{"id":4327,"date":"2021-08-14T08:36:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T12:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=4327"},"modified":"2021-08-21T10:12:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T14:12:31","slug":"aug-15-2021-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/aug-15-2021-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"August 15 2021 Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4327\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4327-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4327-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_cta tg-widget call-to-action-section panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"cta-wrapper call-to-action-section-layout-1\">\n\t<div class=\"section-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"section-subtitle\">Launching FREE Digital Library - RightNow Media<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4327-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-video panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-video so-widget-sow-video-default-c08170c47cfb-4327\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-video-wrapper\n\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Launch RightNow Media to Your Church Using this Video\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1t0s34nUFOU?feature=oembed&playlist=1t0s34nUFOU&loop=1&enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\"><\/iframe>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4327-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-1-1-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px\">Our church now has unlimited access to RightNow Media &#8211; the world\u2019s largest streaming library of video Bible study resources (it\u2019s been called the \u201cNetflix of video Bible studies\u201d).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 36px\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/articles\/launching-free-digital-library-rightnow-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a> for more information!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4327-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">August 15, 2021<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-4327-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Below are our weekly announcements. Our hope is that announcements are not just for your information, but also for your participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-3-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/crowd.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4327-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-3-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">In-person Worship &#8211; August 22<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\"><strong>On August 22nd, we will be open for in-person worship! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Due to government restrictions, space will be limited and pre-registration is required EVERY WEEK. The link for pre-registration will be available online each week by Sunday noon for worship the next Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Click here to register for in-person <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Lf9jgFmPLYWm7uhh7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worship service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis. If you require help to register, contact the church office (<a href=\"mailto:admin@ntcbc.org\" target=\"_blank\">admin@ntcbc.org<\/a> or 416-733-8088).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">We ask that you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/95ea-Screening-poster-retail-entrance-TPH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">self-screen<\/a> prior to coming in person. View this <a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Church-Re-Opening-Congregation-Guidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">presentation<\/a> that outlines the physical preparation of the church building and safety protocols.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">If you are unable to attend in-person worship for the day you have registered, please contact the church office as soon as possible to cancel your registration.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\">Please <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14pt\" href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/articles\/regathering-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\"> for our regathering FAQ where we address questions about children and youth ministry, prayer meeting, and safety protocols.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-4-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/give.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4327-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Evangelism Workshop &#8211; August 16th, 7:30PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Do you have fears and barriers that keep you from sharing the Good News with your friends and family? Well, you&#8217;re not alone! Come and explore with us 7 lies and barriers that keep us from being effective in sharing GOD&#8217;s truth and love with others. We&#8217;ll discuss biblical truths, encouragement, and stories to help us combat those lies and barriers.<\/p>\n<p>Title: &#8220;Lies and Barriers that Believers have with Sharing the Gospel&#8221;<br \/>\nFacilitator: Rika Law<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\">Please <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14pt\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/85774767557?pwd=cWtpeGl1SkNiYXI0bWlBR0NlRThRUT09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\"> to join the class.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-5-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/research.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4327-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-5-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Christian Ed Workshop &#8211; August 30th, 7:30PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">How do you know if God has spoken to you when you read the Bible? What is He saying to you?<\/p>\n<p>These are the questions that we hope to answer through our Bible Reading workshops. Our hope is to give you tips and tools that you can apply in your times of personal Bible reading so that every time you read the Bible, you will be able to hear God speak to you.<\/p>\n<p>Facilitators: Grace Gee and Kwan Chan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-6-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/research.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4327-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-6-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Torah Series, Reading Plan, Christian Ed &#8211; Sep 5<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">On Sep 5, we will begin our sermon series on the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament.<\/p>\n<p>To complement the series, we encourage you to <strong>read along with us<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/my.bible.com\/reading-plans\/4824-the-bible-project-the-torah\" target=\"_blank\">using this reading plan<\/a> (starting the plan on Sep 5).<\/p>\n<p>As a way to help you grow as a Bible reader, we will be pacing our sermon series with the reading plan, and will be equipping you with tools through our Chrisitan Education courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-7-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/museum.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4327-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-7-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Confirmation of Membership<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">In accordance with Article II.02 of the Incorporation Church bylaws (quoted below), each member shall affirm your intent to continue to be a Member of the North Toronto Chinese Baptist Church (NTCBC) before September 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">If you have a valid email, please <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeTL8Vq8OELUARBrkumAySoDmgHLwabpA9PIqCNP3tyaR0yDQ\/viewform?vc=0&amp;c=0&amp;w=1&amp;flr=0\" target=\"_blank\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a> to confirm your church membership at NTCBC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 22px\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">If you do not have a valid email address, please contact our church office by phone (416-733-8088) to verbally confirm your church membership at NTCBC.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-8-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/money.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4327-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-8-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-8-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Online Giving\/Tithing<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Offering is a privilege and responsibility for members. Our encouragement is for each member to prayerfully seek God&#8217;s guidance for how they ought to be giving in this season. All offering goes towards funding ministries locally and globally.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">For more details on online giving, including how to add NTCBC as an &#8216;online bill payee&#8217;,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/articles\/online-offering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>click here.<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-9-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/children.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4327-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-9-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-9-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Children&#8217;s Ministry<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/children-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Click here<\/u><\/a> to access our Children&#8217;s Ministry page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4327-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4327-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4327-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4327-10-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"footer\">Icon made by Freepik and Prettycons from www.flaticon.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our church now has unlimited access to RightNow Media &#8211; the world\u2019s largest streaming library of video Bible study resources [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4327"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4345,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4327\/revisions\/4345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}