cogregation & church concerns 2009/3/8

CONGREGATION & CHURCH CONCERNS:
(English)
1. New council meeting was held week before last Wednesday. New officers have been elected They are: Brother Frank Pan (Chairman, Christian Education, Pastoral Care and Ministry & Personnel）, Brother Liang Yi (Treasurer), Brother Wei Wang (Secretary and Property), Brother Bruce Newman (English, Property, Ministerial & Personnel and Presbytery Representative), Brother Simon Ma (Treasurer), Brother Tie Qiang Hu (Christian Education), Brother Shupang Chou (Outreach, Christian Education and Ministerial & Personnel), and Brother Winson Orr (Worship and Ministerial & Personnel). We look forward to a vibrant church ministry under their leadership.
2. Lent has begun starting from week before last Wednesday Feb. 25 called Ash Wednesday for a period of 40 days. Please take this time to fast and pray for the preparation of Christ’s saving act on the cross.
3. The March-April Chinese devotional “Proclaim” has arrived and is displayed on the foyer table. Please claim your copy and do your daily devotional with it at home.
4. 2009 Joint Mandarin Devotional Meeting will be held April 24-26 (Friday to Sunday) evenings 7:30 pm at the Emmanuel Alliance Church Ottawa. Theme speaker Rev. Felix Lau encourages us to enter into a program of fasting and praying relay which last 40 days starting from March 15 and ending on April 23. You can fast one meal per week. With another 20 people signing up one form we will cover every meal with a person praying and fasting for the event. Please pray for personal need, church revival, families, seekers to the faith and all others that have specific needs when you fast.
5． Today is March 8th Women’s Day. We thank God for women whom God made to be helpers to men. May all women enjoy their right and privileges as women in this world.
会友与教会关怀：
1. 第一次堂会会议已于前周三举行，选出8位堂会职员，他们是：潘文弟兄(堂会主席兼基督教教育，牧养关怀，教牧人事)，梁毅弟兄（司库），王蔚弟兄（堂会书记兼楼业管理），Bruce Newman弟兄（英语事工兼楼业管理，教牧人事，区会代表）马文豪弟兄（司库），胡铁强弟兄（基督教教育），周树邦弟兄（外展布道兼基督教教育，教牧人事）和柯文生弟兄（崇拜兼教牧人事）。愿主祝福本堂在新一届堂会领导下继续发展天国圣工。
2. 为期40天的大斋节於前星期三2月25日（灰的星期三）开始。请弟兄姊妹多作禁食祷告。预备迎接救主在受难节和复活节所成就的救赎大功。

3. 三四月份的[传]灵修小册已放在门口桌子上，请领一本回家作个人每天灵修之用。
4. 2009年国语联合培灵大会定4月24至26日星期四至星期天下午7：30分在渥太华主恩宣道会举行。大会讲员刘富理牧师呼吁我们推动四十天的连锁禁食祷告。参加特会的弟兄姊妹，每人每周至少禁食祷告一次，而且每餐都有人为这特会禁食祷告。陈牧师已制作了表格，您可以签名在其上。让我们在禁食祷告中，为个人，为教会的复兴，为家庭，为慕道友，为有需要的人迫切祷告。
5. 今天是三八妇女节，我们为妇女感谢神，他们是神赐男人的好帮手和伴侣，愿所有世界上的妇女都能享受她们权利和恩惠。