WELCOME TO HWC ENGLISH SERVICE (26 June 2022)

Chairperson: Robert Mak

Speaker: Rev. ET Wong

Singspiration: Shirley Ho

Proclamation
I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;
before the “gods” I will sing your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
and will praise your name
for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
that it surpasses your fame.
(Psalm 138:1-2)

Opening Prayer

Singspiration

The Ten Commandments

Scripture Reading

Psalm 12:1-3

Sermon

The Way We Speak: Ego Talk

Response Hymn

Closing Prayer

Doxology

Benediction

Threefold Amen


Announcements

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

  2. Prayer meeting is held in the upstairs hall after Sunday service. Please join our prayer meeting to share and pray together.

  3. Covid update: A member who attended last week’s Mandarin service during 1:45-4pm has caught Covid. Let’s keep him or her in our prayers. The members who attended the service on the day have been notified by e-mail. Take care, but also take heart; let’s gather, worship and encourage each other in person.

  4. A New Pastor for Mandarin Service has been appointed to shepherd the Mandarin congregation starting from early August, praise the Lord! Please pray for a smooth process for Pastor Kam Fu Kwok to take office.

  5. Psalm Reading: Join us in the psalm reading project, started 1st June. We will be reading and meditating on one psalm a day, for 150 days. This will complement our study of Psalms this year. The reading calendar for June can be downloaded here: http://u.pc.cd/MFx7

  6. English Service Live Stream is currently operated by a small team of volunteers. The church is looking for more brothers and sisters to join the team. You will only need the heart to serve as training will be provided. Please contact Daniel or Herman for more details.

  7. Usage of church venue under COVID-19 Traffic Light System:

Traffic Light Orange
Sunday Service and Small Group Gatherings
Physical gathering
and online
Capacity Limits Main hall + Side hall: 300 people
New hall: 100 people
Upstairs hall: 100 people
Sanitise Hands Required
Masks Encouraged
Use of Equipment Sanitise after use

Mission News

  1. Pray for the brothers and sister’s heart on M4 mission.

  2. Pray for S&C for God to give them strength, as they have started recruiting students into their summer classes with the summer holiday approaching.

  3. Pray for H& P as they depart in early July for their new mission field. May God bless that everything will go smoothly, give them wisdom to learn the new language and their children to adjust to the new environment.

  4. Pray for Rev Janet Tam’s vision to build church in the south of the country, give her good coworkers to preach the Gospel effectively.

  5. Pray for the leaders of the Tanzanian church and the purchasing of land for their church building.


Prayer Items for the Week

  1. The Church Theme for the next two years is: Love as He Loved • Love with His Love

  2. A new pastor has been hired for the Cantonese service. Please pray for her work visa application.

  3. Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor and English Service Pastor.

  4. Pray for our “servicing requirement review group and deacon nomination process group”. Pray that this group can help deacon board in this area.

  5. Pray for the Psalm reading plan. May God give us the determination to follow the plan and let us learn about Him more deeply so we will worship and praise Him more.

  6. Pray for New Zealand’s pandemic situation. May God remember those affected by the pandemic.


Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (19 June 2022)

English Cantonese Mandarin
Service 36 + 12 online 78 + 79 online 34 + 11 online
Prayer Meeting - - 3 + 1 online
Children Sunday School 18 - 20

Next Week's Roster (3 July 2022)

Chairperson: Amy Tong

Speaker: Rev. ET Wong

Singspiration: Charlie Mak