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SUMMARY:Registration for Baptism and Membership Course (1H2026)
DESCRIPTION:Registration for BMC 1H2026 opens on Sat\, 13 Dec 2025 and closes on Sun\, 18 Jan 2026. \nRegistration for Adult Baptism/Confirmation/Transfer of Membership \nRegistration for Infant/Child Baptism \nPlease visit our FAQs for the criteria and other details. \nSchedule (Candidates must be present on all dates from the start of BMC) \n\n\n\nItem\nDates\n\n\nRegistration opens\n13 Dec 2025 (Sat)\n\n\nRegistration closes\n18 Jan 2026 (Sun)\n\n\nBMC Session 1\n7 Feb 2026 (Sat)\, 10am – 12pm\n\n\nBMC Session 2\n14 Feb 2026 (Sat)\, 10am – 12pm\n\n\nBMC Session 3\n21 Feb 2026 (Sat)\, 10am – 12pm\n\n\nBMC Session 4 & Admin Briefing*\n28 Feb 2026 (Sat)\, 10am – 3pm\n\n\nBMC Session 5 (for parents) & Admin Briefing*\n14 Mar 2026 (Sat)\, 9.30am – 3pm\n\n\nPastoral Conversations\n16 Feb to 9 Mar 2026 (3 weeks)\n\n\nBaptism Service\n21 Mar 2026 (Sat)\, 10am – 12pm\n\n\nCARIM Service\n21 Mar 2026 (Sat) and 22 Mar 2026 (Sun)\n\n\n\n  \n*For adult candidates (session 4) and parents (session 5)\, please note that sessions 4 & 5 follow different time schedules\, and lunch will be provided at both sessions. \nWe are planning for our 2H 2026 Baptism & Membership Course\, with classes expected to be held on Saturday afternoons — stay tuned for confirmed dates!
URL:https://www.brmc.org.sg/event/registration-for-baptism-and-membership-course-1h2026/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251225
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SUMMARY:Season of Christmas
DESCRIPTION:WHAT IS IT?\nChristmas is one of the two key moments of the Christian calendar (the other being Easter). It is not Jesus’ birthday we celebrate but the significance of his birth: God himself has come to us in Jesus Christ. \nWHY DO WE CELEBRATE IT?\nWe rejoice that God has bridged the chasm between humanity and himself. We remember the events and circumstances around Jesus’ birth (a “nativity”) – a mini Gospel anticipating the suffering\, death\, and\nresurrection of Jesus. \nTHE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS\nLike Easter\, Christmas is such a big part of the story of God that one day alone is not enough to celebrate – hence the twelve days. The length holds no significance other than to lead into Epiphany\, 6 January. \nWHAT DO WE DO?\nServices take on a celebratory note. The night before Christmas is often a candlelight vigil. Midway through the season\, on New Year’s Eve\, Methodists gather to renew our baptismal covenant with God. \nWhite is used as a symbol of joy. \nThe Gospel is retold\, with an emphasis on the Nativity. \nChristmas carols are sung throughout the twelve days. \nCHRISTMAS AND PAGANISM\nChristians do not believe that 25 Dec is the actual date of Christ’s birth. Rather\, the date has origins in the pagan observance of the winter solstice. Christians have never been shy to shine the light of Christ on cultural practices\, revealing its true significance. Hence\, new meanings have been given to the solstice – there is indeed a renewal of life\, and this comes in the person of Jesus. \nREFERENCES \nAlexander\, J. Neil. Celebrating Liturgical Time: Days\, Weeks\, and Seasons\, 2014.\nLathrop\, Gordon. Holy Things: A Liturgical Theology. Minneapolis\, MN: Fortress\, 1999.\nThe United Methodist Book of Worship. Nashville\, TN: The United Methodist Publishing House\, 1992.
URL:https://www.brmc.org.sg/event/season-of-christmas-4/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251231
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SUMMARY:Watchnight Covenant Renewal
DESCRIPTION:WHAT IS IT?\nNot part of the Christian liturgical calendar but a Methodist distinctive. Essentially a vigil\, it is a service usually held on New Year’s Eve\, crossing into the new year. This gave rise to its more popular name – a “Watchnight” Service. \nWHY DO WE CELEBRATE IT?\nJohn Wesley found the service to be an important means of spiritual renewal\, and conducted such services in the the Methodist societies he visited. \nCOVENANT RENEWAL\nCentral to the service is the Covenant Prayer\, where we are summoned to commit ourselves completely to God\, in every area of our lives. It is a serious covenant not meant to entered into without adequate preparation. \nWHAT DO WE DO?\nWe gather to reflect\, and give thanks to God for the year that is past\, and renew our covenant\, rooted in our baptism\, for God to be our God and we to be his people. \nRed is used to as a symbol of the Holy Spirit\, consecrating us and setting us apart for God \nWe commit ourselves completely to God and his purposes. \nVIGILS AND CHRISTIAN WORSHIP\nVigils are worship services in which Christians watch and wait in the presence of God through the night into the new day. Its roots lie in the Jewish practice of passover. Early Christians gathered on the eve of Easter for the similar purpose of retelling the Gospel story which shapes our identity as Christians. This became known as the Great Easter Vigil\, inspiring other lesser vigils in Christian worship. \nREFERENCES \nAlexander\, J. Neil. Celebrating Liturgical Time: Days\, Weeks\, and Seasons\, 2014.\nUnited Methodist Church. The United Methodist Book of Worship. Nashville\, TN: The United Methodist Publishing House\, 1992.
URL:https://www.brmc.org.sg/event/watchnight-covenant-renewal-4/
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SUMMARY:Watchnight 2025 - Covenant Renewal Service
DESCRIPTION:As the year draws to a close\, gather with the BRMC family for a night of worship\, reflection and thanksgiving. \nJoin us as we worship together\, commit the year ahead to our faithful God and welcome 2026 with prayer and hope. \nDate: Wed\, 31 Dec 2025\nTime: 10.30pm – midnight\nVenue: Sanctuary & ACS Concert Hall \nAll are welcome. \nMore upcoming events
URL:https://www.brmc.org.sg/event/watchnight-service-2025/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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