{"id":4892,"date":"2022-04-23T11:02:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=4892"},"modified":"2022-04-23T11:03:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T15:03:22","slug":"weekly-announcements-apr-24-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/weekly-announcements-apr-24-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Apr 24, 2022 Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4892\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4892-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">April 24, 2022<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-4892-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\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-4892-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-1-0-0\" >\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-4892-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-1-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">In-person Worship<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Due to the easing of government restrictions, we are increasing our capacity limit to allow for more attendees.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Everyone will still be required to <\/span><strong><u>pre-register EVERY WEEK<\/u><\/strong>. The link for pre-registration will be posted online each week by Monday midnight for 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>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\/2022\/01\/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\"><b>Please arrive by 9:30 AM so that you will have time to complete the screening and service can start on time at 9:45 AM.\u00a0 <\/b>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>Quick updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Congregational\u00a0singing\u00a0<\/b>is encouraged<\/li>\n<li><b>Nursery Room is open\u00a0<\/b>for parents to use as a resting\/feeding room<\/li>\n<li><b>Masks are still required<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4892-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-2-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/jumping.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4892-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-2-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Children&#8217;s Ministry &#8211; In-Person Worship<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Children&#8217;s Ministry is preparing to re-open all aged In-Person Worship in the month of June. To prepare and be ready to welcome our children to come back to church. We are asking the family to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/11crMIHCqovEN7mFr-tfVPzrOi39bpCayjulkmA3M-wE\/prefill\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fill out the survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Below is the following schedule for opening (pending helpers)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April: Grade 2-6<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">May: Grade 1-6<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jun: Pre-school-6<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4892-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-3-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/pray-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4892-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-3-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Mission Prayer Meeting &#8211; Apr 27, 8:00 PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Speaker: Grace &amp; Joy<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\">Please <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14pt\" href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/rxz-ursk-mmv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\"> to join the meeting. You can also dial in: (647) 734-6528, PIN: 106 905 271.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4892-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-4-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/city-hall.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4892-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">English Town Hall &#8211; May 15, 11:15AM-12:15PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>We will be hosting an English Town Hall that will be <strong>both in-person<\/strong> and <strong>online<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The main topics that we&#8217;ll be discussing \/ sharing will be<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regathering for in-person worship<\/li>\n<li>EMG&#8217;s plan to meet community needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will design the meeting to ensure that there will be ample time for feedback, discussion, and questions.<\/p>\n<p>Please save the date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4892-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-5-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/video-meeting.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4892-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-5-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Members&#8217; Meeting &#8211; May 22, 2022, 2:00PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>We would like to invite all members of the incorporated North Toronto Chinese Baptist Church to join the Members&#8217; Meeting at 2:00 pm, May 22, 2022.\u00a0 Members will be asked to confirm their membership status before the meeting starts to establish a quorum.\u00a0 Admission to the online meeting will start at 1:00 pm to support this confirmation process.\u00a0 Admission link will be provided later.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the first draft of the agenda:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Resolution to accept the membership application of newly baptized brothers\/sisters.<\/li>\n<li>Resolution to accept the membership transfer-in request.<\/li>\n<li>Nomination of Directors for the first Board of Directors.<\/li>\n<li>Review of financial statements<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\">Please <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14pt\" href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/rxz-ursk-mmv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\"> to join the meeting. Then you can dial in: (647)734-6528, PIN: 106 905 271. Dial-in will allow you to join the discussion but does not provide a voting capability.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4892-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-6-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/jumping.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4892-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-6-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Vacation Bible Camp \u2013 Aug 2-12<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>After the past 2 years of hosting our camp virtually, God has shown us a need to welcome our children back and to help them know that the God we worship doesn\u2019t just live in our devices &#8211; He is living and active in our world!<\/p>\n<p>This year, VBC will be limited to 60 campers with a focus on reuniting NT kids for fellowship and discipleship. This smaller camp will allow us to follow capacity limits (if any exist by August) and facilitate better bonding between our campers and leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that registration is not guaranteed until payment has been received.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.churchcenter.com\/registrations\/events\/1218019\">click here<\/a> to register.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4892-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-7-0-0\" >\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-4892-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-7-1-0\" ><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>Offering receipts for 2021 were mailed out last week. If you still have not received the offering receipts, please email Finance Department at <a href=\"mailto:finance@ntcbc.ca\">finance@ntcbc.ca<\/a> or call our Office Administrator, Wilman Lai, at 416-733-8088 ext 210.<\/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\/offering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>click here.<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4892-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-8-0-0\" >\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-4892-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-8-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-8-1-0\" ><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-4892-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4892-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4892-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4892-9-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"footer\">Icons 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>Below are our weekly announcements. 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