溫哥華宣道會福群堂

1.     Haiti Relief – Newbern extends its heart felt condolence to all Haitian, the Elders Board decided to donate 50% from today’s General Fund offering to District’s Global Relief Fund to Haiti. Please give generously and continue to pray for Haiti.

2.     A church wide devotional reading campaign will be starting in February.  A lot of people comment that the book "The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas A Kempis is second to the Bible.  If you would like to participate and obtain a copy of the book, there’s a sign-up at the back of the church or speak with Doris.

3.    WFTD participants – it’s hard to believe we started our bible reading on Feb 1, 2009.  Are you almost done????  Please report to your Team Captains (Eva, Uncle Stanley, Bonnie, Jesse).  There’s prizes for the team category and individual category. 

4.    The Chinese New Year’s celebration – Love Feast will be held on February 14 (Sunday).  There will be plenty of activities including special performances, games, Photos, Chinese New Year’s food demonstration, and great prizes. Sign up with Richard Lai to for a lucky draw ticket (Adult $5, Children $4). Tickets available in the new sanctuary from Richard Lai around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.  If you have any questions, please contact Amy Wong .

5.     Sept to Dec/09 Elder Board Committee Meeting Minutes has been posted at the back of the sanctuary.

 6.    2010 Newbern Telephone Directory had been sent out, please check your information, If it is any mistake, please contact Susanna.

7.December offering record is now posted at the back of the Sanctuary. Please check your offering record, after 2 weeks; we will give you the offering receipt for revenue. If there are questions, please contact Danny Chu ASAP.

 The Imitation of Christ
by Thomas A. Kempis

Here’s a book review on our 2010 Devotional Reading Campaign:

“This is a deeply powerful, moving book. Thomas paints a complete picture of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus in every major area of life. He writes concisely and profoundly, offering his thoughts simply and boldly. This book lends itself to a contemplative style of reading; meditating on a paragraph, sentence or even a phrase for several minutes before continuing. This book is a perfect companion for daily devotional time.”

家事報告

1.    長議會決定把今天所收到的經常費奉獻將會把全數的一半,   送去區會，捐助海地地震居民的救援工作。

2.   感謝神！少年團契終於舉行第一次聚會，多謝一班以利亞團契年青的弟兄姊妹委身服侍一班少年人，時間與成人摩西團同時進行，請繼續禱告記念！

3.   “福樂坊”即將在3月開始，現需徵求棋類遊戲以作康樂活動之用；如康樂棋，象棋，國際象棋，圍棋等，多謝幫忙，查詢聯絡：區梁金蘭Evelyn姊妹。

4.   由加拿大華人宣道聯會舉辨的『信徒領袖訓練』於1月30日(星期六)早上9時至12:30在宣道會菲沙崙堂舉行，務請所有負責作帶領職位事奉人員出席該聚會，會後返回福群堂共進午餐，報名請在大門入口處。

5.    今年讀書運動反應熱烈，經已售出60本，上星期訂書者，  請散會後從速索取，數量有限。若已購買該書，又參與一同  閱讀，彼此鼓勵。在秩序單內有一紙條，煩請把你名字寫上，並放入奉獻袋內。

6.   2010年教會通訊錄已派給會友，請各會友審閱自己資料   是否有錯誤，如有錯誤，請盡快聯絡教會秘書(Susanna)或    

7.    現更正以下會友資料：鄭樹洪夫婦英文姓名:Henry and Susan Chang，黃吳敏芳電話：

8.    9-12月長議會會議記錄已張貼大堂外出，請自行審閱。

總務部報告 :
1.    當使用教會停車場，請留意不要將車輛停泊駛出教會 停車  場出的右邊10呎範圍之內，總務部亦會放置雪糕桶作為標   誌， 不淮任何車輛停泊，以防阻礙其他車輛出入安全。如有  查詢：費國良長老。

2.    本年度的獻花表已登出，但仍有多個主日未有人認獻鮮花,    如你有特別值得記念的日子，請盡快填寫，以免被人捷足先  登!溫馨提示：『獻花』是透過弟兄姊妹獻上美麗鮮花來美化  聖殿，讓會場敬拜的氣氛更達到完美，象徵我們的敬拜像花  的香味直到神的面前得蒙悅納！故請獻花時純粹是以花為主。

