A DAY IN THE LIFE OF:
Ps Wong Tak Meng —
Archdeacon Wong Tak Meng joined the clergy team in SJSM on 11 January 2021. As the Archdeacon for Community Services, he provides spiritual oversight for all our Anglican community services, especially the development of the Chaplaincy Ministry. Ahead, he shares with us what a day in his life usually looks like. Mornings My alarm goes off at 7am. I read a short devotional passage and commit the day ahead to the Lord. As my head gets clearer, I spend time in the readings for Morning Prayer according to the Anglican bible reading plan (the lectionary), and pray for specific persons whom the Lord places on my heart.
I usually browse through the headlines of The Straits Times before
I wash up and get ready for the day. Much of my work is at the Diocesan level, which is why I’m located at the St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital (SAMH)/Singapore Anglican Community Services (SACS) head office in Simei, rather than on the SJSM compound. Breakfast is usually very light, just a few biscuits or a Medjool date with my coffee. On some days, I send my wife Leng Leng to her office before heading to mine, as I cherish the opportunity to catch up with her along the way. I find myself more creative in the morning. Other than on Tuesdays, when I attend clergy meetings over Zoom, I spend my mornings preparing for sermons or brainstorming ideas for new initiatives for my various roles. These roles include the Chaplaincy Ministry, the Diocesan Ordination Training programme, the Clinical Pastoral
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