How to manage stress

"Life is not always the way it's supposed to be.It's the way you cope with it that makes the difference."

An Angel says, "Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice."

• Pray
• Go to bed on time.
• Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
• Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
• Delegate tasks to capable others.
• Simplify and unclutter your life.

• Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
• Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
• Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
• Take one day at a time.
• Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
• Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.

• Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
• K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
• Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
• Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
• Get enough rest.
• Eat right.

• Get organized so everything has its place.
• Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
• Write down thoughts and inspirations.
• Every day, find time to be alone.
• Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
• Make friends with Godly people.

• Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
• Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus."
• Laugh.
• Laugh some more!
• Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
• Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).

• Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
• Sit on your ego.
• Talk less; listen more.
• Slow down.
• Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
• Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before.

 

GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.

 

"If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31)

 

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Galatians 5:22-23

 

Isaiah 41:10 "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed;for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."

 

Faith doesn't get you around trouble, it gets you through it!

Annual General Meeting 2009

Since the parish hall is currently under major construction we had our AGM in the church this year. Unlike any other years, we started the meeting at 1.30pm instead of 11.00am. We have representatives from the various centres and ministries and indeed we received an overwhelming response this year. We pray that God will continue to touch the hearts of our young people to serve Him.

The praise and worship was led by Zara, together with the teenz group. It's a good opportunity for them to be exposed to worship leading and build up their confidence in leading worship.

The guitarists : Bartholomew, Daniel and Melvin

Ven. Solomon Cheong has always been supportive towards the work of the youths. We are also blessed that members of the PCC, Uncle Edwin & Subdeacon Augustine gave their full support and also assures us that PCC is always at the back of the Youths and that surely encourage us to organize events to cater the needs of our young people in the church.

Areeykino was appointed to be our master of ceremony for the AGM

The executive committee..from left, Chairman (Bajeng), Diana (Treasurer) and Evonne (Secretary)

Indeed we had a great time of fellowship with one another. Before the representatives from the various ministries present their report, we were given some motivation and inspiration from Ven. Solomon - our patron, Bro. Tommy Voon - our youth advisor and Bro. Bajeng - our chairman.

Ven. Solomon emphasizes on our theme which is "Stand up! Stand Out! Stand Firm!" and tells us the importance of being firm in our faith. He quoted some examples and tells us stories which I'm sure everyone could learn from it.

Bro. Tommy encourages us with the five characters of a youth leader.

1. Put God as the centre in our heart

2. Have a servant heart

3. Have big shoulder - be concern about one another

4. Have a sense of responsibility

5. Have a positive attitude

Whereas our Chairman kept his message simple by quoting 1 Timothy 4:12-13. He encouraged and challenged all the young people to serve God, where God has given everyone the gift or talent and how can we contribute to the ministry of God by using our talent. On top of that, he reminded us to always have a servant heart.

Overall, it was a wonderful fellowship.

AYC Newsletter Edition 1

Our first edition of the AYC newsletter was out during the Diocesan Youth Sunday (26th July 2009). We distribute the newsletter to all the young people of the church - free of charge. Now you can download the softcopy of the newsletter here...

Teenz on Sunday

This was the old poster, however it is still applicable except that the venue has changed to the Brigade Room. All teenagers aged 13 and above are most welcome to join us every Sunday. If you are interested to help facilitate the teenz group, please send an email to Anglican.YouthCouncil@gmail.com. Your support is very much appreciated.

Please also check out our church website here : http://www.st-columba.com

The AYC will have a link from this website under the ministries tab. Currently it's still under construction, but we will let you know once it's been updated. If you have any articles, sharing or testimonies that you'd like to share, please send it to publicity.multimedia.ayc@gmail.com

God bless!!

AYC Annual General Meeting

It's been so long since this blog has been abandoned. Please accept our apology, however updates can be found in Facebook. Do add AYC in your FB list yea!!

Attached herewith, is notice for our upcoming AGM. Please invite your friends as well as your parents to this very important event. Your attendance is very much appreciated.