It's New Year!

Come celebrate the New Year Season! Our Tertiary Cell Group is planning a New Year celebration, please say you'll be there at St Mary's church apartment, on 2nd January 2010 @ 1pm.

We'll have food, games, sharing talk, and hilariously fun time together. Come and help us to make this occassion a real memoir to cherish, with good friends and good cheer!

SMACC Christmas Day Service

You are cordially invited to our Christmas Day Service! Our Combined SMACC Christmas Day service will be at 10:30am at the Multipurpose Hall of St. Mary's Cathedral. All are welcome.

Christmas Eve Carol service in ACA church

Hello,

There is another important upcoming event for you soon if you have missed our Christmas Guest Night. We are going to have a Christmas Eve Carol Service in our newly planted church in Ampang called Ascended Christ Anglican (ACA). Please do find details from the flyers above. Dinner will be served by 7.30pm, followed by a Carol Service with a Gospel talk from Andrew. The night won't just end here. There will be plenty of games and fun and dessert!
Please do join us to celebrate this important season together. Jesus was born into this world on the day of Christmas.

Christmas Guest Night

Hello everyone,

It is time to invite your non-Christian friends to hear about the gospel of Jesus especially during this Christmas season. Our tertiary cell group is organising a Christmas Musical Presentation on the coming Saturday 19th December for you to bring your friends to celebrate Christmas together.

Venue : SMACC Multi Purpose Hall

7.30 pm

Cost : RM25 for regulars and only RM10 for guest

There will be songs, games, and a talk from andrew and dessert as well. It will be a fun night!

Do let me know if you would like to come. My contact number is 017 2435964 or shirleyy228@gmail.com

We are looking forward to see you!

Orang Asli Ministry

Our tertiary cell group had made a visit to an Orang Asli village on 21th November 09.

Basically, we make a visit there every fortnightly to share gospel and play with the aborigines. By God grace, they listened to our talk patiently. Do pray that more will come to know Christ. They were very enjoyed to play with us and sang some songs together. Do have a look on our videos. Besides that, we provide some medical check up for them and distribute some medications if needed.



God is good :)

Shirley Tan

Young Women's bible study sleep over a night

On 20th November 2009, a few of young women from tertiary cell group and young women's bible study group has came together to sleep over a night in smacc's apartment.

As it was a women's gathering, chit-chat should be the first agenda. We introduced ourselves and jokes just came along since everyone is open and friendly. Then the second important thing was food. We had chocolate fondue with fruits for our supper. Although food is important, God's word is more important. Time to be serious with the study of Ephesians and discussion. The study ended with prayers. But the night still young for some conversations..... :) On the next morning, we strolled down the streets around our church for a beautiful...girlies...breakfast.....

It was a fun night to fellowship as sisters in Christ. Thus, if you are a girl, do come and join us soon.

Music Seminar with Philip Percival (EMU)

Philip Percival and his team from EMU Music will be in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday October 18th for a Contemporary Christian Music seminar.

Philip is the Executive Director of Emu Music and also the Music Director at St Ebbe's Church, Oxford, UK. Philip is passionate about seeing Church musicians trained well and teaches the Bible and practical skills at conferences and seminars around the world. He also writes songs, and is perhaps best known for We Are His People and the music for Consider Christ and Never Alone . This seminar is jointly organized by EMU (www.emu.mu), the Gospel Growth Fellowship (GGF – www.gospelgrowth.com.my ) and SMACC (St. Mary’s Anglican Cathedral Contemporary – www.smacc.info ).

We’d like to invite you and/or your music team to come and participate in this seminar which will be held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur. This is at Dataran Merdeka opposite the Royal Selangor Club. Directions to the meeting place are found at www.smacc.info/25001 .

The Program is as follows:

10:30-12:30 Congregational Bible-based Music Ministry in Action (plus talk by Philip on the Gospel & music)
12:30- 13:30 Break (Lunch)
13:30 – 14:45 Workshop 1 – Options: song leading, keyboard, rhythm (guitar, drum, base etc)
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00-16:00 Workshop 2 - Band master-class
16:00-17:00 Light refreshments, Q&A.
17:00-18:30 Congregational Bible-based Music Ministry in Action (plus talk by Philip on the Gospel & music)) (Repeated)
18:30 Dinner

If your church is on in the morning, we’d like you to come at 1:30pm and stay on for dinner. But if your church is in the evening we’d like you to come at 10:30 and stay until 4 (or even leave earlier if you need to get to church) as the morning program is repeated in the evening. We don’t want you to miss your own Sunday church. But we’d like you to come to one or other of the ‘Congregational Bible-based Music Ministry in Action (plus talk by Philip)’ sessions.

