[ENI by Hisashi Yukimoto] Malaysian churches are organizing major prayer meetings on 16 September, when the country begins celebrating the 50th anniversary of its political federation and looks toward a national general election expected to be held before June 2013.
by Churchill Edward, The Borneo Post
KUCHING: Senior Minister Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom said he will be seeking the assistance of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to raise funds for churches and their activities.
On Saturday, 12th May 2012, at the 22nd Session of Synod, The Most Revd Bolly Lapok, the Archbishop of the Province of South East Asia announced that The Right Revd Rennis Ponniah has been appointed the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Singapore.
By Hisashi Yukimoto, ENINews
Religious communities in Thailand are responding to a continuing flood crisis resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the last three months. At least 373 people are reported to have died and flooding has reached the capital city of Bangkok.
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 17 October (ENInews)--Timithy Jerry, a master's student in theology at Sabah Theological Seminary (STS) in eastern Malaysia, relishes his weekends -- but not for time off.
By Nathanael Ng writing in The Christian Post
Attitudes of uncertainty, fear and ignorance still dominate among church leaders on the advent of the digital revolution.
From the Diocese of Singapore website
With bated breaths we have waited for six years and finally, the St Andrew’s Autism Centre was officially opened by His Excellency, Mr S R Nathan, President of Singapore. In his message, President Nathan notes, “Even as Singapore progresses, we have to be mindful to leave no one behind.”
From www.speroforum.com
Christians have a mission to transform society and this includes transforming the Church, a Malaysian Anglican bishop says. “Within the Church itself, we face challenges - people can be from two extremes,” Bishop Andrew Phang said at the Anglican Church’s second South East Asia Provincial Gathering held February 22-24 in Penang.
By Josephine Jalleh, The Star online
After a nine-month break, the sound of hymns at Sunday church service rang out within the walls of the now-refurbished 19th century St George’s Church in Farquhar Street.
1. The Synod of the Province of the Anglican Church in South East Asia, meeting in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 27 - 28 February 2008
A group of Asian and African Anglican leaders who recently returned from a visit to China have praised a decision by the country's ruling Communist Party to include the word "religion" in its constitution.
Interview with Lucilla Teoh from the Diocese of Singapore’s Diocesan Digest
Q - Firstly, what are your first impressions of the Anglican Church in Southeast Asia?
A - What strikes me most is the tremendous commitment of the church here to growth. I have been hearing quite a little bit about the outreach of Singapore to Cambodia, Thailand, to the Karen refugees in Thailand, to Nepal, all the work around the whole region. I think it is a wonderful model and I am very impressed with the energy, and the Cathedral seems to be very much. It is at the heart of that energy, thanks to the work of the Dean.
The Council of Churches of Malaysia has appealed to the country's government to reconsider a decision to withdraw support for a Christian-Muslim seminar that was to have been chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
Archbishop of Canterbury - 'Bishops need stillness'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that Bishops need to make time for stillness and silence if they are to find the strength to show leadership to the church.
Archbishop Williams was speaking in sermon at the consecration of the new Bishop of West Malaysia, The Rt Revd Ng Moon Hing in St Mary’s Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday 5th May. A congregation of almost 900, sitting in the body of the church and its two extensions, heard Archbishop Williams describe life for a bishop as something that should first of all be listening to God:
For contribution to the funds for the Java Earthquake Disaster, cheques can be issued to Diocese of Singapore and please write ACROSS at the back of the cheque. For more information on how to donate funds or work in co-operation with the Gereja Anglikan Indonesia (GAI), please email Rev Michael at (across@anglican.org.sg ).
You can also fill in an online form at:
http://www.anglican.org.sg/missions/across.html#register.
ACROSS stands for 'Anglican Crisis Relief Outreach & Support, Singapore' and is a crisis ministry arm based in Singapore and working in South Asia.
More info can be found at:
http://www.anglican.org.sg/missions/across_javaearthquake.html
The Venerable Albert Vun Cheong Fui, Archdeacon of the Urban Area of Sabah and Rector of St Patrick's Church,Tawau, has been unanimously appointed 5th Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Sabah by the House of Bishops of the Province of the Anglican Church in Southeast Asia.
The diocese of Singapore and the Bible Society of Singapore are organising and expository preaching seminar themed "The Living Word".
The seminar will cater Bible expositions for all who want to study and take the Word of God seriously, as well as for Christian workers with a preaching and teaching role.
More here: http://www.anglican.org.sg/new.html
