Chairperson: Jason Chow
Speaker: William HC
Singspiration: Charlie Mak
Committee on Duty: Daniel Ho
Proclamation
For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.
(Romans 11:36)
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Apostles Creed
Scripture Reading
1 Corinthians 4:6-21
Sermon
Christ, Not the World.
Response Hymn
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
A warm welcome to everyone who joined us this morning. We are delighted to see you all.
A free community seminar will be held on Saturday, 6th May at 10am-12pm. The topic is “What is it?”. It is about how to use the food scraps bins introduced and distributed to local residents by the Auckland City Council. The speaker is Ms YanLing LI, President of Chinese Environmental Education Trust Foundation. The talk will be conducted in Cantonese. It is suitable for all ages and a refreshment will provide after the seminar. All brothers and sisters are welcome to invite family members, relatives, friends, colleagues and neighbours to join. Please refer to the poster for details or contact Fanny Yeung for queries.
Sri Lanka Short-term mission trip sharing. The short-term mission team to Sri Lanka looks forward to sharing with you their stories and the abundant grace of the Lord in it. Date: May 7th (Sunday) 1:15-2:30 pm; Location: Upstairs Hall. Please bring your own lunch. Before the meeting, we will also share some snacks and Ceylon black tea from Sri Lanka with everyone. In order to prepare enough refreshments, please register with Monna on WhatsApp (021-1622291) before noon on May 3rd.
Congregation News: Timothy Yeung and Tracy got married yesterday. May God bless them with a wonderful married life as they walk together in unity and bear witness to the love of the Lord.
TNT: Pastor ET is resuming TNT today on the topic of Christian Values. We will be discussing topics like church, family, money and many others. Please join us for this journey of faith and discovery. The course note is available here.
The finance department will send out the donation receipts for the 2022-2023 financial year to members via email this week. The receipts may potentially be sorted into spam mails, so please check for them. For those who have not registered their email addresses, please contact Jenny Ip next week to request for the receipt. If there are any issues with the receipt, please contact the finance department.
HWC Financial Report for March 2023
| March Actual | YTD Actualy | YTD Budget | Annual Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Income | 68,650 | 458,583 | 521,433 | 521,433 |
| Total Expense | 44,295 | 433,709 | 562,924 | 562,924 |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | 24,355 | 24,875 | (41,491) | (41,491) |
March 2023 Donation: General: $57,671, Building: $7,450, Local Mission: $2,170.
Bank balance dated March 2023: $651,223
Mission News
Sri-Lanka is a country that has many gods and idols, but the short-term mission trip team has felt that God has prepared the heart for the locals as they were willing to join in a conversation. There were 9 people who accepted Christ and 10 who are willing to explore deeper into Christianity. May God strength their faith and provide wisdom to pastor Tam.
Praise the Lord, the short-term mission team has raised $10,068.67 for the trip. Thank you for everyone’s contributions.
Please pray for the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of the members of the short-term mission team. We will have representatives sharing their testimonies at all three services next Sunday (30/04).
Prayer Items for the Week
Today is the deadline (4/23) for the nomination of candidates for the deacon election. Let us pray for those who are willing to be nominated and those who are not ready to be nominated yet. May God strengthen them for their future ministry in the church.
Pray for the gospel needs of the North Shore as more Cantonese-speaking people move there. The mission fields are vast, let's seek God's guidance together and help us see what is needed.
Pray for everyone to strive to practice the theme of the year,: Love as He Loved • Love with His Love.
Pray for everyone’s physical and spiritual health. The weather is also getting colder so may God strengthen our body against the flu.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (16 April 2023)
| English | Cantonese | Mandarin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Service | 54 | 128 | 45 |
| Prayer Meeting | - | 8 | 20 |
| Children Sunday School | 13 | - | 22 |
Next Week's Roster (30 April 2023)
Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: Herman Yeung
Singspiration: Kinson Lau
Committee on Duty: Sunny Ha