{"id":6044,"date":"2024-01-27T16:22:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T21:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=6044"},"modified":"2024-01-27T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T21:24:06","slug":"january-28-2024-weekly-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/january-28-2024-weekly-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"January 28, 2024 Weekly Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6044\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6044-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">January 28, 2024<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-6044-0-0-1\" 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-6044-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-1-0-0\" 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-6044-1-0-0\" >\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-6044-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-1-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">English Ministry Town Hall \u2013 Feb 4, 11:15AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"s4\">Our theme for 2024 is Strive for a 3rd Generation. We made a decision to continue our theme from 2024 because we realize that while we have made great strides in building a culture of disciple-making, there is still much to work on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\">Please join our Town Hall to hear how God has been working at NTCBC and how you can partner with us to make disciples who make disciples.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6044-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-2-0-0\" 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-6044-2-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/cross-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6044-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-2-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Month of Prayer &#038; Fasting<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>January is our month of prayer and fasting. During this month, we spend extra time on Sunday to pray as a congregation to discern God\u2019s will and for empowerment to do God\u2019s will.<\/p>\n<p>We also encourage members to set aside a day to fast and pray with their families and small groups. As a reminder, fasting is an outward act that reveals an inward attitude. As a congregation, we are fasting to express our desire for God to make us a church filled with disciples who make disciples.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6044-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-3-0-0\" 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-6044-3-0-0\" >\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-6044-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-3-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Post-Service Prayer Meeting \u2013 Jan 21, 11:15AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"s4\">Charles Spurgeon once called the prayer room \u2018The Engine Room of the Church\u2019. \u201cIf the engine room is out of action,\u201d Spurgeon explained, \u201cthen the whole mill will grind to a halt. We cannot expect blessing if we do not ask.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\">As a church, we desire to see God work in our midst to save souls, build His Church, and heal the broken. Therefore, we ask that you join us in our Engine Room to pray for one another and for God to do a great work in our midst.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6044-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-4-0-0\" 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-6044-4-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/earth-globe.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6044-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Mission Prayer Meeting \u2013 Jan 31, 8:00PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"p1\">Missionary of the Month: Tim and Regie Wang<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mission Focus: Japanese Ministry both locally and globally<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6044-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-5-0-0\" 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-6044-5-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/baptism.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6044-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-5-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Membership &#038; Baptism Class &#8211; Feb 18, 1:00 PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">If you want to be a member of our faith community, or if you want to publicly declare your faith through the act of baptism, we invite you to attend our Membership &amp;amp; Baptism class.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">Please email Pastor Curtis at <a href=\"mailto:curtis.lai@ntcbc.org\">curtis.lai@ntcbc.org<\/a> for details.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6044-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-6-0-0\" 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-6044-6-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/discover.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6044-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-6-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Discover Class \u2013 Feb 18, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Our Discover Class is a 1-hour class that introduces you to our faith community \u2013 our beliefs and how we live out the Great Commission. It is also the first step you will take if you want to be a part of a Small Group Community.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">To register for the class, please <a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.churchcenter.com\/people\/forms\/370\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6044-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-7-0-0\" 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-6044-7-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/meeting.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6044-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-7-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">NTCBC Members\u2019 Meeting \u2013 Feb 25, 2:00 PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">We would like to invite all members of North Toronto Chinese Baptist Church to join the Members\u2019 Meeting at 2:00 pm on Sunday, February 25, 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">The meeting will be held in the church gym in the basement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">You can also join online using <a href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/cuk-ojtw-vqv\">this link<\/a>. If you are attending online, you will be asked to confirm your membership status before the meeting. Access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/jYbYMg9HX8Ygn1427\">admission link<\/a> will open at 1:00 pm to give you additional time to complete the confirmation process.<\/p>\n<p>Agenda<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Introduction of Rev. David Wu<\/li>\n<li>Appointed Officers of the Board of Directors for 2024\n<ul>\n<li>Chair: Andrew Lam<\/li>\n<li>Vice-Chair: Deacon Jimmy Kwan<\/li>\n<li>Treasurer: Iris Fung<\/li>\n<li>Secretary: Deaconess Loraine Chan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of the Ordination candidate as Reverend &#8211; Pastor Catherine Chan<\/li>\n<li>Resolution to accept membership transfer-in requests<\/li>\n<li>Resolution to accept the membership application of newly baptized adult brothers\/sisters<\/li>\n<li>Financial status as of the end of Dec 2023<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6044-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-8-0-0\" 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-6044-8-0-0\" >\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-6044-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-8-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-8-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Online Giving\/Tithing<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Offering is a privilege and responsibility for members. Our encouragement is for each member to prayerfully seek God\u2019s guidance for how they ought to be giving in this season. All offering goes towards funding ministries locally and globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/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. 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. <\/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-6044-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-9-0-0\" >\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-6044-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-9-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-9-1-0\" ><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-6044-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6044-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6044-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6044-10-0-0\" >\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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