WELCOME TO HWC ENGLISH SERVICE (31 May 2026)

Chairperson: Amy Tong

Speaker: Herman Yeung

Singspiration: Boaz Wong

Committee on Duty: Emily Tsang

Proclamation
Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord, you his servants;
praise the name of the Lord.
Let the name of the Lord be praised,
both now and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
(Psalm 113:1-3)

Opening Prayer

Singspiration

Ten Commandments

Scripture Reading
Numbers 11:21-23

Sermon
the seventh stop: Desert of Paran

Response Hymn

Closing Prayer

Doxology

Benediction

Threefold Amen

Announcements


Announcements

1. A warm welcome to everyone who joined us this morning. We are delighted to see you all. 

2. Sri Lanka Short-Term Mission Team Fundraising Update: We thank God that the fundraising target for the Sri Lanka short-term mission team has now been reached. Praise God for His faithful provision through the generous support, prayers, and encouragement of brothers and sisters. Please continue to remember the team in prayer as they complete their preparation and get ready to serve alongside Rev Janet Tam in Sri Lanka.


Giving

Let us remember the joy of giving and the blessings it brings to both the giver and the receiver. Tithe offering is a duty of all Christians. By giving, we honour God and fulfill His work through our church. May God bless the offering we willingly give. For more details on how you can give, please visit our church website: https://holywordchurch.org.nz/en/giving.


Prayer Items for this Week

  • Pray that we would honestly bring our struggles before God, just as Moses and the Israelites did in the desert. May we trust that He hears us with patience and compassion, even when our faith is weak.

  • Pray that God would teach us to trust His provision, even when it looks different from what we expected. May we not be consumed by dissatisfaction, but learn to receive His goodness with grateful hearts.

  • Pray for those carrying heavy burdens in our congregation — that just as God responded to Moses with both compassion and practical help, He would meet each person in their need and shape them to trust Him more deeply.

  • Pray for the Sri Lanka Short-Term Mission Team — Pastor Herman Yeung, Mance Chan, Kallen Chan, and Oliver Kuik — as they complete their final preparations for their trip in July. Ask God to unite and equip them, provide for all their needs, and grant them boldness and wisdom as they serve alongside Rev Janet Tam to bring the gospel to those in need.


Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (24 May 2026)

Combined Total
Worship 269
Prayer Meeting 4
CSS 36

Next Week's Roster (7 June 2026)

Chairperson: Marco Yu

Speaker: Herman Yeung

Singspiration: Rebecca Ho

Committee on Duty: Vincent Chan

WELCOME TO HWC ENGLISH SERVICE (24 May 2026)

Chairperson: Nixon Fong

Speaker: E Ting Wong

Interpreter: Rebecca Hu

Singspiration: English Worship Team

Committee on Duty: Ruthie Leung

Proclamation
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the Lord with the harp,
    with the harp and the sound of singing,
with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—
    shout for joy before the Lord, the King.

(Psalm 98:4-6)

Opening Prayer

Singspiration

Choral Offering

Scripture Reading
John 1:14

Sermon
Dwelling Among Us

Response Hymn

Sri Lanka Short-Term Mission Team Commissioning Ceremony

Doxology

Benediction

Threefold Amen

Announcements

Photos

Cake


Announcements

1. A warm welcome to everyone who joined us this morning. We are delighted to see you all. 

2. The church will celebrate its 32nd Anniversary next Sunday (24/5), with a combined service held at 10:00am that morning. On the same day, we will also hold a commissioning ceremony for the Sri Lanka short-term mission team, to pray for and send them out with our blessing. All are warmly invited to set aside time to attend and give thanks together for the Lord’s grace


Giving

Let us remember the joy of giving and the blessings it brings to both the giver and the receiver. Tithe offering is a duty of all Christians. By giving, we honour God and fulfill His work through our church. May God bless the offering we willingly give. For more details on how you can give, please visit our church website: https://holywordchurch.org.nz/en/giving.


Prayer Items for this Week

  • Pray that as we celebrate 32 years of God's faithfulness, we would be filled with gratitude for how He has dwelt among us and built this church. May the Word made flesh — Jesus who pitched His tent among us — continue to be the centre of all we do.

  • Pray for those being commissioned to Sri Lanka in July. May the Lord who dwells with His people go with them, equipping and protecting them as they bring the gospel to those in need.

  • Pray that our church community would be a place where God's glory and grace are made visible — that as we gather in love, others would see Christ dwelling among us and be drawn to Him.


Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (17 May 2026)

English Cantonese Mandarin
East NS
Worship 56 162 29 42
Prayer Meeting 17 5 6 21
CSS 24 -- 5 9

Next Week's Roster (31 May 2026)

Chairperson: Amy Tong

Speaker: Herman Yeung

Singspiration: Boaz Wong

Committee on Duty: Emily Tsang