{"id":6062,"date":"2024-02-10T00:35:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T05:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=6062"},"modified":"2024-02-10T00:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T05:40:00","slug":"february-11-2024-weekly-annoucements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/february-11-2024-weekly-annoucements\/","title":{"rendered":"February 11, 2024 Weekly Annoucements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6062\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6062-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6062-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">February 11, 2024<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-6062-0-0-1\" 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-6062-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6062-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-1-0-0\" 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-6062-1-0-0\" >\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-6062-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6062-1-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Sunday School: Acts &#038; Paul\u2019s Letters \u2013 Feb 11, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>We invite you to join our Sunday School Class which runs every Sunday from February to April. The purpose of Sunday School is to equip you to grow as a Bible Reader and a Bible Teacher. In our upcoming course, we will be studying Paul\u2019s letters within the historical and literary context of Acts. By the end of the course, you will know why Paul wrote what he wrote, and how that impacts how you read and apply these books of the Bible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6062-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6062-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-2-0-0\" 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-6062-2-0-0\" >\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-6062-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6062-2-1-0\" ><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-6062-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6062-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-3-0-0\" 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-6062-3-0-0\" >\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-6062-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6062-3-1-0\" ><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-6062-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6062-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-4-0-0\" 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-6062-4-0-0\" >\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-6062-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6062-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">EMG Meet &#038; Greet<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">We invite you to join our EMG Meet &amp;amp; Greets. This is where you will learn more about the ministry and<br \/>\nhow you can partner with us to grow God\u2019s Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">&#8211; <strong>Evangelism<\/strong>: February 28, 8:00 PM (Online)<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Christian Education<\/strong>: March 5th, 8:00 PM (Online)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">To join the meet &amp; greet via Zoom, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/85774767557?pwd=cWtpeGl1SkNiYXI0bWlBR0 NlRThRUT09\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6062-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6062-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-5-0-0\" 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-6062-5-0-0\" >\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-6062-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6062-5-1-0\" ><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-6062-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6062-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-6-0-0\" 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-6062-6-0-0\" >\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-6062-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6062-6-1-0\" ><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-6062-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6062-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-7-0-0\" 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-6062-7-0-0\" >\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-6062-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6062-7-1-0\" ><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-6062-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6062-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6062-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6062-8-0-0\" >\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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