If you play any musical instruments (including classical ones), please bring them along! There will be opportunities to use them in the workshops.

Please register online (www.gospelgrowth.com.my/equip) so we know how many people are coming for catering purposes. The cost is RM20 which you can pay on the day and includes your lunch or dinner (whichever you are coming for) and refreshments. It would be helpful if you could register by Tuesday, October 13th. For more information, please do ring Shanti (012 2220351), Lynn (0166033708) or email equip@gospelgrowth.com.my .

Sermon Series

Sermon Series
We've just started a new sermon series on the book of Acts.
Here is the plan for the next few week:

12/Jul/09 Acts 9:32-43 (plus review of Acts 1:1-9:31)
19/Jul/09 Acts 10:1-11:18
26/Jul/09 Acts 11:19-30
2/Aug/09 Acts 12
9/Aug/09 Acts 13:1-12
16/Aug/09 Acts 13:13-52
23/Aug/09 Acts 14

The sermons should be available online at www.smacc.info (click the sermon link).

Andrew

"Jehovah's Witnesses"

Someone in SMACC1 asked me about the 'Jehovah's Witnesses'. Here is a good place to start: www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/jehovah.html.
Andrew

BBQ this saturday at Jill and Andy's....

A get together of all SMACC1 ers with partners, husbands and wives and supporters of SMACC1 to get together for a social evening. Free food just bring your own drinks. Musicians feel free to bring instruments

details:
Date: 13 June 2009
Time: 19:30 - 23:55
Location: 40 Mapleswoods
Street: Jalan U2/50, Saujana Resort
Its right by the old Subang Airport....
see google map here

Its that time of the month again :)

SMACC TEAM!!

Just a quick reminder that this Saturday (30th May) SMACC Team will be held at the home of Jake and Rubina Henry. (9 Jalan Rumba Riang 9/5A, Kota Damansara, 47810, PJ)

SMACC Team is for everyone and anyone who attends SMACC1,SMACC2 and ACA to come together to pray to our sovereign God for the ministry here and beyond.

We share food together from 6.00 pm - all gastronomical contributions welcome but not essential so dont be put off - its OK to just come as there is always enough food to share.

If any one needs a lift or detailed driving directions to the Henry's home, please contact us on smacc.info@gmail.com

Hope to see you all there.

Impt Announcement- Pls take note: Sunday, 31st May Service

SMACC1 (our 10:30am congregation) will not be meeting on the 31st May as the hall we usually meet in is being used for the cathedral AGM. I’d like to encourage everyone in SMACC1 go to SMACC2 or to ACA that day.

SMACC2 meets at 5pm at the same place (cathedral multipurpose hall) and ACA meets near Tesco ampang - see www.ascendedchrist.org. We’ve got a great Kids Programme in ACA so we’re asking families to go to ACA.

The AGM itself will be at 11.00 a.m. in the Multi –Purpose Hall. If you're on the cathedral electoral roll - please do come along.

A faith left unexamined is not worth believing...

Guest Night - Start inviting friends now!

Date: Saturday 23rd of May 2009.

Time: 7pm.

Venue: Ascended Christ Anglican (ACA), Ampang.









We will be screening the documentary entitled, "The Case for Christ". This documentary is based upon the award-winning best-seller book of the same title which documents Lee Strobel's journey from atheism to faith through his 2-year investigation of the Bible and the life of Jesus Christ. Strobel, the former legal editor of the Chicago tribune, draws upon his investigative skills to examine the historical accuracy of the Gospels, the personal claims of Jesus and His resurrection from the dead.

RSVP latest by 19th May 2009 as there are limited seating. For more info, e-mail smacc.info@gmail.com


For directions to ACA, please see our ACA website: www.ascendedchrist.org

SMACAGOW

the widest smile!

the longest eyelashes...

the sexiest wink!



