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Belonging, Believing, Becoming in Christ
Pertencer, Crer, Tornar-se em Cristo
E d i t o r – E r r o l A n d e r s o n / G r a p h i c D e s i g n – B i l l G o o d b ra n d
• Spring / Mola 2015 — Volume 4 Issue 2
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From the Editor
r. She tantalizes with a few
Spring continues to tease us this yea
warmth only to retreat into
pleasant days of sunshine and relative
ter brought us that eternal
wintry cold and precipitation. But Eas
and death of Jesus Christ and
warmth as we observed the sacrifice
tion with faith in eternal life.
celebrated the warmth of His resurrec
ew our Easter celebrations
In this issue, Keith and Joan Doyle revi
la Simoes reflect on the
at Central Baptist Church and Ana Pau
Portuguese Easter Conference.
and well supported “Camp
On April 11, we had a very successful
what Camp Kwasind is all
in April” at the church to show kids
update in the next issue of
about, and Christy will give us a full
“Inside Central”.
CBOQ will come to an end
Pastor Michel’s term as President of
led for June 11-13. This
at this year’s assembly which is schedu
OQ website concerning
Issue contains an excerpt from the CB
a reminder also, there is an
the theme of this year’s Assembly. As
tist Mission.
excerpt as to the role of Canadian Bap
the Month” in each Issue.
We intend to feature a “Personality of
na and this month we feature
Last month we featured Victor Cartage
ry Sunday. Let us get to know
Kaiying Lui who we see in church eve
him better!
nce: Pastor Michel’s
Our Pastors present topics of importa
e “Stewardship: Attaining
message introduces our Big Ideas them
our Financial Goals” with eight
Scripture passages dealing with
money matters for our reflection,
and Pastor Diné reflects
on his inspiration drawn
from two stalwarts in our
congregation.
Yours in Christ!
Errol Anderson
May/June ’15
Sunday, May 10th (Easter VI)
10:00 am – Intentional1Discipleship:
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Part 1 (2Tim 3:16-4:5)
Sunday, May 17th (Easter VII) 10:00 am – Intentional Discipleship:
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Part 2 (Eph 4:11-16)
Sunday, May 24th (Pentecost)
10:00 am – Inclusive Fellowship
12 2:36-47)
13 14 15 16 17
(Acts
Sunday, May 31st (Trinity)
10:00 am – Integral Mission:
Part
19 1 (Matt
20 22:34-40;28:16-20)
21 22 23 24
Sunday, June 7th
10:00 am – Integral Mission:
Part 2 (Luke 10:1-12)
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday4
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For complete listing please visit
www.cbcoakville.ca/calendar.html
To our visitors. Welcome
to the joy of worship and the
warmth of our congregation!
If you are searching for a local
church home, we invite you to
make your home with us. If you are
a newcomer, please include your
name, address, e-mail address and
telephone number on the Contact
Cards. We’re glad you’re here!
We encourage you to feel free to
participate in any church activities
you read about in this bulletin.
If you have any questions, please
speak with an usher.
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Belonging, Believing, Becoming in Christ
Money Matters: “Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never
satisfied with their income.” ( E c c l e s i a s t e s
5:10)
Following worship on May 17, 2015 the Board
of Finance will be facilitating a BIG IDEAS
congregational discussion entitled “Stewardship:
Attaining our Financial Goals”. As we prepare for
this congregational conversion, I thought I would
offer you eight Scripture passages dealing with
money matters. Take the time to look at them and
reflect upon the financial principles they convey to us.
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Matthew 6:19-34(Jesus preaches about money matters in his Sermon on the Mount)
Matthew 25:14-30(A parable of Jesus on Investing in the Kingdom of God)
Luke 12:13-21(A parable of Jesus on the dangers of squirrelling away our savings)
Luke 14:25-33(A parable of Jesus on the benefits of budgeting)
1 Corinthians 16:1-4(About developing a discipline of charitable giving)
2 Corinthians 8:1-15(About honouring financial commitments)
2 Corinthians 9:1-15 (About the benefits of charitable giving)
1 Timothy 6:3-10 (The dangers of pursuing wealth)
Peace
Pastor Michel
Belonging, Believing, Becoming in Christ
Central Youth Group has met
weekly since January 7, 2015.
