{"id":8316,"date":"2025-10-03T14:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/?p=8316"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:56:08","slug":"october-5-2025-weekly-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/announcements\/october-5-2025-weekly-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"October 5, 2025 &#8211; Weekly Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-8316\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-8316-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8316-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-8316-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_heading tg-widget section-title-wrapper panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<h3 class=\"section-title\">Oct 5, 2025<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"section-description\">Weekly Announcements<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-8316-0-1-1\" 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-8316-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8316-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-1-0-0\" 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-8316-1-0-0\" >\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-8316-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Sunday School \u2013 Oct 5, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Join us for Sunday School from\u00a0<strong>11:15 AM \u2013 12:30 PM in the Gym\u00a0<\/strong>as we study the Old Testament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8316-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8316-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-2-0-0\" 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-8316-2-0-0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ntcbc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/373411.png\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-8316-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Grade 7 &#038; 8: Sunday School \u2013 Oct 5, 11:15 AM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Sunday School for Grades 7 &amp; 8 will be held on the <strong>3rd floor in Room 311 from 11:15 AM \u2013 12:30 PM.\u00a0<\/strong>We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8316-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8316-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-3-0-0\" 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-8316-3-0-0\" >\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-8316-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Mission Prayer Meeting \u2013 Oct 29, 8:00 PM<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Join us this month as Cindy Chan\u00a0shares about her missionary work in Japan on\u00a0<strong>Wednesday, October 29, at 8PM<\/strong> <strong>in the Upper Basement.<\/strong> We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8316-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8316-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-4-0-0\" 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-8316-4-0-0\" >\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-8316-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><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. Our next class will be held on <strong>Sunday, November 16, from 2PM-5PM.<\/strong><\/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 id=\"pg-8316-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8316-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-5-0-0\" 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-8316-5-0-0\" >\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-8316-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8316-5-1-0\" ><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-8316-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8316-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-6-0-0\" 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-8316-6-0-0\" >\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-8316-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8316-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8316-6-1-0\" ><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>\u00a0to access our Children\u2019s Ministry page<\/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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