WELCOME TO HWC ENGLISH SERVICE (31 July 2022)

Chairperson: Amy Tong

Speaker: Rev. ET Wong

Singspiration: Shirley Ho

Proclamation
When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”
(Genesis 28:16-17)

Opening Prayer

Singspiration

The Ten Commandments

Scripture Reading

Proverbs 18:21; Ephesians 4:29

Sermon

Good Words, Good Life

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. Pastor Kam-Fu Kwok, new pastor for the Mandarin Service, will take office from 1 August 2022. Please pray that God will strengthen him to serve the church.

  4. 21st AGM was held yesterday. During the discussion of Item 3 (Budget of the church and charitable trust) between the members, as there were no consensus on the expenses of the main entrance renovation. The meeting was adjourned.

    A later date will be set to discussed the outstanding items: 3, 4, 5 in the agenda.

  5. 51st Baptism will be held on 2nd October as a combined service for all three congregations. 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.

  6. 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

  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 August Mission Month, that God will use His servants to rekindle our passion for Mission.

  2. Pray for the physical and spiritual health of S&C as they continue to serve during the busy summer holidays.

  3. Praise the Lord that H&P have found suitable accommodation. Pray that they can learn the local languages.

  4. Give thanks that Rev. Janet Tam’s work visa has been approved. Also pray for another missionary, Pastor Wong, currently raising funds for herself to join Rev. Tam in the mission in Sri Lanka.

  5. Pr. James Che safely arrived in Fiji last week with other pastors to consider the possibilities of church planting there. May God guide the plan and accomplish this vision.


Prayer Items for the Week

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

  2. Pray for the pandemic situation in NZ. May God look after those who are affected by the pandemic.

  3. A new pastor has been hired for the Cantonese service and her work visa application has been submitted. Pray that everything will proceed smoothly so she can join us soon.

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

  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.


Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (24 July 2022)

English Cantonese Mandarin
Service 40 + 9 online 67 + 79 online 48 + 7 online
Prayer Meeting before / after service - 7 + 19 online 1 online
Children Sunday School 12 - 15

Next Week's Roster (7 August 2022)

Chairperson: Robert Mak

Speaker: Rev. E Ting Wong

Singspiration: Charlie Mak