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November 23 Update

November 23, 2021
23 Nov 2021

Hello Friends,

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. I have attached two digital devotionals that you may find helpful.

The Advent 2021_FINAL.pdf file is entitled “The Gospel of Advent” and describes the fuller meaning of Christ’s birth. Following this will provide a good foundation to follow our Sunday messages.

The Family Advent Devotional is a family advent devotional that I hope will provide those with children a means to get together and share about the meaning of Christ.

We have permission to distribute both.

For those who would like to join us in-person at St. George this Sunday. We have Simon Pan preaching. Our pre-registration link is:

Sunday Worship Registration

You may also follow us online on our YouTube channel:

Last week we had 62 attending in person. Our capacity limit was 65 so it is timely that we are moving ahead and following our church’s Proof of Vaccination policy that has been recently forwarded. Toronto Public Health will allow churches to lift capacity limits only if they follow standard PoV protocols (like they do in restaurants and gyms). For this week we are asking you to:

  1. Continue with the online preregistration and COVID pre-screening
  2. Bring your Vaccination Certificate or QR code when you come to service. If you have a medical exemption, please bring the letter from an immunologist or cardiologist who are the only ones qualified to write a Covid vaccine exemption letter (due to the rarity of the conditions under exemption)
  3. Bring a government issued ID with the same name and birth date on the Vaccination Certificate or QR code. (You will only need to show this once if you give us permission to keep your vaccination status, not personal information, on file.)

On Saturday December 11 TCBC will be hosting a Traditional English Carol service from 7pm to 8pm at TCBC.

The purpose of gathering is strictly to worship the Lord through singing Carols together. There will be singing along with a short Christmas message that will be Christ and community focused. Consider this an invitation to come with your friends who like singing carols and as a chance to meet members of the community. Friends who cannot attend in person are invited to lead us to sing through a pre-recorded video (and Yes I will be asking some of you who live out of town if you would consider recording your favourite song and so we can sing with you that evening)!

Hope to meet up with you (in-person or on-line) soon.

Blessings,
Pastor Nolan
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November 16 Update

November 16, 2021
16 Nov 2021

Hello Friends,

This Sunday we have Jesse Wong visiting us along with his family. They Wongs have been living in Africa where Jesse trains up the future generation of dentists who will serve in Rwanda and use that platform to declare the good news of Jesus. Join us in-person at St. George pre-registration link is

Sunday Worship Registration

or follow us online on our YouTube channel

You may have heard that TCBC is planning to implement proof of vaccination before Christmas.  This is the direction set by the governing body of our church and implemented by our Reopening Action Committee. In order to test the Proof of Vaccination Protocol (PVP) or check-in process,  the  Re-opening Committee has started asking Sunday Service attendees to voluntarily show proof of vaccination. This is what we would like you to do:

  1. Continue with the online preregistration and COVID pre-screening
  2. Bring your  Vaccination Certificate or QR code when you come to service.  If you have a medical exemption, please bring the letter from an immunologist or cardiologist who are the only ones qualified to write a covid exemption letter (due to the rarity of the conditions under exemption)
  3. Bring a government issued ID with the same name and birth date on the Vaccination Certificate or QR code. (You will only need to show this once if you give us permission to keep your vaccination status, not personal information, on file.)

Looking ahead, on Nov. 27 TCBC is in charge of preparing meals at 40 Oak St. If you want to join our kitchen team and serve between 3pm and 6pm, please e-mail me and I can put you on our list of volunteers. We need about 10 people and as of now we are still recruiting.

Nov. 28 is the beginning of the Advent Season. We have purchased a digital distribution pass through Christianity Today:
Advent 2021: 4-Week Devotional Guide (Digital Distribution) – 10-199 Digital Distribution
Advent 2021_FINAL.pdf
Download Link: Devotional Download
We have more than enough copies for everyone AND to invite you to pass this onto a friend or members of your small group so you can share in the devotions together.