Approximately 12-18 youth
come to our weekly gatherings,
including a couple of grade
5 who are invited by regular
church-going youth. To date, 7
non-church going youth have
participated in the youth group
activities. We pray for these
as they journey towards Jesus.
May they come to know Him
personally and make Central
their home church. Their names
are: Feynman, Courtney, Sara,
Christian, Peter, Grayson and
Aubryn, four of these come
regularly every week
Jacklyn Rondini Caveden
Youth Pastor
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Message from Pastor Diné Lóta
Edificados pela Fidelidade de outros
Inspired by others’ loyalty
God has given me the privilege of serving Him and
Deus me tem concedido o privilégio de servi-Lo na Central há
já quase sete anos e meio. Posso afirmar, sem nenhuma sombra God has given me the privilege of serving Him at
Central for nearly seven and a half years, now. I can
de dúvida, que esta tem sido uma experiência maravilhosa pra
say without a shadow of a doubt that this has been a
mim.
wonderful experience for me.
Uma das coisas que maior inspiração tem produzido em
minha vida é obervar a fidelidade dos nossos irmãos mais
idosos. Eles são exemplo de
fidelidade a Deus e à Igreja. E o
exemplo desta gente fiel me tem
inspirado a seguir seus passos.
Menciono aqui apenas dois
entre muitos exemplos que temos.
Enquanto apresento estes exemplos,
não desejo ser injusto com os outros.
O espaço e o tempo que tenho aqui
me impedem de apresentar tantos
outros exemplos de fidelidade.
Dou graças a Deus pela inspiração
que a vida e o exemplo de Dorothy Barnard representa para
mim. Dorothy é membro fundadora da Central. Dedicou toda
a sua vida ao trabalho missionário no Brasil, especialmente na
região mais pobre daquela terra. Mesmo depois de aposentada
e com sua saúde fragilizada ela ainda viaja quase todos os anos
ao Brazil para rever os amigos que lá deixou. Somos edificados
pela fidelidade de Dorothy.
Dou graças a Deus pela inspiração que a vida e o exemplo de
Helen Hahn representa para mim. Helen serviu ao Senhor como
missionária na ìndia por vários anos, como professora. Ainda
hoje, muitos anos depois da sua aposentadoria, ela continua
servindo ao Senhor como professora no Programa “ESL”
(Inglês como Segunda Língua) da nossa Igreja. A fidelidade
de Helen ao chamado de Deus é inspiradora. Nem mesmo as
limitações da sua saúde tem impedido Helen de ser fiel ao
Senhor e à sua igreja.
Desejo agradecer a Deus a inspiração que a fidelidade dessas
irmãs tem trazido à minha vida em particular. Sou também
muito grato a elas pelo bem que têm feito ao meu coração de
pastor.
Se você é uma pessoa idosa, com algumas limitações por
causa da sua frágil saúde, saiba que sua fidelidade ao Senhor e à
nossa Igreja tem trazido grande inspiração e encorajamento aos
mais novos. Louvamos a Deus por sua vida e fidelidade. Que o
Senhor abençoe a sua fidelidade.
Diné Lóta
One of the things that has provided the greatest
inspiration in my life is observing the loyalty
of our elder brothers and sisters. They are an
example of faithfulness to God and the Church.
And their example of faithfulness has inspired
me to follow in their footsteps.
I mention here only two of many examples we
have. While presenting these examples, I do not
want to be unfair to the others. The space and
the time I have here prevent me from presenting
so many other examples of faithfulness.
I thank God for the inspiration that life and
the example of Dorothy Barnard is for me.
Dorothy is a founding member of Central. She devoted
all her life to missionary work in Brazil, especially in
the poorest region of that country. Even after retirement
and her poor health, she still travels almost every year
to Brazil to see her friends and fulfill her commitment.
