Registration for Church Camp is ongoing and the Early Bird discount will end on 17 March!

Visit the Registration Portal (bit.ly/3Owq3hh) for more details

•⁠  ⁠Register online NOW! Don't procrastinate! ⏰

•⁠  If u need help registering, visit the help desk at the Fellowship Hall on Sundays after the 9am service. The helpdesk closes at 11.15am so do make your way over soon!

•⁠  ⁠Check out your T-shirt sizes and you can grab your roommate to choose your room type
•⁠  ⁠Pay easily and securely with PayNow (Cash payment only available on 3 Mar & 14 Apr)

Be sure to grab a friend, and don’t miss the Early Bird discount! 

🙏🏼 Let 2024 be the year you set your faith ablaze and rekindle the fire within. 

Follow @plmccamp2024 on Instagram for more content & updates! 

As you know, the entire church will be blessing the Lor Ah Soo community on Palm Sunday, 24 March, from 1pm - 4pm. We will be inviting the residents to our Easter Sunday Service, a week after, on 31 March. 

And if you haven’t collected your PLMC ‘Bless’ T-shirt, especially those whose sizes ran out earlier, do head to Michael Room at Fellowship Hall next Sunday (10 & 17 March) to pick them up. 

For enquiries, please write to cellministry@plmc.org or outreach@plmc.org

A group from the Youth Ministry went on a mission trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia, in Nov 2023 and this is their story. You need only to speak with any of these young people who went for the trip, and the way their eyes light up are a testament to how these young people went in faith and met God in a truly transformative way. 

Join us at Missions Connect on 10 March (2pm - 4pm) where you will hear from mission trip teams, share their experiences that will inspire you to challenge yourself. 

Whether you are a young adult, retiree, or have a family, we encourage you to take this chance and join us!

We stand at the beginning of the year 2024 – our Year of Engagement! 

We thank all those of you and the cell groups who have signed up for activities in the Year of Engagement. 

And for those of you who have been praying over this and are ready to sign up to join the church in reaching out to the various people in our community, please write to outreach@plmc.org and indicate if you would like to minister to the poor and needy, the elderly, the migrant workers, or the homeless and rough sleepers in our neighbourhood.

The Methodist Preschool is extending a members’ promotion to all Methodist Church members who are looking to enrol their children or grandchildren in any one of its six centres. 

This is valid for first-time enrolments only. Check out their website for details, and also to find out more about the new full-day programme starting at Faith Methodist Preschool. 

Actually, if you are unwell, you should stay home to rest and recover. But if you are NOT feeling unwell and this is just an attack of the “ahems” or “morning nose”, then please wear a mask to allay any fears your fellow worshippers might have. You can get a mask from the ushers if you don’t have one with you.

MCS is organising a series of Holy Week services this year and coming together as ONE MCS for a time of prayer, reflection and praise. Bishop will be sharing from Isaiah 56 – 58 in English, and Mandarin translations are provided. 

• 25 – 27 March (Monday to Wednesday) 

• Toa Payoh Methodist Church

• 8pm Nightly

livestream is also available via methodist.org.sg/holyweek2024

Have you ever wondered why the pulpit cloth changes colours and has different symbols on it each time it is changed? Do the words “Advent”, “Epiphany” and “Kingdomtime” mean anything to you?

The Liturgical or Church Year is broken into seasons, starting from Advent and ending with Kingdomtide. It is a traditional way to remember and observe the various aspects of the life of Christ and His Church that has been used since the early days of Christianity. Each season has its own colour and symbols that serve as visual mnemonics. 

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which falls 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays). Some churches observe Ash Wednesday with a special service where the foreheads of the worshippers are marked with a mixture of oil and ashes, and the words, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return” are spoken by the presiding pastor or priest to remind the congregation of their mortality. Lent is a season of preparation, meditation and prayer, much like Advent. However, unlike Advent, the events anticipated are of a much more solemn nature – the suffering and sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, and the themes of this season are repentance and confession, fasting and self-denial, salvation and spiritual discipline. The season focuses on the life and ministry of the Lord, and His last days in Jerusalem. The liturgical colour is purple, again a symbol of penitence and preparation, but also of the Passion (ie suffering) of the Messiah. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week in many churches, and is marked by Maundy Thursday services commemorating the Last Supper, and sometimes, ritual foot-washing, and the stripping of the altar symbolizing the stripping away of Jesus’ physical vestments and dignity. Good Friday services commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus, and His “seven last words” are usually meditated on. The liturgical colour of Good Friday is black for darkness, forsakenness and death.