1st SUNDAY IN KINGDOMTIDE
Confirmation Sunday

We will be celebrating Holy Communion as a PLMC Family Next Sunday 6 Sep 2020 during our English and Mandarin worship services. Please do not use your own bread and juice for the Holy Communion. Instead, please register to collect 3 months' worth of the individually sealed Holy Communion elements from church (Car Park Drive Through or Fellowship Hall) on:

• Sun 30 Aug 2020 – 12.00pm to 3.00pm

• Fri 4 Sep 2020 – 6.00pm to 8.00pm

• Sat 5 Sep 2020 – 10.00am to 2.00pm

Please register by Wednesday 2 Sep at https://tinyurl.com/HC-collect.

The Paya Lebar Methodist Church Bursary aims to help children from low to mid-income families especially those who are affected by COVID-19 pandemic, and is open only to PLMC members and regular worshippers. The application period is between 1 and 30 September 2020. 

Please click HERE for the Bursary Application Form. For more information, please email florencesin@plmc.org 

Read the testimonies and stories of life in PLMC in PLMC Stories. This past month, we featured stories from the Young Adults Ministry, Children’s Ministry, Family Life Ministry and Spiritual Formation. This week, we feature another Silent Retreat testimony, and an article on the recent God Heals Today webinar.

Find the stories here:  https://sites.google.com/view/plmctoday/plmc-stories 

A) 9am Confirmation Service (English)

1. Joshua Rusly Chai Ting Hong

2. Chun Wai Kok

3. Gideon Fung Cheng Rong

4. Fung Mun Leong David

5. Goh Shi Da

6. Yolanda Tirta Gooi

7. Kang Huay Chong Kester

8. Kang Wen Xu

9. Lee Yueh Fang

10. Liang Shi Jie

11. Jamie Lim Si Min

12. Cephas Ong Ti Yi

13. Evelyn Seet Qing Hui

14. Shawn Tan Chin Kwang

15. Tan Shialey

16.  Tan Ping Guang

17. Aaron Tan Wei Yang

18. Eliana Tham Hui Yee

19. Sarah-Ann Tham Yi-En

20. Luke Tham Yi Yang

21. Bernice Toh En Wei

22. Joel Toh Jing Wei

23. Brendon Toh Yi Wei

24. Reeve Wee Liang Gjin

25. Wong Hao En Matthew 

26. Yang Siwei

27. Yeo Yew Chye

28.  Zhou Shuwei Esther

Transfer from Other Churches
Name                                          Name of Church
1. Feng Qingting                                    Renewal Christian Church
2. Low Jing Hui                                       Renewal Christian Church
3. Lum Chee Kin                                    Mount Carmel Bible-Presbyterian Church
4. Angeline Ng Mui Lan                       Mount Carmel Bible Presbyterian Church
5. Edmond Tan Yik How                      Grace Assembly of God
6. Tong Mingxiu                                     Church of Our Saviour

Transfer From Other Methodist Churches
Name                                          Name of Church
1. Cheng Chean Fay                             Paya Lebar Chinese Methodist Church
2. Chew Pei Pei Phoebe                     Faith Methodist Church
3. Chong Woon Tien David               Faith Methodist Church
4. Siak Chee Meng                               Paya Lebar Chinese Methodist Church

B) 11.15am Confirmation Service (Mandarin)
1. Chung Kam Chuen 锺甘泉
2. Koh Eng Chuan Daniel 许永川
3. Tan Lay Kiaw Jackson 陈礼侨

Transfer from other churches
Name                             Name of Church
1. Tan Hui Boon 陈慧紊            Lutheran Church of Our Redemeer
2. Wong Yeow Yang 黄耀旸    Lutheran Church of Our Redemeer

10 candidates from the English & Mandarin congregations were  baptised at the Combined Baptism Service on Saturday,  22 Aug 2020. 

We give thanks to God for each brother and sister who took this step of faith.