We have been built up by Dorothy´s loyalty.
I thank God for the inspiration that life and the
example of Helen Hahn is for me. Helen served the
Lord as a missionary in India for several years as a
teacher. Even today, many years after her retirement,
she continues to serve the Lord as a teacher in the
“ESL” program of our Church. Helen’s faithfulness to
God’s call is an inspiration. Not even the limitations
of her health have prevented Helen to be faithful to the
Lord and the church.
I want to thank God for the inspiration that the loyalty
of these sisters have brought to my life in particular. I
am also very grateful to them for the good they have
done to my pastoral heart.
If you are an elderly person, with some limitations
because of your poor health, you have to know that your
fidelity to the Lord and our Church has brought great
inspiration and encouragement to the newcomers. We
praise God for your life and fidelity. May the Lord bless
your faithfulness!
Diné Lóta
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Belonging, Believing, Becoming in Christ
Inside Central’s
Personality
of the Month
Inside Central presents Kaiying Liu;
whom we know as “Mike”. Mike
was born and grew up in Tianjin,
China. Mike came to Canada
in 2001 and lives and works in
Oakville as a CNC (computer
numerical control) machine
operator. He is 61 years old and
is married with one daughter. He
has three Diplomas. First major
is Internal Combustion Engine,
Second major is Mechanical
Design and Third major is Industrial
Engineering Management.
Mike became ill nine years ago and then converted to Christianity. He studied English as a student
in China. In his words “For the past ten years living in Canada I study English part time after work by
utilizing online resources”. Mike has been attending Central Baptist Church: “Some 6 years ago, I
started a job in Oakville, Ontario. I was looking for a church to join; 28 March 2010 Pastor Richard
Root gives me certificate”.
I asked Mike about his experience at Central and he responded “Many years I am take part in Central
Baptist Church services. My love for Central Baptist Church has been for most of my life. On 12 April
2015 Rev. Dr. Michel tells us 3B’s mean Belonging, Believing, and Becoming. Ephesians 2:19-22New
International Version (NIV) 19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow
citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building
is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being
built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit”.
I also asked Mike to tell me a little about his faith. His response “Be honest before becoming
successful. Glorify God and benefit the people. Pardon all But thyself. Practice makes perfect. To
become accomplished at any task is to commit 10000 hours”.
Errol Anderson, Editor
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SPECIAL PRAYERS
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Prayer List
Therefore I tell you,
whatever you ask for in
prayer, believe that you
have received it, and it
will be yours
Mark 11:24
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Let us remember our brothers & sisters in our
prayers especially:
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S TAT E M E N T
Central Baptist Church Oakville exists to
proclaim and practice belonging, believing
and becoming in Christ through:
inspiring worship
Please pray for Pat Nowlan. Her cancer, which had
inclusive fellowship
been in remission for five years, has suddenly
and unexpectedly resurfaced, attacking her
intentional discipleship
liver. She entered Toronto General Hospital for
surgery on April 28th and expects to return
and integral missions.
home sometime this weekend. Prayer support
for Pat and the Nowlan Family will be much
appreciated.
Please continue to pray for, Helen Hahn, Manuel
Simao, Phyl Munroe, Norm McPhaden, Ed
Austin, Dwight Nowlan and Ruth Bayley-Mead
and Pearline Bynoe-Larrier, Carl Smith as they
deal with their health problems.
Seniors’ Bible Study – Acts
The Second and Fourth Thursdays of each mon
th
- 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Led by Pastor Michel and Pastor Joao Garcia, this
semi-monthly evening English language Bible Study
and Discussion group. We meet in the Anderson
Room
at Central.
rews
Primary Source – Heb
esdays of each month
The First and Third Wedn
- 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
s semi-monthly evening
Led by Pastor Michel, thi
dy and Discussion group
English language Bible Stu
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ay School rooms at Centr
meets in one of the Sund
Offering Envelope Facts:
Benevolent Fund
In addition to identifying donors, we need to
identify funds. Central Baptist Church has two
bank accounts, one for
benevolence and one
for all other general
purposes combined.
