1. WEEK OF PRAYER & SELF-DENIAL CLOSING SERVICE
   (Organised by TRAC WSCS)

“FOLLOWING JESUS CHRIST IN A DISTRACTING WORLD”

How to be a resilient disciple in an age of hyper-connectivity

Date: Saturday, 16 Sep 2023
Time: 2.00 – 4.30 pm
Venue: : Sophia Blackmore Hall, Methodist Centre (Level 6)
Speaker : Carol Loi ( Carol Loi is the International Director of Generations of Virtue, and the Cohort Director (Singapore) of the Colson Fellows programme, under the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. Carol Loi is a certified digital wellness educator and a Fellow of the Center for Media Literacy. She is also a certified mental wellness coach and a Maxwell Leadership certified youth and family coach. She has served in the Singapore public service for over two decades, including the Economic Development Board, Ministry of Education and Info-communications Media Development Authority.

Open to all ladies.

Registration: https://tinyurl.com/5cf2de4h
Download  WPSD  Meditation booklet

2. WPSD Breakfast Counter (free-will offering for the poor & needy)
   Date: Sunday, 17 Sep 2023
   Time: 8.15am-9.00am, 10.15am-11.15am
   Venue: PLMC Fellowship Hall

Christian Apologetics is a helping ministry engaged in the defence of the Christian faith. The Bible instructs disciples of Jesus to offer a reasonable explanation for faith in Jesus as Lord, in whom the world’s hope rests. This course is designed to help students elucidate the truth and beauty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, responding to the intellectual questions and heart longings of skeptics and seekers alike with gentleness and respect. In this class we will cover the following topics:

1. Biblical and Theological Basis of Christian Apologetics.

2. Cries of the Heart, Signals of Transcendence, and Pointers to Christ.

3. The Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Salvation of the World. 

4. Engaging in Conversations about Jesus Christ.

Dates: Saturdays; 7, 14, 21, 28 Oct 2023

Time: 10am – 12noon

Venue: ZOOM

Speaker: Jose Philip

From apostolic Christianity Jose Philip was born in Kerala and grew up in Chennai, India. He graduated from Loyola College in 1992 and went on to complete his master’s degree in zoology from the same institute in 1994. He was the first student from Loyola to be awarded the Tamil Nadu State Science Council Scholarship for his master’s research in prawn biology. Jose worked as a prawn biologist in India before going to the Middle East to join a software firm in 2001. Jose became a follower of Jesus Christ when he was fourteen years old. However, it was only after moving to Dubai that he discovered nothing satisfied him more than “teaching and preaching the Word.” In 2005, he resigned from his position as Head of Operations and left to pursue his theological studies in Singapore. During his studies at the Singapore Bible College, 

Jose distinguished himself by becoming the first student in the history of the institution to have secured two master’s simultaneously. He completed both his master of divinity in Biblical studies and his master of theology from Singapore Bible College in May 2008. Jose is currently serving as an itinerant evangelist and apologist and is pursuing his ThM-PhD at Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky USA.. He also lectures on apologetics, Christian ethics, and gospel and culture at Singapore Bible College, Baptist Theological Seminary, and Bible College Malaysia. Jose is married to Cinu who is a special educator by training, and they are blessed with two children, Jayden and Yaira.

Register at this link https://forms.office.com/r/z0YDwSxQKG before 1 Oct 2023 or scan the QR code. For enquiries, email Kwang Meng at nurture@plmc.org

Dates:

   - Adult/Family Team: 18-22 Nov23

   - Youth Team: 18-29 Nov23

Ministries:

   - Children, youth and local outreach to the villages

Cost:

  - Adult/Family Team: ~835 SGD before subsidy*

Min. age for children in adult/family team: 7 yo as of 18 Nov 23

  - Youth Team: ~1200 SGD before subsidy*

Min. Age for youth team: 15 yo as of 18 Nov 23, but if you are younger and have a desire to go, please sign up still, we will assess on a case-by-case basis.

