Wednesday, 24 June 2009

- 三一堂少契生活营 MIF CAMP 2-4/6/2009

三一堂少契生活营:「你的名是否在天上」丁泽发

感谢神!本堂少年团契生活营顺利在2009年6月2日至4日在Sufes Campsite 举行。参加此次生活营共有28人,除此之外还有吴世强牧师及林福仁传道在这次的生活营中将主的话语带到这班少年人当中。
在这几天当中我们一起生活、分享、敬拜赞美、灵修、游戏及经历神与我们同在的每一天,真是令人难以忘怀。我们感到荣幸的是林福仁传道在我们当中带来两堂的主题分享:「你 的名是否在天上」。而本堂牧师也在当中分享了两堂专题:「挑战人心的老师」、「神圣的朋友」,大家都专心地聆听主的话语,与主之间的距离更亲近了,所有的信息分享,都让大家获益良多呢!
在营会当中我们办了一个Night Trekking,在黑暗无光的森林中,我们一起走过慢长的山路和泥路,更在河中走了很长的一段路。那一夜真的令每一位参加的少年人十分难忘,虽然路程很艰难,但是大家都成功完成到达。
在第三天的颁奖和闭幕后,大家便到Ipoh Parade 用午餐并逛逛,于下午5.30pm便回到了三一堂,带着依依不舍的心情回家去了。

Saturday, 6 June 2009

- 教会来临聚会 UPCOMING CHURCH ACTIVITIES


A)成年团契与妇女会联合主办 : 一日游

日期:04/07/2009(星期六)
地点:金马仑
收费:每人RM30(只包括车费)
参加人数:40人(先到先得)
报名处:雷瑞娇姐妹、林光光执事或詹惠清执事

B)成年团契主办: 结婚周年纪念爱宴

日期:10/07/2009(星期五)
地点:本堂
餐卷:每张RM20(只限一人)
节目:分享、余兴节目
短讲:班台堂成年团契会长李裕松弟兄
凡有结婚5、10、15、20周年纪念或以上的夫妇当天将会获得一份礼物

C) 基督教教育委员会主办 : 全教会圣经问答比赛

日期:12/07/2009(星期日)
时间:崇拜后
书卷:《列王记下》(配合教区)
奖品:冠军:RM50 亚军:RM40 季军:RM30
殿军:RM20 安慰奖:RM10(十份)
出席参加者将会获得一份礼物。各肢体最少要派出五位代表参加。

- 幼儿园运动会与教师节KINDERGARTEN SPORTS & TEACHERS' DAY 29.5.2009

幼儿园运动会与教师节



2009年5月29日今天早上九点三一堂幼儿园举办幼儿运动会与教师节。老师放下教职工作,放下身段与小朋友打成一片。他们一起玩一起笑闹在一起开心极了,此外家长们趁这个机会帮孩子买礼物送给老师表示谢意。有的家长送零食与糕点给幼儿们吃。虽然早上的天气下雨,老师们就把地点移到宗教教育所举行,分两组进行红队和兰队。今年的运动共有六个项目:丢塑胶圈比赛(6岁)、晒衣服(5岁)、接藤圈比赛(4岁)、蜈蚣(六岁)、好看护(5岁)、串钮扣比赛(4岁)及拾零食比赛。
有些家长也到场观看这些天真活泼可爱的小朋友的逗趣样子,最有趣的是在拾零食比赛那个项目,小朋友们在主持人一声令下都向前冲,他们要拾取他们的心中爱。有一个可爱的小男生使出绝招,整个身体伏在地上用他的身体去抱住零食。让其他的孩子没有办法抢到。运动会在10.30am结束了,今年两组打成平手。兰与青队都得45分,凡是有参与游戏的小朋友都得一包零食与游戏礼物。11.00am正放学时,小朋友们高高兴兴的带着礼物回家。今天老师们也收到了不少的礼物,真是皆大欢喜。 通讯员

- 三一堂亲子共读讲座会 9.5.2009

三一堂亲子共读讲座会


五月份又是康乃馨芳香的时候,本堂也特别庆祝母亲节,于2009年5月9日(星期六)晚上7.30在三一堂举行一个讲座。我们邀请了《文桥》的主编卢锦燕老师分享「亲子共读」。当天也吸引不少的父母亲来参加,为人父母者肯定有很大的收获。锦燕老师分享后,聚会中间有一段时间是让孩子有机会向他们的父母“示爱”,献上他们亲自所作的花,来表达对父母的谢意。这一幕真令人感动,父母手中握着“康乃馨”难免有点窝心!当天出席的父母亲都有一份神秘礼物由教会颁发。 通讯员

- 泥土音乐 MUSICAL NIGHT 21.5.2009

泥土音乐

泥土音乐的创办人盛晓玫的巡回音乐第三站于5月21日(星期四)晚上八时正在三一堂举行。当晚她唱多首动听、富动感的诗歌来歌颂神,造就鼓励人心,其中由她作曲填词的诗歌如下:<不一样的爱>、<今天可以不一样>、<毛毛虫>、<主恩典>、<有一天>、<为何对我这么好>和<脚步>。当天出席人数约80人。 通讯员

Friday, 5 June 2009

- 妇女主日 MOTHER'S DAY SUNDAY SERVICE 10.5.2009 / 一家亲 ONE BIG FAMILY 8.5.2009


三一堂「妇女主日」

世上只有妈妈好,有妈的孩子像个宝....。这首歌颂母爱的歌曲又再一次在耳边回响,提醒我们感恩的季节又来了。

2009年5月10日(星期日)是三一堂「妇女主日」,也就是母亲节。开始就由几位青少年人领唱,节目就有少年诗班献两首诗歌「思念」、「天下的妈妈都是一样的」,崇拜讲员是郭成光师母,信息题目《把孩子带到耶稣面前》,经文取自《马可福音》10:13~16来勉励大家。听道结束后就由妇女会职员颁发恩物给70岁以上会伯会母及伟大的妈妈们,当天有73位70岁以上的会伯会母及68位妈妈。随后就请郭成光牧师来为他们祝福。出席的人数约有216位。通讯员