Offerings identified
as “Benevolent”
(in the goldcoloured envelopes received
once a month usually on communion Sunday) are
deposited in the benevolent account and are used
to assist those facing financial emergencies related
to food, shelter, medical care, etc. If you have any
questions with regard to offering envelopes, please
contact Mary Coggins, the Envelope Secretary, at
905-339-2069 or [email protected].
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Belonging, Believing, Becoming in Christ
Portuguese Easter Conference
On Good Friday, April 3, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at
Good News Church in Cambridge, Ontario the
Portuguese speaking ministries and
churches of Ontario and Quebec
met again for their traditional
Easter Conference.
For 35 years now
this event has
taken place on
Good Friday
alternating
venues
every year.
Baptists from
Bradford,
Richmond
Hill, Toronto,
Oakville, Cambridge
and London were
represented. The Official
Speaker was Pastor Paulo
Pascoal, from Gormley Missionary
Church in Stouville who preached
about: “Discipleship at the shadow
of the cross”. The combined choir
participated with 2 hymns and
the service was very inspiring. The service was
followed by dinner and fellowship. It is at this time
that we have the opportunity to see our brothers
and sisters from the other churches. Our family has
been participating in the Easter Conference since we
arrived in Canada in 1990 and it has been a blessing.
No dia 3 de Abril de 2015, Sexta-feira Santa na
Igreja Boas Novas em Cambridge, Ontario teve lugar
a Conferencia da Pascoa dos ministerios e igrejas
batistas do Ontario e Quebec. Ha 35 anos que os
batistas de expressao portuguesa se tem vindo a
reunir neste dia, todos os anos em igrejas diferentes.
Houve a representacao de varias igrejas: Bradford,
Rcihmond Hill, Toronto, Oakville, Cambridge e
London. O pregador oficial para esta ocasiao foi o
Pastor Paulo Pascoal da Gormley Missionary Church
em Stouville, que pregou sobre “O Discipulado a
sombra da cruz”. O grande coral participou com duas
pecas musicais e o culto foi muito inspirador. Apos o
culto, tivemos o tradicional jantar e convivio, quando
temos a oportunidade de rever os nossos queridos
irmaos de outras igrejas. Desde que chegamos ao
Canada em 1990 que a nossa familia tem participado
na Conferencia da Pascoa e posso dizer que tem sido
uma bencao.
Ana Paula Simoes
Easter Thoughts
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only
Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not
perish but have eternal life. God did not send His Son
into the world to condemn it, but to save it” (John
3:16-17).
And so it was that we entered the Easter weekend
festivities at our church….filled with the wonder and
awe of a God so loving that he brought to fruition
the Bible stories of our eternal salvation. In our
Church this was recognized and celebrated through
attendance, action, reflection and celebration.
What a wonderful mood and atmosphere was
offered on Good Friday with the re-design of
the sanctuary, the many readings from numerous
attendees, and the portrayals of scripture through
leader inspired dramatic reenactments. We were left
with a visceral understanding of the struggle with
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submission and the joy of service that Jesus accepted
and demonstrated in surrendering to God the Father’s
will. These images and thoughts remained with us for
the next two days.
The mood on Easter Sunday was certainly
heightened prior to the service by the endless fruits
of other’s labours on display in the upper sanctuary…
tables were overflowing with food from numerous
members of the congregation. What a joy it was later
to see our sanctuary filled, brimming with the young,
the old and all those in between, both Portuguese and
English. Music and the words of salvation echoed
throughout the morning service bringing to life the
final heroic chapter of the Easter story. Many thanks
to all of the people who organized and participated in
this year’s Easter celebration
Keith and Joan Doyle
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MISSION
m o m e n t
April 14 marked one year since over 200 school girls were
abducted in the north of Nigeria. We continue to pray for
God’s intervention to bring these girls home. Pray also for
God’s comfort and encouragement for the families, and for
the abducted girls. Remember the plight here at home of the
families of Aboriginal women who have been killed or remain
missing.
