- Everyone is to practice diligent social distancing and to stay home as much as possible.
- If you have been travelling outside of Canada. Please self-isolation for 2 weeks. If there is any needs, please contact the church through admin@gcgcny.org or 416 499 0111 x 101.
- For seniors and who do not use internet or social media, these updates will be passed along through a telephone chain. Rev Cheung will coordinate for the Cantonese congregation. Rev Ren will coordinate for the Mandarin congregation.
- All English, Cantonese and the late Tues morning Mandarin prayer meetings will be held virtually. All other early morning Mandarin prayer meetings will continue at the church.
- The worships will continue to be live-streamed every Sunday morning. Each lead pastor will organize the details. Each lead pastor welcomes your feedback.
- Rev Chan will start planning how to do the 30th Year Anniversary Worship on May 24 virtually. He will look into ways (different software) the membership meeting that day can be held virtually.
- Rev Chan will record a pastoral message to be sent to members of all 4 congregations. We will encourage the pastors of each congregation to send regular pastoral messages to their respective congregations.
- The Grace Community Food Share will be implementing processes to protect the clients and helpers.
- Each congregation will decide whether to continue Communion and if so, in what form.
- Good Friday service will most likely be held virtually.
- We will make decision in late April about whether to have baptism. If we have baptism, the baptismal classes will be held before then.
- We may be holding D&E classes online with class time and subject determined by the respective teachers. Please stay tune for any upcoming announcements.
- Although each congregation may have different preferences and practices in adapting to the pandemic, clear communication among staff is critical to maintain our unity in our diversity since we are one church and one spiritual family.
- 請大家盡可能留在家中及保持安全的社交距離。
- 若你曾離開加拿大,回來後請自我隔離十四天。若有需要,可電郵聯絡教會admin@gcgcny.org 或至電 416 499 0111 內線 101 留言。
- 長者或不使用電腦網絡者,將以電話鏈傳遞此等訊息。任牧師及張牧師將分別統籌國粵兩堂就此事宜的安排。
- 粵英兩堂的所有祈禱會及週二的國語禱告會已全改作網上進行,國語清晨禱告會如常在教會繼續舉行。
- 崇拜繼續以直播方式進行。各堂主任將統籌此事。歡迎大家作出意見回饋。
- 陳牧師正計劃五月廿四日教會卅週年的聯合崇拜如何網上舉行;並安排當如何舉行會友大會。
- 陳牧師會錄製首集教牧分享分發各堂,此後各堂牧者將配搭錄製各堂的教牧分享。
- 恩典食物銀行將執行特別措施以保護義工及使用服務人士。
- 各堂牧者將決定聖餐當停止或以何種形式進行。
- 展望疫情的發展,受難節聚會將在網上進行。
- 就浸禮能否如期六月進行一事,將在四月尾決定。如能進行,仍需完成浸禮班。
- 主日學能否在網上進行將由各班老師決定,詳情容後公佈。
- 雖然各堂事工應對疫情的安排或有不同,作為屬裡一家,教牧們清晰的溝通對教會在不同文化背景中保持合一十分重要。