Job Opening: Administrative Assistant
We are looking for a new Administrative Assistant for the English Ministry, starting at the end of August. This paid part-time position is based on 5 hours per week. If you are interested, please contact and forward your resume to Jessica Leung (jess.v.leung@gmail.com) or Pastor Victor Goh (victor.goh@gcgcny.org).
Summer Outdoor Service and Picnic!
Join us on Sunday July 18th @ 10:00am for a special Outdoor Worship Service at E.T. Seton Park (Leslie St. and Don Mills Rd., north of Eglinton Ave. E.).
We will then be enjoying a summer picnic lunch together and spending the afternoon in the sun! Bring your picnic blankets, portable chairs, sun hats, sunscreen, games, and most importantly, your friends and family. Lunch will be provided at $5 per person — but FREE for all guests invited and guests new to our church in recent months.
Food Program Presentation
As you may already know, we have been prayerfully considering the opportunity of beginning a Food Program here at GCGCNY to serve the needs of our surrounding communities. On Sunday May 2nd at 2:00pm (Rm. W27), we have invited Michael Friedman of North York Harvest Food Bank to make a presentation at our church. Mike will be sharing with us who NYHFB is, what they do, and how we can partner with them as a Member Agency. There will be a time of Question & Answer to field any questions that we may have. Mike serves at NYHFB as the Agency Relations Manager. Their web site is: http://www.northyorkharvest.com
Our prayer is that God will make our church an agent of His healing, mercy and goodness to our community.
You’re warmly invited to join us. We hope to see you there.
Baptism Class Begins May 9th
Our next Baptism service will be on June 27, 2010. Baptism is an essential step in our lives as followers of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18-20).
Our Baptism Preparation Class begins on Sunday May 9, 2010. This 5-session class, held on Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 11:00am (in the Library), will inform and prepare you for this wonderful, important step in your life as a believer. Please feel free to get in touch with Pastor Victor with any questions that you may have: http://www.gcgcny.org/new/connect/share/.
If you are considering taking this step of Baptism, please register your name using the following link: http://www.gcgcny.org/new/connect/share/.
GCS Summer Day Camp
We are now accepting applications for summer employment. Please submit resumes to Jenny Wong or Ida Yee or e-mail summercamp@gcgcny.org by April 27, 2010. Only potential candidates will be contacted for interview. Applicants must be presently in college or university.
English Ministry Name Change
As part of our commitment and desire to be faithful in reaching people for Christ, we have an exciting opportunity to rename our English Ministry. Beginning immediately and during the month of April we will be accepting new name suggestions for our English congregation. Some helpful guidelines: the name is to be both representative of us as God’s people, as well as meaningful to the community and world in which God has placed us; think long term; the name should be easily communicated to people.
Once you have a church name to suggest, submit and share it right here online …and if possible, along with the reason WHY you think this name would be meaningful for us. Pray. Think outside the box. At the end of April, the English Ministry Committee will review your ideas and make a final decision.
English Congregation Retreat in August
Summer is almost here! We will be getting together as a church family from August 13th to 15th, 2010 at Deer Lake Camp and Conference Centre. This will be a great time to be refreshed, both body and soul. The retreat theme is ONE: One God. One Body. One Life. We have invited Dr. Bill McRae as our keynote speaker. Plan ahead and mark these dates in your calendar. See you there!