一 家 亲

2009年5月8日晚上7时半是成年团举办全教会一家亲,当天会友们带着大大小小的家人出席约有110人。开始我们就享用由各肢体所负责的美食。享受完美食我们移步到圣殿由主席黄锭铭弟兄带领唱几首诗歌,接着吴世强牧师短讲,经文取自《约翰一书》2:18来勉励大家。接下来到各肢体呈献不同的节目:妇女会就由王瑞英姐妹独唱、成年团契黄锭铭弟兄口琴独奏、少年军队员献唱一首诗歌「我们成为一家人」、少年团契负责游戏(比一比)。大约9时半,大家带着愉快的心情回家。通讯员

- 少年军立约主日 BB ENROLMENT SERVICE 3.5.2009

少年军立约主日
马来西亚少年军曼绒第一分队在2009年5月3日假卫理公会三一堂举办了立约主日。当天我们邀请到了木歪区国会议员暨Sitiawan区州议员拿督倪可汉先生莅临担任嘉宾。


崇拜一开始就由主席带领会众唱诗308首-基督精兵前进,及欢迎旗队入席。过后,大会恭请了倪可汉先生为我们致词。他在致词中告诉了大家他本身也是在教会中成长,他也认为少年军对青少年人非常有意义,它可以塑造青少年人成为优良的领袖。同时,他拨款了五千令吉给予我们作为活动经费。
当天的讲员是少年军的军牧-吴世强牧师。他以少年军的宗旨给弟兄姐妹证道。他也提到关于少年军可以促进队员们服从,虔诚,纪律和自爱等良好的行为。当牧师证道完后,立约仪式也接着开始,牧师带领我们在上帝的面前,向神来立约,同时也为着我们祝福。当天的主日当然也少不了颁发奖章仪式,队员们都兴高采烈地出来领取自己在这一年里所努力考取的奖章。


当奖章颁发完毕后,最紧张的时刻终于来临了。那就是队员们所期盼的晋升礼,晋升是以队员们在分队中的表现和领导能力来决定。当天共有三位的一划队员升为二划(Corporal),及五位的队员升为一划(Lance Corporal)。从那开始,他们就要在分队当中服侍人和服侍主。


当天也是圣餐主日。众弟兄姐妹在牧师的带领下再一次地在上帝的面前来悔改认错及求主赦免我们的救。过后,主席再一次地带领会众唱诗-主我跟你走,同时旗队退席。当牧师为会众祝福后,立约主日也跟着画上了句号。 CPL YEO CHEE WEE

Sunday, 17 May 2009

- 三合一少年团契联合聚会 3 in 1 MIF COMBINED MEETING, 17.4.2009

图片:弟兄姐妹玩游戏

三合一少年团契联合聚会

2009年4月17日(星期五)晚上八点,在三一堂举办了一个少年团契联合聚会,当晚的聚会共联合了3间堂会,即三一堂、清福堂和哲仁堂,而出席的人数大约有100多位。
当天晚上的聚会由清福堂的敬拜赞美团带领了整个会所的弟兄姐妹来到主的圣殿中开口赞美主,而在那之后主席带领读经后,就由吴世强牧师分享主的话语。吴牧师在分享约翰一书3章16节时以幽默的方式将主的话语与弟兄姐妹分享,好让我们能更加明白主的话。
接着,由哲仁堂的弟兄姐妹负责游戏,在游戏中各堂会的弟兄姐妹不分彼此都很合作玩游戏。在游戏中大家都更加认识了对方,彼此之间的距离也显得更亲近了。虽然时间不长,但我们因主的安排而开心一起玩游戏。
聚会接近尾声,吴牧师为所有的弟兄姐妹祝福。大家准备享用茶点,在享用茶点时也不忘彼此交流并增进感情。感谢主一切的带领。

丁泽发





- 三一堂复活节系列活动, EASTER SUNDAY ACTIVITIES, 12.4.2009

三一堂复活节系列活动简报 12.4.2009

图片:孩子寻蛋

( 1 ) 主日学于上午7点30分至9点正间庆祝复活节。当天许多非信徒的父母骑着摩哆把孩子送到教会,值得赞扬。首先我们有请大哥哥和大姐姐领唱之后就由牧师短讲,然后颁发礼物给彩蛋比赛的胜利者。接下来的节目更精彩,那就是寻蛋,今年的寻蛋比往年更加有挑战性。因为是寻鸟蛋而不是红鸡蛋,非常考孩子的眼力。小朋友都非常兴奋参与,当然也有一部份的小朋友找不到“宝藏”而有点失落,不过每人都会分到2粒红鸡蛋。这天场面热闹出席的孩童与家长约有155人。最后要感谢我们的导师和一班爱主的弟兄姐妹,愿意牺牲他们的睡眠凌晨来藏蛋。愿天父赐福与你们。

图片:儿童洗礼

图片:成年洗礼

( 2 ) 感谢耶稣为我们钉在十字架上,他宝血洗尽我们一切的罪,第三天从死里复活。于上午10点50分开始复活节感恩崇拜,当天由郭兰凤姐妹领唱,接着牧师举行洗礼与坚信礼。名单如下:儿童洗礼:丁雪丽、丁凯伦、陈诗凌、黄以柔、吴佩欣。成年洗礼:黄祥菊、薛雪荔、薛雪卉、杨志伟;坚信礼:郑丽珍。洗礼之后就由本堂诗班献诗「哈利路亚歌颂耶稣」来赞美我们的神,接着我们牧师证道:题目为「复活的主临近你」来勉励大家。每位崇拜出席者散会后获得2粒复活蛋。当天出席者约有255人。


