The Church In Markham Weekly Newsletter
October 16, 2016
*This week’s pursuit: Morning Revival – Crystallization-Study of Exodus Volume Eight
(Week 45) - The Breastplate - the Central and Ultimate Point of the Priesthood
*New Testament - Recovery Version reading pursuit: Week 41 Acts 8:1 - 10: 33
Announcement Items:
*Praise The Lord! Our brother Samuel Chien and sister Charis Wang married on October 15 at the church in Hong Kong. May our Lord bless this family to be His testimony and dwelling place to express Him.
* The church in Kitchener Meeting Hall purchase - How we thank the Lord that He has led the saints in Kitchener to a property that is suitable for the church life! Let us stand with them in much prayer and financial offering as they proceed to fulfill all the conditions related to the sale and purchase of this property. The closing date for the purchasing of the property is 1st October, 2016. If you are led by the Lord to offer any gifts of love toward their building and renovation fund, please indicate on your offering envelop For Purchasing of Meeting-hall in Kitchener or check with brother Young and sister Young. Details please refer to the notice on the noticeboard. Praise the Lord, we have received total $23,120 in offering for this use as of October 9nd. May the Lord bless and accept our willing offerings. May we beseech the grace and the fellowship of the move of His body in one accord.
*Oct 21-22, 2016 - Bibles for Canada @ the Toronto meeting hall. Friday Oct 21 @ 7:30pm, brother Greg Spencer will be sharing with all the saints burdens for BfC and the gospel. Saturday, Oct 22, from 4-6pm, there will be a Bible seminar. Ask for the seminar invitations with the serving ones to be used for inviting gospel friends.
*Oct.21-23, 2016 - We are pleased to announce a Fall young people’s weekend retreat for eastern Canada. It will be held on Oct.21-23, 2016, at the meeting hall of the church in Toronto 108 Carnforth Rd, Toronto, ON. The Friday evening sign-in for all participants and hospitality assignments for out-of-town saints will commence at 6:30 pm. At 8:00 pm, a time of fellowship will commence, followed by a snack. Accommodations for two nights, 5 meals and 2 snacks come to $50.00. The final deadline to register is Oct.16, 2016. Unlike the Summer School of Truth, the retreat is open to gospel friends of the young people. We will need saints' homes open for hospitality during that weekend. Some out-of-town young people might stay at Markham meeting hall and we need to help clean rooms & set up beds for hospitality. We need to provide 2 breakfasts, Saturday and the Lord’s Day for them.
*Oct 21-23, 2016 - Blending Conference in Winnipeg. We have been invited for a blending conference in Winnipeg on October 21-23, 2016. Message 1 will be on Friday evening, messages 2 & 3 on Saturday, and message 4 on Lord's Day morning. Please sign up at the serving ones if you intend to join the conference.
*November 11-13, 2016 - Canada Elders and Responsible Ones’ Conference- Richmond, B.C.
Conferences and Trainings:
*Thanksgiving Conference - November 24-27, 2016 - San Jose, California.
All the meetings will be held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1, located at 150 West San Carlos St., San Jose, CA 95110 and will be open to the public. There will be translation into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Please see service ones for more details. Deadline for registration: November 1st, 2016.
*Winter Training - December 26-31, 2016 - Anaheim, California
*Chinese-Speaking Conference - February 17-19, 2017 - Anaheim, California
*International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones (Spring) - March 31 - April 2, 2017-Anaheim , California
Weekly Meeting Time and Places:
Date |
Time |
Content |
Place |
Tuesday |
7:30 pm |
Prayer meeting |
39 Vandermeer Drive, Markham |
Wednesday |
7:30 pm |
Small Group Meeting |
145 Royal Crest Court Unit 12, Markham |
Thursday |
7:30 pm |
Home Meeting |
41 Chapel Park Sq., Scarborough |
Friday |
7:30 pm |
Home Meeting |
27 Chauncey Crt, Markham, L6B 1H1. |
Saturday |
10:00 am |
PSRP |
36 Buchanan Drive, Markham |
Lord’s day |
10:00 am
|
Lord’s table/ prophesying meeting |
Markham Meeting Hall-11381 McCowan Rd |
College Meeting – Friday evening, 6:30 pm. Contact Sam Lim (416) 732-1565
YP Meeting - Saturday, 6:00 pm with dinner- In Various Homes. The location will be sent via email. To be added to the list, please contact: YoungPeopleGTA@gmail.com
Special Announcement:
Outdoor Safety reminders for parents with small children
1. Children should always be accompanied by a parent or an adult when outdoor
2. Children should not go near water pond and stream area
3. Children should always be accompanied by a parent when using playground equipment.
Please play with care.
4. No playing basketball & no using playground equipment during meeting hours
Parking reminder
Please do not block the driveway from gate entrance to the meeting hall area and to the main house. When you park, make sure you leave enough space for other cars to be able to pass through the loop.