August 29th, 2021 14th Sunday after Pentecost

  1. Condolences: Ophelia’s Mother Fung Tai Chan

    • Fung Tai Chan, the mother of Ophelia passed away on Sunday, August 22. She was 93 years old.

    • The funeral service will be held at Glen Oaks Funeral Home & Cemetery at 9am on Sat Sep 4. Live webcast of service will be available. (Click Here)

    • Please keep the her and her family in your prayers.

  2. Sep - Oct Worship Rosters

    • Attached are the English, Cantonese and Mandarin rosters for September & October worship and they are also available on our website: stechurch.com/roster

    • The rosters are based on our current situation and arrangements for worship, if there will be any impacts to services due to changes in the COVID-19 restrictions. The rosters will be adjusted accordingly.

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

    • If you are on our roster serving in speaking roles in worship and do not wish to have your image recorded, please let Fenella know to arrange for alternative options such as recording audio only.

  3. Preparing for Reopening

    • Cantonese worship to resume at church on Sun Sep 12 and Cantonese & English worship will to be livestreamed from church. Mandarin worship will remain online.

    • For those who do not wish to attend in-person service, online options will continue to be available. Visit our website for details: www.stechurch.com/services

    • For those who are schedule to serve in roles such as lay reader, preacher, reader, intercessor, host, ppt controller can choose whether they wish to serve at home or at church. However, we will need those scheduled as greeter, envelope secretary, bee team, AV support to come to church. Please notify Fenella if you are scheduled but are unable to serve in these roles.

    • According to the Diocese and government health and safety guidelines we remind all parishioners that face masks are to be worn at all times when inside our church building. If you do not bring your own masks, we will have disposable masks available. For those people whose medical conditions preclude the wearing of masks please consult with your health-care provider about the advisability of attending church without one.

    • To help us all experience a smooth transition into reopening the church, if you require any special accommodations or exceptions to the measures outlined, we hope you will communicate this to the church leadership well before coming to church so that we can make proper arrangements where necessary (info@stechurch.com)

    • Diocese updated reopening guidelines: link here

  4. E's Social Depart Is Organizing a "Mid-Autumn Celebration Night"

    • A "Mid-Autumn Celebration Night" is to be held on September 18 Saturday, organized by our Social Department. Games will be one of the elements of that evening. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, number of participants will be limited to 50. Member who is interested in joining and is a member of a small group can register (including number of accompanying participants) through his/her group leader; first come first serve. If he/she does not belong to any small group, then just call, message or WhatsApp Ophelia or e-mail her to social@stechurch.com . We appreciate early registering for easier preparation of the event. Furthermore, St. E's is collecting non-perishable food for Food Bank from September 12 through October 13, we strongly urge participants of this event bring their donations to church that evening as an expression of thanksgiving.

    • "Mid-Autumn Celebration Night"

    • Date: September 18 (Saturday)

    • Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

    • E-mail : social@stechurch.com

  5. English Ministry: Preparing ourselves for leadership and ministry

    • Maria would like to invite all members of English Ministry to consider joining her in equipping ourselves for ministry and service in God's vineyard.

    • We will embark on a group study of "For the Common Good: Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts" by Christine Harman.

    • Dates and times are TBA. The cost of each book is $18CAD.

    • Please email or text Rev Maria for more info at priest@stechurch.com or (647) 507-1051. This will begin in the Fall.

  6. Infirmed Prayer Requests

    • Vanky So’s health and recovery.

    • Please pray for Mrs. Tsang’s recovery and pray for her family as well. Thank you.

  7. Links to Online Services and Other Programs on Zoom

  8. Sermons stechurch.com/sermons

  9. Livestream or Recorded Services stechurch.com/services

  10. Rosters stechurch.com/roster