( 3 ) 少年团契于下午2点正至3点30分其间举行庆祝会。除了唱诗与分享外,也有寻蛋的活动,场面与气氛乐也融融。出席者约有25人。


图片:吴牧师短讲

( 4 ) 于晚上7点正至9点假格尼市华小礼堂设宴40桌来庆祝复活节。弟兄姐妹与所邀请的家人和亲朋戚友同来分享主的爱,同时也享用美食。当天的两位合作无间的司仪是:陈恒栋弟兄和林传年弟兄。在吴世强牧师谢祷后,由本堂会友领袖刘国升执事致欢迎词。其他余兴节目计有:少年人献诗、独唱(陈雪梅姐妹、王瑞英姐妹、吴牧师)、二人合唱(丁泽发弟兄与杨志伟弟兄、陈燕欣姐妹与杨志伟弟兄)、三人合唱(郭兰凤姐妹、林诗倪姐妹、林诗绮姐妹)、荣誉执事刘源来弟兄口琴独奏、黄锭铭弟兄萧独奏、林传年弟兄讲一则笑话、牧师短讲、大合唱(少年人、几位弟兄姐妹与执事们同唱「这一生最美的祝福」。在吴牧师祝福后宴会便曲终人散。祈愿复活的恩主活在每个人的心间!

通讯员

图片:享用美食

Monday, 11 May 2009

- 格尼市卫理公会三一堂来临聚会 UPCOMING CHURCH ACTIVITIES


健身讲座
日期:05/06/2009(星期五) 时间:下午3.00pm
主席:刘秀燕姐妹 讲员:罗功全医生
茶点:郭亚华姐妹
关于312经络锻炼法。

09少年团契生活营
日期:2009年6月2-4日(星期二至星期四)
地点:Sufes Campsite 费用:RM80
对象年龄:12-18岁 费用包括:交通费、膳食、住宿
目标人数:44位(先到先得)
*请家长鼓励家中的孩子参加,预知更多详情,请联络何承祥弟兄 H/P:014-3404208。

父亲节主日
日期:21/06/2009(星期日)
主席:林光光执事
讲员:吴世强牧师
招待:黄锭铭弟兄、刘秀燕姐妹、林传年弟兄、翁美丽执事

一日游
日期:04/07/2009(星期六) 参加人数:40人(先到先得)
收费:每人RM30(只包括车费) 地点:金马仑
报名处:雷瑞娇姐妹、林光光执事或詹惠清执事

全教会圣经问答比赛由基督教教育委员会主办
日期:12/07/2009(星期日) 时间:崇拜后
主席:薛玉香执事
书卷:《列王记下》(配合教区)
对象:各肢体及教会弟兄姐妹
奖品:冠军:RM50 亚军:RM40 季军:RM30
殿军:RM20 安慰奖:RM10(十份)
出席参加者将会获得一份礼物。各肢体最少要派出五位代表参加。

主日学怡保一日游
日期:30/05/2009(星期六)
集合地点:三一堂
集合时间:早上8.00am
参加人数:44人(先到先得)
收费:每位学生RM35(只包括午餐、车费、进门票)
参加者资格:小学三年级至初中学 (二年级以下须家长陪伴)
报名处:主日学老师
一日游地点:Lost World of Tambun、JUSCO
凡是要参加的小朋友请向主日学老师索取表格。

圣灵降临节交换讲台暨世界祷告日

日期:31/05/2009(主日)
恩典堂的林福仁传道前来三一堂证道,
吴牧师前往宣道堂[30/05/2009(星期六),
8.00pm 青年崇拜、31/05/2009(主日)9.00am 及11.00am]证道。

Friday, 8 May 2009

- VIDEO CLIP: EASTER SUNDAY THANKSGIVING SERVICE & DINNER, 12.4.2009

3 Infants and 5 adults were baptised.
Attendance : 252
Dinner : Venue - SRJK Pekan Gurney School Hall
Time - 7.00 pm
No. Of Tables - 40
There were a number of presentations by young and old members.
The Church Lay Leader and Pastor each gave a speech.


Wednesday, 22 April 2009

- APPEAL LETTER : 新圣殿建筑工程

敬致全体会友、主内弟兄姐妹及朋友们:

愿恩惠和平安从我们父神和主耶稣基督归于您。
我们希望引起您对我们建堂计划的关心,包括增建一座新圣殿、一所拥有三间课室和一间多元途课室的宗教教育楼。我们极希望您能用几分钟的时间来阅读这份简讯,以达致更佳的理解并给于我们大力的支持。
我们原有的圣殿建于1969年,我们非常感谢当年的会友与朋友们的信心、异象和捐款,他们当中许多至今还有在我们中间。当时,他们有信心和异象建造「比需要还大」的圣殿,回想起来它的确在许多方面丰富与改变了我们的生命。若说教堂只是我们敬拜、教导及栽培基督教伦理与价值的地方,这是低估的说法。对我们多数人来说,教堂已成为了「第二个家」,一个能够将伤心「藏」起来以及一个让我们与其他弟兄姐妹渡过青少年成长岁月的地方。还记得乒乓球、羽毛球、排球,和足球游戏在教堂范围内进行吗?或在教会图书馆或旧牧师屋内进行的小组阅读吗?不像在城市的教会,事实上,我们能够使用许多活跃的时光并且可以说在乡镇教会如三一堂中成长。相信我们的教会在我们的心中有特别的地位,常提醒您对基督的爱以及基督对您的爱,而您今日的成就,在某个程度上,是格尼市三一堂的存在所带给您的祝福,特别是当时教会会友与朋友们所撒下信心的种子。
就因被这些先前的教会会友与朋友们所表现爱心和信心的行动而鼓励和激励,我们看到扩建教会建筑物的需要,一方面要满足目前的需要,另一方面能为将来的后代来预备和建造。
事实上,目前的圣殿能容纳270人,每逢节期感恩崇拜、其他崇拜或庆典时已容纳不下了。2008年新年感恩崇拜人数是856人、2008年圣诞感恩崇拜人数是411人,以及2008年复活节崇拜人数是314人。而去年每主日崇拜平均出席人数是224人。再者,我们幼儿园的课室和设备随着时日的增加也逐渐破旧了。
若您尚未知道:早在1988年我们已计划增建一座多元用途礼堂和一所宗教教育所暨牧师楼(以下称为「原先建筑工程」),但此计划因为需要向有关当局申请改换土地用途而耽搁,即把两张「农业」地契转为「宗教建筑」用途之后才可以进行原先建筑工程。
我们欢喜让您知道,于2008年2月份有关当局最终批准我们的申请,并批发给我们一张「宗教建筑」用途的永久地契。哈利路亚,赞美主!
因着以上所述的因素,我们觉得更需要新建一座圣殿(不再是一座多元途礼堂),以及数间课室。全体执事一致通过议决修改原先建筑工程,取而代之的是以下的建筑工程。

