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NEWSLETTER OF THE GREATER TORONTO CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCH ISSUE 003 WINTER 2008

GTCBC CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 2008

Pastor Jeff
Registration Dinner time Happy children sharing

Musicians
Pastor Brett Core families sing from the sanctuary
sharing Christmas carols jokes church Mississauga Performance by Ling Li

GTCBC Christmas Celebration 2008 5:30 - 9:30PM December 20, 2008

Core Families' Meeting, November 23, 2008
Hillcrest Library auditorium, 5801 Leslie St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1
 UPCOMING CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 2008
EVENTS
Our Christmas Celebration took place at the
Launching first Hillcrest Library on December 20, 2008. In
public Sunday our previous newsletter, we prayed that "100
Worship Service Chinese will be reached and touched through
this event." That evening God brought more
Sunday 11:00 AM
than 150 people to our celebration.
Jan. 25, 2009
Lecture/Theatre
We are a new church, we didn't have any tools/
Georges Vanier SS
equipments, such as a video projector, a keyboard,
3000 Don Mills Rd Pastor Shawn and P.A. System (Mixer, amplifier, loudspeakers),
North York, Ontario gives a testimony Lisa's solo
not even a microphone, what we had were passion
and love for Christ and His people. How could we
make the people enjoy the Christmas celebration?
With help of your prayers and three churches,
Dixie Baptist Church (Charles and Lisa), the
Sanctuary Oakville (Pastor Jeff), and the Sanctuary
ROOTS Mississauga (Pastor Brett and his team), we had a
Youth Fellowship great success. Indeed, just as Pastor Brett said,
"we are a big family." We can do great things if
we work together for the glory of God. Praised
the Lord!
Roots' girls sing "You Give"
PRAYER REQUESTS
HEALTHCARE 1. Pray for the launching of our Sunday
PROFESSIONALS' Worship Service on Jan 25, 2009.
FELLOWSHIP 2. Pray for leaders, those who can teach the Bible,
lead a youth fellowship, or lead a small group.
We also pray for Mandarin worship leaders.
CONTACT US 3. Pray for our Youth Summer Camp (grade 7-12),
PASTOR our mission project. Our goal is to win more
Rev. Shawn Sun than 30 youths for Christ in Summer 2009. Now
Greater Toronto we are looking for counselors, and helpers.
Chinese Baptist Church 4. We are trusting God for the equipments and tools
Prize drawing Prize drawing
MAILING ADDRESS Elizabeth and Max, Steven, and that we feel we need for our ministry: 1) a laptop
Greater Toronto Pastor Shawn Pastor Shawn computer, 2) P.A. System (Mixer, amplifier,
Chinese Baptist Church loudspeakers), 3) a screen for a video projector.
703 Finch Ave West 5. Pray for 100 Chinese Bibles, and Sunday School
Toronto, ON M3H 4X4 materials (in English) for children and youth.
Canada 6. Pray for church partners. Planting Mandarin
congregations in many needy aread of the GTA
TELEPHONE is a great task. If you felt that God has called
647-343-8784 you or your church to be our co-workers, you
EMAIL may become our partner or partner church by
injoyshawn@gmail.com praying for us, and/or sending helpers or mission
PUBLISHER team to us, and/or support us financially.
Greater Toronto 7. Pray for Pastor Shawn and family, and our core
Chinese Baptist Church families. We pray for obedient hearts, more
love, power and wisdom from the Holy Spirit.
EDITOR We also pray that God will protect us from
Shawn Sun evil, and we will grow in the grace and
Please visit our web knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. We also
www.gtcbc.com Top prize winners pray that God will continue to provide our
necessities especially in these difficult times.
Amen. 2