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Sunday 20th September 2020 ST GEORGE’S CHURCH Every person complete in Christ - Colossians 1: 28 WELCOME BACK to St George’s church! Finally, after many months of meeting Online we are now able to meet together, in person. Thank the Lord and rejoice with us. You will notice that Church has changed in many ways, but the Lord remains the same and so does our mission of presenting everyone complete in Christ. God has given us new ways of sharing Christ with our world, our city and our neighbours. He has also given us news ways to develop how we nurture our faith and support each other in the Lord. Thanks for being part of these new ways. THE COLLECT FOR 15TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Almighty God, you have taught us through your Son that love is the fulfilling of the law. Grant that we may love you with our whole heart and our neighbours as ourselves, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. http://www.stgeorges.org.sg https://www.facebook.com/stgeorgeschurchsingapore 1

John’s Gospel 1-6 John 6:1-24 When stories about events become routine, we can often become too blasé, too relaxed, too ‘I-have-heard-this-all-before’, matter of fact about them and thus we don’t listen carefully to them. The feeding of the 5000 men is just such an event. The story is very often in the curriculum for Sunday school lessons (and in fact St George’s church is studying this miracle this week at Sunday School) And this week, we adults are examining the story too in church and in our Life Groups. Not only is the miracle of feeding 5000 men included in sermon series and in Sunday School but it also included in all 4 of the Gospels. The feeding of the 5000 men is in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The only other miracle in all four Gospels is the resurrection of Jesus – that is how important this miracle of much bread and fish is, in the list of miracles of Jesus. 2

Especially considering that in the Gospel of John, written later than the other 3 Gospels, John normally only tells us about other miracles that are not included in the other three Gospels. But the feeding of 5000 men is included. Why not discuss amongst one another over your lunch or dinner time today, why this miracle is such a prominent one? You will notice that I keep talking about 5000 men being feed and that is because only men were counted in the first century and Matthew’s account of the miracle (14:21) tells us that there were also women and children present too. Thus, Jesus is feeding maybe up to 20,000 people, all from 5 loaves and 2 fish. That is one big meal, that is one huge miracle, that is one powerful person – Jesus, that is the sort of miracle that you would expect God to be doing if he was walking on earth. Jesus is a person who is greater than Moses or any other biblical, or other factual heron or even a greater superhero from our imagination. Jesus is one very powerful person. Truly, he is none other than the Son of God. Take a closer look at the miracle of the feeding of 5000 men and note how amazing Jesus is. Ian Hadfield 20th Sept 2020 3

John 6: 1-24 1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near. 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” 8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. 12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 4

13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. 14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself. Jesus Walks on the Water 16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, 17 where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. 18 A strong wind was blowing, and the waters grew rough. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, [b] they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened. 20 But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.” 21 Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading. 22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. 23 Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus. 5

9.00AM “Live” Service Order of Service WELCOME Rebecca McPherson Rebecca McPherson PRAYER OF PURITY AND APOSTLE’S CREED Rebecca McPherson Mark Borland SONG Still My Soul Be Still Rev Ian Hadfield CONFESSION Estella Meaux Rev Soh Guan Chin BIBLE READING John 6: 1-24 Rev Ian Hadfield Rebecca McPherson SERMON SONG You Are My All In All INTERCESSIONS & THE COLLECT COMMUNION ANNOUNCEMENTS CLOSING 6

PRAYERS PRAISE GOD FOR WHO HE IS • Praise God for his provision of all that we need, food, air, shelter, water, clothing and people in our lives. Thank him too for all our spiritual provisions especially Christ. THE WORLD • Pray for Nigeria (Africa). Praise God for the many Christians in Nigeria and their faithfulness to Christ. Ask the Lord of the harvest to enable more Nigerians to follow Christ. Pray about the increasingly persecuted believers in the north states to be characterised by supernatural forgiveness and love. • Bring before the Lord the fires in California; those who have lost people and property. Pray for those fighting the fires. • Ask the Lord for his peace to come to Belarus. Pray that God will use the troubles to draw people to himself. SINGAPORE • Pray for good cooperation between government and the opposition groups when it is important for the good of all Singapore and fair and helpful debate when issues are not as ‘vital’. • Pray for those who are trying to start a business in these very difficult financial times. Pray for wisdom in ways forward and not getting too much in debt. • Pray for Bishop Low who is acting as the Bishop of Singapore (officially called Vicar General) between Bishop Rennis and Bishop Titus. Ask the Lord to grant Bishop Low wisdom to know what decisions to make and which ones to leave for Bp Titus. 7

