For the Week of 12th October 2014

For the Week of 12th October 2014
7pm Friday 17th October
FridayGolden
evening
17th
October,
Jubilee
Grand
Dinner 7pm
Golden Jubilee Grand Dinner
Ban Heng Restaurant #04-01,
Harbourfront Centre,
1 Maritime Square.
9am-3pm 18th October
Saturday
18th
October,
9am-3pm
Jubilee
Missions
Seminar
Jubilee
Missions
Seminar
at the Church of Christ
347 Pasir Panjang Road,
bySingapore
Mark Hooper,
MRN
118688
for PP members and
Overseas
Guests
by
Mark Hooper,
Missions Resource Network
at PP
Church
of Christ
for
Members
and
347Overseas
Pasir Panjang
Road
Guests
Singapore 118688
Plan to arrive by 6:30pm
Lunch will be served
Invite a
Former Member!
Sunday Morning
19th October 2014
Jubilee Missions Sunday
Sunday Evening 6pm
19th October 2014
Jubilee 50th Homecoming
H.M. Motsinger
Keynote Speaker
Monte Stephens
Keynote Speaker
Refreshments will be served
Buffet Dinner Following
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Right: Drivers are reminded that it is illegal and is an
offence to park at the fire lane of the condo next to the
church building (pictured).
At our morning worships today, deacon Li Chhoan who
oversees our missions programme will prepare the
congregation for our Jubilee Missions Sunday next week.
SIBI student from Malaysia, Zachary Lee will exhort the
congregation at our evening worship. Following the
evening assembly, we will enjoy our monthly potluck.
Only 5 days to go before our Golden Jubilee Grand Dinner
- please confirm your guests’ attendance and ask them
to be present by 6:30pm.
A lot of people are hard at work preparing for the Golden
Jubilee Grand Dinner this Friday. Our thanks especially
to: Main coordinator – Phyllis Ng; Decor – Lam Mia Cher;
Doctors in attendance – Ooi Boo Chyes; Reception –
Annie Koh & her team; Greeters – elders, deacons and
Awareness Leaders; Anniversary Souvenirs – Annie Koh;
PA system, Video recording and screening – Thng Tian
Beng; Photographers – Mimi Tan & Veronica Seng; Photo
Booth and Background music – Chen Ting; Emcees – Lim
Lai Fun & Charles Pang, all who have contributed to the
goodie bags and souvenir items - K.C.
Chews; Back to church videos - Rosalind
Lee & team and logo by Shawn Lee.
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Over 50 overseas guests will start rolling in this week,
some of whom are already in town. To help, refer to
the hospitality list at the poster on the notice board at
the lobby. Please confirm with your guest a day in advance
to ensure precise pick ups.
This was the week that was: Last Sunday brother
Cher Yam launched our 9:30am Bible classes’ final quarterly
series, Christian Maturity II... The Wednesday SPC is
currently on a new series by elder Adrian on “Discerning
the Disciplines”... The church participated in the annual
24-hour prayer challenge this past weekend, starting at
noon on Friday... Our young adults were busy yesterday
morning, distributing food to the needy in the area.
Men to Serve today and next Sunday
8am
Scripture Text:
11am
Call to Worship:
SR/OP:
S. Leader:
Communion:
Preacher:
Shepherd’s Prayer:
Ushers
6pm
Call to Worship
Scripture Text:
Opening Prayer:
S. Leader:
Communion:
Preacher:
Closing Prayer:
Proverbs 9:1-6
Proverbs 22:3
Elder Winston Chong
Joseph Zeng
Irvin Wan
Chang Long Wee
Deacon Lim Li Chhoan
Elder Simon Goh
Clarence Lim
HI Team
Elder Tan Beng Chuan
Koh Chin Soon
Harry Wong
Chew Chong Lin
HM Motsinger
Elder Winston Chong
Tan Teck Su
HI Team
Henry Kong
Proverbs 22:1-2
Genesis Jumao-As
John Lim
Deacon Lim Swee Aun
Zachary Lee
Elder Simon Goh
Elder Tan Beng Chuan
Proverbs 22:4-5
Foo Yong Wee
Kenneth Leow
Elder William Wong
Elder Monte Stephens
Elder Winston Chong
PPCOC's Vision: By God's grace, our vision is to be a vibrant, growing community of Christians where every member
ministers to one another. Equipped by committed servant leaders and dedicated care teams at home, and passionate
mission interest groups and partners abroad, we steward our resources responsibly for God's Kingdom.
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ABOUT THE PPCOC WEBSITE
1. The www.ppcoc.org website has been around for more than 20 years. It was one of the first
religious websites in Singapore and for that matter, our brotherhood. In those days, you could
only surf the web through a PC as handphones were not internet capable and tablets had not
been invented yet.
2. Brother Fun Kok Shing was the IT guy who coded the entire website, with brother Henry
working together with him. A bare bones version was later released when it was possible for
handphones to surf the web, without any graphic-heavy images. Over the years, many more
pages have been added as the website grew in popularity and users from all over the world.
