WOMEN'S FELLOWSHIP
WSCS Sunday in Green
Green waves swept through Annanagar Methodist Church on Sunday March 10, as the women of the congregation adorned themselves in a riot of green hues. The celebration featured lively songs, a meaningful skit, and an unforgettable sermon. Green symbolizes balance, nature, spring, and rebirth, also represents prosperity, freshness, and progress.
The WSCS Sunday on March 10, closely coincided with International Women’s Day on March 8. Mrs. Daisy Pradeep, the dynamic President of the Women’s Society in Church Service (WSCS), delivered a comprehensive report on the fellowship’s activities throughout the year.
The church’s overarching theme for the year is “Faith”, and the WSCS retreat focused on the theme “Faith Forward.” The group dedicated their time to meaningful activities, including visits to the Napalayam Old Age Home and the Carmel Home for the Elders. Their Christmas Carol event was centered around bringing joy to the elderly members of the church.
Pastor Rev. Dr. Andrew Natarajan urged every lady member in the congregation to take an active role in the WSCS Fellowship.
WSCS Office Bearers
Emphasizing the importance of prayer, the WSCS engages in daily Zoom sessions from 5 pm to 6 pm for the ‘Heal the World’ prayer session. According to Mrs. Daisy Pradeep, a praying woman’s power transcends what she can accomplish with her own hands; it lies in the mighty hands of God. The strength of a praying woman is immeasurable, her beauty undeniable, and her spirit uncrushable, she added.
Our ladies help organize the Annual Thanksgiving Fest by putting up food stalls, lucky dip stall, and much more. The WSCS of AMC has also participated in the events organised by the Regional & District WSCS and contributed generously, which includes, the Annual Sale at BKN, international World Day of Prayer, One-day Fasting Prayer, etc
During the special WSCS service, Mrs. Irene Abel prayed for women worldwide, urging them to count their blessings at home, work, and fellowship meetings. She emphasized the continuation of the legacy left by those who served the church in previous years, expressing the hope that others would see the Lord in their actions.
Faith forward is to Fast Forward Love in Action - Pearl Vincent
Mrs. Pearl Vincent concluded her sermon with a thought-provoking comment: “There is a general complaint that we forget the message after the event is over. Let us not forget this message.” Her profound reminder echoed the significance of our every action in daily life reflecting the love of Jesus, emphasizing that such actions carry more weight than anything else.
Mrs. Pearl underscored the responsibility of remaining (abiding) in the love of Christ, choosing to experience His love, and putting that love into action. She quoted a relevant Pinterest poster, “Love is a choice, not an emotion; Love is an action, not a feeling; and Love is deliberate, not passive.” This call to action is urgent (Fast Forward), she said, as the Alpha Generation or Mini-millennials are here already, and the challenges they are going to face will be much worse than those of their predecessors. Therefore, the church has a duty to nurture and ground their roots firmly in Christian Faith.
The church extends congratulations to the Women’s Society in Church Service (WSCS) for their meritorious activities throughout the past year. The leadership team includes Mrs. Daisy Pradeep (President); Mrs. Sarita Moses (Vice President); Mrs. Sara Paulsingh (Secretary); Mrs. Cynthia David (Treasurer); Dr. Priya Ramani (Prayer Secretary); Mrs. Tina David (Outreach Secretary); and Dr. Minothy Titus (Youth Secretary).
WSCS Meets at Carmel Elders' Home
Women’s Society for Social Service (Methodist Women’s Fellowship) had their monthly meeting at the Carmel Elders’ Home in Anna Nagar.
Praise and Worship session was led by Ms Tijitha Anand. Mrs Lovely Samson, Area Advisor of the Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) led a session on “Is Our Faith Little or GREAT?”
A summary of this session could be accessed by clicking this link.
About WSCS
The Women’s Society For Christian Service (WSCS) provides a platform for women of AMC to be equipped in the areas of leadership and servanthood for the general ministry of the church and is centered on Discipleship & Nurture, Missions, Outreach & Social Concerns and Witness & Evangelism.
Despite the diversity of its members we remain united in Christ: “in its own forms in specific times and places, living in particular cultures
God has blessed us abundantly with His presence, tireless visionaries, and wonderful fruits of ministry. At the heart of it is our loving Sovereign God, who in Christ, and through His Spirit has worked in our midst to shape a people for Himself. It is His saving and perfecting grace that has brought us thus far and will bring us even further. It is not our might or power but His Spirit that makes the real difference (Zechariah 4:6).
WSCS focus on biblical holiness, expressed through personal and social holiness. We hope and Pray that Our messages of salvation should bring people through conversion into holiness –maintained by the exercise of the spiritual disciplines at the individual and community levels and are bathed in God’’s love and being “like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season (Psalm 1:2).
AMC WSCS retains our passion for a mission that sees the world as its parish never become so comfortable that we fail to see the brokenness and needs around us unite us all in Christ our Lord and have both privileges and responsibilities. We make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit” (Ephesians 4:2), so that the beauty of Christ can be seen in our communal life and the mission of Christ fulfilled through us. In a world that celebrates selfish individualism, we demonstrate the beauty of life lived together in a covenant of love for and commitment to one another.
May the glory of God continue to shine in our midst. May God bless His people especially the women of AMC so that lives may continue to be touched and destinies changed forever by His abiding grace.
We meet every 1st Saturday at 5:00 PM