 
Finally, instead of having an in-person Christmas Eve. Service on Dec. 24 (Mandarin and Cantonese will hold services at TCBC that night), we are having a Traditional English Carol service on Saturday Dec. 11 from 7pm to 8pm at TCBC. There will be singing along with a short Christmas message that will be Christ and community focused. Consider this an invitation to come with your friends who like singing carols and as a chance to meet members of the community. Friends who cannot attend in person are invited to lead us to sing through a pre-recorded video (and Yes I will be asking some of you who live out of town if you would consider recording your favourite song and so we can sing with you that evening).
 

Hope to meet up with you (in-person or on-line) soon.

 

Blessings,
Pastor Nolan
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November 10 Update

November 10, 2021
10 Nov 2021

Dear Friends,

Remembering what it was like on the eve of Remembrance Day last year is a sobering feeling. For the first time in my memory there were no public observances in 2020 of the day we celebrate our freedom and remember the cost. We were only allowed to gather in very small groups and to watch services on-line. We were also unsure of how this pandemic would end. Today we have hope that things are getting better, and have some assurance that people–especially seniors are better protected. There is much to give thanks for.
Central to our worship is the life freely given to us in God’s Son whose sacrifice won our eternal freedom from the guilt of sin. We have full assurance of our salvation. Whether we worship in our homes or gather in-person at our church we worship the One who is Worthy and who’s love is real.
If you wish to join us in person this Sunday please follow the link below to pre-register. This speeds up the check-in process. There will be changes coming to our check in as we adopt the Vaccine QR certificate verification. For now though the procedure is the same as in previous weeks. We thank you for your patience and acceptance of these additional steps to increase our safety.

Sunday Worship Registration

Blessings,
Pastor Nolan

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November 3 Update

November 3, 2021
03 Nov 2021

Hello Friends,

Can you believe it’s November! That means we turn back our clocks this weekend. Please “Fall Back” as we return to Eastern Standard Time this Sunday.

 

Sunday Worship
Last Sunday we had Deacon Anthony Hui preaching on Luke 17:11-19 “Say Thank You to Jesus”
Thank you Dr. Hui for calling us to be a people who take initiative in showing thanksgiving.
You can watch this and other past messages on-line.  The links are available on our Sermon Page.
This week is Communion Sunday. Please have some juice and bread or crackers if you want to participate. In-person attenders can either bring their own elements or use the prepackaged communion juice and wafer.
You are invited to come in-person. Here is the pre-registration link if you wish to attend our service at St. George Church. Our worship starts right at 10am and we must keep to the time because this is a livestream event.

Sign-in Link

On-Line Prayer Meeting
We have a prayer meeting every Wednesday over Zoom to pray for our church and it’s members. If you wish to join, here is the link:
Meeting ID: 954 1599 6882
Passcode: 957516

Last Words

Lastly, let’s thank our volunteers and participants who shared in our Oct. 31 GLOW event where we met some of our neighbours and provided a hot drink, treat bag, cotton candy and Smores. Pictures posted on our English Ministry Facebook Page. Ask to join our group if you want to view pictures and keep up with our latest news.

 

Have a great week!!

Blessings,
Pastor Nolan

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Anniversary Workshop Video

October 27, 2021
27 Oct 2021

 

Anniversary Workshop Video:

As part of our 2021 TCBC Anniversary weekend, the English Congregation hosted a workshop on Zoom with the Canadian Missional Podcast Team.

Topic: Moving Forward Together–Imagining the Future

“We want to talk about some signposts as we take the next steps ahead: embodying a fuller gospel, mutuality in leadership, neighbourhood presence, a theology of migration, embracing our hybrid cultural/generational nature, partnerships, and yes, we can also talk about fun and the joy of life together!”

For those of you that may have missed it, the workshop was recorded and has been uploaded onto our YouTube channel

YouTube video

 

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Worship Service Capacity Update

October 23, 2021
23 Oct 2021

On October 22nd, the Ontario Government announced that most public places will return to full capacity on Monday Oct. 25.  Full capacity for weddings, funerals and religious services will be permitted as well but only where venues require proof of vaccination.