3. Brother Kelvin Koo suggested that we purchase our own unique domain name, ppcoc.org. He
paid for it and has been instrumental in helping us with his IT expertise. On many occasions,
when our church staff were not able to handle the many intricacies, brother Kelvin provided
needed advice.
4. As www.ppcoc.org is one of the most visited websites amongst churches of Christ, search
engines have pushed it up to the top of their lists. In fact, there is no need to ever type our full
address. Simply typing “ppcoc” will bring up our website on any search engine results page.
5. For our Jubilee year, brother Henry sat down with brother Daniel Goh after this year’s church
camp for the massive task of revamping our bloated website. It now has a slick, elegant and
easy to navigate drop-down menu. We are now pleased to report that it works with every
browser, including the Safari browser on an iPhone or iPad.
6. From time to time, members tell us they cannot reach our website as the server is down or
offline. To make sure that users enjoy uninterupted surfing, we now have a mirror site,
www.ppcoc.co. Whenever you cannot log onto www.ppcoc.org, simply replace the “org” with
“co”, and you will be directed to a functioning site.
7. This month, we added a video section to our website. Go to Resources > Church Videos to
enjoy a sampling of videos. More will be added as needed.
Deacon Patrick is now the webmaster of both the main website and the mirror site. Brother
Henry who started our website is still overseeing it, making sure that it is updated weekly (you
should be able to view the Focus newsletter online by Friday afternoon), and that it runs smoothly.
We welcome feedback on our website so that we can do better.
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THIS WEEK’S
Sunday, 12th October 2014
8:00am First Morning Assembly
Preacher: Deacon Li Chhoan
“Jubilee Missions Sunday”
9:30am Bible classes for all Ages
- Christian Maturity 2 for
youth, young adults and adults
11:00am Second Morning Assembly
6:00pm Evening Assembly
Preacher: Zachary Lee
Wednesday, 15th October 2014
7:30pm “Discerning the Disciplines”
by elder Adrian Teo
Friday, 17th October 2014
7:00pm Golden Jubilee Grand Dinner
at Ban Heng Restaurant #04-01,
Harbourfront Centre, 1 Maritime
Square. Plan to arrive at 6:30pm
Saturday, 18th October 2014
9am-3pm Jubilee Missions Seminar
by Mark Hooper, MRN
lunch will be served
Sunday, 19th October 2014
8am/9:30am/11am Missions Sunday
6:00pm 50th Homecoming
Buffet dinner following
FACTS & FIGURES
8am Worship:
11am Worship:
6pm Worship:
Total:
160
179
47
386
Morning Giving
Evening Giving
Total Contribution
$20,336.00
$548.00
$20,884.00
Pray for:
God’s help for my unbelieving heart and also for
the hearts of the Filipino group – Linda Malana
Me to be more faithful. My family to know God and
His salvation – Lolita Cataggatan
Healing for my aunt Lyn that she may recover
soon – Amelyn Allauigan
Yen Peng’s shoulder to recover well – Geoffrey Kiang
God’s protection for Peter, Edwin and Stella for
the Tuao 8th Anniversary trip. God continues to
bless Tuao church – Lynda Wee
God’s guidance for the trip to Tuao – Edwin Kweoks
Peace prevail for the brethren in Hong Kong, Macau
and Canton (Guangzhou) – Alfred Poon
Primary 3, 4 and 5 that they will do well for their
exams – Hayley Zou
Travel mercy to Thailand. Keng Geok to Nepal.
Doreen Lim to Bangkok – Soo Lang
Safe arrival of over 50 guests to celebrate with us
God’s faithfulness at our Jubilee dinner and
50th homecoming - Henry and Nat
Travel mercy for Keng Geok – Chiew Yen
God to grant me a good job. My family. PP Members
- Kumar
Thank God for:
Elder Simon’s sermon – Josephine, Lordes Paguio,
Clarita Simon, Ella Paguila, Lolita Cataggatan,
Lezel, Gloria, Maribel, David Dass, Ee Kai,
Brother David’s sermon – Patrick, Henry and Nat
Blessing me with a new job – Josephine
Blessings. My company. Brother Kumar’s new job.
Satish and PP’s 50th Anniversary – David Dass
For a clean bill of health - Henry Kong
His blessings – Ee Kais
Receipt No
3RsF 1967
Donor
Anonymous
Amount
$500
After the 6pm Assembly Tonight
coordinated by sister Lucy Kwan
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PPCOC and Friends on Facebook is one of the most popular groups amongst our brotherhood,
with over 700 members. Many of our friends around the world interact on this active platform
which is updated several times a week.
The Pasir Panjang Church of Christ page on Facebook was started by brother Kelvin Koo. It has
over 1,400 visitors. Above right is the “CoC Filipinos in Singapore” group with almost a hundred
members. Below is the youth and young adults group on facebook with over 200 members.