2013: 渥太華國語聯合培靈會: 神喜悅的人生

渥太華國語福音事工聯合會將於4月12~14日 (周五~周日) 晚上 7點半~9點半在渥太華華人基督教會 (116 Empress Ave.) 舉辦 “神喜悅的人生” 國語培靈會, 講員為黃子嘉牧師 (曾任台灣台北中華福音神學院院長, 美國新澤西州若歌教會主任牧師)。分題為 -- 周五: 相信的人生; 周六: 盼望的人生; 周日: 相愛的人生。聚會免費入場, 備有兒童看顧, 會後並有茶點招待, 歡迎參加。周六下午2:00~3:30 另有 “成聖的人生” 專題講座 (但不設兒童看顧)。若有問題, 請與朱冬執事或陳傳道連繫。

Another Work Day on our future church building this Saturday (March 23)

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Of note is that we had many women helping us this time compared to last
time, which is great to see!  It was a very tiring day though, and I think
we got about 50-70% of the wood dealt with, depending on how you count the
branches.
-- brother Andy Statia

Church building ground breaking ceremony: March 29 (Friday)

Dear All,

We will have ICAC joint Good Friday service & baptism on March 29 (Friday) from 10am to 12noon at East Gate Alliance Church (EGAC). After the service (around noon) we will have ground breaking ceremony for our new building, to express our thanksgiving to His faithful guidance. And after the ground breaking ceremony we will return to the lobby for joint potluck lunch -- please bring "finger food" (food do not need fork & spoon, such as spring roll, sandwich or pizza) & share them with EGAC & Filipino congregations.

I was a member of OMAC building committee more than 10 years ago. We were ready to purchase a building for our church new site then, but it did not go through because of certain reasons. Imagine what OMAC would have become today if we had purchased that building back then!

In 2007 I was called back to OMAC to serve with the leaders, and one of the main goals then was to build our church at EGAC site. The progress has been slow in the past 6 years, but now the revised budget of our building project was approved, the fundraising target was reached, our building loan was approved by Christian Stewardship Services, and the only obstacle now is the building permit --let's pray that it will be approved by the City within 2 months!

Many of us went to our new site to cut down the trees last Saturday (March 9). When I saw the trees fell down one by one, I became very emotional and my heart was filled with thanksgiving to our Lord! If God permits, we will move to our new site at EGAC by the end of this year (2013): this is not only an important milestone of OMAC since her inception in 1995, but also a strategic foundation for our future ministries in campus, family & next generation, outreach in Ottawa East, cross-cultural endeavors, as well as church planting in Gatineau!

I would like to appreciate each of you for participating in the journey of building project together. I also praise the Lord for everything He has done for us & for OMAC. "To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praised and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" (Revelation 5: 13)

In Him
Pastor Paul
March 16, 2013   

國語宣道會新堂開工典禮: 3月29日 (周五) 中午在 East Gate(東門)宣道會 (新堂預定堂址)

各位弟兄姐妹,

教會將於3月29日 (周五)上午10~12時在東門宣道會, 舉行國際社區宣道會受難節聯合崇拜及洗禮, 之後 (預計在中午)在新堂預定堂址將有開工破土典禮, 藉此感謝神在建堂事工上一路的信實引領。典禮後在教堂大廳內將有簡易午餐, 請大家準備不需用到餐具的食物 (例如: 春卷, 三明治, 披薩等)前來與東門宣道會及菲律賓教會的會眾一起分享。

回想十多年前教會的建堂事工本已預備購買特定堂址, 但因某些因素而功虧一匱, 當時身為建堂小組的一員, 至今回想起來仍不勝唏噓! 2007年回到教會全職服事, 其中一個目標就是與教牧同工一起推動在東門宣道會的建堂事工。經過6年的努力, 至今建堂修正預算獲會眾同意通過, 募款目標也告達成, 基督教理財機構 "Christian Stewardship Services" 也通過建堂貸款, 唯一的障礙 -- 建築執照 -- 也可望在2個月內批准!