While we welcome this news, the leadership of the English congregation have decided to continue to proceed with caution. So for the next few Sundays, we will continue the procedures we have been using since we re-started our in-person worship in September.

We will be limiting numbers so please pre-register using the Registration Form

We will be maintaining social distancing for people that are not from the same household.

Our goal is still to able to offer in-person worship to everyone, but we want to be able to manage it safely. We will continue to post updates here as they become available.

Please continue to pray for the leaders and ministry leaders.

 

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October 18 Update

October 19, 2021
19 Oct 2021

Hello Friends,

This week we have a special guest speaker, Jonathan Nip, Pastor of Connections and Caring from Scarborough CBC presenting a Friday workshop with his friends from the Canadian Asian Missional Podcast and coming in-person to speak at our Sunday service. He will be speaking on the passage 1 Corinthians 9:19-27: “Becoming A Church For All Peoples”

Link for Friday night Zoom Session:

Topic: Moving Forward Together–Imagining the Future
“We want to talk about some signposts as we take the next steps ahead: embodying a fuller gospel, mutuality in leadership, neighbourhood presence, a theology of migration, embracing our hybrid cultural/generational nature, partnerships, and yes, we can also talk about fun and the joy of life together!”
Time: Oct 22, 2021 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89723927164?pwd=QTUwVjhHSVVwU1lJVzViNjI0cFUzQT09

Meeting ID: 897 2392 7164
Passcode: 396335

Link for Sunday In-person Pre-registration

Sign-in Form

Hiking in Crothers Woods
If people are interested in hiking this Saturday ( Last Saturday’s hike was cancelled due to rain), email me.
Our trail leaders are happy to go again this Saturday (Oct 23) at 10am if people are interested.

Blessings,
Pastor Nolan

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Baldwin Village Badminton Club

October 8, 2021
08 Oct 2021

The Baldwin Street Badminton Club has launched Tuesday evenings at Toronto Chinese Presbyterian Church, 177 Beverley St at the corner of Beverley and Baldwin.

  • Membership fee will be $25/season, which will cover club activities, supplies, and season-end party.
  • The fee per play will be an additional $5/evening
  • Membership includes 2 free guest passes so you can invite a friend to play
  • 3 hours play time per evening from 7pm to 10pm
  • Generally 15 min on court/15 min off court throughout the night
  • Mixed doubles where you will be matched up according to playing experience
  • We have begun taking registration and limit registration to 30 players
  • Normal gym rules apply which means in these COVID 19 conditions all players and volunteers must show proof of vaccination

If you live downtown and looking to stay fit throughout the winter or to just meet a lot of great people in our neighbourhood, this is a great option.

We expect that the spots will fill up quickly so don’t delay in signing up!!

Click the link below to download the membership form

Baldwin Village Badminton Club Membership Form

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October 4 Update

October 4, 2021
04 Oct 2021

Hello Friends and Members of TCBC English Congregation,

Sunday Worship

We are getting there. We are not there yet but we are working out the Sunday set up at our St. George St. temporary site. We are a bit over 1/2 site capacity (max 65) so there will be space if you wake up Sunday morning and all of a sudden want to come. Our airplane isn’t full. That being said, pre registration speeds up the check-in process. As per government guidelines, we hold onto the information for 30 days in case Toronto Public health requests it for contact tracing. After that the date is destroyed.

This is the link for pre-registration – Registration Form

We are looking for additional helpers for set-up and check-in. There is more work for us since we are no longer in our own building.

Youth Ministry

Our Youth Sunday School class is also held over Zoom. Please contact barnabas@tcbc.on.ca for information about our youth (Jr. High and High School) ministry.

Badminton

The Baldwin Street Badminton Club has launched.

