Dear Hebronites,
PASTORAL LETTER AND UPDATE ON SCREENING VENUE FOR FEWS
It has been two weeks since the Singapore Government raised the DORSCON level from yellow to orange. Despite the initial panic, it appears that Singaporeans are settling down to an uneasy calm. Last weekend, some churches voluntarily suspended gatherings but organised online meetings instead. Many Christians also faced pressure from family and employers not to attend church services, thinking that churches are sources of infection–this is obviously a sweeping statement.
In Hebron, we have begun to screen everyone who attends our services and Sunday activities. We take their body temperature and require them to make declarations about their health, movement, and whether they’ve had close contact with infected persons. We will continue to do this. Please note that from this Sunday, all persons arriving in Hebron for the 9.00 am English service will be required to be screened at the Love Fellowship Hall before proceeding to the sanctuary. If you do not, you will not be admitted into the sanctuary. The screening for those attending the 9.00 am Mandarin service and 10.30 am English service will be held at the Level 3 lobby. You may proceed directly to Level 3 when you arrive.
I urge you to continue to observe proper personal hygiene and exercise social responsibility. We want to make Hebron a safe environment for all to worship and fellowship in. If you are unwell and have even one flu-like symptom, or if you have had close contact with someone who is infected with or suspected to have COVID-19, then please stay home and tune in to the live stream of our 9.00 am services. The links to the services are available on our website.
This is not an easy time for everybody. But this is a rich opportunity for Christians to exercise faith in God, to witness for Christ, and to reach out in love, peace, and hope. We must not miss it.
If you have any prayer request relating to the COVID-19 outbreak, please share them with me or any of our pastors. Some of you have already done so and we are upholding you in prayer.
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
(Romans 8:28)
May God accomplish his purposes in this crisis for us, for his glory.
In Christ,
Rev Wong Shin Hoe
Senior Pastor
Hebron Bible-Presbyterian Church
