Working Your Way to the Nations
Thousands of Singaporean Christians work overseas, and most of them do not know that they can be effective ambassadors for Christ. Even if they are conscious of this, they may not be successful because they lack essential skills. This course will equip participants with survival skills and practical knowledge on how to become an effective tentmaker.

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Anglican Crisis Relief Outreach & Support, Singapore (ACROSS)
The primary objective for ACROSS is to offer a Christian response to crisis situations due to natural disasters. Click here to visit the ACROSS website.

Ascension Kindergarten
11 Francis Thomas Drive, Singapore 359338
Contact: (65) 6382 1110 / (65) 6287 4507 / Email

Christ Church Kindergarten
1 Dorset Rd, Singapore 219486
Contact: (65) 6299 8401  

Queenstown Good Shepherd Kindergarten
2 Dundee Rd, Singapore 149454
Contact: (65) 6479 3382/ (65) 6471 0920  

St Hilda's Kindergarten
83 Ceylon Rd, Singapore 429740
Contact: (65) 6344 3119/ (65) 6447 3965  

St James' Church Kindergarten
29 Harding Rd, Singapore 249537
Contact: (65) 6476 6026 / (65) 6476 6029 / Email

St Paul's Church Kindergarten
839 Upper Serangoon Rd, Singapore 534682
Contact: (65) 6280 5418 / Email

CHILDCARE & FAMILY CENTERS

ASCENSION KINDERCARE
Blk 105 Potong Pasir Ave 1, #01-436, Singapore 350105

HEARTFRIENDS BASC
Blk 3 Dover Rd, #01-35, Singapore 130003

KIDDY ARK CHILDCARE & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Blk 727 Tampines St 71, #01-11, Singapore 520727

GOODNEWS COMMUNITY SERVICES
1 Francis Thomas Drive, #02-17, Singapore 359340,
http://www.goodnews.org.sg

COMMONWEALTH STUDENT CARE CENTRE
Blk 37B Commonwealth Drive, #01-01/02-00, Singapore 142037

PASIR RIS FAMILY CARE CENTRE
Blk 256 Pasir Ris Street 21,#01-289, Singapore 510256

SONSHINE CHILDCARE CENTRE
Blk 211 Bukit Batok Street 21, #01-252, Singapore 650211

PRAISELAND CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTRE
Blk 662 Yishun Ave 4, #01-235, Singapore 760662

ST ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Blk 511 Jurong West St 52, #01-80, Singapore 640511

St Andrew's Junior School
2 Francis Thomas Drive, Singapore 359337
Contact: (65) 6288 4303 / (65) 6289 5242 / Email

St Hilda's Primary School
2 Tampines Avenue 3, Singapore 529706
Contact: (65) 6781 1916 / (65) 6783 0527 Email

St Margaret's Primary School
99 Wilkie Rd, Singapore 228091
Contact: (65) 6339 4247 / (65) 6339 4264 / Email


Special Needs/Autism Schools

St Andrew’s Autism School
1 Elliot Rd, Singapore 458686
Contact: (65) 6517 3800 / (65) 6517 3801 / Email

Secondary Schools

Anglican High School
600 Upper Changi Road, Singapore 487012
Contact: (65) 6241 4866 / (65) 6441 4690 / Email

Christ Church Secondary School
20 Woodlands Drive 17 Singapore 737924
Contact: (65) 6893 3297 / (65) 6893 2789 / Email

St Andrew's Secondary School
15 Francis Thomas Drive, Singapore 359342
Contact: (65) 6285 1944 / (65) 6382 3779 / Email

St Hilda's Secondary School
2 Tampines Street 82, Singapore 528986
Contact: (65) 6781 4994 / (65) 6786 5011 /  Email

St Margaret's Secondary School
111 Farrer Road, Singapore 259240
Contact: (65) 6466 4525 / (65) 6466 6709 / Email


Junior Colleges

St Andrew's Junior College
55 Potong Pasir Ave 1, Singapore 358389
Contact: (65) 6285 7008 / (65) 6285 0037 / Email

1. Administrative Officer (Finance)

Duties

• General accounting and book-keeping duties
• Payroll
• Other duties as and when assigned by the Executive Officer

Requirements

• At least a Diploma in Accountancy
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and ACCPAC Windows
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Mature, self-motivated and able to work independently
• Experience preferred

Salary will commensurate with qualifications and work experience. Medical and insurance coverage will also be provided. Application forms can be obtained by request from the Diocesan Office at Tel: 6288 8944 ext 213 or email sasha@anglican.org.sg.

