Chairperson: KC Li
Speaker: Pr. Ernest Kwok
Translation: Layee Chen
Singspiration: Mandarin Worship Team
Committee on Duty: Desmond Lee
Proclamation
Praise the LORD.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.
(Psalm 150:1,6)
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Lord's Prayer
Scripture Reading
Sermon
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
Children Dedication. Rev. ET Wong
Theodore Yu (Parents: Vincent Yu and Shireen Chang)
Jordan Lam (Parents: Fung Lam and Liz Ma)
Testimony Sharing
James Xue, Oliver Kuik and Naomi Kwan
Baptism. Rev. ET Wong
Sprinkling: Guo Yun Chong and Eddy Yeung
Imersion: Naomi Kwan, Oliver Kuik, Oswald Kuik and James Xue
Membership Transfer. Pr. Ernest Kwok
Miriam Yeung, Tommy Tsang, Chen Hua Qin and Lai Wen Teng
Choir
Holy Communion. Rev. ET Wong
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Present Gifts
Announcements
A warm welcome to everyone who's joined us this morning. We are delighted to see you all.
Mission Pledge: This year the Mission Department aims to donate $29,000 to overseas missionaries (M4) and is accepting mission pledges from brothers and sisters. Mission Pledge can be made either by filling in the pledge cards at the ushers’ desk or through our website www.holywordchurch.org.nz/mission-pledge. Contributions on pledged amounts should be made by March 2023. Please note that M4 donations are not eligible for tax refunds.
Spring BBQ: The care department will be hosting a Spring BBQ on Sunday 23rd October from 5-7pm. We encourage you to invite your friends and family to join. Registration form is on the front desk, sign up closes on Sunday 16th October. For more details, please contact Jenny Ip and Coleman Lam.
Location: Holy Word Church
Cost: $18 Adults, $8 ages 6-10, free for ages 5 or under
Are you interested in chilling with your brothers and sisters and getting some quality family time? Are you interested to take a break from the hustling and bustling of life, to rest in God's presence? If so, a 3-day retreat would be perfect for you! Dates are tentatively 8th-10th December and further details to follow. Register your interest here:
Community Service: The Church will hold a seminar “Nursing after stroke” on Saturday, 8th October between 10am to 12pm. A speaker is Ms Miriam Yeung and the seminar is conducted in Cantonese. All brothers & sisters are welcome. Please refer to the poster for details.
Psalm Reading: It’s the last month! We will continue to read and meditate on one psalm a day, for 150 days. This complements our study of Psalms this year. The new reading calendar for October can be downloaded here.
Mission News
The Misson Department will be raising funds for missionaries. Please pray for the heart of mission of brothers and sisters
Pray for the preparation for the “Northshore mission” vision sharing and praying event. May God prepare the brothers and sisters with a servant's heart and expand His kingdom.
Pray for the April Sri Lanka short-term mission trip. May God prepare brothers and sisters a servant's heart and expand His kingdom.
Pray for the missionaries: S&C’s teaching program, H&P’s learning a new language, and Pastor Janet Tam’s ministry.
Praise the Lord! The church in Tanzania has received its registration certificate. Please keep the purchase process in our prayer and may God send a suitable pastor to lead the people there.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pastor Ivan’s wife Lucia has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her chemotherapy has started and continue for about 6 months followed by surgery. While the family’s emotions have settled a bit, they need some more quiet time to embrace this challenge so may not be able to respond to all the caring messages from brothers and sisters. Please keep Lucia and her family in your prayers.
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 and her work visa application has been submitted. Pray that everything will proceed smoothly so she can join us soon.
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor and English Service Pastor.
