Bulletin for December 11, 2022

English Online Prayer Meeting will be on every Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ZOOM1 (pw: 4757). Information is on the church website. All are welcome to join.
Today is Baptismal Joint Service with communion. We ask that church members prepare bread/cracker and grape juice to remember the Lord, if worshipping online with us. For those attending in person worship, after communion, please put your used communion package into the garbage bin. Don’t leave them in the Sanctuary. Baptismal candidates are: Lemuel Chan, Justin Yim, Kester Tang, Chloe Chan, Samuel Chang, Solomon Chung, Eleanor Lam, Pansy Lo, Paco Lo.We are also welcome(English) Mary Wong, (Chinese) Delon Ho, Cindy Wong, Chris Lai, Helen Lai, Anita Ng, Ada Yiu, Alice Mok, Kary Cho, Patrick Lam, Alan Wong, Cannex Cheong, Jimmy Zhen, Jasmine Zhang and Joseph Tung and Rebecca Ma who were unable to attend membership presentation last time, to be our church members.
The church sincerely invites English congregation to participate. Theme: Miss you, let’s reconnect! Date: December 18th (Sunday) Time: 12:30 pm to 2 pm. Our elders and pastoral team will provide lunch (Pizza, chicken wings, drinks) for the English congregation in the gym, free of charge. All English brothers & sisters and friends are welcome to participate, thank you!
The English Service will stop streaming by next year. The last streamed service will be Dec. 25th. We hope that those who are still joining us online will be able to come in-person. We will still record the sermon and post it afterwards onto our church’s YouTubers page.
Toronto food banks recorded 1.66 million visits between April 2021 and March 2022, up from 1.45 million the year before. Among food bank users, respondents had a median monthly income of $1,061, an amount equal to less than half of Toronto’s 2020 poverty line of $2,060 a month. Ninety-six percent of survey respondents live below the poverty line. (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/daily-bread-food-bank-whos-hungry-report-2022-1.6644327)
Our church would like to hold a food drive during the holiday season to help those who are less fortunate than us. Jesus once said in Matthew 25:40, “‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'” If you would like to help, please bring non-expired and non-perishable foods and drop them in the designated box in the foyer. All the food will be collected by the end of the year and donated to the Toronto Alliance Church whose mission is to reach out to the impoverished with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. May the Lord bless your generosity and kindness!
Life Groups will be replacing our existing small groups starting May 2023. For any interested in becoming a Life Group Leader, please talk to Emma.
Pray for the students who will have final projects, tests and exams in Dec & Jan.