CONGREGATION & CHURCH CONCERNS:
1. Today is our church’s 47th anniversary Sunday. We thank the Lord for His steadfast love that endured for ever in our church. After service the birthday cake cutting ceremony will be held before lunch begins. We thank Brother Tom Doon for donating the birthday cake as he did for the past many years..
今天是本堂47 週年紀念堂慶主日。我們感謝主因祂恩待我們的慈愛永遠長存。崇拜後我們在午飯前有切生日蛋糕的儀式。多謝譚耀棟弟兄今年如往年一樣送出美麗的生日蛋糕。
2. This Wednesday Oct 29 evening 7:30 pm Rev. Chan will lead the prayer meeting using a book called Face to Face with God in Your Church: Establishing a Prayer Ministry by Bjorn Pedersen. English or Mandarin may be used depending on the comfortableness of the participant. All are welcome.
本星期三10月29日晚上7時30分陳牧師將帶領祈禱會，用Bjorn Pedersen著的與主面對面：如何建造強有力的禱告事工為學習操練。他將用英語或國語講解，視乎參與者需要而定，歡迎參加。
3. This Friday Oct 31 evening 8:00 pm Rev. Chan will lead the prayer meeting using a book called Face to Face with God in Your Church: Establishing a Prayer Ministry by Bjorn Pedersen. Cantonese or Mandarin may be used depending on the comfortableness of the participant. All are welcome.
本星期五10月31日晚上8時陳牧師將帶領祈禱會，用Bjorn Pedersen著的與主面對面：如何建造強有力的禱告事工為學習操練。他將用粵語或國語講解，視乎參與者需要而定，歡迎參加。
4．Our biweekly Bible Study & Fellowship group will continue to meet this coming Saturday, November 1, 7:30 pm at Brother Frank Pan & Sister Linda Yi’s home: 20 Jansen Rd. All are welcome. 每两週一次的查經分享团契本週六, 十一月一日在潘文,衣晓霞夫妇府上举行. 欢迎大家参加.
5. Daylight Savings Time will end next Sunday Nov. 2. Please turn your clock one hour backward this Saturday night when you go to bed.
善用日光節省能源時間將於十一月二日結束。請您下星期六晚上臨睡前把時鐘撥慢一小時。
6. Information about congregation and church concerns are gathered weekly by Rev. Chan to be put into the bulletin on Wednesday. Please supply your information to him no later than Wednesday noon time if you want it published that Sunday.
教會與教友消息每週由陳牧師搜集登載週刊上，如果您想您的消息在下星期天登出，請在今星期三中午之前把稿交到他手上。
Thursday, October 23, 2008
本週默想分享2008/10/26
Spiritual Thought for the Week
Today is our church’s 47th anniversary Sunday. We thank God for the strength and steadfastness that has ever been growing here since we joined the United Church of Canada 47 years ago. If you ask me where will this church be 47 years from now? I can assure you there will still be a strong and growing Chinese United Church in Ottawa for an indefinite number of years. Why? It is because we believe in Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 3:8)
Who can stand for ever without change? What can exist without end? No one! Nothing! All people, things and events are changing. There is not one person or thing or event we can grasp hold of and never let go. If we put our hopes on things and people that change we will end up in vanity and despair.
Jesus Christ is the only One who is the same yesterday and today and forever. He never changes himself. His relationship with us never changes. His steadfast love, faithfulness and loyalty never changes. His strength, might and power never changes. He is our Lord. The one we can trust and have hope and have relationship with. Apart from Him, all others are fake, temporal and meaningless. If we look at eternity, who can promise us things that are everlasting? No one but Him.
From olden times to contemporary ones, tens of thousands of believers have proved that the Lord is reliable and trustworthy and never changes. Other things and people are not reliable. They are not worthy to be trusted. They do not deserve our time and energy to pursue after. Once we have found the one who is true and can be trusted for eternity all the rest are not important any more. Let the world change, the sky shake, the mountain collapse, the sea overflow, when the Lord is with me I am not afraid. There is peace in me, for He will not be moved. I have sheltered. I am protected under His everlasting arms. As for the world and my foes in the flesh I fear them nothing, because the Lord will take control. He will be in charge. He will take care of me to the end.
Our church’s only one foundation is Jesus Christ our Lord.
O where are kings and empires now of old that went and came?
But, Lord, your church is praying yet, A thousand years the same.
