October 24th, 2021 22nd Sunday after Pentecost

  1. Oct 23 (Sat) Church Gardening

    • Thanks to all who volunteered to help with the gardening on Saturday!

  2. Meeting schedule of the Cantonese Bible Study Group

    • Effective from October 21, 2021, the Cantonese Bible Study Group meets on the second, third, and fourth Thursday from 7pm-8:30 pm

    • If interested contact Margaret Loo or email info@stechurch.com

    • Meeting ID: 925 1299 3695 Passcode: 159691

  3. English Bible Study on the Book of the Acts of the Apostles

    • Bible Study – “We are the Church…Let’s Act Like it” – will begin on Monday, November 1 at 8pm via Zoom. It will run for 4 weeks and then break for Advent and Christmas.

    • The Bible study will resume on Monday, January 10, 2022 and the last session will be on Monday, January 24. Please email Rev Maria (priest@stechurch.com) for a set of the Bible study materials. All are welcome.

    • Meeting ID: 830 0185 3125 Passcode: 275638

    • Due to a delay in the delivery of "For the Common Good" we would like to encourage all English Fellowship Groups to do together, "We Are the Church...Let's Act Like It".

    • Many people think the church has become a social club with little impact on the world. That is not God’s plan for the church. “We Are the Church . . . Let’s Act Like It” takes readers through the book of Acts, looking at what it means to be the church of Jesus Christ, the world-changing church that Jesus intended. Problems in the church are nothing new. The book of Acts is full of them. In We Are the Church... Linda Tower Pevey offers the church practical and biblical ways to live out its mandate to be a church that positively impacts its community and the world. “We Are the Church... Let’s Act Like It” is a 7-week study that helps readers see the biblical vision for the church and a vision for what the church can be today. In it, Pevey offers encouragement that the church can truly be a transformative presence in the world, just as the early church was in the book of Acts.

    • Those not in any Fellowship group can meet with Rev. Maria to do this study together (TBA). Please email Rev. Maria for the materials at priest@stechurch.com

  4. Appreciative Inquiry Course Taught by Bishop Patrick Yu

    • Two separate courses for Chinese and English,

    • Evenings by Zoom @ 7:30 p.m.

    • (English on Thursdays; Chinese on Tuesdays)

    • English course dates - Nov 11 & 18, Dec 2 & 9, Jan 6, 13, 20 & 27

    • Chinese course dates - Nov 9, 16 & 30, Dec 7, Jan 4, 11, 18 & 25

    • Session includes: lecture, group exercise, homework exercise

    • Class size: 20 for each of Chinese and English courses.

    • Chinese course to be taught in Cantonese.

    • Registration fees:

      • Chinese course - $50 (includes Chinese book 築福之道)

      • English course - $25 (Students to order book for themselves*)

    • Registration will be opened starting Oct.

    • Registration requirements:

      • - Name

      • - Email address

      • - Choice of English or Chinese course

      • - Cheque payable to "St. John's Anglican Church"

    • *Textbook for English course:

      • The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry, by Sue Hammond (about $10)

    • These courses are funded by Rita Lee-Chui Trust Fund.

  5. 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.

  6. Links to Online Services and Other Programs on Zoom

  7. Sermons stechurch.com/sermons

  8. Livestream or Recorded Services stechurch.com/services

  9. Rosters stechurch.com/roster