HIGHLIGHTS
FAITH & SEXUALITY FORUM
(Entrance by registration only)
PLMC together with TrueLove.is will be conducting a Faith & Sexuality Forum right here in PLMC as we seek to learn and to understand together in engaging and creating a safe space with loved ones who identifies as LGBTQ.
Come and join us as we discuss:
How to speak to my children about LGBTQ issues
Speaking and/or ministering with someone who has SSA
What is Conversation Therapy and its effects
377A and how it affects us
How to engage loved ones who identifies as LGBTQ
How a church can be safe place for those struggling with SSA
All PLMC members and worshipers are welcome to join. Entrance to this Forum is strictly by registration only.
Dates: Thursdays 24, 31 Aug; 7, 14, 21 Sep 2023
Time: 7:30pm-10:00pm
Venue: Paya Lebar Methodist Church
To register, please go to https://bit.ly/PLMC_ENGTLI
For enquiries, please contact familylife@plmc.org
The forum is also available in Chinese. For details, please go to mstoday.plmc.org. Please register here: https://bit.ly/PLMC_CHTLI
JESUS ON DISCIPLESHIP (BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP) (Register by 13 Aug 23)
Come! Learn from Jesus what he thinks of discipleship. This course aims to help us understand Jesus’ definition of discipleship. Jesus had many things to say to those who follow Him, i.e. His disciples. There is no better way to study biblical discipleship than to take the key statements of Jesus regarding what marks out a disciple. This course will focus on seven declarations of Jesus about disciples. We will examine what these statements mean, and how they are to shape our beliefs and practices. Each session will include a lecture, group discussion and Q & A.
Speaker: Bishop Emeritus Wee Boon Hup
Dates: 19 Aug, 2, 9, and 16 Sep 2023
Time: 10am – 12noon
Register before 13 August 2023 at https://forms.office.com/r/XD07jF98LH or scan the QR code.
For enquiries, email Kwang Meng at nurture@plmc.org
PLMC is called to be a blessing to the community and the nations. Join us for our Missions Awareness event and be empowered to be missional wherever we are - in our homes, workplaces, schools and everywhere God has placed us.
Dates:
Aug 18, 2023 (Fri) 8:00pm - 9.30pm
Aug 19, 2023 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:30pm
Programme Line up:
Testimony by PLMC member on missional lifestyle
Sharing by speaker, Rev. Calvin Lee (Topic: Impact of Missional Living)
Sharing by cell groups on outreach to migrant workers/domestic helpers
Sharing on trip opportunities (MET/STM Trips)
Plenary Q&A
Exciting booths and book sale at the Fellowship Hall!
Tea break is provided on Aug 19, Sat.
About the Speaker:
Rev Calvin Lee is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God Singapore. In the past 41 years, he has served in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. In Singapore, he was with Grace Assembly for 30 years and the last 8 years as the Senior Pastor. Presently he is an Honorary Pastor of the church. Currently, he is preaching, teaching, mentoring, consulting with different pastors and churches. He is married to Charis Leo for 38 years.
Registration is FREE.
Registration link: https://bit.ly/m-awareness
OTHERS
Notice of Paya Lebar Methodist Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service (PLMC WSCS)
87th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
30th July 2023
Dear Members of PLMC WSCS,
Notice is hereby given that the 87th Annual General Meeting of Paya Lebar Methodist Church - Women’s Society of Christian Service has been called by the Executive Committee to be held on Saturday, 2nd September 2023 from 8.30am to 11.30am at the Gabriel and Haven Rooms, Paya Lebar Methodist Church.
The 87th WSCS AGM, will be held to transact the following business:
(1) Receive the reports of the Executive Committee Officers
(2) To adopt the Audited Treasurer’s Report
(3) To elect the delegates and reserves to attend TRAC WSCS 48th & 49th AGM
(4) Any Other Business
Mrs Suzie Quek, President (2020-2024)
Ms Lee Su Ling, Secretary (2020-2024)
Ms Ong Bee Bee, Co-Secretary (2022-2024)
CO-WORKER APPRECIATION EVENT
If you have yet to RSVP to this event, please do so as we need the numbers for catering. Please check with your ministry leader if you have not received the invitation.
PERANAKAN-INDONESIAN FELLOWSHIP
Starting 20 Aug, the Peranakan congregation meets on the third Sunday of each month, at the Jerusalem Room at 9am for the Peranakan-Indonesian Fellowship. If you know anyone who speaks Peranakan or Bahasa Indonesia, please invite them. All are welcome!