Baptism by Pouring (ES)

1. Lee Yueh Fang

2. Liang Shi Jie

3. Eliana Tham Hui Yee

 Baptism by Pouring (MS)

1. Chung Kam Chuen 锺甘泉

2. Kris Goh Yee See 吴伊丝 

3. Tan Lay Kiaw Jackson 陈礼侨

Baptism by Immersion (ES)

1. Kang Wen Xu

2. Tan Shialey

3. Tan Ping Guang

Baptism by Immersion (MS)

1. Koh Eng Chuan Daniel 许永川

If you desire to be baptized, confirmed &/or transferred as a PLMC member, please download and submit the Baptism and Membership form to Andy at andy@plmc.org. Your completed application form should reach us by 13 Sep 2020 (latest).
Download Adult Baptism Form: bit.ly/Adultbaptism1docx
Download Youth Baptism Form: bit.ly/YouthBMCdocxform 

Compulsory

• Attend all the BMC Sessions (via Zoom) on 26 Sep, 3, 24, 31 Oct, 7 & 21 Nov (10am to 12pm).

• Participate in a Ministry Weekend (assigned to attend one on either 10 or 17 Oct 9am-2.30pm).

• Join a PLMC Cell Group.

Combined Baptism Service: Sunday, 29 Nov 2020 (afternoon)
Confirmation Service: Sunday, 13 Dec 2020 (During Worship Services)

If you desire to have your child/children be baptized, please download and submit the Infant Baptism and Membership form to Andy at andy@plmc.org. Your completed application form should reach us by 25 Oct 2020 (latest).

Download Infant Baptism Form:  bit.ly/Infantchildbaptism1docx

Compulsory

• Attend the Infant/Child Baptism Class on Mon 9 Nov 7.30-9.30pm. You will be advised on the venue. 

• One parent must have already been baptized or attending the present BMC.


Infant Baptism Service: Sunday, 20 Dec 2020 (during Worship Service)

Please contact Andy at andy@plmc.org for further enquiries. 

Have you been wanting to disciple your child at home, but feel clueless about how to start? Check out the Silver Boxes Parents’ Portal website for our very own weekly mid-week discipling packages at www.plmcsilverboxes.wordpress.com. Parent’s Guides and resources included.

Methodist Message continues to bring to you important MCS updates and thought-provoking editorial pieces. The August issue is now out! If you would like to subscribe to MM online, it is free AND easy to get onboard! Sign up here at https://www.methodist.org.sg/mm-onscreen today!

If you have not submitted your electronic pledge card as a very important aspect of our Worship to the Lord, please do so at this link http://bit.ly/ENPledgecard20 

COVID-19 has brought about an unprecedented economic crisis affecting lives and livelihoods. Yet, in every crisis, there is an opportunity to demonstrate Christian love and unity. If you are a business owner or working in a company seeking to employ new staff, and wish to advertise the available positions, please fill in the job details of the vacancies in this link: https://bit.ly/JobPostingForm

The information collated will be shared with various churches, helping members and worshippers who are seeking employment to do so. Please note that all job entries will have a validity of 30 days, and will thereafter be removed from the database.

The PLMC Inner Healing Ministry helps individuals get to the root of things that are hindering their personal connection with God. This Ministry continues online every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm. Email requests to plihm@plmc.org

With the nation still facing daily infections of COVID-19, 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

• Please send your prayer requests to prayernet@plmc.org. 

Find available grants, funds and packages for individuals at https://www.supportgowhere.gov.sg/

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

• Washing machine (top load)

• Dining table

• Sofa

• 2nd-hand handphone

• Television

• TV console

• King-sized bed

• Cupboard

• Drawers

• Wardrobe

MWS Covenant Family Service Centre would like to thank the PLMC member who responded to our request for a double-decker bed. Thank you all for your generous donations to meet our beneficiaries' needs! God bless.