{"id":5948,"date":"2023-11-15T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=5948"},"modified":"2023-11-15T17:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:26:57","slug":"november-12-2023-weekly-annoucements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/november-12-2023-weekly-annoucements\/","title":{"rendered":"November 12, 2023 Weekly Annoucements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5948\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5948-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5948-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">November 12, 2023<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-5948-0-0-1\" 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-5948-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5948-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-1-0-0\" 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-5948-1-0-0\" >\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-5948-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5948-1-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Sunday School: The Gospel of Luke \u2013 Nov 12, 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 Schoolclass, 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-5948-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5948-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-2-0-0\" 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-5948-2-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/gift-basket.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5948-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5948-2-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Packing Christmas Baskets &#8211; Dec 1, 7:30 PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"s4\">Pastor Obed, who serves with the Jesus Network, is one of the missionaries supported by NTCBC. During the Christmas season, NTCBC is invited to join Pastor Obed in preparing and delivering Christmas gift baskets to welcome Afghan families who reside in the GTA. This is an opportunity for us to meet with Afghan families and share the gospel. Our hope is that the families receiving the baskets will hear and feel Jesus&#8217;; love through us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\">This year, we invite you and your family to participate in a sharing session and pack a gift basket on Friday, December 1st at 7:30 PM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><span style=\"color: #0fa5c6;font-size: 14pt\">To get more information or to register, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14pt\" href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.churchcenter.com\/registrations\/events\/1475003\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5948-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5948-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-3-0-0\" 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-5948-3-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/chat.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5948-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5948-3-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Evangelism Workshop \u2013 Dec 3, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Have you ever thought of the questions: &#8220;Who am I?&#8221; &#8220;Why am I here?&#8221; &#8220;What&#8217;s my purpose in life?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Well you&#8217;re in luck! In December, we will be hosting a 3-part interactive workshop addressing where we will help you think Biblically and engage your friends \/ family on these topics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">The schedule for the classes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dec 3: What does the Bible say?<\/li>\n<li>Dec 10: What do we think and believe?<\/li>\n<li>Dec 17: How can we engage others?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5948-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5948-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-4-0-0\" 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-5948-4-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/jesus.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5948-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5948-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Christmas Service \u2013 Dec 23, 9:45 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Christmas is a season where we celebrate God sending His Son to bring new life and hope, and to make all things new. We invite you to join our Christmas service as we celebrate our hope in God through singing carols, hearing stories, and studying the Bible together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5948-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5948-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-5-0-0\" 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-5948-5-0-0\" >\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-5948-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5948-5-1-0\" ><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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We encourage the congregation to offer online through e-transfer or online banking. If you choose to give offering via cheque, we ask that you write the church&#8217;s full name &#8220;North Toronto Chinese Baptist Church&#8221;. The banks no longer accept the short form NTCBC as a valid payee.<\/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-5948-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5948-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-6-0-0\" 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-5948-6-0-0\" >\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-5948-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5948-6-1-0\" ><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-5948-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5948-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5948-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5948-7-0-0\" >\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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