Archive for February, 2009

Feb 27-bIbLe StUdY

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

And it’s BIBLE STUDY againn!! We can never get enough of the bible, rights?!

So 8PM, church, bring your BIBLE, a writing utensil, your friends or enemies, and, of course, YOURSELF!

Keep living a sanctified life, peeps!

: D

Announcements for February 22

Monday, February 23rd, 2009
  1. Welcome to our English worship. If you are a visitor with us today or this is your first time at Jaffray Church, please take time to complete the new comers’ card and let us know about you.
  2. Hosanna Fellowship: HI ALETHIA! Yes, we will be having a joint fellowship with Alethia…oh those good old friends in which we haven’t hung out with in a while :D 8PM at CHURCH! BE THERE!
  3. Aletheia Fellowship: Praise and Worship, hurray! More information will come your way electronically. As usual, it will be at 8pm. But where?? *dun dun dun
  4. Mosaic #2 (Age 22-26) will be meeting on Saturday February 28 from 7-9pm in Pastor Arthur’s office. We’ll be studying the book of Ecclesiastes. So bring your Bibles! For more information, please contact Pastor Arthur or email: mosaic@tjcac.org.
  5. Easter Baptismal classes will be held on Friday March 6 (6-8pm), Friday March 13 (6-8pm), Sunday March 15 (12:30-3pm), and Friday March 20 (6-8pm). Interviews will be held on Friday April 3 (6-8pm) and Sunday April 5 (12-3pm). Those who wish to be baptized this coming Easter are asked to contact Pastor Arthur or Elder Danny as soon as possible
  6. A new Sunday School term will be beginning in March 2009. Please select your choices for courses next term using the bulletin insert, and hand the forms to Sophia Kwan or Holly Chau today after service is over. If you have any questions, please speak with Holly.
  7. Offering receipts for 2008 can be picked up in the front of sanctuary after Service. If you have any inquiry of the receipt, please contact Sharon Mo.

OTHERS:

  1. Alliance Joint Mission Conference, “All for Jesus, Jesus for All.” will be held on July 1-5 at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. TODAY is the Early bird deadline for registration. For registration and fees, please contact, local representatives, Richard Poon or Betty Chin.
  2. How could we be faithful stewards of our finances in today’s world? Come and hear a presentation by Ermos Erotocritou and Hubert Lau of Investors Group on Sunday, March 8th from 2:00-3:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. For more information, please contact Karen Lung (mosaic@tjcac.org).
  3. Teens Conference 2009 is just around the corner! This year TC, “Re:Connect”, will be held from March 16-19. Registration forms are available online at http://www.afc-ca.org/. For more information, please contact Rebecca Chan at 416.494.7171 or tc@afc-ca.org.
  4. Urbana 2009 is right around the corner! It will be held from December 27-31 in St. Louis. Get ready to learn about critical global issues, worship with thousands, and be challenged by others who will testify to God’s work among the nations. Online registration is now available at www.urbana09.org/home.main.cfm. For more information, please speak with Deacon David Wong or Pastor Arthur Wong.
  5. Centre for Mentorship and Theological Reflection will be presenting “The Cross, Suffering and Spiritual Bewilderment” at Tyndale Seminary on Thursday June 18 from 6:30-9:30pm. Speakers for this year include: Dr. Alister McGrath (Oxford University), Dr. Michael Haykin (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), and Dr. Dennis Ngien (Founder, Centre for Mentorship and Theological Reflection). For more information, please email Dr. Ngien at dngien_center - at - yahoo.com

Announcements for February 15

Monday, February 23rd, 2009
  1. Welcome to our English worship. If you are a visitor with us today or this is your first time at Jaffray Church, please take time to complete the new comers’ card and let us know about you.
  2. All baptized Christians are welcome to partake the Holy Communion today.
  3. Hosanna Fellowship: Bible Study @ 8PM @ Church. You know what to bring…so bring them :)
  4. Aletheia Fellowship: Aletheia will be going on a retreat this weekend — hope to see you there!
  5. English Congregation will be taking their first annual photo today after the service.
  6. The monthly fellowship luncheon will be held today at 12pm. Timothy Fellowship & Youth Career Group will do the setting up and clear up of the lunch program.
  7. In thanking the Lord for our big church family, we are holding a “We © Our Family” variety program, with fellowships and groupings of different ages and languages. Program includes Chinese and Western musical instruments, skits, hymns, and more. All are invited to praise and give thanks, while sharing the family love in Christ.
  8. The Yin Lai Ladies Group has decorated a gorgeous booth featuring the theme of “We © Our Family”. All families, fellowships, committees, or other grouping, are invited to have their pictures taken at the booth by Caleb Hsu, which can be forwarded via email.
  9. Mosaic #2 (Age 22-26) will be meeting on Saturday February 28 from 7-9pm in Pastor Arthur’s office. We’ll be studying the book of Ecclesiastes. So bring your Bibles! For more information, please contact Pastor Arthur or email: mosaic@tjcac.org.
  10. A new Sunday School term will be beginning in March 2009. Please select your choices for courses next term using the bulletin insert, and hand the forms to Sophia Kwan or Holly Chau today after service is over. If you have any questions, please speak with Holly.
  11. Offering receipts for 2008 can be picked up in the front of sanctuary after Service. If you have any inquiry of the receipt, please contact Sharon Mo.
  12. The General Management department would like to remind the congregation: (1) DO NOT park cars next to the fire route, if possible, consider double parking near the far east-end of the parking lot; (2) Remember to turn off the water taps after use.
  13. The internship for Daniel Trinh will officially end on April 30. We thank the Lord for his (and his family’s) 4 years of service at Jaffray, especially in the Aletheia, Outreach, and Short-term Missions Ministries. May the Lord bless him in his seminary studies and his ministries ahead.

OTHERS:

  1. Alliance Joint Mission Conference, “All for Jesus, Jesus for All.” will be held on July 1-5 at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. Early bird deadline for registration is Feb. 22, 2009. For registration and fees, please contact, local representatives, Richard Poon or Betty Chin.
  2. How could we be faithful stewards of our finances in today’s world? Come and hear a presentation by Ermos Erotocritou and Hubert Lau of Investors Group on Sunday, March 8th from 2:00-3:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. For more information, please contact Karen Lung (mosaic@tjcac.org).
  3. Teens Conference 2009 is just around the corner! This year TC, “Re:Connect”, will be held from March 16-19. Registration forms are available online at http://www.afc-ca.org/. For more information, please contact Rebecca Chan at 416.494.7171 or tc@afc-ca.org.
  4. Urbana 2009 is right around the corner! It will be held from December 27-31 in St. Louis. Get ready to learn about critical global issues, worship with thousands, and be challenged by others who will testify to God’s work among the nations. Online registration is now available at www.urbana09.org/home.main.cfm. For more information, please speak with Deacon David Wong or Pastor Arthur Wong.
  5. Centre for Mentorship and Theological Reflection will be presenting “The Cross, Suffering and Spiritual Bewilderment” at Tyndale Seminary on Thursday June 18 from 6:30-9:30pm. Speakers for this year include: Dr. Alister McGrath (Oxford University), Dr. Michael Haykin (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), and Dr. Dennis Ngien (Founder, Centre for Mentorship and Theological Reflection). For more information, please email Dr. Ngien at dngien_center - at - yahoo.com Carmen