11-17-19 Sunday Bulletin
今日信息 / Sunday Sermon
「跨越時代的見證人 Witnesses Across Generations」
許明遠 牧師
馬可福音 Mark 1:1-8
§ 消息報告 / Announcements §
- 11月19日禮拜二早上九點活泉團契在 Arcadia 植物園健走。
- 11月23日禮拜六在教會舉行長執同工事工研討會，請所有新、舊任長執和團契同工參加，同時歡迎兄姊向牧師或小會同工提出您對教會事工的關心與建議。
- 11月24日中午在教會有感恩節火雞大餐，歡迎邀請親友一起來參加感恩禮拜和特別準備的火雞大餐，請在招待桌登記。教會邀請西來大學的留學生，當天一起來參與敬拜和感恩大餐。
- 11月29-12月1日為慶祝本會設教39年將舉辦聖經特會，將邀請周宏毅牧師來本會主講「你所讀的，你明白?」，周牧師擅長啟發基督徒對聖經學習的熱情，歡迎邀請朋友參加，請在後面招待桌登記。
- 為迎接12月1日到24日的待降節，邀請兄姊或家庭參與四個主日敲鐘及宣召，有意者請向邱瑜嫩長老報名登記。
- 代禱：請為陳順欽牧師、鄧淑貞長老、藍敏惠姊妹身體欠安代禱。
- <教會行事曆>
• 11/23 (週六) 長執同工事工研討會
• 11/24 (主日) 感恩節讚美禮拜
• 11/29-12/1 (週五—主日) 聖經特會
• 12/14 (週六) 聖誕音樂饗宴
• 12/21 (週六) 年終長執同工感恩聚餐
• 12/22 (主日) 聖誕節讚美禮拜
• 12/26-28 (週四—週六) EM Winter Retreat
1. On November 19 at 9am, the Living Spring Fellowship will have a hikingactivity at the Arcadia Arboretum.
2. On November 23 (Saturday), there will be a seminar at church about 2020ministries planning and discussion. All new elected and current elders, deacons, and fellowship leaders were invited to participate. Brothers and sisters are also invited to share your concerns and suggestions about our church ministry to the pastor and church leaders.
3. There will be a special Thanksgiving turkey lunch on November 24th (Sunday) at the church. Friends and relatives are welcomed to come! Please register at the reception desk. The church has also invited students
from the University of the West to join us in worship and share in the Thanksgiving meal.
4. To celebrate GSTPC’s 39th year anniversary, Rev. William Chou has been invited to give a special seminar on Bible studying “Do You Understand What You Are Reading?” on 11/29-12/1. Admission is free, all are
welcomed to attend.
5. To welcome the upcoming season, brothers and sisters or families are invited to participate in ringing the bell before the service. If you are interested in ringing the bell on one of the Sundays between December 1st to
the 24th, please register with Elder Naomi.
6. Intercession: Please pray for the physical health of Pastor Mark Chen, Elder Su-Tsuen Tun, and Mrs. Carol Lin.
7. < Church Calendar >
• 11/23 (Saturday) Leadership Training & Ministry Workshop
• 11/24 (Sunday) Thanksgiving Day Service
• 11/29-12/1 (Friday-Sunday) Bible Reading Conference
• 12/14 (Saturday) Christmas Music Concert
• 12/21 (Saturday) Year-End Appreciation Dinner
• 12/22 (Sunday) Christmas Worship Service
• 12/26-28 (Thursday-Saturday) EM Winter Retreat
<肢體關懷與代禱事項 CARE & PRAYER>
● 請為身體欠安、慕道的兄姐關心代禱及鼓勵。
Please pray for those who are sick, or in need, to receive God’s comfort and strength.
金句 / Key Verse
「我給恁講，婦仁人所生，未有卡大約翰的；
總是佇上帝國的微細的猶 (iáu)卡大伊。」
“I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John.
Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
(路加福音 Luke 7:28)