RHCBC 2021 Annual Report
黎明山華人浸信會 2021 年報

Deacon Board 執事會

Judy Tsui, Deacon Board Chair
徐朱浩雯, 執事會主席

1. 今年反思並重新表述及立定教會的使命宣言、願景宣言和核心價值觀

使命宣言

我們的使命是要使萬民作主耶穌的門徒、建立健康的教會,以榮耀主名。

異象

我們乃基督耶穌的教會並銳意於:積極地培育門徒、強調跨文化的融合與關愛、彰顯具影響力聖工、及踐行跨代的敬拜。

核心價值

正直敬畏 – 尊崇與榮耀 (羅 12:1-2)

聖潔操練 – 鑽研和實踐 (書 1:8)

關愛群體 – 愛心與關懷 (弗 4:2-3)

禱告懇求 – 祈求與回應 (腓 4:6)

承認基督 – 見證與傳揚 (太 28:19-20)

2. 教牧團隊的新聘與延聘

  • Pastor Frank Yao 姚輝傳道 為全職助理教牧,專責國語組事工 - 合約期由 2020 年 11 月 15 日至 2022 年 11 月 14 日

  • Pastor Heusen Lam 林曉峰傳道 為全職助理教牧,專責青少年事工 - 合約期由 2021 年 2 月 7 日至 2023 年 2 月 6 日

  • Pastor William Wong 黃凱昕傳道 為全職助理教牧,專責中文堂事工 – 合約期由 2021 年 5 月 17 日至 2022 年 5 月 16 日

  • Pastor Sandra Fung 馮傳道 為全職兒童事工助理教牧

3. 教會 30 週年崇拜 – 2021 年 5 月 30 日

我們舉行了教會 30 週年紀念聯合崇拜曁牧師就職典禮,向上帝感恩賜予忠心又愛主的教牧團隊,服事祂的教會。 願他們在神的大能裏作工並賜給他們遠見和熱情。

4. 教會實體敬拜

經歷一年多的網上崇拜後,因應加拿大各地包括安省的 COVID 限制於夏季開始放緩,我們亦於 2021 年 8 月配合政府的建議,在有限制的情況下分階段恢復實體主日崇拜。然而,變種 Omicron 病毒使我們於 2022 年 1 月 5 日再次單單以在網上進行主日崇拜。

5. 設立「一杯涼水」委員會

成立特別小組檢視並協助於約克地區內的非牟利機構,因應 COVID 的打擊而導至經費受到影響或志願者短缺的需求。成員包括:Pastor William Wong 黃凱昕傳道, Jessica Cheng, Kitty Tang, Agnes Lee, Wayne Ho Judy Tsui.

  • 8 月, 我們捐贈了 $4,000 多元的食品雜貨至列治文山社區食品銀行。

  • 12 月, 我們與 Out of the Cold 的 Mosaic Interfaith 合作,以慶賀基督的誕生為目的,為約克地區的露宿者提供熱餐及贈送冬天暖包,當中包括背包、保暖汗衫、保暖褲、帽子、圍巾、手套和靴子等。

6. 2021 奮興會

於 8 月 21 及 22 日邀請美國加州的馬志星牧師博士主領 2021 教會奮興會。主題為「竭誠為主」。

7. 定立教會的「 3-5 年計劃」

經過一整年的商討,執事會仍正在主的旨意裏,積極地制定我們的的 3-5 年計劃。

English Version Below

Deacon Board 執事會

Judy Tsui, Deacon Board Chair
徐朱浩雯, 執事會主席

1. RHCBC 2021 paraphrased Mission Statement, Vision Statement and Core Values

Mission Statement

We exist to exalt the Lord our God by making disciples of all nations and building healthy churches.

Vision

A church that offers Intentional Discipleship, Intercultural Fellowships, Impactful Ministries, and Intergenerational Worship.

Core Values

Right Reverence – Exalt and Glorify (Rom. 12:1-2)

Holy Habit – Study and Walk (Jos. 1:8)

Caring Community – Love and Care (Eph. 4:2-3)

Biblical Beseeching – Ask and Answer (Phil. 4:6)

Confessing Christ – Show and Tell (Matt. 28:19-20)

2. New/Renewal Pastoral Members

  • Pastor Frank Yao as full time Assistant Pastor serving the MSG. The term is Nov 15, 2020 to Nov 14, 2022.

  • Pastor Heusen Lam as full time Assistant Youth Pastor. The term is Feb 7 2021 to Feb 6 2023.

  • Pastor William Wong as full time Assistant Pastor serving the CSC. The term is May 17 2021 to May 16 2022.

  • Pastor Sandra Fung as permanent Assistant Children Pastor.

3. 30th Church Anniversary Worship – May 30, 2021

We celebrated the anniversary with a joint worship and an induction service for all the new pastors. It is a blessing that we have a committed pastoral team to serve and shepherd the congregations faithfully. May our Lord grant them strength with vision and passion in their ministries.

4. Church In-person Worship

After over a year of live streaming worship. As COVID restrictions started easing across Canada in the summer, RHCBC resumed in-person Sunday worship in stages with limited capacity in August 2021. Unfortunately due to the new Omicron variant, we returned to live streaming worship on January 5, 2022.

5. “A Cup of Water” Committee

The committee was formed to look into the need and support non-profit organizations in York Region that are affected by the Covid financially or are short in volunteers.

Committee members are: Pastor William Wong, Jessica Cheng, Kitty Tang, Agnes Lee, Wayne Ho and Judy Tsui.

  • In August, RHCBC donated $4,000+ groceries to Richmond Hill Community Food Bank.

  • In December, we partnered with Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold to serve a hot meal and celebrate the birth of Christ with a warmth package, which included a backpack, heat-tech undershirt, heat-tech pants, hat, scarf, gloves and boots, to the homeless people in York Region.

    Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold – A Program by Blue Door
    Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold provides safe refuge, warm hospitality, and emergency housing in York Region to the people experiencing homelessness or those in need of food, clothing, and support. Overnight emergency housing locations are operated by a collaborative network of interfaith communities from November to March.

6. 2021 Revival Meeting

The 2021 church-wide revival meeting was held on Aug 21-22. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Andrew Ma. Topic: “ We Would Be True”.

7. Church 3-5 Years Plan

The Deacon Board is continuing work on the 3-5 years plan for the future RHCBC.