{"id":1449,"date":"2019-03-23T20:49:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T00:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/?page_id=1449"},"modified":"2026-04-11T22:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:36:59","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"> \n#cmsmasters_row_69dc15f595500 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 0px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69dc15f595500 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 50px; \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_heading_69dc15f59561b { \n\ttext-align:center; \n\tmargin-top:0px; \n\tmargin-bottom:20px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_69dc15f59561b .cmsmasters_heading { \n\ttext-align:center; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_69dc15f59561b .cmsmasters_heading, #cmsmasters_heading_69dc15f59561b .cmsmasters_heading a { \n\tfont-weight:normal; \n\tfont-style:normal; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_69dc15f59561b .cmsmasters_heading_divider { \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_row_69dc15f595689 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 0px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69dc15f595689 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 50px; \n} \n\n<\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69dc15f595500\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_heading_69dc15f59561b\" class=\"cmsmasters_heading_wrap cmsmasters_heading_align_center\">\n\t<h2 class=\"cmsmasters_heading\">Week of April 12, 2026<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69dc15f595689\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h2>HAPPENING NOW<\/h2>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>Reopening of Sunday Service and Programs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>CLBC&#8217;s Covid-19 Protocol has been removed. Starting on April 7, 2023 mask wearing is optional.<\/div>\n<p>At the same time, we will continue to provide online services via Zoom links: <a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.bio\/GGI4\">https:\/\/lnk.bio\/GGI4<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>E-Offering is Here!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Our church is now accepting electronic offering via Interac e-Transfer. <a href=\"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/How-to-make-an-electronic-donation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s a step-by-step guide<\/a> on how to give your offering to the church using this method. Our church donation email address is <strong>Offering@Calvarylogos.ca.<\/strong> Please note that this email address ends in <strong>.ca<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you have any questions, or need help with finding or setting up an offering number as a first-time donor, please email <a href=\"mailto:Council@Calvarylogos.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Council@Calvarylogos.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Members Meeting<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Our April Members Meeting will take place after Chinese Service at 12:30pm on April 26, 2026.\u00a0 Members please reserve your time to attend.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Awana Program<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Awana will be held on April 12 from 3:15pm to 5:30pm at Nokiidaa Public School (45 Murison Dr., Markham).<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>VBS 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>CLBC VBS 2026 registration starts NOW! VBS will be taking place from July 6-17, 2026 (Monday to Friday, a total of 10 days). The location is to be confirmed, but it is tentatively taking place at Fred Varley Public School (81 Alexander Lawrie Ave. Markham). The theme is &#8220;Rainforest Falls &#8211; Exploring the Nature of God&#8221;. The early bird deadline for campers is May 24, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For details and registration, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfsaz0Wph9GrbSqEvtBFXW8ZQvZO4UNRHmSgNdhS4vtf8s9NA\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\">this link<\/a> or use the QR code below:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/news\/vb-2026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VB%40-2026.jpg?fit=989%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"989,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VB@ 2026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VB%40-2026.jpg?fit=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6125\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VB%40-2026.jpg?resize=426%2C551&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VB%40-2026.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VB%40-2026.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VB%40-2026.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VB%40-2026.jpg?resize=580%2C751&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VB%40-2026.jpg?resize=860%2C1113&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VB%40-2026.jpg?w=989&amp;ssl=1 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>VBS 2026 Volunteers<br \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We are now accepting volunteering applications. The deadline for volunteer applications is May 4, 2026. For details, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScZHC2XffRk2LD0UxrfWy7KtkV4yQ9eFjT-NkwAqwxq9pRkJg\/viewform?usp=pp_url\">this LINK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Awana 2025-2026 Registration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Awana 2025-2026 registration starts now! Kids from Pre-kindergarten to Grade 6 are welcome to join. To register, please use the below QR code or click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdnMRlYzdFFQnZiTwzl2VIjvHmZ8HeIewMK2Va1dbheZi7vTw\/viewform\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/news\/awana-2025-2026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Awana-2025-2026.jpg?fit=886%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"886,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Awana 2025-2026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Awana-2025-2026.jpg?fit=709%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-5549 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Awana-2025-2026.jpg?resize=372%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Awana-2025-2026.jpg?resize=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Awana-2025-2026.jpg?resize=709%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Awana-2025-2026.jpg?resize=580%2C838&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Awana-2025-2026.jpg?resize=860%2C1242&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Awana-2025-2026.jpg?w=886&amp;ssl=1 886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Anthem Fellowship<br \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Anthem fellowship is taking place every Friday from 6 PM to 8 PM at Old Unionville Library Community Centre (15 Library Ln., Unionville). Teens from Grade 7 to University are welcome to join.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5007\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/news\/anthem-2024-2025-flyer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?fit=1237%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1237,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Anthem 2024-2025 flyer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?fit=792%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5007 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?resize=457%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?w=1237&amp;ssl=1 1237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?resize=768%2C993&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?resize=792%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 792w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?resize=580%2C750&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?resize=860%2C1112&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Anthem-2024-2025-flyer.jpg?resize=1160%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<strong><br \/>Scarborough Small Group<br \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Scarborough Small Group is now holding bi-weekly meetings on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Friday of every month at 8:00 PM in Room 1 of the church basement. All are welcome to join. If you have any inquiries or would like more details, please contact Pastor Tim.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Council 2025-2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Council roles for 2025-2026 have been updated as below:<\/p>\n<p>Wai Fung Chan: Chair, Fellowship Ministry, Mission, Outreach, Chinese Christian Education Liaison<br \/>Wilson Ho: Children and Youth Ministry<br \/>Billy Liang: Clerk, Christian Education, English Ministry\u00a0 <br \/>Johnny Lo: General Ministry, English Ministry<br \/>Jenny Leung-Wong: Finance<br \/>Gabriel Tam: Worship Ministry, English Ministry<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Pastoral Search Committee<br \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Wai Fung Chan (Council Representative)<br \/>Wilson Ho (Council Representative)<br \/>Gabriel Tam (Council Representative)<br \/>Tina Kong<br \/>Christine Leung<br \/>Danny To<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Nomination Committee<br \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Wai Fung Chan (Council Representative)<br \/>Gabriel Tam (Council Representative)<br \/>Sammi Chen-Ho<br \/>Raymond Lui<br \/>Timothy Yu<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Prayer Meeting Update<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On the third Sunday of each month, an in-person English congregation prayer meeting will take place at 10:45 AM in the basement as an extension to English Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>Serve With Us<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>We believe God gave all of us gifts and talents to serve others. If you are looking for opportunities to serve, have a look at the list of available opportunities by <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8e1fr-k5\">visiting our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Make It A Habit to Read the Bible<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Looking for a Bible Plan to get started on reading the Bible? Start with the Read Scripture plan. You&#8217;ll reading around 3 chapters plus a Psalm a day. Reading through the Bible in a year. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2wwNE90\">Download the plan<\/a> in PDF format now. For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/thebibleproject.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2810,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1449","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page-quick-link"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8e1fr-nn","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1449"}],"version-history":[{"count":552,"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6244,"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1449\/revisions\/6244"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charis.calvarylogos.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}