2015 Holy Week Special Events Date / Time Events / Congregation Speaker Venue 29 Mar Palm Sunday Service 08.45 am Mandarin Service Rev Dr Yu Chin Cheak L4 Sanctuary 08.45 am Bilingual Service Rev David Liew L2 Sanctuary 10.15 am Hokkien Service Ps Benny Tan L4 Sanctuary 11.15 am Contemporary Service Rev David Liew L2 Sanctuary 11.45 am Liturgical Service Rev Dr William Wan L4 Sanctuary 02.00 pm Teochew Service Rev Koh Keok Nguang L2 Sanctuary 10.45 am Methodist Mission (Mandarin) Rev Dr Yu Chin Cheak PLMGS (Pri) 10.45 am Methodist Mission (English) Pastor Edmund Chua PLMGS (Pri) 2 Apr Maundy Thursday Combined Holy Communion Service (Languages: Mandarin & English) 08.00 pm Combined Service (Mandarin) Rev Daniel Teoh L4 Sanctuary 08.00 pm Combined Service (English) Rev George Martzen L2 Sanctuary 3 Apr Good Friday Service 10.00 am Combined Service (English) Rev Wilfred Leow L2 Sanctuary 02.00 pm Combined Service (Mandarin) Rev Koh Chew Hai L4 Sanctuary 5 Apr Easter Sunday Service 08.45 am Mandarin / Bilingual Service Rev Koh Chew Hai L4 Sanctuary 10.15 am Hokkien Service Rev Daniel Teoh L4 Sanctuary 11.15 am CS Easter Evangelistic Service Rev Wilfred Leow L2 Sanctuary 11.45 am Liturgical Service Rev David Liew L4 Sanctuary 02.00 pm Teochew Service Rev Koh Keok Nguang L2 Sanctuary 10.45 am Methodist Mission (Mandarin) Rev Lam Tien Keong PLMGS (Pri) 10.45 am Methodist Mission (English) Rev Dr Normon Wong PLMGS (Pri) PIC’s Quarterly & Easter Newsletter It has been a pleasant two months in PLCMC as the PIC. The leaders and members have been very supportive and I have been able to transit quickly with my family into the PL family. The transition was quick partly because this is my home church. It was quick also because there wasn’t much time to transit as I was immediately in the thick of things the very moment I came in. Thank you for treating me so well. You have been very accommodating to my monolingual abilities e.g. I pronounce the blessing in English even though it is in the Mandarin or Hokkien service. A few members have been trying to encourage me to learn Mandarin and Hokkien but perhaps God needs to give me the gift of tongues for me to do that. I would like to give thanks for the love and unity in PLCMC, that we are one big family. I saw this in the change of Worship Service timings. To support the growth of the church, the church went through a number of service timing adjustments. The Mandarin service changed from 8.15am to 8.45am and the Bilingual changed from 8.30am to 8.45am. I thank God that the other congregations were very supportive of their sister congregation so that these two services can grow as the previous timings were a bit too early. As a result, the Hokkien service changed from 10am to 10.15am and the Liturgical service changed from 11.30am to 11.45am as these services share the same sanctuary. The Contemporary service remained at its current 11.15am timing as it uses the L2 sanctuary. But is has also been affected as members seem to find it harder to find a parking space in the surrounding vicinity. So, despite some ‘cost’ to the other sister congregations, they still supported the initiative and made adjustments. There seems to be a willingness to truly love like Jesus did, even if it costs. Leaders and members no longer seem to just look out for their own interests but are willing to sacrifice some of their own interests for the sake of others. The pastors and leaders would like to thank all of you for your love, support and understanding. And this is what Holy Week is all about. Just as Jesus did not put his own interests first but put others’ interests above his, our brothers and sisters who bore the cost of the change in service timing also demonstrated the same Christian love. And truly, we want to rejoice over this. So, let us gather this Holy Week to celebrate the author and finisher of our faith and love. We have Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter services, in both Mandarin and English. Do invite your friends as well so that they too may experience the love of God. May our good Father grant you a spiritually blessed week as we gather to honour His Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. by Rev Wilfred Leow
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