    • membership fee will be $25/season, which will cover club activities, supplies, and season-end party.
    • The fee per play will be an additional $5/evening
    • membership includes 2 free guest passes so you can invite a friend to play
    • 3 hours play time per evening from 7pm to 10pm
    • generally 15 min on court/15 min off court throughout the night
    • mixed doubles where you will be matched up according to playing experience
    • we will begin Tuesday (tomorrow!) and begin taking registration and limit registration to 30 players
    • normal gym rules apply which means in these COVID 19 conditions all players and volunteers must show proof of vaccination

If you live downtown and looking to stay fit throughout the winter or to just meet a lot of great people in our neighbourhood, this is a great option.

Click the link below to download the membership form

Baldwin Village Badminton Club Membership Form

Note: we are working on eventually starting up volleyball and basketball clubs

On Line Groups

On-line groups (let me know if you can join us and I can provide contact information). Also let me know if you are keen on starting up a discipleship group that is open to others at our church.

    • Wednesday night prayer meeting 8pm-9pm
    • Friday night discipleship group 7:30pm-9pm
    • Saturday afternoons Berean Fellowship study of Colossians & Couples Group doing a marriage building study

Hiking

Hiking in Crothers Woods

    • 10am Saturday Oct 16 (look for Mara C.) and 2pm Sunday Oct. 17 (I will be there for this one)
    • the trail entrance is right by the Loblaws on Redway Rd.  Redway runs east off of Millwood Rd north of Overlea Blvd and just south of the railway overpass.
    • there is parking in Loblaws at the Trailhead. I checked with the store and we can disregard the signs saying it’s only for customers. They don’t tag vehicles.
    • no registration needed. This is an outdoor event that you undertake at your own risk. Please have footwear and outer clothing suitable for the weather conditions.

Map Link

Blessings,
Pastor Nolan

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Pastoral Update

September 21, 2021
21 Sep 2021

Hello Friends and Members of TCBC English Congregation,

This is a fairly lengthy update. I’ll keep the longer newsletters to once a month. I hope this supports your connection to us.

1. The Sunday in-person option at St George the Martyr Church launched successfully. We are at roughly 1/2 site capacity (max 70) so even if you don’t pre register they will be space. Pre registration speeds up the check-in process. As per government guidelines, we hold onto the information for 30 days in case Toronto Public health request it for contact tracing. After that the date is destroyed. This is the link for pre-registration:

Registration Form

2. We are in a series called “The Community of Jesus” and are taking in the teaching of Ephesians chapters 4-6. To help give a fuller view of Christ and the Church, I will hold a hybrid reading class for Ephesians (6 chapters, 6 weeks). You are welcome to join over Zoom.

Topic: Walk Through Ephesians
Time: Sundays Sept. 26 to Oct. 31, 11:30am to 12:30pm

Please contact Rev Nolan for the Zoom meeting info

Note: Our Youth Sunday School class is also held over Zoom. Please contact barnabas@tcbc.on.ca for information about our youth (Jr. High and High School) ministry.

3. Our new venture into creating and Active Space for community building begins with the Baldwin Street Badminton Club. If you are interested in reaching out to our community, breaking isolation and promoting health through doing something active then please join us for our vision meeting (bring your racquet if you want to play!). Let me know if you are interested in participating.

Monday Sep 27, 7 p.m. in church gym – Tony, Iris, Kam, Steve (from CPC), Pastor Alan and myself

Meeting –
– Purpose of club
– Ministry training for team
– How club works and runs, and fees
– Brainstorm ideas for recruiting, and for a fun and successful badminton club
– Ministry prayer time

4. On-line groups (let me know if you can join us and I can provide contact information). Also let me know if you are keen on starting up a discipleship group that is open to others at our church.
– Wednesday night prayer meeting 8pm-9pm
– Friday night discipleship group 7:30pm-9pm
– Saturday afternoons (1st and 3rd Saturday) Berean Fellowship study of Colossians

Note: for youth: Tuesday (on-line) and Friday (in-person).Please contact barnabas@tcbc.on.ca for information about our youth (Jr. High and High School) ministry.

Blessings,
Pastor Nolan

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