1 Peter 2:9-12

⁹ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. ¹⁰ Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society

¹¹ Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. ¹² Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

English Ministry News

Membership Meeting: November 24
Budget 2025, Confirmation of Pastors
Lunch Afterwards, $10 – order before November 19

Annual Christmas Event: Friday December 20, Sign-Up gcgcny.link/christmas
Night of Music, Free Dinner, real stories

Baptism & Membership: December 15th, Contact Pastoral Team

Adult Zone Fellowship: gcgcny.link/adultzone

Youth Sunday School: RBR (Regular Bible Reading), Lead by Pastor Santos
UNICOL may join too

Prayer Meetings
Tuesday – 7:15PM, Contact Pastoral Team
Sunday – 9:20AM in Conference Room

Volleyball Ministry – Contact: Terence Ma (terencecyma@gmail.com)
1. Casual Level – Wednesday 7:30-10:00pm
2. Semi-Competitive Level – Saturday Mornings
Weekly Signup Required – Regular GCGCNY attendees get priority Wednesdays if signed up
Join Discord Server – https://tinyurl.com/gcgcnyvball

The Bar Ministry: Serving singles in Christ. Contact Roland or Haidan. www.thebarministry.wordpress.com

Professional Christian Counseling—up to 8 free sessions to GCGCNY attendees. Contact Rev. Ted.

Rahab Ministry—a faith-based ministry, empowering women and children in the sex trade to be liberated and restored. For more info, contact 647-992-8029 or visit www:rahabministry.ca

Bible In a Year Group:
– Pastor Michelle: Hard copy

Church News

Church financial needs: As of the end of September, there is a deficit of more than 200,000. With the expected expenditure of the year, we need more than 510,000 from general offering in Nov and Dec in order to break even. Please pray that God will provide the needs of the church.

Cantonese Baptism and Transfer: December 1, 2024
Baptism: Gianna Yau, Chun Fung Suen, Tse Long Tsang, Elsa Chan
Transfer: Mui Ying Jenny Yim-Ng, Caroline Sin, Frank Yu, Vidy Ko

A membership meeting will be held in the afternoon of November 24. The agenda includes Budget 2025 and confirmation of a new three-year terms for Pastor Santos, Sunny and Richard. Details will be announced later. Members are requested to reserve time to attend.

Thanks to Johnson Wong and his editorial team, the 2023 Year Book is now available on the church website

GCGCNY 30th Anniversary Videos: gcgcny.link/30

Community Buddies Grace Community Service
A friendly space for people on the autistic spectrum or with other special needs
We Offer: one-on-one mentorship, social group, psycho-education, information and resource, recreation, virtual and in-person support for participants and caregivers, all services are free
Interested in participating or volunteering? gcgcny.link/buddies

Serving Opportunities

We are Looking For:
• Sunday School Teachers and Assistants (contact Pastor Santos: santos.chan@gcgcny.org)
• Service Ushers—must be able to attend service in-person (contact Roland: c.rolandchan@gmail.com)
• Genesis (Youth Ministry) Adult Leader (contact Santos Chan) gcgcny.link/youthleader
• “Rooted” (Post-secondary Discipleship Groups) Leaders (contact Elim or Miga)
• Community Buddies Grace Community Services (gcgcny.link/buddies)

Last Week’s Attendance:

– Cantonese 188
– Mandarin 99
– English 134
– Children 44
– Tendercare 20
– Prayer Meetings: 69

Last Week’s Offering:

– General 44,221.60 (YTD 762,822.35)
– Building 550 (YTD 13,382)
– Special Fund Mission 5,250 (YTD 23,387.57)
– Foodbank 230 (YTD 16,329.80)