ST GEORGE’S • Pray about the possibility of restarting our 3 Services if MCCY allow us to have 50 + 50. Pray for wisdom to know how to best care (in person and virtually) for people in our Sunday School and Youth Ministries as numbers are still restricted for them. • Thank the Lord for Nicholas (Admin Manager) who has made a huge difference to the processes in our resumption of church Services in person. Pray that Nicholas will have wisdom in future decisions as we take steps to increase our church gatherings. • (Pray for a St George’s Mission Partner) Andrew and Heather Reid – Evangelical Theological College SG Thanks for a good intake of students this academic year. Pray for students growing not only in knowledge of Scripture but also in godliness. For wisdom and strength in conducting classes in Covid-19 context. • Pray for the sick Joanna, Rosemary, Peter, Kah Seng, Caitlin and Tee Dhye. • Pray for those who grieve such as Amrita (10 am cong.) after the death of her father. “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.” John 5:24 8

Screenagers - Growing Up in the Digital Age - For Teens and their Parents - an event on Saturday 3rd Oct 7:45 pm Parents: Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time—friction she knew all too well.... Here is a 2:50 min trailer for the video https://www.screenagersmovie.com/about Screenagers is a 70 minute video for Teenagers (recommended for children 10 years and older) and their Parents. St George's is going to watch it together on Saturday 3rd October from 7:45 pm with a Q&A session afterwards. To join the evening, you will need to a) sign up to rent the video (SCREENAGERS: Growing Up In The Digital Age) using your credit/debit card for one month direct through the Screenagers 9

Website: https://www.screenagersmovie.com/watch The cost is $10 USD which is approximately $14 SGD. Signing up will allow you to watch the video twice in the month. Please keep one watching for the event on the 3rd Oct. (you will note from the Screenagers website that you can also pay another $10 USD to watch the second film at another time) b) sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/SGC-Screenagers-3-OctVIDEO to be a part of St George's Screenagers Event - 3rd Oct 2020 at 7:45pm on Zoom (This step is a free event, but you will need to have paid for the video beforehand from the Screenagers website) c) Connect via Zoom at 7:45pm on Saturday the 3rd Oct Topic: Screenagers Time: Oct 3, 2020 07:45 PM Singapore Join Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88056136314?pwd=QmFBakpIVW VrZFdDUDdMQU5iZzd5Zz09 Meeting ID: 880 5613 6314 Passcode: 182019 d) On the 3rd Oct we will have a welcome and introductory session together on Zoom and then watch the Screenagers movie separately and then return 70 mins later, together on Zoom, for a 25 minute Q&A session to end the night at around 9:30pm. 10

ADVANCE NOTICE ALPHA Parenting Teens Course Starting Friday night 16th October 2020 From Friday night October 16th for 5 weekly Sessions - the ALPHA Teens Course will help parents parent teenagers as you listen to experts and listen and talk to one another. Here is a trailer for the Course https://singapore.alpha.org/tptc (go to the bottom of the ALPHA webpage) To find out more contact Betty in the office [email protected] 11

Adopt a Dorm Program - Update From May 2020, we at St George's have been supporting guest workers in their dormitories with physical and spiritual food. The program is now ending but we want to celebrate what has been done in the name of Jesus and out of his love. We praise God for the opportunities to share food and Christ with these men who have faced difficulties, shortages and isolation during the Circuit Breaker period of COVID-19 and only now are allowed back to work. It has been a magnificent effort sharing the love of God and so thank you to everyone for your prayers and donations towards this local mission cause. You have brought honour to God. We are particularly grateful to Shiva (a Christian) who has been the contact person in the dormitories and to Fileo, Larry, Nishka, Rebekah and Annette (all from St George's) for their hard work in making this possible. And we pray that God will continue to do his good work in these men and their families due to the love and generosity that we have been able to share with them. 12

Online Prayer Meeting Thursday 1st October from 7:30-8:30 pm is our monthly Prayer Meeting. Join us as we pray for our world, our city, and our church. Zoom details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/292505734?pwd=eC96V3l0cWhGaGRDZDZ 5ZXhYUVBydz09 Meeting ID: 292 505 734 Password: 823166 it would help if you emailed Betty at [email protected] beforehand so that she can email to you the suggested prayer points. But join the prayer meeting even if you don't have the suggested prayer points. 13

