Chairperson: Robert Mak
Speaker: Rev. ET Wong
Singspiration: Shirley Ho
Proclamation
I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;
before the “gods” I will sing your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
and will praise your name
for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
that it surpasses your fame.
(Psalm 138:1-2)
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Ten Commandments
Scripture Reading
Sermon
The Way We Speak: Ego Talk
Response Hymn
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
A warm welcome to everyone who's joined us this morning. We are delighted to see you all.
Prayer meeting is held in the upstairs hall after Sunday service. Please join our prayer meeting to share and pray together.
Covid update: A member who attended last week’s Mandarin service during 1:45-4pm has caught Covid. Let’s keep him or her in our prayers. The members who attended the service on the day have been notified by e-mail. Take care, but also take heart; let’s gather, worship and encourage each other in person.
A New Pastor for Mandarin Service has been appointed to shepherd the Mandarin congregation starting from early August, praise the Lord! Please pray for a smooth process for Pastor Kam Fu Kwok to take office.
Psalm Reading: Join us in the psalm reading project, started 1st June. We will be reading and meditating on one psalm a day, for 150 days. This will complement our study of Psalms this year. The reading calendar for June can be downloaded here: http://u.pc.cd/MFx7
English Service Live Stream is currently operated by a small team of volunteers. The church is looking for more brothers and sisters to join the team. You will only need the heart to serve as training will be provided. Please contact Daniel or Herman for more details.
Usage of church venue under COVID-19 Traffic Light System:
| Traffic Light | Orange |
|---|---|
| Sunday Service and Small Group Gatherings | Physical gathering and online |
| Capacity Limits |
Main hall + Side hall: 300 people New hall: 100 people Upstairs hall: 100 people |
| Sanitise Hands | Required |
| Masks | Encouraged |
| Use of Equipment | Sanitise after use |
Mission News
Pray for the brothers and sister’s heart on M4 mission.
Pray for S&C for God to give them strength, as they have started recruiting students into their summer classes with the summer holiday approaching.
Pray for H& P as they depart in early July for their new mission field. May God bless that everything will go smoothly, give them wisdom to learn the new language and their children to adjust to the new environment.
Pray for Rev Janet Tam’s vision to build church in the south of the country, give her good coworkers to preach the Gospel effectively.
Pray for the leaders of the Tanzanian church and the purchasing of land for their church building.
Prayer Items for the Week
The Church Theme for the next two years is: Love as He Loved • Love with His Love
A new pastor has been hired for the Cantonese service. Please pray for her work visa application.
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor and English Service Pastor.
Pray for our “servicing requirement review group and deacon nomination process group”. Pray that this group can help deacon board in this area.
Pray for the Psalm reading plan. May God give us the determination to follow the plan and let us learn about Him more deeply so we will worship and praise Him more.
Pray for New Zealand’s pandemic situation. May God remember those affected by the pandemic.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (19 June 2022)
| English | Cantonese | Mandarin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 36 + 12 online | 78 + 79 online | 34 + 11 online |
| Prayer Meeting | - | - | 3 + 1 online |
| Children Sunday School | 18 | - | 20 |
Next Week's Roster (3 July 2022)
Chairperson: Amy Tong
Speaker: Rev. ET Wong
Singspiration: Charlie Mak
WELCOME TO HWC ENGLISH SERVICE (19 June 2022)
Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: Dr. John Tucker
Singspiration: Herman Yeung
Proclamation
Praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD, you his servants;
praise the name of the LORD.
Let the name of the LORD be praised,
both now and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the LORD is to be praised.
(Psalm 113:1-3)
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Ten Commandments
Scripture Reading
Sermon
Rest for the Weary
Response Hymn
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
A warm welcome to everyone who's joined us this morning. We are delighted to see you all.
Pastor ET is preaching at CACC this morning.
Prayer meeting is held in the upstairs hall after Sunday service. Please join our prayer meeting to share and pray together.
Psalm Reading: Join us in the psalm reading project, started 1st June. We will be reading and meditating on one psalm a day, for 150 days. This will complement our study of Psalms this year. The reading calendar for June can be downloaded here: http://u.pc.cd/MFx7
English Service Live Stream is currently operated by a small team of volunteers. The church is looking for more brothers and sisters to join the team. You will only need the heart to serve as training will be provided. Please contact Daniel or Herman for more details.
Offering Receipts: The Finance Department has sent out offering receipts for financial year 2021-2022 via email (only to those who have registered their e-mail addresses). Please take note as the email may be directed to the junk mailbox. Members who do not have e-mail addresses may obtain their offering receipts from Jenny Ip. If you have any queries, please get in touch with the Finance Department. For members who complete offering online, please enter personal information accurately when making online payments. You will need to include your registered name with IRD, and the service you attend. If you have updated your e-mail addresses, please notify the Finance Department.
Market Day: Praise the Lord, for allowing us to hold the Market Day held on 4th June in the midst of the pandemic. We are able to raise funds of $3,508.60 which have now been donated to the Salvation Army food bank to provide for those in need.
Auditor for church accounts: This notice is to notify church members of an error in the previous year’s AGM documents. The auditor for the church accounts was listed as Integrity Financial Audits at the AGM last year. However, the auditors had changed their name to Charity Integrity Audits and the audit issued for last year’s accounts was already under the name Charity Integrity Audits. The auditor conducting the audit remains the same.
Usage of church venue under COVID-19 Traffic Light System:
| Traffic Light | Orange |
|---|---|
| Sunday Service and Small Group Gatherings | Physical gathering and online |
| Capacity Limits |
Main hall + Side hall: 300 people New hall: 100 people Upstairs hall: 100 people |
| Sanitise Hands | Required |
| Masks | Encouraged |
| Use of Equipment | Sanitise after use |
8. Financial Report for April 2022:
| April Actual | Year-to-Date Actual | Year-to-Date Budget | Full Year Budget | Actual/Full Year Budget % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Income | $31,776 | $31,776 | |||
| Total Expense | $25,670 | $25,670 | |||
| Net Surplus/(Deficit) | $6,106 | $6,106 |
*Budget is pending approval hence blank.
Mission News
Pray for the brothers and sister’s heart on M4 mission.
Pray for S&C for God to give them strength, so that they can nurture the workers, students and parents.
Pray for H& P’s visa application. They plan to depart in July. May God bless that everything will go smoothly.
Pray for Rev Janet Tam’s vision to build church in the south of the country.
Pray for the leaders of the Tanzanian church and the purchasing of land for their church building.
Prayer Items for the Week
The Church Theme for the next two years is: Love as He Loved • Love with His Love
A new pastor has been hired for the Cantonese service. Please pray for her work visa application.
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor, English Service Pastor and Mandarin Service Pastor.
Pray for our “servicing requirement review group and deacon nomination process group”. Pray that this group can help deacon board in this area.
Pray for the Psalm reading plan. May God give us the determination to follow the plan and let us learn about Him more deeply so we will worship and praise Him more.
Pray for New Zealand’s pandemic situation. May God remember those affected by the pandemic.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (12 June 2022)
| English | Cantonese | Mandarin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 42 | 64 + 79 online | 33 + 11 online |
| Prayer Meeting before Service | - | 9 | 2 + 2 online |
| Prayer Meeting after Service | - | 33 + 19 online | - |
| Children Sunday School | 15 | - | 17 |
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Amy Tong
Speaker: Rev. ET Wong
Singspiration: Shirley Ho