New Year Day 2017 fell on Sunday, so the decision was taken not to hold Watchnight Service. There was a feeling that folk might be too tired to attend the meeting on Sunday morning! I wonder how many churches kept the Watchnight Service.
Some of us still remember that at one time in the 1950’s and
60’s, The Salvation Army in Singapore used to have just one Combined Watchnight
Service and it was held at Central Corps at 30 Oxley Road and later at
Clemenceau Avenue.
Then someone came up with the idea to have a Chinese New
Year Watchnight Service at Balestier Corps at Martaban Rd. The comrades would
gather in the evening to have a service of thanksgiving at the Corps after
their reunion dinner in their own homes. The officers and comrades of Central
Corps would come and join us for this service. Most of the Balestier folk lived
in the neighbourhood, so it was easy for them to get together for activities.Blest be the tie that binds
our hearts in Christian love;
the fellowship of kindred minds
is like to that above. John Fawcett
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