In Serving the Church Go to this link https://tinyurl.com/SGC-Ministry-Form-2020 and sign up to help serve a) in our Pre-recorded Services (usually Saturday Mornings) and then 8 days later at b) b) at Church on Sundays 9 am c) at our Midweek Wednesday 10:30 am Communion Service. d) at our other events including Youth, Sunday School, Life Groups/Bible Study Groups, Toddler Time and Mums and Tots SPECIAL REQUEST: We need people who would be willing (with training) to work on the Live Streaming aspect of Church on Sunday mornings. We need people who would enjoy working with sound, with video camera and video editing. Please complete the form https://tinyurl.com/SGC- Ministry-Form-2020 14

Midweek Communion Every Wednesday at 10:30 am A weekly opportunity to gather together to celebrate what Christ has done in a tangible way. This is a Church Service for those in the COVID-19 vulnerable group (over 60 years of age and/or those with other health issues) Please register for the Service (as only 50 people can gather). Please go to our church website: https://stgeorgeschurch.churchcenter.com/registrations to register or ring/send a WhatsApp message to the Office 9812 5473. Please let the office know if you would like transport to St George’s to attend the Service. 15

Church Live Stream Online Watch the 9 am St George's Church Service as it happens from home, the car, with others etc. Go to this site --> https://youtu.be/5Jz2L6YInEE YouTube Live from 9 am on Sunday. 16

Join us every Sunday @ 9am Please register to attend church. 50 people is the maximum. Here is where you can register for church for September -> https://stgeorgeschurch.churchcenter.com/registrations (If you are having trouble signing up please call/WhatsApp 9812 5473 (office)) Communion will be held on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month. The 9 am Service will continue until we are able to have around 100 people attend church at each Service. At that point we will then restart our usual 8 and 10 am Services as well as our 5:30 pm Service. Until that time, Children and Youth Ministries will continue to be available Online only. 17

For our online Services, View at St George's YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/StGeorgesChurchSingapore Services are available from 7 am on the date of the Service and soon after on the Church's website itself. (https://www.stgeorges.org.sg) Interactive Church SUNDAY From 8 am OR 10 am OR 5:30 pm on Sundays, join us for St George's Online Church. 8 am Zoom details: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/628941326?pwd=L1V3ZzcwdzhRZ2NnMXdBK1l 6a0IvUT09 Meeting ID: 628 941 326 Password: 018854 CHANGED FORMAT from now on: Join us at 8 am, discuss a topic in a small group and pray for one another then hear some announcements and thereafter watch the Service. Karen Tan will lead the after-watching-the-Service discussion on Zoom. 18

10 am Zoom details: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/250233292?pwd=djBpbm5OR0RKRldPcStzckU4cUFFUT09 Meeting ID: 250 233 292 Password: 007972 CHANGED FORMAT from now on: Join us at 10 am, chat for a while until Ian joins the group then discuss a topic in a small group and pray for one another followed by some announcements and thereafter watch the Service. There will be no discussion on Zoom after the Service. 5:30 pm Zoom details: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/614700265?pwd=Q0xtWUdFN3ZwcENLck9CR015Z1VrQT09 Meeting ID: 614 700 265 Password: 031576 NO CHANGE IN FORMAT for the 5:30 pm Service. 19

CHILDREN Online Sunday School 10-10:45 am every Sunday. Join in for a song, a story, a prayer and an activity. For kids of all ages and their parents. Zoom Details: Meeting ID: 833 6406 9019 Password: SSchool https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83364069019?pwd=SUcxeU5mTjFD ZVdsTDZ5Q3R6WmNpUT09 For more info, please get in touch with Narelle at ([email protected]) 20

This Friday at Dig Deeper Online, we will be continuing our teaching series called 'the Ephesians Series'. We'll be journeying with Paul in this letter as he encourages us to live our lives in the light of God's big picture! Also, this Friday, we'll be hosting our Physical Dig Deeper meeting at different homes keeping to the (5) person rule in each household excluding the people already in the house. If you're interested in hosting a group or sending your teen to one, please do let us know by getting in touch at ([email protected]) 21