本週默想分享
今天是教會47週年紀念主日。感謝主自從47年前本教會加入聯合教會後，我們每年都在生根建造，信心堅固。若問47年後，這教會可仍然這樣嗎？我可以肯定的回答，一定可以。為甚麼？因為我們所相信的主耶穌基督，昨天今天一直到永遠是一樣的。（來3：8）
有誰是永遠不改變的呢？有甚麼事是無變化的呢？沒有。一切人，事，物都在變化。所以不能依靠誰，抓住甚麼東西，將盼望放在任何的事務上，因為不久就都要改變，消逝，就如捉影捕風一般，落得完全虛空，無所存留，即或在今生暫時存留片刻，也都必歸於無有，在來世和永遠裏更是毫無關係了。
主耶穌基督是昨日今日一直到永遠是一樣的，祂自己是不改變的，祂和我們的關係也總是不改變的，他對我們的心不變，昨日今日和永遠是一樣的，祂的慈愛，信實，忠誠是不改變的，祂的能力和權柄，地位是永不改變的。只有祂是我們的主，我們仰望的對象，我們追求的目標，和我們唯一有真正關係的神。此外都是虛假的，暫時的，毫無意義的，尤其是從永遠的觀點來看，一切都是毫無所值，唯獨得到基督才是真的，只有與祂發生關係，作在祂的身上才是永存的。
自古以來，千萬信徒都證實主的信實，可靠，永不改變。其他人事都是虛幻易變，極不可靠，沒有追求的價值，我們得到了真實的，永恒的就夠了。任憑世界變化，甚至天搖地動，山崩海嘯，有主同在可以無所懼怕，在主裏面必有平安，在他沒有改變，在主手中永遠安全。對於世界屬血氣如草的人，更不必害怕，主必管理，主必保守，主必看顧到底。
我們的教會唯一的根基，是主耶穌基督。
邦國帝皇興亡代謝，回首如今安在？
唯我們的教會千年一日，禱聲依舊不衰。
Today is our church’s 47th anniversary Sunday. We thank God for the strength and steadfastness that has ever been growing here since we joined the United Church of Canada 47 years ago. If you ask me where will this church be 47 years from now? I can assure you there will still be a strong and growing Chinese United Church in Ottawa for an indefinite number of years. Why? It is because we believe in Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 3:8)
Who can stand for ever without change? What can exist without end? No one! Nothing! All people, things and events are changing. There is not one person or thing or event we can grasp hold of and never let go. If we put our hopes on things and people that change we will end up in vanity and despair.
Jesus Christ is the only One who is the same yesterday and today and forever. He never changes himself. His relationship with us never changes. His steadfast love, faithfulness and loyalty never changes. His strength, might and power never changes. He is our Lord. The one we can trust and have hope and have relationship with. Apart from Him, all others are fake, temporal and meaningless. If we look at eternity, who can promise us things that are everlasting? No one but Him.
From olden times to contemporary ones, tens of thousands of believers have proved that the Lord is reliable and trustworthy and never changes. Other things and people are not reliable. They are not worthy to be trusted. They do not deserve our time and energy to pursue after. Once we have found the one who is true and can be trusted for eternity all the rest are not important any more. Let the world change, the sky shake, the mountain collapse, the sea overflow, when the Lord is with me I am not afraid. There is peace in me, for He will not be moved. I have sheltered. I am protected under His everlasting arms. As for the world and my foes in the flesh I fear them nothing, because the Lord will take control. He will be in charge. He will take care of me to the end.
Our church’s only one foundation is Jesus Christ our Lord.
O where are kings and empires now of old that went and came?
But, Lord, your church is praying yet, A thousand years the same.
本週默想分享
今天是教會47週年紀念主日。感謝主自從47年前本教會加入聯合教會後，我們每年都在生根建造，信心堅固。若問47年後，這教會可仍然這樣嗎？我可以肯定的回答，一定可以。為甚麼？因為我們所相信的主耶穌基督，昨天今天一直到永遠是一樣的。（來3：8）
有誰是永遠不改變的呢？有甚麼事是無變化的呢？沒有。一切人，事，物都在變化。所以不能依靠誰，抓住甚麼東西，將盼望放在任何的事務上，因為不久就都要改變，消逝，就如捉影捕風一般，落得完全虛空，無所存留，即或在今生暫時存留片刻，也都必歸於無有，在來世和永遠裏更是毫無關係了。
主耶穌基督是昨日今日一直到永遠是一樣的，祂自己是不改變的，祂和我們的關係也總是不改變的，他對我們的心不變，昨日今日和永遠是一樣的，祂的慈愛，信實，忠誠是不改變的，祂的能力和權柄，地位是永不改變的。只有祂是我們的主，我們仰望的對象，我們追求的目標，和我們唯一有真正關係的神。此外都是虛假的，暫時的，毫無意義的，尤其是從永遠的觀點來看，一切都是毫無所值，唯獨得到基督才是真的，只有與祂發生關係，作在祂的身上才是永存的。
自古以來，千萬信徒都證實主的信實，可靠，永不改變。其他人事都是虛幻易變，極不可靠，沒有追求的價值，我們得到了真實的，永恒的就夠了。任憑世界變化，甚至天搖地動，山崩海嘯，有主同在可以無所懼怕，在主裏面必有平安，在他沒有改變，在主手中永遠安全。對於世界屬血氣如草的人，更不必害怕，主必管理，主必保守，主必看顧到底。
我們的教會唯一的根基，是主耶穌基督。
邦國帝皇興亡代謝，回首如今安在？
唯我們的教會千年一日，禱聲依舊不衰。
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
会友与教会关怀 10/12
A very warm welcome to Rev. & Mrs. G. Fuller. We thank Rev. Fuller for bringing God’s word to us to day.
