{"id":7626,"date":"2025-05-02T18:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=7626"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T20:32:47","slug":"may-4-2025-weekly-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/may-4-2025-weekly-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"May 4, 2025 &#8211; Weekly Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7626\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7626-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7626-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">May 4, 2025<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-7626-0-1-1\" 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-7626-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-1-0-0\" 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-7626-1-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/crowd.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7626-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-1-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Congregational Lunch &#8211; May 4, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Our Congregational Lunch provides an opportunity for you to connect with others in our faith community. Whether you are a first-timer or an old-timer, we encourage all to attend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7626-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-2-0-0\" 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-7626-2-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/speaker.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7626-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-2-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Guest Speaker &#8211; May 7, 7:30 PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Join us to hear Rev. Simon Lau share about the power of the gospel and his journey of recovery from addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Date &amp; Time: Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 pm<br \/>\nPlace: Room UB07<br \/>\nSpeaker: Rev. Simon Lau<br \/>\nContact: Boyang Qin at <a href=\"mailto:boyang.qin@ntcbc.ca\">boyang.qin@ntcbc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7626-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-3-0-0\" 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-7626-3-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/friendship.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7626-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-3-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">University Fellowship &#8211; Summer 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Summer University Fellowship is geared towards University-age students (entering university to new graduates) to have an opportunity to build intentional relationships with people their age, to provide a community that operates similarly to our current church small group model, and help give university students a small preview of what it\u2019s like to be a part of NTCBC English Adult ministry.<\/p>\n<div>Meeting Dates: May 8th \u2013 Aug 21st<\/div>\n<div>Frequency: Weekly Thursdays 7:30-9:30pm<\/div>\n<div>Meeting Place: NTCBC, 3rd floor<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">Sign-up through planning center <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.churchcenter.com\/groups\/youth-and-university-fellowships\/uni-summer-fellowship-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7626-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-4-0-0\" 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-7626-4-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/platter.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7626-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Membership Meeting Lunch &#8211; May 25, 12:45 PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>We would like to invite you to our Lunch on <strong>May 25 at 12:45 PM<\/strong>, which will take place before the Membership Meeting. We will have a simple lunch. The cost is $5 per person.<\/p>\n<p>Please RSVP by May 21. To register, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdYXNNq9oyDb3Ht9aSKOLcwP5-cj59H_oME9JsKX6VKlMAVuA\/viewform?pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7626-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-5-0-0\" 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-7626-5-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/world-map_11741567.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7626-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-5-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Mission Month in June<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>For the month of June, we will be featuring various speakers. Please save the date.<\/p>\n<p>Time: 11:15 AM &#8211; 12:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Date:<br \/>\nJune 1 &#8211; NTCBC Mission Overview<br \/>\nJune 8 &#8211; Local to Global Mission<br \/>\nJune 15 &#8211; Share God&#8217;s Stories<br \/>\nJune 22 &#8211; Church Planting<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact Melody Lam at <a href=\"mailto:melody.lam@ntcbc.ca\">melody.lam@ntcbc.ca<\/a> or Anita Wong at <a href=\"mailto:anita.wong@ntcbc.ca\">anita.wong@ntcbc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7626-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-6-0-0\" 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-7626-6-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/fireworks.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7626-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-6-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">45th Anniversary Churchwide Sunday Worship and Lunch &#8211; Jun 29<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>There will be a 45th Anniversary Churchwide Sunday worship service on\u00a0<strong>June 29, 2025.<\/strong> Lunch will be served after the service at church. To register, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc9OimRv8G1r22VCy1zhbhkhcjiPV45fuDYX7tXHm76C6-HkA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\"> We need many helpers in the preparation of this event. If you are interested in helping, please sign-up<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfTxXGseVsIN4bdXjhFPkMpK7nBdStMLywIGsrljsJ9caq2tg\/viewform?pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7626-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-7-0-0\" 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-7626-7-0-0\" >\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-7626-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-7-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Membership \/ Baptism Class<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>If you would like to become a member of our local faith community, or if you would like to publicly declare your faith through baptism, we invite you to join our Membership \/ Baptism class.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\"> To sign-up, please click\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.churchcenter.com\/people\/forms\/789241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7626-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-8-0-0\" 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-7626-8-0-0\" >\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-7626-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-8-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-8-1-0\" ><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 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-7626-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-9-0-0\" 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-7626-9-0-0\" >\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-7626-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-9-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-9-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Children\u2019s Ministry Page<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/children-ministry\/\" 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-7626-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7626-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7626-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7626-10-0-0\" >\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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