Warren and June McBurney
Canadian Baptist Mission
Who We Are: CBM is a global mission
organization committed to sharing God’s
love through word and deed. We believe
that God brings healing to a broken world
through local churches. With over 140
years of experience, we have seen that
words and deeds intertwined in Christian
community work together to bear witness
to God’s transforming grace. Together in
partnership, we seek to bring hope, healing
and reconciliation to all people.
George Henry
“Harry” BIRCHAM
1923 - 2015
Harry passed away at
the Oakville-Trafalgar
Memorial Hospital on
Friday, April 10, 2015, at
the age of 92; predeceased
by his parents Rachel and
Our Vision: A broken world made new.
Henry Bircham, his wife
Our Mission: Partnering with local churches
around the world to bring hope, healing and
reconciliation through word and deed.
Wyn, and his son Paul. He
Our Partnership Framework: We work by
invitation only, We work by agreement, We
are committed to true partnership where
one partner is not subservient to the other,
We are dedicated to developing sustainable
ministries with our partners which enable
them to increase their long-term capacity.
is survived by his daughter
Marilyn Hynes. A memorial
service will be held at
Central Baptist Church in
Oakville at a later date.
Condolences through
www.koprivataylor.com
Membership/Baptism Classes
We plan to run another Membership/Baptism Class in May.
If you are considering Baptism or Church membership,
please speak to Pastors Michel, Diné or Jacky. We expect to
hold Baptismal Services Sunday May 31, 2015 at
10:00 a.m. in Snyder Hall, and also Sunday July 5, 2015
at 10:00 a.m. at Christie Lake Conservation Area.
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Belonging, Believing, Becoming in Christ
Message from the Chair of the Board of Finance
Update on Central Baptist Church’s Finances through March 31, 2015
Praise the Lord! After a slow start in January and
February versus both budget and 2014, March revenue
came in very strong and brought total revenue back in
line with last year’s level. Thank you to everyone who
answered the call to action in March to get the church in
a much better financial position.
Our challenge remains that while we are on track with
last year, our total revenue remains $7,414 below budget
for the year. But that is not an insurmountable challenge!
If April and the remaining months of the year resemble
March, we can certainly meet our budget and fund the
church’s ministry and outreach programs.
I am pleased to report that year-to-date through March
31, total revenues of $80,480 are essentially equal to
2014 revenues. That is fantastic news given I reported to
you that we were $8,238 below 2014 revenues as of the
end of February.
As a quick reminder, we will be having a “Big
Ideas”session after service on Sunday, May 17. Please
come to that session with your thoughts on how we can
enhance Central Baptist Church’s financial position. The
four areas we will discuss include:
• Stewardship – what we need from all members of Central Baptist Church to meet our budget
• Membership – actively attracting new members to Central Baptist Church
• Rental Income – finding additional groups to rent the church facility
• Events – bringing forward ideas about events we could sponsor that would allow us to: (1) attract new
members and/or (2) increase church revenue
Yours in Christ,
Vince De Palma, Chair, Board of Finance
Mensagem do Presidente do Conselho de Finanças
Relatorio de financas da Igreja Batista Central para
Year-To-Date a 31 de março de 2015. Louvado seja o
Senhor! Depois de um início lento em Janeiro e Fevereiro
contra ambos orçamento em 2014, a receita de março
veio muito forte e trouxe a receita total de volta na
linha com o nível do ano passado. Obrigado a todos que
responderam à chamada à ação em março, para obter a
igreja em uma melhor posição financeira.
Nosso desafio é que, enquanto estamos no caminho
certo em comparação ao ano passado, a receita total
permanece 7.414 dólares abaixo do orçamento para o
ano. Mas isso não é um desafio insuperável! Se o mês
de Abril e os restantes mêses do ano se assemelham a
março, certamente podemos atender nosso orçamento
e financiar programas do ministério e evangelismo da
igreja.
