Announcements - August 7, 2022

1.       Church Cleaning – This coming Saturday, August 13, 9:30am–3:00pm. Please come and join us in cleaning our church and church chairs. Bring your own masks, cleaning gloves and cloths; Lunch will be provided; for more detail, please contact Daniel.

2.      Rainbow Garden Paint Day - All Sunday school kids are invited to paint the planters on Sunday, August 21, from 10:00 to 12:15, weather permitting. Parents and Sunday school leaders are more than welcome to join. Please wear clothes that you don’t mind getting paint on or bring an apron to cover up.

3.      Staff News - Serena has resigned from her position as Part-Time Administrative Assistant. Her last day here will be August 19. We thank God for her faithful and effective service in Newbern since January, 2021. May God bless her path forward.

Board of Elders Meeting Highlights for July

a.     The Board of Elders has decided to keep the following four additional measures through the month of August on top of our stage 5 guidelines:

         i.   Suspend snacks in Children Sunday School

         ii. Ask children activities to be held outdoors as much as possible

         iii. Suspend coffee and fellowship time

iv. Renew encouragement to wear masks, clean hands, and maintain physical distance

b.     The Board of Elders has adopted the new church theme for 2023-2024: “Like a tree planted by streams of water”

c.      The Board of Elders discussed the pros and cons of allowing Diabetes Canada to place a donation box on Newbern’s property. The Board invites all members to express their views to any of the Elders or Pastors, whether in support or in opposition.