上周六 (3月9日) 與弟兄姐妹們一起在新堂堂址砍樹, 看見大樹一棵棵的倒下來, 心中既激動也充滿了感恩! 若主許可, 盼望我們可以在今年年底前搬至新堂 -- 這不只是教會創堂18年來的一個重要里程碑, 也是今後繼續推動校園 (學生) 事工, 家庭及第二代事工, 東區福音事工, 跨文化事工乃至在 Gatineau 植堂的重要基地! 感謝主在一切事上的信實帶領, 也感謝弟兄姐妹的忠心服事!「但願頌讚、尊貴、榮耀、權勢都歸給坐寶座的和羔羊，直到永永遠遠！」(啟 5:13)

主內 明道 傳道 敬上
主後2013年3月16日

Cutting down trees: The first job we are tackling ourselves!

Mar 9, 2013
We have over fifteen people from OMAC and about 10 from East Gate participated. It is wonderful to see brothers and sisters coming out to help. The project will be cutting down about 100 trees, and is going to save about $9,000 thanks to Pastor Bill and all volunteers.


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The Saturday started in the snow covered grove breathing the crispy fresh early spring air under a deep blue sky. Some say it's a fun day and others say it's a "historic" day. It's anyway as usual a very good day that the Lord has made. Big trees were put down; Trunks, branches and bushes were cut off, pulled away and cleared out. The future site of our OMAC, a big expansion of the ICAC (International Community of Alliance Churches) was being cleaned, prepared and filled with excitement. A very nice site indeed accompanied by some wow's; didn't they say that when God sends off a piece of land, it always comes with full fixings of milk and honey?

Milk and honey weren't yet served. Instead, the must-have Tim Horton's with all other goodies were rushed in for the start. By 8:30am, all brothers got into the slog, both the EGAC and the OMAC mighty crews. If you haven't seen how MingLiang climbed a tree top to hoop it solid, or how Pastor Bill chopped the tree down afterwards in all skills and tricks, you've missed the show. But you can still be pleasantly surprised by finding all the brothers super handy, cutting, pulling, carrying, pushing, "pushing the button" too, and of course, commenting. Youths, straight haired and curly ones, weren't slacking at all, putting in pretty strong arms and legs. And if you do some project calculations, Ming-I has to be hired because of the food and drinks she can contribute and the construction work she can take on. Inside the kitchen, loads of pizzas were baked and salads tossed. Lunch was simple but ate with the best appetite. By the end around mid of the afternoon, all were exhausted, sore, satisfied and felt every bit of success for a good early spring Saturday. The chantier was left calling for more work of another day- weren't we told that the last 10 percent takes 90 percent of extra effort?! The kitchen was however finished spotless because we knew that our sisters and brothers at EGAC would love it all clean.

-- Li Li

Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2013

Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Ottawa Alliance Church (OMAC) was held on February 24th from 9:45 to 11:15 am in church Bate Hall. A total of 45 active members of the congregation attended the meeting and 12 members authorized one of the attendees to vote on their behalf. Church Financial Report of 2012 was reviewed and approved with 54 ayes, 0 nays and 3 abstentions. Church Budget of 2013 was also reviewed and approved with 54 ayes, 1 nay and 2 abstentions.

Blessings,
Elder Chris Lan
OMAC Board Secretary

教會建堂預算修正案投票之後: 會友通訊 #1 (The Day after the voting: Communique #1)

各位弟兄姐妹,

在昨天的建堂投票後, 明怡與我有很深的反省: 一方面我們感謝神的帶領與弟兄姐妹的支持, 讓教會的建堂事工得以繼續推動; 另一方面我們為過去未盡全力與不同意見的會友善盡溝通之責而深感愧疚。今早重新回想昨日Chris 牧師的證道, 提醒自己要盡力帶領長議會及建堂小組, 並與全體會眾 "用和平彼此連絡, 竭力保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心" (以弗所書 4: 3)。

有鑑於此, 教會將定期與弟兄姐妹就建堂的相關問題以 "會友通訊" 形式與大家分享。首期 "會友通訊" 請按此下载。您若有任何反饋, 請與長老們 (胡干城, 蘭青道, 崔魯寧), 建堂小組成員 (洪旗, 吳允泰, 吳炎東, 蘭青道, 李丹, 黃鴻芬, 孫曉玲) 或我連繫。教會將在未來繼續發行 "會友通訊" 與弟兄姐妹溝通。有關建堂的相關信息在教會博客上亦可查看。謝謝, 並祝  平安喜樂!

主內
明道 傳道 敬上


Dear All,

Ming-I & I had lots of reflections after the voting result yesterday. On one hand we thank God & OMAC members for giving us 2/3 required majority to keep the building project going; on the other hand we feel that our tasks of on-going communication & answering the concerns different members might have on building project are far from done. As I reflect on what Pastor Chris preached yesterday, I commit to each of you that I will do my best to lead the elder board and building committee and "make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:3).

