The Vicar Writes …
9 Feb 2025
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.”
(John 4:23)
Dear St Hilda’s Family,
Blessings to you and your loved ones as we have entered 2025 and a new lunar year. We already have lots to thank the Lord for in the past few weeks.
Our theme in 2025 is ‘Being ONE in Christ’ and the anchor verse comes from Ephesians 4:4-6 ‘There is one body and one Spirit … one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.’ We went through John 17 and realized how precious the unity among his disciples (past and present) is for our Lord Jesus.
One important aspect of unity is our common identity. We are (1) Christian, (2) Anglican, and (3) members of St Hilda’s Church. Over the next ~3 months, we will take a closer look at what it means to be Anglican.
Anglicans do not have a lexicon where we can check Anglican theology, unlike e.g. the Presbyterian Church that relies on Calvin’s ‘Institutes of the Christian Religion’. As Anglicans, “we pray what we believe, and we believe what we pray.” This explains the centrality of the liturgy in our worship. Our liturgies can be found in the Book of Common Prayer which – contrary to general perception – is not a book of old-fashioned prayers that the church should follow. Instead, it was Thomas Cranmer’s attempt to bring the Church back to God’s Word. Almost every sentence of our service prayers is deeply rooted in Scripture.
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WORSHIP SERVICES
Weekly Holy Communion Church Services
- Saturday Evening Service (SES) at 5pm in the Church Sanctuary.
- Sunday (E1) at 8am in the Church Sanctuary.
- Sunday (E2) at 10.15am in the Bethel Hall.
E3 Service
Saturdays at 2pm in the Bethel Hall.
Online (Non Holy Communion) Services
Available on Sundays from 3pm instead of 8am.
YouTube channel: bit.ly/shconline
The podcast (audio of the sermon only) will be available each Tuesday.
Podcast: https://sthildas.org.sg/glory-to-god/podcasts/
Private Worship
The church sanctuary is open for prayer and worship during the week.
You may book your time slot by calling the church office at 63443463.
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Reference materials and resources for Home Cells, Bible Study Groups and Christian Education Ministries may be found in this link to Ethos Institute’s website.
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