{"id":8103,"date":"2025-08-15T12:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=8103"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:19:09","slug":"august-17-2025-weekly-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/august-17-2025-weekly-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"August 17, 2025 &#8211; Weekly Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-8103\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-8103-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8103-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-8103-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">Aug 17, 2025<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-8103-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Below are our weekly announcements. Our hope is that announcements are not just for your information, but also for your participation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8103-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8103-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-1-0-0\" 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-8103-1-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/camp.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-8103-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">VBC Sunday Service &#8211; Aug 17, 9:45 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Join us this Sunday for our VBC Sunday Service\u2014a joyful time of family worship from\u00a09:45 AM to 11:15 AM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8103-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8103-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-2-0-0\" 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-8103-2-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/picnic.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-8103-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Church Picnic \u2013 Aug 24, 11:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Join us on Sunday, August 24th at Edithvale Park\u00a0for a fun and meaningful time together! Enjoy free food, connect with others, and explore booths at our Community Outreach Fair\u2014featuring opportunities to get involved in ministries like Sports, Book Study, and more.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-weight: 400;color: #0fa5c6\">To sign-up, register <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScpQSWAccZADzwXr10tWvzGAJrwnBi0XCx1XDP-bgFG8a3FZw\/viewform?pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8103-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8103-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-3-0-0\" 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-8103-3-0-0\" >\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-8103-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">University Fellowship \u2013 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 id=\"pg-8103-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8103-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-4-0-0\" 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-8103-4-0-0\" >\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-8103-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><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 id=\"pg-8103-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8103-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-5-0-0\" 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-8103-5-0-0\" >\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-8103-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8103-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are our weekly announcements. 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