In Phase 1 after the Circuit Breaker is lifted from 2 Jun 20, churches will be allowed to conduct weddings and funerals with strict restrictions, but not regular worship services. Meetings and activities like teaching classes, cell meetings, spiritual direction, counselling, and social, worship or prayer gatherings are also prohibited onsite, but are encouraged to continue online. Please look out for the various online offerings by the various ministries here in PLMC TODAY.

Praise God that PLMC is celebrating her 88th Anniversary on Sunday 12 July, and the PLMC Family Virtual Choir will be our exciting project together! Your participation in this project will be a reflection of our thanksgiving to God for His faithfulness these 88 years, an encouragement to all that we are one in the family of God despite the restrictions we are facing to worship onsite and to spur us to go deeper in Word, Spirit and Community. Registration details in next week’s PLMC TODAY.

Ps Christopher Chin has started producing sermons and worship videos in the Peranakan and Indonesian languages to reach out and minister to people who are comfortable in those languages. If you know of anyone who would be blessed by this, please bless them with the resources here: bit.ly/perMin

Classics Reading Group

• Pre-session: Sat, 20 Jun 20

• Actual sessions: Sat; 27 Jun, 4, 11 & 18 Jul 20 | 8.00pm-9.30pm

• Group size: 10 pax

• Facilitator: Mr Low Kwang Meng

• Register here: https://bit.ly/3bwjjda by 14 Jun

Many people think that classics are obsolete in our contemporary world and society. Once the essentials in the training of citizens, today they are mostly ignored and forgotten. Far from being obsolete, classics continue to influence our world today. Not only do they teach us about the past, Neville Morley correctly observed that they can offer important lessons for the complex cultural, social, and political worlds of the present.

This reading group is for the express purpose of reading and rethinking the classics to help us negotiate our present world. We also read the classics in dialogue with the Bible to formulate theological responses for our present. Readings include selections of Greek and Roman classics, and the New Testament.

We will read Paul’s Colossians in this first group, exploring how this epistle can inform us living in the present world.

Sustaining Our Marriages During COVID-19

• Sat, 13 Jun | 9.30am -11.00am

• Speaker: Ms Tan Mok Sang

• Register here: https://bit.ly/2T7Q8Xj by 7 Jun

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

The COVID-19 Circuit Breaker period has given rise to a unique set of circumstances that we are not accustomed to. One of these is that we spend prolonged periods of time in close proximity with our spouse and loved ones and this may be challenging for some couples. This sharing hopes to help us become more aware of our thoughts and feelings as we go through this period. There will be some suggestions on practical things we could do to sustain our relationship with our spouse.

• Speaker: Ms Tan Mok Sang
  Mok Sang was in education for 30 years. She has been a volunteer marriage counsellor with Covenant FSC, Focus on the Family and PLMC for the last 6 years. She has a Masters in Professional Counselling.

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.

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.

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.

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