Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: Rev ET Wong
Singspiration: Violet Y, Kinson L, Lillian W, Charlie M, Shirley H, Steve G
Proclamation
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
(Psalm 107:1, 8)
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Lord’s Prayer
Scripture Reading
Sermon
“Love your enemy”
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.
The church resumes all activities including Sunday services, fellowships, small groups and other meetings within the government's restrictions under Alert Level 1. We would like to encourage our brothers and sisters to wear a mask or face covering when attending our activities. As you are entering into the church building, please remember to sanitise your hands and sign in using the NZ COVID Tracer App or write your name down on the attendance form. We will continue to live stream our Sunday services online for those who needed to stay home.
If you have cold or flu symptoms, please stay home, and call your doctor or Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice about getting tested.Brothers and sisters who are unable to attend the Sunday service at church may contact our administrator Stanley and arrange a time to pick up a prepack Holy Communion set (3 packs per person) for partaking Holy communion at home.
Children Sunday School: There will be a meeting for the parents on 8/11/2020 at 12:15PM in the new building. Strongly encourage parents to attend. Any questions, please refer to Lisa.
Our church camp will take place on 4-6 December at Peter Snell Youth Village, Whangaparaoa. We are excited to have Pastor Phillip Porter speak to us on the theme, "Renew & Reform", as we seek to refresh and grow in our walk with God. There will also be a workshop, activities/games and a quiz night. The fees are as follows: $120 for students and $130 for adults. A day camp option (Saturday) is available for families with young children. If you want more information please contact Herman Yeung. Sign up here!
Next week is our combine service and baptism. Service starts at 10AM. A combined prayer meeting will be held at 9 am.
Baptism: Cheung Ka Pui (Edith) from Cantonese Service and David Fang from Mandarin Service
Membership transfer: Vincent Liu, Calla Wu Zheng and Daniel Yau from English Service
Children Dedication: Matthias Lam (Parents: Fung Lam / Elizabeth Ma), Meredith Fung (Parents: Vincent Fung / Lina Wang) from English Service
August Financial Report: Link.
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 plan called "Essential Scripture For Thirty Days" from 02/10. 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
Pray for C and H&P’s spiritual and physical health so that they can adapt the new environment.
James Che has returned to New Zealand to continue his treatment. Pray for cure so they can continue to serve.
Pray for the dire pandemic situation in Sri Lanka, as they have returned to online service.
This year’s M4 budget is $23,000. Mission department is rolling out a Pledge Offering program in order to plan for next year’s ministry, e.g. supporting another missionary in the Muslim community. Pledge offering forms are available at https://holywordchurch.online/mission-pledge and on the usher’s desk . The deadline for submission has now been extended to 25 October.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for the 50th Baptism. May God strengthen the faith of those who are getting baptised.
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor and English services.
Pray that brothers and sisters can live out the church motto this year - "Renew our lives, become His disciples."
Pray for New Zealand’s situation during COVID-19 period and especially for Auckland. May God brings peace to those who are impacted.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance
English Service: 70; Prayer meeting: -; Children Sunday School: 13
Cantonese Service: 102 (Online: 22); Prayer meeting: 8
Mandarin Service: 52 (Online: 2); Prayer meeting: 9; Children Sunday School: 29
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Dr Franklin fung
Speaker: Timothy Lim
Singspiration: Mandarin Service Worship team