WSCS PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS AT LOCAL WSCS (GENERAL)
WSCS Planning Retreat 2022
WSCS EXCO Planning Retreat was held on 3 December 2022 from 9.15am to 4pm with the theme, Women on a Mission. The activities included an exhortation by Pastor Lynette, devotions by the ladies on the theme, bonding time, games, review and planning of programmes for 2023.
WSCS 41st AGM
WSCS 41st AGM was held on 14 August 2021. Wendy Sui shared an exhortation on “My Delight”, reminding ladies of the importance of having a heart of servitude as they continued to labour for the Lord. Three main principles, From Duty to Delight, From Discipline to Devotion and from Knowledge to Transformation, were shared. The election of WSCSC EXCO members for 2022 to 2024 was carried out. There was a total of 50 attendees. A record of thanks to Ms Neo Lay Tin, TRAC WSCS President and Ps Lynette Sathiasingam for their presence.
WSCS Induction and Mentoring Programme
WSCS takes a three-pronged approach to induct new members and mentor both new and existing EXCO members. 16 EXCO members attended an Induction Programme for TRAC WSCS and Local WSCS conducted by TRAC WSCS via Zoom on 6 December 2022. During EXCO meetings, members were inducted on the WSCS Constitution and WSCS programmes by advisors and co-ordinators. The platform, Mentoring Programme, was implemented where mentors were attached to each EXCO member throughout the year to provide support and clarify responsibilities.
AMC WSCS Sunday 2023
WSCS Sunday is scheduled to be held on 28 May 2023. WSCS has invited Rev Pastor Irene Thung, the previous Director of TRAC Board of Seniors Minister, to be the guest speaker at both services. The church will be collecting the WSCS Sunday Offering through the second offering collection for works by TRAC WSCS towards the disadvantaged, the marginalized, the poor and needy.
DISCIPLESHIP & NURTURE @WSCS
WSCS Sunday Morning Prayer Sessions
WSCS anchored Sunday Morning Prayer in the Prayer Room from 9.45am to 10.25am on Sunday mornings, to pray for the church community, our nation, Singapore, and the world.
Weekly Ladies Bible Study
Weekly Ladies Bible Study is conducted on Wednesdays from 10am to 11.30am via Zoom.
WSCS Silent Retreat
WSCS Silent Retreat was conducted on 4 March 2023. Ladies spent time with God to exhort His Name, reflect and meditate on His Word. The session was facilitated by Wendy Sui.
Project Confidante
The platform Project Confidante will reach out to hurting AMC ladies who are going through difficult times: broken marriage, betrayal, loss, unforgiveness, bitterness, grief, or sickness. WSCS D &N will lend a listening ear, to give emotional support, to pray for concerns and to make referrals e.g., for counselling and pastoral care. It is hoped that this will provide a safe space for women to share their struggles with the hope of bringing restoration.
WITNESS & EVANGELISM @WSCS
ALPHA programme
WSCS will be supporting the church in the ALPHA programme in 2023. WSCS W&E coordinators joined the AMC W&E committee in attending a sharing by Alpha Ministry. They shared on their new programmes like Parenting, Marriage and Evangelistic Mandarin speaking video with English sub-titles.
Caroling@Dover
Caroling@Dover, helmed by the Chinese Ministry, is scheduled on 18 December 2022 at 5.30pm and 6.30pm. WSCS prepared 200 gifts to be given to the residents attending the event. This gift is a box of fruit cake and a ginger man cookie.
“Hope in the VUCA World” Conference
TRAC WSCS will be organizing the sixth edition “Hope in the VUCA World” Conference on 8 July 2023. This conference ministers to women who face unpredictable challenges in this world, characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. The programme will include inspiring testimonies by women on experiences of living in God’s power amid challenging circumstances.
OUTREACH & SOCIAL CONCERNS @WSCS
Cradle Roll Programme
To support AMC ladies in their mothering journey, WSCS launched a cradle roll programme last year to reach out to new mothers. Home visits are arranged and gifts, such as baby books, are presented to the mothers during the visits, which usually involve two to three WSCS ladies.
Agape Befrienders’ Programme
WSCS organized Christmas@AMC on 5 December 2022. A total of 30 Agape participants took part in the worship, testimony, games, skit, and dinner. Gift packs and NTUC vouchers were given to the participants.
WSCS blessed these participants with mandarin oranges and angbaos during the Lunar New Year Celebration in 2023. In July 2023, another gathering will be organized for them, with tentative programme such as sharing of testimonies, dinner and activities.
ACES Programme at T-Zone
The objective of the programme is to befriend and reach out to students from FMS (Secondary) on Thursday afternoons. WSCS OSC partnered with AMC OSC to organize art and craft activities and life skills activities for the students.
The following activities were organized: Chinese New Year Handicraft on 19/1/23 by Lucy Lim, Yarn birds on 2/2/23 by Lucy Lim, and Hama beads on 16/2/23 by Anna Lim. We pray that WSCS ladies would have a meaningful time interacting with the students as well as have opportunities to impart life skills to them.
Project Nightingale
Project Nightingale, an initiative of WSCS’s extension of Christian love, is to connect and support the sick, lonely and homebound. WSCS OSC engages AMC ladies to do social visits and minister to this vulnerable group.
