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“The Dawn of Triune Love”

CHAIRMAN: CECIL MAR
SPEAKER: PASTOR ANDY TSE
SCRIPTURES: 1 JOHN 3:1-3

Notes:

- What Kind of Love?

- What Kind of People?

- What Kind of Hope?

News & Events:

• “Celebrate the Lord our King” PGC Joint Christmas Worship will take place 10:30am—12:15pm at PCA Big Gym.   Welcome to invite families and friends to join and celebrate the coming of Lord our King.   To join via Zoom: http://peoplesgospelchurch.org/zoom (ID: 92829940704 Password: 406051).
• Cordially invite you to join our English “One Night in Bethlehem”, an evening of Christmas songs, carols & hymns, to be held 7:30-8:15pm at PCA Gym 1. Welcome to invite your friends & families to join together for the Christmas celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ!
• PGC English is pleased to serve a Christmas Lunch 12:45pm on Dec/25 at PCA Cafetorium for those who would like to celebrate the Birth of Jesus. If you would like to join, or consider extending invitation to someone you think fit and wish to show your care to, please be advised to sign up by Dec/21 (Wed) (Sign up form: https://forms.gle/oCVMoEFjnUgcC4n59) for our food and logistic arrangements.  We will be providing food for everyone, and ask for a $10 donation to help cover the cost of the meal.
• Christmas is coming. Let’s remember many overseas missionaries who are away from their families and serving God faithfully.  We encourage cell groups to prepare cards or gifts to share our care and support to them.
• To kick off the new 2023 IGC cell groups arrangement, grouping announcement with 1st Starter Group will be launched 12:15pm on Jan 8 at PCA Big Gym. Appreciation to all signed up families.  Light meals will be served.  Please reserve your date to attend.  If you are unable to come, please inform your current cell leader, or email to pgcchinese@gmail.com, by Dec/31 for food preparation and other logistical arrangements.
• With God’s mercy and guidance, PGC had a healthy growth in this challenging year of 2022, with increased number of congregants, and moving into PCA as the base for Sunday service and different gatherings. At this time of year-end, let’s faithfully response to God by making offerings to provide for PGC’s financial needs to achieve a better balanced budget this year.  Please choose any below that suits you best: (a) PAD Automatic Deposit (b) Online Offering (c) Cash/Cheque Offering.  Cut-off date for 2022 tax receipt will be on Dec/31.  More details here: PGCmarkham.org/pgc-offering.
• English Retreat will take place on Feb 17-19, 2023 at Teen Ranch (20682 Hurontario Street, Caledon, ON. L7K 1X1), that includes CrossRoads, Junior English & families, young adults, volunteers and those attending our regular Sunday service. Cost with meals is @$225+HST.  If interested, please register before deadline on Jan/20 (https://forms.gle/3L7pxugcxWno6vyM9).

Prayer & Praise Items:

• Pray to God for our good health and government to have proper precautious measures for this flu peak season on top of increasing trend of COVID cases.
• Pray for all organizing & manpower arrangements, and partnership with PCA.
• Pray for the newly setup English Caring Team to care for congregants’ needs.
• Pray for 2023 Summer Camp: suitable camp site & spiritual growth of our youth.
• Pray to God to keep overseas missionaries in good health and peace.