/102 Dover Road. Follow link for details.

2. Fairfield! The Musical
   As part of the schools’ 135th anniversary, Fairfield Methodist Primary and Secondary schools are jointly producing this musical to share the legacy of Fairfield through original songs and performance. Taking place on 28 and 29 July at Victoria Theatre, all Fairsians and friends are welcomed to share in the musical’s moments of remembrance and joy! Details available here. Tickets are limited!

Have you ever wondered why the pulpit cloth changes colours and has different symbols on it each time it is changed? Do the words “Advent”, “Epiphany” and “Kingdomtide” mean anything to you?

The Liturgical or Church Year is broken into seasons, starting from Advent and ending with Kingdomtide. It is a traditional way to remember and observe the various aspects of the life of Christ and His Church that has been used since the early days of Christianity. Each season has its own colour and symbols that serve as visual mnemonics. 

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which falls 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays). Some churches observe Ash Wednesday with a special service where the foreheads of the worshippers are marked with a mixture of oil and ashes, and the words, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return” are spoken by the presiding pastor or priest to remind the congregation of their mortality. 

Lent is a season of preparation, meditation and prayer, much like Advent. However, unlike Advent, the events anticipated are of a much more solemn nature – the suffering and sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, and the themes of this season are repentance and confession, fasting and self-denial, salvation and spiritual discipline. The season focuses on the life and ministry of the Lord, and His last days in Jerusalem. The liturgical colour is purple, again a symbol of penitence and preparation, but also of the Passion (i.e. suffering) of the Messiah. 

The last week of Lent is called Holy Week in many churches, and is marked by Maundy Thursday services commemorating the Last Supper, and sometimes, ritual foot-washing, and the stripping of the altar symbolizing the stripping away of Jesus’ physical vestments and dignity. Good Friday services commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus, and His “seven last words” are usually meditated on. The liturgical colour of Good Friday is black for darkness, forsakenness and death.