WELCOME TO HWC ENGLISH SERVICE (29 AUGUST 2021)

Chairperson: Tony Yeung

Speaker: George Wieland

Interpreters: Tiffany Wong and Nixon Fong

Singspiration: Cantonese Worship Team

Proclamation
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
   Let Israel say: "His love endures forever."
Let the house of Aaron say: "His love endures forever."
    Let those who fear the LORD say: "His love endures forever."
(Psalm 118:1-4)

Opening Prayer

Singspiration

The Ten Commandments

Scripture Reading

Acts 11:19-30 & 13:1-3

Sermon

Looking beyond: the church at Antioch

Response Hymn

Doxology

Benediction

Threefold Amen

Announcements

  1. A warm welcome to everyone who's joining us for the first time this morning. We are delighted to have you here.

  2. Due to the recent COVID community outbreak in NZ, it is unclear that if the lockdown restrictions will be extended for the coming weeks. To prepare for this uncertainty, the deacon board has decided to hold online services for the month of September. Subject to the changes to the government’s alert levels, the Board will review this arrangement in mid-September and plan ahead. Meanwhile we will continue to record online attendance until further notice.

  3. Please refer to the link below for the arrangements of Holy Word Church meetings at different COVID-19 alert levels.

    https://holywordchurch.online/en/covid19

  4. The 52nd Baptism will be held on 3rd October as a combined service from all three congregations. For those who wants to be baptised, please contact any Deacon, Pastor or your Small Group Leader. Deadline is 5th 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.

  5. Mid Autumn Festival Celebration: The mid Autumn BBQ party is scheduled on 18 September, which will be cancelled due to pandemic. Tickets will be refunded. For any enquiry, please contact Daisy Poon.

  6. Mission and Hardship Funds: July 2021 Financial Summary
    Mission Hardship
    June Bank Balance 2,830.32 13,300.23
    Offering Income 1,551.00 206.00
    Interest Income 0.13 0.45
    July Bank Balance 4,381.15* 13,506.68

    *NOTE: Bank fee $0.30 is deducted

  7. Church Camp: We are excited to announce that the church camp this year will be held at the Peter Snell Youth Campsite from Friday 3rd December to Sunday 5th December. Put it in your calendars and diaries and more information on the theme and registration will be coming out shortly. Please pray for the camp theme development process, that the theme developed would be applicable to us and our hearts can be engaged to respond to the work of the Holy Spirit.

  8. #AskPastorET: From September to October, we will run a series call #AskPastorET at 11am on Sunday (our usual TNT time). Pastor ET will address any questions you may have, whether it relates to theology, difficult Bible passages, life issues, our church, current events or any other matters He will help us think through these questions from a Biblical perspective. We want to collect your questions throughout the week and ET will pick one or two, or more, to answer each week. So fire through your questions!

    We won't publish your name, but please leave your name in case Pastor ET wants to clarify your question with you - so he is actually answering your question!

    Here is the link to submit your question: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2SQKDlQLZ_SAF6fKVGyjAOW7BzmxqaQ7WUfGFPvvcIYoPhA/viewform

  9. There will be no TNT today.

Mission Information

  1. August Mission month:
    This year’s mission month is toward the end. Thank you the Lord for sending His servants to spread His gospels. May the Lord give wisdom to all brothers & sisters to testify Him in their lives, to unify and work together for the Lord, to witness and expand the Kingdom of God unity in regardless of M1, M2, M3 and M4.

  2. The budget of this year’s M4 mission is $24,500. Pledge offering for Aug 2021 to Mar 2022 can be submitted to the offering box, or on our website at www.holywordchurch.online/mission-pledge. Online submission deadline extends to 30th September 2021. Should the pledge offering exceeds our budget this year, Mission department will consider supporting another pair of missionaries in the Muslim community.

  3. Thank you the Lord. Rev Janet Tam arrived Colombo, Sri Lanka safely last week (21/08), Quarantine curfew is imposed due to pandemic. It’s greatful that customs process was successful. May God protect her. Please pray for her visa application to be succeeded, so she can carry out the second term of missionary service.

  4. The pandemic is very severe in Tanzania, so please pray for the church and local people. May God protect them and eveyone is healthy.

  5. The Mission Department has published a report for this year’s mission month. It contains a summary of the sermon messages for this month, updates from our missionaries and financial reports. You can find a copy of this here: https://holywordchurch.online/en/mission

Prayer Items for the Week

  1. Pray for the current COVID-19 situation in New Zealand. May God heal the infected people, and by His mercy, settle the pandemic soon.

  2. The deacon board for the next term has been elected. May the Lord strengthen their heart, to serve the Lord and the church in His will.

  3. The motto for this year will remain the same as previous year. Pray that brothers and sisters can live out the church motto this year - "Renew our lives, become His disciples."

  4. Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor and English service pastor.

  5. A new pastor has been hired for the Cantonese service. Please pray for her application of the work visa. May God give her peace in her wait.

    Last Week's Sunday  Service Attendance

    Service: 52 (English), 129 (Cantonese), 41 (Mandarin)
    Prayer meeting: 28 pre-service, 65 post-service (Cantonese), 5 (Mandarin)

    Next Week's Roster

Chairperson: Amy Tony

Speaker: John Tucker

Singspiration: Herman Y, Charlie M, Kinson L, Sharon C, Johnny P, Justin L, Lillian W