1) 一座一层半的圣殿,附加一间婴儿室和一间会议室,圣殿第一层(包括婴儿室和会议 室)可容纳约600人以及第二层类似「戏院」的半楼(Gallery)可容纳约200人;
2) 3间30尺X 20尺的课室;
3) 一间60尺X 20尺的多元途课室(中间作可以折叠的活墙,如有需要可变成2间课室)和
4) 一间厨房

(以下称此作「新建筑工程」)。
随函我们寄上一份新建筑工程的平面图和概念图供作您参考。至于原有的圣殿,当新建筑工程完成后,我们将把它作为副堂,供主日学和青少年崇拜与活动之用。
新建筑工程的建筑费(包括装修费)约需马币两百万令吉(RM2,000,000)。在现今经济放缓的时期,您或许会问这盘大的费用是如何筹得?我们也曾多次问同样的问题,但我们每次所得的答案都使我们相信,此时乃「成熟」时机去进行新建筑工程,这是基于以下的理由:
I. 当经济低弥影响我们财务状况时,能促使我们重新评估优先次序,我们相信此时也是我们将眼目转向神的时候。与其我们太过于注意世上的需求,不如将注意力放在我们与神的关系,以及参与他国度的事工上。总而言之,在马太福音6章33节耶稣曾应许我们:「你们要先求他的国和他的义,这些东西都要加给你们了」;
II. 因着经济放缓,建筑原料的价格开始下跌,这导致建筑费减低;以及
III. 我们当善用目前较「开明和亲民」州政府的政策和立场,对于宗教事务方面可以证实的是他们将新地契的土地转换费(Premium)从RM37,746减至RM1,000,而我们已于2008年十一月支付了。
提供资料让您知道,早在1988年我们已开始为原先建筑工程收集建筑的奉献和捐献(以下称为「建筑金」),到31/12/2008为止约有RM540,000。再者,感谢神的供应和祝福,我们教会过去年日所累积的储蓄存款约有RM500,000,而这笔钱我们也预备用在新建筑工程上。已收到的建筑金和教会所累积的储蓄存款加起来,我们的建筑费其实还不敷RM1,000,000(马币一百万)。不过,我们的目标和希望是能筹获超过马币一百万新建筑工程的建筑金,这样可以为教会留下一些存款。因此,我们邀请并呼吁您参与这个新建筑工程,为这新建筑工程殷勤祷告和慷慨奉献或认献,使这工程能顺利完成,来荣耀神,同时祝福并丰富别人的生命。

您建筑金的奉献或捐献可以一次过支付或分期支付。
您可以透过以下方式支付:
-以现金方式支付(注意:请别以现金邮寄)
-以支票或银行汇票方式支付,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund”
-以现金直接存入银行或转帐方式支付,我们在AmBank 银行的户口名称是“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund”,户口号码是184-001-008503-0。

我们鼓励您认献,请注明认献的总数、分期的数目以及用多长的时间支付。如此能让我们预先知道建筑金的存额,以方便筹募活动及有效评估建筑进展。随函寄上一份认献表格让您填写。若您不愿作出任何奉献或认献,也请您写下您的个人资料(包括地址和电话号码),以便我们进一步联系并提供有关新建筑工程进展和教会其他活动的消息。
我们盼望新建筑工程能在今年动工,并于2010年尾完成。请在祷告中纪念此事。
为了表示我们对慷慨奉献者的感激,并纪念他们所作出的奉献或捐献,我们已作了以下的决定:

- 奉献RM60,000或以上奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在靠近新圣殿讲台的墙上;
- 奉献RM40,000或以上(RM60,000以下)奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在新圣殿第二层半Gallery 入口处的墙上;
- 奉献RM30,000或以上(RM40,000以下)奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在新圣殿第一层婴儿室或会议室入口处的墙上;
- 奉献RM20,000或以上(RM30,000以下)奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在多元途课室靠近入口处的墙上;
- 奉献RM10,000或以上(RM20,000以下)奉献者(或被提名的人)的名字刻在石板上,安放在课室靠近入口处的墙上;
- 把所有奉献者(不计其数目)的名字刻在铜板上,安放在圣殿的内墙上。
- 把所有奉献者(不计其数目)的名字刊登在新建筑工程的手册或秩序单的征信录内。
有些会友和朋友们已经开始捐献建筑金来纪念他们已去世的亲人。另一方面,我们也尊重那些不愿显示名字的捐献者。
最后,我们已经决定将今年新年感恩崇拜的奉献归作建筑金。我们希望能达到超过马币一百万(RM1,000,000)的奉献和认献数目。虽看似不易的目标,但我们身为神的儿女,勇于接受此挑战。让我们祷告以至圣灵在我们心里工作和激励我们参与这个新建筑工程。
让我们为自己积财宝在天上,那里没有虫子咬,不能朽坏,也没有贼挖窟窿来偷(马太福音6:22)。还记得约翰福音6章1 至13节中记载有关耶稣以一个孩童的五饼二鱼喂饱五千人的事件吗?那孩童是否将他的食物拿出后而挨饿呢?没有!他们所有人都吃饱,而且当天门徒们把所剩下的零碎收拾起来,还达12个篮子。是的,那孩童选择分享他的食物,而耶稣就使用孩童那份慷慨的食物,祝福其他人。耶稣也保证那孩童吃得饱足。同样的,神将使用您的慷慨去祝福别人,并且您相信神能看顾您每天的需要。
愿主赐福您和您的家人!

