{"id":6102,"date":"2024-03-03T01:14:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T06:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=6102"},"modified":"2024-03-03T01:14:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T06:14:10","slug":"march-3-2024-weekly-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/march-3-2024-weekly-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"March 3, 2024 Weekly Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6102\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6102-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6102-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">March 3, 2024<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-6102-0-0-1\" 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-6102-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6102-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-1-0-0\" 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-6102-1-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/handglobe.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6102-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6102-1-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Roma Short-Term Mission Info Session \u2013 Mar 3, 12:45PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">From July 5-22, NTCBC will be partnering with local churches in Albania and Northern Macedonia to minister to the Roma community. We invite you to join our information session to learn more about the ministry, as well as ways you can be a partner with us in this ministry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: NTCBC Room 417<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">Please email Loraine Chan at <a href=\"mailto:Loraine.chan@ntcbc.ca\">Loraine.chan@ntcbc.ca<\/a> for details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6102-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6102-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-2-0-0\" 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-6102-2-0-0\" >\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-6102-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6102-2-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Sunday School: Acts &#038; Paul\u2019s Letters \u2013 Mar 10, 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-6102-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6102-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-3-0-0\" 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-6102-3-0-0\" >\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-6102-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6102-3-1-0\" ><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; Greets. This is where you will learn more about the ministry and how you can partner with us to grow God\u2019s Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">&#8211; <strong>Christian Education<\/strong>: March 5th, 7:00 PM<\/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:\/\/bit.ly\/ministrymeetngreet2024\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6102-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6102-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-4-0-0\" 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-6102-4-0-0\" >\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-6102-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6102-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Mission Prayer Meeting \u2013 Mar 27, 8:00PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\">Join us in the Sanctuary for a time of sharing and prayer as we learn about some of the mission organizations we are currently partnering with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6102-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6102-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-5-0-0\" 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-6102-5-0-0\" >\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-6102-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6102-5-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Good Friday Service \u2013 Mar 29, 9:45 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;margin-top: 7px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good Friday is where we remember what Jesus did for us on the cross. It is not only a time of solemn reflection but also a grateful celebration of God\u2019s amazing love for us. Join us as we remember and worship Jesus together on <\/span><b>Friday,<\/b> <b>March 29, 9:45 AM in the gym<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6102-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6102-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-6-0-0\" 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-6102-6-0-0\" >\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-6102-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6102-6-1-0\" ><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-weight: 400\">2023 tax receipts have been mailed out.\u00a0 If you do not receive the tax receipts by March 1, please email the Finance Department at finance@ntcbc.ca or contact our Office Administrator, Wilman Lai, at 416-733 8088 ext 210.<\/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-6102-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6102-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-7-0-0\" 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-6102-7-0-0\" >\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-6102-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6102-7-1-0\" ><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-6102-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6102-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6102-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6102-8-0-0\" >\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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