Church Theme 2024: Rooted in truth, alive in Christ.
15th September 2024
Welcome
A warm welcome to everyone worshipping with us!
We pray you know God’s grace and peace today.
Speaker: Pastor Thiu Elias
Topic: Dwelling in the Word of God
Passage: Psalm 1
Announcements
- Children Sunday School classes are: Nursery-P1, P2-P5, and P6-S1. Parents please bring your children to classroom and pick up in person after service.
- To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, the church will hold a mooncake making activity TODAY after the service. All brothers and sisters are welcome to join in and fellowship with each other over good food and games!
- Church is currently recruiting a part-time Director of Children and Youth Ministry, responsible for planning and leading the church’s children and youth ministries. Please click here for the details of this position and the required qualifications for applicants.
- 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: 140
- English Service: 43
- Sunday School: 29
- Cantonese Bible Study*: 10
- Cantonese Fellowship*: —
- Cantonese Adult Group: 27
- Cantonese Youth Fellowship: 13
- Elderly Fellowship: 16
- English Youth Fellowship: 9
- Mandarin Fellowship: 16
- Mandarin Adult Group: 7
*online
Prayer Requests
For church ministry
- Sunday School and Youth Fellowships have resumed after the summer holidays. Pray that the Lord would nurture the youths and give the teachers the strength and wisdom to lead the youths to grow.
- Pray for the shortage of volunteers in various ministry roles within the church. May the Lord compel the hearts of people to serve according to their gifts.
- Please pray for the church’s recruitment of the Director of Children and Youth Ministry. Pray that the Lord would choose and call His people for pastoral care and various supportive ministries.
- Please pray for Pastor Thiu and his family, his study in New College and his ministry with CECE.
For individual needs
- Pray for the undergraduate and postgraduate students that the Lord would enable them to experience God in their campus life; and for those who have finished their studies and will be leaving or have left Edinburgh, that the Lord would lead them in their journey.
- Pray for those who are spiritually weary and emotionally burdened, asking the Lord to give them spiritual rest and strength.
- Please pray for Hong Kongers who have just begun new lives in the UK and those planning to move. May the Lord bless their settlement and adjustment, granting them peace and stability. Also, pray that the Lord will touch the hearts of those who have not yet believed, so that they may accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.
For the world
- According to a government-commissioned review of the NHS, it is in a critical state with waiting times for surgery at an all-time high and survival rates for cancer and heart disease patients falling significantly. The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that the NHS must be radically overhauled. Pray for the Lord to lead the way in reforming NHS so that the underlying problems can be tackled, and that He will keep and heal those who are now suffering from urgent and critical illnesses.
Offering
| Week | Chinese Service | English Service | Pastor Fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Sunday (01/09 – 07/09) | £1,185.83 | £811.00 | £700.00 |
| 2nd Sunday (08/09-14/09) | £773.02 | £10.00 | £0.00 |
Total General Fund in September: £2,779.85
Total Pastor Fund in September: £700.00
Includes monthly direct debit offering
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 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) | Thursday 8:00 pm | Online |