Puchong Branch Christmas Carolling @ Puchong IOI Mall 21 Dec 2019

Yesterday afternoon our family joined for Puchong Branch Christmas Carolling at Puchong IOI Mall.

Our Church’s name is printed and listed on the mall Christmas celebration theme ‘Enchanting Garden of Wonders’ program.

Our performance is at 2.00pm. We were told to be at the mall at 1.00pm. We left the house earlier as Alvin would be meeting us at the mall from his job site. Our family was there around 11.30am.

We still have time for our lunch at the Chicken Rice Shop, then we meet the rest of the carollers at the old wing side of the mall.

For the ladies, all of us changed to red colour blouse with black pants or skirts, and a green glittering scarfs. As for the men, they changed to red T-Shirts as well. All of us were wearing the red Christmas hats.

We were practising the Christmas songs for sometime at church. We have limited time to practice and learning about the steps as well but all of us trying our best to do it.

This is the first year that our family is joining the Christmas carolling. This is the 4th year that Puchong Branch being invited to do the Christmas carolling in IOI Mall.

Initially Alvin has a solo ‘Wonderful Christmas Time’ but unfortunately few days before Saturday, he lost his voice and was unable to sing the solo. Sister Jennifer has to restructure his song for all to sing.

We started with Brother Roger with The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree by Miguel

Wonderful Christmas Time by All

Joy to the World by All

Holy Night by Hannah

Mary’s Boy Child by Missionary Sisters

Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Issac

Here Comes Santa Clause by Sister Jennifer

Jingle Bell Rock by All

Feliz Navidad by All

We Wish You a Merry Christmas by All

While we were on stage singing, our Santa Claus, Christmas Tree and Santarina were busy distributing the candies.

Our Santarina Sister Anesha, Christmas Tree Brother Kok Cin and little Hannah.

Sister Jennifer is such a great talented singer and leader to us! We managed to make it through! This year both little Hannah and Issac are their first performance in the public! They are doing great!

I am too little amazed that my son can do well and not afraid when he sings in the public and such a big crowd! We met with Sister Joyce too, as she purposely came to IOI Mall to support us! We were so happy that she came.

Thanks to Sister Jennifer’s guidance and our manager Sister Peggy for coordinating through for this. Like Sister Jennifer said, “The best gift that we can offer to our Savior is to share His Light!”

Finally we had a group photo after our performance! And, Merry Christmas Everyone! Ho…Ho…Ho…

Puchong Branch Christmas Party 21 Dec 2019

 

This year our family managed to join the Puchong Branch Christmas Party, as last year we were at Johor Bahru celebrating Christmas with Alvin while he was working there.

 

 

Well, this year Sister Glenda was assigned to cook for the big feast. She is so creative in decorating the chapel into a Christmas mood. Together with Brother Adrian, they changed the entire environment filled with the festive mood.

 

 

It is so special that our Christmas tree ornaments are dehydrated fruits which can be eaten. Not forgetting the ginger bread man too! And it is so pretty as well! The fire place which they made. It feels such a warm place to be.

 

 

Our big feast is western style with pies, cakes, brownies, spaghetti with carbora white sauce and Bolognese sauce, marsh potatoes, and turkey as well! It lightened up with colourful fruit punch! Some of the sisters contribute with their favourite dish such as orange chicken, Chinese fried rice, African fried rice, and many more.

It is a good coarse that we were asked to invite our family and friends to join our branch Christmas Party as part of our missionary works. Many of the friends and investigators turned up for this occasion. Our branch presidency never forget about the missionary works for members.

 

All the programmes are organised by the various organizations and individual performances. There was an opening hymn follow by the opening prayer. We had our dinner first, then followed by the presentations.

There was a children dance presented by the Sister Sylvia’s son Melvis and his friends, followed by a Brother Roger’s songs, after that musical number by Sister Ritcher, and dance performance by Brother Aka and his University friend. Sister missionaries and YSA group too participate in the programme and lastly is EQ and RS songs.

Finally, the most important part – Santa Clause is coming to town! Our branch Brother Vincent became our Santa Clause for the gift exchanging and sharing moments ^^. Every each of the friends and investigators did have a small gift which were prepared by the Branch. Not forgetting children as well.

 

 

 

 

Our family have a warmth and home coming Christmas Party evening. Even it is just a small party, but we were surrounded by kind, humble and hard working ever Saints in following Christ!

Even though we were tired because we were at Puchong IOI Mall for the Christmas Carolling. We feel quite a full and satisfied December than any other past Decembers that we had.