{"id":4376,"date":"2021-08-28T01:01:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T05:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=4376"},"modified":"2021-09-02T11:21:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:21:16","slug":"august-29-2021-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/august-29-2021-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"August 29 2021 Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4376\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4376-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4376-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-4376-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-0-0-0\" 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-4376-0-0-0\" ><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-4376-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4376-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4376-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-video panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4376-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-video so-widget-sow-video-default-c08170c47cfb-4376\"\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-4376-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4376-1-1-1\" >\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-4376-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4376-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4376-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-2-0-0\" 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 29, 2021<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-4376-2-0-1\" 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-4376-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4376-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-3-0-0\" 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-4376-3-0-0\" >\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-4376-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4376-3-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">In-person Worship + Prayer Meeting &#8211; Sept 5<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">We are resuming community prayer meetings both online and in-person in September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Due to government restrictions, space will be limited and everyone will be required to pre-register EVERY WEEK. <strong>The link for pre-registration will be posted online each week by Sunday noon for worship the next Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Due to the capacity limits, you are required to register separately for worship service and prayer meetings:<\/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>Click here to register for in-person <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/PkJLz6czxfh7Djf88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Registration will be first-come-first-served. If you require help to register, contact the church office (<a href=\"mailto:admin@ntcbc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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\" rel=\"noopener\">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\" rel=\"noopener\">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<p><strong>As a note:\u00a0<\/strong>Praise God, we maxed out our capacity before noon on Friday.\u00a0 However, our desire is that every person who is convicted to return for in-person worship will be able to come. As an English Ministry Team, we are looking at ways to create more space, one of which is to start a second service.<\/p>\n<p>We ask for the following from you:<br \/>\n1. Please pray for God&#8217;s guidance<br \/>\n2.\u00a0Consider partnering with us as we will need helpers<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>to run this second service<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4376-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4376-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-4-0-0\" 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-4376-4-0-0\" >\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-4376-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4376-4-1-0\" ><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\" rel=\"noopener\">using this reading plan<\/a> (starting the plan on Sep 5).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">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-4376-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4376-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-5-0-0\" 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-4376-5-0-0\" >\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-4376-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4376-5-1-0\" ><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\" rel=\"noopener\"><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-4376-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4376-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-6-0-0\" 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-4376-6-0-0\" >\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-4376-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4376-6-1-0\" ><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-4376-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4376-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-7-0-0\" 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-4376-7-0-0\" >\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-4376-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4376-7-1-0\" ><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-4376-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4376-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4376-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4376-8-0-0\" >\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-4376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4376","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=4376"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4389,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4376\/revisions\/4389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}