WELCOME TO HWC ENGLISH SERVICE (3 July 2022)

Chairperson: Amy Tong

Speaker: Rev. ET Wong

Singspiration: Shirley Ho

Proclamation
Praise the LORD, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the LORD, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
(Psalm 103:1-2)

Opening Prayer

Singspiration

The Ten Commandments

Scripture Reading

Philippians 2:14-16

Sermon

The Way We Speak: Complaining and Criticizing

Response Hymn

Holy Communion

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. 51st Baptism will be held on 2nd October as a combined service from all three congregation. For those who wants to be baptised, please contact any Deacon, Pastor or your Small Group Leader. Deadline is 4th September. All applicants are required to have their nurturing course completed. Once an application is received, baptism class will be arranged and the deacons will meet with you to confirm your faith. Please also contact us if you would like to have your church membership transferred to HWC or would like to have child dedication.

  4. 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 new reading calendar for July can be downloaded here: http://tinyurl.com/HWCPJ

  5. 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.

  6. 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

7. Financial Report for May 2022:

May Actual Year-to-Date Actual Year-to-Date Budget Full Year Budget Actual/Full Year Budget %
Total Income $32,783 $64,559
Total Expense $29,626 $55,093
Net Surplus/(Deficit) $3,157 $9,466

Mission News

  1. Pray for the brothers and sister’s heart on M4 mission, encouraging them to support overseas missions with the donation tax rebate.

  2. Pray for S&C for preparing the summer program and promotion, may the Lord bless their ministry.

  3. Pray for H&P as they depart this week for their new mission field. May God give them wisdom to learn the new language and adjust to the new environment.

  4. Pray for Rev Janet Tam’s ministry in Sri Lanka, and pray for the local community for suffering from the rising living cost and petrol shortage.

  5. Pray for the health of Pastor James Che, may the Lord look after him.


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 (26 June 2022)

English Cantonese Mandarin
Service 37 + 8 online 64 + 77 online 31 + 11 online
Prayer Meeting 18 9 2 + 1 online
Prayer Meeting - 47 + 21 online -
Children Sunday School 17 - 16

Next Week's Roster (3 July 2022)

Chairperson: Fung Lam

Speaker: Rev. ET Wong

Singspiration: Charlie Mak