三一堂主理牧师 吴世强牧师, H/P: 016-4810200, email:trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com
建筑委员会主席 林志伟弟兄, H/P: 012-3911765 , email: cweiling71@yahoo.com 同敬启
三一堂会友领袖 刘国升弟兄, H/P:012-5770656 , email: keoksinglow@yahoo.com

日期:12/01/2009
..................................................................................................................................................

认献表格 DONATION PLEDGE FORM
致 To,
Trinity Methodist Church
185, Pekan Gurney, 32010 Sitiawan, Perak.

电话号码Telephone No. (05)6914317;传真号码Fascimile No. (05)6914317
电邮Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com

事项:圣殿及宗教教育楼之建筑金。
Re: Building Fund For The Proposed Construction of A Sanctuary Cum Religious Education Centre.

姓名Name :___________________(中C)________________(英E)
性别Sex:□ 男Male □ 女Female
地址Address:___________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
电话Tel:_______________________(H)____________________(O)
手机H/P:_______________e-mail :__________________________

我愿意认献/奉献以下数目I would like to pledge / make an offering of
□ RM500 □ RM1000 □ RM3000 □ RM5000 □ RM10000
□ 其它数目Other sum (请列明Please specify) RM_______________
我愿意采用其中一种方式来奉献有关建筑金:-
To the abovementioned Building Fund to be paid in:-
□ 一次过奉献A single payment □ 分12个月奉献 12 monthly payment
□ 分6个月奉献6 monthly payment □ 分24个月奉献 24 monthly payment
□ 其他方式奉献 Other arrangement

建议Comment:_____________________________________________
________________________________________________________

______________________
签名Signature 日期Date:

请填写表格后,把表格交给建筑财政刘国升执事或办事处薛雪馨姐妹。若开支票,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” 谢谢。Kindly hand over this Form to Church Building Treasurer Bro. Low Keok Sing or Church Clerk Sis. Seak Shih Sing . Cheque made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund ” . Thank you.

- 新圣殿建筑工程之最新进展

敬致:教会会友,主内弟兄姐妹和朋友:

事项:新圣殿建筑工程之最新进展

愿恩惠与平安从我们的父神和主耶稣基督归于您。

我们欣喜地让您知道,靠着神的恩典与带领,到18-02-2009为止,我们已筹获RM1,713,743.95的建筑金,详情如下:

建筑金(至18-02-2009)

A.已缴来现款: RM723,314.13

B.教会累积存款(至31-12-2008): RM 504,448.82

C.现款共有(A+B):RM1,227,762.95

D.认献: RM 712,800.00

E.已缴认献 : RM 226,819.00

F.未缴认献(D-E): RM 485,981.00

G.现款+未缴认献(C-F): RM1,713,743.95

H.建筑工程费用之预算: RM2,000,000.00

I. 尚差(G-H): -RM 286,256.05

您可从以上所列的详情中知道,要达到建筑工程的预算费用,我们尚差RM286,256.05。容让您知道,新年感恩崇拜过后,我们已经探访了格尼市和实兆远大部份的会友,向他们募捐。我们要感谢神的激励和感动我们会友,甚至一些弟兄姐妹和朋友们的心,以致为建筑作出慷慨的奉献或认献。您们慷慨和友善的支持不但感动我们,使我们谦卑,也使我们能第一手见证您们真正爱神并关心神国度的事工。我们深知这是神所允准的工程以及神一路来带领我们。
我们现在正试着联络外地的会友和朋友们,为了要向他们募捐。我们真诚地希望您为此有价值的事工能奉献或认献。这可能是我们「一生中的一次机会」来参与扩建我们的「母堂」。

您建筑金的奉献或捐献可以一次过支付或分期支付。您可以透过以下方式支付:
-以现金方式支付(注意:请别以现金邮寄)
-以支票或银行汇票方式支付,抬头请写 ’Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund’
-以现金直接存入银行或转帐方式支付,我们在AmBank 银行的储蓄户口名称是” Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund”,户口号码是184-001-008503-0。

我们鼓励您认献,请注明认献的总数、分期的数目以及用多长的时间支付。如此能让我们预先知道建筑金的存额,以方便筹募活动及有效评估建筑进展。随函寄上一份认献表格让您填写。若您不愿作出任何奉献或认献,也请您写下您的个人资料(包括地址和电话号码),以便我们进一步联系并提供您有关新建筑工程进展和教会其他活动的消息。

如果您已经奉献或认献了建筑金,我们希望您帮助我们通知您的亲戚、教会会友和朋友,有关我们教会的建筑圣殿工程。我们教会的建筑圣殿工程之详情已刊登于上一期的通讯,日期:12-01-2009。您也可以浏览我们教会的网址:www.geocities.com/trinity_sitiawan ,去过目或下载有关的通讯和建筑蓝图。

最后,我们希望您继续为此教会建筑工程能顺利完成来祷告。

愿主赐福您和您的家人。

三一堂主理牧师 :吴世强牧师
trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com, H/P: 016-4810200

建筑委员会主席:林志伟弟兄
cweiling71@yahoo.com, H/P: 012-3911765 同敬启

三一堂会友领袖 : 刘国升弟兄
keoksinglow@yahoo.com, H/P: 012-5770656

日期:2009年2月20日

.....................................................................................................................................