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.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (25 September 2022)
| English | Cantonese | Mandarin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Service | 38 + 15 Online | 92 + 45 Online | 42 + 6 Online |
| Prayer Meeting before/after service | - | 8 / 10 Online | - |
| Children Sunday School | 16 | - | 19 |
Next Week's Roster (9 October 2022)
Chairperson: Jason Chow
Speaker: Rev. E T Wong
Singspiration: Shirley Ho
Committee on Duty: Lisa Fung
WELCOME TO HWC ENGLISH SERVICE (25 September 2022)
Chairperson: Fung Lam
Speaker: Rev. ET Wong
Singspiration: Recording
Proclamation
Praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD, 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
Singspiration
The Lord's Prayer
Scripture Reading
Sermon
Love Forgives
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.
Committee on Duty: Daniel Ho
Next Sunday 2nd October is the 52nd Baptism in HWC. This will be a combined service, starts at 10:00AM. Bring your headphones for English translations via the Telegram app.
Baptism participant are:
From Cantonese service: Eddy Yeung
From Mandarin service: Guo Yun Chong and James Xue
From English service: Naomi Kwan, Oliver Kuik and Oswald Kuik
Joining church membership:
From Cantonese service: Miriam Yeung and Tommy Tsang
From Mandarin service: Chen Hua Qin and Lai Wen Teng
Child dedication ceremony:
Theodore Yu (Parents: Vincent Yu and Shireen Chang)
Jordan Lam (Parents: Fung Lam and Liz Ma)
Spring BBQ: The care department will be hosting a Spring BBQ on 23/10 (Sunday) from 5-7pm. You are welcome to encourage friends and family to join. Registration form is on the front desk, deadline 16/10. For more detail, please contact Jenny Ip and Coleman Lam.
Location: Holy Word Church
Cost: $18 Adults, $8 ages 6-10, free for ages 5 or under
Live Stream Update: Today is the last day we will support Live Stream for English Service. From October onwards, we will post the sermon recording after Sunday service on Facebook for those who want to revisit the sermon. Online attendance will no longer be counted. We hope to see you all physically at church to worship and gather together!
TNT class: There is no TNT class “Theology of Mission” today. The class will resume on 9th October.
Are you interested in chilling with your brothers and sisters and getting some quality family time? Are you interested to take a break from the hustling and bustling of life, to rest in God's presence? If so, a 3-day retreat would be perfect for you! Dates are tentatively 8th-10th December and further details to follow. Register your interest here:
Community Service: The Church will hold a seminar “Nursing after stroke” on Saturday, 8th October between 10am to 12pm. A speaker is Ms Miriam Yeung and the seminar is conducted in Cantonese. All brothers & sisters are welcome. Please refer to the poster for details.
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 new reading calendar for September can be downloaded here.
The traffic light system is retired by NZ Government. Masks are not mandated, but the Church encourages all brothers & sisters as well as visitors to wear masks during the services. Thank you for your co-operation.
Mission News
The Misson Department will be raising funds for missionaries. Please pray for the heart of mission of brothers and sisters
Pray for the preparing for “Northshore mission” vision sharing. May God prepare brothers and sisters a servant's heart and to expand His kingdom.
Pray for the missionaries: S&C’s teaching program, H&P’s learning a new language, and Pastor Janet Tam’s ministry.
Praise the Lord! The church in Tanzania has received its registration certificate. Please keep the purchase process in our prayer and may God send a suitable pastor to lead the people there.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pastor Ivan’s wife Lucia has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her chemotherapy has started and continue for about 6 months followed by surgery. While the family’s emotions have settled a bit, they need some more quiet time to embrace this challenge so may not be able to respond to all the caring messages from brothers and sisters. Please keep Lucia and her family in your prayers.
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 and her work visa application has been submitted. Pray that everything will proceed smoothly so she can join us soon.
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor and English Service Pastor.
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.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (18 September 2022)
| English | Cantonese | Mandarin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Service | 49 + 8 Online | 84 + 52 Online | 45 + 10 Online |
| Prayer Meeting before/after service | 26 | 8 | - |
| Children Sunday School | 20 | - | 13 |
Next Week's Roster (2 October 2022) Combined Baptism
Chairperson: KC Li
Speaker: Pr. Ernest Kwok
Singspiration: Mandarin Worship Team
Committee on Duty: Desmond Lee