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CHAIRMAN: CECIL MAR
SPEAKER: PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES: MATTHEW 16:13-20

Sermon Notes:

Catholic Belief:

• The Pope is the spiritual father for all believers, entrusted by Christ with the office he first gave to Peter, to pastor the whole church
• The Pope is Infallible, given special grace from God to keep the church from theological error and heresy

Our Belief:

• The belief that the pope is the pastor of the whole church, or that the bishop of Rome is in authority over all people, is not found in scripture and is a development over time.
• The clear teaching of scripture is that the church is to be led by godly elders and pastors, submitting to Christ as the head of the church

News & Events:

• Both PGC Membership Meeting and Joint Graduation Sunday Service will take place on 6/29.  Cantonese Sunday School, English Faith Foundation Course & Baptismal Class, Nursery and PGCKIDS Ministries will be suspended for a week.  Please see more details below.

(a) PGC Membership Meeting (09:30am-10:45am) @PCA Small Gym
All PGC members are requested to join the meeting, and non-members are welcome as well to know about development of different church ministries and be aware of our church’s needs and various serving opportunities.  Meeting agenda has been emailed to PGC members via whatsapp.  Please reserve time to attend, pray for the meeting agenda and seek God’s guidance together.

(b) PGC Joint Graduation Sunday Service (11:15am-12:30pm) @PCA Big Gym
We shall worship God and celebrate the graduation of SK, Gr8, Gr12 & College/ University students.  Parents and relatives of graduates are welcome to join.

• Today is Father’s Day. PGC has prepared a small gift to each adult gentleman attending Sunday service today.  May God bless you and your family!
• With the Membership Meeting upcoming, invite congregants to apply for PGC Membership, if you have been baptized and regularly attending PGC Sunday Service and other cell meetings. Please visit PGC website about “Next Step — Become a Member” for details including qualifications and form.  https://peoplesgospelchurch.org/membership/
• Faith Foundation Course will take place 11:15—12:30 at PCA Cafetorium, which will be the last class before summer, and to be resumed in October to finish off the remaining classes. Baptismal Class will also take place during the same time at Rm306.  All candidates will need to complete the Baptismal Class (5 classes in total) before interview to be arranged in due course.
• In July and August, English will go over some mini exegesis series during post-service time 11:15—12:30 on 1st and 3rd Sundays. Encourage congregants to stay after and learn more about God’s words.
  • July — Books of Philemon (7/6) and Jude (7/20)
  • August — Psalm 91 (8/3) & Psalm 88 (8/17)
• 2025 Baptism t-shirts will be available for purchase for including non-baptism candidates. A booth will be setup 10:45-11:15 at PCA Cafetorium on Sunday for purchase. Details to be announced on coming week.
• We are thankful that summer camp ministry are excitingly underway. We are thankful almost all 16 camp members have been matched with one PGC adult (or family) prayer warrior and mentor. We still seek your prayers and support for lunch preparation or food donation, as well as adults support duty during camp days!
• Please note that the Big Gym of PCA will not be available 6:30-8:30pm on 6/18 (this Wed) for badminton and pickleball, but 8-10pm remains open for basketball.
• A PGC "Lost & Found" box has been put up on Reception Table on Sunday.  Lost Items there that are not claimed in 2 weeks will be moved to PCA's "Lost & Found" corner next to Room 204 for missing owners to look up by themselves.

Prayer & Praise Items:

** Encourage use of PGC’s Prayer Card and be quiet, humble, turn back, seek and wait for God together (https://peoplesgospelchurch.org/files/2023prayercard.pdf) **

• Pray for peace in the world, that God might end ongoing armed conflicts, and that political and economic disputes between states will be settled soon.
• Pray for all candidates getting baptized this year that God will strengthen their hearts and faith. Pray for the Baptism Committee in coordinating all organizing tasks,  and the ceremony and all testimonies on 7/27 will glorify God’s name.
• Pray for Vika’s grandmother who has been diagnosed with stage 3 skin Cancer and is undergoing treatment now. May God heal her, and continue to provide for her treatment.
• Pray for PGC’s church building plan that brothers and sisters will work together in supporting church building on the purchased land.
• Praise God the summer camp team of 16 is now complete. Pray for the summer interns in leading the youth team and campers to spend time close to Jesus and grow spiritually.  Pray for all organization works and spiritual bonding of the camp.

Offering:

^“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”

- Malachi 3:10 (NIV)

PGC needs sufficient funds to provide for the needs of our different ministries.  Let’s respond to God’s love through our faithful and generous offering.

Welcome your opinions and suggestions that help us improve further on Sunday Service, Sunday School and different ministries.  Drop them into our PGC Drop Box (for Offering & Opinions Collection) at PCA Big Gym.  Our pastoral staff and church leaders will review and follow up where appropriate.  Look forward to hearing from you.