认献表格 DONATION PLEDGE FORM致 To,
Trinity Methodist Church
185, Pekan Gurney, 32010 Sitiawan, Perak.

电话号码Telephone No. (05)6914317;传真号码Fascimile No. (05)6914317
电邮Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com

事项:圣殿及宗教教育楼之建筑金。
Re: Building Fund For The Proposed Construction of A Sanctuary Cum Religious Education Centre.

姓名Name :___________________(中C)_________________(英E)
性别Sex:□ 男Male □ 女Female
地址Address:___________________________________________
______________________________________________________

电话Tel:_______________________(H)__________________(O)
手机H/P:_______________e-mail :_________________________
我愿意认献/奉献以下数目I would like to pledge / make an offering of
□ RM500 □ RM1000 □ RM3000 □ RM5000 □ RM10000
□ 其它数目Other sum (请列明Please specify) RM_______________
我愿意采用其中一种方式来奉献有关建筑金:-
To the abovementioned Building Fund to be paid in:-
□ 一次过奉献A single payment □ 分12个月奉献 12 monthly payment
□ 分6个月奉献6 monthly payment □ 分24个月奉献 24 monthly payment
□ 其他方式奉献 Other arrangement

建议Comment:___________________________________________
______________________________________________________


____________
签名Signature 日期Date:

请填写表格后,把表格交给建筑财政刘国升执事或办事处薛雪馨姐妹。若开支票,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” 谢谢。Kindly hand over this Form to Church Building Treasurer Bro. Low Keok Sing or Church Clerk Sis. Seak Shih Sing . Cheque made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund ” . Thank you.

- UPDATE : NEWSLETTER

Date: 20-02-2009

Dear Church Members, Brothers and Sisters in Christ and Friends,

Re: Update On The Progress Of The New Church Building Project

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We are pleased to inform you that as at 18.2.2009 we have, by God’s grace and guidance, managed to raise a sum of RM1,713,743.82 for our Building Fund, the details are as follows:-

Building Fund (as at 18.02.2009)

A. Donations collected: RM 723,314.13

B. Church accumulated cash reserve
(as at 31.12.2008): RM 504,448.82

C. Sub-total (A + B): RM1,227,762.82

D. Donations pledged: RM 712,800.00

E. Monies already collected from
pledged donation: RM 226,819.00

F. Monies yet to be collected from
pledged donation (D – E): RM 485,981.00

G. Total of donations collected, Church cash reserve and
unpaid pledged donation (C + F): RM1,713,743.82

H. Estimated costs for the Church Building Project: RM2,000,000.00

I. Still short of (G – H) : RM 286,256.18(-)

You would notice from the above table that we are still short of RM286,256.18 from the estimated costs for the Church Building Project.

For your information, after the Chinese New Year Thanksgiving Service, we had visited the homes of most of our Church members in Pekan Gurney and Sitiawan to raise donations for the Building Fund. We thank God for inspiring and touching the hearts of our Church members as well as many brothers and sisters and friends to donate and/or pledge to

donate generously towards our Building Fund. Your generosity and kind support has not only overwhelmed and humbled us, it has also enabled us to witness first hand how truly you love God and care for the works of His kingdom. We could not have been more assured that this is indeed a project sanctioned by God and that God is behind us all the way.

We are now trying to contact outstation members and friends to raise donations for our Building Fund. We sincerely hope you could donate or make a pledge to donate to this worthy cause. This could be a “once in a lifetime opportunity” for us to make our contribution to expand our “mother Church”.

You may make your donation to our Building Fund in one single payment or multiple or instalment payments. You may make your donation by any of the following mode of payments:-

- via cash payment (Note: Please do not send your cash payment by post)

- via cheque or bank draft made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund”

- via direct bank in or fund transfer to our savings account in AmBank under the name of “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” and under account number 184-001-008503-0.

We encourage you to make a donation pledge indicating the total amount and the payment timing of your donation to enable us to ascertain in advance the amount of funds that we could raise so that we could plan further fund raising activities and time the progress of the construction works more efficiently. We also enclose herewith a copy of the Donation Pledge Form for your further action. Even if you do not wish to make any donation or donation pledge, we hope you could still fill-up your personal particulars including your correspondence address and contact number to enable us to keep in touch with you and keep you updated of the latest progress in the New Building Project and our Church’s other activities.

If you have already donated and/or pledged to donate to our Building Fund, we hope you could assist us further by informing your relatives, church members and friends about our Church Building Project. The details of our Church Building Project is set out in our earlier newsletter dated 12.1.2008. You could visit our Church website at www.geocities.com/trinity_sitiawan to view and/or download all our newsletters and the building plans.

Lastly, we hope you could continue to pray for the success of our Church Building Project.

May the Lord bless you and your family.

Yours faithfully,

Ling Chee Wei, H/P: 012-3911765, on behalf of the Building Committee, cweiling71@yahoo.com
Rev. Koh Sie Keong, H/P:016-4810200, the Pastor-In-Charge of Trinity Methodist Church, trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com,
Low Keok Sing, H/P: 012-5770656, Lay Leader of Trinity Methodist Church, keoksinglow@yahoo.com

认献表格 DONATION PLEDGE FORM
致 To,
Trinity Methodist Church
185, Pekan Gurney, 32010 Sitiawan, Perak.

电话号码Telephone No. (05)6914317;传真号码Fascimile No. (05)6914317
电邮Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com

事项:圣殿及宗教教育楼之建筑金。
Re: Building Fund For The Proposed Construction of A Sanctuary Cum Religious Education Centre.