YOUTH: Join us this Sunday at Circuit Breaker LIVE as we begin our new 4-week series, Identity Crisis: How it affects my relationships. Andrew Thomas will be leading the four sessions as we learn the importance of establishing one's identity in our different relationships. YOUTH Sunday Circuit Breaker LIVE happens every Sunday from 11 am onwards & Dig Deeper Online happens every Friday from 7-9 pm. We welcome all teens to join us at both our meetings! For more info, please get in touch with Shehan at ([email protected]) 22

Toddler Time Online Toddler Time continues online every Tuesday at 10 am (for about 30 mins) on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82467648764?pwd=ZnhOR0x ZVzdPQS9EZDJEUi8vTTdvUT09%E2%80%8B Meeting ID: 824-6764-8764 Password: 309684 Please contact Hydie at [email protected] for more details. 23

Rev. Dr Soh Guan Chin's Retirement After 6 years of solid and sound ministry at St George's Church, Rev. Dr Soh will complete his work with us at St George's at the end of October 2020 to focus on the Joshua Mission which has grown in its reach to 18 different nations. You can find out more about Joshua Mission here: https://thejoshuamission.net We are grateful to God for Guan Chin's work in the Lord among us. He will be missed, and we will officially farewell him nearer to the end of October. 24

1st September 2020 Dear Donors, If you have previously donated to the PMF-ST GEORGE’S CHURCH account to support the restoration of St George’s Church, and received a tax deduction on your donation, please note that the scheme now allows collected donations to be used for: 1. Restoration of non-protected but historical structures within our Monument’s compound. 2. Works that are required for compliance with statutory regulations; and, 3. Payment of Lease and TOL renewals. This is in addition to the original approved use, which was to support the restoration of the monument building. The Parochial Church Council has recommended, and Church Members have approved at the recent AGM that up to S$160,000 of funds in the PMF-ST GEORGE’S CHURCH account be used for Payment of Lease and TOL renewals. Should you have any concerns or objections to your donation being used for these new purposes, please contact Annette Ho (email: [email protected]), with your official tax exemption receipt as issued by NHB, by no later than 31st October 2020. Note: After 1st November 2020, it shall be taken that donors have no objections to the additional proposed uses, and donations will be channelled to fund these, where applicable. signed by a) Rev. Ian Hadfield (Vicar St George's b) Craig Martin (Honorary Treasurer) 25

The Consecration and Enthronement of The Revd Canon Dr Titus Chung on Sunday 18 October 2020 at 4pm Service will be LIVE STREAMED AT https://bit.ly/DOS-18Oct. 26

St George's Church is seeking a Full Time Children's Ministry Director The Director will: 1) Oversee the ministry of Sunday School 2) Oversee the ministry of Mums and Tots 3) Work with the Toddler Time leadership team 4) Raise up, support and equip the teams of Volunteers who work with Children 5) Ensure Child Safeguarding policies and procedures are fulfilled. Job advertisement is found here https://www.stgeorges.org.sg/employment/ For more details, questions and to apply - contact Ian at [email protected] 27

For your prayerful consideration Whilst the church is not meeting together, we still have financial costs as well has providing assistance to those who need it. So, we ask that you prayerfully and carefully consider giving online through PayNow or Planned Giving. For PayNow 1. Please open your bank app and tick the \"scan & pay\" and scan the below QR code or tick the PayNow icon, you can choose to key in UEN number: T08CC4075KSGC. Please go to this section of the website to find out more https://www.stgeorges.org.sg/how-do-i-give Or download the form here. And send the completed form to Annette: [email protected] 28

Contact Us [email protected] Vicar: Rev. Ian Hadfield [email protected] Seniors: Rev. Paul Tan [email protected] Associate Minister: Rev. Dr Soh Guan Chin [email protected] Children's Ministry: Narelle Hadfield [email protected] Youth Ministry: Shehan Thomas [email protected] Small Groups/Life Groups: Marc Wang [email protected] Filipino Ministry: Hydie Valdez Admin Manager: Nicholas Tan [email protected] Finance: Annette Ho [email protected] Membership & Courses: Betty Wu [email protected] Property: Cynthia Lamb [email protected] Rosters+Website: Lesley Limpin [email protected] Office Mobile (WhatsApp only) 9812 5473 Address: St George's Church 44 Minden Rd, Singapore 248816 29