Community News [2021-08-07]

· Offering via E-Transfer is now available! <offering@gcgcny.org> Provide your Name and Offering number. Thank you to those who have expressed concern about the church’s financial situation amidst this pandemic. The church is now accepting e-Transfer and online credit card donations. Please pray that these along with your offerings and the church financial reserves will help the church through the pandemic. 

· Last Week’s in-person Attendance: Cantonese 100, Mandarin 58, English 103, Children 37, Tendercare 20

· We need ushers! You must be able to attend service in-person. All training will be provided. Contact Roland for more details (c.rolandchan@gmail.com)

· Urbana “Rise Up” – will take place on Dec 28-31, 2022 in Indianapolis. It is a mission conference that happens every 3 years for undergrad and grade 12 students to help them discern their missional role in God’s global mission. For more info, visit urbana.org

· GCS Summer Camp (JK-Gr.6 from July 4-Aug 26) JK-Gr.1 fee $250/week; Gr.2-Gr.6 fee $120/week. The theme is “Character Music and Movement”. Please refer to poster for details and registration form. Visit gcsny.ca for more info.

· As the pandemic subsides, we are excited that the church is reopening. Because the lasting effects of the pandemic, not all brothers and sisters are coming to Sunday service in-person. Workload is also increased for some individuals. Therefore, to facilitate offering counting:

1. we strongly encourage you to continue to donate online

2. Cash offering is not suggested

3. At the start of reopening, the counting might start at about 10:35am, there will be only one offering box at the main entrance

4. Offering counting will be carried out only semi-monthly—your checks may take up to three weeks to be clear

· Free hand sanitizer, one per person after service. Free Level-2 mask in the foyer, free for all.

· Support our Softball Teams!
Cup today 2:00pm at Wigmore Park
Sack of Rice today 4:00/6:00pm at Goldhawk Park
Unchained today 2:00pm at Parkway Forest Park

· Join our Volleyball Ministry every Wed from 7:30-10:00pm. Register at gcgcny.link/vball. Contact Terence Ma (terencecyma@gmail.com) or Edwin Lee (edwin_.lee@hotmail.com) for more info.

· Got questions? Try Alpha. Join us on August 7 @ 1pm at church. Free food will be served! Contact Lucas Wong (lucastimonthywong@gmail.com)

· Read our updates on the 7th wave of Covid 19 [here].