姓名Name :___________________(中C)_________________(英E)
性别Sex:□ 男Male □ 女Female
地址Address:____________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Tel:_______________________(H)____________________(O)

手机H/P:_______________e-mail :________________________

我愿意认献/奉献以下数目I would like to pledge / make an offering of
□ RM500 □ RM1000 □ RM3000 □ RM5000 □ RM10000
□ 其它数目Other sum (请列明Please specify) RM________________

我愿意采用其中一种方式来奉献有关建筑金:-
To the abovementioned Building Fund to be paid in:-
□ 一次过奉献A single payment □ 分12个月奉献 12 monthly payment □ 分6个月奉献6 monthly payment □ 分24个月奉献 24 monthly payment
□ 其他方式奉献 Other arrangement

建议Comment:_____________________________________________
________________________________________________________
__________________
签名Signature 日期Date:

请填写表格后,把表格交给建筑财政刘国升执事或办事处薛雪馨姐妹。若开支票,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” 谢谢。Kindly hand over this Form to Church Building Treasurer Bro. Low Keok Sing or Church Clerk Sis. Seak Shih Sing . Cheque made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund ” . Thank you.

- 教会资讯 Church Info

三一堂聚会时间表
Church Activities

主日崇拜 Sunday Services 星期日 早上 10.50am
少年团契 MIF 星期日 下午 2.00pm
主日学 Sunday School 星期日 早上 9.00am
探访 Home Visitation 星期四 下午 2.30pm
祷告会 Praying Meeting 星期四 晚上 8.00pm
妇女会 WSCS 每月第一个星期 星期五下午3.00pm
成年团契 MAF每月第二个星期和第四个星期 星期五 晚上 8.00pm
少年军 Boy’s Brigade 星期六 下午 2.00pm


Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com

Monday, 20 April 2009

- APPEAL LETTER(E) : CHURCH BUILDING PROJECT

Date: 12-01-2009

Dear Church Members, Brothers and Sisters in Christ and Friends,

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We would like to draw your attention to our plan to extend our existing Church building to provide for a new Sanctuary, 3 new Classrooms and a Multi-Purpose Room. We hope you could spend a few minutes to read this newsletter to better understand our plan and to support us.

Our existing Church building was constructed back in 1969 thanks to the faith, vision and donations from the earlier Church members and friends, many of whom are still with us today. Back then, they had the faith and vision to build a larger than required Church building which, in retrospect, has indeed enriched and changed our lives in many ways. To say that our Church building is merely a place to worship God and to teach and cultivate the morals and values of Christianity would be an understatement. To many of us, the Church has also become a home away from home. A place where we could hide when in sadness and a place where we had spent much of our teen years growing up together with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Remember the table-tennis, badminton, volleyball and football games that we had had together in the Church compound or the group study at the Church library or the old parsonage building? Unlike most churches in bigger towns or cities, we could actually spend a lot of our active time and literally grow up in a small town church such as Trinity Methodist Church. We believe that our Church will always have a special place in your heart to constantly remind you of your love for Christ and His love for you and that what you have achieved today could, to a certain extent, be attributed to the existence of the Church in Pekan Gurney and, in particular, the seeds of faith sowed by the earlier Church members and friends.

Encouraged and spurred by the act of love and faith shown by the earlier Church members and friends, we see a need to extend the Church building to better cater for our existing needs as well as to provide/build for the future generations.

In fact, with a seating capacity of 270 persons, the existing Sanctuary is unable to accommodate the congregation during festive thanksgiving service or other special service or celebrations. The attendance for our 2008 CNY Thanksgiving Service was 856, 2008 Christmas Celebration was 411 and 2008 Easter Celebration was 314. The average attendance for the weekly Sunday Service last year was 224.


In addition, our Kindergarten classrooms and facilities have also deteriorated due to wear and tear.
If you have not already known, back in 1988 we had planned to build a multi-purpose hall and an education centre cum parsonage (hereinafter referred to as the Original Building Project) but the plan had to be put on hold because we were required to apply to the relevant authority to change the condition of use in our Church’s 2 title grants from agriculture to religion building before we can carry out the Original Building Project.

We are pleased to inform you that the relevant authority had in February 2008 finally approved our application and agreed to issue a new title grant to us with the condition of use changed to religion building¡. Hallelujah, Praise the Lord!

Realising that there is a more pressing need to build a new Sanctuary (rather than a big multi-purpose hall) and new Classrooms due to the earlier stated reasons, the LCEC had unanimously decided to amend the Original Building Project by replacing it with a new building project under which we plan to build the following:-

1) a 1 ½ storey Sanctuary which will include a Creche Room and a Meeting Room. The ground floor of the Sanctuary (including the Creche Room and the Meeting Room) has a seating capacity of approximately 600 and the theatre-styled Gallery at the first floor has a seating capacity of approximately 200;

2) three standard Classrooms measuring 30 feet by 20 feet;

3) one Multi-Purpose Room measuring 60 feet by 20 feet (with a collapsible wall at the center to convert the Multi-Purpose Room into 2 standard Classrooms, if needed); and

4) a kitchen

(hereinafter collectively referred to as the New Building Project).

We enclose herewith a copy of the Layout Plan and Artist’s impression of the New Building Project for your reference.

As for the existing Sanctuary, upon the completion of the New Building Project we will use the existing Sanctuary as a sub-hall for Sunday School and youth worship and activities.

The construction costs for the New Building Project including the costs of fixtures and fitting works is estimated at RM2 million.

You may perhaps question the need and/or timing for such an expensive building project, especially during this gloomy economic climate. We too had asked ourselves the same question on many occasions but on each occasion we are convinced even more that this is the ¡°ripe¡± time to carry out the New Building Project due to the following reasons:-

i) whilst the downturn in economy is bound to adversely affect our financial means and will force many of us to review our priorities, we also believe that this is a good time for us to turn our eyes to God. Instead of over focusing on our earthly needs, why not we focus on our personal relationship with God and participate in the works of His kingdom. After all, Jesus had assured us in Matthew 6:33, “ But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you.”;

ii) the downturn in economy has started to lower down the costs of building materials which in turn will result in more savings for our Church in terms of construction costs; and
iii) we should capitalize on the present State Government’s more liberal and friendly policies and stand on matters pertaining to religion as evidenced by their willingness to reduce the premium for the new title grant from RM37,746.00 to RM1,000.00, which we had paid in November 2008.
For your information, we had begun collecting offerings/donations for the Building Project (hereinafter referred to as the Building Fund) back in 1988 and as at 31st December 2008 the Building Fund stands at approximately RM540,000.00. In addition, thanks to God’s provision and blessing, our Church has throughout the years managed to accumulate approximately RM500,000.00 in savings which our Church is prepared to utilise to finance the New Building Project.

