LAY READERS COURSE 2025 (BY VICAR’S / PRIEST’S NOMINATION ONLY)

Purpose and Approach 

Through a mixture of recorded lectures over Zoom and on-site lessons with demonstration and practice, this Lay Readers Course aims to:

1. Impart basic knowledge about the history, theology, structure, and church order of the Anglican Church, and more detailed knowledge of Anglican liturgy; (WHAT)
2. Develop skills relating to the liturgical role of Lay Readers; (HOW)
3. Inspire positive attitudes and convictions about worshipping and serving in the Anglican church. (WHY)

Course Schedule 2025

^ All sessions begin at 7:30 pm. Course briefing lasts one hour. All other sessions last approximately two hours.

* On-site sessions from 13-27 Aug at St Peter’s Hall (490 Upp Bukit Timah Road, S678093)

Course Requirements: 

This course is designed to equip those who intend to apply for a Lay Readers Licence, which authorises them to serve as Lay Readers in their designated parish. As such, this is not a course for which members can freely sign themselves up out of interest. Admission to this course is by Vicar/Priest-in-charge/Dean’s nomination only.

All students of the course will be required to meet the following requirements:

1. Attend all lessons online and on-site, unless excused by the Course Coordinator.
2. For Zoom sessions, to be counted as present, cameras must be on, and participants must stay fully engaged, i.e. not driving or multi-tasking in other ways.
3. Undertake a practical assessment on the hands-on skills required of a Lay Reader.
4. Submit all written and video assignments by the due date.

Flip-Class Approach to Course Instruction:

For each week’s lesson, in the days prior to the scheduled lesson, the course content will be viewed by students on videos at their own time (own-time-own-target!).

Then on the day of the lesson, students will take a simple quiz on the contents of the video they have watched. The remaining lesson time will be used for clarification of the content and discussion of its implications. In other words, we will maximise our time together for interaction around the topic instead of content download. This flip-class approach aligns with best practices in adult learning.

Submit Registration Form

This course is by invitation only. Those who have received their Vicars’ or Priests’ endorsement are invited to register. Please click the following link and submit the Google Form by 20 June 2025. This form will require you to upload a copy of your Baptism and Confirmation Certificate and make payment using PayNow of the Course Fee of $40.

Google Form link for registration – https://forms.gle/HAsF8uSzcMFgQ1qu6

Registrants will be informed by email if their registration is confirmed, and they will be sent the relevant course details via WhatsApp or email by early July 2025.

Enquiries

Any enquiries about the course can be directed to Lim Ing Chi at [email protected]