{"id":6639,"date":"2025-01-04T13:39:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T18:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=6639"},"modified":"2025-01-19T15:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T20:17:16","slug":"jan-5-2025-weekly-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/jan-5-2025-weekly-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan 5, 2025 Weekly Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6639\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6639-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6639-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6639-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">Jan 5, 2025<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-6639-0-1-1\" 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-6639-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6639-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-1-0-0\" 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-6639-1-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/pray_17238146.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6639-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6639-1-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Post-Service Prayer Meeting &#8211; Jan 12, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Prayer Meeting will be held after service at 11:15 AM. Please join us for a time of sharing and prayer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6639-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6639-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-2-0-0\" 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-6639-2-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ballot.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6639-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6639-2-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Affirmation of Pastor Fong King Yan<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"s4\">Please note that the link to the electronic ballot for the affirmation of Pastor Fong King Yan as Cantonese Pastor of NTCBC has been sent to <strong>members<\/strong> via email.\u00a0 <strong>The ballot will be open until January 10, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\"> For more information, please reach out to Andrew Lam at <a href=\"mailto:andrew.lam@ntcbc.ca\">andrew.lam@ntcbc.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6639-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6639-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-3-0-0\" 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-6639-3-0-0\" >\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-6639-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6639-3-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">English Ministry Town Hall &#8211; Jan 26, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Join us at our upcoming Town Hall, where we&#8217;ll be sharing how God has been working at NTCBC and our vision for the year. Everyone is encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6639-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6639-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-4-0-0\" 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-6639-4-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/parking-1.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6639-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6639-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Sunday Parking Arrangement<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Due to the limited parking availability at our church, we encourage congregants to free up parking spaces as much as possible for members of the family with children under 8 years old or elders over 60 years old. <strong>Parking at the TTC subway Finch station public parking lot is free on Sundays.<\/strong> We encourage members to use the TTC parking lot and walk to the church for worship and other meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6639-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6639-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-5-0-0\" 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-6639-5-0-0\" >\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-6639-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6639-5-1-0\" ><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 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-6639-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6639-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-6-0-0\" 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-6639-6-0-0\" >\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-6639-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6639-6-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Children\u2019s Ministry Page<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/children-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to access our Children\u2019s Ministry page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6639-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6639-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6639-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6639-7-0-0\" >\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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