Im sure all who attended would agree that SMACAGOW was indeed a SmAcKiNG GooD weekend!

The theme of this year's talks was on God's Guidance, a very timely message in light of current economic conditions! Paul Harrington preached faithfully on this subject, over 4 separate talks, outlining firstly the key principles to making Godly decisions and then moving on to tackle 3 areas of application:
-God's Guidance and our Job
-God's Guidance through the Holy Spirit, applying the principles to Marriage
-God's Guidance and Money

In addition, there were 4 electives available on a variety of topics:
1. How to REALLY love your husband- we saw many husbands signing their wives up for this one!
2. Relationships - singleness
3. A Christian perspective to Chinese Traditions
4. Case for Christ

We also had heaps of fun games, icebreakers and our very own SMACC pageant,over an 8 course banquet dinner! -
see photos for footage of SMACC's widest smile, sexiest wink and longest eyelashes :)

SO..What else did 80 SMACC/ACA ers do in the tiny town of Kampar over the long may weekend?
...Checked out Kampar town -which consisted of only 2 main roads, but provided enough entertainment in the form of delectable chicken biscuits, some drove to Kellie's castle, football at 2am (tsk tsk - we hear Andrew was involved in this too!) and one group even drove to Ipoh for taugeh chicken at 1am :)
We even managed to include SMACC Team, our monthly prayer meeting on the saturday night.
It was a very fulfilling weekend, packed with excellent teaching and lots of opportunities to build and deepen relationships.

Many Thanks to all who organised it, helped out, ran games n children ministry, designed the lovely striking chilli red tee shirt :) and photographers.

For those who couldn't make it, the talks are available online on smacc.info (sermon downloads page. Check out more photos (and videos as well!) on our Facebook site.

Resources for Chinese Speakers

While SMACC is held in English, there are a number of people in SMACC who are reaching out to people who prefer another language. Here are some links for those among us who are serving people whose main language is Chinese.

Chinese-English Bible (Union Chinese: NET Bible English) - download a book at a time
http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=3976

Christianity Explained in Chinese
http://www.christianityexplained.com/chinesesimple.pdf

2 ways to live in Chinese
Tract: http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/mmstore/2wtcchs (we have a supply at SMACC)
Online: http://matthiasmedia.com.au/2wtl/chinese/

Moore College Th.C Course Brochure
http://external.moore.edu.au/fileadmin/external/THC_brochure_chinese.pdf

Downloadable Theological Books and Resources
http://www.chinachristianbooks.org

Let me know if you find other good resources.

Andrew

SMACAGOW 2009

SMACAGOW 2009

'Guide to God's Guidance'

May 1st-3rd

Please sign up at SMACC or ACA on Sunday - or email us on smacc.info@gmail.com for more information.

This Sunday - Community Lunch and Dinner + Dont forget to sign up for SMACAGOW camp!

We will be having our monthly community lunch and dinner this sunday. Please do stay around after the service for food and fellowship.

Also, our SMACAGOW camp registration is now open... do sign up as soon as possible
;) There are more photos of the hotel, rooms and facilities on our FACEBOOK page (Friends of SMACC)

and FINALLY our new website for ACA is up and running, do check it out. http://www.ascendedchrist.org

Guidance on God's Guidance

SMAGOW this year is on the topic of Guidance. It would be great if all SMACCers came for this our annual camp - it's from May 1st-3rd, the speaker is Paul Harrington from Holy Trinity Adelaide and it's to be held at the Grand Kampar Hotel.

The 2 best books on Guidance I have found are:
1. Decision Making and the will of God (Gary Friesen & J. Robin Maxen)
2. Guidance and the Voice of God (Philip Jensen & Tony Payne).

They are strongly recommended reading! A summary of Friesen & Maxen can be found here and a review of Jensen & Payne can be found here. Reading these books or at least the summaries beforehand may raise questions and issues for you to bring for discussion at the camp.

Hope to see you in Kampar!

Andrew C.

Cheshire Home for the Disabled

Here is another ministry you can get involved in! :) We visit Cheshire Home, in Selayang on the first Saturday of every month for about 2 hours. The usual schedule is leave church at 4.30pm, arrive home and usher residents into a meeting room, sing hymns, short sermon, communion and prayer.Transport can be arranged from church and it wil be best to let Andrew know if you will be going at least the day before so he can arrange logistics and transport.