So here is the first "Communique" (issue 1 :-). Please kindly read the attachment & provide your feedback to elders (Allan, Chris, Luning), building committee members (Hong Qi, Robert Wu, Yandong, Chris, Li Dan, Heidi & Xiaoling). We will continue to issue "Communique" in the future if we have new information or questions on building project. You could also visit our church website for related information. Thank you & God bless.    

In Him
Mingtao (Paul)

教會建堂預算修正案投票結果 (The voting result for the revised budget proposal of OMAC building project)

各位弟兄姐妹,

教會建堂預算修正案於今日 (2月17日) 投票, 共有75位活躍會友親自或委託另一位會友出席, 佔104位全體活躍會友的72% 。投票結果如下: 50票同意 (67%), 21票不同意 (28%), 4票棄權 (5%), 建堂預算修正案達到2/3多數, 正式通過將預算由加幣130萬元增加到155萬元 (包括5萬元準備金)。教會感謝弟兄姐妹對建堂事工的支持。建堂工程即將開始, 請弟兄姐妹繼續以禱告及行動支持。長議會與建堂小組將以謙卑心態繼續聽取並回應弟兄姐妹對建堂事工的建議。

主內
明道 傳道 敬上


Dear All,

The voting for the revised budget proposal of church building project took place today (Feb. 17). 75 (72%) of total 104 active members either personally or authorized another member to attend the special meeting. With 50 voting yes (67%), 21 voting no (28%), and 4 abstaining (5%), the revised budget was approved by 2/3 majority, and the budget is officially increased from C$1,300,000 to $1,550,000 (including $50,000 contingency fund). We thank for your support for the building project. The elder board & the building committee will humbly listen to & communicate with brothers & sisters continuously as we prepare to start the construction in the near future.

In Him
Mingtao (Paul)

T&T Gift Cards Fundraising

Our church has been selling T&T Gift Cards to raise fund for our church building project. T&T allows us to purchase $20,000 worth of cards each year, and we will get 10% discount ($2,000) toward our building fund. Another words, for every card we sell, T&T will give us 10% for our fundraising.

When we first ordered $8,000 T&T cards last October, we didn’t even come close to the strong demand. We ordered $12,000 again in January, and started selling the cards in February. The cards are now sold out again, in about 2 weeks period. Praise the Lord!

Special thanks to brother Robert Wu for his faithful work dealing with T&T. He made sure every single card was entered correctly, and personally verified every single card to have the amount as expect on the T&T scanner. This process took hours in T&T.

We also thank T&T for their active charity support in our community.

Thank you brothers and sisters! We have successfully raised $2,000 for our church building fund this round. We will do it again this October!

OMAC Christmas Eve event, OMAC 圣诞晚会。

DEC24 MON 700PM 317 CHAPEL
我们诚心邀请您来观赏本教会诗班的圣诞夜音乐会。我们会在古色 古香的诸圣圣公会(All Saints Anglican Church)的大堂演出。希望藉 诗歌和信息分享让我们纪念主耶稣基督的诞生,成为人类的救主和 世界的希望。 本音乐会是免費入場,我们备有幼兒看護。希望您 和您的家人和亲友能和我们一起欢渡佳节。

 渥太華國語宣道會

Ottawa Mandarin Alliance Church
317 Chapel Street, Ottawa, ON Canada K1N 7Z2.
(613) 236-7656
omac@rogers. com

DEC24 MON 700PM 317 CHAPEL
We cordially invite you to an evening of relaxation and to experience the Spirit of Christmas with us. You will enjoy our Choir presentation followed by a brief message. Admission is free. Nursery care will be provided.