CHURCH CAMP 2024 (9-12 June 2024)
It’s BACK! And you need to Save The Dates! Watch this video from the Camp Committee.. save the dates, and watch out for more details in the months to come.
PLEASE WEAR A MASK IF YOU ARE COUGHING OR SNIFFLING
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.
PLMC COVENANT KINDERGARTEN 2024 REGISTRATION
The annual registration starts from 28 Feb 2023 for children born in the year:
2018 (Kindergarten 2)
2019 (Kindergarten 1)
2020 (Nursery)
2021 (PreN)
2022 (Playgroup)
All registration will be conducted at the Kindergarten Admin Office, Covenant Centre level 2.
For enquiries, please call: 6285-3730 between 9am to 3pm.
METHODIST PRESCHOOL PROMOTION FOR METHODIST CHURCH MEMBERS
Methodist Church members enjoy a year-round promotion (till 31 December 2023) for first-time enrolment at Methodist Preschools. Details @ https://methodistpreschools.org/methodist-church-members-promotion-2023.
The National Council of Churches Singapore will join Singaporeans to celebrate our nation’s 58th National Day by holding the National Day Thanksgiving Service (NDTS).
We invite you to join other Christians in this nation at this meaningful occasion of worship, prayer and thanksgiving where we seek the Lord together for Singapore. You need not register to attend the NDTS.
Date: Thursday, 17 Aug 2023
Time: 7:45pm to 8:45pm (followed by a time of fellowship over refreshments)
Venue: St Andrew’s Cathedral New Sanctuary
Speaker: Rt Rev Lu Guan Hoe President of National Council of Churches of Singapore and Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Singapore
Message: “May All the Peoples Praise You, God” based on Psalm 67:1–7
(in Chinese with English interpretation)
40.Day 2023
Scripture tells us:
• That our leaders are bearers of deep truths of the faith (1 TIMOTHY 3:9)
• That what God is about to do, He first tells His prophets (AMOS 3:7)
• That in an abundance of wise counsel there is victory (PROVERBS 11:14)
• That we are to love and heed the instruction of our leaders (PROVERBS 12:1)
This is the heart of this new iteration of the annual 40.Dayprayer season.
This year, we will hear 40 devotional insights and 40 prayers from 40 leaders in Singapore, male and female, spanning pastors, missionaries, and para-church heads.
What has God been telling our prophets? What instruction will He give us in their wise counsel? Will we heed His Word?
And in a 40.Day first, we will literally hear from them.
Their voices, visage and emotion will be brought to your screens daily on video as they share the Word in Season for the Church.
Every video will be accompanied by —
• An English article, including reflection questions and prayer pointers
• A Chinese translation of the article, reflection questions and prayer pointers
• A Family Devotion edition, suitable for children under 12 years old
— all published daily on LoveSingapore platforms from 1 July to 9 August:
• Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/lovesingapore.org.sg
• Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/lovesingaporeonline/
• YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/lovesingaporeonline
• Website
http://lovesingapore.org.sg/
We hope you will join the Body of Christ, across all churches and denominations, in this new season of 40.Days • 40.Voices • 40.Prayers.
2023 TRAC SPECIAL SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
The TRAC Special Session was held on 15 Jul 2023 at Fairfield Methodist Church.
Here are the Conference Highlights for your reference: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ODAB6HzfUE2Hb09MP0TDq1EvCOn-WC_B/view?usp=sharing
Is the Lord calling you to serve as a pastor in the Methodist Church? If He is, or if you think He may be, the TRAC Board of Ministry invites you to join us for a day of discernment, to clarify if this is the path of discipleship He summons you to. Come and hear about life in ministry from Methodist pastors, and let us guide you in a time of solitude and stillness as you listen to what God is saying to you about pastoral ministry.
This retreat is open to Methodists between 18-50 years of age. We welcome all interested registrants, including those who have attended previous retreats, or are about to apply to be a pastor.
Interested participants can register at tiny.cc/TRAC_discern, and the deadline is 10 Sep.
THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR - PENTECOST
Sun 28 May 2023 is Pentecost Sunday and begins the season of Pentecost.
Pentecost celebrates the giving of the Holy Spirit as the Paraclete / Advocate and the birth of the Church. Coming 50 days after Easter, the season’s liturgical colour is red, symbolizing the Holy Spirit’s fire and the blood of the martyrs. Pentecost focuses on the gift and the work of the Holy Spirit, and the themes include God’s community (the Church), the gifts and fruits of the Spirit, and spreading the Gospel.