2. Communications and Public Relations Manager

Duties

1. Conceptualise, co-ordinate and oversee the various tasks, processes and teams in Corporate Communications
2. Managing editor of our Diocesan newsletter and other assigned Diocesan publications
3. Manage our Anglican Website
4. Media liaison and preparation of press releases

Qualifications

1. An Anglican with a biblical and theological mind-set
2. Proficient in English, preferably bilingual
3. Able to write well and enjoys writing
4. Proficient in MS Word, and preferably competent in Powerpoint
5. Able to interact well with people
6. A part-time or full-time position is available

Salary will commensurate with qualifications and work experience. Medical coverage will also be provided. Application forms can be obtained by request from the Diocesan Office at Tel: 6288 7748 or by email to admin@anglican.org.sg.

MANAGING CHILDREN’S CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS

An education seminar for teachers, early childhood educators and parents.

Outwardly children’s challenging behaviours may appear similar but the motive or causal factor behind such behaviours varies from child to child and situation to situation. A young child who throws a temper tantrum may be doing it just to gain attention but it could also be a “weapon” in a power struggle to get the better of an adult. A withdrawn child may not be shy by nature, but only disappears into a shell to protect a badly bruised self-esteem. A screaming child is not necessarily being naughty and spoilt, but venting a stifling sense of frustration. A restless and active pupil who cannot keep to his/her seat in class is often regarded as a downright nuisance but his/her out-of-seat behaviours may be the outcome of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. A “day dreamer” in class is not necessarily a lazy, unmotivated pupil but a child with Asperger’s Disorder lost in his/her own world.

It is therefore important for teachers and parents to understand the motivation, causation and manifestation of children’s challenging behaviours in order to handle these in a constructive, understanding and effective manner. In this annual education seminar presented by St Andrew’s Centre for Early Childhood Education, we invite experts in the field to share insights into young children’s challenging behaviours and offer advice on positive approaches to handling such behaviours.

The morning session will comprise of keynote addresses to provide the knowledge and theoretical background with relevant examples and demonstrations. In the afternoon session participants will have the opportunity to attend skill-based workshops to learn and practise positive approaches and strategies in order to handle challenging behaviours of the children in their care.

Date: 6 June 2013 (Thur)
Time: 9 am - 5 pm
Venue: St Andrew’s Junior College
            5 Sorby Adams Drive, Singapore 357691 (Potong Pasir)

Speaker: Revd Chua Siang Guan
Dates: 6, 13, 20, 27 July, 3, 10 & 17 August
Time: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Venue: Diocesan Building, #01-08 (1^st level)
Cost: $20

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This verse sums up ACROSS’ mission of providing a Christian response to humanity in times of crises from natural disasters like earthquake, cyclones, tsunamis and floods, as well as helping people who are displaced from their homeland.

In 2002, the Anglican Crisis Relief Outreach + Support, Singapore (ACROSS) started as the crisis relief ministry of the Diocesan Missions Board. It has been an amazingly fruitful decade by God’s grace.

Our modus operandi is to partner a local church or Christian organisation to provide relevant relief to victims of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, cyclone, flood or drought. We do not dictate what needs to be done but we respect the culture and management of our partner on the ground. We endeavour to support their relief work and aim to enhance and strengthen their relief efforts. On a case-to-case basis, we may consider long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction partnership with the local partner.

Our offer of help is unconditional, unbiased and solely aimed at expressing the love of God to those whom we are in contact with. We are responding in obedience to God’s commandment “to love our neighbours as ourselves”.

