PLMC will be 88 this year and we want to encourage you to invite your friends and loved ones to celebrate with us on Sunday 12 July 2020 at 9.00am and 11.15am. Both services will be bilingual and exactly same, so you can attend either one. Rev Dr Kow Shih Ming will be speaking on Growing Deeper Into Our Future, and there will be a special Virtual Family Choir anthem featuring our worshippers. Incidentally, if you want to be a part of the Virtual Family Choir, you need to get moving as registration closes TODAY 21 June 2020 and your recording must be submitted latest by Tuesday 23 June 2020. Click bit.ly/PLMC88ann to register.

We are making preparations to celebrate Holy Communion during our English and Mandarin Services hopefully at an opportune time soon. We have arranged for individually sealed packs of the Holy Communion elements for you to collect for yourself, or you and your household. Please do not use your own bread and juice.

We will NOT be delivering the Holy Communion elements to households, so even if you had registered previously, please register again as the manner of distribution is now different. We are closely monitoring the advisories from the authorities and will update you as soon as possible on PLMC Updates. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and seek your understanding in these uncertain times.

Please complete and submit this form – tinyurl.com/HC-collect by 6.00pm on Wednesday 1 Jul 20.

To stand in solidarity with the government’s efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the church office will remain closed in Phase 2 of the re-opening after the Circuit Breaker until further notice. Worship services and activities like teaching classes, cell meetings, spiritual direction, counselling, and social, worship or prayer gatherings are still prohibited onsite, but are encouraged to continue online. We will continue to monitor the advisories from the government and will update you through PLMC Updates when there are any changes. In the meantime, please look out for the various online offerings by the various ministries here in PLMC TODAY.

Beat The Blues

• Sat , 27 Jun | 10.00am–11.00am

• Speaker: Mr Benson Soh

• Register here:  https://bit.ly/3dLfsKD by 21 Jun

The link to the webinar will be sent to you after your registration.

How do you bounce back from the everyday stuff that makes you feel down? Sometimes life overwhelms us, and we feel down. We have no energy, don’t want to do anything but sleep and not meet anybody. Or we slump into can’t-get-anything-done, dragging-my-feet and feeling-super-down blues. Do you lack passion and motivation? Are Monday mornings sluggish and tense, with a sense that life is empty and work is unpleasant but unavoidable? As the old adage goes: when life throws you lemons… we make lemonade. But what if we can’t? The key is to learn helpful ways to manage your mood, stress and anxiety.

• Speaker: Mr Benson Soh
  In 1980, Benson began his career as a Licensed Social Worker and gained extensive knowledge with more than 4 decades of clinical and social work experience. He has served in various organization such as the Singapore Children’s Society, the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) and Parkway Pantai, helping people from various age groups and facing different challenges. He uses an integration of approaches in his counselling practice with clients distressed with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and many other mental health issues. Currently he works part-time at Fitness & Health International and as an academic staff member for ECTA and Swinburne University of Technology teaching Suicide and Crisis Intervention.

Christians and Pandemics in History: Lessons for Today

• Sat, 11 July 2020 | 3.00pm - 4.30pm

• Keynote Speaker: Dr Lai Pak Wah (Pak Wah is the Principal and Lecturer of Church History and Historical Theology, Biblical Graduate School of Theology, Singapore. Pak Wah completed his PhD at Durham University and specialises in Patristic Studies. He also has interests in interdisciplinary studies including traditional Chinese medicine, resulting in his latest publication, The Dao of Healing: Christian Perspectives of Chinese Medicine.)

• Panellists: Pastor Alex Chew and Mr Edward Lo

• Moderator: Mr Low Kwang Meng

• Cost: FOC

• Register by 5 July 2020 at https://bit.ly/2yQPwhT

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a trigger for a whole host of reflections and responses in and outside the Church. For Christians, many wonder what God is doing - Is this divine judgment, trial or even persecution? For everyone, we grapple with how we should response to the sick, weak, and impending economic chaos. In the last 2,000 years, the Church has endured several devastating plagues. What lessons can we learn from them, as we enter into a post-lockdown norm?

Dr Lai Pak Wah, Principal of Bible Graduate School of Theology, is the keynote speaker for this session. He will bring us through a short survey of how Christians in different era respond to their own pandemics and what we can learn from them. After his keynote talk, the panellists will discuss and respond to Dr Lai's sharing. Together with Dr Lai, the panel will help and guide us through the process of Christian thinking and respond to related issues in our own time.

For more information, contact Kwang Meng at nurture@plmc.org.

ALPHA Course (Online)

• Saturdays; 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Aug; 5, 12, 19 Sep 20 | 10.00am - 11.30am 

• Trainers: Chan Hoe Meng, Margaret Chan, and Tan CJ

• Fee: FOC

• Register here https://bit.ly/3ciSb1p  by 12 Jul 

Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. Alpha consists of three key things: food, a talk and good conversation. Invite your pre-believing friends or relatives to join us and learn the Truth of God. 

For more information, contact Kwang Meng at nurture@plmc.org.

PLMC members who are eligible, please go to  https://forms.gle/4ETncmVVFKqrj3yd7  and fill in your details by 7 July. An electronic copy of the letter of endorsement will be emailed to you by 12 July. 

Do choose your school carefully, as we WILL NOT ACCEPT requests for a change afterwards. Please email jerlyn@plmc.org for clarifications.