Taking into account the Building Fund already collected and our Church’s accumulated savings, we are actually short of RM1 million as far as the construction costs is concerned. It is, however, our target and hope to raise an additional sum of more than RM1 million for the New Building Project so that we can still have some reserve for the Church.

Therefore, we hereby invite and urge you to participate in this New Building Project. Do pray earnestly and offer/donate generously to make this New Building Project a success to glorify God and to benefit and enrich the lives of others.

You may make your offering/donation to the Building Fund in one single payment or multiple or instalment payments. You may make your offering/donation by any of the following mode of payments:-

- via cash payment (Note: Please do not send your cash payment by post)

- via cheque or bank draft made payable to Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund

- via direct bank in or fund transfer to our savings account in AmBank under the name of Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund and under account number 184-001-008503-0.

We encourage you to make a donation pledge indicating the total amount and the payment timing of your offering/donation to enable us to ascertain in advance the amount of funds that we could raise so that we could plan further fund raising activities and time the progress of the construction works more efficiently. We also enclose herewith a copy of the Donation Pledge Form for your further action. Even if you do not wish to make any donation or donation pledge, we hope you could still fill-up your personal particulars including your correspondence address and contact number to enable us to keep in touch with you and keep you updated of the latest progress in the New Building Project and our Church’s other activities.

We hope to commence construction works for the New Building Project this year and to complete the same by end of 2010. Please keep this matter in your prayer.

To show our gratitude to those who had donated generously to the Building Fund and in remembrance of their offerings/donations, we have decided to do the following:-


- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM60,000.00 or more on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the pulpit area of the new Sanctuar


- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM40,000.00 and above (but below RM60,000.00) on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the entrance to the Gallery at the first floor of the new Sanctuary;

- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM30,000.00 or more (but below RM40,000.00) on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the entrance to either the Creche Room or the Meeting Room at the ground floor of the new Sanctuary;

- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM20,000.00 or more (but below RM30,000.00) on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the entrance to the Multi-Purpose Room;

- to inscribe the name of the donors (or their nominees) who had donated RM10,000.00 or more (but below RM20,000.00) on a stoneplate to be placed on a wall near the entrance to either one of the 3 standard Classrooms;

- to inscribe the name of all donors (regardless of the amount of money donated) on a copper plate to be affixed at a place to be decided later on and

- to publish the name of all donors (regardless of the amount of money donated) in a magazine or bulletin specially dedicated to the New Building Project.

There were already some Church Members and friends who had made donations to the Building Fund in memory of their loved ones who had passed away.

On the other hand, we will also respect the decision of donors who wish to remain anonymous.

Lastly, we have decided to dedicate this year’s CNY Thanksgiving Offering to the Building Fund. We hope to raise at least RM1 million from the CNY Thanksgiving Offering and the donation pledges during this CNY. It may seem like a tall order but we believe God’s children, including me and you, will rise to the challenge. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will work within us and inspire us to participate in this New Building Project.

Let us all store up for ourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal (Matthew 6:20). Remember the event recorded in John 6:1-13 where Jesus fed 5,000 people using 5 small barley loaves and 2 small fish given by a boy? Did that boy go hungry that day after he had given up his food? NO! They all had enough to eat that day and the disciples had even gathered 12 baskets of left over barley loaves and fish. Yes, the little boy had chosen to share his food and Jesus had used that boy’s generosity to bless others and Jesus had also ensured that the boy had more than enough to eat. Likewise, God will use your generosity to bless others and you can trust Him to still take care of your daily needs.

May the Lord bless you and your family.

Yours faithfully,
Ling Chee Wei, on behalf of the Building Committee,
Rev. Koh Sie Keong, the Pastor-In-Charge of Trinity Methodist Church,
Low Keok Sing, Lay Leader of Trinity Methodist Church




认献表格 DONATION PLEDGE FORM
致 To,
Trinity Methodist Church
185, Pekan Gurney, 32010 Sitiawan, Perak.

电话号码Telephone No. (05)6914317;传真号码Fascimile No. (05)6914317
电邮Email: trinity_sitiawan@yahoo.com
事项:圣殿及宗教教育楼之建筑金。
Re: Building Fund For The Proposed Construction of A Sanctuary Cum Religious Education Centre.

姓名Name :___________________(中C)_________________(英E)
性别Sex:□ 男Male □ 女Female
地址Address:_________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
电话Tel:_______________________(H)____________________(O)
手机H/P:_______________e-mail :_________________________

我愿意认献/奉献以下数目I would like to pledge / make an offering of
□ RM500 □ RM1000 □ RM3000 □ RM5000 □ RM10000
□ 其它数目Other sum (请列明Please specify) RM________________

我愿意采用其中一种方式来奉献有关建筑金:-
To the abovementioned Building Fund to be paid in:-
□ 一次过奉献A single payment □ 分12个月奉献 12 monthly payment □ 分6个月奉献6 monthly payment □ 分24个月奉献 24 monthly payment
□ 其他方式奉献 Other arrangement

建议Comment:________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

______________________
签名Signature 日期Date:

请填写表格后,把表格交给建筑财政刘国升执事或办事处薛雪馨姐妹。若开支票,抬头请写“Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund” 谢谢。Kindly hand over this Form to Church Building Treasurer Bro. Low Keok Sing or Church Clerk Sis. Seak Shih Sing . Cheque made payable to “Trinity Methodist Church Building Fund ” . Thank you.