Chairperson: Robert Mak
Speaker: Rev E Ting Wong
Singspiration: Violet Y, Kenny P, Shirley H, Steve G, Daniel H
Proclamation
Praise the LORD.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
(Psalm 149:1-2)
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Lord’s Prayer
Scripture Reading
Sermon
Confessing our Sins
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.
HWC Arrangements under various Covid-19 Alert Levels:
Please refer to the link below for the arrangements of Holy Word Church meetings at different COVID-19 alert levels.
The 52nd Baptism originally planned to be held on 3rd October will be cancelled due to COVID alert level. If there are any urgent baptism applications, we will make special arrangements.
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.
#AskPastorET TNT starts today from 11 am to 12 noon. Please join using the following link:
https://meet.google.com/kpt-dmqm-cfnIf you would like to submit a question, please use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2SQKDlQLZ_SAF6fKVGyjAOW7BzmxqaQ7WUfGFPvvcIYoPhA/viewform
Mission Information
August mission month has come to an 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.
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
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.
The church has received mission pledge for $1,800.00 from all three congregation and planning to support another missionary the spread the word in the Muslim community if amount received exceed our budget. Please continue to pray for this.
Missionary News:
Remember S&C in your prayers. Due to changes to government policy in their mission field, the mission environment has become more difficult. Pray that S&C can continue to stand firm in the faith and have wisdom to continue to minister in changing conditions.
Remember H&P in your prayers, due to unforeseen circumstances, their family has temporarily been separated from each other and will likely need to move to another mission field to be re-united. Please pray that the family can continue to follow the LORD’s path and continue on their ministry.
Remember James and Jessica’s ministry in Tanzania, in recent times a number of the church members have fallen ill and some have rested in the LORD. Pray that God will comfort them in these difficult times and give them strength to continue to be a support and blessing to the congregation.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for the current COVID-19 situation in New Zealand. May God heal the infected people, and by His mercy, settle the pandemic soon.
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.
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."
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor and English service pastor.
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 AttendanceService: 48 (English), 144 (Cantonese), 40 (Mandarin)
Prayer meeting: 27 (Cantonese), 10 (Mandarin)
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Fung Lam
Speaker: Herman Yeung
Singspiration: Herman Y, Charlie M, Kinson L, Sharon C, Johnny P, Justin L, Lillian W