To find out more about Cheshire Home, visit http://www.cheshire.org.my/

Shal Home Ministry

Every Thursday, we bring the Gospel Message to Shal Home, a home for the mentally handicapped. The home is located off Jalan Gasing, PJ and in the 2 hours that we have with them, we share a teaching from the bible, perform a short play, sing songs and play (simple!) games.

Do join us on thursdays from 10am to 12 noon if you are free. No previous acting skills necessary! :)

February SMACCTeam

SMACCTeam is on this Saturday at our new cente in Ampang. Please go to the ACA blogsite for details of how to get there.

Prayer is important because we are dependent on God in everything. It's only as His Spirit works that that things happen - people come to believe in Jesus and grow to maturity in Him.

Hope you can make it.

Andrew

WORD WORKS ~ Galations: 9-10 March, 2009

Word Works is back and this term we are looking at the book of Galations. It will be held at Empress Hotel in Sepang on the 9-10th of March. The speaker is Nick Loi, a Moore College graduate who is currently pastoring Christ Church, Ipoh. Go to http://www.gospelgrowth.com.my/ for more information and to sign up for the seminar.

We are in the process of planting a new church in Ampang called Ascended Christ(ACA). We have some updates and prayer points on www.ascendedchrist.blogspot.com Please visit and subscribe to the RSS there to keep up to date with the progress.
Thanks,
Andrew C.

Please pray

Many of us know Andrew & Heather Reid. Andrew was our camp speaker at SMAGOW last year and Heather led a seminar for the women. Their grandson, Sean, was born recently and is very ill. If you are praying for him, you can follow his progress on www.the-reids.id.au/seanblog. Thanks,
Andrew C.

SMACC TEAM Prayer Meeting this Saturday

Our first SMACC Team Prayer meeting for 2009 is on this Saturday at 630pm at the home of Andy and Jill North, Their address is
#40 Maplewoods, Jalan U2/50 Saujana Resort
40150 Shah Alam

Also... note that Community Lunch and Dinner will happen next sunday on the 8th Feb rather than this Sunday. For SMACC 2-ers, we will have our 2nd reboot meeting right after the community dinner. Do join us for food and fellowship ;)

Happy Chinese New Year Folks!

Review of the Fellows Workers Conference 2009

The Fellow Workers Conference, the inaugural conference organised by the Gospel Growth Fellowship (www.gospelgrowth.com.my) was held on the 1-3rd of January 2009 focussing on the role of the Gospel in the church. A group of SMACCers attended this event:

"At FWC09 we were reminded about what sort of priority the gospel should have in our lives - this year in particular the priority it has over the church. We took a look at how things like tradition, experience, intellect and social action have crept in and threatened (even replaced!) the gospel we preach in our churches today. We were challenged to think about how far we would go to ensure the gospel remains central in our churches.

Attending FWC09 was indeed a great way to celebrate the gospel and to help set the tone for the year. In light of it, it will also be interesting to see what FWC10: The Gospel & Interpretation will show us. Hope to see you there."

The kids had their own programme and were well taken care of...


A wide selection of resources were available...

Hmm...I wonder?!?...

The buffet spread was clearly a highlight...

To Kickstart 2009...

... SMACC 2 will be having a reboot meeting at Andrew and Judi's residence on Saturday, 10th January @ 5pm. For those who require directions, a group will be meeting at the cathedral at 4.30pm and we will drive there together; for those who need a ride from their home, email me at smacc.info@gmail.com. All SMACC2 members are invited to attend

...We have our Community Lunch (SMACC 1) and dinner (SMACC 2) this sunday, 11th of January... come hungry!

SAVE THE DATE: 1-3 May : SMAGOW Camp

SMAGOW this year will be on the 1st -3rd of May. Save the dates on your calendars. This year we have the privilege of hearing from Rev. Paul Harrington, the Rector of Holy Trinity, Adelaide. It'll be held in Kampar..so a great chance to stock up on the famous chicken biscuits :)

Note: For the internet savvy amongst you, SMACC has now joined the Facebook Revolution! For updates, invites and the latest news, be a 'fan of SMACC' today.