Chairperson: Nicholas Powell
Speaker: Pastor Paul Chang
Worship: Team B
Proclamation
Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests
(Luke 2:14)
Opening Prayer
Ten Commandments
Singspiration
Scripture Reading
Sermon
“Where Are You? Here I AM…"
Response Hymn
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
A warm welcome to everyone who's joining us for the first time this morning. We are delighted to have you here.
Holy Word Church gathering arrangements under various Covid-19 alert levels
Alert Level 1
· All church activities will be back to normal.
· Onsite Sunday worship, as well as online streaming on Facebook .
· Record attendance for all church gatherings and meetings
Alert Level 2
· All Sunday services, small groups and meetings are online.
· The church building will not be opened unless it is absolutely necessary.
· The Pastors may carry out special pastoral visitation.
Alert Level 3 & 4
· Our church building closed temporarily.
· All our staffs work from home.
· All of our activities are moved online.
Mid-Autumn Festival: A celebration will be held on 26 September 2020 from 2 pm to 5 pm at church. You are welcome to bring families and friends to celebrate. Admission is free. There are food and game stalls, and you need to purchase coupons. Each coupon is $10. If you would like to by, please contact Fanny Yeung. All surplus will be donating to the Auckland Foundation Covid-19 Community Response Fund to assist families affected by Covid-19. There will be an online prayer meeting at 8.30 pm every Thursday from 13/08 - 17/09 to pray that God may open the way for the community to know Him and the church
Baptism: It is postponed to 4 October due to pandemic. Brothers and sisters who want to get baptised please contact pastors or deacons. The closing date for application is 6 September. The applicant must have completed the nurturing course. If you have not completed the course yet, please contact pastors or deacons as soon as possible. Membership admission and children dedication will be held on the same day. Please submit your application to pastors or deacons.
Overseas Mission Fund July 2020 Financial Report: Fund opening balance: 3,363.75; Receipts in July 350.00; Interest income: 0.12; 31 July 2020 balance 3,713.87.
Hardship Fund July 2020 Financial Report: Fund opening balance: 12,944.79; Receipts in July 100.00; Interest income: 0.45; 31 July 2020 balance 13,045.24.
Bible Reading Plan
We would like to invite you to join our Bible reading plan community on YouVersion. We aim to encourage us to read, study and meditate the Word of God together. We have started a new plan called "Life on Mission" from 01/08. If you already have a YouVersion account, you can join by clicking this link. If you have any questions, please read this step-by-step guide or email Pastor ET @ et.wong@holywordchurch.org.nz.
Mission Information
The theme for the August Mission Month is “Mission in Pandemic? Mission in Pandemic!”
Theme song: People need the Lord
The topics for each Sundays:
02/08 - The Concept of Mission: Connection between individuals and Ministry. How to renew the church’s understanding of mission during the pandemic. (Speaker: Paster ET)
09/08 - Mission Strategies and Tactics: Consolidation between Church and organisation. How to influence universal missionary strategies during the pandemic. (Speaker: Rev Daniel Huang from CMI)
16/08 - Promoting Mission: Contribution between Church and organisation. How to contribute to the development of a universal mission during the pandemic. (Speaker: Pastor Paul Chang from Interserve International NZ)
23/08 - Participating in Mission: Co-operation between Church and Organisation. How to encourage the mission of the church during the pandemic. (Speaker: Pastor KC Wong from OMF)
30/08 - Combined Service - Our Mission: Challenge our personal view towards mission during the pandemic. (Speaker: Rev. Gloria Lui from CEMHK)Please pray for all the speakers.
Holy Word Church will continue to support five missionaries with some slight adjustments to funding allocation. We have allocated an amount in the M4 budget to support the Smile Lanka school for impoverished children in Sri Lanka for one year. We will also provide support to the “30 days of prayer for the Islamic world” initiative. The total Overseas Mission fund budget for the year is $23,000. The Overseas Mission department has planned a faith giving initiative on the 30 August to encourage sisters and brothers to give to overseas mission by using their tax refunds from regular giving. (Note that M4 donations are not tax-deductible).
Pray for S&C, H&P as they return to the mission field over the next two weeks. Pray that God protects them spiritually and physically, that they can stay safe and have the strength to carry out the mission.
Pray for Pastor Janet’s 3rd-year visa renewal.
Praise the Lord! the Tanzania Chinese International church has completed construction of the new church building. For the past 2 weeks, the church has held its Sunday Service in the new building. We pray that God will use this new building to train new workers and expand His Kingdom.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for the Evangelism Explosion course that will open in October. May God encourages brothers and sisters to join and become Gospel warriors, and may God guide us to approach potential Gospel targets.
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor, Cantonese and English services.
Pray that brothers and sisters can live out the church motto this year - "Renew our lives, become His disciples."
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance
English Service: 79; Prayer Meeting: 51; Children Sunday School: 26
Cantonese Service: 118 (+15 online); Prayer meeting: 11 (+1 online)
Mandarin Service: 67(+4 online); Prayer meeting: 7; Children Sunday School: 36
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: Pastor KC Wong
Worship: Team A