There was no high-key celebration for our 10^th anniversary last year but instead we were kept busy throughout 2012 with trips to Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines, Pakistan and various ministry developments.

God has provided ACROSS with the necessary resources; finances, volunteers and networks, which allowed us to be His ambassadors to those who are in crises. Here’s a broad overview of a decade of God’s inspired journey for ACROSS:

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This year began for the St Andrew’s Mission Hospital (SAMH) with a special Thanksgiving Service. 2013 marks the 100^th anniversary of the Anglican Church serving the community through medical care. The theme for the centenary is ‘Trusting God, Bearing Fruit’.

On 18 October 1913 – St Luke’s Day, Medical Missions for women and children was launched with these words, “To the Glory of God and for the relief of suffering, I declare this Dispensary open!” The vision was to bring God’s blessing through the alleviation of pain and suffering of the sick and poor.

Four months later, a second dispensary was opened in Upper Cross Street. On a daily basis, the two dispensaries treated some 40 patients; Chinese, Tamils, Malays, Jews, Armenians and Japanese. The Upper Cross Street Clinic had incidents of patients bringing their own beds and checking themselves in for overnight care!

The work has kept on growing and developing like a thriving well-tended tree. One of the most valuable aspects of the initial work was the training of local nurses so that they can work amongst women of their own race.

It is not surprising then that at a Meeting for Medical Missions held in 1932 in London, Mr Dickson Wright paid tribute to Dr Charlotte Ferguson Davie,

They had no facilities for dealing with patients, and the whole establishment cannot be described in any other words than inadequate. But there was a very wonderful woman in Singapore at that time – Mrs Ferguson Davie….She got to work, she formed a committee, she got the Government to give a bit of land for nothing…and she got a firm of architects to work for nothing…and in 1923 had what I think must have been a wonderful satisfaction to her – a three-storied hospital in the middle of Singapore, in one of the best streets there, and it was opened by the wife of the Governor of Singapore….the beds were quickly filled, in fact there was a waiting list: the patients were given something they could not get in the large government hospital, and the work has gone on increasing from year to year…

During the Thanksgiving Service held at St Andrew’s Cathedral on 25 January 2013, tributes were made to Dr Ferguson Davie and other early pioneers such as Dr Patricia Eliot who helped set up St Andrew’s Orthopaedic Hospital (1939) to help children who once faced life as cripples.

And there were many firsts. In 1948, SAMH in Tanjong Pagar was a paediatric clinic, the first such dedicated hospital in South East Asia. St Andrew’s Community Hospital (SACS) is the first community hospital linked to an acute care restructured hospital. And not forgetting the St Andrew’s Autism Centre and the St Andrew’s Lifestreams, our training arm.

As we look ahead to the next 100 years, Archdeacon Wong Tak Meng encouraged the congregation comprising staff, board and management committee members of SAMH and SACS as well as clergy to remain inspired by the dedication of the pioneers and their resilience. The work is about demonstrating God’s word in action to meet changing needs.

That night saw the launch of the Centenary theme ‘Trusting God, Bearing Fruit’ and logo at the combined SACS and SAMH Staff Dinner by the President, Bishop Rennis Ponniah.

At time of writing there are plans to commemorate the centenary with a memorial walk and service at the St Andrew’s Autism Centre on 21 April. On that weekend the community services will also be highlighted in parishes around Singapore. It is therefore significant for the service to culminate in the planting of a tree by Bishop Rennis Ponniah. This tree is to be a lasting symbol of the Centenary theme as it takes root and bears much fruit in His service.

On 20 April 2013, SAMH held a Tree-Planting Ceremony where staff and clients joined Bishop Rennis in planting a Gustava Superba tree. The apt words of Jeremiah 17:1-8 were inscribed on the plaque:

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.

They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.

“170 people responded to the message; 30 who gave their lives to Christ and 30 more who indicated they were interested to know more about Jesus,” smiles Revd Steven at the fact that many were blessed at the rally. Some people may feel that mass evangelism events have had their day in the sun, however this vicar feels that these events help stir up the whole church to be focused on evangelism.

