{"id":5813,"date":"2023-09-03T02:55:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T06:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=5813"},"modified":"2023-09-03T03:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T07:02:16","slug":"september-3-2023-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/september-3-2023-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"September 3, 2023 Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5813\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5813-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5813-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">September 3, 2023<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-5813-0-0-1\" 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-5813-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5813-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-1-0-0\" 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-5813-1-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/mother.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5813-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5813-1-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Child Dedication Classes<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Child dedication is a commitment that parents make to raise your children according to God\u2019s purposes<br \/>\nand Word. It is a commitment that is made to God in front of the congregation, who will not only hold<br \/>\nthe parents accountable to their commitment, but will partner with them to raise their children in the<br \/>\nLord.<\/p>\n<p>Our next child dedication class will be held in September. If you are interested, please email Pastor Cat<br \/>\nat <a href=\"mailto:catherine.chan@ntcbc.org\">catherine.chan@ntcbc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5813-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5813-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-2-0-0\" 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-5813-2-0-0\" >\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-5813-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5813-2-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Fall Bible Reading Plans<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>In September, we will begin a new Sermon Series on the Gospel of Luke. We encourage you to follow along this series by participating in one of our Bible Reading Plans.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.bible.com\/reading-plans\/8868-bibleproject-gospels\"><strong><u><b>Gospels <\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong><b>(90 Days)<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Whole NT (115 days)<\/b><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.bible.com\/reading-plans\/16-the-gospels\"><strong><u><b>Gospels<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.bible.com\/reading-plans\/18-new-testament-epistles-and-acts\"><strong><u><b>Acts &amp; Epistles<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5813-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5813-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-3-0-0\" 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-5813-3-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Meeting.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5813-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5813-3-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Sunday School: The Gospel of Luke \u2013 Sept 17, 11:15AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>If you want to hear from God, you should aspire to read the Bible academically and devotionally. In our Sunday School class, we will be equipping you with tools so that you will be able to read this Gospel well. We hope that you will join us in studying God\u2019s Word together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5813-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5813-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-4-0-0\" 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-5813-4-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/talking.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5813-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5813-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Members Meeting &#8211; Sept 24, 2:00 PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"p1\">We would like to invite all members of North Toronto Chinese Baptist Church to join our Members Meeting which will be held in the gym and online. Members who attend online must confirm their membership status before the meeting starts to establish a quorum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">To attend the meeting online, please <a href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/cuk-ojtw-vqv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>click here.<\/u><\/a> You can also dial in at (647) 736-0247. PIN: 100 547 878<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">To confirm your membership status, please fill out <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/aJpW6ArNvwxayesZ6\">this form<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Admission to the online meeting will start at 1:00 pm to support this confirmation process.<\/p>\n<p>Agenda:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Resolution to accept the membership transfer-in requests\n<ul>\n<li>To be finalized at least 1 week before the meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Resolution to accept membership application of the newly baptized adult brothers\/sisters\n<ul>\n<li>To be finalized at least 1 week before the meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Summary of the Pastoral Search Committee Procedure<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of the pastoral candidate for the Mandarin Pastor<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of the pastoral candidate for the Melville Pastor<\/li>\n<li>Renovation Update<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5813-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5813-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-5-0-0\" 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-5813-5-0-0\" >\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-5813-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5813-5-1-0\" ><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-weight: 400\">We encourage the congregation to apply for a personal offering number to allow efficient and accurate recording of offering information.<\/span><\/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-5813-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5813-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-6-0-0\" 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-5813-6-0-0\" >\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-5813-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5813-6-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Children\u2019s Ministry Page<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/children-ministry\/\">Click here<\/a> to access our Children\u2019s Ministry page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5813-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5813-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5813-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5813-7-0-0\" >\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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