The Giving Methodist

Led by Rev Dr. Norman Wong, Head Chaplain of Methodist Welfare Services, this introductory session is a crucial component of our Pastoral Care training programme. The main objective is to empower volunteers in providing compassionate and respectful care.

Read some reflections by Methodist members who've benefited from the Pastoral Care training.

Focused on the essential skill of Attentive Listening, the session, led by Rev Norman, underscores its pivotal role in demonstrating compassion, empathy, and building trust.

Post-training, you'll apply your newfound skills by ministering to nursing home residents, engaging in meaningful conversations and purposeful interactions.

Location:
MWS Nursing Home – Yew Tee
51 Choa Chu Kang North 6 Singapore 689581

Available dates and time slots:​
15 Mar and 22 Mar 2024​ (Fridays, 2.30pm – 4.30pm)​
16 Mar and 23 Mar 2024​ (Saturdays, 9.30am – 11.30am)​

Here is how we will deploy the 2 hours of your time:
•Prayer and preparation (30 minutes)
•Pastoral care visits to MWS Nursing Home residents (60 minutes)
•Debrief and share learning experience (30 minutes)
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Sign up here: thegivingmethodist.sg/give-time

Led by Rev Dr Norman Wong, Head Chaplain of Methodist Welfare Services, this introductory experience is part of our Pastoral Care training programme. The primary goal is to enhance volunteers' abilities to care for others with gentleness and respect.​

The session will centre around a fundamental skill of pastoral care - Attentive Listening. Rev Norman will emphasise how this skill is core to our showing compassion and empathy, fostering connections and building trust.

Following the training, you will have the opportunity to apply your newly acquired skills by ministering to the nursing home residents and engaging them in meaningful conversations and purposeful interactions.
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Location:
MWS Nursing Home – Yew Tee
51 Choa Chu Kang North 6 Singapore 689581

Available dates and time slots:​
23 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar and 22 Mar 2024​ (Fridays, 2.30pm – 4.30pm)​
24 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 Mar, 16 Mar and 23 Mar 2024​ (Saturdays, 9.30am – 11.30am)​

Here is how we will deploy the 2 hours of your time:
•Prayer and preparation (30 minutes)
•Pastoral care visits to MWS Nursing Home residents (60 minutes)
•Debrief and share learning experience (30 minutes)
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Sign up here: thegivingmethodist.sg/give-time

Every year during Lent, Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) collaborates with The Methodist Church in Singapore for The Giving Methodist (TGM). For 6 years, TGM has aimed to galvanise all Methodists in Singapore to show love and kindness to the distressed and disadvantaged.

Jesus Himself exemplified a life of humble service, especially to the last, lost and least. Mark 10:45 mentioned, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve”. This Lent, we hope to encourage our Methodist community to follow the footsteps of our Master and galvanise fellow believers in doing the same.

With the theme Serving in His Footsteps, TGM 2024 calls on Methodists to:

• Give Time: Church members can sign up for a 2-hour training in pastoral care by MWS Chaplains and minister to nursing home residents.

• Give a Donation: Church members can donate to provide financial assistance to those experiencing different forms of poverty. Churches may also choose to dedicate a 2nd offering.

• Give Voice: Church members can share TGM with their social network and encourage them to be involved. Digital materials are available for downloading from the TGM website. Short recorded homilies by Bishop Dr Gordon Wong, Rev Stanley Chua and Rev Philip Abraham will also be available for sharing during church services.

Find out more at thegivingmethodist.sg

“The dinner is a great opportunity for church members to interact with our caregiving families, make them feel welcomed in our church community and bless them in other ways besides financial support.” – a volunteer from Living Waters Methodist Church ( ).

Our hearts are warmed to see Methodists coming together and connecting meaningfully over meals. Find out more how you can be a part of Eat Share Connect this year at www.thegivingmethodist.sg.

As we enter the season of Lent, let us not forget to share our blessings with those in need. A group of 10 volunteers from Christ Methodist Church (CMC) hosted a meal for our seniors at MWS Senior Care Centre (SCC) – Eunos yesterday, where they bonded through conversation over bento box lunches and silky soya beancurd.

They were joined by Bishop Dr Gordon Wong who ate with the seniors and engaged them in conversation. He also distributed exclusive Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) cutlery sets to the seniors after the event.

The luncheon was part of Eat Share Connect, a communal outreach that encourages all Methodists to imitate Jesus’ example of table fellowship by hosting a meal for socially isolated seniors or low-income families at their home, church or an MWS centre.

Join us, between 22 February to 6 April, in this movement to build a more inclusive community. Visit www.thegivingmethodist.sg for more info.

Take courage and step out of your boat this Lent Season by answering God's call to serve. From befriending families on financial assistance to ministering to migrant workers in dormitories, check out the list of ways you can be a blessing by give time at https://thegivingmethodist.sg/home-2/give-time/ today

Great news! Volunteer sign-up for TGM has been extended to 30 October 2021!

One meaningful avenue is to volunteer at our Senior Activity Centres as a Befriender. Read Mdm Hon Yoke Kee’s story, an active member of Ang Mo Kio Chinese Methodist Church, about why she befriends the elderly.

Sign up at https://thegivingmethodist.sg/givetime/ today!