A Chance to Learn and Experience How to Live Your Faith in Your Daily Work!
A Biennial Catholic Workplace Ministry Conference in Singapore

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

8.00am	REGISTRATION
8.30am	WELCOME & PRAISE AND WORSHIP
9.00am	ADDRESS BY GUEST-OF-HONOUR Archbishop Nicholas Chia
9.15am	KEYNOTE ADDRESS : WHAT IS SPIRITUALITY OF WORK? Bo Sanchez Author and Inspirational Speaker Bo Sanchez started preaching at the age of 13 and wrote his first book at the age of 20. He is the publisher and main writer of the KERYGMA, the number one inspirational magazine in the Philippines. Today, he continues to preach to millions worldwide. Bo also has a weekly TV show and a daily radio programme. He founded many organisations, such as Anawim, a special home for the abandoned elderly and Shepherd’s Voice, a media ministry that publishes the widest read Catholic literature in the Philippines. He also founded Light of Jesus Community and the Light of Jesus Counseling Centre. Recently, he formed the Kerygma Family – where people all over the world sign up as members and receive resource material for their spiritual and personal growth.  In this keynote address, Bo explores what is spirituality of work and what does it mean for him? He shares about how he finds God in his busy life and how he lives out the spirituality of work in his daily work.
10.00am	NETWORKING GAME
10.30am	BREAK
11.00am	GOD HAS A PLAN FOR ME IN MY DAILY WORK Fr Terence Pereira Diocesan Priest, Church of St Anthony The session provides some useful ways on how we can identify our gifts & talents and discern if we are in the right job. It also explores how we can contribute towards building God’s Kingdom while aligning ourselves to the chosen path in the process.
11.30am	MY BOSS IS A JEWISH CARPENTER...OR NOT George Lim Lawyer The speaker shares about the principles of Catholic social teaching that have touched and guided him in his daily work life.
12.00pm	REFLECTION
12.15pm	LUNCH
1.15pm	PRAISE AND WORSHIP
1.30pm	WORK AS AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE Adrian & Agnes Chong Couples for Christ This couple gives testimony to how they view work as an expression of love for God, for their family & for one another.
2.00pm	DEALING WITH CHALLENGES & CONFLICTS AT WORK Mark Van Cuylenburg aka Flying Dutchman Radio & Television Celebrity We face difficult situations & people frequently. The speaker shares his personal experience on how he deals with conflicts at work and his little ways of discipleship at work.
2.30pm	BREAK
3.00pm	BREAK-OUT SESSION This session provides an opportunity for people from similar professions to share in small groups.
4.00pm	PANEL DISCUSSION : HOW I FIND MEANING IN MY DAILY WORK There is a deep and unmet need to find meaning in the work we do. This diverse group of individuals with the same objective of leading a purpose-driven life for the glory of God, explores how they find meaning in the work they do. PANELLISTS: Christopher de Souza Lawyer & Member of Parliament Glenn Lim Youth Counsellor, Trainer and Anti-Drug Ambassador Jackie Pau Freelance writer & Pilates instructor Kwek Mean Luck Director, Ministry of Trade and Industry Laurence Lien Director, Ministry of Finance & Governor, Lien Foundation Lydia Lim Journalist
5.15pm	REFLECTION
5.30pm	MASS
6.30pm	END of CONFERENCE