THIS SUNDAY Aug 13 10:30am Joint Holy Communion Service & Lunch Fellowship
Rev. Canon Edmund Der will be preaching in Cantonese and English
Children’s program will begin after first reading of service
No Youth Group scheduled
Social committee is planning a special lunch fellowship with Japanese style foods. We invite you to join us for lunch following 10:30am Joint Holy Communion Sunday service on Aug 13.
Please purchase your lunch tickets this Sunday after service.
Adults $12, children 5-12yr $6.
Children 4 or under is free.
All are welcome to attend. We hope to see you there!
10:30 am Joint In-Person & Online Holy Communion: Click here
English Service Bulletin (PDF) is attached
Chinese Service Bulletin (PDF) is attached
Phone 647 374 4685
Meeting ID: 971 0493 5659 #
When it asks for participant ID just press #
Password: 494353 #
Property Management Notice
The property management department is scheduled to clean and maintain the inside and outside of the church on the morning of the second Saturday of each month. We invite all church members to take time to participate in this activity. If possible, please bring your own gardening tools. Interested parties please contact Property Management Minister Paul Seto.
Now scheduled for the following dates:
August 12 Postponed to August 19
September 9
October 14
If it rains that day, it will be postponed to the next Saturday.
Q2 Financial Update
Offerings: Actual $50K, Budget $54K, Below Budget 7%
Total Revenue: Actual $104K, Budget $102K, Exceeds Budget 8%
Expenses: Actual $63K, Budget $88K, Below Budget 28%
Net Income: Actual $41K, Budget $14K, Exceeds budget 194%
Note: these are preliminary numbers as some items still need to be updated
Attendance Update
2023 Jan - Jul Average Sunday Attendance 73.8 (2022 overall average 79.2)
Community Garden Network
Following the evaluation from our Folksgala last year, parishioners would like St. E to be a serving church. We will hold a Community Garden Network and encourage you to donate some of your grown produce to the needy families through Carefirst Seniors and Community Services Association.
If you are willing to share your loving produce, please bring them to church on the 3rd Sunday of each month as follows:
July 16, 2023
August 20, 2023
September 17, 2023
October 15, 2023
If you don't have the home-grown product but would like to participate or have any questions, please contact Bonny at mission@stechurch.com.
Thank you for contributing your fresh produce on Sunday July 16. We collected about 75 pounds and had given to Care First the next day. They have distributed to 10 families in need. Our next collection date will be August 20. We encourage you to support the families in need.
Sunday School Summer Programme
Aug 13 Joint H.C. 10:30 a.m. - Activity Centres
Aug 20 M.P. - Trip to park
Aug 27 M.P. - Food party (Vietnamese spring roll)
Sunday School will have walking trips to Father Angelos Saad Community Park on July 9th, July 30th and Aug 20th.
All Sunday School children must have a signed permission form to participate.
Children under 4 and children without signed permission from parents/guardians must be accompanied by an adult to join. Please bring sun hats, sunscreen and water for the walking trips.
If your child does not attend our Sunday School on a regular basis, please bring him/her to the Sunday School room in person and check in with the teacher before dropping him/her off.
Cantonese Prayer Group
Please note that the Cantonese prayer group will take a summer break in July and August. We will meet again on the first Tuesday of Sept (Sept 5).
Cantonese Bible Study Group
Due to prearranged travel engagements by a number of group members, the group decides that there will be no meetings for the Cantonese Bible Study Group during the months of June, July and September of 2023.
The Cantonese Bible Study Group will meet at 7 pm on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursdays during the months of August. October, November and December 2023.
If interested, please contact Margaret Loo or email info@stechurch.com
Other Programs on Zoom
Sundays 11:15am -noon English Online Youth Group
Not Meeting Aug 13
If interested email info@stechurch.com
2nd, 3rd, 4th Thursdays 7pm – 8:30pm Cantonese Bible Study
No Meetings June, July, September
If interested contact Margaret Loo or email info@stechurch.com
1st & 3rd Tuesdays 8pm-8:45pm Cantonese Prayer Meeting
No Meetings July, August
If interested contact Margaret Loo or email info@stechurch.com
Wednesdays 8pm English Prayer Meeting
If interested email info@stechurch.com
Mondays 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Mandarin “Holy Light Bible Study Group”
Meeting ID: 396 396 3699 Password: 396396
If interested email info@stechurch.com
Sermons stechurch.com/sermons
Livestream or Recorded Services stechurch.com/services
Rosters stechurch.com/roster