Tenho o prazer de informar que até a data do
31 de março, a receita total de 80.480 dólares são
essencialmente igual a receita de 2014. Isso é uma
notícia fantástica. Eu relatei para você que nós estavamos
em Fevereiro 8.238 dólares abaixo em receitas em
comparação com o mêsmo mês em 2014.
Deixa eu lembrar voce que, vamos ter uma sessao de
“Big Ideas” após o culto, Domingo, dia 17 de maio. Por
favor, venha para a sessão com seus pensamentos sobre
como podemos melhorar a situação financeira da Igreja
Batista Central. As quatro áreas que iremos discutir são:
• Somos Mordomo - o que nós precisamos de todos os membros da Igreja Batista Central para atender o
nosso orçamento
• Membresia - atraindo ativamente novos membros à Igreja Batista Central
• Renda de Aluguel - encontrar grupos adicionais para alugar a instalação de igreja
· •Eventos - trazendo para a frente idéias sobre eventos que podemos patrocinar que nos permitam a: (1) atrair
novos membros e / ou (2) aumentar a receita da igreja
Seu em Cristo,
Vince De Palma, Presidente, Conselho de Finanças
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Pertencer, Crer, Tornar-se em Cristo
An excerpt from CBOQ website
speaker and hear his perspective on what is unique about
our Baptist family, what are the exceptional challenges we
face and how we can move forward in ministry and mission
together.
Welcome to Assembly 2015:
Growing Up Together
Greetings Canadian Baptist
family, Who are we really?
We seldom ask questions like this at Assembly, but this
year, we hope to ask it. Who are we as a family of Canadian
Baptists of Ontario and Quebec? What is our God-created
identity as a group? In a day of shifting values and
innumerable options, what makes us who we are? How will
we continue to grow up in ways that show we are subjects
of God’s Kingdom?
In his recent Canadian Baptist article, our theme speaker,
Gary Nelson writes:
There is much to learn from our roots. It may be time to
recover some of them. They certainly were unsettling ideas
at the time [they began]. Radical and revolutionary in such
a way that King James (yes, that King James) found them
unbelievably disturbing. No wonder he threw one of our
forbearers, Thomas Helwys into prison and left him there
until he died. Nothing is more unsettling than a faith is
actually lived out.
As we gather this year, let’s GROW UP and live out
this radical identity we have, TOGETHER. Bring your
delegates and many more from your congregation to this
annual experience of family business, inspirational worship
and teaching, and peer-learning.
We are thrilled to welcome Gary Nelson as our plenary
Canadian singer-songwriter and Juno award winning
musical artist Steve Bell will be our worship leader this
year. We are blessed to have him lead us as we praise God
together.
Register today and begin praying with us that we will
experience an outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit during these
three days together.
It just wouldn’t be the same without you.
Strength and peace,
Tim McCoy – CBOQ Executive Minister
P R AY E R AT C B O Q
Every week, the staff at Canadian Baptists
of Ontario and Quebec gathers to pray for our
churches across Ontario and Quebec. We invite
you to join us in praying for your church family
on Sunday morning or throughout the week.
On April 15, we prayed for the following
churches:
• Slavic Evangelical Church, Toronto
• Spring Garden Baptist Church, North York
• St. Clair Ave. Baptist Church, Toronto
• The Dale Ministries, Toronto
• Toronto Chinese Baptist Church
• Toronto Swatow Baptist Church, Agincourt
• Ukrainian Baptist Church, Toronto
• Walmer Road Baptist Church, Toronto
• Weston Park Baptist Church
• Woodbine Heights Baptist Church, Toronto
And Finally…
Thank you to all who have contributed to this issue. We would love to have more participation,
especially from the Portuguese congregation. Do let the church office know if you have any items,
family news, ministry interests etc. Also, if you would like to receive this Newsletter by e-mail, please
also let the church office know.
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