 渥太華國語宣道會
Ottawa Mandarin Alliance Church
317 Chapel Street, Ottawa, ON Canada K1N 7Z2.
(613) 236-7656
omac@rogers. com

渥太华国语宣道会 2012年第4季 (10~12月) 中文成人主日学

上课时间:  9月30日 ~ 12月23日, 每主日上午 10 ~ 11时

1. 永生的第一年: 这是救恩

教师: 吴剑平长老, 兰青道长老

课程简介: 「永生的第一年」带领初信的基督徒（或已信主一段时日，但仍需要在基督里奠定美好根基的信徒）， 以一年的时间，熟悉圣经中有关信仰的重要教导，并以门徒训练的方式，帮助他们学习过一个正常的基督徒生活。整个课程包括四大部分：「这是救恩」、「这是生命」、「这是圣经」、「这是真理」。循序渐进地介绍基督徒的信仰初阶。本季度将学习「这是救恩」。课程的特点在于特别注重学习过程中学员的参与和讨论，以及在生活中的应用。

适合对象: 初信者及慕道友, 或未上过 “新生命” 及 “新生活” 课程的基督徒。

2. 永生的第一年: 这是圣经

教师:  吴飞弟兄等

课程简介: 本课程为「永生的第一年」的第三阶段课程。内容包括：聖經的權威， 聖經的背景， 聖經的故事， 聖經的信息，舊約律法書，舊約歷史書，舊約智慧書， 舊約先知書，新約福音書，新約歷史書，新約書信，新約預言書。本课程目的在于帮助刚开始学习圣经的初信者及慕道友对圣经有正确的认识和总体的概念。

适合对象: 已上过“永生的第一年: 这是救恩”课程的初信者及慕道友。

3. 新约: 约翰福音

教师: 林克胜弟兄, 张瑜弟兄

课程简介: 約翰福音，又稱「第四本福音」、或「屬靈的福音」。雖然福音書裏沒有記載作者的名字，但教父的著作及福音書的內證皆指向第四本福音書的作者是使徒約翰，即「耶穌所愛的那門徒」（21:20,24）。雖然有學者認為福音書的主要對象是外邦人，但福音書所強調的耶穌取代猶太教的主題顯示主要對象應該是猶太人。福音書的寫作對象當然包括非基督徒，但書信的內容（10:10; 20:31）和成書的歷史背景皆支持大部份受書人是基督徒的看法。福音書的主角是耶穌，內容是記載祂的生平事蹟。主旨是要證實「耶穌是基督，是神的兒子」（20:31）。目的是叫人「相信」祂，並且因著相信祂而能經歷神豐盛的「生命」（10:10）。

适合对象: 已完成 “新生命” 及 “新生活” 课程的慕道友及基督徒。

4. 真理，极端与异端

教师: 陈明道传道, 沈储澄长老, 李立姐妹等

课程简介: 本課程首先從聖經神學及系統神學的角度來介紹基督教信仰的幾個中心課題–三位一體論,

基督論, 聖靈論及救恩論, 並進一步分析比較教會歷史上 (過去及當代) 與這些教義偏離的極端與異端,

包括: 16世紀宗教改革前的天主教, 耶和華見證人, 摩門教, 靈恩運動中的極端靈恩派等。本課程的

目標在幫助弟兄姊妹建立信仰根基, 以正確的護教學觀點來分享福音, 持守真道。

适合对象: 已完成 “新生命” 及 “新生活” 课程的慕道友及基督徒。

New Student Orientation-迎新会

教會將於9月8日 (周六) 上午10奌半~下午1奌在教會后堂舉辦學生迎新及午餐。願意幫助籌備的弟兄姐妹請與路明亮弟兄 (613-851-9139;thinkgreen@126.com) 或其他的學生團契同工連繫。
We will have new student orientation event & lunch on Sept. 8 (Sat) 10:30am~1pm at church Bate Hall. If you are willing to help, please contact brother Mingliang Lu (613-851-9139; thinkgreen@126.com) or other student ministry co-workers.

Joint Mandarin gospel meetings: Sept. 14~16 (Friday~Sunday) 7:30pm at OCAC <渥太華國語聯合佈道會: 9月14~16日 (周五~日) 晚上7奌半在渥太華華人宣道會>

由渥太华国语福音事工联合会举办的2012年渥太华国语联合布道大会“超越自我的希望”，将于9月14~16日 (周五~日) 晚上7时30分在渥太华华人宣道会（22 Eccles Street）举行。讲员为刘同苏牧师。三天的主题是：星期五-信仰，就是活着；星期六-我信，故我在；星期日-我望，故我在。三晚均有儿童节目，免费入场，欢迎参加。星期六下午2~4时在渥宣另有教会同工培训, 讲题–肉身的风采（教会生活）。周六下午没有儿童节目, 敬请见谅。

