June 14 2020

Weekly Announcements

Below are our weekly announcements. Our hope is that announcements are not just for your information, but also for your participation.

Town Hall – June 28 10:45 – 11:30am

On Sunday, June 28th, we will be having a 45-minute town hall for all of our members so that we can provide some updates on the following topics:
1. Summer Sabbath plans
2. Leadership decision making during covid
3. Future stages for bringing back church
4. Helping in different areas of church / evolving serving needs

We encourage you to plan to attend this meeting which will be via Zoom (link to be made available in advance of the meeting).

As a note, this town hall will be in lieu of our regular Sunday post-sermon prayer/sharing session.

Church Reopening Plans

Ontario’s recent announcement loosened restrictions for places of worship to allow reopening at 30% of normal capacity.

NT Reopen Committee continues to work on the following areas of reopening:

  • Readiness of church facilities for a healthy and safe environment
  • Operational procedures for the lowest possible risk of community outbreak in compliance to all government guidelines
  • Readiness of all church ministries with the physical and spiritual health of all congregations as the foremost consideration
  • Communication plans

At this point, we will not be reopening the church in June.  Ongoing communication will be provided.

Summer Sabbath for Small Groups

We will be introducing a period of Sabbath rest for our Small Group Leaders (SGLs) during the Summer months of July and August.

The goal of this period isn’t simply to take time off, but to embrace the 4 following principles of a Sabbath:
  1. Establish Rhythm of Work and Rest (SGLs do not otherwise have scheduled periods of rest)
  2. Act of Trusting and Worshiping God
  3. Provide Opportunity to do good
  4. Experience God’s blessing of rest
Each SGL has been given guidance and discretion in how to plan out the Sabbath period specific to their small group, but we’ve recommended to take advantage of this time in the following ways:
  • Take this extra time to invest in their families, grow deeper in their accountability groups, and create opportunities for personal evangelism
  • Take this as an opportunity to facilitate fellowship gatherings (in lieu of SGLs)

 

Post-Sermon Sharing and Prayer

As a faith community, we have a responsibility to care for one another. While social distancing may hinder our ability to meet physically, God has equipped us with the technology to meet online so that we can continue to fellowship together.   

Please join us after our live-stream at 10:45am for a time of congregation-wide prayer & sharing.

Please click here for more information and for the link to our Zoom Meeting

VBC is going Virtual!

The camp will be a combination of pre-recorded lessons and interactive sessions with staff, but for a total reduced number of hours.

  • Interactive Small Group sessions will be live between 11 AM-Noon. and some days will also have additional live sessions in the afternoon.
  • Pre-recorded lessons will also be available for campers to view.
  • There will be a camp kit that parents will be able to pick up at church prior to VBC with materials that can be used throughout the camp

VBC 2020 – August 4-14
Theme: Rocky Railway
Ages: SK completed to Grade 5.
For more information and to register: Click Here.
If you have any questions, please email  [email protected]

Recruitment – VBC Volunteers
In order for us to effectively share the Gospel, we do need a lot of helpers. And so, we are asking you to consider joining our VBC Team! Register Here.

Children Ministry

Kidz Hangout 
Every Sunday at 1 PM
Every Wednesday at 7:45 PM
Online Registration : https://ntcbc.churchcenter.co

Online Giving/Tithing

We have set up Electronic Money Transfers for online giving to the church and tithing!

Please send an email to [email protected] with your name in the subject line to register for online giving. We will email you the link to the registration form and additional details required for the e-Transfer.

For more details on online giving, click here.

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