Chairperson: KC Li
Speaker: Rev. ET Wong
Interpretor: Amy Tong (English); Ying Li (Mandarin)
Singspiration: Herman Yeung
Committee on Duty: Sunny Ha
Proclamation
Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
I will praise the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
(Psalm 146:1-2)
Opening Prayer
Ten Commandments
Singspiration
Choir Sinspiration
Scripture Reading
Jeremiah 1:11-19
Sermon
What do you See?
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Response Hymn
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
A warm welcome to everyone who joined us this morning. We are delighted to see you all.
Candidates for next term’s Deacon Board — The Deacon Nomination Committee had sent invitations to 29 qualified individuals from our three congregations. After prayer, six nominees accepted the nomination as candidates for deacons. The nominees are Daisy Pun, Cassandra Lee, Tony Yeung, and Anshun Wong from the Cantonese congregation; Sally Che and Emily Tsang from the English congregation. If any brothers or sisters have any opinions regarding the above candidates, please contact Kenneth Fong of the Deacon Nomination Committee by email or letter. Opinion letters need to include your name for further follow-up and handling. Email address: chairperson.ccc@holywordchurch.org.nz.
Deadline for submission is 11th June.TNT: Pastor ET is teaching a TNT 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.
Mission News
Praise the Lord! All speakers of this year’s August Mission Month are pastors from the Holy Word Church. May the Lord use the pastors and encourage the mission heart of the congregation.
H&P served in a Mulism community during Ramadan. Praise the Lord, God gave them an opportunity to discuss their faith with the second generation of young Muslims.
Pastor Janet Tam had meetings with two new believers last week. Please pray for the new believers’ faith, and pray for Pastor Janet’s follow up meetings.
Pray for Pastor James Che and Jessica has flown to America last week to attend their step daughter’s graduation cememory, and will visit local Christian Organisation as well. May the Lord bless their journey.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for the Evangelism Department's Friendship Evangelistic Visitation Programme. Pray that the Lord would use brothers and sisters to reach out to their families and friends and relatives in their efforts to spread the Gospel.
Pray for those who are willing to accept deacon candidacy nominations as well as those who are not ready to be nominated yet, that the Lord would give them strength for 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.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (14 May 2023)
| English | Cantonese | Mandarin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Service | 58 | 127 | 47 |
| Prayer Meeting | 42 | 8 (pre) / 71 (post) | 17 |
| Children Sunday School | 22 | - | 29 |
Next Week's Roster (28 May 2023)
Chairperson: Jason Chow
Speaker: Herman Yeung
Singspiration: Charlie Ma
Committee on Duty: Herman Yeung