讲员简介：

刘同苏，出身红色世家，原任职中国社会科学院法学研究所。1991年初应美国福特基金会邀请，前往耶鲁大学法学院从事西方现代法哲学研究；其间，因“偶然”入住耶鲁神学院，读多位大师著作而受洗，并转入耶鲁神学院学习；1994年夏，遇老宣教士宾克汉姆，于其燃烧的生命里面遇见耶稣，由此重生。自毕业以后，牧养多间教会；现为美国硅谷山景城中国基督教会主任牧师。在世界各地主领布道，培灵和培训聚会，并在神学院任教；在哲学，神学，法学，史学，政治学等领域有多种著述。

有情天音樂佈道會 Sept 7-8, and 敬拜讚美研習會 Sept 8

Dear Coworkers in Christ,

Thanks for participating in organizing the Musical Evangelistic Meetings on the evenings of Sept 7-8, and the Worship Leaders Training Workshop at 10AM-3PM on Sept 8. May the Lord bless these gatherings to bring more people into His Kingdom.

Please find attached the poster for you starting to do the promotion for both events. I will deliver the hard copy of posters to you sometime next week. Also attached is a registration form for the Worship Leaders Training Workshop. We will collect a fee for the workshop and here is the fee schedule:
- group registration of 10 people and more: $10 each;
- individual registration by Aug 19: $15;
- individual registration after Aug 20: $20

Would each church please have a contact person to collect all registration forms and fees for your group?

The duty rosters will also come up soon for you to prepare. We may also plan a prayer meeting together to pray for our special meetings.

Please kindly let me know if any questions/suggestions.

The registration form is at : http://ottawamac.org/folder/Bulletin/2011/ChineseBulletin20111030.pdf

渥太华国语宣道会 2012年第3季 (7~9月)

上课时间:  7月1日 ~ 9月23日, 每主日上午 10 ~ 11时

(7月15日为教会退修会, 停课1次)

1. 永生的第一年 (2): 这是生命

教师: 吴剑平长老, 潘阳弟兄等

课程简介: 「永生的第一年」带领初信的基督徒（或已信主一段时日，但仍需要在基督里奠定美好根基的信徒）， 以一年的时间，熟悉圣经中有关信仰的重要教导，并以门徒训练的方式，帮助他们学习过一个正常的基督徒生活。整个课程包括四大部分：「这是救恩」、「这是生命」、「这是圣经」、「这是真理」, 循序渐进地介绍基督徒的信仰初阶。本季度将学习「这是生命」。课程的特点在于特别注重学习过程中学员的参与和讨论，以及在生活中的应用。

适合对象: 初信者及慕道友, 或未上过 “新生命” 及 “新生活” 课程的基督徒。

2.  旧约: 创世记

教师: 林克胜弟兄, 张瑜弟兄

课程简介: 創世記、是摩西五經之首, 也是全部圣经的第一卷。「創世記」的這個 名稱之意是「起初」。此书是摩西在帶領以色列人出埃及、進入應許之地，在曠野頒佈律法時，根據耶和華神的啟示而寫下來的。從起初的創造，經過墮落、洪水、分散，進入列祖時代，一直到約瑟的死，有選擇性地記錄了二千五百年的史實。它说到：关乎神自己的启示，宇宙和万物的来历，神和人的关系，神拯救的计划，基督的豫表，神带领和对付古圣的经过，等等。可以说，圣经中每种主要的事实、真理、教训和启示，都胚胎在这卷书里，正像雏鸡尚未成形时早已包含在鸡卵里了。本书给我们看见神的创造和人的堕落。神创造宇宙万有，并且造了人，祂的目的是要人代表祂在地上掌权，彰显祂的荣耀。但是人却堕落了，无论在何种时期和何种情况之下，都是失败的。然而人的堕落失败，并没有使神放弃祂原定的目的和计划。在人各阶段的堕落失败中，神都伸进手来，施予救援。人的堕落失败，倒给神机会来彰显祂的恩典。本书处处显示，那要来的基督是堕落之人的指望和拯救。本书也講述以色列的歷史、神對以色列百姓的心意、要求，和他們的使命，並且用前人的經歷來提醒他們如何作神的子民、如何跟隨神。

适合对象: 已完成 “新生命” 及 “新生活” 课程的基督徒。

3.   神學講座: 基督教末世觀

講員: 陳摩西長老

時間:  7月16~17日 (周一~二), 每晚 7:30~9:30

地點: 教會 Chapel

適合對象: 慕道友, 初信者及基督徒均歡迎參加