Revd Steven was ordained as deacon in 1999 by Bishop Moses Tay and as a priest the following year by Bishop John Chew. In 2002, he was instituted and inducted as Vicar of Church of the Epiphany. He was appointed the Eighth Vicar of Christ Church slightly more than a year ago.

Christ Church parish is the first Anglican Tamil Church. Since the late 19^th Century, there have been Indian Christians and missionary work among the Indian migrants. Peter Tychicus was the first Tamil missionary who was recruited from Madras in 1865. Revd William H. Gomes from Sri Lanka soon followed suit in 1875. A Tamil congregation was formed at the then St Peter’s Church in Stamford Road. But it was Revd Canon C. D. Gnanamani who had the foresight to purchase land at the corner of Dorset and Leng Kee Road to build a church and a school.

On Palm Sunday, 16 April 1940, the first Eucharist was celebrated in the newly dedicated church. Revd Canon P. I. Samuel Baboo recalls with emotion, “We thank God for this new church dedicated in the name of our Lord and Saviour. He alone can help us to develop our work for the glory of His name.”

Having a congregation that now comprises 85% expatriate Indians, Christ Church supports several mission agencies in India. Christ Church is also active in the deaneries of Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia. Revd S. P. Bhagwat, who serves in the Deanery of Cambodia, has a standing invitation to preach at the Punjabi Service whenever he is in Singapore. The church has services in Tamil, Hindi, English and Malayalam. There is also a bilingual service. Revd Steven is also assisted by another pastoral staff, Mr Sooriyakumar.

The congregations are being challenged to consider five areas in Singapore (Yishun, Jurong, Tampines, Bukit Batok and Bedok) where there are large Indian populations. Cells and individuals have been mobilised to do outreach and distribute tracts. One family in Bedok has come to accept Christ through these efforts and will attend church this Palm Sunday. One other new initiative is a ‘Welcome Tea’ for new contacts and those the church are trying to reach.

Revd Steven recently taught the Diocesan Lay Training 1 course ‘How to lead a person to Christ?’ He plans to run it yearly, and the Alpha Course sometime in the future. Cells groups are encouraged to plan bridging activities like inviting neighbours to dinner and other celebrations such as birthdays.

As the Vicar, what he feels is central and at the heart of what drives the church is the need for spiritual renewal through the Holy Spirit. For the ‘Festival of Peace’, the leaders and members were encouraged to fast and pray for one day.

On Sundays, there is an evening Indian Friends Tamil Fellowship which is an outreach to foreign workers. Parish worker Mr Edison Nesakumar Wilson visits dormitories to befriend the workers. He calls those who are attending the fellowship, to check on their well-being. Many are lonely and may have family problems back home. There are many needs; legal support, wage disputes, injustices, etc. Edison has also joined an outreach to the dormitories with the mobile clinic jointly run by St Andrew’s Cathedral and St Andrew’s Community Hospital. He is very encouraged by the wonderful responses in the fellowship as there is a keen desire to hear the word of God. In addition to all he is doing amongst the foreign workers, Edison also ministers and prays with the clients at the Family Care Centre.

Christ Church has many strengths; liturgical worship, a strong choir, vibrant men’s and women’s fellowships, and a Sunday School. Education was and still is one of its core ministries. The church had birthed Christ Church Secondary School and still maintains links by sponsoring book prizes. One of her PCC members is on the school management committee. Christ Church has also been running a kindergarten for more than 20 years.

A seminary student who is an intern, together with two husband-and-wife teams, are helping build up the youth ministry. There are now 30 regular youth and there is a move towards initiating a youth service. This is the church that once discipled a young altar boy by the name of Rennis Solomon Ponniah who became an active youth leader and then some.

The shelling during World War II destroyed the roof but not the church building. God’s hand has not only preserved the building but is now guiding the 73-year-old church to grow its ministry to the Indian diaspora represented in Singapore.