會友部報告：
  1.    教會慶祝農曆新年2月14日﹙主日﹚設有愛筳，有豐富節     目如：表演、遊戲、新年食品示範、新年服飾人物拍照及豐富獎品……請踴躍參加，從速向黎敏生﹙Richard﹚弟兄購票    作幸運抽獎﹙大人五元，小童四元﹚。如有查詢請聯絡黃岑允玲(Amy)長老，

  2.    農曆新年即將來臨，教會土庫想佈置有農曆新年氣氛，現
  正搜集大量新年利士封作為佈置之用，請聯絡或交給曹周
  錫燕姊妹 (Shirley)。

 團契部報告：
  1..     呂底亞姊妹會於2月4日（星期四）上午9:30在教會舉行
  迎接農曆新年聚會，有Pot-luck聚餐，歡迎姊妹出席，查詢：
  曹周錫燕姊妹 (Shirley)。

 主日學部報告:
 1.為有系統裝備弟兄姊妹，由2010年起，成人主日學除了開設
   福音班、長者班、書卷研讀班，亦將增設兩年制循環課程，
   內容如下：
   
   第1季      ?  第2季            第3季          第4季
         2010年    教會歷史    信仰與生活                舊約概覽
         2011年               新約概覽                   基礎神學        基督教倫理

 財政部報告:
 1. √12月奉獻報告已張貼大堂外出，請弟兄姊妹小心審閱1至12 月自己個人總奉獻金額是否有錯誤，如有錯誤或個人報稅資料有任何更改，請盡快聯絡教會秘書陳王興蓮。奉獻報告張貼２星期後，財政部才會發出2009奉獻收條以作報稅之用。

講道大綱

一、引言

一字記之曰……

二、兩個不住v15-16

1. 不住感恩

2. 不住記念

三、一個祈求v17-23

1. 求神賜智慧和啟示的靈，使信徒：

a. 認識神v17

b. 心眼明亮，明白神的盼望、豐盛、浩大v18-19

2. 神的大能，又表諸：

a. 基督復活升天v20-21

b. 基督統管萬有v22

c. 基督帥領教會v22-23

四、結語

五、實踐建議

            1. 走出圈子

2. 參與各班主日學，在信仰進深

家事報告

1) 為英文部現正尋找牧者，求神給予合適人選，牧養弟兄姊妹。
2) 記念軟弱肢體:吳太(Stella)，賴師母，(Fiona)， 
 張伯母 (Paddy母親)，Frank，Alan Wong，
 劉福桃太太(香港)，許道宏師母，Jill Hoskyn師母。
3) “為海地國家剛發生200多年來大地震造成的嚴重傷亡，求神憐憫，保守當地的人得到適當照顧。”

PRAY for: God to touch our hearts and call us, so that more people will be willing to step up to take the important role of teaching Sunday – Esther

代禱事項

1.    A church wide devotional reading campaign will be starting in February.  A lot of people comment that the book "The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas A Kempis is second to the Bible.  If you would like to participate and obtain a copy of the book, there’s a sign-up at the back of the church or speak with Doris.

 2.   WFTD participants – it’s hard to believe we started our bible reading on Feb 1, 2009.  Are you almost done????  Please report to your Team Captains (Eva, Uncle Stanley, Bonnie, Jesse).  There’s prizes for the team category and individual category. 

3.    Greetings to all of our dedicated Children Ministry workers and parents; we are very excited about the new year in 2010 and would like to share with you all the wonderful programs and people that will make up the 2010 Children Ministry! All parents, their children, and workers who are, or would like to be part of this exciting ministry are invited to joint us today 1pmat our church basement for lunch and a 30 minutes presentation/workshop to recognize all our workers and address all your questions. Looking forward to seeing you all.

4.   Sept to Dec/09 Elder Board Committee Meeting Minutes has been posted at the back of the sanctuary.

 5.    2010 Newbern Telephone Directory had been sent out, please check your information, If it is any mistake, please contact Susanna .

The Imitation of Christ
by Thomas A. Kempis

 Here’s a book review on our 2010 Devotional Reading Campaign:

 “This is a deeply powerful, moving book. Thomas paints a complete picture of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus in every major area of life. He writes concisely and profoundly, offering his thoughts simply and boldly. This book lends itself to a contemplative style of reading; meditating on a paragraph, sentence or even a phrase for several minutes before continuing. This book is a perfect companion for daily devotional time.”

家事報告