CECE Theme 2025: United in Witness
12th October 2025 English Service
A warm welcome to everyone worshipping with us!
We pray you know God’s grace and peace today.
Speaker: Emmanuel Tettey
Topic: Joel
Scripture: Joel
Announcements
- The church’s theme for 2025 is ‘United in Witness‘. We pray that we will be able to follow the Bible’s teaching and practise unity, so that we can become witnesses of God’s love.
- The Children Sunday School resumes today. Classes are divided into: Nursery-P1, P2-P5, and P6-S1. Parents are requested to pick up their children after the service.
- The church prayer meeting will be held online via Zoom on Tuesday, 21st October at 8:00 pm. All members are encouraged to attend. Please note: the meeting will start with a short introduction, then we will divide into small groups based on the languages spoken. Please contact church workers or committee members to get the Zoom login details.
- Gift Aid is an arrangement that allows charities (including churches) to reclaim tax on a donation made by a UK taxpayer. This means every £1 donation will be worth 25p more, at no extra cost to the giver. If you are a UK taxpayer and have not completed a Gift Aid form, please download and complete the form here (one-off donation / multiple donations) and return it to a church staff as soon as possible.
Last Week’s Church Attendance
- Chinese Service: 141
- English Service: 37
- Sunday School: 24
- Cantonese Bible Study*: 9
- Cantonese Fellowship: —
- Cantonese Adult Group: —
- Cantonese Youth Fellowship: 16
- Cantonese Young Adult Group: —
- English Youth Fellowship: 5
- Mandarin Fellowship: 23
- Mandarin Adult Group: —
*online
Prayer Requests
For church ministry
- Pray that our Lord will guide us through this year’s theme ‘United in Witness’, that we can be faithful to the teachings of the Bible and practise unity, and be a witness to God’s love.
- Please pray for Pastor Thiu and his family and his ministry with CECE.
- Pray for the pastoral team of the church, that the Lord may keep them and watch over their physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.
For individual needs
- Pray for those who are physically weak, mentally tired and emotionally burdened these days. Pray for peace of mind and body, spiritual rest and strength.
- Please pray for our friends who have just arrived in the UK to start a new life, and for those who are planning to move here. May God keep them safe as they get used to their new home and help them feel peaceful and secure. Also pray that the Lord will change the hearts of our friends who do not yet believe in Him, so that they may accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour.
- Please pray for all undergraduate and postgraduate. Ask God to let them feel his presence throughout their university life. Also pray for people who have finished their studies in Edinburgh and are about to leave or have already left. Ask God to guide them in the future.
For the world
- Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace agreement: release of hostages and withdrawal of Israeli forces. Meanwhile, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, with reports of intensified bombardment of Kyiv infrastructure.May God continue to guide the peace process between Israel and Hamas, quelling the aggressive attitudes of those in power around the world and any evil intentions. May it swiftly conclude and bring the suffering and grief to an end.
Offering
| Week | Chinese Service | English Service | Pastor Fund |
|---|
| 1st Sunday (05/10-11/10) | £816.01 | £505.70 | £0.00 |
Includes monthly direct debit offering Total General Fund in October: £1,321.71
Total Pastor Fund in October: £0.00
Budgeted monthly income (including Gift Aid): £9,000.00
Meeting Timetable
| Meeting | Time | Place |
| Cantonese/Mandarin Service | Sunday 1:30 pm | Church |
| Ichthus Sunday Service | Sunday 1:30pm | Church |
| Holy Communion | Last Sunday of the month (during Sunday Service) | Church |
Sunday School
(Nursery-P1, P2-P5, P6-S1) | During Sunday Service | Church |
| English Youth Group | After Sunday Service | Church |
| Cantonese Youth Fellowship & Adult Group | After Sunday Service | Church |
| Cantonese Young Adult Group | After Sunday Service | Church |
| Cantonese Bible Study Group | Tuesday 7:30 pm | Online |
| Cantonese Fellowship | 1st Wednesday of the month 2:00pm
3rd Sunday of the month after Service | Online
Church |
| Cantonese Elderly Fellowship | 2nd Sunday of the month after Service | Church |
| Mandarin Singing Group | Alternate Thursday 10:30 am | Church |
| Mandarin Adult Bible Study Group | After Sunday Service | Church |
| Mandarin Fellowship | Friday 7:00 pm | Church |
| English Class (Beginners) | Tuesday 8:00 pm | Online |