LOCAL CHURCH ACTIVITIES @WSCS
WSCS Hawker Fair
After 3 years of hiatus, the WSCS Hawker Fair was organized on 20 November 2022 at the AMC Social Hall. Food stalls were set up by cell groups and individual worshippers. The earning chalked up from the sale was a total of $8,241.5 of which a sum of $4000 was channeled to support the programme of St Paul Methodist School at Timor-Leste. The rest of the proceeds would be used for WSCS activities as WSCS, unlike other church ministries, does not receive funding from the church funds.
WSCS Simple Healthy Exercise
WSCS Simple Healthy Exercise (S.H.E) is conducted on the second and fourth Sunday afternoons of each month from 2.45 pm to 4.00 pm at AMC Social Hall. The S.H.E, a 45 min workout from head to toe, is an easy-to-learn exercise that promotes lymphatic health and better blood circulation. At the end of the session, participants also learnt dances such as Cha-Cha and Waltz.
WSCS Praise Dance
WSCS Praise Dance is conducted on first and third Sunday afternoons from 3.30pm to 4pm at AMC Social Hall. Praise Dance is a rhythmic exercise supported with beautiful Christian music which includes exercises like push and twist, contract and stretch which is a form of worship as well as relaxing the body and mind.
Life Skills Sessions
Life Skills sessions such as cooking demonstrations, art and craft sessions and personal grooming sessions will be planned and organized for AMC ladies.
MISSIONS @WSCS
WSCS i-English Conversations – Mission Outreach to PRC Students
AMC WSCS conducts WSCS i-English Conversations class for China nationals. Lessons scheduled on January and February 2023 on the following 4 topics: What is an ideal life?, What motivates you?, Handling stress and Money matters.
Vocational Training Programme in St Paul Methodist School at Timor-Leste
WSCS is spearheading the Vocational Training Programme in SPMS at Timor-Leste. The main objective is to train students to sew items which would be of use for the school.
Two sewing projects for WSCS to teach students in the coming 2 years are zipper pouches cum pencil cases (2023) and drawstring bags (2024).
AMC Mission Trips 2023
WSCS is organizing a mission trip to Timor-Leste on 16-19 April 2023. The mission trippers will be embarking on the first sewing project with students from St Paul Methodist School at Timor-Leste.
Monthly Devotions at Priscilla House, Hanoi
TRAC WSCS will host a regular monthly devotion service for female residents of Priscilla House, a women’s shelter for ex-drug addicts and street ladies at Hanoi. The local WSCS will take turns to conduct monthly devotions on second Fridays of every month during the period March to December 2023. AMC WSCS is scheduled to host a devotion service on 13 October 2023 on the theme, Beatitudes (Matthew 5:10). Through these devotions, we hope to bring the love of God to the ladies and to encourage them in their journey of recovery and spiritual walk.
AMC had always been supporting her missionaries and mission efforts in Cambodia and Timor-Leste. Taking a step of faith, AMC WSCS has pledged to channel part of the funds raised at the WSCS Hawker Fair, a sum of $4000, to support the programmes of St Paul Methodist School in Timor-Leste.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS AT TRAC WSCS
TRAC WSCS 47th AGM
TRAC WSCS 47th AGM was held at Seletar Country Club on 22 October 2022 from 8.30am to 9pm. Delegates that attended the AGM were Jean Sia, Anne Lim, Caroline Tan, Wendy Sui. Betty Low attended as an observer. Rev Stanley Chua installed the new TRAC WSCS EXCO 2022-2024. The officer bearers of the committee are Angelic Lee (TRAC WSCS OSC Co-ordinator), Betty Low (TRAC WSCS Nominations Committee) and Jean Sia (AMC WSCS Local President).
TRAC WSCS Planning Retreat
TRAC WSCS Planning Retreat was conducted on 26 November 2022 from 8.30am to 4pm. Rev Irene Thung was the speaker for the half-day session on “Tending Our Souls” in the morning. In the afternoon, the TRAC WSCS Programme Co-ordinators shared on the programmes for 2022 to 2023. Participants from AMC WSCS were Jean Sia, Anne Lim, Angelic Lee, Diana Kang, Lucy Lim and Betty Low.
Week of Prayer and Self Denial (WPSD) and Closing Service
A devotional booklet on meditations with the theme “Walking in Humility with God” for the Week of Prayer and Self-denial was compiled by WSCS members to help ladies to focus their attention on God and the needs of the poor and needy as they fasted and prayed during the week commencing 11 September 2022. Wendy Sui from AMC WSCS was one of the writers from seven TRAC churches that contributed to the writing of the booklet. The Closing Service was held on 17 September 2022 at Fairfield Methodist Church. Mrs Catherine Wee delivered God’s Word and spoke on ‘Consider Others’ based on Philippians 2:3,4. The participants from AMC were Jean Sia, Angelic Lee, Trudy Tay and Florence Tan. AMC WSCS contributed $200 to the WPSD funds yearly. Last year the funds were distributed to Oikos Helping Hand ($5,760), Global Equip Ministries ($5,040), Radion International ($$3,600) and Love in Action Missions ($5,900) with a total donation of $20,300. The sharing by the missionaries in Philippines and Kenya were insightful.
TRAC WSCS Missions Trip to OHH, Philippines
11 ladies from TRAC churches, which included Angelic Lee and See Sho Hua from AMC, participated in the trip to OHH, Philippines, from 17 to 22 March 2023.