The Vicar Writes …
17 Aug 2025
“… When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.”
(1 Corinthians 14:26)
Dear St Hilda’s Family,
Blessings to you and your loved ones! We give thanks to the Lord for an insightful Conference and a wonderful Family Day last week!
Today, we are celebrating the launch of our new 10.15 service. Many of us have prayerfully listened to the Lord and diligently prepared for this day. We are excited that 10.15 will be an intergenerational service where all will worship and serve the Lord together.
I am writing to you to explain the approach to our liturgy in this new service. We all enjoyed the sermon series through the Anglican liturgy in the 1st half of this year. Our liturgy is very rich, it is biblical, and it shapes our identity. We want to use the liturgy at 10.15 to reflect our Anglican identity and to lead people into the worship of God Almighty.
We have decided to continue celebrating Holy Communion weekly. We are the only parish in Singapore to do so in all services. From today, we will alter the liturgical frame for the 10.15 service on an alternate basis, i.e. two slightly different service flows, mainly the part after the sermon. In addition to this, we are shortening parts of the liturgy but also bring back other parts, e.g. the Nicene Creed. We are praying that this
fresh approach to liturgy will enhance our worship.
Many of us have a deep appreciation for liturgy. The fact that we go through the same structure every Sunday provides stability and comfort. We encourage you to remain open to this new approach and to engage freely in worship. And we value your feedback on this new service. Please email your comments to church@sthildas.org.sg.
The liturgies for 8am and SES services will remain unchanged. SES will continue until we are starting a mid-week Holy Communion Service towards the end of this year.
With much love,
Ps Martin
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WORSHIP SERVICES
Weekly Holy Communion Church Services
- Saturday Evening Service (SES) at 5pm in the Church Sanctuary.
- Sunday at 8am in the Church Sanctuary.
- Sunday at 10.15am 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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