 IMPORTANT:  

• There will be NO IN-PERSON REGISTRATION AT SCHOOLS for the 2020 Primary One registration due to the pandemic.

• Parents will have to complete an online application form to register their child, using their SingPass, at MOE website.

 KEY DATES to note:

• Registration: From 9.00 am on Thursday, 23 Jul 20 to  Friday, 4.30 pm , 24 Jul 20

• Result:  Thursday, 30 July 2020 via SMS

For more information, please go to
https://beta.moe.gov.sg/primary/p1-registration/

• We welcome both Miss Pamela Lai as Children & Youth Ministry Intern and Ms Donna Lim as Ministry Executive (PIC's Office) into the PLMC family. Please give them a warm welcome when you see them around church!

• Ms  Chu Yeok Ming, School Ministry Executive, resigned in May 2020. We thank her for her service to the Lord and to PLMC and PLMGPS, and we wish her all the best for her future endeavours.

Some of the beneficiaries of MWS Covenant Family Service Centre (CFSC) have requested for the following items. If you would like to donate the items, please contact Yi Li of CFSC at 6282 8558. 

• Fridge

• Microwave

• Rice cooker

• Blender

• Washing machine

• Dining table

• 2-seater sofa

• Wardrobe

• Cupboard

• Mirror

• Laminating machine (to make cue cards for child with special needs) 

• Children table/chairs

• Baby walker

• Breast pump (new condition)

• Double-decker bed

• Study table with cabinets

• Laptop (for child's HBL needs)

MWS Covenant Family Service Centre would like to thank the PLMC member who responded to the request for a sofa. Thank you for your generous donations to meet the needs of our beneficiaries! God bless.

Zahra

• Pray for Zahra wisdom and joy in wedding preparations, successful wedding ceremony in the midst of the pandemic.

• Pray for Zahra good adjustment in the next steps including the process to serve in the next few years.

Fellowship of Evangelical Students – Siah May Lan

• Pray for May Lan’s father full recovery and healing from hip fracture (and his worsening dementia), despite delayed rehabilitation and hospital check-up due to COVID-19 restrictions.

• Pray for May Lan to have God’s wisdom in organising and planning for the next Morph missions training in October 2020, hopefully to conduct onsite training instead of through online interaction.

Navigators Singapore – Roger Yeo

• Pray for the key members (K, A, H & J) in the ministry to live lives worthy of the gospel of Christ, standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side for the faith of the gospel. (Philippians 1:27)

• Pray for Roger and Pearlyn that they will continue to have patience during this time. Pray that they will stay disciplined in ministry while taking care of their children’s needs at home.

CRU – Nigel Ho

• Pray for Nigel to have God’s wisdom and strength to disciple athletes.

• Pray for Nigel God’s financial providence.

Wycliffe Singapore – Grace Tan

• Pray for complete recovery for Grace’s sister and her family in UK.

• Pray for Grace good learning and fellowship as her course is now held online.

• Pray for discernment and creativity for all at Wycliffe, so that God’s purposes be advanced.

YWAM Singapore – Tessa Choo

• Pray for the homeless uncles to open their hearts to Jesus and that they encounter His presence in their new homes.

• Pray for Tessa and her team wisdom to know how to continue to disciple them with the new arrangements.

YWAM Singapore – Beatrice Wee

• Pray for Beatrice growth in leadership, fear of the Lord and in the role that God has placed her this season.

• Pray for Beatrice grace and healing over her neck and lower back as she experiences pain .

With the nation-wide closure of all non-essential businesses and offices including our Church Office, we understand that there will be anxiety, frustration, sadness, anger, helplessness and a whole slew of other emotions.

As your pastors, we want you to know that we are here for you. 

• You can email us at pastors@plmc.org or call us at 62851234

• Send prayer requests to prayernet@plmc.org.

• Please stay home as much as possible. 

• Maintain safe distancing and good hygiene practices. 

• Fellowship online or through calls, praying and encouraging one another.

• If you need to go out, wear a mask and see a doctor even if you are mildly unwell.

• If you are concerned about any symptoms you may have, refer to sgcovidcheck.com and seek appropriate care.

Care Hub is formed to support and journey alongside our members / worshippers whose lives and livelihoods have been affected by this crisis. The end goal of Care Hub is pastoral care, for someone to journey with them and remind them they are beloved of God and to find strength in God to face the challenges.

Each individual has a different starting point in their journey. But each will appreciate a spiritual friend to journey alongside. This spiritual friendship is the backbone of Care Hub.  

As each individual has different needs, Care Hub serves as a one-stop helpline where an individual can obtain support in the church in various areas.

 Care Hub has 2 levels of support: 

1. A Spiritual Friend aka Care Befriender is assigned to each Applicant for a period. 

2. Professional Intervention will be provided on a needs basis, for example:
   a.   Professional Counseling
   b.   Spiritual Direction
   c.   Career Coaching
   d.   And more…

If you have been affected by this crisis, Care Hub is here to support you. Please let us know here https://carehub.plmc.org. We are rolling out the English version of Care Hub first, and the Chinese version will follow.

PLMC Inner Healing Ministry continues online on second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7.30pm. Email requests to plihm@plmc.org 

If you need someone to talk to about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted you and your family, your job and your future, you can call the National Care Hotline which has been set-up by MSF at 62026868.