*Full time student/NSF (including those waiting for JC/poly/NS/uni): 50%, 1 time each FY (Aug-Jul)

Adult tripper with household income <$1500/mo: 50%, 1 time each FY (Aug-Jul)

Registration links:
Youth Trip - https://forms.office.com/r/ePZCqpPGqn 

Family Trip - https://forms.office.com/r/MX8bS2FWPe

The Peranakan-Indonesian Fellowship meets on the third Sunday of each month, at the Jerusalem Room at 9am. If you know anyone who speaks Peranakan or Bahasa Indonesia, please invite them. All are welcome!

The apostle John echos the heart of every parent by saying in 3 John 4, 
"I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth."

PLMC's Family Life Ministry will be conducting a parent-child getaway this November at St Giles, JB, to help parent and child to understand each other, to learn together and to live out God's truth together.   This event aims to provide a platform to allow parent to support their child age 11 - 14 years old in the transition to teenager.  Topics to cover include self-esteem, sexual identity, self-leadership and social media influence.  So…come and learn how to NAVIGATE through these issues together.

Date: 30 Nov to 2 Dec 2023

Venue: St Giles Southkey, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Trainers: Carol Loi & her daughter, Nicole

Registration fee: $320 per parent & child pair

Registration closes on 22 Oct 2023

For more enquires, please write in to familylife@plmc.org.

Registration link: bit.ly/navigate2023 

Come aside from your busyness to have a quiet day with God in a peaceful environment. This retreat offers you an opportunity to experience God personally and deepen your relationship with Him. 

You will be guided through biblical meditation, listening to God  and how to spend the time through the day. This quiet day is recommended for those  are feeling spiritually dry or weary or desiring space with God. 

Date: Saturday, 21 Oct 2023 (7 Oct is now FULL)
Time: 9am-5pm
Venue: Canossian Lifesprings Spirituality Centre
              100, Jalan Merbok, Singapore 598454
Cost:    $30 per person ( includes lunch and a  non-aircon room for the day)
              $45 (lunch and an aircon room)
Closing date:  7 Oct (or when places are taken up)

Please  note that registration must be accompanied with payment.

Modes of Payment:

1. PayNow or PayLah to UEN S87CC0520L001
2. Electronic Bank Transfer: Paya Lebar Methodist Church (DBS BANK LTD 023-905121-9)
Under Reference No. for both payment modes, please enter : QD21

Kindly email a copy of the payment acknowledgement to emily@plmc.org  as proof of payment. Thank you.

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3Pc9DKK

For enquiries please email soohoong@plmc.org

The PLMC Last Local Conference 2023 will be held on Tuesday, 26 September 2023, at 7.30 pm at the Conference Room, Level 3, Covenant Centre, to transact the following business:

1. Confirmation and Adoption of Minutes of the First Local Conference 2023 on 31 January 2023

2. Matters Arising from the above Minutes

3. Receive and Adopt the 2022/2023 Reports of Paya Lebar Methodist Church

4. Elections: Report of Nominations Committee

5. Recommendation for Renewal of Local Preacher’s Licences

6. Any Other Business

Do keep the Last Local Conference and our church leadership in prayer.

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.

Mark your calendar for this one-night only concert by the worship band from Sydney’s St Paul’s Castle Church, CityAlight, on 30 September at 7.00 p.m. May this truly be a blessed time of worship as we come together as “One in Christ”! 

Co-organised by the Trinity Annual Conference of The Methodist Church in Singapore, Redemption Hill Church and Adam Road Presbyterian Church.

Buy tickets: https://startix.sg/event/30sep2023_cityalight

The Methodist Fathers Movement (MFM) celebrates its 3rd anniversary on 14 October, Saturday from 2.00 – 5.00 p.m. at Tamil Methodist Church (Short Street). Bishop Emeritus Dr Robert Solomon will share how fatherhood speaks of identity, authority and intimacy. Fathers and their families are welcomed! 

Register before 10 October via https://tinyurl.com/3rdMFM.

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.

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 also follow plmccamp2024 on Instagram for further updates. Stay tuned and see you at the camp next year!

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.

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. 

Kingdomtide starts 27 Aug 2023.

Kingdomtide, known as Ordinary Time in some churches, starts on the last Sunday in August, and is the last season in the Christian calendar. The season’s emphasis is on Christ the King Eternal, and the themes are the Kingdom of God, the Christian life and maturity, and spiritual growth, both personal and corporate. The liturgical colour is green, symbolizing growth and God’s eternal kingdom.