All Praise, Glory, and thanks be to our God and heavenly Father for helping the Women to serve Him and to be a blessing to all those who come in contact with.
On March 13th, 2020, was a blessed weekend where the Women of the HighStreet Church joined together to have a Women’s Prayer and Worship day.
On Friday we were very much blessed by an encouraging and thought-provoking message by Ms. Carol Charles on how to stand firm for God. The Vesper service was led by Mrs. Nalini Jaishankar and a special number was rendered by Sanika & Krystal. After the inspiring Spiritual food, Mrs. Carmelina made arrangements for the physical food for the gathering.
On 14th, Saturday morning the Women of HighStreet Church took up the Sabbath School Program, young girls led the Church by singing and praises to God by using instruments like; Violin, Piano, Guitar, and Bass Guitar. This shows that the Women of our Church are talented. Ms. Benita Edwin Stanley welcomed the group. Ms. Jane Daniel took up the Mission Report, Mrs. Glory Roosevelt took up Feature Talk, Instrumental by Ms. Santra Saji, closing remarks given by Ms. Sneha Doddamani. One interesting feature of the Sabbath School program was the quiz time for children by Ms. Arpana Daniel and Ms. Priyanka Masefield. It is interesting to note that every child participated in the quiz program.
Adult Sabbath School Lesson was Panel Discussion, led by Ms. Jeraldine Jayashankar, the participants were Ms. Arpana Daniel, Ms. Santra Saji, Ms. Sneha Doddamani and Ms. Esther. It was an interesting session as the participants led the group into a deeper and fuller understanding of God’s Word. Young girls leading the Sabbath School lesson inspired many who were gathered.
Divine Service, the following ladies participated:
Welcome: Mrs. Shirley Franklin
Scripture Reading: Mrs. Lia Stanley
Pastoral Prayer: Dr. Pearlin Rajkumar
Offertory: Mrs. Nimmi Ravi
Deaconesses: Mrs. Greeta Saji & Mrs. Mary Lakshman Rao
Children Story: Mrs. Mallika Nageshwar Rao
Special Song: Women of HighStreet English Church in three languages (English, Kannada, and Tamil taught by Mrs. Shiley Franklin and Ms. Sherlin Laura)
Message: Mrs. Anupama Matthew, Cunningham Road English Church (Topic: The Virtuous Living in an Unvirtuous World)
Message in Song: Ms. Preeti Paul
Closing Prayer: Mrs. Pramila Jayadev
Dedicatory Prayer: Mr. Edwin Stanley
Benediction: Dr. Rajkumar Ch
The Music for Divine Service was accompanied by Mr. Daniel H, Mr. Giri, Mr. Michael Christopher, and Ms. Priyanka Masefield. The whole church was very much blessed by the participation of women of HighStreet English Church. After the Divine Service, Fellowship Potluck lunch was organized by the women of the church.
Ellen G. White wrote: “In the various branches of the work of God’s cause, there is a wide field in which our sisters may do good service for the Master.” As we look at women’s ministries of HighStreet English Church Bangalore, we rejoice that women are involved in all areas of mission and are actively winning souls for Jesus. We thank God for His guidance, wisdom, and the Holy Spirit’s empowerment through the years. We will continue to serve as we look joyfully toward our Savior’s soon return.
– Mrs. Pramila Jayadev, Women’s Ministries Dept, HighStreet Seventh-Day Adventist Church