November 6th, 2022 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, All Saints' Sunday

  1. Daylight Saving Time Ends

    • Reminder that Daylight Saving Time will ends on early morning of Nov 6 and clocks will need to be adjusted backward one hour. Please come to Sunday service according to the adjusted time.

  2. This Sunday Nov 6 11am Joint In-Person & Online Holy Communion Service

  3. Dec 10 (Sat) St. E Christmas Party

    • We are having a Christmas Party on December 10th from 3-5 p.m.!

    • Join us for good food, carol singing, fun family games, and a lucky draw.

    • Tickets will go on sale on November 13:

      • $10 for adults,

      • $5 for children aged 5-12 and

      • free for the little ones under 4.

  4. Nov 12 (Sat) 10am PAB Meeting

    • Zoom Link: Click Here

    • Meeting ID: 992 5232 3954 Passcode: 105101

  5. Faith Formation 2022: Advent - The Story of Salvation (Click Here for PDF)

    • Faith Formation of the Cantonese Ministry is inviting our parishioners to relive God’s salvation story at Advent. If you are interested, please liaise with Margaret Loo or email to info@stechurch.com.

    • Here are the details:

      1. A copy of the booklet “Jesse Tree” (Chinese translation version) will be provided to each participant, who is requested to read the daily story and scriptures as scheduled in the booklet and then spend some time to meditate, reflect and pray.

      2. Four online sharing sessions (in Cantonese) will be held on the four Tuesdays during Advent.

    • These sessions will be led by Canon Li and 3 other parishioners. Together we will revisit the significance of Advent in the salvation story of God and learn to position ourselves as Christians on the Jesse Tree.

    • THE STORY OF SALVATION

    • ADVENT 1ST WEEK Nov 27- Dec 3

      • SHARING DATE: TUESDAY Nov 29 from 7:30-8:30pm

      • THEME: THE HISTORY OF GOD’S SALVATON : CREATION

      • SHARING:

        • INTRODUCTION ON ADVENT, JESSE TREE, THE STORY OF GOD’S SALVATION

        • THE STORY OF CREATION, SCRIPTURES FROM JESSE TREE : 1ST WEEK

      • GROUP LEADER: Canon Victor Li

    • ADVENT 2ND WEEK Dec 4 – Dec 10 

      • SHARING DATE: TUESDAY Dec 6 from 7:30-8:30pm

      • THEME: THE HISTORY OF GOD’S SALVATION: SIN

      • SHARING:

        • DAVID SINNED – THE STORY

        • SCRIPTURES FROM JESSE TREE : 2ND WEEK

      • GROUP LEADER: Billy Ng

    • ADVENT 3RD WEEK Dec 11 - Dec 17

      • SHARING DATE: TUESDAY Dec 13 from 7:30-8:30pm

      • THEME: THE HISTORY OF GOD’S SALVATION: REPENTANCE

      • SHARING:

        • THE MESSAGE FROM ISAIAH

        • SCRIPTURES FROM JESSE TREE : 3RD  WEEK

      • GROUP LEADER: Manny Lai

    • ADVENT 4TH WEEK Dec 18 - Dec 24

      • SHARING DATE: TUESDAY Dec 20 from 7:30-8:30pm

      • THEME: THE HISTORY OF GOD’S SALVATION: REDEMPTION

      • SHARING:

        • THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST

        • SCRIPTURES FROM JESSE TREE : 4TH  WEEK 

      • GROUP LEADER: Wilson Loo

  6. Cantonese Welcoming Ministry

    • For the Cantonese Welcoming Ministry, before the end of this year, we are calling for members who would gratefully offer a little bit of their time to serve in this ministry for the coming years. For those who have a vision and a passion to serve, please directly contact Chivas Chu at 416-568-8351 and leave him a message, he would get back to you with more details.

  7. November-December Worship Rosters

    • The English, Cantonese and Mandarin rosters for November & December worship are available on our website stechurch.com/roster

    • If you or your family members are not available to serve on certain days, please contact Fenella as soon as possible.

  8. September Offering Summary Reports: Click here

  9. Nov 6 Special Celebration

    • What do these three festivals have in common: Halloween, All Saints’ Day & All Souls’ Day? They happen three days in a row!

    • We seldom observe All Souls’ – but in our Chinese customs, we tend the graves of our ancestors twice a year – in the spring and in the autumn – to pay our respect.

    • What would we do if we observe All Souls’ Day at church? One way to remember our departed loved ones is to say prayers in church for them, and/or light a candle to remember them. It is about inter-connection – they are still spiritually connected to us, even though they are no longer physically present. We also say we believe in the Communion of the Saints – what does it really mean?

    • Come find out on November 6, being the first Sunday of the month, we will have our bilingual, joint service at 11:00 am. Invite your family members and friends who have lost someone (it does not matter whether it is recently or further back) at the end of the sermon, light a candle to remember their loved ones. Or, as an alternative, people can write the names on a prepared card: “Today, we remember…” and offer them in a basket. It may be a very meaningful way to experience the feast of All Souls in church. One suggestion we heard is that we can specifically remember Fr. Dennis Dolloff on that Sunday.

  10. Nov 26 & Dec 3 Cantonese Mission Event

    • We want to invite you to join our upcoming Cantonese Ministry Mission Department events, which will be held both in-person and online. The theme will be "Gospel Reflection, Fellowship in the Word / 福音再思、齊享福言(筵)."

    • We will reflect on the impact the Gospel has had on our lives and the way our daily lives have been changed by the pandemic. We will discuss the needs of ourselves, the Church and our community. Together, we hope this will be an opportunity for us to determine our ministry direction for the coming years.

    • Details as follows:

      • Language: Cantonese

      • Speaker: the Rev Kevin Wong (Incumbent, All Saint's Church, Markham)

      • Dates (In-person and Online):

        • First session: Nov 26 (Sat), 9:30 to 11:30 am

        • Second session: Dec 3 (Sat), 9:30 am to 1:30 pm (including Folksgala lunch)

      • Both events are free of charge.

      • To register, email mission@stechurch.com (please provide your name and indicate whether you will be joining in-person or online).

      • Registration deadline: Nov 20, 2022.

      • Family and friends are welcome to join as well.

  11. “Theology and Politics” Course Taught by Bishop Patrick Yu

    • Autumn is here and leaves are starting to change colours. The Cantonese Ministry is in the process of organizing some wonderful educational sessions for you to take part in. The topic for the course is called “Theology and Politics”, all four online sessions (in Cantonese and English) will be conducted by Bishop Patrick Yu in January 2023. We shall also invite other three Chinese Anglican churches to participate.

    • Each session will be 2 hours, through the discussion and bible study, you will have a better understanding of “What is politic from a Christian’s Point of View?”

    • If you are interested or want to know more about this course, a recording of the introductory Q&A session with Bishop Yu has been posted on our Youtube: Click Here

    • Two separate courses for Chinese and English,

    • Evenings by Zoom @ 7:30 p.m.

    • English course dates - 1/12, 19, 26 and 2/2 (English on Thursdays)

    • Chinese course dates - 1/10, 17, 24 and 31 (Chinese on Tuesdays)

    • Chinese course to be taught in Cantonese.

    • Registration fees: $50 per person

    • Registration will be opened starting October

    • Registration requirements:

      • Name

      • Email address

      • Choice of English or Chinese course

      • Cheque payable to "St. Elizabeth's Anglican Church"

    • Contact and registration: rsvp@stechurch.com

  12. Links to Online Services and Other Programs on Zoom

  13. Sermons stechurch.com/sermons

  14. Livestream or Recorded Services stechurch.com/services

  15. Rosters stechurch.com/roster