热烈欢迎Fuller牧師夫妇和我们一同敬拜神.感谢 Fuller牧師今早带来神的话语.
A very Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. On this day, we remember God’s blessings and His Divine care and provision in our lives.
祝大家有一个美好的感恩节. 我们紀念及感谢神对我们的祝福,保守和供应.
We have been informed by the Presbytery that Rev. Chan will be returning to work on October 19 for 4 hours per week for 3 weeks. After that, Rev. Chan will work full-time if he receives medical clearance to do so. Rev. Chan will be preaching next Sunday.
区会仝乙陈牧師从十月十九日起一連三个星週在教会工作半天.如果医生批准从十一月九日起恢复全时间工作.陳牧師下主日会讲道.
4. The Ottawa Christian Chorale will present F. Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elijah” in
our church this Friday, Oct. 17 at 8:00pm. The prophet Elijah was called by God to
lead people back to Him and to a time of spiritual renewal. Pease bring some
dessert for refreshment, and invite your friends to attend. Free admission.
渥太华基督徒聖乐团将于本星期五,十月十七日,晚上八时在我们教会献唱孟德逊"先知以利亚”聖乐.先知以利亚被神呼召带領以色列人归向神和屬灵的更新.请带些甜品一同分享及邀请你的朋友一起来参加.
5. Our biweekly Bible Study & Fellowship group will continue to meet this
coming Saturday, October 18, 7:30 pm at Brother Frank Pan & Sister Linda Yi’s
home: 20 Jansen Rd. All are welcome.
每两週一次的查經分享团契本週六, 十月四日在潘文,衣晓霞夫妇府上举行. 欢迎大家参加.
6. The English Ministry is organizing a church yard cleaning this coming Saturday,
Oct. 18 at 10:00 am. Lunch will be served. Contact Brother Bruce for detail.
英文事工筹划本週六十月十八四早上十时打扫教会周围树叶.供应夕餐.请与Bruce弟兄接觸.
热烈欢迎Fuller牧師夫妇和我们一同敬拜神.感谢 Fuller牧師今早带来神的话语.
A very Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. On this day, we remember God’s blessings and His Divine care and provision in our lives.
祝大家有一个美好的感恩节. 我们紀念及感谢神对我们的祝福,保守和供应.
We have been informed by the Presbytery that Rev. Chan will be returning to work on October 19 for 4 hours per week for 3 weeks. After that, Rev. Chan will work full-time if he receives medical clearance to do so. Rev. Chan will be preaching next Sunday.
区会仝乙陈牧師从十月十九日起一連三个星週在教会工作半天.如果医生批准从十一月九日起恢复全时间工作.陳牧師下主日会讲道.
4. The Ottawa Christian Chorale will present F. Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elijah” in
our church this Friday, Oct. 17 at 8:00pm. The prophet Elijah was called by God to
lead people back to Him and to a time of spiritual renewal. Pease bring some
dessert for refreshment, and invite your friends to attend. Free admission.
渥太华基督徒聖乐团将于本星期五,十月十七日,晚上八时在我们教会献唱孟德逊"先知以利亚”聖乐.先知以利亚被神呼召带領以色列人归向神和屬灵的更新.请带些甜品一同分享及邀请你的朋友一起来参加.
5. Our biweekly Bible Study & Fellowship group will continue to meet this
coming Saturday, October 18, 7:30 pm at Brother Frank Pan & Sister Linda Yi’s
home: 20 Jansen Rd. All are welcome.
每两週一次的查經分享团契本週六, 十月四日在潘文,衣晓霞夫妇府上举行. 欢迎大家参加.
6. The English Ministry is organizing a church yard cleaning this coming Saturday,
Oct. 18 at 10:00 am. Lunch will be served. Contact Brother Bruce for detail.
英文事工筹划本週六十月十八四早上十时打扫教会周围树叶.供应夕餐.请与Bruce弟兄接觸.
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